Quiz Number #575
Round 1
1. Spelling: Which word beginning with C is the opposite to vowel?
CONSONANT
2. In “Ring a Ring o’ Roses”, posies are mentioned. What are posies?
Flowers
3. What is the official currency in Denmark?
Danish Krone
4. Which Star Wars episode number was the first to star Ewan McGregor?
Episode 1
5. Which Italian city shares it’s name with the girl in The Magic Roundabout?
Florence
6. Pep Guardiola was the manager of which club directly before going to Manchester City?
Bayern Munich
7. If you went to a furniture shop and bought a Chesterfield, what have you bought?
Couch
8. Kosher refers to food that complies with the dietary laws of who? Buddhists | Shiats | Jews
Jews
9. On 27 April 1945, who was captured with the Dongo Treasure and shot the next day?
Benito Mussolini
10. “Ode to Joy” is the anthem for what? European Union | Champions League | France | Commonwealth
European Union
11. Which former Masterchef presenter, also co-presented “Through the Keyhole”?
Loyd Grossman
12. 0131 is the dialing code for which city in the UK?
Edinburgh
Final Round
1% Club
Tigger has tha same as Piglet. Eeyore has 3 more than Owl. How many does Christopher have?
11 (Letters in their name)
What three-word saying is hidden within this code? 9S45T89R5E7N38G46T5SH9
Strength in numbers
Tam’s tap is leaking so he puts a bucket under it to catch the water. If the volume of water in the bucket doubles each day and it fills on the tenth day, on what day was the bucket half full?
9th Day
What occurs once in a month, twice in a millennium and three times in nearly any given day?
The letter NWhat two-letter word can be added to the end of these words to create another English word? Under | For | Man | Car | Tan
UNDERGO FORGO MANGO CARGO TANGO
Surname Link
(3 clues to 3 different people. Which surname do they share?)
The 36th president of the United States. (Lyndon B. Johnson)
Prime Minister until September 2022. (Boris Johnson)
Former wrestler now actor, known as The Rock. (Dwayen Johnson)
Created the character Michael Myers. (John Carpenter)
Singer & drummer who took dieting too far. (Karen Carpenter)
Pop star, hits include Feather, Taste & Espresso. (Sabrina Carpenter)
He seen trees of green and red roses too. (Louis Armstrong)
Considered a 2 foot jump to be giant. (Neil Armstrong)
Used to be comedy partner of Ben Miller before hosting quiz shows. (Alexander Armstrong)
Known for the epic poem The Columbiad. (Joel Barlow)
Wrote about being “Back for Good”. (Gary Barlow)
Ohhhhh Tracy (Deirdre Barlow)
Non-alcoholic iced-tea cocktail named after a golfer. (Arnold Palmer)
The lights are on, but you’re not home. Your mind is not your own. (Robert Palmer)
England & Chelsea midfielder (Cole Palmer)
Additional
Countdown
ANSWER: Alcoholic
Letters: A Chill Coo
Clue: Someone that likes a drink.
Bonus: Song Title Keyword Link (Audio Clip)
Beatles – Come Together
Janet Jackson – Together Again
Farm – All Together Now
Rick Astley – Together Forever
Tie Breaker: Today the international nautical mile is defined as how many metres?
1,852 metres
