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Quiz #113 - 31st January 2012Venue: Chilled Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink Which popular beverage is also the German word for 'storage'?
2.On This Day Born on this day, 31st January, 1981, which American singer began his solo career in 2002 with Like I Love You and Cry Me a River?
3.Science & Nature Ermine is the fur from the winter coat of which animal?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1960)

5.Sport & Leisure In horse racing, what term is given to a horse that has yet to win a single race?
6.Anagram SICKENER ON TV is an anagram of which Oscar winning actor?
7.Art & Literature What fictional city is home to Batman and Robin?
8.Logos Which multinational conglomerate has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music Who did Nelly Furtado partner with in 2006 singing Promiscuous?
10.History Which two countries entered into the "Pastry War" in 1838? (½ point for each)
11.Entertainment In which 2010 film does Samuel L. Jackson play a black-ops agent assigned to interrogate a terrorist played by Michael Sheen?
12.General Knowledge When can you add 'two' to 'eleven' and get 'one' as the correct answer?


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Round 2

1.General Knowledge What 'G' describes this Hindu deity?

Round 2 Question 1

2.Current Affairs In the news this week, what name was given to the tropical cyclone which killed 14 and injured 60 over a four day period in Indonesia at the weekend?
3.Science & Nature In mathematics, what does this symbol mean?

Round 2 Question 3

4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1977)

5.Sport & Leisure What 'S' is the official nickname of Australia's national soccer team?
6.Geography Of which small country is Vaduz the capital?
7.Art & Literature Starry Night Over the Rhone was painted in 1888 by which famous artist?

Round 2 Question 7

8.Flags Which former Soviet State has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music Who had hits in the 90s with Under the Bridge, My Friends and Scar Tissue?
10.History On which small island did the USA first test the hydrogen bomb on 1st March, 1954?
11.Entertainment Which 1960s TV western starred Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Long and Lee Majors?
12.General Knowledge A train one kilometre long is travelling at a rate of 120 kilometres per hour through a tunnel which is three kilometres long. How long will it take the train to clear the tunnel?


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink Much smaller than an orange, what 'K' describes this fruit?

Round 3 Question 1

2.In This Year In this year: The Iranian Embassy Siege took place in London; Robert Mugabe became Prime Minister of the newly independent Zimbabwe; and Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington. What year was it?  (Nearest team gets 1 point)
3.Science & Nature What is the common term for your sternum?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1994)

5.Sport & Leisure Which American broke 7 world records and won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games?
6.Anagram EARNS LOVELY PRAISE is an anagram of the full name of which well known musician and actor?
7.Art & Literature 'Little' Nell Trent, Christopher 'Kit' Nubbles, Richard 'Dick' Swiveller and Mr Quilp are all characters from which Dickens' novel?
8.Geography Which South American country is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music To which family of musical instruments does the bassoon belong?
10.History On 25th March, 1975, the king of which country was assassinated by his half-brother's son?
11.Entertainment The fourth in the series, what is the name of the 2011 Pirates of the Caribbean film?
12.General Knowledge What five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?


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Round 4

1.Geography On which river do the cities of Québec and Montréal both stand?
2.Current Affairs In which Middle East country was it claimed 11 al-Qaeda members were killed by an American drone air-strike yesterday?
3.Science & Nature Which metal is used to makes stainless steel, stainless?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2010)

5.Sport & Leisure Between 1984 and 1994, Ukrainian Sergey Bubka broke the world record 35 times at which athletic event?
6.Entertainment Name this Academy Award winning film.

7.Art & Literature What are the first 3 words in the King James Version of the Bible?
8.Landmarks Atop which world famous landmark would you find this statue?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music Which Canadian singer-songwriter was born Roberta Joan Anderson in November 1943 and had her biggest hit worldwide in 1974 with Help Me?
10.History Which German word meaning "lightning war" entered the English language during World War II?
11.Entertainment Which British actor has played characters including Daniel Cleaver, Will Freeman, William Thacker, and The Prime Minister?
12.General Knowledge To the nearest pound, how many pounds are there in 5 kilograms?


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Picture Round

Picture Round 31st January 2012


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionIncluding their spires, in metres, how tall are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumphur, Malaysia?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Born In The 80s 8 10 11 9 44½
Drunken Layabouts 5 6 10½ 12 39
Khon Kaen Klan 6 6 6 8 6 32
Girls, We Run The World 4 6 6 26
Turtles 5 2 18½


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