Quiz Number #643
Round 1
1. Spelling – VINAIGRETTE. A dressing put on salad.
2. How many of the four majors in golf are held at the same place every year?
1
3. What was the name of the most recent 100/1 outside winner of the Grand national (in 2009)?
Mon Mome < | Minella Times | Don’t Push It
4. Which spacecraft developed by Lockheed Martin shares its name with a former Ford Motor Company car model?
Orion
5. True or False, the Italian word for butter is the same as the Spanish word for donkey?
TRUE – Burro
6. Simple Sums –
Number of feet in a yard? (3) + Number of ¼ gill measures in a pint? (16)
19
7. Errol Brown was the lead singer of which band?
Hot Chocolate
8. TV: Ben Collins & Perry McCarthy were both revealed to have been which anonymous TV character?
The Stig
9. What EH is the name of the boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing can escape?
Event Horizon
10. Price Is Right 50/50 – Which is more expensive? (quizprep – check data on day)
A. 1 Litre Diesel at Tesco Silverburn at 12pm today? 188p
B. Copy of Financial Times newspaper at Tesco today? 270p<
11. What F is a type of passerine that is most famous example of Darwin’s findings?
Finch
12. Who was the British Prime Minister during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Harold Macmillan
Final Rounds
Wheel – Pop Punk Music
1. Green Day asked to be woken up after the end of what?
September
2. Audio clip : Motown version of Avril Lavigne – “Sk8er Boi”. Name song title?
Sk8er Boi
3. Add together the missing numbers at the end of these band names. Blink + Sum?
223 (182 + 41)
4. Catchphrase – Clue – High Hopes
Panic! At The Disco
5. Captain Sensible co-founded which punk rock band in 1976?
The Damned
Double Up
1. In standard poker rankings, which TWO hands are stronger than three of a kind but weaker than a full house?
Straight | Flush
2. GAA is a popular sport in Ireland. What do the A’s stand for?
Athletic | Association (Gaelic Athletic Association)
3. What are Norway’s 2 largest cities by population?
Oslo | Bergen
4. Trumpets are typically made from an alloy of which two metals?
Copper | Zinc
5. Aldi “lookalike” chocolate names for Mars & Twix?
Titan | Jive
Additional
Countdown
Answer: Waterline
Letters: NEWRETAIL
Hint: Often painted on the side of a ship.
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Tie Break
Boxing record combined losses of Tyson Fury & Anthony Joshua?
6
Fury – 2 | AJ – 4
Tie Break 2
What is the narrowest width of the Strait of Hormuz? (in km)
33km
Tie Break 3
What is the entire course length in yards of The Masters (golf)?
7,555 yards