Quick Fire Round:
1. What is the third letter in the name of the Brazilian city which holds the Christ the Redeemer statue?
2. This image was taken in 1995 by which telescope?
3. Which of these singers is not a former member of the Sugarbabes?
A. Keisha Buchanan B. Kimberly Wyatt C. Mutya Buena D. Siobhan Donaghy E. Heidi Range
4. According to this weather forecast in New York, what will the weather be like on Thanksgiving?
5. What fish does the first letter of these flags spell out?
6. This is an anagram of the name of which technology entrepreneur?
‘List Bagel’
7. Which icon appears in both pictures?
8. When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got married, who was the manager of the England men’s football team?
9. What is the total number of queens on a chess board at the start of a chess game times the number of pawns each player begins with in a chess game?
10. This is the postcode of which British cathedral? EC4M 8AD
Specialist round (Disney films – Scarlett vs Curtis)
1. Which 2013 Disney filmed is voiced by Idina Menzel?
2. Which of these is the correct spelling of this name?
A. Pinnochio B. Pinochio C. Pinocchio D. Pinnocchio
3. Which Disney character could have written this dating profile? ‘Male, born 1991, French servant looking for a new flame, you’ll always be my guest.’
4. How many of these films feature in the 1964 film Mary Poppins?
A. A Spoonful of Sugar B. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo C. Jolly Holiday D. Sister Suffragette E. Little April Shower
5. The title of which film is split between two words in this sentence: ‘If they did not want to eat a salad, diners could choose a soup instead’.
Observation round
Identify round (Betty Moffatt versus Mark Pritchard)
1. Which of the below are Italian cheeses and which are Italian composers?
A. Grana Padano B. Giacona Puccini C. Formaggio Di Fossa D. Ottorino Respighi E. Valtellina Casera F. Ferruccio Busoni G. Pallone Di Gravina H. Arrigo Boito I. Monte Veronese J. Barbara Strozzi
Final round
1. How many of these books were written by Philip Pullman?
A. La Belle Sauvage B. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader C. The Silver Chair D. Ghormenghast E. Northern Lights F. The magician’s nephew
2. How much did Sherlock Holmes pay for his cape?
3. This cluster of columns is part of which Northern Irish coastal feature?
4. Which word is missing from these music titles?
A. Could it be? B. Every little thing she does is ? C. The ? flute
5. Which piece of laboratory equipment completes this crossword?
6. Which of the Queen’s grandchildren is missing from this list?
7. The term dinosaur is derived from two Greek words that mean what?
A. Lost beast B. Terrible lizard C. Scaled bird D. Egg Mama
8. What fashion accessory can be spelled using the letters represented by these keys?
9. According to this backwards fixture list, which team will London Irish play?
