In these questions, there are multiple clues but only one answer. The less clues you need to get the answer, the more points you receive. If you need only one clue, you receive 10 points; if you require two clues, you will receive 9 points, and so on.
However, you may only answer once. If you answer incorrectly, you receive zero points for the round.
Clue Countdown
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Famous People | The following people all have the same surname. What is it? 10 points: Joseph, US soldier who in 1982 became the first American to defect to North Korea in over a quarter of a century. 9 points: Gilbert, 20th-century geographer who gained the nickname ‘Father of Floodplain Management’ and once said “Floods are an act of God, but flood losses are largely an act of man.” 8 points: Peregrine, the first child born to the Pilgrims who arrived in America aboard The Mayflower. 7 points: Carrie, the titular character of the Steven King book and movie Carrie. 6 points: Katie, English singer in the band The Ting Tings. 5 points: Elwyn Brooks, American author of Stuart Little and Charlotte’s Web. 4 points: Betty, American actress known for playing Rose on The Golden Girls and Sue Ann on the Mary Tyler Moore Show. 3 points: Walter, the protagonist on the show Breaking Bad, as played by Bryan Cranston. 2 points: Jimmy, often regarded as the best snooker player to have never won the World Championship, having lost in the final six times. 1 point: Barry, singer known as The Walrus of Love who hits included "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" and "You're the First, the Last, My Everything". | White | 2024/10/31 |
| Famous People | The following people all have a common name, which appears as either a first name or surname. What is it? 10 points: Groom, author of the Forrest Gump book upon which the 1994 film is based 9 points: Harry, American known as The King of Diamonds who donated the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian 8 points: Marshall, British guitarist for the band Mumford & Sons 7 points: Duke, Tobagonian actor who played M’Baku in the Marvel franchise and Gabe in the 2019 horror Us 6 points: Robert, British doctor, IVF specialist, and member of the House of Lords 5 points: Zeddemore, the fourth person to join the Ghostbusters team in the 1984 film and played by Ernie Hudson 4 points: Jameis, NFL quarterback drafted number one overall by the Tampa Bay Buccanneers in 2015 3 points: Smith, protagonist in George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four 2 points: Wolf, fixer in 1994 film Pulp Fiction 1 point: Churchill, twice UK Prime Minister and winner of the 1953 Nobel Prize for Literature | Winston *10 points clue: Winston Groom 9 points clue: Harry Winston 8 points clue: Winston Marshall 7 points clue: Winston Duke 6 points clue: Robert Winston 5 points clue: Winston Zeddemore 4 points clue: Jameis Winston 3 points clue: Winston Smith 2 points clue: Winston Wolf 1 point clue: Winston Churchill | 2024/12/27 |
| Colours | The following are all the same colour. What is it? 10 points: A variety of the animal with the scientific name Phyllobates terribilis. 9 points: The colour in the nickname of Izamal, a town in Mexico. 8 points: Light visible between 575 and 594 nanonmetres. 7 points: Shirts worn by the football club that plays its home games at the Plainmoor ground. 6 points: The flag flown by a ship to indicate it has a disease on board and requires quarantine. 5 points: The dot on a squash ball that means it has a low bounce and is therefore for advanced players. 4 points: A ribbon referenced in the title of a 1949 film starring John Wayne. 3 points: The character Bumblebee in the Transformers franchise. 2 points: The title of a song released by the band Coldplay in the year 2000. 1 point: The colour between orange and green in a rainbow. | Yellow *10 points clue: Golden poison frog 9 points clue: Yellow City 8 points clue: Yellow 7 points clue: Torquay United 6 points clue: Yellow Jack 5 points clue: Yellow 4 points clue: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 3 points clue: Yellow 2 points clue: Yellow 1 point clue: Yellow | 2024/10/31 |
| Colours | The following are all the same colour. What is it? 10 points: A wavelength of 550 nanometres on the colour spectrum 9 points: The shirt of Bulgarian football team Ludogorets Razgrad 8 points: The primary colour of the Turkmenistan flag 7 points: Luigi’s hat in the Mario computer game series 6 points: Grüner See in Austria 5 points: The Very Hungry Caterpillar 4 points: The Chicago River every March 17 3 points: Absinthe 2 points: Chlorophyll 1 point: National colour of Ireland | Green | 2025/03/01 |
| Geography | The following are all located in the same city. Where is it? 10 points: Piedmont Park 9 points: Mercedes Benz Stadium 8 points: Little Five Points 7 points: National Centre for Civil and Human Rights 6 points: College Football Hall of Fame 5 points: Centennial Olympic Park 4 points: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library 3 points: Martin Luther King Jr National Historical Site 2 points: World of Coca-Cola 1 point: Georgia Aquarium | Atlanta | 2024/11/14 |
| Geography | In which city are the following locations all found? 10 points: Patriarch’s Ponds 9 points: Panorama360 8 points: Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy 7 points: Exhibition Complex Bunker 42 6 points: GUM department store 5 points: The Arbat 4 points: Saint Basil’s Cathedral 3 points: Bolshoi Theatre 2 points: Red Square 1 point: Kremlin | Moscow | 2025/01/09 |
| Art | The following are all English translations of titles of paintings by the same artist. Who is it? 10 points: Interior, After Dinner 9 points: The Grand Canal 8 points: Camille on the Beach 7 points: Snow at Argenteuil 6 points: Japanese Footbridge 5 points: The Main Path at Giverny 4 points: Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare 3 points: Grainstack in the Sunlight 2 points: Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son 1 point: Water Lilies | Claude Monet | 2024/12/07 |
| Years | The following events all occurred in the same year. When was it? 10 points: Both Flight 19 and an aircraft dispatched to look for it disappear on the same day, the former in the Bermuda Triangle. 9 points: An earthquake and tsunami in the British India territory of Balochistan kills around 4000 people. 8 points: The Brazilian naval vessel Bahai sinks, for the loss of over 330 lives. 7 points: Jamaican musician Bob Marley is born. 6 points: Karl Dönitz serves as leader of the German state for 24 days. 5 points: The Việt Minh capture Hanoi, a defining moment of the August Revolution. 4 points: Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin meet at the Yalta Conference. 3 points: The United Nations is formed. 2 points: The US drops two atomic bombs on Japan, resulting in 125000-250000 deaths. 1 point: World War II comes to an end. | 1945 | 2024/12/07 |
| Birthplaces | In which country were the following people all born? 10 points: Céline Dept (football-themed Youtuber) 9 points: Gotye (musician) 8 points: Tony Parker (basketball player) 7 points: Gerardus Mercator (cartographer) 6 points: Audrey Hepburn (actress) 5 points: Georges Remi, known by the pen name of Hergé (comic strip artist) 4 points: Jan van Eyke (painter) 3 points: Max Verstappen (Formula 1 driver) 2 points: Kevin de Bruyne (footballer) 1 point: Jean-Claude Van Damme (actor) | Belgium | 2024/12/07 |
| Sport | The following have all been world champions in which sport? 10 points: Josip Primozic 9 points: Lou Yun 8 points: Eizo Kenmotsu 7 points: Shannon Miller 6 points: Svetlana Khorkina 5 points: Rebeca Andrade 4 points: Kohei Uchimura 3 points: Olga Korbut 2 points: Nadia Comăneci 1 point: Simone Biles | Gymnastics | 2024/12/14 |
| Film | The following are all characters in which film? 10 points: Barney 9 points: Lieutenant Boyle 8 points: Ardelia Mapp 7 points: Jack Crawford 6 points: Miggs 5 points: Catherine Martin 4 points: Dr. Frederick Chilton 3 points: James Gumb 2 points: Clarice Starling 1 point: Hannibal Lecter | The Silence of the Lambs | 2024/12/19 |
| Film | The following film and television parts have all been played by the same actor. Who is it? 10 points: Ron Anderson 9 points: Father Gerald 8 points: Nigel Small-Fawcett 7 points: Rufus the shop assistant 6 points: Gerald the Gorilla 5 points: Zazu 4 points: Jules Maigret 3 points: Edmund Blackadder 2 points: Johnny English 1 point: Mr Bean | Rowan Atkinson | 2025/01/20 |
| Music | What musical artist or group released all of the following songs? 10 points: Did You Ever Love Me 9 points: Peacekeeper 8 points: Sands of Time 7 points: Rattlesnake Shake 6 points: Everywhere 5 points: Gypsy 4 points: Landslide 3 points: Albatross 2 points: Little Lies 1 point: The Chain | Fleetwood Mac | 2025/01/01 |
| Literature | The following authors all have the same first name, albeit with spelling variations. What is it?? 10 points: Bannerman (author of Tales of Superstition and Chivalry) 9 points: Cassidy (author of Looking for JJ) 8 points: Voskamp (author of One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are) 7 points: Patchett (author of Bel Canto) 6 points: Cleeves (author of Raven Black) 5 points: Enright (author of The Gathering) 4 points: Radcliffe (author of The Mysteries of Udolpho) 3 points: Rice (author of Interview with a Vampire) 2 points: Brontë (author of Agnes Grey) 1 point: Frank (author of The Diary of a Young Girl) | Ann / Anne | 2025/01/16 |