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Quiz #324 - 30th August 2016Mars Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What type of food are Macadamias?
2.Current Affairs The world's tallest suspension bridge, the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, opened to traffic last Friday. In what country is it?

Round 1 Question 2

3.Science & Nature What Scottish biologist is widely credited with the discovery of penicillin in 1928?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1960)

5.Sport & Leisure What manufacturer won its first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in 2015?
6.Geography In what country is the state of Tabasco?
7.Anagram MISMANAGE SKINNY DILDO is an anagram of what U.S. theme park?

8.Logos What international non-profit journalistic organisation has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music Formed in 2007, what British rock band's hits include Little Lion Man, The Cave, and I Will Wait?
10.History In what century is it estimated the Black Death killed some 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia?
11.Entertainment Who played 12-year-old prostitute Iris Steensma in the 1976 film Taxi Driver?
12.Thailand What name is given to the branch of Buddhism most commonly followed in Thailand?


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Round 2

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

Round 2 Question 1

2.Current Affairs An assassination attempt against what world leader was foiled by Czech police in Prague last Thursday?
3.Science & Nature Where, exactly, on the human body is the columella?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1973)

5.Sport & Leisure What British tennis player was married to Chris Evert between 1979 and 1987?
6.Geography In what U.S. State is the active volcano, Mount St. Helens?
7.Art & Literature What is the most common type of oil used in oil paint?
8.Flags What landlocked country in northern Central Africa has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music Who had a Perfect Day in 1972?
10.History Who was U.S. President throughout the War of 1812?
11.Entertainment Who played Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh in the 1956 film Lust for Life?
12.Add/Deduct a Letter Heading towards a North Pacific Sea.
Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a seven letter word. Deduct one letter from that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink What English word is derived from an Old French term for 'acrid wine'?
2.In This Year In this year: Mikhail Gorbachev was elected as the first executive president of the Soviet Union; a fire on the Scandinavian Star, a ferry en route from Norway to Denmark, killed 158; and East Germany and West Germany reunited into a single Germany. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature What colour is orange blossom?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1990)

5.Sport & Leisure Anita Włodarczyk of Poland broke her own world record for the fourth time on Sunday, in what track and field event?
6.Geography Dakar is the capital and largest city of what country?
7.Art & Literature In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, what is Charlie's last name?
8.Maps What doubly landlocked country in Central Asia is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music What American thrash metal band was formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King?
10.Anagram NOXIOUS, DERANGED BIRD is an anagram of what domestic top-flight European football club?

11.Entertainment What 2015 animated comedy-adventure film is this?

Round 3 Question 11

12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

3
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7
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Round 4

1.Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal the title of a 1970s novel and film.

Round 4 Question 1

2.Current Affairs Shortly after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit central Italy last Wednesday, what country was hit by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake on the same day?
3.Science & Nature What vitamin improves the eye's ability to see in the dark?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2000)

5.Sport & Leisure With 51 professional wins to date, who is widely regarded as the best left-handed golfer of all time?
6.Geography Uzbekistan in Central Asia is one of only two countries in the world classed as "doubly landlocked". Located in Europe, what is the other?
7.Art & Literature Who wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
8.Landmarks In what European capital city would you find this, the world's largest castle complex?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music In the 1969 Western musical Paint Your Wagon, Clint Eastwood sang I Talk to the... what?
10.History King Philip II of Macedon was assassinated in 336 B.C. and was succeeded by his son. Who was his son?
11.Entertainment Who played the title role in the 1980 film The Elephant Man?
12.Thailand In what year was King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (Rama IX) born?


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Picture Round

Picture Round 30th August 2016


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionThe World's Tallest Thermometer is a landmark located in the Mojave desert in Baker, California, USA. In feet, how tall is it?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 10 7 8 41
Fad Suckers 8 6 39½
Aliens 7 7 4 37
Cunny Funts 7 9 5 35


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