Kudos Pub Quizzes - Themed Rounds Quiz Quiz Ref: TFREE004
Round 1 - Spellbound
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The first letter of the first nine answers, taken in order, spell a word. If the answer is a person's name the surname initial is used. 1 Toronto sits on the shore of which lake?
Ontario
2
In what part of the body will you find the temporal lobe?
Brain
3
Which city hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics?
Vancouver
4
What is the title of Susan Boyle's first album?
I Dreamed a Dream
5
Which herb of the mint family is sometimes called wild marjoram?
Oregano
6
What is the symbol for the chemical element uranium?
U
7
Which act had three consecutive Christmas number one singles in the 1990s?
Spice Girls
8
Who won the 2011 and 2012 PDC World Darts Championships?
Adrian Lewis
9
The Klondike and which other river is associated with the gold rush of the 1890s?
Yukon
The first letter from each answer, taken in order, spells which nine letter word?
OBVIOUSLY
10
Round 2 - Mini Mastermind Two sets of five tricky Specialist Subject questions. Today, your Specialist Subjects are ... UK Sitcoms and The Origin of Band Names. A:1 What was the theme song for "The Office", starring Ricky Gervais?
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"Handbags and Gladrags"
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What were the sitcom characters Terry Collier and Bob Ferris collectively known as?
"The Likely Lads"
3
Which sitcom was set on Craggy Island?
"Father Ted"
4
Who played Norman Stanley Fletcher's son Raymond in "Going Straight"?
Nicholas Lyndhurst
5
The grand-niece of which "Dad's Army" actor starred as Rey in the film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"?
Arnold Ridley
Which band, named after World War II UFOs, was founded by Dave Grohl?
Foo Fighters
2
Paul Heaton gave his band what name as a sarcastic reflection on his staunch Northern English roots?
The Beautiful South
3
Which band that rose to fame in the 1980s took their name from that of a French fashion magazine, despite being formed in Basildon? Which band was named after the bumbling detectives in Hergé's comic strip "The Adventures of Tintin"?
Depeche Mode
Which band, formed in 1987, was named after the Buddhist concept of achieving a state of perfect peace through meditation?
Nirvana
B:1
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Thompson Twins
Round 3 - Simply Connect
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Each question features a series with a common link. We'll ask you to complete the list, find the connection or name the odd one out. 1 What connects: Mount McKinley, Cristiano Ronaldo, teddy bears and Woody Guthrie? 2
Complete the series: Louis, Darren, Ernie, Phil, RoryE
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Which is the odd one out: Jeroboam, barleycorn, cubit, poppyseed?
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What connects: Florence Nightingale, Danny Kaye, George Washington, Winston Churchill and Pebbles Flintstone? Complete the series: Solid, liquid, gasE
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Which is the odd one out: Lion, badger, eagle, snake or toad?
People or things named after US Presidents Zach (Zach Johnson - last five British Open Golf Champions) Jeroboam (not an old English unit of length) Natural redheads Plasma (the four fundamental states of matter) Toad (others are Hogwarts house emblems)
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Round 4 - Trivia Crossword
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Trivia questions whose answers fit into the mini crossword. Across 1 Singer whose band of the same name had 1984 hits with "Your Love Is King" and "Smooth Operator".
Sade (pronounced shah-day)
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Abbreviation for process of converting images of text into editable text documents.
OCR (Optical character recognition)
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Lacking in knowledge can result in no rating (cryptic).
Ignorant
7
Aorta
8
The main artery in humans, originating from the heart and distributing oxygenated blood to all parts of the body. Indicated by the litmus test.
9
The hero of a Shakespeare tragedy who avenged the murder of his father.
Hamlet
Down 1 Edible plant that's seen in hip scan (cryptic).
pH
Spinach
2
Currency of Algeria, Kuwait and Serbia?
Dinar
4
Mechanical device in which a pawl engages a toothed wheel.
Ratchet
5
The process prioritising medical treatment to a group of injured persons.
Triage
Round 5 - In The News
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Current affairs questions. 1 Who won the Best Leading Actress award at the 2016 Baftas for her role as a kidnapped mother?
Brie Larson (for "Room")
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Barcelona's Lionel Messi recently became the first player to score 300 La Liga goals. How many games did it take him: 334 games, 434 games or 534 games? The Duchess of Cambridge became the guest editor of which news website to help raise awareness of children's mental health? After a recent live TV performance, who said "I was so embarrassed. I cried pretty much all day yesterday. Next time I have any sound issues I am gonna stop"? Due to British customers' demands, Tesco has said "au revoir" to which traditionally curved item and will only sell a straight version from now on? Just-released following a crowd-funding campaign on Kickstarter, what is a Nextbit Robin?
334 games
Described as a "hairy panic", the Australian city of Wangaratta was recently inundated by what: Tumbleweed, tarantula spiders or visitors to the Australian Wookiee Convention? On which date will Britain vote in a referendum on whether to remain in the EU?
Tumbleweed
The Huffington Post Adele (after a less-than-perfect Grammys performance) Croissant Smartphone
23 June
The Football Association's plans to build 500 artificial pitches have been overshadowed by cancer fears over 3G pitches which proposed rubber crumb infill technology using recycled tyres? Frank Spencer Michael Crawford is to reprise which role in a one-off special for this year's Sport Relief?
Round 6 - Survival
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Get an answer wrong and stop scoring for the REMAINDER of the round. If you're not sure of the answer to a question leave it blank to proceed safely. 1 Which is coldest: zero degrees Fahrenheit, zero degrees Celsius or zero Kelvin?
Zero Kelvin (Absolute zero) Tumblers
3
Which beverage containers are so called because they originally had a convex base and could not be put down without spilling; encouraging the drinker to finish the whole glass? Which actress's film roles include Vivian Ward, Tinker Bell and Anna Scott?
4
Perry McCarthy, Ben Collins and an unknown person have portrayed which well-known TV character?
The Stig (on "Top Gear")
5
Paula Wilcox (8 years older)
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Which of these people was NOT born on the exact same day as the other two: Chris Kamara, Paula Wilcox or Shane MacGowan (of the Pogues)? Who are the only two people to have been joint winners of BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award?
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More English words begin with which letter than with any other letter?
S
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What's the name of the public holiday which is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand? Which double act used the first names Bud and Lou?
Anzac Day
What links: Pea, poppy, weather and shuttle?
Words that can precede "cock" to make longer words
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Tie Breaker - To be used in the event of a tie. 1
How many astronauts or cosmonauts have died during spaceflight, including during test flights, launches and re-entries into the Earth's atmosphere? An Excel quiz scoresheet for this quiz can be downloaded on the site for free
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