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Quiz #412 - 31st July 2018Sunset Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink In an Italian restaurant, if you ordered a dish "di vitello", what meat would you be served?
2.On This Day Apollo 15 astronauts became the first to ride in a lunar rover on this day, 31st July, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Science & Nature What is the title of the work of scientific literature first published by Charles Darwin on 24th November 1859?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1966)

5.Sport & Leisure In English-language editions of Scrabble, what two letters are worth 10 points each?  (½ point for each)
6.Geography What city is home to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)?
7.Anagram I CRAP INTO A PIT is an anagram of what involved 13-letter word?

8.Logos What Indian motorcycle manufacturer has this as its logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music Mad Love, Killer Queen, and Meow! are perfumes by what musical celebrity?
10.History In what year was Ireland divided into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
11.Entertainment What is the name of the fictitious prison in the 1970s British sitcom Porridge?
12.General Knowledge Who was born Michelle LaVaughn Robinson on 17th January 1964?


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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 Following allegations of sexual misconduct, name the American Archbishop who, on Friday, became the first cleric to resign from the College of Cardinals since 1927.
3.Science & Nature What 'A' is the medical term for a serious, life-threatening allergic reaction?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1970)

5.Sport & Leisure Who is the youngest world heavyweight boxing champion in history?
6.Geography After the Nile, what is the second longest river in Africa?
7.Art & Literature In what European capital city is Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream set?
8.Flags What U.S. state is represented by this flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music What Czech-born American musician had a worldwide hit in 1985 with the Miami Vice Theme?
10.History What U.S. president enacted the "New Deal" programs in the 1930s?
11.Entertainment For what 1986 film did Paul Newman win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
12.Add/Deduct a Letter Former British Prime Minister visits African country.
Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a seven letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink In Indian and Pakistani cuisine, what vegetable ingredient is "chana"?
2.In This Year Mary J Blige, Ricky Martin, Ewan McGregor, Jeremy Renner, Kid Rock, and David Walliams were all born in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

Round 3 Question 2

3.Science & Nature What name is given to the medical condition caused by high levels of bilirubin in the bloodstream?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1982)

5.Sport & Leisure In cycling, who won the 2018 Tour de France on Sunday?
6.Entertainment Who played Miguel Álvarez, Tom Hanks’ lover, in the 1993 film Philadelphia?
7.Art & Literature Whose bibliography includes Heart of Darkness (1899), Lord Jim (1900), and Nostromo (1904)?
8.Thailand What province in Northern Thailand is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music "Pick up my guitar and play. Just like yesterday." are lyrics from what 1971 song?  (½ point each for Artist and Title)
10.Anagram A VIP IRKS ANAL LOOK is an anagram of what female tennis player?

11.Entertainment First aired in 1977, in what TV series does Isaac the bartender serve drinks and relationship advice on the Lido deck?
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

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

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

Round 4 Question 1

2.Current Affairs What Indonesian island was hit by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Sunday morning?
3.Science & Nature What colour are the flowers of a tomato plant?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1996)

5.Sport & Leisure What 'Z' describes the exercise fitness program created by Colombian dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez in the 1990s?

Round 4 Question 5

6.Geography What is the only Central American country without an Atlantic coastline?
7.Art & Literature Jean Valjean's struggle to lead a normal life after serving a prison sentence for stealing bread is depicted in what 1862 novel?  (½ point each for Author and Title)
8.Landmarks Of interest to scientists because of the similarity of its surface to that of Mars, Devon Island is the largest uninhabited island on Earth. In what country is it?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music Bringing It All Back Home, Blonde on Blonde, and John Wesley Harding are among the albums released in the 1960s by who?
10.History Who is god of the sky and thunder and king of the gods in Ancient Roman religion and mythology?
11.Entertainment What 1980 comedy film stars the character of Ted Striker?
12.General Knowledge The three water signs of the Zodiac are Cancer, Scorpio, and what?


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Picture Round

Picture Round 31st July 2018


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionIf you were sitting still at the equator, the earth's rotation would mean you were travelling around its axis at 1670 kilometres per hour. In kilometres per hour, how fast are we travelling here in Sunset Bar, Khon Kaen?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Aliens 8 10 8 8 41½
Drunken Layabouts 7 9 6 10½ 4 36½


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