Round 1

1. Spelling: GUILLOTINE

2. In The Lion King, what kind of animal was Timon?

Meerkat

3. What does the C stand for in the governing body BBBofC?

Control

4. Metacarpals are bones in the human what?

Hand | Foot | Snout

5. In darts, what score do you get by hitting single 1, single 6 and treble 19?

64

6. TRUE or FALSE: The word “Dinosaur” derives from the Greek word for “Terrible Lizard“?

TRUE – is δεινόσαυρος (deinósauros)?

7. Which P is a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel or brunch or Pelicon crossing?

Portmanteau

8. Air Force 2 is the call sign for the plane when carrying the US Vice President. Who used to have the radio call sign “Kittyhawk” when flying?

The Queen

9. Who played Ken in the 2023 film Barbie?

Ryan Gosling

10. What S is a system for learning and singing musical scales. Often referred to as “Do, Re, Mi”?

Solfège

11. Who succeeded Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister of Scotland?

Humza Yousaf

12. Tina Turner sang Goldeneye. Who sang the song to the most recent Bond film?

Billie Eilish

Final Rounds

Blockbusters

1. Liam Gallagher has been married to Nicole Appleton and also to which PK?
Patsy Kensit

2. Signs for which HW are located all along the A69?
Hadrian’s Wall

3. Which QT directed “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”?
Quentin Tarantino

4. Published in 1848, Friedrich Engels & Karl Marx were co-authors of what CM?
Communist Manifesto

5. Which SD supplies the food to feed the Clangers?
Soup Dragon

Double Up (5 Questions for 10 Points)

6. Which two cities were hit by atomic bombs in August 1945?
Hiroshima | Nagasaki

7. Surnames of the only two golfers who have won The Masters five times or more?
Woods | Nicklaus

8. The first names of the two plane inventing Wright brothers?
Orville | Wilbur

9. There have only been 7 First Ministers of Scotland (excluding Jim Wallace, caretaker). Longest and shortest serving?
Nicola Sturgeon | Henry McLeish

10. In the new English Premier lg table at start of 2025/26 season, before a single ball was kicked, which teams were listed top, ahead of Aston Villa?
Bournemouth | Arsenal

Additional

Countdown

Answer – GHOSTLIKE

Letters: Like Goths

Clue: Resembling a phantom.

Bonus:

A

Music: Missing Lyric Game

B

Price Is Right

Which is more expensive:

Adult season ticket for Kilmarnock FC 2025/06. No discount.

£460

36x Bottles (75CL) of Buckfast from Cash & Carry in England.

£208

Tie Break:

Tie Break – The shortest distance between mainland USA and mainland Russia is Cape Dezhnev to Cape Prince of Wales. How many miles apart are these?

52 (allow a few out)