Quiz Number #649 Pub Quiz
Round 1
1. Spelling – TENDENCY (typical or repeated habit or action)
2. Which UK coin currently in general circulation has the largest diameter?
£2 coin
3. Which song is being performed in the scene from Grease? (picture clue)
Greased Lightning
4. Which parliamentary constituency is Andy Burnham running for?
Makerfield
5. Who is the most recent heavyweight boxing champion to completely retire undefeated?
Lennox Lewis | Vitali Klitschko | Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano
6. Historians may argue that Antonio Meucci was the first to invent what, but lacked the money to secure a full patent?
Telephone
7. Liam Neeson, Hugh Grant, Peter Mullan & Billy Connolly were all cast members of which 1990 film?
The Big Man
8. Which word for a small sample of fabric colour, shares it’s name with a famous watch company?
Swatch
9. Who became the first woman to serve as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK?
Rachel Reeves
10. If TPE stands for TransPennine Express, which AWC are another train company that currently operate services from Glasgow Central?
Avanti West Coast
11. Fat Man was the bomb dropped on Nagasaki. What was the name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima 3 days earlier?
Little Boy
12. PWL – Who had their initials within this record label that he owned?
Pete Waterman
Final Rounds
Blockbusters
1. Which SL was a 2008 song with the subtitle: “(Put a Ring on It)”?
Single Ladies
2. What AT describes government plans to reduce traffic and build more cycle paths?
Active Travel
3. In city centres, what BG is a section of road reserved for public transport other authorised vehicles?
Bus Gate
4. Which RE could be a former Liverpool FC manager or the father of Barry from Eastenders?
Roy Evans
5. Which SP is an informal name for a police informer (a grass)?
Stool Pigeon
Double Up
1. What are the first names of the Grimes twins that make up Jedward?
John | Edward
2. Name the British PM and US President at the turn of the millennium into 1 January 2000?
Tony Blair | Bill Clinton
3. What are the last 2 missing words from this online security term: “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and _____ ______”
Humans | Apart (stands for: CAPTCHA)
4. List the first two monarchs of the House of Windsor?
King George V | Edward VIII
5. Victoria Park is known as the Global Energy Stadium for sponsorship reasons. Who are the current sponsors of Hampden & Murrayfield stadiums?
Barclays | Scottish Gas
Additional
Countdown
Answer: SWEETENER
Letters: WERE TENSE
Hint: Added to tea instead of sugar.
Tie Break
How much was the Caran d’Ache a pencil sharpener that Peter Murrell bought?
£110
(“slouch pouch onesie”.)
Tie Break 2
To two decimal places, what percentage of Earth’s dry atmosphere is made up of oxygen?
20.95%