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Quiz #269 - 2nd June 2015Number 1 Bar & Restaurant

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink Carrots are especially rich in what vitamin?
2.On This Day Pope John Paul II became the first Pope to visit a Communist country on this day, 2nd June, 1979. What country did he visit?
3.Science & Nature What gender is a worker bee?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1965)

5.Sport & Leisure What golf course is set to host the 2015 U.S. Open later this month?
6.Geography What peninsula is bordered by the Sea of Japan, East China Sea, and Yellow Sea?
7.Anagram A HINDUSTAN CLERK is an anagram of what former world-class cricketer?
8.Logos What flag carrying airline has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music What 1997 song includes these lyrics?
Life in plastic, it's fantastic!  (½ point each for Artist and Title)
10.History In what harbour was the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior sank by French foreign intelligence services in 1985?
11.Entertainment According to the title of the 1963 epic, how many days did Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner and David Niven spend at Peking?
12.General Knowledge Who has been President of Austria since July 2004?


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Round 2

1.Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase. (3 word answer)

Round 2 Question 1

2.Current Affairs What prominent American politician was taken to hospital in Switzerland on Sunday with a broken leg following a cycling accident?
3.Science & Nature What chemical element has the symbol Se?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1976)

5.Sport & Leisure In cycling, who won his second Giro d'Italia on Sunday?
6.Geography What is the largest city in the United States named after a British Prime Minister?
7.Art & Literature Born in 1834, what French artist is probably best known for his paintings of ballet dancers?

Round 2 Question 7

8.Flags What country has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music Released in 1984, what iconic album is this?  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

Round 2 Question 9

10.History The Republic of Biafra was a secessionist state that existed from May 1967 to January 1970 whereupon it capitulated and reintegrated into what country?
11.Entertainment Who is the famous mother of actress Isabella Rossellini?
12.General Knowledge Seasoned then intertwined.
Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a six letter word. Add a letter to that word to give the answer to the second clue.


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink In what country would you find the wine growing regions of Russian River Valley, Rutherford, and Sonoma Valley?
2.In This Year In this year: The tallest man-made structure to date, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was officially opened; an earthquake in Haiti killed more than 316,000 people; and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill discharged nearly 5 billion gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature What 'B' describes a camel with two humps?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1985)

5.Sport & Leisure In what year did Ben Johnson beat his own 100 metres world record at the Olympic Games, only to be later disqualified for doping, stripped of his Olympic medal, his previous World Championship medal, and both world records?
6.Entertainment What 1970s British TV series was set at 165 Eaton Place, London?
7.Art & Literature What 1950 Isaac Asimov novel shares its name with a 2004 film starring Will Smith?
8.Geography Formerly known by its Dutch name Spitsbergen, what is the name of this Norwegian archipelago?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music What 1968 Neil Diamond song was also a hit for UB40 in 1983?
10.Anagram BORING DEUTSCHLAND is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
11.Entertainment What 1999 film showcased Ronan Keating's first solo single When You Say Nothing at All?
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

Round 3 Question 12



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Round 4

1.Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 9 letter word.

Round 4 Question 1

2.Current Affairs In what Asian river did a passenger ship carrying more than 450 people sink last night?
3.Science & Nature What animal's name is Afrikaans for "earth pig"?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1998)

5.Sport & Leisure What two countries won the first four FIFA World Cup finals held between 1930 and 1950?
6.Geography In what country would you find the ghost town of Pripyat?
7.Art & Literature What William Shakespeare title character had three daughters named Goneril, Regan and Cordelia?
8.Landmarks What is the name of this medieval fortress in North Wales?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music The 1962 novelty song Monster Mash was performed by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the _____-_______?
10.History In what modern-day U.S. state did the Battle of the Little Bighorn take place in 1876?
11.Entertainment Ash, Bishop and Call are android characters featured in different films belonging to what film franchise?
12.General Knowledge Alongside English, what is the official national language of Pakistan?


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Picture Round

Picture Round 2nd June 2015


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionThe most pierced man in the world is Rolf Buchholz, from Dortmund, Germany. How many piercings has he throughout his body?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 9 11 12 10 11 53
Bugadifino 10 42
The 30s Club 8 4 6 33¾


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