Quiz Number #621
Round 1
1. Spelling: CATEGORICALLY
2. Has an astronaut ever died in space during a space walk on the ISS?
NO
3. “The Hand of God” was a famous goal scored in which year?
1986 (Mexico World Cup)
4. Robert De Niro voiced a great white shark in which 2004 animated film?
Shark Tale
5. What is the name of a British author and former bodyguard who was the only survivor in Diana’s crash?
Trevor Rees-Jones
6. What nationality was Michele Ferrero, the founder of Ferrero Rocher?
Italian
7. The Great Influenza epidemic (aka Spanish flu) killed up to 50 million people in which century? 18th | 19th | 20th
20th (1918–1920)
8. Media – PRS for Music. What does PRS stand for?
Performing Right Society
9. Which phrase, commonly used today, comes from an era when men were tricked into naval service as a coin was slipped into their beer?
Bottoms Up
10. In 1961, Ray Kroc purchased which company from brothers Richard and Maurice?
McDonalds
11. True or False: Humans share over 91% of our DNA with oranges.
FALSE
12. Which Italian composer wrote the music that was used as the theme tune to The Lone Ranger?
Giovacchini Rossini
Final Rounds
Blockbusters
1. What FD would Weebles not do?
Fall Down
2. “Either that wallpaper goes, or I do”, were the famous last words of which OW?
Oscar Wilde
3. History: what WB would receive punishment on behalf of a royal prince if the prince misbehaved?
Whipping Boy
4. Which TD was a nickname of US President Richard Nixon?
Tricky Dicky
5. Which TS is an orange-flavoured liqueur used in a margarita cocktail?
Triple Sec
DOUBLE UP (5 questions, each with 2 correct answers…)
6. What two letters are used to describe a computer’s power button symbol?
I | O
7. Two actors who voiced Mike and Sulley in Monsters Inc?
John Goodman | Billy Crystal
8. Which two countries beginning with “I” is GMT used as standard time all year round?
Iceland | Ivory Coast
9. Actor who said it and the name of the film: “Go ahead, make my day”?
Clint Eastwood | Sudden Impact
10. The first and last countries that the River Rhine flows through?
Switzerland | Netherlands
Additional
Countdown
Answer: Epicentre
Letters: Prince Tee
Clue: Surface of the Earth directly above where earthquakes start.
Bonus
ODD One Out
The letters don’t actually stand for anything.
Wi-Fi | USB| HP
They are not attracted to magnets.
Pure Silver | Pure Iron | Pure Nickel
They have not been beaten at least twice by Oleksandr Usyk?
Tyson Fury | Anthony Joshua | Tony Bellew
They haven’t collaborated with Rihanna on a song.
Drake | Eminem | Snoop Dogg
Have not won the World Cup in the last 20 years?
France | Italy | Brazil
Tie Break:
The dog who holds the verified record for the oldest dog ever, was how old when it died?
29 years, 160 days
Simple Sums For Dummies (Add together:)
Number of the series the latest iPhone is up to? (17)
+
Number of different colours in Google’s main logo? (4)
= 21
