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Quiz #195 - 26th November 2013Number 1 Bar & Restaurant

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What Chinese dish translates as "fried noodles"?
2.On This Day In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million were stolen from the Brink's-MAT vault at Heathrow Airport on this day, 26th November, in which year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature Malic acid derives its name from the Latin word for which fruit?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1966)

5.Sport & Leisure Which Formula 1 driver won the first of his four World Championships in 1985?
6.Geography Spanning four countries, what lake in Africa is the longest freshwater lake in the world?
7.Anagram RACY SUSPICION is an anagram of which European capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
8.Logos Which American fast food chain has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music Who had a worldwide hit in 1973 with Paper Roses?
10.History Who was Ronald Reagan's Vice-President?
11.Entertainment Which classic film includes the famous line "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"?
12.General Knowledge What month takes its name from the Latin for nine?


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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 Name the volcano in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, currently erupting and causing 12,000 people to be evacuated.
3.Science & Nature Native to Africa, what type of animal is a vervet?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1978)

5.Sport & Leisure What nationality is professional golfer Rory Sabbatini?
6.Geography Darwin is the capital of which Australian federal division?
7.Art & Literature First published in 2003, who wrote the bestselling popular science book A Short History of Nearly Everything?
8.Flags Which Middle-East country has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music What musical instrument does German manufacturer Blüthner produce?
10.History Which North American Indian tribes were led by Chief Sitting Bull?
11.Entertainment For what 2009 film did Sandra Bullock win an Oscar for Best Actress?
12.General Knowledge Founded in Europe in 1919, what is the oldest airline still in operation today?


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink What juice is used in a whiskey sour cocktail?
2.In This Year In this year: The Netherlands became the first country in the world to allow same-sex couples to marry legally; Timothy McVeigh was executed for the Oklahoma City bombing; and the first iPod was introduced by Apple. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature What is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest moon in the Solar System, after Jupiter's Ganymede?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1988)

5.Sport & Leisure Who won the World Chess Championship 2013 on Friday?
6.Entertainment What 1982 Ridley Scott film was based on Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
7.Anagram ASTONISHING ANAL TOWN is an anagram of which Major League Baseball team?
8.Geography Which North African country is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music Keep on Running and Gimme Some Lovin' were worldwide hits in the 60s for which British band?
10.History Who succeeded Calvin Coolidge as President of the United States in 1929?
11.Entertainment Lasting 5 seasons between 2008 and 2013, name this TV series.

12.General Knowledge What was the original name of Ralph Lauren's clothing brand?


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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 which European city did a supermarket roof collapse kill 54 people on Thursday?
3.Science & Nature Boats "roll" when rotating about their longitudinal axis. What are the other two rotations called?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2009)

5.Sport & Leisure In which football competition is the Henri Delaunay Trophy awarded to the winners?
6.Geography Which Polynesian island is known locally as Rapa Nui?
7.Art & Literature Now a literary classic, what was the name of Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery's first novel published in 1908?
8.Landmarks A former railway station and now a museum, in which European city is the Hamburger Bahnhof?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music Fifties Jazz musician Chet Baker was best known for playing what musical instrument?
10.History During World War II, what was the government in unoccupied France called?
11.Entertainment Who was Julia Robert's male co-star in the 1999 film Runaway Bride?
12.General Knowledge What 'C' is the name of the national police force in Italy?


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Picture Round

Picture Round 26th November 2013


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionBrahim Takioullah from Morocco is the second-tallest living person in the world and holds the Guinness World Record for the largest feet. How long, in millimetres, is his left foot?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Fad Suckers 11 10 8 45
Drunken Layabouts 8 6 9 10 38½
Bugadifino 8 5 7 9 35½
MCL 6 8 7 6 8 35


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