Quiz Number #631
The Chase
Who was the resident clergyman of Robin Hood’s band of Merry Men?
Friar Tuck
Father Luck
Preacher Duck
Which BBC sports presenter shares their name with a famous murderer from the 1980s?
Rosemary West
Martin Brundle
Mark Chapman
Which story includes the line “He has terrible tusks, and terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws.”?
The BFG
Winnie-the-Pooh
The Gruffalo
Which of these islands is by far the biggest (area)?
Jersey
Isle of Man
Skye
The vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere will mark the end of what?
Summer
Winter
Mankind
ENTERTAINMENT
Film: Released in 2002, what was the title of the first film in the Jason Bourne film series?
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Bjorg
Books: Charlotte’s Web
TV: What is the name of Kirk Van Houten’s son?
Milhouse
Kesha’s solo debut single shares it’s name with which social media platform?
Tik Tok
Actor link: Who starred in all of these?
Cillian Murphy
Steve
28 Days Later
Dunkirk
Oppenheimer
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Bonus – Simple Sums
If bought in person, (at a shop), what would the total be?
1x line on EuroMillions bought at a shop.
+
1x line on National Lottery bought at a shop.
£4.50
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Question of Sport: GOATS (Greatest of all Time’s)
Which country did Usain Bolt represent internationally?
Jamaica
Which tennis player earned the nickname “The King of Clay”?
Rafael Nadal
Schumacher & Hamilton share the record for most World Drivers’ Championships, winning how many titles each?
7
Which British boxer retired undefeated in 46 fights after becoming a unified world champion at super-middleweight?
Joe Calzaghe
Which darts organisation did Phil Taylor famously leave in 1993 to help form a rival circuit?
BDO (British Darts Organisation)
Blockbusters
Which CO precede the titles of films such as “Nurse”, “Cruising”, “Up the Jungle” & “Camping”?
Carry On
Strachan made 197 appearances for which LU?
Leeds United
What CP was the name of the regular coffee shop in Friends?
Central Perk
Which CP was a massively popular online game from 2005 to 2017 by Disney Interactive Studios?
Club Penguin
Which JD initially achieved fame playing Scott Robinson on TV?
Jason Donovan
Weakest Link
Which major supermarket chain use a loyalty scheme called “More Card”?
Morrisons
MI5 and MI6 are UK Security Services. What does MI stand for?
Military Intelligence
The M9 motorway runs past the end of the runway of which airport?
Edinburgh
What type of swan shares it’s name with someone who is unable to speak?
Mute
Flying from Glasgow to Malta today, on arrival you’d have to adjust your watch how many hours ahead?
1 Hour
Double Up
There are 7 European countries starting with S, which two are last alphabetically?
Sweden | Switzerland
Two deceased singers that duetted on the 2000 song “If I Told You That”?
Whitney Houston | George Michael
Surnames of two actors who have played Danny Ocean in Ocean’s 11 ( or Ocean’s Eleven)?
Clooney | Sinatra
The monarch 100 years ago and 200 years ago were called King George. What were the numbers after their names?
IV | V
Among Scotland’s 32 council areas, the only ones with a “South” prefix are “South… what”?
South Ayrshire | South Lanarkshire
Countdown
Answer: Alphabets
Letters: Bath Leaps
Hint: Writing systems that use symbols called letters.
Tie Break
The Chase first aired on UK TV in which year?
2009