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Quiz #500 - 22nd September 2020Sunset Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink Leyden is a semi-hard, cumin and caraway seed flavoured cheese originating from what country?

The Netherlands

 The Netherlands (from Dutch: Leidse kaas)
2.On This Day For what did Sara Jane Moore make world headlines on this day, 22nd September 1975?
  Attempted assassination of U.S. President Gerald FordAttempted assassination of U.S. President Gerald Ford
3.Anagram MY ANAL, SHITTY F*CK UP is an anagram of what 1976 song title?
  Play That Funky MusicPlay That Funky Music (Wild Cherry)

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

  Little Richard|Long Tall SallyLittle Richard - Long Tall Sally (1956)
5.History What English navigator and cartographer led the first inshore circumnavigation (1802-1803) of the landmass that is now known as Australia?
  Matthew FlindersMatthew Flinders
6.Geography In what U.S. city might you land at Louis Armstrong International Airport?
 New Orleans (Louisiana)
7.Science & Nature What is the collective name for substances such as adrenaline, insulin, thyroxine and testosterone?
 Hormones
8.Logos What sporting competition is represented by this logo?

MotoGP

 MotoGP (Grand Prix motorcycle racing)
9.Music Boys by Britney Spears (2002), Drop It Like It's Hot by Snoop Dogg (2004), and Get Lucky by Daft Punk (2013) all feature what artist?
  Pharrell WilliamsPharrell Williams
10.Sport & Leisure Who became the second youngest ever winner of the Tour de France on Sunday?
  Tadej PogačarTadej Pogačar (Slovenia)
11.Entertainment What Canadian sitcom won nine prizes on Sunday, breaking the Emmys record for most wins in a single season for a comedy?
  Schitt's CreekSchitt's Creek
12.General Knowledge Bus timetable: What time does the bus to Songkhla depart?
Krabi - 11:18
Lampang - 12:01
Phuket - 16:08
Rayong - 18:01
Songkhla -
 19:15 (The alphabetical value of the first letter gives the hour and the alphabetical value of the second letter gives the minutes.)


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Round 2

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

A little misunderstanding between friends

 A little misunderstanding between friends
2.Current Affairs Who replaced Shinzo Abe as Prime Minister of Japan last week?
  Yoshihide SugaYoshihide Suga (Japanese: 菅 義偉)
3.Art & Literature The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is a 1632 oil painting on canvas by what Dutch artist?

Rembrandt

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

  Hawkwind|Silver MachineHawkwind - Silver Machine (1972)
5.History Between 1642 and 1643, who became the first known European explorer to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land, New Zealand, and Fiji?
  Abel TasmanAbel Tasman
6.Geography What English county is this?

Gloucestershire

 Gloucestershire
7.Science & Nature What 7-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for rhenium, sulphur, copper, and einsteinium?
  RescuesRescues
8.Flags What Australian external territory is represented by this flag?

Christmas Island

 Christmas Island
9.Music Who said Love Is a Battlefield in 1983?
  Pat BenatarPat Benatar
10.Sport & Leisure What is the name of the golf club in Mamaroneck, New York that hosted the U.S. Open last week?
  Winged FootWinged Foot
11.Entertainment Who plays Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik in the 2020 film Sonic the Hedgehog?
  Jim CarreyJim Carrey
12.Add/Deduct a Letter A more polished pacifier.
Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to an eight letter word. Deduct one letter from that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
 Smoother / Soother


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink What confectionery is advertised with the slogan, "Taste the rainbow"?
  SkittlesSkittles
2.In This Year Petr Čech, Anne Hathaway, Kate Middleton, Nicki Minaj, Eddie Redmayne, and Matt Smith were all born in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

1982

 1982
3.Art & Literature Opening line: "My father's family name being Pirrip, and my christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip." What classic novel?  (½ point each for Author and Title)
  Charles Dickens|Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens - Great Expectations
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  The Proclaimers|I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (1988)
5.Anagram FACILE DWARFS is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?
  Cardiff, WalesCardiff, Wales
6.Entertainment Who plays the title role in the 1970 film Patton?
  George C. ScottGeorge C. Scott
7.Science & Nature In underwater diving, what does the letter 'C' stand for in the acronym 'scuba'?
 Contained (Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus)
8.Thailand What province in Southern Thailand is this?

Pattani - ปัตตานี

 Pattani - ปัตตานี
9.Music "We go to a party and everyone turns to see. This beautiful lady that's walking around with me." are lyrics from what 1977 song?  (½ point each for Artist and Title)
  Eric Clapton|Wonderful TonightEric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight

10.Sport & Leisure With 96 caps to date, who holds the record for playing more games for the Wales men's national football team than anyone else?
  Chris GunterChris Gunter
11.Entertainment Opening line: "After I killed him, I dropped the gun in the Thames, washed the residue off me hands in the bathroom of a Burger King, and walked home to await instructions." Name the 2008 film and the actor speaking.  (½ point for each)

  In Bruges - Colin FarrellIn Bruges - Colin Farrell
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Round 4

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

You are out of your mind

 You are out of your mind
2.Current Affairs Name the U.S. Supreme Court justice who succumbed to cancer, aged 87, on Friday?
  Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg
3.Art & Literature According to the Deep Thought supercomputer, what is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?
 42 (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Usher|Yeah!|Lil Jon and LudacrisUsher feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris - Yeah! (2004)
5.History What was the currency of the Netherlands before being replaced by the euro in 2002?
  Dutch guilderDutch guilder (Dutch: gulden)
6.Geography What is the English language name of the Italian city of Firenze?
 Florence
7.Science & Nature How is 16 feet 4.85 inches expressed in centimetres?
 500
8.Landmarks Named after a former Confederate brigadier general, U.S. senator, and leader of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan, and the site of Bloody Sunday on 7th March 1965; the Edmund Pettus Bridge is located in what Alabama city?

Selma

 Selma
9.Music "He say I know you, you know me. One thing I can tell you is you got to be free." are lyrics from what 1969 song?  (½ point each for Artist and Title)
  The Beatles|Come TogetherThe Beatles - Come Together

10.Sport & Leisure With a 72-hole score of 274 (-6), who won the U.S. Open on Sunday?
  Bryson DeChambeauBryson DeChambeau
11.Entertainment What 1982 horror film stars Kurt Russell as helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady?
  The ThingThe Thing
12.Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 23 P of C in the H G
 23 Pairs of Chromosomes in the Human Genome


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Picture Round

Picture Round 22nd September 2020

1. Stewie Griffin
(Seth MacFarlane - Family Guy)
2. Meredith Grey
(Ellen Pompeo - Grey's Anatomy)
3. Buffy Summers
(Sarah Michelle Gellar - Buffy the Vampire Slayer )
4. Joey Tribbiani
(Matt LeBlanc - Friends)
5. Michael Scott
(Steve Carell - The Office (US))
6. Francis Underwood
(Kevin Spacey - House of Cards)
7. Alan Partridge
(Steve Coogan - I'm Alan Partridge)
8. Jon Snow
(Kit Harington - Game of Thrones)
9. Laura Palmer
(Sheryl Lee - Twin Peaks)
10. Lord Brett Sinclair
(Roger Moore - The Persuaders!)
11. Rodney Trotter
(Nicholas Lyndhurst - Only Fools and Horses)
12. Sybil Fawlty
(Prunella Scales - Fawlty Towers)

Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionHow many different dingbat puzzles have been used to date in the history of this Khon Kaen Quiz Night?
515

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 10½ 10 47
Alien Suckers 11 10 9 46½
Kiwi Konundrum 3 5 7 3 24¾


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