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Quiz #196 - 3rd December 2013Number 1 Bar & Restaurant

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink In Italian cuisine, what is mascarpone?
2.On This Day A leak at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, led to the deaths of more than 3,800 people on this day, 3rd December, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature Which organ in the human body regulates the amount of salt and water in the blood and helps remove waste products?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1959)

5.Sport & Leisure Which baseball team suffered the Curse of the Bambino, a superstition evolving from their failure to win the World Series in an 86-year period from 1918 to 2004?
6.Geography Which Middle-Eastern country is named after its ruling family?
7.Anagram SHAMEFUL OPERATIONS is an anagram of which well known European landmark?
8.Logos Which Danish business conglomerate has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music Which Italian composer won Oscars for his music in the films Midnight Express, Flashdance, and Top Gun?
10.History What style of writing was developed by Isaac Pitman in 1837?
11.Entertainment Who played Vanessa Kensington in the Austin Powers film series?
12.General Knowledge The unit of currency in Russia; a Ruble is divided into 100 what?


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Round 2

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

Round 2 Question 1

2.Current Affairs What is the name of the Glasgow bar into which a police helicopter crashed on Friday night, killing nine?
3.Science & Nature In plants and animals, what part of a cell contains nearly all its genetic material?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1972)

5.Sport & Leisure What name is given to the winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping?
6.Geography The Sea of Marmara in Turkey connects the Aegean Sea to what other large body of water?
7.Art & Literature Which Shakespeare play features a mother eating her own two sons because they have been baked into pies?
8.Flags Which Southeast African country has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Huey Lewis and the News, and Jennifer Rush all had hit songs in the 80s with what title?
10.History In January 2011, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was forced to quit as President of what country?
11.Entertainment Who co-starred with Laurence Olivier in the 1957 film The Prince and the Showgirl?
12.General Knowledge Who is the patron saint of mountaineers and skiers?


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink In Japanese cuisine, what 'W' describes this edible seaweed?

Round 3 Question 1

2.In This Year In this year: The Herald of Free Enterprise capsized off Zeebrugge harbour in Belgium killing 180; Irish rock band U2 released their album The Joshua Tree; and former Gestapo boss Klaus Barbie was sentenced to life imprisonment. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature What metal element was historically known by its Greek name hydrargyrum?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1988)

5.Sport & Leisure What stadium hosted the 2013 Rugby League World Cup Final on Saturday?
6.Entertainment Who played Harry in the 1989 comedy film When Harry Met Sally...?
7.Anagram SNORT RESONANT DICKHEAD is an anagram of which 1940s classic comedy film?
8.Geography Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, which country is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music Richard and Karen were the first names of which 1970s musical duo?
10.History In 1872, while leader of the woman's suffrage movement, who became the first female candidate for President of the United States?
11.Entertainment Name this British TV series from the late 70s and early 80s.

12.General Knowledge The maple leaf on Canada's national flag has how many points?


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Round 4

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

Round 4 Question 1

2.Current Affairs Name the 40-year-old Fast and Furious actor who died in a car crash in California on Saturday.
3.Science & Nature How many teeth do humans normally grow in a lifetime?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2004)

5.Sport & Leisure Edson Arantes do Nascimento is the real name of which sporting legend?
6.Geography What country lies on the east bank of the Dead Sea?
7.Art & Literature The Dutch painter Rembrandt lived during what century?
8.Landmarks Nicknamed "The Bean", Anish Kapoor's giant sculpture Cloud Gate is a landmark in which U.S. city?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music What four herbs comprise the title of Simon & Garfunkel's third album, released in 1966?
10.History The Kalmar Union of 1397 brought together under one crown the kingdoms of Norway, Sweden, and which other country?
11.Entertainment Who starred in the 1980s films Police Academy, Cocoon, and Short Circuit?
12.General Knowledge What three letter word describes a Hawaiian garland of flowers worn around the neck?


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Picture Round

Picture Round 3rd December 2013


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionTravelling by road, it is 1268km from Paris to Madrid. In kilometres, what is the straight line distance (as the crow flies)?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Fad Suckers 10 10 9 44
Bugadifino 7 5 8 11 37¼


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