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Quiz #193 - 12th November 2013Number 1 Bar & Restaurant

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What 'P' describes a type of naan bread with a filling of nuts and raisins?
 Peshwari
2.On This Day Who succeeded Leonid Brezhnev as leader of the Soviet Union on this day, 12th November, 1982?
 Yuri Andropov
3.Science & Nature A lack of which vitamin causes Nyctalopia, or Night Blindness?
 A
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Frankie Laine - I BelieveFrankie Laine - I Believe (1953)
5.Sport & Leisure Victoria Azarenka plays tennis for what country?
 Belarus
6.Geography Draining into the Caspian Sea, what is the largest and longest river in Europe?
 Volga (3,692 km / 2,294 mi)
7.Anagram BEWARE TYRANT is an anagram of which American actor born in 1937?
  Warren BeattyWarren Beatty
8.Logos Which European car manufacturer has this as its logo?

Škoda

 Škoda
9.Music Which famous rock star has model daughters called Georgia May and Elizabeth?
  Mick JaggerMick Jagger
10.History What nationality was 19th century jeweller Gustav Fabergé?
 Russian (Peter Carl Fabergé, his son, is famous for the Fabergé eggs)
11.Entertainment Lasting 5 seasons between 1981 and 1986, what TV series starred Lee Majors as Colt Seavers?
  The Fall GuyThe Fall Guy
12.General Knowledge In poker, what 'H' describes a card dealt to a player face down, hidden to everyone at the table except for the player to which it was dealt?
 Hole card (giving rise to the phrase "ace in the hole")


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Round 2

1.Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.

Six of one, half a dozen of the other

 Six of one, half a dozen of the other
2.Current Affairs What is the name of the typhoon which caused devastation in the Philippines at the end of last week?
 Haiyan (Chinese: 海燕; literally "petrel")
3.Science & Nature "Singultus" is the medical term for what common condition?
 Hiccups
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  The Supremes - Stop! In the Name of LoveThe Supremes - Stop! In the Name of Love (1965)
5.Sport & Leisure A variant of what sport is competed in the Hong Kong Sevens?
 Rugby Union
6.Geography The Vedda are the indigenous people of which island country?
 Sri Lanka
7.Art & Literature Dean Moriarty is the reckless hero in which classic Jack Kerouac novel, first published in 1957?
 On the Road
8.Flags Which country has this as its national flag?

Turkey

 Turkey
9.Music Released in 1966, Last Train to Clarksville was the début single for which band?
  The MonkeesThe Monkees
10.History What was the name of the ship used by Roald Amundsen in his South Pole expedition from 1910 to 1912?
 Fram
11.Entertainment In which 2008 film does Amanda Seyfried play Meryl Streep's daughter?
 Mamma Mia!
12.General Knowledge Which celebrity successfully trademarked her infamous catchphrase "That's hot" in February 2007?
 Paris Hilton


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink His famous signature appears on its cans; what was the first name of the founder of Guinness?
  ArthurArthur
2.In This Year In this year: Ferdinand Marcos became "President for Life of the Philippines"; Bobby Riggs played Margaret Court and Billie Jean King in tennis' first two Battle of the Sexes; and Princess Anne married Captain Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey, London. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
 1973
3.Science & Nature What unit of length is equal to 39.37 inches?
 1 metre
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  David Bowie - FameDavid Bowie - Fame (1975)
5.Sport & Leisure Which two American sports were dropped from the 2012 London Olympics?
 Baseball & Softball
6.Entertainment What is the surname of the principal family in the Godfather film series?
 Corleone
7.Anagram HER ROOMMATE HAS BITTEN GUYS is an anagram of which 1998 film?
 There's Something About Mary
8.Geography The smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China, what is the name of this island?

Hainan

 Hainan
9.Music With which musical instrument is Herbie Hancock most associated?
 Piano
10.History Which former U.S. First Lady was born Anne Frances Robbins in 1921?
  Nancy ReaganNancy Reagan
11.Entertainment First screened in 2011, name this award-winning TV series.

  Person of InterestPerson of Interest
12.General Knowledge Relating to boats and ships, what does the acronym RORO stand for?
 Roll-on/roll-off


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Round 4

1.Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.

Overwhelming odds

 Overwhelming odds
2.Current Affairs Aged 20, who became the youngest ever person to win the MotoGP World Championship on Sunday?
  Marc MárquezMarc Márquez (Spain)
3.Science & Nature P is the symbol for what chemical element?
 Phosphorus
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Amy Grant - Baby BabyAmy Grant - Baby Baby (1991)
5.Sport & Leisure In terms of capacity, what is the second largest stadium in the United Kingdom after Wembley Stadium?
 Twickenham (82,000)
6.Geography Providence is the capital of which U.S. state?
 Rhode Island
7.Art & Literature Born in 1856, who is the only person to have won both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize for Literature?
 George Bernard Shaw (Nobel Prize 1925 - Oscar for Pygmalion 1938)
8.Landmarks Juliet's House is visited by Shakespeare fans in which Italian city?

Verona

 Verona
9.Music Spring and Renish were symphonies by which 19th century German composer?
 Robert Schumann
10.History First shown in French theatres, what film company invented the newsreel in 1908?
  PathéPathé
11.Entertainment Which 1999 teen comedy film starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger was a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew?
 10 Things I Hate About You
12.General Knowledge What name is given to the public holiday in New Zealand and Australia on 25th April?
 Anzac Day


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Picture Round

Picture Round 12th November 2013

1. Million Dollar Baby
(2004 - Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank)
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
(1968 - Keir Dullea)
3. Some Like It Hot
(1959 - Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe)
4. To Kill a Mockingbird
(1962 - Gregory Peck, Brock Peters)
5. Gandhi
(1982 - Ben Kingsley)
6. Chinatown
(1974 - Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway)
7. Reservoir Dogs
(1992 - Michael Madsen, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel, Chris Penn, Lawrence Tierney, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi )
8. Ice Age
(2002 - Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Ray Romano)
9. Vertigo
(1958 - James Stewart)
10. Graduate
(1967 - Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft)
11. Roman Holiday
(1953 - Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck)
12. Mystic River
(2003 - Sean Penn)

Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionChandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal is the world's shortest living man. In millimetres, how tall is he?
546 (21½")

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 7 10½ 8 12 46
Bugadifino 8 11 42¼
Fad Suckers 7 9 7 11 41½


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