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Quiz #332 - 22nd November 2016Mars Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink Blue Mountain, Bourbon, and Colombian are varieties of what?
2.On This Day British pirate Edward Teach was killed in battle off the coast of North Carolina on this day, 22nd November, 1716. By what name was he better known?
3.Science & Nature After the Sun and the Moon, what is the third brightest celestial object as seen by the naked eye from the Earth?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1964)

5.Sport & Leisure Who won the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship with a victory in the final race of the season on Sunday?
6.Geography Accra is the capital and most populous city of what African country?
7.Anagram I AM A TRASH BOUNCER is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?

8.Logos What American multinational energy company has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music With what band did Tom Jones collaborate in 1999 to record a cover version of Talking Heads' Burning Down the House?
10.History What modern day capital city was the seat of the Qajar dynasty from 1789 to 1925 and the Pahlavi dynasty from 1925 to 1979?
11.Entertainment In the 1984 classic Beverly Hills Cop, for what city's police force did Eddie Murphy work before moving out to Beverly Hills?
12.General Knowledge What Latin derived word describes the minimum number of members of a parliament or assembly that must be present in order to make the proceedings of their meeting valid?


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Round 2

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

Round 2 Question 1

2.On This Day What was the name of the Texan Governor seriously wounded when John F. Kennedy was assassinated on this day, 22nd November, 1963?
3.Science & Nature How many sides does a Möbius strip have?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1971)

5.Sport & Leisure In soccer, who was fired as manager of the U.S. men's national team on Monday after five years in charge?
6.Geography Little Bay is a town currently under construction, intended to be the future capital of what Caribbean island?
7.Art & Literature Who painted the Mona Lisa?
8.Flags What microstate has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music One year after releasing The Girl Is Mine, what 1983 hit song was written and performed by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson?
10.On This Day Angela Merkel became the first female Chancellor of Germany on this day, 22nd November, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
11.Entertainment Who played lawyer Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird?
12.General Knowledge Who has been President of the European Commission since November 2014?


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink In the UK, what independent brewer produces London Pride and Chiswick Bitter?
2.On This Day One of the last tea clippers ever built, and the only one still surviving today, what ship was launched in Dumbarton, Scotland on this day, 22nd November, 1869?
3.Science & Nature Found across Afro-Eurasia, and notable for its distinctive "crown" of feathers, what 'H' describes this bird?

Round 3 Question 3

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

(1981)

5.Sport & Leisure Eastwood, Brothers Old Boys, Randwick, and Parramatta Two Blues are Australian teams competing in what sport?
6.Entertainment Who plays the title role in the 2016 American superhero film Doctor Strange?
7.Current Affairs In the news this week, president-elect Donald Trump has said the United States will quit the TPP on his first day in office. What does TPP stand for?
8.Maps What Caribbean country is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music What band helped springboard the careers of guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page?
10.Anagram A DRAB CARNAL BRAT is an anagram of what best-selling English author?

11.On This Day Released on this day, 22nd November, 1995; what was the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery?
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

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Round 4

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

Round 4 Question 1

2.Current Affairs At the age of 56, name the NASA astronaut who became the oldest woman in space when Expedition 50 left for the International Space Station on Friday.
3.Science & Nature Worldwide, what is the most common human blood type? (ABO type and +/- rhesus factor)
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2001)

5.On This Day Mike Tyson defeated Trevor Berbick to become the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history on this day, 22nd November, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
6.Geography What southeastern U.S. city is named after an Ancient Egyptian capital?
7.Art & Literature What Victorian author created the fictional Midlands town of Middlemarch?
8.Thailand Where, in Thailand, is this?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music What was 20th century Russian composer Stravinsky's first name?
10.History Acadia was a 17th and early 18th century North American colonisation by what European country?
11.Entertainment What were the first and last names of the Detective Sergeant played by Dennis Waterman in the 1970s TV series The Sweeney?  (½ point for each)
12.General Knowledge A polyandric woman has more than one what?


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Picture Round

Picture Round 22nd November 2016


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionWith a budget of US$14 million, how many million dollars did the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop gross worldwide at the box office?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Fad Suckers 10 10 7 43
Drunken Layabouts 9 10 9 2 38½
Aliens 6 8 7 30¼
Cunny Funts 3 4 19½


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