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Quiz #267 - 19th May 2015Number 1 Bar & Restaurant

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What 'F' describes a yoghurt-like, low-fat cream cheese that translates literally from French as 'fresh cheese'?
2.On This Day Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday" was the highlight of a birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden, New York City on this day, 19th May, in what year?

3.Science & Nature Tapis, Minas, Western Canadian Select, and Midway Sunset Heavy are some of the classifications of what commodity?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1969)

5.Sport & Leisure What was unique about the outcome of rugby union's 1973 Five Nations Championship?
6.Geography What is the capital of Equador?
7.Anagram WORRY TENDER JOB is an anagram of what well known actor?
8.Logos What American sports clothing and accessories company has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music What 2006 single, featuring Wyclef Jean, charted at number 1 in at least 55 countries?  (½ point each for Artist and Title)
10.History The largest of Japan's volcano islands, what island was the setting for this historic photograph taken on 23rd February 1945 by Joe Rosenthal?

Round 1 Question 10

11.Entertainment In what 1996 film were the aliens defeated because Slim Whitman's Indian Love Call made their heads explode?
12.General Knowledge A Sinophobe is someone with a feeling of antipathy toward the people or culture of what nation?


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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 In what city in the Philippines did an industrial fire at the Kentex slipper factory kill 72 people last Wednesday?
3.Science & Nature Resembling a jellyfish, their venomous tentacles can deliver a painful sting. By what common name is this family of creatures known?

Round 2 Question 3

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

(1977)

5.Sport & Leisure What is the only football club to have won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League more times than they have won their domestic top-flight league championship?
6.Geography What capital city is named after a famous English Duke; and after what other capital city was his war horse named?
7.Art & Literature What fictional hero did Baroness Emma Orczy create in 1903?
8.Flags What country on the west coast of Central Africa has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music What 1988 song includes these lyrics?
Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I'd stare too long
I'd probably break down and cry
 (½ point each for Artist and Title)
10.History Who was the only Catholic ever to be U.S. President?
11.Entertainment What screen detective made Swedish actor Warner Oland famous in the 1930s?
12.General Knowledge Put the wind up the cargo.
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 'S' is a culinary term used to describe glands such as the thymus, pancreas, salivary glands and testicles, when used as food?
2.In This Year In this year: Shakespeare in Love won Best Picture at the Academy Awards; the sovereignty of Macau was transferred to China after 442 years of Portuguese settlement; and Boris Yeltsin resigned as President of Russia. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature What element has the symbol Be and atomic number 4?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1992)

5.Sport & Leisure How many players are there in a baseball team?
6.Entertainment What South American country provides the setting for the climax of the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
7.Art & Literature What was the title of Muhammad Ali's autobiography published in 1975?
8.Geography Currently home to an Australian immigration detention centre, what is the name of this small independent island nation?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music What iconic 1979 album is this?  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

Round 3 Question 9

10.Anagram STARK AS CLITORAL KEN is an anagram of what U.S. state capital and the state it is capital of? (3 word answer)
11.Entertainment Name this 1971 film and the actor speaking.

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 phrase. (4 word answer)

Round 4 Question 1

2.Current Affairs What large, strategic city in Iraq was captured by Islamic State forces this week?
3.Science & Nature What 'E' describes the system of glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2004)

5.Sport & Leisure On 2nd February 2015, at just 17 years 9 months 8 days of age, who became the youngest player of either gender to be ranked No. 1 in professional golf?
6.Geography In what country is the port of Haifa?
7.Art & Literature What Australian theorist wrote The Female Eunuch in 1970?
8.Landmarks The Azadi Tower, meaning 'Freedom Tower' or 'Liberty Tower', is one of the main symbols of what Middle East capital city?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music Who wrote the 1812 Overture?
10.History How many crew members were aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger when it broke apart shortly after liftoff in January 1986?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
11.Entertainment Who played Bonnie and Clyde in the 1967 film adaptation?
12.General Knowledge Of what California town was Clint Eastwood mayor between 1986 and 1988?


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Picture Round

Picture Round 19th May 2015


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionHow many seconds into its flight did the Space Shuttle Challenger break apart, killing all seven on board?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Bugadifino 10½ 11½ 9 50¼
Drunken Layabouts 7 10 8 12 9 46
Fad Suckers 5 10 9 34


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