Quiz Number #605
Round 1
1. Spelling: RHYTHMICALLY – I tap Rhythmically on the table.
2. Y / N: Under the names Home Nations, Five Nations, or Six Nations the title has been shared over 20 times. Under the current tie-break rules of the Six Nations, can the title be shared?
YES
3. Who was the male lead-role in the film 28 Days Later? Cillian Murphy – Robert Carlyle – Ewan McGregor
Cillian Murphy
4. An end of tax year certificate issued by an employer showing income tax and National Insurance contributions is a form called a P…. what?
P60
5. Which 1975 Pink Floyd album shares it’s name with an ITV show on at the same time?
Wish You Were Here
6. The word “Hoaching” has been included in the Oxford English Dictionary with what definition? Crowded | Stinking | Hot
Crowded
7. Closed-End, Coil, Stamped Metal, Invisible & Reversible are all types of what?
Zips
8. Which of these monumental sculptures was completed and opened first? Angel of the North (1998) | The Kelpies (2014)
Angel of the North
9. Which band, featuring members Jonny Buckland and Will Champion has topped the bill as a headline act at Glastonbury a record 5 times?
Coldplay
10. Who owns the parent company that makes the podcast “The Rest is Politics”? Rupert Murdoch | Louis Theroux | Piers Morgan | Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker
11. Who was the most recent Chancellor of the Exchequer prior to Rachel Reeves?
Jeremy Hunt
12. What S is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sardinia
Final Rounds
In the style of “The 1% Club” Logic Required
1. What has keys but can’t open doors, space but no room, and enters but never leaves?
Keyboard
2. A man is pointing at someone in a photograph. He says “Brothers and sisters, I have none. But this man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is he pointing at?
His son (Explanation: “My father’s son” is himself. So: “This man’s father is me” → so it’s his son.)
3. You walk into a crowded pub full of people but there is not a single person anywhere. Why?
They Are All Married
4. What is half of 2 + 2?
3 (order of operations – half of 2 is 1 + 2)
5. Which 5 letter word am I. Remove my first two letters and I am an insect. Remove my last letter I am a detailed proposal?
PLANT
Final 5- Double Money! 5x Questions for 10 Points
6. Which two Christopher Nolan films are set during WW2?
Dunkirk & Oppenheimer
7. Which two British F1 drivers have won the F1 World Champions more than twice?
Lewis Hamilton (7) & Jackie Stewart (3)
8. What are the two main organs responsible for regulating blood sugar levels in the human body?
Pancreas and Liver
9. Of the 7 continents of the world, which two continents have the most countries?
Africa & Asia
10. What are the first names of the two most recent main human presenters of Sooty?
Matthew & Richard
Additional
Countdown
Letters: Coos Upset
Answer: Octopuses
Clue: 16 legs or more. x 8 every time.
Bonus: Picture Question.
This is the logo of which social media network that you are more likely to have heard of than likely to have ever installed on your phone?
Truth Social
Tie Break
News Headline: “Lifetime ISAs leave some with less money than they put in”.
Question: What is the maximum age in the UK to open a LISA (ISA) account?
39
Tie Break 2
The largest age difference in professional boxing history was when Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson. What was the age difference in years between them?
31 Years
