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Quiz #194 - 19th November 2013Number 1 Bar & Restaurant

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What type of fruit is a cantaloupe?
2.On This Day Which pop duo were stripped of their Grammy Award on this day, 19th November, 1990, after it was discovered session musicians had provided all the vocals on their album?
3.Science & Nature Which acid was historically known as oil of vitriol?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1962)

5.Sport & Leisure Introduced by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield in the 1870s, Sphairistikè evolved into which modern sport?
6.Geography Which U.S. state is nicknamed the Peach State?
7.Anagram I'M SHY, CAN'T ERECT is an anagram of which British football club?
8.Logos Which sports equipment manufacturer has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music Formed in 1987, which American band comprises Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool, and Jason White?
10.History The Scottish poet Robert Burns lived and died during which century?
11.Entertainment In which decade did the first Oscars ceremony take place?
12.General Knowledge The term "widdershins" means moving in what direction?


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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 Which artist painted Three Studies of Lucian Freud, sold at auction last week for a record breaking US$142.4 million?

Round 2 Question 2

3.Science & Nature Chromatics is the science of what?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1971)

5.Sport & Leisure In which country was former tennis player Greg Rusedski born?
6.Geography By population, what is Russia's second largest city?
7.Art & Literature What is the title of Alistair MacLean's 1968 sequel to The Guns of Navarone?
8.Flags Which South American country has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music Name all of The Three Tenors.
10.History Julius Caesar was assassinated in which year?
A. 44 BC
B. 24 BC
C. 4 BC
11.Entertainment Which American director's real name is Allan Stewart Konigsberg?
12.General Knowledge In the Catholic Church, what 'C' means to declare someone a saint?


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink Which herb is also known as Chinese parsley?
2.In This Year In this year: The Khmer Rouge won the Cambodian Civil War and took control of the country; Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in the Thrilla in Manila; and Ross McWhirter, co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records, was shot dead by the Provisional IRA. What year was it?
3.Science & Nature Deglutition is the scientific term for what common bodily function?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1981)

5.Sport & Leisure In golf, what word is used to describe a score of three under par?
6.Entertainment In which long-running TV series does the phrase "time and relative dimension in space" play a most pertinent role?
7.Anagram A MÁGIC BOOB TOOL is an anagram of which South American capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
8.Geography Which US state is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music Music for the 19th century ballet Sleeping Beauty was composed by who?
10.History After which war was the League of Nations formed?
11.Entertainment Name this TV series from the late 70s and early 80s.

12.General Knowledge What American federal holiday is celebrated on the third Monday in January?


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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 Name the Toronto Mayor stripped of his powers this week after recently admitting to smoking crack cocaine and being caught on camera while in a drunken rage threatening to kill someone.
3.Science & Nature Weighing up to 3kg, what is the world's largest type of frog?

Round 4 Question 3

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

(1996)

5.Sport & Leisure Which country set a world record at the 2012 Summer Olympics for the Men's 4 × 100 metres relay?
6.Geography In which North American city might you land at Pearson International Airport?
7.Art & Literature In the German fairy tale, what is the name of Snow-White's sister?
8.Landmarks Which famous Paris building is this?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music In Elvis Presley's 1956 song Heartbreak Hotel, the hotel is on what street?
10.History General Jaruzelski declared martial law in which country in 1981?
11.Entertainment Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams were the starring characters of what 1981 British film classic?
12.General Knowledge After Adolf Dassler split with his brother Rudolf to form Adidas, what rival company did his brother create?


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Picture Round

Picture Round 19th November 2013


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionThe Indian Pacific is a weekly passenger rail service in Australia running between Sydney and Perth, via Adelaide. How long, in kilometres, is it?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Fad Suckers 8 9 10½ 9 45
Drunken Layabouts 9 9 44¾ǂ
Bugadifino 9 11 44¾
Pass 7 8 7 3 28½


ǂ Tiebreak Runner-Up

Tiebreak Question

In which year was Isaac Newton born?


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