Quiz Number #619
Round 1
1. Spelling: PRECIPITATION
2. What colour was the bikini described in the song “Itsy-Bitsy, Teeny-Weeny”?
Yellow
3. How many sons does Judy Murray have?
2
4. Who so far is the only US president to be sworn in by a woman… and the only to be inaugurated onboard a plane?
Lyndon B. Johnson
5. During Ally McCoist’s time as a captain on “A Question of Sport”, which of his opposing team captains was a snooker player?
John Parrott
6. A VDR on a ship serves a similar purpose to a plane’s black-box. What does VDR stand for?
Voyage Data Recorder
7. A slug has both male and female reproductive organs. What H is the scientific term for this?
Hermaphrodite
8. Brad Pitt has starred in a few films set during WW2. In which did he play a tank commander called Don “Wardaddy” Collier?
Fury
9. What word can mean “in jewellery: the outer edge of a gem” or “in clothing: a tight waist undergarment”?
Girdle
10. TRUE or FALSE: Before Britney Spears was born, her mother had a Top 10 UK hit with a song called “Blanket On The Ground”?
FALSE
11. True or False. Green clothing is banned from being worn in the House of Commons?
FALSE
12. The Latin and Italian word for wasp, shares it’s name with which Italian motor vehicle brand?
Vespa
Final Rounds
Famous Siblings (Guest Round)
1. What is the surname of these siblings: George | Robin | Jeb | Neil | Marvin | Dorothy?
Bush
2. Which of the Neville brothers was head coach at Inter Miami?
Phil Neville
3. What is the surname of the brothers who directed films such as Dumb and Dumber and There’s Something About Mary?
Farrelly (Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly)
4. Y/N: There were main 3 Bee Gees, were any of them born on exactly the same day?
YES
5. Created by Gunpei Yokoi, what was the surname of two plumbers working as New York sewage investigators?
Mario
DOUBLE UP (5 questions, each with 2 correct answers…)
6. Which two compass directions describe good witches in The Wizard of Oz?
North | South
7. Boxing is amongst the 3 highest-earning sports for a promotional company called “Matchroom Sport”. What are the other 2?
Darts | Snooker
8. What were the first names of Mr & Mrs Tough who had a cabaret act called “The Krankies”?
Janette | Ian
9. Of the Dynasties of China, which two cover the era between 1369 – 1911?
Qing | Ming (also accept Ch’ing, Tsing)
10. Milky & Barry White are two of 4 acts to have a top 20 hit called “Just The Way You Are”. Who are the other two?
Bruno Mars | Billy Joel
Additional
Countdown
Answer: Epicentre
Letters: Prince Tee
Clue: Surface of the Earth directly above where earthquakes start.
Tie Break:
Going with council areas in km², how many Glasgow City’s could you fit into South Ayrshire?
6.99
Bonus:
Crimewatch (Mugshots)
Frank Sinatra | Bill Gates
One Liners – Audio clips.
