Quiz #89 - 26th July 2011Venue: Chilled Bar
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Round 1
1. General Knowledge LOT is the national airline of which country?
2. On This Day Born on this day, 26th July, 1950, name the English actress whose films include Straw Dogs , Fright and Tomorrow Never Comes .
3. Science & Nature Which acid is used in a lead-acid car battery?
4. Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1965)
5. Sport & Leisure Who is the current WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO world heavyweight boxing champion?
6. Anagram I'M STAR EVENT is an anagram of which American actor born in Waco, Texas in 1945?
7. Art & Literature Name the Dutch artist most famous for this 1624 painting, the Laughing Cavalier .
8. Flags What letters are missing from the top of this flag?
9. Music Known for its double reed, what instrument do all the other instruments in an orchestra frequently tune to?
10. History What 'M' was the line of fortifications built by France along its borders with Germany and Italy in the run-up to World War II?
11. Entertainment Who played James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service ?
12. Geography Lake Toba, a 100km long lake and super volcano, is located on which island?
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Round 2
1. General Knowledge Founded in 1902 as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, by what name is it better known today?
2. Current Affairs In the news this week, name the small island in Norway; tragic scene of the shooting massacre on Friday.
3. Science & Nature What 'M' has the chemical formula CH4 ?
4. Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1976)
5. Sport & Leisure In football, who won the Copa América final on Sunday?
6. Geography Which river runs through the cities of Dresden, Magdeburg and Hamburg in Germany?
7. Art & Literature In literature, what name did Caractacus Potts give to his 12-cylinder, eight-litre, supercharged Paragon Panther?
8. Flags The only one to feature the Union Jack, to which US state does this flag belong?
9. Music The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy features in which ballet with music by Tchaikovsky?
10. History Between 1730 and 1914, what was the capital of the Russian Empire?
11. Entertainment What is the name of the fictional town in which the long running Australian soap opera Home and Away is set?
12. Geography How many US State names begin with the letter M?
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Round 3
1. General Knowledge First appointed in 1506, of what nationality are the soldiers on guard at the gates of Vatican City?
2. In This Year In this year: Pan Am began the first commercial 747 service, flying from New York to London; Black Sabbath released their self-named début album; and the Aswan High Dam in Egypt was completed. What year was it?
3. Science & Nature What part of the body does a rhinologist study?
4. Music Cover of a 1972 Bill Withers hit;(½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1987)
5. Sport & Leisure Quite different to skiing or snowboarding, what indoor sport is played on a piste?
6. Anagram SCRATCH IS AMORAL is an anagram of which world famous Victorian novel?
7. Art & Literature Who wrote the 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame ?
8. Geography The Galápagos Islands are located 605 miles off the coast of which continent?
9. Food & Drink What is the key ingredient of a traditional satay sauce?
10. History Who was Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe throughout the Second World War?
11. Entertainment Name this TV series from the 1980s.
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12. Geography In which South American country is the port of Fray Bentos?
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Round 4
1. Food & Drink Called Noi Na (น้อยหน่า) in Thai, what 'S' is a common English name for this fruit?
2. Current Affairs In the news this week, name the caddie sacked by Tiger Woods, ending the 12 year old relationship between them.
3. Science & Nature What 'P' is an astronomical term describing a distance of about 3.26 light years?
4. Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1998)
5. Sport & Leisure In Formula One, what does the acronym DRS stand for?
6. Entertainment Name the actor speaking in this 1972 film.
7. Art & Literature Which 1898 science fiction novel begins with an unusual incident at Horsell Common near Woking in Surrey?
8. Landmarks In which country would you find this landmark?
9. Music What connects Sandie Shaw, Lulu, Dana, Celine Dion and Katrina and the Waves?
10. History In which country did Sirimavo Bandaranaike become the world's first female Prime Minister in 1960?
11. Entertainment Fox and Dana are the first names of the lead characters in a popular TV series running between 1993 and 2002. What are their surnames?
12. General Knowledge How many living former Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom are there?
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Picture Round
Snowball Question
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Team Name
R1
R2
R3
R4
P
Total
Drunken Layabouts
7
8
8
9
7
39 Khon Kaen Klan
6
7
6½
9
9
37½
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