Quiz Number #633
Round 1
1. Spelling – EQUIVALENTLY
(in a way that has the same value, amount, purpose, or meaning as something else)
2. Richard III was dug up in 2012 from beneath a car park in which city?
Leicester
3. Which uses about 5x more water – washing machine or dishwasher?
60 minute cycle on normal mode. Beko WTL94151W – washing machine. Bosch Series 2 (SGS2ITW08G) dishwasher
Washing Machine
4. In a 1994 film, Lieutenant Dan Taylor was injured in which war?
Vietnam War
5. If you receive 3 penalty points for driving at 40 in a 30 mph zone, how long is it before those 3 points are removed from your driving licence?
4 Years (Note, generally stop counting towards disqualification after 3 yrs.)
6. What is the opposite to “Southpaw stance” in boxing?
Orthodox
7. Which weather phenomenon shares it’s name with a 1985 film starring Demi Moore?
St. Elmo’s Fire
8. Complete the title of this 2019 studio album by Harry Styles: “Fine ___”?
Line
9. Who might use a Halligan bar while working? Pole dancer | Barista | Firefighter
Firefighter
10. Ice Agents have been in the news in USA, what do the 3 letters I, C, E stand for?
(US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement
11. WASPI is an organisation campaigning about inequality, setup as a result of them being equalised. What do the letters WASP stand for?
Women Against State Pension
12. Which sports brand’s name is a word meaning “antelope of southern Africa, having woolly brownish-grey hair”?
Reebok
Final Rounds
Wheel – Gold
1. How many James Bond films have the word gold within the title?
3
2. In which song did Sam Sparro sing “Cause if you’re not really here. Then the stars don’t even matter”?
Black & Gold
3. Which of these is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au < | Ag | Gl
4. Lennox Lewis won Olympic gold in 1988 representing which country?
Canada
5. What was the name of the famous criminal nicknamed “Goldfinger” who was shot in his garden in 2015?
John Palmer
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Double Up
1. Which two creatures did the mouse meet after the fox and before meeting The Gruffalo?
Fox | Owl
2. List two dealer-run card games, played at a table, found in most casinos, starting with the letter “B”.
Blackjack | Baccarat
3. Andorra is a tiny, landlocked sovereign microstate with borders to which two countries?
France | Spain
4. Actors who played the title characters in the 2018 film “Stan & Ollie”?
Steve Coogan | John C. Reilly
5. Names for a female bovine before and after giving birth to her first calf?
Heifer | Cow
Additional
Countdown
Letters: Napping Eh
Answer: Happening
Hint: An event that’s definitely on.
Tie Break:
At what time would six bells be rung on a ship during a watch that started at 8:00 am?
11 am
