Tiebreakers
Questions designed to be used in quizzes in the event of tied scores. The nearest team or individual wins
1 How many times did Emlyn Hughes captain England at football? 23
2 In what year was sliced bread first sold in the USA? 1928
3 How many costume changes did Madonna undergo in the film Evita? 85
4 How many shillings did the first winner of the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon receive in prize money? 252
5 How many league games did Paul Gascoine play for Newcastle Utd? 92
6 In what year was the Magic Circle founded? 1905
7 In what year was barbed wire invented? 1874
8 How many miles long is the River Irawaddy? 1337
9 How many five pointed stars are depicted on the flag of Brazil? 27
10 In what year was the corkscrew patented? 1860
11 How many islands make up the Maldives? 1196
12 In what year did the first meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous take place? 1935
13 How many nations competed in the Manchester Commonwealth Games? 72
14 How many stone monoliths are there on Easter Island? 838 (lots of little ones)
15 How many islands are there in the Orkneys? 67
16 Famed for his role as Manuel, in what year was Andrew Sachs born? 1930
17 How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write? 154
18 How many gallons of wine are there in a puncheon? 83
19 In what year did Whipsnade Zoo open to the public? 1927
20 In what year was the first Little Chef restaurant opened in Britain? 1959
21 How many professional fights did Muhammad Ali/ Cassius Clay have? 61
22 How many metres long is the North Pier at Blackpool? 402
23 In what year was Edinburgh University founded? 1582
24 In what year were houses first numbered in London? 1764
25 In what year was the first mosque built in the USA? 1893
26 In what year did English become the official language of parliament? 1362
27 What is the area of France in square miles? 211,000
28 In how many films did John Wayne play a character called John? 37
29 How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein? 19
30 How many goals did Geoff Hurst score for England? 24