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Quiz #117 - 28th February 2012Venue: Chilled Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What 'W' is sometimes referred to as Japanese horseradish?
2.On This Day What was the name of the Protestant sect whose church was raided by ATF agents in Waco, Texas on this day, 28th February, 1993?
3.Science & Nature In computing, SATA is a common type of interface used to connect hard disk drives and optical drives. What does the 'S' in SATA stand for?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1962)

5.Sport & Leisure Which American golfer is often referred to as Supermex?
6.Anagram RODE RED VOLCANO is an anagram of which US state capital and the state it is capital of? (2 word answer)
7.Art & Literature Who wrote the novels Jurassic Park and The Lost World?
8.Logos Which car manufacturer has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music In addition to a successful solo career, who is lead singer of American rock and ska band, No Doubt?
10.History What were the first names of airplane inventors, the Wright Brothers? (½ point for each)
11.Entertainment In which 1964 film did Julie Andrews utter the line, "Close your mouth please, Michael, we are not a codfish."?
12.History List the following three wars in order starting with the earliest: Boer War, American War of Independence, Crimean War


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Round 2

1.Geography At 5,895 metres, Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. In which country is it?
2.Current Affairs In the news this week; to whom were Best Actor and Best Actress awarded in this year's Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night? (½ point for each)
3.Science & Nature The Chinese and the American are the only two known species of which creature?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1974)

5.Sport & Leisure What is the name of this tennis trophy?

Round 2 Question 5

6.Geography In which city is the world famous Copacabana beach?
7.Art & Literature First published in 1988, who wrote A Brief History of Time?
8.Flags Which country has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music Formed in 1980 and most successful during the 80s and 90s, which English band still includes founding members Mark King and Mike Lindup?
10.History Who led the Norman invaders to victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
11.Entertainment Most well known in the 80s, which American actor was born Laurence Tureaud in May 1952?
12.General Knowledge Greek alphabet: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, ______. What comes next? (fill in the blank)


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink Which cocktail combines gin, cherry brandy, Cointreau, Bénédictine, grenadine, pineapple juice, lemon juice and Angostura bitters?
2.In This Year In this year: Aloha Flight 243 landed safely in Maui despite losing a large portion of its upper fuselage in mid-flight; 165 were killed in the Piper Alpha disaster in the North Sea; and famous vocalist Roy Orbison died of a heart attack. What year was it?  (Nearest team gets 1 point)
3.Science & Nature What measure of force per unit area is abbreviated Pa?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1999)

5.Sport & Leisure In which track and field event might you adopt the O'Brien Glide?
6.Anagram I'LL CRUNCH THIS NOW is an anagram of which well known historical British figure?
7.Art & Literature Who is the main character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit?
8.Geography Which European country is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music Name the duet who had a worldwide hit in 1983 with Islands In The Stream. (½ point for each)
10.History Which US President was nicknamed "Old Hickory"?
11.Entertainment Which 1995 action film brought together Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Val Kilmer?
12.General Knowledge Wedding anniversaries. Put these three in date order, earliest first: Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby


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Round 4

1.Geography On which river does Vienna stand?
2.Current Affairs In the news this week; in which capital city were 51 killed and more than 700 injured in a train crash last Wednesday?
3.Science & Nature Which element has the atomic number 6?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2007)

5.Sport & Leisure How many rounds are there in an Olympic boxing match?
6.Entertainment Name this Academy Award winning film.

7.Art & Literature Also known as The Absinthe Drinker, who painted Portrait of Angel Fernández de Soto in 1903?

Round 4 Question 7

8.Landmarks Name this world famous landmark and the city in which it is located. (½ point for each)

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music Which 1977 rock song includes the lyrics?
Ain't no fairy story. Ain't no skin-and-bones.
But you give all you got, weighin' in at nineteen stone
 (½ point each for Artist and Title)
10.History What name was given to the the first ever cloned mammal, a sheep born in Scotland in 1996?
11.Entertainment Made most famous by Abbott and Costello, Who was on First Base. Who was on second?
12.Pot Luck Beginning 23rd January, the year 2012 in the Chinese calendar is the Year of the ______. (fill in the blank)


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Picture Round

Picture Round 28th February 2012


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionOn her 18th birthday, 16th December 2011, Jyoti Amge was officially declared the world's shortest woman. In centimetres, how tall is she?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Khon Kaen Klan 12 7 8 9 41½
Baseball Hats 9 6 8 9 39½
2 Jocks & a Scouser 8 8 4 9 37½
Drunken Layabouts 8 7 8 37
Born In The 80s 5 5 8 9 33½


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