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Quiz #235 - 9th September 2014Number 1 Bar & Restaurant

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What 'A' is a natural seed extract often used to colour "red" cheese?
  Annatto / AchioteAnnatto / Achiote
2.On This Day China's "Chairman Mao", Mao Zedong, died on this day, 9th September, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

1976

 1976
3.Science & Nature Of what species is this baby mammal?

Aardvark

 Aardvark
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Tommy James and the Shondells - Mony MonyTommy James and the Shondells - Mony Mony (1968)
5.Sport & Leisure What nationality is Formula 1 Red Bull racing driver Daniel Ricciardo?
 Australian
6.Geography What is the name of the vast reservoir created by the Aswan High Dam in Eqypt?
 Lake Nasser (17% of the reservoir is in Sudan who call it Lake Nubia)
7.Anagram JOLTS SNATCH ON ARSE is an anagram of what American actress born in 1984?
  Scarlett JohanssonScarlett Johansson
8.Logos What Japanese automobile manufacturer has this as its logo?

Subaru

 Subaru (the automobile manufacturing division of Fuji Heavy Industries)
9.Music You Give Love a Bad Name was the first major worldwide hit for what band?
 Bon Jovi (1986)
10.History What name was given to this multi-stranded knotted rope used for flogging in days gone by?

Cat o' nine tails

 Cat o' nine tails
11.Entertainment What female pop star played a fencing instructor in the James Bond film Die Another Day?
  MadonnaMadonna
12.General Knowledge The tolar was the currency of what country prior to it introducing the euro on 1st January 2007?
 Slovenia


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Round 2

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

Two peas in a pod

 Two peas in a pod
2.Current Affairs After Sunday's U.S. Open victory, how many Grand Slam titles has Serena Williams won?
 18 (5 Australian Open, 2 French Open, 5 Wimbledon, 6 U.S. Open)
3.Science & Nature What is the common name for the anatomical term axilla?
 Armpit / Underarm
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone LineElectric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line (1977)
5.Sport & Leisure What New Zealand SupeRugby team play at the AMI Stadium?
  CrusadersCrusaders (Christchurch)
6.Geography What is the name of the 1200km long mountain range that forms the backbone of Italy?
 Apennine Mountains
7.Art & Literature For how many years did Rip Van Winkle sleep?
 20
8.Flags What Caribbean island nation has this as its national flag?

Barbados

 Barbados
9.Music Some Enchanted Evening, Happy Talk and There Is Nothing Like a Dame are songs from what musical?
 South Pacific
10.History What retired U.S. president survived an assassination attempt in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1912?
  Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt
11.Entertainment What long-running Australian TV series is set in Summer Bay?
 Home and Away
12.General Knowledge Meaning "for example" in English, "e.g." is an abbreviation of what two Latin words?
 Exempli gratiā


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink What is the name of the salad dressing based on mayonnaise, with red chilli sauce, minced green onions and minced green chilli peppers, normally an accompaniment to crab or shrimp?
 Louis dressing
2.In This Year In this year: The Beatles performed at the Cavern Club for the first time; The Apartment won Best Picture at the Academy Awards; and President Kennedy announced his goal to put a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
 1961
3.Science & Nature By what name is Trioxygen - O3 - better known?
 Ozone
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Chris Rea - The Road To HellChris Rea - The Road To Hell (1989)
5.Sport & Leisure What English football club was founded in 1820 as a cricket team for steel workers who wanted to play on their day off?
 Sheffield Wednesday
6.Entertainment What is the full name of Mark Harmon's character in the TV series NCIS? (first, middle, and last name)
 Leroy Jethro Gibbs
7.Art & Literature Famous for its use as an advertisement for Pears soap, what 19th century English artist painted Bubbles?

John Everett Millais

 John Everett Millais
8.Geography What former Soviet state is this?

Tajikistan

 Tajikistan
9.Music Who released a best-selling album in 1979 titled Off the Wall?
  Michael JacksonMichael Jackson
10.Anagram TRUNCATED IF ON CROTCH is an anagram of what U.S. state capital and the state it is capital of? (2 word answer)
 Hartford, Connecticut
11.Entertainment Name this 1949 film and the actor speaking.

  White Heat - James CagneyWhite Heat - James Cagney
12.General Knowledge What is the only U.S. state capital to end with the letter 'X'?
 Phoenix (Arizona)


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Round 4

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

That is beside the point

 That is beside the point
2.Current Affairs What "anniversary" was marked yesterday of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370?
 6 months
3.Science & Nature What 'A' is the most commonly used family of rockets launched by the European Space Agency?
 Ariane
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Pink - Get the Party StartedPink - Get the Party Started (2001)
5.Sport & Leisure Martina Navratilova was granted U.S. citizenship in 1981, but in what European capital city was she born?
 Prague
6.Geography How many stars are there in total on the flags of Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Cuba?
  6161 (6+4+50+1)
7.Art & Literature Based on her experiences as a governess, what is the title of Anne Brontë's début novel?
 Agnes Grey
8.Landmarks Including the world's largest indoor theme park, Adventure, and the outdoor Magic Island, what is the name of this recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea?

Lotte World

 Lotte World
9.Music First performed in 1918, who composed The Planets suite?
 Gustav Holst
10.History Who was commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe from 1935 up until the final days of World War II?
 Hermann Göring
11.Entertainment What television series is set in the fictional William McKinley High School, Lima, Ohio?
 Glee
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

931

 931


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Picture Round

Picture Round 9th September 2014

1. Michael van Gerwen 2. Aretha Franklin 3. Richard Gere 4. Mohammad Ali
5. Bryan Adams 6. Helen Hunt 7. Chris Brown 8. Adam Baldwin
9. Joan Rivers 10. Brigitte Bardot 11. Boy George 12. Mariah Carey

Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionFirst launched in December 1979, to date, how may successful Ariane rocket launches have there been?
207 (of 218 launches)

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
BugadifinoJohn 9 9 8 9 11 46
Drunken Layabouts 8 9 38½
Fad Suckers 10¼ 5 7 9 0 31¼
Stupidasitgets 5 1 20½


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