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Quiz #319 - 26th July 2016Mars Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink Most commonly used in milk production, what does UHT stand for?

Round 1 Question 1

2.On This Day The beginning of NASA's first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle, Apollo 15 was launched on this day, 26th July, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature In the body, what colour blood cells are leukocytes?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1967)

5.Sport & Leisure What 55 year old former world tennis champion did Billie Jean King beat in the 1973 Battle of the Sexes tennis match in Houston, Texas?
6.Geography Nicknamed "The Garden State", what is Australia's most densely populated state?
7.Anagram RUDE TO WILTED GRAVEROBBER is an anagram of what 1970 album and song title?

8.Logos What state-owned commercial bank has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music Born in 1984, how is British rapper Dylan Kwabena Mills better known?
10.History Whilst researching radar technology, what household appliance did American physicist Percy L. Spencer accidentally invent in 1945?
11.Entertainment Who played Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two British television series: Department S (1969–70) and Jason King (1971–72)?
12.General Knowledge What 'V' is a medieval Latin term loosely translated as "exactly word for word"?


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Round 2

1.Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal an eight letter word.

Round 2 Question 1

2.Current Affairs In what Bavarian city did a Syrian man blow himself up on Sunday, injuring fifteen people?
3.Science & Nature Native to mountains in Europe, and prized for its skin, what 'C' describes this genus of goat-antelope?

Round 2 Question 3

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

(1979)

5.Sport & Leisure The Wanamaker Trophy is awarded to the winner of what annual golf tournament?
6.Geography Founded in 1565, St. Augustine, the first permanent European settlement in the Americas, is in what modern U.S. state?
7.Art & Literature In Conan Doyle's stories, what is the first name of Sherlock Holmes' arch-enemy, Moriarty?
8.Flags What North African country has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music Formed in 1986, what Swedish pop duo consists of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle?
10.History In May 2004, as he spoke in the House of Commons, Tony Blair was hit with what purple-dyed foodstuff?
11.Entertainment Freddy Kruger's striped sweater comprises what two colours?  (½ point for each)
12.Add/Deduct a Letter Haul with great effort into the hereafter.
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 In a restaurant, what does the sommelier specialise in?
2.On This Day What is the name of the German city that gave its name to the declaration signed on this day, 26th July, 1945, setting out the terms of surrender for the Empire of Japan?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature The volume of what geometrical object can be calculated using the following formula:

Round 3 Question 3

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

(1991)

5.Sport & Leisure The playing mat in a standard game of 'Twister' has how many circles?
6.Entertainment Now a Hollywood superstar, whose humble beginnings included playing Booker Brooks, Roseanne's supervisor, in the sitcom Roseanne between 1988 and 1991?
7.Art & Literature Joseph Mallord William are the first names of what 19th century British artist?
8.Maps What landlocked country in southeast Africa is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music In 1982, what ABBA album was the first ever to be released on CD?
10.Anagram INSANELY FED JAM is an anagram of what well known actress who died in 1967?

11.Entertainment What was James Bond film producer Albert R. Broccoli's nickname?
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

8
1
2
3
5
6
9
3
8
6
1
2
9
3
7
2
4
3
1
5
6
2
7
4
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8



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Round 4

1.Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal an eight letter word.

Round 4 Question 1

2.Current Affairs What American internet firm was sold to Verizon this week for nearly $5 billion?
3.Science & Nature Which of these does an adult human have most of?
A. Teeth
B. Vertebrae
C. Ribs
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2010)

5.Sport & Leisure Name the American sprinter who broke the 28-year-old 100 metres hurdles record at the London Anniversary Games on Friday.
6.Geography Eighty miles southwest of Adelaide, what is Australia's third-largest offshore island?
7.Art & Literature Originally published in 1959, what American author wrote Naked Lunch?
8.Landmarks Relocated block-by-block in the 1960s to save them from flooding, what location describes these two massive rock temples in southern Eqypt?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music Reaching No. 1 on the U.S. Hot 100 in 1975, Shining Light was the first major hit for what band?
10.History The collapse of the world stock markets on October 19th, 1987 is known as Black... what?
11.Entertainment Who played the title role in the 2010 remake of Universal's classic The Wolfman?
12.General Knowledge What three letter word describes the Vietnamese New Year celebration?


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Picture Round

Picture Round 26th July 2016


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionThe longest ever parade float was achieved in Gutian, Fujian, China, on 6th February 2012. Despite half its sections being damaged during the parade, what world record length (in feet) did it still achieve?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 10 10¾ 6 7 8 41¾
Fad Suckers 4 6 4 8 30½
The Losers 6 7 7 29¼


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