Quiz Number #571

Round 1

1. Spelling: PARAPHERNALIA (large number of objects that someone has with them)

2. Which of these foods or drinks is not named after a real person? Chateaubriand | Harvey Wallbanger | Margherita (pizza) | Beef Wellington
Harvey Wallbanger

3. Which overseas country would you arrive at 1st by flying due east from Prestwick?
Denmark

4. The mother of which pop star, used to be a Blue Peter presenter?
Sophie Ellis-Bextor

5. When dancing to the Time Warp, which of these moves comes first? Knees in tight | Jump to the left | Hands on hips
Jump to the left

6. What is the Hindu word for “the spotted one”?
Cheetah (chitraka or chita)

7. In fencing, what does the word “Touche” mean?
A Hit (point scored)

8. Name one of the 2 planets mentioned in the opening verse of Frank Sinatra’s version of “Fly Me To The Moon” (a song produced by Quincy Jones)?
Jupiter & Mars

9. What is the deepest freshwater body in the British Isles?
Loch Morar

10. Which word can be a type of gun or a male horse that is under the age of four?
Colt

11. Which Disney Princess shares her name with a washing detergent?
Ariel

12. In Take That’s version of “Relight My Fire” by Take That, who sang “Yeah, you got to be strong enough to walk on through the night (yeah)”?
Lulu

Final Round

Blockbusters

1. Mark Lamarr, Will Self, Jack Dee & Ulrika Jonsson have all been captains on which SS?
Shooting Stars

2. Twisted Wheel was a Manchester venue at the forefront of which NS is the early 70’s?
Northern Soul

3. Tom Hanks played the title role in which CP in 2013?
Captain Phillips

4. Which HF is an informal term for a sudden, short, and uncontrolled display of anger?
Hissy Fit

5. What DR is another name for the The Eighty Years’ War which involved the Spanish Empire?
Dutch Revolt

Final 5

6. In South Africa, what R is used to describe traffic lights?
Robots

7. Who was the last Repulican presidential candidate prior to Donald Trump?
Mitt Romney

8. A number one followed by one hundred zeros is known by what name? (note: this was Charles Ingram’s million pound question that he won in coughgate)
Googol

9. The Mona Lisa painting in Italian, is what?
Gioconda

10. Braga is the name of a city and sitrict of which country?
Portugal

Additional

Countdown

ANSWER: LARGENESS

Letters: Less Anger

Clue: The property of having a relatively great size.

Bonus:

Which is the only one of these jobs that you can you have when you are 18 years old?
Bus Driver – Driving Instructor – Helicopter Pilot – Prime Minister
Prime Minister

Tie Break

Give us the exact date that Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder?

4 November 1605 (Yes, it was the 4th. The Act of commemorating this came into effect the following year on the 5th Nov)

iTunes software was first released for download in which year?
2001