Quiz Number #653 Pub Quiz
Round 1
1. Spelling – ACCOMMODATION
2. Which TV journalist is known as the “Money Saving Expert”?
Martin Lewis
3. Which baseball team play their home games at Fenway Park?
Red Sox
4. Which O is a word that can precede turtle dove, carpet and Republic of Uruguay?
Oriental
5. Which 7 letter word describes a high sloping desk on which someone puts their notes when they are standing up and giving a speech?
Lectern
6. Which James Bond actor starred in Mrs Doubtfire?
Pierce Brosnan
7. What CN is the name given to the identifying number displayed on a UK police officer’s uniform?
Collar number
8. The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be the first World Cup to be played across 3 continents. Europe, South America and where?
Africa
9. There are currently how many different denominations of Bank of England notes in circulation?
4
10. What voltage (V) are the rectangular batteries with male and female clasps, commonly used in household smoke alarms?
9V
11. Which sea is the world’s largest inland body of water with Russia to the northwest, Azerbaijan to the southwest & Iran to the south?
Caspian Sea
12. In which year did Ally McCoist make his only FIFA World Cup appearance as a player?
1990
Round 2
Music
1. Which song did Lulu sing to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969?
Boom Bang-a-Bang
2. Which song includes the lyrics “In the midnight hour. I can feel your power.”?
Like A Prayer
3. Who was the lead singer of The Verve?
Richard Ashcroft
4. What was the name of Taylor Swift’s record breaking tour which ran from 2023 – 2024?
Eras Tour
5. Audio clip – first letter each artist spells which word?
REGAL
Scotland
1. Which motorway, designated as a motorway number throughout its entire route, is the longest in Scotland?
M8
2. Which of the 4 seasons is the only one mentioned in the lyrics to “Flower of Scotland”?
Autumn (“And Autumn leaves lie thick and still”)
3. Name the actor (audio clip) Quote” it’s shite being Scottish, we’re the lowest of the low”.
Ewan McGregor
4. “Auld Reekie” is a traditional Scots nickname for what or where?
Edinburgh
5. Which HC is the title of this bagpipe song?
Highland Cathedral
Additional
Countdown
Answer: LAWNMOWER
Letters: Mr Owl Wean
Hint: Machine that cuts the grass.
Tie Break
How many days older is Cristiano Ronaldo than Lionel Messi?
869 days (3 years, 11 months, and 13 days)
Double Up
1. Purple is traditionally created by mixing which two primary colours?
RED | BLUE
2. What are the first names of the famous brothers of John Attenborough?
David | Richard
3. In the chorus of Mambo No.5, which two girls are mentioned next after “A little bit of Monica in my life”?
Erica | Rita
4. Simple Simon met the pieman. Where was he going and what did he ask to taste? (answers rhyme)
Fair | Ware
5. Including the current, surnames of two most recent presenters of Question Time on BBC TV? (excluding guest presenters) (quizprep – fact check this)
Bruce | Dimbleby