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QUESTION 1-10

ADD A LETTER The answer to the first clue is a five letter word.

Add a letter to that word to give the answer to the second clue.

1 POINT EACH WORD

QUESTION 1

Stir something briskly to make a

favourite alcoholic tipple

QUESTION 1 Stir something briskly to make a

favourite alcoholic tipple

Whisk / Whisky

QUESTION 2

Puts a sharp edge on a cutting tool and

doesn't tell lies

QUESTION 2 Puts a sharp edge on a cutting tool and

doesn't tell lies

Hones / Honest

QUESTION 3

Holds something tight then moans

about it

QUESTION 3 Holds something tight then moans

about it

Grips / Gripes

QUESTION 4

Reduce cheese to small strips then go

in a circle

QUESTION 4 Reduce cheese to small strips then go

in a circle

Grate / Gyrate

QUESTION 5

Give one thickness of cake to a solicitor

QUESTION 5 Give one thickness of cake to a solicitor

Layer / Lawyer

QUESTION 6

A large ape and its colour

QUESTION 6 A large ape and its colour

Orang / Orange

QUESTION 7

This is one of the lights that control the

curved shape of a road?

QUESTION 7 This is one of the lights that control the

curved shape of a road?

Amber / Camber

QUESTION 8

Make an underwater worker change

direction

QUESTION 8 Make an underwater worker change

direction

Diver / Divert

QUESTION 9

Find a safe anchorage that's blissful

QUESTION 9 Find a safe anchorage that's blissful

Haven / Heaven

QUESTION 10

Get a white bird to show remorse

QUESTION 10 Get a white bird to show remorse

Egret / Regret

QUESTION 11-20

DINGBATS Say what you see

QUESTION 11

PotOOOOOOOO

QUESTION 11

Potatoes

PotOOOOOOOO

QUESTION 12

Knee

LightLight

QUESTION 12

Neon Lights

Knee

LightLight

QUESTION 13 SEARCH

AND

QUESTION 13

Search high

and low

SEARCH

AND

QUESTION 14

XQQME

QUESTION 14

Excuse me

XQQME

QUESTION 15

O_er_t_o_

QUESTION 15

Painless Operation

O_er_t_o_

oPerAtIoN

QUESTION 16 Little LARGE

Little LARGE

Little

Little LARGE

QUESTION 16

A little on the large side

Little LARGE

Little LARGE

Little

Little LARGE

QUESTION 17 Plans

Plasn

Plsna

Palsn

QUESTION 17

Change

of Plans

Plans

Plasn

Plsna

Palsn

QUESTION 18

OUCH AARGHH

QUESTION 18

Growing Pains

OUCH AARGHH

QUESTION 19

Mail Male

QUESTION 19

Postman

Mail Male

QUESTION 20

9ALL5

QUESTION 20

All in a days work

9ALL5

QUESTION 21-30

CIPS part 1

QUESTION 21 In the Sept 14 issue of Supply

Management, it was reported that ships

were being asked to slow down to

improve the environment and protect

whales – where was this?

QUESTION 21 In the Sept 14 issue of SM it was

reported that ships were being asked to

slow down to improve the environment

and protect whales – where was this?

Santa Barbara Channel, off

California

QUESTION 22

Who is the group CEO of CIPS?

QUESTION 22

Who is the group CEO of CIPS?

David Noble

QUESTION 23

What does VEAT stand for?

QUESTION 23 What does VEAT stand for?

Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency

notice (OJEU notice of intended direct award)

QUESTION 24

What does MEAT stand for?

QUESTION 24

What does MEAT stand for?

Most Economically Advantageous

Tender

QUESTION 25

What are the 5 ‘rights’ of

procurement?

QUESTION 25 What are the 5 ‘rights’ of procurement?

Quality, Quantity,

Price, Place, Time

QUESTION 26

What does the Inco Term EXW

stand for?

QUESTION 26 What does the Inco Term EXW stand for?

Ex Works

QUESTION 27

What is the sellers

responsibility for Ex Works?

QUESTION 27

What is the sellers responsibility for Ex

Works?

Make the goods available to the

buyer at the sellers premises

QUESTION 28

List any 2 types of OJEU

tendering procedure?

QUESTION 28 List any 2 types of OJEU tendering procedure

e.g. Open, Restricted, Negotiated,

Competitive Dialogue etc

QUESTION 29

List the 6 most common macro /

external factors known as PESTLE?

QUESTION 29 List the 6 most common macro / external factors

known as PESTLE?

Political, Economical,

Socio-cultural, Technological,

Environmental & Legal

QUESTION 30

What is an OLIGOPOLY?

QUESTION 30 What is an OLIGOPOLY?

A market dominated by a small

number of companies (with

limited entry potential)

QUESTION 31-40

GOOD

HOUSEKEEPING

QUESTION 31 In order to keep the water in your hot

water bottle warmer longer one should

add a little

a. vinegar and salt

b. cola and baking powder

c. whisky and soda

QUESTION 31 In order to keep the water in your hot water

bottle warmer longer one should add a little

a. vinegar and salt

b. cola and baking powder

c. whisky and soda

a. vinegar and salt

QUESTION 32 In order to keep beer cold in the bathtub

longer one should add a handful of

a. baking powder

b. steel nails

c. salt

d. marbles

QUESTION 32 In order to keep beer cold in the bathtub longer

one should add a handful of

a. baking powder

b. steel nails

c. salt

d. marbles

c. salt

QUESTION 33 The smell of which one of the following will

help make mosquitoes bug out or buzz

off?

a. tomato plant

b. rose bush

c. aloe vera plant

QUESTION 33 The smell of which one of the following will help

make mosquitoes bug out or buzz off ?

a. tomato plant

b. rose bush

c. aloe vera plant

a. tomato plant

QUESTION 34 Pouring which one of the following into the

sink would NOT help in keeping your kitchen drain

clean and fresh as a daisy?

a. cup of boiling water and salt

b. glass of cola

c. pint of stout

d. the left over water from boiled potatoes

QUESTION 34 Pouring which one of the following into the sink would

NOT help in keeping your kitchen drain clean and fresh as a

daisy?

a. cup of boiling water and salt

b. glass of cola

c. pint of stout

d. the left over water from boiled potatoes

c. pint of stout

QUESTION 35

Burns can be treated and heal quicker if

you rub them with albumen. What is

albumen?

QUESTION 35 Burns can be treated and heal quicker if

you rub them with albumen. What is

albumen?

Egg white

QUESTION 36

Candles will burn much longer if you do

what with them a few hours beforehand?

QUESTION 36 Candles will burn much longer if you do

what with them a few hours beforehand?

put them in the fridge

QUESTION 37 Before polishing leather shoes with a woollen

cloth, they can be made to look spik and

span if you rub them with

a. banana mash

b. apple juice

c. half an onion

QUESTION 37 Before polishing leather shoes with a woollen

cloth, they can be made to look spik and

span if you rub them with

a. banana mash

b. apple juice

c. half an onion

c. half an onion

QUESTION 38 In order to keep grass cuttings off the blades

of your lawnmower one should rub them first

with

a. salad oil

b. lemon juice

c. Mayonnaise

QUESTION 38 In order to keep grass cuttings off the blades

of your lawnmower one should rub them first

with

a. salad oil

b. lemon juice

c. Mayonnaise

a. salad oil

QUESTION 39 In order to soften raw hands, before massaging

them with baby oil one could rub in

a. teaspoon of salt

b. teaspoon of sugar

c. teaspoon of coriander powder

QUESTION 39 In order to soften raw hands, before massaging

them with baby oil one could rub in

a. teaspoon of salt

b. teaspoon of sugar

c. teaspoon of coriander powder

b. teaspoon of sugar

QUESTION 40 In order to avoid that cabbage smell in the

kitchen, one should boil the cabbage with

a. lemon rind

b. raw onion

c. shelled walnuts

d. raw potato

QUESTION 40 In order to avoid that cabbage smell in the

kitchen, one should boil the cabbage with

a. lemon rind

b. raw onion

c. shelled walnuts

d. raw potato

c. shelled walnuts

QUESTION 41-50

FAMILY FORTUNES

QUESTION 41

Name a reason for going outside whilst still in your

dressing gown

QUESTION 41 Name a reason for going outside whilst still in your

dressing gown

Bring in the milk (5 points)

Hang out the Washing (3 points)

Put the rubbish out (2 points)

Put the Cat out (1 point)

QUESTION 42

Name something you spread

QUESTION 42 Name something you spread

Butter/Margarine (5 points)

Your Legs (3 points)

A Rumour (2 points)

Payments/Cost (1 point)

QUESTION 43

Name any red liquid

QUESTION 43 Name any red liquid

Blood (5 points)

Wine (3 points)

Ketchup (2 points)

Ink (1 point)

QUESTION 44

Name any fruit that begins with the letter P

QUESTION 44 Name any fruit that begins with the letter P

Peach (5 points)

Pear (3 points)

Pineapple (2 points)

Pomegranate (1 point)

QUESTION 45

Name a food people usually eat with their fingers

QUESTION 45 Name a food people usually eat with their fingers

Fish and chips (5 points)

Chicken (3 points)

Pizza (2 points)

Sandwich (1 point)

QUESTION 46

Name a famous bear

QUESTION 46 Name a famous bear

Rupert (5 points)

Yogi (3 points)

Paddington (2 points)

Pudsey (1 point)

QUESTION 47

Name something that is pulled

QUESTION 47 Name something that is pulled

A Pint (5 points)

Someone’s Leg (3 points)

Muscle (2 points)

Christmas Cracker (1 point)

QUESTION 48

Name something that is nearly always measured in

inches

QUESTION 48 Name something that is nearly always measured in

inches

Waist (5 points)

TV Screen (3 points)

Neck (2 points)

Chest/Bust (1 point)

QUESTION 49

Name something found in a first aid kit

QUESTION 49 Name something found in a first aid kit

Bandage (5 points)

Plaster (3 points)

Antiseptic Cream (2 points)

Scissors (1 point)

QUESTION 50

Name something that gets blown

QUESTION 50 Name something that gets blown

Nose (5 points)

Balloon (3 points)

Candle (2 points)

Glass (1 point)

QUESTION 51-60

POP LEGENDS ANAGRAMS

QUESTION 51

Clarinet cop

QUESTION 51 Clarinet cop

Eric Clapton

QUESTION 52

Terrain nut

QUESTION 52 Terrain nut

Tina Turner

QUESTION 53

Worst dater

QUESTION 53 Worst dater

Rod Stewart

QUESTION 54

Darn Oasis!

QUESTION 54 Darn Oasis!

Diana Ross

QUESTION 55

Marble boy

QUESTION 55 Marble boy

Bob Marley

QUESTION 56

Enema? You wish!

QUESTION 56 Enema? You wish!

Amy Winehouse

QUESTION 57

I spy levelers

QUESTION 57 I spy levelers

Elvis Presley

QUESTION 58

Uh take email

QUESTION 58 Uh take email

Katie Melua

QUESTION 59

Mobs online

QUESTION 59 Mobs online

Simon le Bon

QUESTION 60

Splendid first guy

QUESTION 60 Splendid first guy

Dusty Springfield

QUESTION 61-70

LATERAL THINKING

QUESTION 61

At 7 am a train moving at 90 kph leaves Birmingham

heading for London. At 8 a.m. an identical train travelling

at 110 kph leaves London heading for Birmingham. Which

train will be closer to London when they meet?

QUESTION 61 At 7 am a train moving at 90 kph leaves Birmingham

heading for London. At 8 a.m. an identical train travelling

at 110 kph leaves London heading for Birmingham. Which

train will be closer to London when they meet?

Neither. When they meet, they will

be in the same spot.

QUESTION 62

Assuming that you are paying, is it cheaper to take

one friend to the movies twice or two friends to the

movies at the same time?

QUESTION 62 Assuming that you are paying, is it cheaper to take

one friend to the movies twice or two friends to the

movies at the same time?

It is cheaper to take 2 friends at the same

time. In this case, you would only be buying

3 tickets, if you take the same friend twice

you are buying 4 tickets

QUESTION 63

Mr & Mrs Jacks have five children, half of

them are boys. How is this possible?

QUESTION 63 Mr & Mrs Jacks have five children, half of

them are boys. How is this possible?

The other half are also boys

QUESTION 64

What five letter word becomes shorter when

you add two letters to it?

QUESTION 64 What five letter word becomes shorter when

you add two letters to it?

The word ‘Short’

QUESTION 65 A bottle of wine weighs exactly 120 ounces.

Since the bottle itself weighs exactly twice as

much as the wine, how much does the wine

weigh?

QUESTION 65 A bottle of wine weighs exactly 120 ounces.

Since the bottle itself weighs exactly twice as

much as the wine, how much does the wine

weigh?

40 ounces

QUESTION 66

Why is a manhole cover round?

QUESTION 66 Why is a manhole cover round?

It cannot fall though the hole like a

square one could and it can be

easily moved by rolling.

QUESTION 67 A window cleaner is cleaning the windows on the

25th floor of a skyscraper when he slips and falls.

He is not wearing a safety harness and nothing

slows his fall, yet he suffered no injuries. Explain.

QUESTION 67 A window cleaner is cleaning the windows on the

25th floor of a skyscraper when he slips and falls.

He is not wearing a safety harness and nothing

slows his fall, yet he suffered no injuries. Explain.

He was cleaning the inside of the

windows

QUESTION 68

When can you add 'two' to 'eleven' and get 'one' as

the correct answer?

QUESTION 68 When can you add 'two' to 'eleven' and get 'one' as

the correct answer?

When you add two hours to eleven

o'clock, you get one o'clock

QUESTION 69 A high speed electric train is travelling Southwest

at 90 kilometres per hour. The wind is blowing

Westward at 30 kilometres per hour. In what

direction will the smoke from the engine blow?

QUESTION 69 A high speed electric train is travelling Southwest

at 90 kilometres per hour. The wind is blowing

Westward at 30 kilometres per hour. In what

direction will the smoke from the engine blow?

Electric engines don't blow smoke

QUESTION 70

Before mount Everest was discovered, what was

the highest mountain on earth?

QUESTION 70 Before mount Everest was discovered, what was

the highest mountain on earth?

Mount Everest.

QUESTION 71-80

CIPS part 2

QUESTION 71, 72 & 73 Fill the 3 gaps of the purchasing life cycle (by Ian Thompson).

Define requirement

_________________

Make or Buy

Source Identification

Source Selection

Contracting

Receipt & Payment

_________________

Consumption

__________

QUESTION 71, 72 & 73 Fill the 3 gaps of the purchasing life cycle (by Ian Thompson).

Define requirement

71. Specification

Make or Buy

Source Identification

Source Selection

Contracting

Receipt & Payment

72. Contract Management

Consumption

73. Decommission & Disposal

QUESTION 74

Which birthday did CIPS celebrate in

2012?

QUESTION 74

Which birthday did CIPS celebrate in 2012?

80th

QUESTION 75

What does SWOT stand for?

QUESTION 75 What does SWOT stand for?

Strengths, Weaknesses,

Opportunities, Threats

QUESTION 76 & 77 Complete Tuckman’s group development

model (the phases required for a team to

grow).

Forming, ________, Norming, _______.

QUESTION 76 & 77 Complete Tuckman’s group development model (the

phases required for a team to grow).

Forming, 76. Storming, Norming, 77. Performing.

QUESTION 78 According to Homobonus (Sept

14)

46% of workers spend an

average ____ number of hours

of their holidays working?

QUESTION 78 According to Homobonus (Sept 14)

46% of workers spend an average ____

number of hours of their holidays working?

5 hours (24 mins)

QUESTION 79

What is the CPI annual inflation rate

for August 2014?

QUESTION 79 What is the CPI annual inflation rate for August

2014?

1.5%

QUESTION 80 According to the Aug 2013 figures, how many

CIPS members are there in Devon &

Cornwall?

a. 895

b. 455

c. 260

QUESTION 80 According to the Aug 2013 figures, how many

CIPS members are there in Devon &

Cornwall?

a. 895

b. 455

c. 260

b. 455

QUESTION 81-83

BRUCEY BONUS Simply put: Memory game, pens down, listen, write down as many as you

can remember. Round 1 – 10 items / 1 minute. Round 2 – 15 items / 2

minutes. Round 3 – 20 items / 3 minutes. Any size, colour or brand etc must

be stated for the point.

1 POINT EACH

CORRECT ITEM

QUESTION 81

ROUND 1

QUESTION 81 ROUND 1

1) Set of golf clubs 2) DVD player 3) Cuddly toy

4) Malt whiskey 5) Chanel perfume 6) Electric toothbrush

7) Fondue set 8) Pink duvet set 9) Game of Monopoly

10) Cordless phone.

QUESTION 82

ROUND 2

QUESTION 82 ROUND 2

1) Novelty tea pot 2) Tom Daley calendar 3) Casio watch

4) MP3 player 5) £25 Argos voucher 6) Merlot wine

7) Cluedo board game 8) Samsung mobile phone

9) 32” Sony TV 10) Tennis Racquet 11) Green bathroom

towel set 12) Canvas wall art 13) Mini IPad 14) Tickets to

Madame Tussauds 15) Electric toothbrush

QUESTION 83

ROUND 3

QUESTION 83 ROUND 3 1) His & Hers Rolex watches 2) PlayStation 4 3) Chess set

4) Complete works of William Shakespeare 5) Cuddly toy

6) Iron and ironing board 7) 4 Slice Toaster 8) Folding

bicycle 9) Patio table and chairs 10) Prada sunglasses

11) 52” 3D Panasonic TV 12) Decanter & glasses

13) Cordless kettle 14) Luxury Spa Day 15) 4 Tickets to

Alton Towers 16) Set of non stick saucepans

17) Another cuddly toy 18) Binoculars 19) Gold plated

Parker pen 20) Free CIPS membership.

QUESTION 84-90

LOTS OF POINTS

QUESTION 84

Name the Carry on Films that start with

the following letters, R, J, H, B? (4pts)

QUESTION 84 Name the Carry on Films that start with

the following letters, R, J, H, B? (4pts)

Regardless, Jack,

Henry, Behind

QUESTION 85 Who killed dirty Den Watts in the 20th

Anniversary edition of Eastenders and

what was the murder weapon? (2pts)

QUESTION 85 Who killed dirty Den Watts in the 20th

Anniversary edition of Eastenders and

what was the murder weapon? (2pts)

Chrissie, second wife, Pauline

Fowler's Dog Shaped Doorstop

QUESTION 86 The RMS Titanic picked up passengers

from which three ports before its ill

fated collision with an iceberg? (3pts)

QUESTION 86 The RMS Titanic picked up passengers

from which three ports before its ill

fated collision with an iceberg? (3pts)

Southampton, Cherbourg,

Queenstown (Cobh Ireland)

QUESTION 87 What are the highest waterfalls in the

world and in what country are they?

(2pts)

QUESTION 87 What is the tallest waterfall in the

world and in what country? (2pts)

Angel Falls, Venezuela

QUESTION 88 Which two books do castaways

automatically receive on “Desert island

discs”? (2pts)

QUESTION 88 Which two books do castaways

automatically receive on “Desert island

discs”? (2pts)

The bible and the complete

works of Shakespeare

QUESTION 89

What is the name of Denis the Menace's dog and in

what comic did he appear? (2pts)

QUESTION 89 What is the name of Denis the Menace's dog and in

what comic did he appear? (2pts)

Gnasher, The Beano

QUESTION 90

What is the world's longest railway line, and

between which two cities does it run? (2pts)

QUESTION 90 What is the world's longest railway line, and

between which two cities does it run? (2pts)

Trans Siberian, Moscow

and Vladivostok