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Quiz #330 - 8th November 2016Mars Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What are the two key ingredients of the traditional Punjab dish 'Saag Aloo' (साग आलू)?  (½ point for each)
 Spinach and potato
2.On This Day Later released on a US$2.9 million ransom, whose right ear was delivered to a daily newspaper in Rome on this day, 8th November, 1973?
  John Paul Getty IIIJohn Paul Getty III
3.Science & Nature What is the more common name for the medical condition 'epistaxis'?
 Nosebleed
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Paul Anka - Put Your Head On My ShoulderPaul Anka - Put Your Head On My Shoulder (1959)
5.Sport & Leisure Who did Manny Pacquiao defeat in Las Vegas on Saturday to regain the WBO welterweight title?
 Jessie Vargas
6.Maps What major Indian city is this?

Kolkata

 Kolkata (Calcutta)
7.Anagram CHRONIC LAME ITCH is an anagram of what best-selling American author (1942-2008)?
  Michael CrichtonMichael Crichton
8.Thailand What Thai bank has this as its logo? [English Name]

Siam Commercial Bank

 Siam Commercial Bank (Thai: ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์ thanakhan thai phanit)
9.Music Who featured in chart-topping songs in 2013 with Robin Thicke and Daft Punk?
 Pharrell Williams (Blurred Lines and Get Lucky)
10.History What African country was invaded and occupied by Fascist Italy in October 1935?
 Ethiopia (Abyssinia)
11.Entertainment In the 1942 Disney film, what is the name of the eager and energetic rabbit who helps Bambi to walk and speak?
 Thumper
12.General Knowledge Sean Paul, Raheem Sterling, Grace Jones, and Shaggy were all born in what country?

Jamaica

 Jamaica


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Round 2

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

Anyone for tennis?

 Anyone for tennis?
2.Current Affairs Name the man suspected of at least seven murders after 30-year-old Kala Brown was found on Thursday chained by her neck and ankle in a metal storage container on his 95-acre property in South Carolina.
 Todd Kohlhepp
3.Science & Nature The atomic number of a chemical element is defined by the number of what within its nucleus?
 Protons
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) (1971)
5.Sport & Leisure Who was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) when the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians to win the World Series for the first time since 1908 last week?
  Ben ZobristBen Zobrist
6.Geography Tegucigalpa, commonly referred to as Tegus, is the capital and largest city of what Central American country?
 Honduras
7.Art & Literature What pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare includes the famous line "All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players"?
 As You Like It
8.Flags Between 1955 and 1975, what country was represented by this flag?

South Vietnam / Republic of Vietnam

 South Vietnam / Republic of Vietnam
9.Music What 1984 song includes these lyrics?
The phone rings in the middle of the night
My father yells what you gonna do with your life
 (½ point each for Artist and Title)
  Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have FunCyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun

10.History The Bloody Sunday massacre in St Petersburg, Russia occurred in 1905 when unarmed demonstrators were fired upon by soldiers as they approached what palace?
 Winter Palace
11.Entertainment In the film and television industry, what name is given to the head electrician responsible for the lighting plan of a production?
 Gaffer
12.Add/Deduct a Letter Can endure difficult conditions to an insignificant degree.
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.
 Hardy / Hardly


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink What 'D' describes a cocktail traditionally made with white rum, lime juice and sugar?
 Daiquiri
2.On This Day In one of the closest presidential elections of the 20th century, who did John F. Kennedy defeat on this day, 8th November, 1960?
 Richard Nixon
3.Science & Nature A female donkey or ass is called a jenny. What is a male called?
 Jack
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Kim Carnes - Bette Davis EyesKim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (1981)
5.Sport & Leisure In Rugby Union on Saturday, who beat New Zealand for the first time ever in 29 matches and 111 years?
 Ireland (40-29)
6.In This Year Sandra Bullock, Courteney Cox, Nicolas Cage, Rob Lowe, Keanu Reeves, and Russell Crowe were all born in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

1964

 1964
7.Art & Literature What 1958 novella by Truman Capote includes the characters Fred, Holly Golightly, Joe Bell, Mag Wildwood, and Rusty Trawler?
 Breakfast at Tiffany's
8.Maps What West African country is this?

Sierra Leone

 Sierra Leone
9.Music Feels Like the First Time was the 1977 debut single from what band?
  ForeignerForeigner
10.Anagram PET FLY DONATORS is an anagram of what former world heavyweight boxing champion?
  Floyd PattersonFloyd Patterson
11.Entertainment First aired in 1978, what American TV sitcom followed the misadventures of the staff at a struggling radio station in Ohio?
  WKRP in CincinnatiWKRP in Cincinnati
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

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 763


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Round 4

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

Safety in numbers

 Safety in numbers
2.Current Affairs Who won a third consecutive term this week in the Nicaraguan general elections?
  Daniel OrtegaDaniel Ortega
3.Science & Nature How many square metres are there in a hectare?
 10,000 (100 x 100 m)
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  House of Pain - Jump AroundHouse of Pain - Jump Around (1992)
5.Sport & Leisure The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy awarded annually in what sport?
 Ice hockey (playoff champion of the National Hockey League)
6.Geography Located above the Arctic Circle in Russia, what 'N' is the world's northernmost city with more than 100,000 inhabitants?
 Norilsk
7.Art & Literature What famous literary character first appeared in the 1930 novel The Murder at the Vicarage?
 Miss (Jane) Marple (Agatha Christie)
8.Landmarks What is the name of this world famous building?

Sistine Chapel

 Sistine Chapel (Vatican City)
9.Music What 1969 song includes these lyrics?
I saw her today at the reception.
A glass of wine in her hand.
 (½ point each for Artist and Title)
  The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You WantThe Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want

10.History In medieval times, a mangonel was a large military version of what device?
 Catapult
11.Entertainment What 1970s American TV series starred characters with the first names David Michael and Kenneth Richard?
 Starsky & Hutch
12.General Knowledge What two numbers best continue this sequence? 1 10 3 9 5 8 7 7 9 6 ? ?
 11 5 (alternate numbers increase by 2 and decrease by 1)


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Picture Round

Picture Round 8th November 2016

1. Benny Andersson 2. Roy Wood 3. Ian McKellen 4. Paul McKenna
5. William Holden 6. Gordon Ramsay 7. Ryan Reynolds 8. Amanda Holden
9. Penélope Cruz 10. Jade Jagger 11. Robert Taylor 12. Brian Grazer

Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionIn honour of His Majesty the King on his 80th birthday, in 2007, MINI Thailand set a record for the largest car mosaic in the world. How many MINI Coopers were used to spell out the message?
444

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Fad Suckers 8 42
Drunken Layabouts 7 35¾
Cunny Funts 3 26¼


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