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Quiz #390 - 30th January 2018Sunset Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What 'K' is sometimes called turnip cabbage or German turnip?

Round 1 Question 1

2.On This Day Dubbed "Bloody Sunday", 14 people were killed after British paratroopers opened fire on anti-internment marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland on this day, 30th January, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature What 'C' is the main protein found in cow's milk?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1966)

5.Sport & Leisure What South Korean county will host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games?
6.Geography What modern-day country was known as the Bechuanaland Protectorate from 1885 until its independence from the United Kingdom in 1966?
7.Anagram DELETED OMAN PERVERTS is an anagram of what American sitcom, first aired in 2003?

8.Logos To what Japanese electronics company does this partial logo belong?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music Who won six awards including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards this week?
10.History George I ascended the British throne in 1714 as the first monarch of the House of what?
11.Entertainment Who plays Sam Carmichael, the one true love of Donna (Meryl Streep), in the 2008 film Mamma Mia!?
12.General Knowledge New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set in June to become the second ever elected world leader to give birth while in office. Who was first in 1990?


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Round 2

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

Round 2 Question 1

2.Current Affairs Name the USA Gymnastics national team doctor sentenced last week to 40 to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing more than 150 gymnasts.
3.Science & Nature To the nearest whole number, what percentage of the Earth's atmosphere is nitrogen?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1978)

5.Current Affairs In tennis, who won the men's and women's singles at the Australian Open this weekend?  (½ point for each)
6.Geography When dividing the world into seven continents, which is the only one intersected by both the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn?
7.Art & Literature In literature, TV and film, what fictional character gets his name from the Spanish for "fox"?
8.Flags What country has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music What British rock band released the critically acclaimed album Hysteria in 1987?
10.History Since 1066, how many kings of England and the United Kingdom have gone by the name of William?
11.Entertainment Who played Bond girl May Day in the 1985 film A View to a Kill?
12.Add/Deduct a Letter Alarming but justified.
Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a nine 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 is "drowned" with a shot of hot espresso to make an Affogato?
2.In This Year Antonio Banderas, Gary Lineker, Julianne Moore, James Spader, Roger Taylor (Duran Duran), and Carol Vorderman were all born in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

Round 3 Question 2

3.Science & Nature For their work on what recent discovery were James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize for medicine?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1985)

5.Sport & Leisure Who won a 20th century record six PGA Player of the Year Awards between 1977 and 1984?
6.Entertainment What 1989 sci-fi film stars Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as members of a Caribbean oil platform crew on a search and recovery mission for a lost U.S. Navy submarine?
7.Art & Literature What 'M' describes a style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels developed in Japan since the late 19th century?

Round 3 Question 7

8.Thailand What province in Northeastern Thailand is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music Let's Stay Together and I'm Still In Love With You were hit albums released in 1972 by what soul singer?
10.Anagram UNTENABLE BIRO is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?

11.Entertainment In the title of a 1980s British sitcom, by what name were Vyvyan, Neil, Mike and Rick collectively known?
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

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

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

Round 4 Question 1

2.On This Day The Beatles' last public performance, an impromptu concert on the roof of Apple Records in London, was broken up by the police on this day, 30th January, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature Replaced with Minesweeper in Windows 3.1, what was the first video game included with Microsoft Windows 1.0 thru 3.0?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2005)

5.Sport & Leisure What governing body in sport uses the slogan "For the Game. For the World."?
6.Geography Also the name of a local brewery, what river in the Netherlands flows from Nieuwveen, South Holland to Amsterdam, North Holland?
7.Art & Literature According to the title of a 1975 Roald Dahl children's book, who was "Champion of the World"?
8.Landmarks Known in English as the Berlin Radio Tower, what 'F' is the German name for this former broadcasting tower in Berlin?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music What American Rock band, led by Frank Zappa, released their debut album, Freak Out!, in 1966?
10.History The site of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American War of Independence is located in what modern day U.S. city?
11.Entertainment In March 1993, while filming The Crow, what leading actor was shot dead in an accident involving a prop gun?
12.General Knowledge What two W's describe the perpendicular components of a woven fabric?  (½ point for each)


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Picture Round

Picture Round 30th January 2018


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionUsing the route indicated, what is the road distance, in kilometres, from Amsterdam to Berlin?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Aliens 8 9 8 8 40½
Drunken Layabouts 7 9 39½
Fad Suckers 7 5 9 9 37½
Cunny Funts 5 2 27¾


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