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Quiz #221 - 3rd June 2014Number 1 Bar & Restaurant

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What 'C' describes a variety of white kidney bean commonly used in Italian cuisine?
2.On This Day What 'E' is the name of the village in Lower Saxony, Germany, that lends its name to a train disaster which killed 101 on this day, 3rd June, 1998?
3.Science & Nature In electronics, how many terminals does a transistor have?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1967)

5.Sport & Leisure What Swiss professional football team shares its name with an insect?
6.Geography What Asian state has a name that means 'Lion City'?
7.Anagram NAIL JOHN'S COCK is an anagram of what Academy Award winning actor?
8.Logos What Middle Eastern company has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music Which singer accompanied Alicia Keys on the 2004 hit single My Boo?
10.History Emperor Nero is infamously said to have done what "...while Rome burned"?
11.Entertainment Which Bond girl starred with Elvis Presley in the 1963 film Fun in Acapulco?
12.General Knowledge In military terms, what is sitrep an abbreviation for?


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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 which erupted on Friday, causing flights in and out of Australia to be cancelled at the weekend?
3.Science & Nature In 1873, Norwegian physician Gerhard Hansen discovered the bacillus that causes what infectious disease?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1981)

5.Sport & Leisure What sport do the Oklahoma City Thunder play?
6.Geography What Belgian port is connected to Bruges by ship canal?
7.Art & Literature What colour was Velvet's surname in the 1935 novel National Velvet?
8.Flags What North African country has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music What was the title of The Beatles' 1963 début album?
10.History In which European city did 19th century serial killers Burke and Hare operate?
11.Entertainment Who played Franciscan friar William of Baskerville in the 1986 film The Name of the Rose?
12.General Knowledge Tagalog is a major dialect and the basis of the official language of what country?


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink Native to parts of South and Southeast Asia, what 'J' describes this tropical fruit?

Round 3 Question 1

2.In This Year In this year: Return of the Jedi opened in theatres worldwide; Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down by Soviet fighters; and United States troops led the Invasion of Grenada. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature What name was given to the first human spaceflight program of the United States?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1996)

5.Sport & Leisure In reference to an international sports organisation, what do the initials CGF stand for?
6.Entertainment Who played architect Doug Roberts in The Towering Inferno?
7.Anagram A TAIL IN AN ARAB is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
8.Geography A region of France, what is the name of this island?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot are all operas by which Italian composer?
10.History What Greek philosopher was the pupil of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle?
11.Entertainment To which 1973 film does this theme music belong?

12.General Knowledge How many cards are there altogether in a standard version of the board game Cluedo (Clue)?


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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 famously married at the Château de Candé in France on this day, 3rd June, 1937?
3.Science & Nature What 'F' describes the bony projection on the lower leg of a horse?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2011)

5.Sport & Leisure How many Olympic Gold medals has Usain Bolt won?
6.Geography Norfolk is a major Atlantic port in what US state?
7.Art & Literature Which American writer, and husband of film star Marilyn Monroe, had his conviction for contempt of Congress dismissed in 1958?
8.Landmarks On which popular island tourist destination is this, the Mother Temple of Besakih?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music Formed in 1968, members of what American band have the first names David, Stephen, Graham and Neil?
10.History What war effectively ended with the signing of an armistice on 27th July 1953?
11.Entertainment In which US city was the TV sitcom Cheers set?
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

Round 4 Question 12



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Picture Round

Picture Round 3rd June 2014


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionThe highest speed attained by a manned Maglev train was by the MLX01 on the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line in Japan on 2nd December 2003. What speed, in kilometres per hour, did it achieve?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 8 11 43½
Fad Suckers 9 5 8 10 10 42ǂ
Bugadifino 7 9 6 10½ 42
Flummoxed 7 8 10 6 36½


ǂ Tiebreak Runner-Up

Tiebreak Question

In which year was Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World first published?


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