Food & Drink What 'B' describes the white sauce used in lasagne?
2.
In This Year In this year: George W. Bush began his second term as President of the United States; Pope John Paul II died; and the Prince of Wales married Camilla Parker Bowles. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.
Science & Nature What term for something lacking pigmentation is derived from the Latin word for 'white'?
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1987)
5.
Sport & Leisure Which top flight Australian Rugby League team are called The Roosters?
6.
Entertainment What 1987 film starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah was based on the 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac?
7.
Anagram KNOB ON A TACKIER BUM is an anagram of which 2005 film?
8.
Geography Which English county is this?
9.
Music Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis is a 1910 work by which British composer?
10.
History Prior to gaining independance in 1804, Haiti was a colony of which country?
11.
Entertainment Name this TV series from the 70s and early 80s.
12.
General Knowledge What traditional name for a dog means I Trust in Latin?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
2.
Current Affairs Into which country have thousands of African peacekeepers and hundreds of French troops been deployed in response to sectarian fighting and fears of genocide?
3.
Science & Nature What type of feet does a palmiped animal have?
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2000)
5.
Sport & Leisure What sport involves leaping off a building or cliff with a parachute?
6.
Geography What popular Mexican holiday resort had a population of just 3 prior to the city being built from scratch in the 1970s?
7.
Art & Literature Which former Spice Girl wrote the Ugenia Lavender series of children's books?
8.
Landmarks Translating into English as "Old Palace", what is the Italian name for this Florentine landmark?
9.
Music What 'R' describes the genre of Mexican music traditionally sung by only one performer with a guitar?
10.
History From which empire did Bulgaria gain full independence in 1908?
11.
Entertainment Donald Pleasence, Telly Savalas, Charles Gray, and Max von Sydow have all played which Bond villain?
12.
General Knowledge Which car manufacturer's models include the Fox and the Touareg?
The Giant of Illinois, Robert Wadlow, the tallest man ever, also had the biggest hands. From the wrist to the tip of his middle finger, how long, in millimetres, was each hand?
Scoreboard
Team Name
R1
R2
R3
R4
P
Total
Drunken Layabouts
12
7
10
10
10
49†
Bugadifino
12
6½
9
10½
11
49
Fad Suckers
8
5½
7
9½
9
39
The Usual
7¼
4½
6
6½
4
28¼
† Tiebreak Winner
Tiebreak Question
In which year did Adolf Hitler become Führer of the Nazi Party?
