Quiz Number #627
Round 1
1. Spelling: Exaggerating
2. TIDAL is a platform that predominantly streams what?
MUSIC | GAMES | WEATHER
3. “Hakuna Matata” is a song from what?
Lion King
4. Which of these British coins was the first to be introduced into circulation?
20p | £1 | £2
20p
5. Which country’s flag was the first to be placed on the South Pole?
Norway
6. In knitting, which creature gives it’s name to the term meaning to intentionally unravel your project?
Frog
7. Which German word for cabbage was used as a derogatory English term for Germans during WW1 & WW2?
Kraut
8. Kelly Rohrbach played C. J. Parker in a 2017 film. Who played the original TV role?
Pamela Anderson
9. TF: In Scotland, the local council can clamp vehicles parked illegally on public roads?
TRUE
10. Which player scored from the half-way line in Scotland’s final World Cup qualifier?
Kenneth McLean
11. Lando Norris is contracted to remain at which F1 team until 2027?
McLaren
12. TF: In the Australian state of New South Wales, road signs are in Welsh?
FALSE
Final Rounds
Blockbusters
1. Which AV was a private investigator played by Jim Carrey?
Ace Ventura
2. A Tibetologist is someone who collects what BM?
Beer Mats
3. Charlie Dimmock has presented the Chelsea Flower Show, but is more famous as a co-presenter on which GF?
Ground Force
4. In Bingo-lingo, what EP was shouted back by the players when 56 was announced?
Every Penny
(Was she worth it?, the pre-decimal price of a marriage licence in Britain, 5/6d)
5. Which RM had a UK number 1 hit with “King Of The Road”?
Roger Miller
###########
Double Up
1. Which two countries share the largest maritime boundary in the North Sea?
Norway | UK
2. Boxers who won gold in the Men’s heavyweight & Super-heavyweight at the London Olympics in 2012?
Oleksandr Usyk | Anthony Joshua
3. Which two dogs are the fastest dog breeds in the world?
Greyhound | Saluki
4. Prior to William or Charles, the names of the two most recent Prince of Wales?
Edward | George
5. Complete the titles of two films who’s names start with “Herbie Goes…”?
Bananas | to Monte Carlo
Additional
Countdown
Letters: Nags Nerds
Answer: Grandness
Hint: The scale of something that’s splendid.
Tie Break:
In which year did Major Charles Ingram appear on TV as a contestant on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”
2001
