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Quiz #257 - 3rd March 2015Number 1 Bar & Restaurant

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What type of food are wood ear, straw and portobello?
2.On This Day George Holliday made an amateur video of Rodney King's beating by Los Angeles police officers on this day, 3rd March, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

Round 1 Question 2

3.Science & Nature How many bones are there in the adult human body?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1967)

5.Sport & Leisure What nationality is tennis player Simona Halep?

Round 1 Question 5

6.Geography Lake Ontario is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south and east by what U.S. state?
7.Anagram PENIS OVER BRAIN is an anagram of what world renowned football (soccer) player?
8.Logos What well known company has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music What rock legend released albums titled Wrecking Ball in 2012 and High Hopes in 2014?
10.History Against what country did Hitler launch Operation Barbarossa on 22nd June 1941?
11.Entertainment Demi Moore played the wife; Robert Redford played the guy who offered her a million dollars. Who played the husband in the 1993 film Indecent Proposal?
12.General Knowledge What comes next in the following sequence: 46 O, 47 NM, 48 A, 49 A, ___?


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Round 2

1.Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal an eight letter word.

Round 2 Question 1

2.Current Affairs Name the Russian statesman and opposition politician assassinated in Moscow last Friday night.
3.Science & Nature The symbol for what chemical element is derived from the Latin word plumbum?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1978)

5.Sport & Leisure Who won in a play-off at the storm-hit US PGA Tour's Honda Classic in Florida on Monday?
6.Geography What is the capital of Catalonia in north-east Spain?
7.Art & Literature What British author first published Brideshead Revisited, The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder in 1945?
8.Flags To what disputed country does this flag belong?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music What world famous musician was born Saul Hudson in London, England in 1965?
10.History Who was the first serving U.S. president to appear on black & white television?
11.Entertainment What is the title of the controversial 2014 comedy film about two journalists instructed to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un?
12.General Knowledge When given a faint colouring, it was contaminated.
Answer with two words. The first part is a clue to a six letter word. Add a letter to that word to give the answer to the second clue.


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink What common crop is harvested from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum?
2.In This Year In this year: Ban Ki-moon replaced Kofi Annan as United Nations Secretary-General; a South Korean expat student shot and killed 32 people at Virginia Tech, before committing suicide; and One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 crashed in Phuket, killing 89 passengers and crew. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature Also the name of an astrological sign, what constellation includes the two stars Castor & Pollux?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1988)

5.Sport & Leisure What Australian city is home to the Rebels professional rugby union team?
6.Entertainment What were the surnames of "Sonny" and "Rico" in the 1980s TV series Miami Vice?
7.Art & Literature What is the name of the female FBI Special Agent featured in the Thomas Harris novels, The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal?
8.Geography What is the name of this Caribbean island?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music What duo had a worldwide hit in 1978 with You Don't Bring Me Flowers?
10.Anagram AHA! IONS MADE VOLTS! is an anagram of the full name of what well known inventor?
11.Entertainment Name the character played here by Michael Caine and the year of the film's release?

12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

Round 3 Question 12



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Round 4

1.Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase. (2 word answer)

Round 4 Question 1

2.Current Affairs Name the British soldier awarded the Victoria Cross last week for his actions in the war in Afghanistan.
3.Science & Nature What natural occurrences are measured on the Mercalli intensity scale?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1996)

5.Sport & Leisure What is the only country to host a Summer Olympic Games and not win a single gold medal?
6.Geography Saint Petersburg in Russia is located on the shore of what Gulf on the Baltic Sea?
7.Art & Literature What 18th century poet was known as the Bard of Ayrshire?
8.Landmarks Also known as Ayers Rock, what is the native name for this world famous landmark?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music For Your Love, Heart Full of Soul, and Over Under Sideways Down were 1960s hits for what band?
10.History In what country did the Boxer Rebellion (or Boxer Uprising) take place between 1899 and 1901?
11.Entertainment What was the title of Pierce Brosnan's fourth and last film as James Bond?
12.General Knowledge What is being held in the right hand of the Maori chief on the coat of arms of New Zealand?


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Picture Round

Picture Round 3rd March 2015


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionWhat is the straight line distance, in kilometres, between Australia's two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Fad Suckers 8 9 6 7 38¼
Renegades 6 7 7 8 34½
Bugadifino 7 8 4 33
Drunken Layabouts 8 3 8 33


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