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Quiz #315 - 28th June 2016Mars Bar and Restaurant

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What sauce shares its name with a Latin American style of music and dance?
2.On This Day In boxing, Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear on this day, 28th June, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature What acid is used in a lead-acid car battery?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1969)

5.Sport & Leisure Currently driving for the Renault Sport team, what nationality is Formula 1 racing driver Kevin Magnussen?
6.Geography What is the world's longest continental mountain range?
7.Anagram O DEAR! I'M A GONAD! is an anagram of what retired sportsman?
8.Logos What telecommunication and wireless equipment company has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music What band crashed weddings in Los Angeles, California for the video to their 2015 hit Sugar?
10.History Norway became independent in 1905 after the dissolution of its union with what country?
11.Entertainment What was the surname of the family the Fonz stayed with in the TV series Happy Days?
12.General Knowledge What Jewish Babylonian Aramaic term translates literally to "son of commandment"?


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Round 2

1.Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase. (4 word answer)

Round 2 Question 1

2.Current Affairs In the UK referendum last week, in which of the 382 counting areas did 95.9% vote to remain in the EU?
3.Science & Nature How many pairs of chromosomes make up the cells of a normal human body?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1981)

5.Sport & Leisure What country had the worst performance in the UEFA Euro 2016 group stage with 0 points and a goal difference of -5?
6.Geography Tallinn is the capital and largest city of what European country?
7.Art & Literature Name the American writer best known for his series of suspense novels about Hannibal Lecter.
8.Flags What region is represented by this flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music Hello Mary Lou was a 1961 hit for who?
10.History What name was given to the 1918 H1N1 flu pandemic, the most deadly of the 20th century?
11.Entertainment What, in 1961, was the last complete film to feature Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe?
12.General Knowledge A pathway between hills.
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.


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink What carbohydrate is also known as grape sugar?
2.In This Year In this year: Stephen King published Carrie, his first novel under his own name; U.S. President Richard Nixon announced his resignation; and Turkey invaded Cyprus, occupying 37% of the island. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature What nationality was chemist Alfred Nobel?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1993)

5.Sport & Leisure Who declared the 1936 Olympics officially open?
6.Entertainment Who played the character of John Bosley in the 2000 Charlie's Angels film?
7.Art & Literature What Shakespeare play is best known for the character Shylock and his famous "Hath not a Jew eyes?" speech?
8.Geography What European country is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music Who's gonna tell you when it's too late. Who's gonna tell you things aren't so great are the opening lines to what 1984 song?  (½ point each for Artist and Title)
10.Anagram RATTLING CARNAL MENDER is an anagram of what New York landmark?
11.Entertainment Complete the title of this 2016 film: Captain America: _____ _____  (½ point for each) (2 word answer)
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 well known phrase. (2 word answer)

Round 4 Question 1

2.On This Day The trigger for World War I, name the Austrian Archduke assassinated in Sarajevo on this day, 28th June, 1914.
3.Science & Nature California ebony, Texas brown, Costa Rican red, Mexican pink, and Peruvian pinktoe are all types of what?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2005)

5.Sport & Leisure In tennis between 1974 and 1986, who won 18 Grand Slam women's singles championships and three doubles titles?
6.Geography Troms, Finnmark and Oppland are three of the nineteen counties of what country?
7.Art & Literature What were 17th century Flemish artist Ruben's first and middle names?  (½ point for each)
8.Landmarks A skyline dominated by the Cathedral of Our Lady, what Belgian city is this?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music Me and Mrs. Jones was a 1972 hit for who?
10.History Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared in 1967 while doing what?
11.Entertainment Complete the tagline to this 1994 film: The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of ______ ______.
12.General Knowledge President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah are the current leaders of what country?


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Picture Round

Picture Round 28th June 2016


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionSet for its grand opening in late 2016, the MahaNakhon (Thai: มหานคร) in Bangkok is the tallest building in Thailand. How tall, in feet, is it?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 10 11 6 6 38½
Fad Suckers 9 9 37½
Aliens 5 7 7 5 9 33


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