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Quiz #287 - 10th November 2015Number 1 Bar & Restaurant

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What four letter word is used to describe raw beef or mutton fat, especially the hard fat around the loins and kidneys, often used for deep frying and making pastry?
 Suet
2.On This Day German citizens began breaking down the Berlin Wall on this day, 10th November, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

1989

 1989
3.Science & Nature How many micrometres are there in a metre?
 1 million
4.Name That Tune Name that tune. [½ point each for Composer and Title]

  Johann Strauss II - The Blue DanubeJohann Strauss II - The Blue Danube (1867 - An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314)
5.Sport & Leisure Snowboarding was first included as an Olympic discipline at the Winter Olympics hosted by Nagano, Japan, in what year?
 1998
6.Geography In what country does the Mekong Delta flow into the South China Sea?
 Vietnam
7.Anagram STINK AND SIGN WHORES is an anagram of what NFL football team?
  Washington RedskinsWashington Redskins
8.Logos Founded in 1946, what American company has this as its logo?

Estée Lauder

 Estée Lauder
9.Music Complete the third line below from Sam Cooke's 1960 song, Wonderful World:
Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a ______ _____

 Science book

10.History What name is given to the group of 750,000 year old human fossils first discovered during excavations at Zhoukoudian near Beijing in 1923?
 Peking Man (Homo erectus pekinensis)
11.Entertainment Fill in the blanks:
Dirty Harry (1971)
_____ _____ (1973)
The Enforcer (1976)
_____ _____ (1983)
The Dead Pool (1988)
 Magnum Force, Sudden Impact
12.General Knowledge Diego Maradona, Jeremy Clarkson, Bono, Colin Firth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Sean Penn were all born in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

1960

 1960


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Round 2

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

Look back in anger

 Look back in anger
2.Current Affairs The Prime Minister of what country resigned last week in the wake of the fatal Colectiv nightclub fire on 30th October?
 Romania (Victor Ponta)
3.Science & Nature What is the name of this constellation?

Leo

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

  Argent - Hold Your Head UpArgent - Hold Your Head Up (1972)
5.Sport & Leisure How many world heavyweight title fights did Muhammad Ali contest under the name of Cassius Clay?
 1 (25th February 1964 vs Sonny Liston)
6.Geography In the U.S.A., what is the state capital of Rhode Island?
 Providence
7.Art & Literature What member of the Monty Python team wrote the 1983 children's novel The Saga of Erik the Viking?
 Terry Jones
8.Flags What Asian country has this as its national flag?

Indonesia

 Indonesia
9.Music Rob Halford is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for what heavy metal band?
 Judas Priest
10.History What drug, later found to have devastating side effects, was launched in 1957 to help pregnant women overcome morning sickness?
 Thalidomide (often under the brand names Thalomid, Immunoprin, Talidex, Talizer)
11.Entertainment Between 1960 and 1962, who starred in Sink the Bismarck!, Man in the Moon, and The Longest Day?
  Kenneth MoreKenneth More
12.General Knowledge Sufficient trial piece.
Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a five letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
 Ample / Sample


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink What 'B' is a popular Mexican dish that translates into English as "little donkey"?
 Burrito
2.On This Day Released two years later, Bill Gates first presented Windows 1.0 to the public on this day, 10th November, in what year?

1983

 1983 (Windows 1.0 was released on 20th November 1985 as the first version of the Microsoft Windows line)
3.Science & Nature To what group of animals do Chuckwallas belong?
  Lizard / IguanaLizard / Iguana
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  George Michael - I Want Your SexGeorge Michael - I Want Your Sex (1987)
5.Sport & Leisure Against what team were Manchester United playing when Eric Cantona performed his infamous kung-fu kick on an opposing fan in 1995?
  Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace (Matthew Simmons)
6.Entertainment What 1970s American sitcom began with lead actress Valerie Harper explaining "I was born in the Bronx, New York in December, 1941"?
  RhodaRhoda (as Rhoda Morgenstern)
7.Art & Literature Whose thrillers include The Osterman Weekend, The Bourne Identity, and The Prometheus Deception?
 Robert Ludlum
8.Geography What country is this?

Norway

 Norway
9.Music Fool's Overture is a 10-minute-long 1970s classic by what band?
  SupertrampSupertramp (the closing track from the album Even in the Quietest Moments...)
10.Anagram URBAN CREEP, CLINICAL FART is an anagram of what country?
 Central African Republic
11.Entertainment Who played author Paul Sheldon in the 1990 film adaptation of Stephen King's Misery?
  James CaanJames Caan
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

325

 325


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Round 4

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

The start of something big

 The start of something big
2.Current Affairs What is the location of the Australian migrant detention centre in which a "major disturbance", including rioting and arson, was reported yesterday?

Christmas Island

 Christmas Island
3.Science & Nature What name is given to the branch of mathematics that studies relationships involving the lengths and angles of triangles?
 Trigonometry (from Greek trigōnon, "triangle" and metron, "measure")
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  P!nk - So WhatP!nk - So What (2008)
5.Sport & Leisure At the centre, how many feet high is a regulation Badminton net?
 5 (5 ft 1 inch high at the edges)
6.Geography The world's tenth longest, what river forms the border between the Russian Far East and Northeastern China?
 Amur River
7.Art & Literature What is the name of the fictional London-based newspaper featured throughout the Harry Potter series?
  The Daily ProphetThe Daily Prophet
8.Landmarks The Ponte Vecchio ("Old Bridge") is a Medieval stone arch bridge noted for still having shops built along it. In what Italian city is it located?

Florence / Firenze

 Florence / Firenze (Arno River)
9.Music Complete this line, repeated several times in Bob Dylan's 1969 song:
Lay, lady, lay,
lay across my big ______ _____

 Brass bed

10.History What Icelandic explorer is considered by some to be the first European to land in mainland North America, 500 years before Christopher Columbus?
 Leif Erikson
11.Entertainment What 2002 film is the first in a series of adventures for the characters Manny, Diego and Sid?
  Ice AgeIce Age
12.General Knowledge In the United States, what former president's head features on the reverse side of a dime coin?
  NoneNone (Franklin D. Roosevelt is pictured on the obverse side)


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Picture Round

Picture Round 10th November 2015

1. Catherine Bach 2. Sonny Liston 3. Caitlyn Jenner 4. Denis Healey
5. Jon Bon Jovi 6. John Landis 7. Lisa Kudrow 8. Carrie Underwood
9. Peter Sellers 10. Linda Evangelista 11. Bruce Jenner 12. Cyndi Lauper

Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionWhat is the straight-line distance, in kilometres, between Oslo, Norway and London, England?
1153

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Fad Suckers 6 7 38½
Bugadifino 8 7 5 37
Drunken Layabouts 9 7 10 36


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