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Quiz Number #581

Slight Change Of Format For A Few Weeks (Throughout January 2025).

Round 1

THE CHASE

Which Dutch player named Michael was beaten in the final of the PDC World Darts Championship in 2025?
van Gerwen <
van Clog
van Tulip

Donald Trump has announced that he wishes to change the name of which ocean basin?
Gulf of Mexico <
Arctic
China Sea

The Manchester Ship Canal runs from Manchester to which sea?
Irish Sea <
North Sea
English Channel

How many sides does a Nonagon shape have?
None
9 <
Infinite

What do beavers like to munch on?
Fish
Pond Weeds <
Other Beavers

Round 2

Surname Link
3x Clues to 3x Different Famous People – Who All Share Which Surname?

1. Reeves

Played Neo, who took the red pill.
Keanu Reeves

Led the Vandellas
Martha Reeves

Chancellor of the Exchequer (Jan 2025)
Rachel Reeves

2. Wood

An official member of the Rolling Stones since 1975
Ronnie Wood

He Wished It Could Be Christmas Every Day
Roy Wood

Was an comedienne “As Seen On TV”
Victoria Wood

3. Wright

Used to do voice-overs for Top of the Pops 2
Steve Wright

Had an equally famous brother called Orville?
Wilbur Wright

Hosted Channel 5 topical debate show from 2000 to 2018
Matthew Wright

4. Fry

Famous prison reformer, sometimes referred to as Betsy.
Elizabeth Fry

Claimed to have the 6ixth Sense, now cons dead people into thinking they can speak to the living.
Colin Fry

Formed one half of a double act with Hugh Laurie.
Stephen Fry

5. Wise

Directed West Side Story
Robert Wise

Former Chelsea player who (allegedly) smashed up the Blue Peter garden.
Dennis Wise

The “straight man” in one of Britain’s most popular comedy double acts.
Ernie Wise

Blockbusters

1. Which AV was a Pet Detective played by Jim Carrey?
Ace Ventura

2. Which RS will be on 9th November this year & was 10 Nov in 2024?
Remembrance Sunday

3. Geri Halliwell used to be known nicknamed what GS?
Ginger Spice

4. Which GK was an actress who married Prince Rainier III?
Grace Kelly

5. Metatarsus adductus is when a persons toes point inwards, it is also known as what PT?
Pigeon Toe

Countdown

Answer: Magnified

Letters: Famine Dig

Clue: Enlarged by looking through a glass.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

Easy 5

What is the job title of a hotel employee whose job is to organise bespoke demands from guests?
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Concierge <
Concord

Ben Stiller & Paul Michael Glaser have both played which onscreen character?
Cagney
Lacey
Starsky <
Sherlock Holmes

What colour of wrapper is the fudge in Quality Street?
Light Brown
Pink <
Green
Blue

Which stage musical had it’s song lyrics written by Paul Whitehouse?
Only Fools and Horses <
Mama Mia
Cats
Grease

Tranmere Rovers F.C. is a football club based where?
Merseyside <
London
Carlisle
Cornwall

Medium 5

Citizens of which of these countries are European Union citizens?
Greenland <
Switzerland
Norway
Iceland

In cooking “Carbonade” describes a dish cooked in what?
Cream
Beer <
Pastry Enclosure
Microwave

Which of these Scottish museums is not in Glsagow?
Gallery of Modern Art
Scotland Street School
Burrell Collection
National War Museum <

Which British cooking programme starred Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright?
Hairy Bikes
Two Fat Ladies <
Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook
Can Cook, Won’t Cook

Bernie Clifton was a British comedian most famous for riding which bird?
Eagle
Ostrich <
Emu
Coleen Rooney

Hard 5

The music video of which Paul McCartney song focussed on “The Christmas Truce of 1914”?
Pipes of Peace <
Say, Say, Say
Tug Of War
We All Stand Together

All postcodes in Northern Ireland begin with which two letters?
NI
BT <
IN
UL

Which Teletubby had a scooter?
Tinkywinky
Dipsy
Laalaa
Po <

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has it’s main headquarters next to which airport?
Gatwick <
Heathrow
Manchester
Luton

Million Pound Question (Doubles Up As Tie Break)
In January 2025, a dinosaur trackway site has been discovered in a quarry in Oxfordshire. How many million years old are the footprints?
166 Million

Bonus

Where was Dracula born?
Sighisoara <
Gothenburg
Brasov
Montego

Regular users of the site may wonder what happened to quiz numbers 577, 578, 579, 580. These were run over Christmas time and during the break so not added to the archive.