Quiz Number #590

Round 1

1. Which competition at Crufts is known by it’s initials HTM?
Heelwork to Music

2. Complete the title of this advertising slogan “Washing machines live longer with ___”?
Calgon

3. Weird Scottish law: The law still states that you must comply to which of these?
Let Strangers Use Toilet | Don’t Gamble on Hogmanay |  Don’t Sing On A Train

4. When do geese become known as a gaggle?
In Flight | On Land  | Making Noise

5. Which former director of Sotheby’s replaced David Dickinson as the main presenter of Bargain Hunt?
Tim Wonnacott

6. Which 80’s pop band shared it’s name with a thin chew bar with coloured pieces of sherbet inside?
Wham

7. Video Games: Who is the princess regnant and head of state of the Mushroom Kingdom?
Princess Peach

8. Holby is a fictional city in the UK. Name the 3 TV dramas that have been set there?
Casualty | Holby City | HolbyBlue

9. Which defunct supermarket chain, founded by a Glaswegian in 1871, are now best known as a brand of tea?
Lipton

10. Which Ronnie broke out of HMP Wandsworth prison in 1965?
Ronnie Biggs

11. What has atomic number 84 and was discovered by Marie Curie?
Polonium

12. In Birmingham slang, what is “Bostin”?
Brilliant

Final Round

Blockbusters

1. Carabao is a type of what ED?
Energy Drink

2. Which TM houses the UK’s national collection of modern art?
Tate Modern

3. Which RB is a GUI widget used for making selections on a website?
Radio Button

4. Which DD is a method of fishing when the bait is dropped hundreds of feet down in the ocean?
Deep Dropping

5. Which NW is a music genre that describes the Eurythmics?
New Wave

Final 5

6. Etymology is the study that determines the origin and evolution of what?
Words

7. The Turnespete dog is an extinct dog breed that used be be commonly found working where? Mines | Sewers | Lakes | Kitchens <

8. Janet Jackson was the youngest of the siblings. Who was the eldest?
Rebbie (Maureen)

9. “Splitting The G” is a viral marketing phenomenon that involves which product?
Guiness

10. What is Lady Starmer’s first name?
Victoria

Additional

Countdown

Answer: SHAMROCKS
Letters: Smash Cork
Clue: The national weed of Ireland

Time Machine

1988 & 2018

Wimbledon win the FA Cup
The first Red Nose Day is held
Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Wet Wet Wet – With A Little Help From My Friends
Yazz & The Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up
S Express – Theme From S’Express

US President Donald Trump’s first state visit to the UK
Theresa May dances onto the stage at the Conservative Party Conference
KFC suffers a nationwide chicken shortage due to supply chain issues

Rudimental – These Days           
Drake – God’s Plan
Calvin Harris – One Kiss

Connect 4

What’s the name of the small disk-shaped plates with a hole that are used with nuts and bolts?
Washer
Which team did Barry Ferguson transfer to after playing for Blackburn Rovers?
Rangers
In snooker when the cue ball is intentionally rebounded off a cushion, it’s known as a “cushion shot” or a “____ shot”?
Bank
Who accompanied Max on the Road to Nowhere?
Paddy
Connection = POWER (Power Washer | Power Rangers | Power Bank | Paddy Power)

Tie Break:
As of March 17, 2025, “Dickinson’s Real Deal” has aired how many episodes?
1045