Food & Drink What 'C' describes a variety of white kidney bean commonly used in Italian cuisine?
Cannellini
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?
Eschede
3.
Science & Nature In electronics, how many terminals does a transistor have?
Three
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Move - Flowers In The Rain (1967)
5.
Sport & Leisure What Swiss professional football team shares its name with an insect?
Grasshopper Club Zürich
6.
Geography What Asian state has a name that means 'Lion City'?
Singapore (derived from the Malay word Singapura (Sanskrit: सिंहपुर))
7.
Anagram NAIL JOHN'S COCK is an anagram of what Academy Award winning actor?
Jack Nicholson
8.
Logos What Middle Eastern company has this as its logo?
Emirates
9.
Music Which singer accompanied Alicia Keys on the 2004 hit single My Boo?
Usher
10.
History Emperor Nero is infamously said to have done what "...while Rome burned"?
Fiddled
11.
Entertainment Which Bond girl starred with Elvis Presley in the 1963 film Fun in Acapulco?
Ursula Andress
12.
General Knowledge In military terms, what is sitrep an abbreviation for?
Food & Drink Native to parts of South and Southeast Asia, what 'J' describes this tropical fruit?
Jackfruit
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)]
1983
3.
Science & Nature What name was given to the first human spaceflight program of the United States?
Project Mercury
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Eric Clapton - Change The World (1996)
5.
Sport & Leisure In reference to an international sports organisation, what do the initials CGF stand for?
Commonwealth Games Federation
6.
Entertainment Who played architect Doug Roberts in The Towering Inferno?
Paul Newman
7.
Anagram A TAIL IN AN ARAB is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
Tirana, Albania
8.
Geography A region of France, what is the name of this island?
Corsica
9.
Music La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot are all operas by which Italian composer?
Giacomo Puccini
10.
History What Greek philosopher was the pupil of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle?
Plato
11.
Entertainment To which 1973 film does this theme music belong?
The Sting (Marvin Hamlisch - The Entertainer)
12.
General Knowledge How many cards are there altogether in a standard version of the board game Cluedo (Clue)?
The 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?
581 (361 mph)
Scoreboard
Team Name
R1
R2
R3
R4
P
Total
Drunken Layabouts
6½
8
8½
9½
11
43½
Fad Suckers
9
5
8
10
10
42ǂ
Bugadifino
7
9
6
9½
10½
42
Flummoxed
7
8
5½
10
6
36½
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Tiebreak Question
In which year was Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World first published?
