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Quiz #150 - 4th December 2012Number 1 Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What name is given to a wine bottle twice the size of a Standard bottle?
2.On This Day Pan Am went bankrupt and ceased operations on this day, 4th December, in which year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

Round 1 Question 2

3.Science & Nature What is a 'periorbital hematoma' more commonly known as?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1966)

5.Sport & Leisure In which sport is the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy awarded?
6.Geography Measured by total area, what is the second largest country in the world?
7.Anagram A GLEE CHOIR GEM is an anagram of which pop star who rose to fame in the 1980s?
8.Logos Which flag carrying, international airline has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music Name the South Korean performer whose 2012 single Gangnam Style (강남스타일) has clocked, to date, nearly 880 million views on YouTube.
10.History Which military organisation was created by King Louis Philippe on 10th March 1831?
11.Entertainment Winning Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress, name this 1997 film.

Round 1 Question 11

12.History How old was Mahatma Gandhi when he was shot dead in January 1948?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]


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Round 2

1.General Knowledge Of which country is Stephen Harper the incumbent Prime Minister?
2.Current Affairs In the news this week: What is the name of the tunnel near Tokyo, Japan which collapsed on Sunday killing at least nine people?
3.Science & Nature What is the collective name for a group of beavers?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1976)

5.Sport & Leisure How many players are there in a netball team?
6.Geography Riga is the capital and largest city of which European country?
7.Art & Literature According to Edward Lear's nonsense poem, how long was the sailing trip undertaken by the Owl and the Pussycat?
8.Flags Bordering with Greece, which country in Southeastern Europe has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music Formed in 1980, which English band took their name from a French magazine which translated into English as "Fashion Dispatch"?
10.History In which sea did the ferry MS Estonia sink in September 1994 with the loss of 852 people?
11.Entertainment First appearing on TV in the late 1960s, by what name were Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky collectively known?
12.Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 32 T including W T.


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink If you were served "fragrant meat" or "mutton of the earth" in China, what are you most likely to be eating?
2.In This Year In this year: The Winter Olympics were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; The Last Emperor won nine Academy Awards; and George H. W. Bush was elected President of the United States. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature What is the Latin name for the constellation known as the "Little Bear"?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1986)

5.Sport & Leisure Who is the Russian-Jewish owner of Chelsea Football Club in England?
6.Geography Piraeus serves as the port for which European capital city?
7.Anagram I'M TOTALLY MR. REWIND is an anagram of the full name of which well known US politician?
8.Geography Which country in the Southern Hemisphere is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music Including past and present members, who is, or was, the oldest Rolling Stone?
10.History Of the 56 delegates who signed the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, how many went on to become President of the United States?
11.Entertainment Name this TV series from the 1970s.

12.History In which year did the Wright Brothers make the first ever sustained, controlled, powered, heavier-than-air, manned flight?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]


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Round 4

1.General Knowledge Which Italian term meaning 'our thing' is sometime used to describe the Sicilian Mafia?
2.On This Day Born on this day 4th December, 1964, name the American actress whose films include My Cousin Vinny, What Women Want, and Anger Management.
3.Science & Nature What is the chemical symbol for lead?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2004)

5.Sport & Leisure With a capacity of 56,000, which Major League Baseball stadium is, by seating capacity, the largest ballpark in the world?
6.Entertainment What is the highest mountain in England?
7.Art & Literature What is the name of the fictional land in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe?
8.Landmarks Completed in 1927, Buckingham Fountain is one of the largest fountains in the world. In which US city is it?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music Which band told us to Ride a White Swan in 1970 and Get It On in 1971?
10.History In which century did Moctezuma II reign as king of the Aztec Empire before being killed during the Spanish invasion?
11.Entertainment What does the letter 'T' stand for in Star Trek character James T. Kirk's name?
12.Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 13 C in a S.


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Picture Round

Picture Round 4th December 2012


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionScafell Pike in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, is the highest mountain in England. In feet, how high above mean sea level is it?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Bugadifino 8 9 8 39¼
Drunken Layabouts 8 7 39


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