Quiz Number #570
Round 1
1. Spelling: SACRILEGIOUS (involving or committing sacrilege)
2. What is the name of the Australian wine that features pictures of 19th century convicts?
19 Crimes
3. When was the last year that Britain used “Double Summer Time”, by advancing the clocks 2 hours ahead of GMT?
1945 (was only used during the war)
4. Since 2019, Theatre du Chatelet, an opera house in Paris, has hosted which annual award ceremony
Ballon d’Or (2020 cancelled due to Covid)
5. Arithmetic: What is the product of all the numbers on a standard calculator pad? (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
0 (The product of any number with 0 is also 0)
6. Which two words, combining a reptile and fruit, is a less common name for an avocado?
Alligator Pear
7. Which long-running BBC programme has had various lead presenters including Toby Buckland, Geoff Hamilton & Monty Don?
Gardeners’ World
8. What was the name of a grocery shop owner who opened in Kilmarnock in 1820, and who’s product now sells over 22 million cases per year?
Johnnie Walker
9. One Liners: Name one of these songs? 60s 20s 90s
Cathys Clown | Where Are You Now | Would I Lie To You
10. Peter Benchley became an advocate for conservation. What was the title of his most famous and biggest selling book?
Jaws
11. Which word can be a type of rib steak, a type of axe or a type of cruise missile?
Tomahawk
12. In Bob the Builder, what is Bob to Wendy? Husband | Business Partner | Power Tool
Business Partner
Final Round
Blockbusters
1. Of the 7 Highway Code road signs that begin with “No Vehicles…”, which ends with CE?
Carrying Explosives
2. Which GE were known to use Zeta-Class Shuttles & TIE Fighters?
Galactic Empire
3. Which WE plays Gio Compario on TV?
Wynne Evans
4. Which CD is in charge of finding the right performers for a screen production?
Casting Director
5. Manfred von Richthofen was known in English as what RB?
Red Baron
Final 5
1. Going with global market figures from 2022 & 2023, which brand is by far the biggest selling rum in the world?
Tanduay
2. Which word can describe an illness, a microphone or a problem in a software program?
Bug
3. According to Keir Starmer, his dad was a craftsman who made what?
Tools
4. Complete the title of this opera by Italian composer Gioachino Rossini. “The Barber of….”?
Seville (Siviglia)
5. Where did Belinda Carlisle describe her circle to be round and round?
Sand (Circle In The Sand)
Additional
Countdown
ANSWER: LANDSCAPE
Letters: Candle Spa
Clue: Can be a type of art or page-layout.
Bonus:
Wheel of Fortune
Answer: FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE
Clue: To use the same methods as someone else.
Tie break:
The Greek Drachma was replaced by the Euro (€) on January 1, 2002. At the time of the conversion, 1 euro was worth how many drachma? (Note, during the transition period, the exchange was frozen for all currencies)
340.75
