Quiz Number #625

Round 1

1. Only 1 of these that’s had a solo UK No.1 song? (picture question Brian May, Billy Connolly, James May)

Billy Connolly

2. Which nationality appears in song titles by Elvis, Estelle & Green Day?

American

3. Who played the title character in the 2014 film “John Wick”?

Keanu Reeves

4. Which German word, also used in English means “someone who looks strikingly similar to another person”?

Doppelgänger

5. True or False: Franklin D. Roosevelt married Theodore Roosevelt’s niece!?

TRUE

6. Motown Makeovers (music clip)

Never Gonna Give You Up

7. TV: What was the title of a spin-off sequel to Friends that shares it’s name with most baby marsupials?

Joey

8. Are Bank of England £1 notes still legal tender?

No

9. Famous quotes, who said it: “Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well, if you’re watching, don’t worry, there isn’t!”?

Michael Fish

10. In Beach volleyball a team is allowed up to how many touches to return the ball across the net?

3

11. Which 8 letter word ending in M is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location?

Endemism

12. Which R is a word in the dictionary with the very simple definition “a sumo wrestler”?

Rikishi

Final Rounds

Scotland At The World Cup

1. Who was Steve Clarke’s predecessor as Scotland manager?
Alex McLeish

2. The “Trinidad and Tobago Tartan Army” topped the Scottish Singles chart in 2006 with a song about which (then) St Johnstone player?
Jason Scotland

3. When was the last year that Ally McCoist played for Scotland at the World Cup?
1990

4. Name the former Scotland player by his senior career club list:
Hibernian | Celtic | Monaco | Everton | Fulham
John Collins

5. Quote from Trainspotting:
“I haven’t felt that good since ___ ___ scored against Holland in 1978!
Archie Gemmill

DOUBLE UP (5 questions, each with 2 correct answers… 1 point for each)

1. Of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, which two have abbreviated names ending in a vowel?
WBA | WBO

2. On the telly cause their Dad’s are famous. 1 pt per surname?
Kemp | Walsh

3. Which two cities were merged with Óbuda to form what is now called Budapest?
Buda | Pest

4. Of the 5 Classics in British horse racing, which racecourses hold two each?
Epsom Downs | Newmarket

5. Names of current and previous Royal Navy Fleet Flagship?
HMS Prince of Wales | HMS Queen Elizabeth

Additional

Countdown

Answer: SCOUNDREL

Clue: A wicked rascal.

Letters: COLDER SUN

Tie Break:

How many full months between Spain hosting the Olympic opening ceremony to lifting the World Cup?

215