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15 January 2025

Mosaic Tap

Round 1: News

  1. Who was sat next to Donald Trump at Jimmy Carter’s funeral (2 points)?
  2. Which motorshow host recently got a divorce (bonus point how many years)?
  3. A curfew has been put in place in LA due to the wildfires, what time does the curfew start?
  4. LEGO has announced they will be making a LEGO version of which classic game console?
  5. The first new Metro has now been taken out of service after a technical failure (surprise surprise), how many days was it running for before this happened?
    • 19 days
    • 21 days
    • 23 days
  6. Timothee Chalamet turned up on what at London premiere of his Bob Dylan biopic?
  7. The Switch has outsold what console (in the US) to become the second best-selling console in US history?
  8. Who has been announced as the new MOTD presenters (name any of them)?
  9. A pop up office has been put in Grand Central Terminal in New York to advertise what TV show?
  10. A French woman who was conned out of €830,000 (£700,000; $850,000) by scammers posing as which famous actor?
    • Brad Pitt
    • George Clooney
    • Matt Damon

Round 2: Music

1 point for artist, 1 point for title, 1 point for connection

Connection:

Round 3: Town CapitalsPicture

Town Capitals round

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Round 4: All About ThreeWildcard

Things that come in threes, example: Quantity of black sheep’s wool = Three bags full

  1. Easier for the younger rider
  2. Famous Spaghetti Western movie
  3. Famous chipmunks
  4. Easy way to find a location
  5. Albatross
  6. Identified by Newton
  7. Sports day stumbling
  8. A wild lifestyle
  9. Princess Charlotte
  10. States of matter

Round 5: Danger Round

So to remind, +2 points for every correct answer, -2 for every wrong answer, and +10 if you get all 10 correct, so 30 points up for grabs

  1. How many letter Q's are in Scrabble?
  2. Bibliomania is an obsession with what?
  3. 'Winning by a canvas' is sometimes used to describe a close victory in which sport?
  4. Which state is nicknamed Land of Enchantment?
  5. What chess piece does not move in a straight line?
  6. How old did you have to be to qualify for an old age pension when they were first introduced in the UK in 1909?
  7. Which famous fictional character lives at 3828 Piermont Dr, Albuquerque (308 Negra Arroyo Lane)?
  8. After how many years of marriage would you celebrate a ruby wedding anniversary?
  9. In the board game monopoly, what colour is Bond Street?
  10. What word in English is derived from the Greek for master builder?