5K Minute - Tuesday 18th October

Published 13th Oct 2016
Last updated 18th Jan 2017

Every weekday morning just after 8.10am we play the 5K Minute. The idea is simple, you get 60 seconds to answer 10 questions. If you get all 10 correct you win £5000! Here are the questions from Tuesday 18th October

Which energy drinks advertising campaign is said to ‘Give you wings’?

A. Red Bull

Which comet only visible from earth every 75 years, last appeared in 1986?

A. Halley’s Comet

Which Scottish biologist discovered Penicillin?

A. Alexander Fleming

What colour are the strips that teams traditionally wear in a Cricket test match?

A. White

In what century were the Kingdoms of Scotland & England united?

A. 18th (1707)

Which member of the royal family wore the ‘Travolta’ dress?

A. Princess Diana

Who was last week elected deputy leader of the SNP?

A. Angus Robertson

In Darts, what is the highest score you can get with a single Dart?

A. 60 (Triple 20)

Who played the character Granville in the classic sitcom Open All Hours?

A. David Jason

Complete this well-known saying “Red Sky at Night…”

A. Shepherd’s Delight/Sailor’s Delight

To enter the £5K Minute, just listen to Bowie@Breakfast.