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Quiz #408 - 3rd July 2018Sunset Bar

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Round 1
1.Food & Drink What fruit is double distilled to make the clear, colourless fruit brandy Kirsch?
  CherriesCherries (Traditionally morello cherries)
2.On This Day What steam locomotive set a world speed record, still unbeaten today, of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58 km/h) on this day, 3rd July, 1938?
  MallardMallard (LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard)
3.Science & Nature What highly contagious disease is a common cause of parotid gland swelling?
 Mumps
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  The Scaffold - Lily The PinkThe Scaffold - Lily The Pink (1968)
5.Sport & Leisure NBA free agent LeBron James announced on Sunday that he is to sign a four-year, US$154 million contract with what basketball team?
  Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
6.Geography Taking the shortest route from Warsaw, Poland to Budapest, Hungary, through what other country would you pass?
  SlovakiaSlovakia
7.Anagram LEWD NAZI NOW LENT ANGEL is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?
 Wellington, New Zealand
8.Logos What American skateboard and sportswear manufacturer has this as its logo?

Element

 Element
9.Music Heat, Pulse, and Rise are perfumes by what musical celebrity?
  BeyoncéBeyoncé
10.History At the turn of the 21st century, what was the tallest skyscraper in the world?
 Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 1998-2004 - surpassed by Taipei 101)
11.Entertainment Gloria Stuart was Oscar-nominated at the age of 87 for her role in what 1997 film?
  TitanicTitanic (for her supporting role as the 101-year-old elder Rose Dawson Calvert)
12.General Knowledge Among the grades of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, what does the 'O' in OBE stand for?
 Officer (Commonly misinterpreted as "Order", the actual title is "Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.")


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Round 2
1.Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.

Keep left

 Keep left
2.Current Affairs Name either one of the two sister newspapers whose offices were attacked by a gunman on Thursday, killing five people.
 The Capital / Maryland Gazette (Capital Gazette Communications)
3.Science & Nature At 47.87 km/s, what planet in our solar system has the fastest orbital speed?
 Mercury
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Rod Stewart - The First Cut Is the DeepestRod Stewart - The First Cut Is the Deepest (1977)
5.Sport & Leisure What Australian city is home to the Brumbies rugby union football team?
 Canberra
6.Geography Chittagong is the second largest city in what country?
 Bangladesh
7.Art & Literature Who wrote the 1864 novel Journey to the Center of the Earth?
  Jules VerneJules Verne
8.Flags What country in East Africa has this as its national flag?

Mozambique

 Mozambique
9.Music What 1982 song includes these lyrics? "It's gonna take a lot to take me away from you. There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do."  (½ point each for Artist and Title)
  Toto - AfricaToto - Africa

10.History Who was appointed first Tsar of Russia in 1547?
 Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV Vasilyevich Ива́н Васи́льевич)
11.Entertainment Based on a 1939 novel of the same name by Raymond Chandler, what 1946 film, starring Humphrey Bogart as detective Philip Marlowe, was remade in 1978 with Robert Mitchum in the same role?
  The Big SleepThe Big Sleep
12.Add/Deduct a Letter I would like to rent that if you wouldn't mind.
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.
 Lease / Please


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Round 3
1.Food & Drink A speciality of Angus, Scotland; the Arbroath smokie is a type of smoked what?
  HaddockHaddock
2.In This Year In this year: Two 747s collided on the runway in Tenerife, killing 583; Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope opened in cinemas worldwide; and Steve Biko died from injuries sustained in police custody in South Africa. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
 1977
3.Science & Nature In technical drawing terms, what does CAD stand for?  (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
 Computer-aided design
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Imagination - Just An IllusionImagination - Just An Illusion (1982)
5.Sport & Leisure Who won seven gold medals and set seven new world records at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany?
  Mark SpitzMark Spitz (Swimming)
6.Entertainment Who stars as Frank Morris, a hardened con with a history of prison breaks, in the 1979 film Escape from Alcatraz?
  Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood
7.Art & Literature Who wrote the 1971 thriller, The Day of the Jackal?
  Frederick ForsythFrederick Forsyth
8.Thailand What province in Northeastern Thailand is this?

Nong Bua Lam Phu - หนองบัวลำภู

 Nong Bua Lam Phu - หนองบัวลำภู
9.Music The title song of what 1978 film was written by Barry Gibb and performed by Frankie Valli?
  GreaseGrease
10.Anagram WEAK-ASS ATHLETES is an anagram of what American football franchise?
  Seattle SeahawksSeattle Seahawks
11.Entertainment Who was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Actress category for her role in the 1969 film They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
  Jane FondaJane Fonda
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 7 letters highlighted.

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Round 4
1.Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.

First among equals

 First among equals
2.Current Affairs One of France's most notorious gangsters, who escaped from a prison in Réau, Île-de-France in a hijacked helicopter on Sunday?
  Rédoine FaïdRédoine Faïd
3.Science & Nature An assessment of human intelligence, what does the 'Q' in IQ stand for?
 Quotient (intelligence quotient)
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Chesney Hawkes - The One and OnlyChesney Hawkes - The One and Only (1991)
5.Sport & Leisure In modern alpine skiing, an Alpine Combined, or Super Combined, is the total score derived from what two events?  (½ point for each)
 Slalom and Downhill
6.Geography After Berlin, what is the second most populous city in Germany?
 Hamburg
7.Art & Literature What American playwright wrote A Streetcar Named Desire in 1947?
 Tennessee Williams
8.Landmarks Rising 725 metres above its surroundings, Zuma Rock is a large monolith located west of the capital city of what African country?

Nigeria

 Nigeria (Abuja)
9.Music Which Beatle is wearing a lime-green military coat on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
  John LennonJohn Lennon
10.History What Venetian navigator and explorer made a British claim to land in Canada, mistaking it for Asia, during his 1497 voyage on the ship Matthew?
  John CabotJohn Cabot (Giovanni Caboto)
11.Entertainment Who is the only actor to appear in every episode of Last of the Summer Wine from 1973 to 2010?
  Peter SallisPeter Sallis (as Norman "Cleggy" Clegg)
12.General Knowledge What does the 'S' stand for in UNESCO?
  ScientificScientific (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation)


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Picture Round

Picture Round 3rd July 2018
1. Viv Richards 2. Andre Agassi 3. Neil Hamilton 4. Carole King
5. Dwayne Johnson 6. Cat Deeley 7. Liam Payne 8. Aarón Sanchez
9. Ray Walston 10. Kevin Kline 11. David Byrne 12. Vince Clarke

Snowball Question
Snowball QuestionIn 31 seasons from from 1973 to 2010, how many episodes of Last of the Summer Wine were aired?
295

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 8 11 9½ 5 8½ 42
Aliens 7 7 10 5 8½ 37½


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