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Quiz #438 - 5th February 2019Sunset Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What brand of alcoholic drink was advertised on British television in the late 70s and early 80s by Joan Collins and Leonard Rossiter?
  CinzanoCinzano
2.On This Day Who was the de facto leader of Panama indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges on this day, 5th February, 1988?
  Manuel NoriegaManuel Noriega
3.Science & Nature A technology used by law enforcement and highways agencies around the world, what does the acronym ANPR (British English) stand for?
 Automatic Number-Plate Recognition/Reader (also referred to as ALPR .. "License" in American English)
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. RobinsonSimon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson (1968)
5.Sport & Leisure The Principality Stadium is the national stadium of what country?
 Wales (also known as the Millennium Stadium)
6.Geography Capital of the Greek Macedonia region, what is the second largest city in Greece?
 Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη - also familiarly known as Thessalonica, Salonica, or Salonika)
7.Anagram PREFACED VIP DILDO is an anagram of what American celebrity, born in 1956?
  David CopperfieldDavid Copperfield
8.Logos What Primeira Liga football team is represented by this logo?

Benfica

 Benfica (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
9.Music What Swedish band had hits in the late 90s with Lovefool, My Favourite Game, and Erase/Rewind?
  The CardigansThe Cardigans
10.History In what year was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
 1968 (April 4th)
11.Entertainment Released in 1995, five years after Die Hard 2, what English actor plays terrorist Simon Gruber in Die Hard with a Vengeance?
  Jeremy IronsJeremy Irons
12.General Knowledge When this figure is folded to make a cube, what colours will be opposite, respectively, purple and yellow?  (½ point for each)

Blue and Red

 Blue and Red


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Round 2

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

10 Downing Street

 10 Downing Street
2.Current Affairs Name the U.S. State Governor in hot water this week after his 1984 medical school yearbook was revealed showing him wearing blackface, standing next to a man in Ku Klux Klan attire.

Ralph Northam

 Ralph Northam (Governor of the U.S. state of Virginia)
3.Science & Nature What 'T' describes each of these two flat, triangular muscles?

Trapezius / Trapezoid

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

  Sweet - Fox on the RunSweet - Fox on the Run (1975)
5.Sport & Leisure In American football, the New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII on Sunday night. What was the score?  (½ point for each)
 13-3
6.Geography Cap-Vert or the Cape Verde Peninsula is the westernmost point of mainland Africa. In what country is it located?
  SenegalSenegal
7.Art & Literature What 1906 children's novel by Edith Nesbit tells the story of a family who move from London to a house called "The Three Chimneys" in Yorkshire after the father was wrongly imprisoned for spying?
 The Railway Children
8.Flags What North African country has this as its national flag?

Egypt

 Egypt
9.Music A backlash to negative press and the paparazzi, what song from the album Bad did Michael Jackson release as a single in February 1989?
  Leave me AloneLeave me Alone
10.History Born in England on 25th July 1978, what is the name of the first human to have been born after conception by in vitro fertilisation, or IVF, commonly known as the first "test tube baby"?
  Louise BrownLouise Brown
11.Entertainment What English actor plays chief engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the Star Trek reboot (2009) and its sequels, Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016)?
  Simon PeggSimon Pegg
12.Add/Deduct a Letter Lose one's balance, then fall over.
Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a seven letter word. Deduct one letter from that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
 Stumble / Tumble


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink What type of pastry is used to make profiteroles (cream puffs)?

Choux

 Choux (French: pâte à choux)
2.In This Year In this year: The Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, France; boxer Mike Tyson was found guilty of raping 18-year-old Desiree Washington; and the Bosnian War began. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
 1992
3.Science & Nature What 7-letter word can be spelt out using the chemical symbols for Iodine, Rhenium, Lanthanum, and Neodymium?
  IrelandIreland
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Talking Heads - Once in a LifetimeTalking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (1981)
5.Sport & Leisure In football, who beat who in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Final on Friday?  (½ point for each)
 Qatar beat Japan
6.Entertainment What actress plays insurance investigator Vicki Anderson in the 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair and features as Crown's psychologist in the 1999 remake?
 Faye Dunaway
7.Art & Literature Which of Charles Dickens' novels features the perpetually ill and dim-witted Smike?
 Nicholas Nickleby
8.Thailand What province in Greater Bangkok is this?

Pathum Thani - ปทุมธานี

 Pathum Thani - ปทุมธานี
9.Music Who took us to Boogie Wonderland in 1979?
  Earth, Wind & FireEarth, Wind & Fire
10.Anagram NICER ANUS is an anagram of what indemnifying 9-letter word?
 Insurance
11.Entertainment What English actor plays Ivan Korshunov, a Russian Radek loyalist and lead hijacker, in the 1997 film Air Force Once?
  Gary OldmanGary Oldman
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

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 532


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Round 4

1.Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal the name of a sports team.

San Francisco 49ers

 San Francisco 49ers (American football team)
2.Current Affairs Users of what videotelephony product were advised to disable it last week after a bug was found that allowed others to eavesdrop on them without their knowledge?
  FaceTimeFaceTime (Apple)
3.Science & Nature What is the value of Pi (π) rounded to three decimal places?
 3.142 (3.14159265358979323846 ...)
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  The Verve - Lucky ManThe Verve - Lucky Man (1997)
5.Sport & Leisure For what sport is Karrie Webb of Australia best known?
  GolfGolf
6.Geography How many stars are there on the flag of the European Union?
  1212
7.Art & Literature Also referred to as "the Imp" or "the Halfman", what is the name of the dwarf character in the A Song of Ice and Fire book series, as portrayed in the Game of Thrones TV series by Peter Dinklage?
 Tyrion Lannister
8.Landmarks The Hagia Sophia is a well known landmark in what major city?

Istanbul

 Istanbul (Turkey)
9.Music What 1960-70s rock band is the subject and title of a 1991 Oliver Stone film?
  The DoorsThe Doors
10.History Born in 1765, who is best remembered as the mistress of Lord Nelson?
 Emma, Lady Hamilton
11.Entertainment What English actor stars as Dr. Sam Loomis in five of the first six Halloween films?
  Donald PleasenceDonald Pleasence
12.Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 2 B on a C W
  2 Bails on a Cricket Wicket2 Bails on a Cricket Wicket


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Picture Round

Picture Round 5th February 2019

1. Declan Donnelly 2. Andy Roddick 3. Nelson Mandela 4. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
5. Rachel Riley 6. George Hamilton 7. Laurence Harvey 8. Richard Osman
9. Vanessa-Mae 10. Charlotte Rampling 11. Ralph Fiennes 12. Danny Glover

Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionFor how many days has Prayut Chan-o-cha (Thai: ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา) been Prime Minister of Thailand?
1626 (since 24th August 2014)

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Fad Suckers 8 8 9 10½ 44
Drunken Layabouts 9 6 9 11 41½
Aliens 5 8 7 10 37½
Cunny Funts 7 5 3 27¾


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