Quiz Number #602
Round 1
1. Spelling: ECZEMA. (Skin condition)
2. EE is a mobile telecommunications company. What did the letters EE originally stand for?
Everything Everywhere
3. Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic torch during the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Did he aka Cassius Clay, ever win an Olympic gold medal?
Yes (1960)
4. What was the surname of the brothers Alfieri, Bindo, Carlo, Ettore & Ernesto, who gave their name to an Italian car maker?
Maserati
5. Which golfing term (or word) was first introduced by Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart)?
Caddie
6. Palpebral is an adjective meaning “of or relating to” which 6 letter body part?
Eyelid
7. Who are the most recent English team to reach a Champions League final?
Manchester City
8. In the UK, BDS after a persons name suggests that they do what for a job?
Dentist
9. Who was the first EastEnders actor to have a number 1 hit after they joined the show?
Nick Berry
10. The UK’s modern state pension system was established with the Old Age Pensions Act in which year? 1908 | 1938 | 1958| 1978
1908
11. Which of these human organs weighs the least (on an average human)?
Pituitary Gland | Brain | Skin | Lung
Pituitary Gland
12. Which two things are depicted in the Amnesty International logo?
Candle & Barbed Wire
Final Rounds
Blockbusters
1. Which AZ is the theoretical lowest possible temperature?
Absolute Zero
2. Eddi Reader was a singer in which FA?
Fairground Attraction
3. What TD describes a bike that has two riders?
Tandem Bicycle
4. Which PP was voiced by Janet Waldo and 1st appeared on TV in 1968?
Penelope Pitstop
5. Which EM is the most recent British athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics?
Eve Muirhead
Final 5- Double Money! 5x Questions for 10 Points
6. Who were the first two countries to formally declare war in World War II? (Not including attack without prior warning, formal declaration of war)
UK
France
7. The first two UK top 10 hit songs by Will Smith under the name “Will Smith”?
Men In Black
Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It
8. The two largest sharks (and largest fish) in the world are called what?
Whale Shark
Basking Shark
9. Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest two grandchildren?
Peter
Zara
10. Which two James Bond films starred Timothy Dalton?
The Living Daylights
License to Kill
Additional
Countdown
Answer: Harmonica
Letters: China Roam
Hint: Like a mouth organ.
Bonus
Fastest Finger
List these Rugby Union positions by furthest forward (highest shirt-number) first?
A: Right-Wing
B: Blindside Flanker
C: Tighthead Prop
D: Inside-Centre
ANSW: CBDA
Tie Breakers
Sir Rod Stewart has cancelled a string of concerts in the US as he recovers from flu, ahead of his Glastonbury legends set later this month. How many years since he last appeared at the Somerset festival?
23
The lowest temperature ever recorded on the Scottish mainland was what?
-27.2°C