Battle of the Businesses Quiz 5

Round 1

1.(News)Battersea Dogs and Cats Home have just named their vet hospital after which TV star

Paul O’Grady

2.(GK) What does the AC button on a calculator stand for?

All clear

3.(Maths)What name is given to the longest side of a right angled triangle?

Hypotenuse

4.(Geography)In the United States, what famous highway is also known as the Will Rogers Memorial Highway?

Route 66

5.(Sport)What sport is famously known as water ballet?

Synchronised swimming

6.(Music)Which band’s signature song is “Light My Fire”?

The Doors

7.(TV) Which historical TV drama set in Yorkshire was created by Julian Fellowes?

Downton Abbey

8.(T/F) Which is the largest internal organ in the human body – The Heart or the Liver

Liver

9.(Food) What nut is the key ingredient in the Waldorf salad?

Walnut

10.(Lemon Squeezy) How many wives did Henry VIII have?

Six – Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr

Round 2

1.(News) Which former One Direction star has just been banned from driving for six months for speeding.

Liam Payne

2.(GK) What does a Geiger Counter measure?

Radiation

3.(Maths) How many faces does a cube have?

Six

4.(Geography)The Principality of Monaco is bordered to the north, east, and west, by what other European country?

France

5.(Sport) In which sport would you have a touchdown?

American football

6.(Music)Which band’s signature song is “Bittersweet Symphony”?

The Verve

7.(TV)  In ITV’s The Chase, who is Jenny Ryan known as?

‘The Vixen’

8.(T/F) Do Pineapples grow on trees or on the ground?

On the ground

9.(Food) What alcoholic spirit is found in Gimlet, Aviation, and Tom Collins cocktails

Gin

10.(Lemon Squeezy) What product did Amazon originally sell?

Books