Quiz Number #596
Round 1
1. Spelling: INTIMACY (a very close personal relationship)
2. Which actor provided the voice of Rocky, an American circus rooster in Chicken Run?
Mel Gibson
3. In England, A PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) is a common route in teaching. Scotland have the broadly equivalent PGDE. What does PGDE stand for?
Professional Graduate Diploma in Education
4. Which TV crime drama which originally ran from 1981 to 1991 has been rebooted for 2025 with Damien Molony taking the lead title role?
Bergerac
5. Tate Liverpool, the Maritime Museum & The Beatles Story are all tourist attractions within which complex of harbourside buildings?
Royal Albert Dock
6. Which rapper shares his name with a male version of a particular species of waterfowl?
Drake
7. What M is indigenous to Australia, high in fat and is often included in a bag of mixed nuts?
Macadamia
8. What is the name of Nigel Benn’s son, who suffered the first loss of his professional career at the weekend?
Conor Benn
9. In Health & Safety, PPE stands for Personal Protective Equipment. What does RPE stand for?
Respiratory Protective Equipment
10. Little and Large, Morecambe and Wise, Cannon and Ball. Give us the surnames of the ones still alive (if any)?
Cannon, Little
11. Which Scottish football club have a team mascot named Pellie the Elephant because their castle sits on a volcanic rock that resembles an elephant?
Dumbarton FC
12. Which Danny Boyle film was set almost entirely in a canyon?
127 Hours
Final Round
An Emery Board is more commonly known as what NF?
Nail File
The “Story of..” which TB was set in a care home and is CBBC’s most popular and repeated program?
Tracy Beaker
Which AB sang “Time to Say Goodbye” at the King Power Stadium on May 7, 2016?
Andrea Bocelli
In 1789, Fletcher Christian disregarded the rule of which WB?
William Bligh
Which LM is known as Downtown New York City?
Lower Manhattan
IMPOSSIBLE
Answer A, B or C. Get it right – you get a point. If you opt for the impossible answer… you get nothing out of 5!
Which of these dogs was originally bred in Scotland to bring back ducks?
Golden Retriever <
Jack Russell
Scottish Fold – IMP
Which of these social media platforms supports IM and video calls?
Discord <
Flickr
Shazam IMP
Which of these songs by the Supremes was later a bigger chart hit when Kim Wilde covered it?
You Keep Me Hangin’ On <
You Can’t Hurry Love
Tragedy – IMP
Which of these TV series was made into a film in 1991?
The Addams Family <
Catch Me If You Can
Jerry Maguire
Which French author created The Three Musketeers?
Alexandre Dumas <
Jules Verne
Jean-Pierre Rives IMP
Additional
Countdown
Epic Shunt
Punchiest
The biggest hitter.
Tie Break:
The Welsh village with the longest name (often shortened to Llanfair PG), has how many characters in it’s full name?
58
(Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch)
