What is unique about the £50 note taken out of circulation last year?

It had two portraits on the back

To be a shark an animal must be Chondrichthyes.... What does Chondrichthyes mean?

Skeleton made from cartiledge (not bone)

Kim Cairnes 'Bette Davis Eyes' makes reference to one other film star. Who?

She got Greta Garbo's standoff sighs...

The baseball World series, is so called because.....

Original sponsors were The World

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1
According to the lyrics of Vogue by Maddonna, who "gave good face"?
Bette Davis
Ginger Rogers
Grace Kelly
Rita Heyworth
2
Which band?
The Undertones
The Clash
Boomtown Rats
The Jam
3
Azerbaijhan has the manat as its currency. A manat is made up of 100.....
Luma
Qapik
Fils
Cents
4
How many medals in total have GB won at the 23 Winter Olympics theyve competed at?
31
61
41
51
5
Which one of these Crowe films was he NOT Oscar nominated for Best Actor in?
Gladiator
A Beautiful Mind
The Insider
Cinderella Man
6
What is unique about the £50 note taken out of circulation last year?
It was the largest ever note in UK
Only one with a building on the back (a pic of The Bank of England)
It had two portraits on the back
Only one without a signature of Chief Banker on it
7
Born 1781 in Wylam, worked as a brakesman at Killingworth pit, possibly why we are Geordies appeared on which note?
£20
£50
£5
£10
8
Which note had a picture of an Australian landscape on it?
Christopher Wren £50
Charles Darwin £20
Charles Darwin £10
Boulton and Watt £50
9
Which team is always the second last team to enter the Winter Games opening ceremony?
The next host country
Greece
China
Italy
10
Brazils currency has Centavo's. 100 centavos make a...
Zenit
Inter
Sporting
Real
11
The US Masters trophy is the jacket. This should be returned after a year.
True
False
12
Olympic Mascots first appeared at Tokyo 1960
False
True
13
Beijing is current host, but where is the 2026 venue?
Milan and Cortina
Avimore and Inverness
Grenoble and Albertville
St Moritz
14
Panama's currency shares a name with a film character. Which one?
Rocky
Apollo
Creed
Balboa
15
Eppaulette sharks live in tidal reefs and can....
Have 60 times better oxygen use than hiumans
Walk on land using adapted fins
All of these
Survive out of water by shutting down internal organs
16
A Pink Floyd Album cover.....
The Division Bell
Meddle
Animals
Atom Heart Mother
17
Which country has attended 21 Summer games and 10 Winter games without winning a medal?
Malta
Chile
Etheopia
South Africa
18
For which film?
A Beautiful Mind
Gladiator
The Insider
19
The Pistols "Great Rock n Roll Swindle" has 3 songs listed (who killed Bambi, title track, Rock around clock) sung by
Vivienne Westwood
Eddie Tenpole Tudor
Sid Viscious
Johnny Rotten
20
Who are the finalists for tonights Superbowl
San Fransisco 49ers & LA Rams
Green Bay Packers & Cincinnati Bengals
San Fransico 49ers & Green Bay Packers
LA Rams & Cincinati Bengals
21
Teenage Kicks by The Undertones was a top 10 hit
False
True
22
Sharkskin is made of adaptive sharks teeth
False
True
23
Born 1642 this English mathmetician, physicist and astronomer appeared on which note?
£10
£1
£5
£20
24
The Calcutta Cup is made from...
Melted English coins
Indian Silver
English Silver
Melted Indian Rupees
25
The Adverts sang Gary Gilmore's eyes, a mass murderer whose eyes were transplanted after he was executed by firing squad
False
True
26
Crowe appeared in Neighbours AND Home and Away
False
True
27
Who was the middle one?
Jane Austin
Florence Nightingale
Elizabeth Fry
28
How many times has France hosted the Winter Olympics?
3
0
2
1
29
Three are book titles, one a character in a book. Which is the odd one out?
Supertramp
The Velvet Underground
The Boo Radleys
Steppenwolf
30
Which postcode has the biggest population in the UK (nearly 2 million people)
N
M
B
E
31
Keeping the musical theme going, Malaysia's currency is the
Ringgit
Pinggit
Songgit
Singgit
32
To be a shark an animal must be Chondrichthyes.... What does Chondrichthyes mean?
Triangular toothed
Skeleton made from cartiledge (not bone)
Five gilled
Skin made of adapted teeth
33
Which postcode should Mark Reid know?
F1QQ 1ZZ
BBND 1ZZ
GX11 1AA
34
Kim Cairnes 'Bette Davis Eyes' makes reference to one other film star. Who?
She got Greta Garbo's standoff sighs...
She got Charlie Chaplin's standoff sighs...
She got Marylyn's standoff sighs....
She got John Wayne's standoff sighs....
35
Which band?
The Clash
Talking Heads
The Ramones
New York Dolls
36
How many women have appeared on Bank of England notes?
1
3
2
0
37
Where did Torvill and Dean win their Bolero gold?
1992 Albertville
1984 Sarajevo
1988 Calgary
1980 Lake Placid
38
What animals appear on the Premiership trophy?
Lions
Tigers
Gorilla's
Elephants
39
Which of these sharks is the fastest
Great White Shark
Horn Shark
Tawny Nurse shark
Shortfinned Mako Shark
40
Which of these is NOT a type of shark?
Bluenosed Shark
Cookiecutter Shark
Sharptooth Lemon Shark
Spotted Wobbegong
41
Which of these French venues has NOT been the host?
Grenoble
Chamonix
Albertville
St Ettienne
42
KA is the postcode for.....
Kilmarnock
Kingston (in London)
Kirkwall
Kirkcaldy
43
Which team has the most medlas from 23 Winter Olympics, with 368?
Canada
Austria
Netherlands
USA
44
The DG postcode is for where?
Dorchester
Derby
Dundee
Dumfries
45
How many species of shark are there?
400+
500+
300+
200+
46
A detail from an iconic U2 album. Which one?
War
Rattle and Hum
Boy
October
47
Died on St Georges Day 1616 this English playwright appeared on which denomination?
£50
£10
£20
£5
48
Vietnam's currency is called....
Ding
Bing
Dong
Bang
49
White tipped reef sharks hunt at night and use what to find prey?
Smell
Electricity
All of these
Sound
50
We know this is the Womens Wimbledon trophy. But what is it called?
Serena Daffodil Dish
Venus Rosewater Dish
Venus Rosewater Plate
Serena Daffodil Plate
51
The baseball World series, is so called because.....
They want all countries to enter
Original sponsors were The World
Americans are that arrogant
52
Souness, Dalglish and Hansen have which trophy here?
Zenith Data Systems Cup
Milk Cup
Simod Cup
Rumbelows Cup
53
Two gold medals (for a tie) have been awarded in the Summer Olympics (high jump) but NEVER in the Winter Games
True
False
54
After the Euro and the US Dollar, which currency is used in the most coutries? (8)
South African Rand
Australian Dollar
British pound
West African Franc
55
The Beatles have a song about mass murderers
True
False
56
Russell Crowe has been nominated for the Best Actor Oscar
Three times
Once
Never
Twice
57
Which two letter code is second most populus (1.8 million)
NE
SE
BT
NG
58
It's a horse racing trophy, but which one?
Cheltenham Gold Cup
Prix d'Arc de Triomph
King George Vth Trophy
Kentucky Derby Trophy
59
Born 1775, this English Romantic Era Painter (e.g. Steam and Speed) buried in St Paul's is on which current note?
£50
£10
£5
£20
60
If you change £1 into dong's, roughly how many dong's do you get?
More than Big Ben's clapper
3,000,000
300,000
31,000
61
What are the minimum requirements for a Winter Olympic Gold medal?
50mm diameter, pure (9ct gold)
There are no standard requirements
40mm diameter, 5mm thick, sterling silver, gilded with gold.
70mm diameter, 6g of gold (gilding) 3mm thich
62
Ronnie Biggs the Great Train Robber sang which track on The Great Rock and Roll Swindle?
Daddy was a Bank Robber (Clash cover)
Hold up
No one is innocent
Bash, Cash, Dash Oi-Oi-Oi
63
What is on the top of the Wimbledon mens singles tennis trophy?
Apple
Pineapple
Cherries
Melon
64
This years Olympic mascot is.....
A Hare, the Polar Bear and the Leopard
Bing Dweng Dweng, a smiling panda
Quatchi and Miga
Soohorang, a white snow tiger
65
The Goblin shark has remained unchanged for approximately 50,000,000 years
True
False
66
Phil Spector (Wall of Sound) has produced songs about murder.
True
False
67
The postcode BL is used for which north west town?
Blackburn
Blackpool
Burnley
Bolton
68
As you know, Mongolia's currency is the Togrog. But 100 what's make a Togrog?
Bango's
Nando's
Bingo's
Mongo's
69
The Calcutta Cup is named after....
A Rugby and Football Club in Calcutta
A Rugby club in Calcutta
A Football Club in Calcutta
The Curry House which sponsored the first winning team
70
How many non English have appeared on Bank of England notes?
0
3
1
2
71
Now many best actor oscars did he win from his three nominations?
3
0
1
2
72
The Israeli currency is the.....
Kekel
Tekel
Shekel
Gekel
73
Which of these bands is named after a historic Beano character?
Belle & Sabastian
Modest Mouse
Veruca Salt
Thin Lizzy
74
Who is on the back of the new (first polymer) £50 released in June 2021?
Winston Churchill
William Shakespeare
Alan Turing
Sir John Houblon
75
Russell Crowe, Australian actor, director and singer(?) was born in
New Zealand
USA
Australia
UK
76
Guernsey has three curerncies: GB Pound, Guernsey Pound and French Euro
True
False
77
A parasite feeds on Greenland Shark eyes making them blind. They hunt by smell and can live 200+ years
True
False
78
FY is the postcode for.....
Harrow
Blackpool
Falkirk
Gloucester
79
A detail from another iconic album cover. The Beastie boys......
Ill Communication
Check your head
Hot Sauce Committee
Licence to Ill
80
Which is the only southern hemisphere country to win multiple golds in Winter Olympics?
Peru
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
81
Switzerland's currency is the Euro
True
False
82
Only one place has hosted two Winter Olympics, which one?
Lake Placid
Salt Lake City
Lillehammer
Vancouver
83
This is the Sam Maguire Trophy. In what sport is it competed for?
All Ireland Gaelic Football Cup
The Fastnet Sailing Race Handicap
Hickstead Showjumping
Scottish Shinty Knockout Cup
84
Ross Kemp once broke up a fight between Crowe and a businessman in Zuma, a Japanese resteraunt chain.
False
True
85
Dialling an 0151 number gets which city?
Glasgow
Manchester
Liverpool
Bristol
86
As we're all adoptive Arab's we know they use the Riyal. 100 what's make up a Riyal?
Hololo
Hilohi
Halala
Hodeho
87
That one person is Adam Smith (Scottish Economist). Which note was he on the back of?
£50
£20
£10
£5
88
Tom Jones Delilah is about a murder from a first person perspective.
True
False
89
The following are postcodes for football stadia, which is furthest north?
PH1 2SH
S2 4SU
NE1 4ST
S6 1SW
90
What makes the Indy 500 trophy unique?
All of these
A sculpture of the winners face is added each year
The Trophy is 5 foot tall
There's a naked bloke waving a chequered flag on top of it.
91
Crowe has been joint owner of which rugby league team since 2006
Melbourne Storm
South Sydney Rabbitoh's
Parramatta Eels
Sydney Roosters
92
What animal is on the top of the Calcutta Cup?
Mongoose
Cobra
Elephant
Tiger
93
Easington Colliery and a world famous band.... but who?
The E-Street Band (without Bruce Springsteen in shot)
The Who
The Kinks
The Rolling Stones
94
Rishi Sunak's postcode (work) is......
SW1A 2AA
SW1A 2AB
SW1A 0AA
SW1A 1AA
95
'People' started appearing on the back of banknotes in the UK when?
1975
1971
1970
1978
96
I don't like Mondays is about mass murder
False
True
97
According to Hsaysi Fantayzee's 1982 No11 single "John Wayne is"....... what?
big booty
big chesty
big heady
big leggy
98
Hugh Whittaker (Housemartins drummer) was convicted of murder.
False
True
99
Which sports trophy is made up of a circle of 30 flags, called the Commissioners Trophy and is competed for annually?
America's Cup
USA National Soccer Trophy
NBA trophy
The World Series
100
Crowes immediate family includes...
A Grandfather awarded the MBE for WW2 filming
All of these
Two New Zealand Cricket Captains (Martin & Jeff Crowe)
A Grandfather who was a miner in Wrexham

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