Quiz Number #622

Round 1

1. Spelling: BANKRUPTCY

2. Which of these happened first – David Cameron becomes Prime Minister | Police Scotland formed.

David Cameron (2010 / 2013)

3. Converting the first name of the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party into Roman numerals, what number does it make?

11 (XI)

4. Which GN is the name of a famous Victorian cemetery that overlooks the Wellpark Tennent Caledonian Brewery?

Glasgow Necropolis

5. The Royal Liver Building in Liverpool has two Liver birds. Which word describes a Liver bird? Extinct | Rare | Mythical

Mythical

6. Which town in Kent does the Channel Tunnel run from?

Folkestone

7. In the Tammy Wynette song “D.I.V.O.R.C.E.”, which “C” spells “fun or play”?

Custody

8. Which Dutch professional darts player has a sporting nickname taken from a Flintstones character?

Raymond van Barneveld (Barney)

9. What L is a craftsperson who builds or repairs string instruments?

Luthier

10. The proper name for a cherry picker is AWP, what do the letters stand for?

Aerial Work Platform

11. Which Charles Dickens’s character shares his name with an artist who had a hit with “Re-Rewind The Crowd Say Bo Selecta?

Artful Dodger

12. Roger Law & Peter Fluck, known as “Luck and Flaw” are famous names in which field? Gold Mining | Puppeteering | Mobility Scooters

Puppeteering (Spitting Image)

Final Rounds

Connect 4

1. Dick King-Smith’s 1983 novel The Sheep-Pig was made into which 1995 film?
Babe

2. What brand of antiperspirant used the slogan “Raise your hand if you’re ______”?
Sure

3. Which Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, was also known as “Bunthorne’s Bride”?
Patience

4. Which word can be a type of light on a film set or overwhelming emotions?
Flood

5. Connection – Take That

DOUBLE UP (5 questions, each with 2 correct answers…)

1. The Earth is formed of three main components, or layers. Crust and what else?
Mantle | Core

2. Romansh & French are two of Switzerland’s official languages. What are the other two?
German | Italian

3. The names of Wendy’s brothers in Peter Pan?
John | Michael

4. The 2 most recent years that should have summer Olympics but were cancelled or postponed?
1944 | 2020

5. DH & HH. Names of British heavyweight boxing world title holders between 1990 – 2010?
Herbie Hide

Additional

Countdown

Answer: CAIRNGORM (it’s in the dictionary as a word!)

Letters: Mr Organic

Clue: Brown variety of quartz that share it’s name with a high Highlands mountain.

Bonus

Picture clue:

Initials of these venture capitalists from Dragons Den?

TS | SD | DM | PJ | SB

Touker Suleyman

Sara Davies

Deborah Meaden

Peter Jones

Steven Bartlett

Tie Break:

The governing body Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) currently recognises up to how many nations and territories?

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