Kudos Pub Quizzes - Themed Rounds Quiz

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Round 1 - Spellbound Answers

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

10 The first letter from each answer, taken in order, spells which nine letter word? OBVIOUSLY
 Round 2 - Mini Mastermind Answers
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? "Handbags and Gladrags"

2 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

B:1 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 Depeche Mode
being formed in Basildon?
4 Which band was named after the bumbling detectives in Hergé's comic strip "The Adventures of Tintin"? Thompson Twins

5 Which band, formed in 1987, was named after the Buddhist concept of achieving a state of perfect peace Nirvana
through meditation?
Round 3 - Simply Connect Answers
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? People or things named after US
Presidents
2 Complete the series: Louis, Darren, Ernie, Phil, RoryE Zach (Zach Johnson - last five British Open
Golf Champions)
3 Which is the odd one out: Jeroboam, barleycorn, cubit, poppyseed? Jeroboam (not an old English unit of
length)
4 What connects: Florence Nightingale, Danny Kaye, George Washington, Winston Churchill and Pebbles Natural redheads
Flintstone?
5 Complete the series: Solid, liquid, gasE Plasma (the four fundamental states of
matter)
6 Which is the odd one out: Lion, badger, eagle, snake or toad? Toad (others are Hogwarts house
emblems)

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Round 4 - Trivia Crossword Answers

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)

3 Abbreviation for process of converting images of text into editable text documents. OCR (Optical character recognition)

6 Lacking in knowledge can result in no rating (cryptic). Ignorant

7 The main artery in humans, originating from the heart and distributing oxygenated blood to all parts of the Aorta
body.
8 Indicated by the litmus test. pH

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). 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 Answers
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")

2 Barcelona's Lionel Messi recently became the first player to score 300 La Liga goals. How many games did 334 games
it take him: 334 games, 434 games or 534 games?
3 The Duchess of Cambridge became the guest editor of which news website to help raise awareness of The Huffington Post
children's mental health?
4 After a recent live TV performance, who said "I was so embarrassed. I cried pretty much all day yesterday. Adele (after a less-than-perfect Grammys
Next time I have any sound issues I am gonna stop"? performance)
5 Due to British customers' demands, Tesco has said "au revoir" to which traditionally curved item and will Croissant
only sell a straight version from now on?
6 Just-released following a crowd-funding campaign on Kickstarter, what is a Nextbit Robin? Smartphone

7 Described as a "hairy panic", the Australian city of Wangaratta was recently inundated by what: Tumbleweed
Tumbleweed, tarantula spiders or visitors to the Australian Wookiee Convention?
8 On which date will Britain vote in a referendum on whether to remain in the EU? 23 June

9 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?
10 Michael Crawford is to reprise which role in a one-off special for this year's Sport Relief? Frank Spencer
Round 6 - Survival Answers
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)

2 Which beverage containers are so called because they originally had a convex base and could not be put Tumblers
down without spilling; encouraging the drinker to finish the whole glass?
3 Which actress's film roles include Vivian Ward, Tinker Bell and Anna Scott? Julia Roberts

4 Perry McCarthy, Ben Collins and an unknown person have portrayed which well-known TV character? The Stig (on "Top Gear")

5 Which of these people was NOT born on the exact same day as the other two: Chris Kamara, Paula Wilcox Paula Wilcox (8 years older)
or Shane MacGowan (of the Pogues)?
6 Who are the only two people to have been joint winners of BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award? Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean

7 More English words begin with which letter than with any other letter? S

8 What's the name of the public holiday which is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Anzac Day
Zealand?
9 Which double act used the first names Bud and Lou? Abbott and Costello

10 What links: Pea, poppy, weather and shuttle? Words that can precede "cock" to make
longer words

Tie Breaker - To be used in the event of a tie. Answer

1 How many astronauts or cosmonauts have died during spaceflight, including during test flights, launches 23
and re-entries into the Earth's atmosphere?

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