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Quiz #214 - 8th April 2014Number 1 Bar & Restaurant

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What Hungarian dish is a stew of beef and vegetables flavoured with paprika?
2.On This Day More than four million people attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II on this day, 8th April, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature Light enters the eye through what aperture?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1954)

5.Sport & Leisure Between 1993 and 2004, Mark Foster was six times World Champion in what sport?
6.Geography Measured by population, what Brazilian city is the largest in South America?
7.Anagram I AM A WEAKISH SPELLER is an anagram of what well known English historical figure?
8.Logos Which clothing company has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music What supermodel starred in the music video for Westlife's 2001 version of Uptown Girl?
10.History According to legend, the Greek carpenter Epeios built what famous object?
11.Entertainment What was the title of the 1978 film about a 1960s plot to clone Hitler?
12.General Knowledge The French word for the Italian city of Genoa is thought to lend its name to what type of clothing?


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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 What is the name of the Australian Defence Vessel that picked up two black box-type signals on Sunday while searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane?
3.Science & Nature In modern astronomy, into how many constellations is the night sky divided?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1970)

5.Sport & Leisure A one-off award created by FIFA to decide the greatest football player of the 20th century, which two players were jointly awarded FIFA Player of the Century?
6.Geography In what country is the ski resort of Cortina?
7.Art & Literature What DC Comics character gets his strength from a 'power ring'?
8.Flags Which Baltic country has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music What Italian term means "in the manner of the church" and is used to describe singing without instrumental accompaniment?
10.History Who became US president as Abraham Lincoln's vice president at the time of Lincoln's assassination?
11.Entertainment Which English actress made television appearances as both Joan Collins' and Joanna Lumley's on-screen sister?
12.General Knowledge In Greek mythology, Bellerophon rode what horse?


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink What type of nuts are crushed with garlic and basil to make Italian pesto?
2.In This Year Abdullah II inherited the throne after King Hussein of Jordan died from cancer; London was hit with a 13-day bombing campaign by Neo-Nazi militant David Copeland; and the Kosovo War came to an end after Yugoslav forces withdrew from Kosovo. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature How is the medical condition of Lateral Epicondylitis more commonly known?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1986)

5.Sport & Leisure What horse won the 2014 Grand National on Saturday?
6.Entertainment What Hanna-Barbera cartoon character included Benny the Ball and Choo-Choo in his gang?
7.Anagram ANGEL OF THE RECLINING is an anagram of what well known 19th century figure?
8.Geography Which African country is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music What 1973 song begins with the line Strumming my pain with his fingers?  (½ point each for Artist and Title)
10.History In January 2011, Dilma Rousseff became the first female president of what country?
11.Entertainment Name this TV program, first aired between 1964 and 1968.

12.General Knowledge What 'P' described the best-selling game of the 1990s played using cardboard discs?


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Round 4

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

Round 4 Question 1

2.On This Day Who hit his 715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 39-year-old record on this day, 8th April, 1974?
3.Science & Nature What shape has interior angles adding up to 720°?
4.Music Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2002)

5.Sport & Leisure In athletics, what is the shortest distance race for which starting-blocks are NOT used?
6.Geography The Mackenzie River in Canada and Ob River in Russia both flow into what ocean?
7.Art & Literature At his own request, what American author's autobiography was published in 2010, 100 years after his death?
8.Landmarks Which city in the southern hemisphere is this?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music Where did the Monkees catch the Last Train to... in 1966?
10.History Marshal Josip Broz led the Communist partisans to victory against occupation forces in Yugoslavia during the Second World War. By what title and name was he later better known?
11.Entertainment What 1964 Beatles film in black and white was their first full-length feature?
12.General Knowledge What D-Day landing beach is also the name of a US state?


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Picture Round

Picture Round 8th April 2014


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionThe Peregrine Falcon is the fastest animal on Earth. In kilometres per hour, what is the fastest airspeed ever measured for one these birds?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 10½ 8 7 10 45
Fad Suckers 7 37
Famous Five 6 8 7 36
John & Tom 7 6 4 29


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