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Quiz #462 - 13th August 2019Sunset Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What 'H' describes a Chinese dipping sauce that translates from Cantonese as 'seafood sauce'?
 Hoisin / Haixian
2.On This Day East Germany closed the border between east and west Berlin and began construction of the Berlin Wall on this day, 13th August, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
 1961
3.Science & Nature What name is given to this sea creature?

Nautilus

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

  Brian Hyland - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot BikiniBrian Hyland - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (1960)
5.Sport & Leisure The Bell Centre is home to what National Hockey League team?
  Montreal CanadiensMontreal Canadiens (Quebec, Canada)
6.Geography What is the capital of North Korea?
 Pyongyang (평양)
7.Anagram ENJOIN NINE FARTS is an anagram of what American actress?
  Jennifer AnistonJennifer Aniston
8.Logos Owned by Mars Inc., what brand is represented by this logo?

Whiskas

 Whiskas
9.Music What 2011 song includes the lyrics, "You had my heart inside of your hand (you're gonna wish you never had met me)"?  (½ point each for Artist and Title)
  Adele - Rolling in the DeepAdele - Rolling in the Deep

10.History Who was appointed as New Zealand's first Premier on 7th May 1856?
  Henry SewellHenry Sewell
11.Entertainment What fictional character links actors Burgess Meredith and Danny DeVito?
  PenguinPenguin
12.General Knowledge Only one of these three statements is true. In which box is the car?

2

 2 (If in box 1, then 1 and 2 are correct. If in box 3, then 2 and 3 are correct. If in box 2, only 3 is correct.)


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Round 2

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

Play to win

 Play to win
2.Current Affairs Name the American financier found dead in his Manhattan jail cell on Saturday in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges.
  Jeffrey EpsteinJeffrey Epstein
3.Science & Nature What American statesman is credited with the invention of bifocal eyeglasses?
 Benjamin Franklin
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Queen - We Will Rock YouQueen - We Will Rock You (1977)
5.Sport & Leisure Primarily used for Australian rules football, in what city is the Docklands Stadium?

Melbourne

 Melbourne (Victoria)
6.Geography What is the only major city along the U.S.-Canadian border from which one travels south in order to cross into Canada?
 Detroit
7.Art & Literature What 1922 James Joyce novel chronicles the passage of Leopold Bloom through Dublin on 16th June 1904?
 Ulysses
8.Flags Known as the New Hebrides until their independence from France and the United Kingdom in 1980, what South Pacific island nation has this as its national flag?

Vanuatu

 Vanuatu
9.Music Complete these lyrics from a 1984 song: "I want to know what love is. I want __ __ __ __."  (¼ point for each)

  you to show me."you to show me." (Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is)
10.History From 1901 to 1903, who served as the first Prime Minister of Australia?
  Edmund BartonEdmund Barton
11.Entertainment What British TV celebrity panel show is hosted by Dara Ó Briain, with comedian Hugh Dennis having appeared in every episode since its debut?
  Mock the WeekMock the Week
12.Add/Deduct a Letter Rubbish sparkle.
Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a six letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
 Litter / Glitter


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink In Southern, Central and Western Asian cooking, what is a tandoor?
 Oven (cylindrical clay oven)
2.In This Year In this year: The first ever Major League Soccer season kicked off; Dolly the sheep became the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell; and the Prince and Princess of Wales were formally divorced at the High Court of Justice in London. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
 1996
3.Science & Nature Horse is to equine as pig is to what?
 Porcine / Suine
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes OffJermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off (1986)
5.Sport & Leisure Who is the only England football manager to have achieved a 100% win record?
  Sam AllardyceSam Allardyce (2016 - P1 W1)
6.Entertainment What is the title of the 2004 documentary film that follows Morgan Spurlock on a 30-day period in 2003 during which he ate only McDonald's food?
  Super Size MeSuper Size Me
7.Art & Literature For what 1956 novel is English children's novelist Dodie Smith best known?
 The Hundred and One Dalmatians
8.Thailand What province in North Central Thailand is this?

Nakhon Sawan - นครสวรรค์

 Nakhon Sawan - นครสวรรค์
9.Music Who was All by Myself in 1975, and who had a worldwide hit with a 1996 cover version?  (½ point for each)
  Eric Carmen and Celine DionEric Carmen and Celine Dion
10.Anagram A RESTED MINGE is an anagram of what quarrelsome 12-letter word?
 Disagreement
11.Entertainment Who plays Private James Ryan in the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan?
  Matt DamonMatt Damon
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

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 369


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Round 4

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

Think twice about it

 Think twice about it
2.Current Affairs In what country were at least 71 people killed and more than 70 others injured in a fuel tanker truck explosion on Saturday?
 Tanzania (Morogoro)
3.Science & Nature Who was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1921 for "his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect"?
 Albert Einstein
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

  Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee - DespacitoLuis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee - Despacito (2017)
5.Sport & Leisure Michael "Madge" Maguire is Head Coach of what national rugby league team?
  New ZealandNew Zealand (The Kiwis)
6.Geography Of what European country is Tirana the capital city?
 Albania
7.Art & Literature A History of the English-Speaking Peoples is a four-volume history of Britain written by what Nobel Prize winner?
 Sir Winston Churchill
8.Landmarks Located in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland, what is the name of this world famous landmark?

Giant's Causeway

 Giant's Causeway (Clochán an Aifir or Clochán na bhFomhórach)
9.Music First recorded by Johnny Duncan in 1960, who most famously said, "Hello Mary Lou" in 1961?
  Ricky NelsonRicky Nelson
10.History Otto Skorzeny was an Austrian-born Waffen-SS officer during World War II, most famous for freeing who from captivity in September 1943?
 Benito Mussolini
11.Entertainment What murder weapon was used in the 1992 film Basic Instinct?
  Ice pickIce pick
12.Ditloids Replace these initials with words to reveal a well known phrase: 21 G S
 21 Gun Salute


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Picture Round

Picture Round 13th August 2019

1. Tia Carrere 2. John Oliver 3. Alan Ford 4. Jimmy Somerville
5. Yuvraj Singh 6. Bryan Adams 7. James Brown 8. Carolina Klüft
9. Dolores O'Riordan 10. Chris Martin 11. Katy Perry 12. Tony Hancock

Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionBrent "Boomer" Harvey of North Melbourne holds the record for having played the most games in the Australian Football League. Between 1996 and 2016, how many games did he play?
432

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Aliens 11 8 8 3 36½
Drunken Layabouts 8 6 4 34
I Do Like Spinach 8 6 4 29
Cunny Funts 6 7 3 28


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