Round 1

1. Spelling – EMBARRASSING

2. These actors have all played “M”. List them in order (earliest first).

Ralph Fiennes | Robert Brown | Bernard Lee  |Judi Dench

C – B – D – A

3. Which green vegetable shares it’s name with the fatty substance inside animal bones?

Marrow

4. If the average human spends one-third of their life asleep, how many years of waking life has a 51-year-old experienced?

34

5. True / False: Due to heavy snowfall in Wales in 1972, Mount Snowdon was taller than Ben Nevis for 3 days?

FALSE

6. Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor who presents the US version of which TV reality game show?

The Traitors

7. What was the cause of death of the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco? Assassinated | Cardiac failure  | Spanish Flu

Cardiac failure

8. Audio clip – what nationality are all of these acts?

Dutch

9. Gary Oldman played the main role of which historic figure in Darkest Hour?

Sir Winston Churchill

10. Mystery voice (Audio clip)

John Virgo

11. Did Ange Postecoglou ever play for the Australia national team?

YES

12. What bird-word is used for completing a a par-5 in three strokes in golf?

Eagle

Final Rounds

Wheel – Horses

1. How many inches are in one “hand” when measuring horses?
4 inches

2. What is the name of the horse in the Toy Story films?
Bullseye

3. Which Shakespeare play includes the famous line: “A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!”
Richard III

4. Which banking group use this horse in their logo (picture clue)?
Lloyds

5. What is the maximum number of runners allowed in the Grand National?
34 < | 40 | 44

Double Up
1. Although lime juice is an optional extra, list the two ingredients of a Cuba Libre cocktail?
Rum | Coke

2. Which two sovereign countries are located closest to Greenland?
Canada | Iceland

3. Names of the 2 countries formed from Yugoslavia starting with “S”?
Slovenia | Serbia

4. Along with Donald Duck, which other two fictional birds have their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
Woody Woodpecker | Big Bird

5. In the Peninsular War (1808–1814), Britain fought in alliance along with which two countries?
Spain | Portugal

Additional

Countdown

Answer: Kilometre

Letters: Toe Milker

Hint:  Approximately 0.62 miles

Tie Break:

How much does a driving Test cost (for a car on a weekday)?

£62

Tie Break 2

How many times has Jack Whitehall hosted the BRIT Awards?

6 (correct as of 2026)