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Quiz #174 - 18th June 2013Number 1 Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink A well known term in Turkish cuisine, what is the Turkish word for "rotating"?
2.On This Day Suspected of being the Unabomber, who was indicted on ten criminal counts on this day, 18th June, 1996?
3.Science & Nature How many limbs does a lobster have?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1964)

5.Sport & Leisure In 1934, what became the first European country to win the FIFA World Cup?
6.Geography Measured by area, what is the smallest country on mainland Africa?
7.Anagram HAPLESS JOINT is an anagram of which former world leader?
8.Logos Which Italian brand of mineral water has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music Which well known singer married Turkish-American television actress Ayda Field in 2010?
10.History Which World War II battle between December 1944 and January 1945 was a German offensive on the Western Front in Belgium, France and Luxembourg?
11.Entertainment Euphegenia was the first name of which Robin Williams film character?
12.General Knowledge Which Christian religious holiday, sometimes called the Commemoration of All Faithful Departed, is usually celebrated on 2nd November?


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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 the news this week: What is the name of the resort in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, currently hosting the 2013 G8 summit?
3.Science & Nature To the nearest degree, what is absolute zero when measured on the Celsius scale?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1973)

5.Sport & Leisure Which well known singer played in goal for Real Madrid's youth team until a car accident ended his football career in 1963?
6.Geography Formerly one of the four largest lakes in the world, which body of water spanning Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan has lost around 80% of its volume since the 1950s?
7.Art & Literature Which Jules Verne character has a name that is Latin for nobody?
8.Flags Which country has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music Which Dutch band released their worldwide hit Venus in 1969, later covered by Bananarama in 1986?
10.History Australian Mary Donaldson married the Crown Prince of what country in 2004?
11.Entertainment Who starred in the silent films Sherlock, Jr., Go West, and The General?
12.Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 7 H of E T


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink Reportedly the "world's most expensive cheese", what 'P' describes a cheese made from the milk of Balkan donkeys from Serbia?
2.In This Year In this year: Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook.com, Facebook's forerunner; Ireland and New Zealand banned smoking in bars and restaurants; and 187,000 were killed in the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. What year was it?
3.Science & Nature Sulphuric acid contains sulphur, oxygen, and which other element?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1983)

5.Sport & Leisure Which sporting competition was dominated by Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1950s?
6.Geography In Italy it is called Monte Cervino; in France, Mont Cervin. What is its German name, also used in English?
7.Anagram A STEEP ROOF ANGLE WITHIN is an anagram of which world famous landmark?
8.Geography Which Central American country is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music Which song writing partnership sometimes produced albums under the pseudonym "The Glimmer Twins"?
10.History The former Soviet "Committee for State Security" was better known as what?
11.Entertainment Name this TV series from the 1970s.

12.General Knowledge Named after its 19th century inventor, what 'V' describes the most common type of flare gun still in use today?


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Round 4

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

Round 4 Question 1

2.Current Affairs In her final solo appointment before the birth of her baby, what cruise ship was named by the Duchess of Cambridge last Thursday?
3.Science & Nature In horses and dogs, what 'W' describes the ridge between the shoulder blades, the standard point at which their height is measured?

Round 4 Question 3

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

(1994)

5.Sport & Leisure In the first round in 1987, which Swede became the first person in 40 years to win a match at Wimbledon without losing a game?
6.Geography What do the islands of Alderney, Jersey, Guernsey, Grenada, Antigua, Réunion and Puerto Rico all have in common?
7.Art & Literature In Ancient Greek literature, which god of the sky fathered the Titans and the Cyclopes?
8.Landmarks Nicknamed the Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi, what is the official name of this well known skyscraper?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music How many of the four U2 members were born in Ireland?
10.History Named after a president, what were the shanty towns that sprang up in the United States during the Great Depression called?
11.Entertainment Which fictional film hero had a lover called Marion Ravenwood?
12.Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 1952 is E M to E


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Picture Round

Picture Round 18th June 2013


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionZeus, a Great Dane from Michigan, USA, was declared the "world's tallest dog" in the 2013 Guinness Book of World Records. From his foot to his withers, how tall in millimetres is he?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 8 8 10 11 42½
F.B.A. 5 9 9 5 34½
Bugadifino 5 7 10 34


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