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Quiz #512 - 15th December 2020Sunset Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink How many segments (carpels) do most oranges have?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2.On This Day Repealing the Eighteenth Amendment that prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol, the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution officially became effective on this day, 15th December, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Anagram POP BEATEN ON AN ORAL is an anagram of what historical leader?

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

(1968)

5.History What empire was ruled by the Ptolemaic dynasty from 305 to 30 BC?
6.Geography What is New Zealand's third-largest island?
7.Science & Nature What does GPS stand for?  (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)

Round 1 Question 7

8.Logos Founded in Denver, Colorado in 1910, what manufacturer is represented by this logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music Erotica, Bedtime Stories, and Ray of Light are albums released in the 90s by whom?
10.Sport & Leisure What annual sporting event attracts the most live spectators?
11.Entertainment What 1992 film includes the songs Rescue Me and I Will Follow Him?
12.Brainteaser A group of friends were deciding how to spend their evening. Three times as many wanted to go to the quiz as wanted to watch TV. Three more chose to go for a meal than chose to watch TV and there was one less person wanting to play pool than wanting to go for a meal. Four people wanted to play pool. How many people wanted to go to the quiz?


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Round 2

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

Round 2 Question 1

2.On This Day The Lockheed Martin F-22 entered active service with the USAF on this day, 15th December 2005. By what name is it known?

Round 2 Question 2

3.Art & Literature In the Dr. Seuss children's book, first published in 1971, what colour is the Lorax?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1978)

5.History What Caribbean country's independence from French colonial rule began with a slave uprising in 1791?
6.Geography What U.S. state borders Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Alabama?
7.Science & Nature What 'H' collectively describes the group in the periodic table consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine, and tennessine?

Round 2 Question 7

8.Flags What country has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music What 1987 song by Roxette is on the soundtrack of the 1990 film Pretty Woman?
10.Sport & Leisure In boxing, who did Anthony Joshua knockout on Saturday, opening up the possibility of a title fight with Tyson Fury in the near future?
11.Entertainment What 1982 film is loosely based on Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
12.General Knowledge What 'A' is the name of the United States human spaceflight program that has the goal of landing "the first woman and the next man" on the Moon by 2024?


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink What spirit is the base ingredient of the coffee liqueur Kahlúa?

Round 3 Question 1

2.In This Year Kevin Bacon, Tim Burton, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bruce Dickinson, Sharon Stone, and Ice T were all born in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

Round 3 Question 2

3.Art & Literature Who wrote the long-running play The Mousetrap?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1989)

5.Anagram BUM LIES IN CRAP is an anagram of what political 13-letter word?

6.Entertainment First aired between 2006 and 2011, what Doctor Who spin-off stars John Barrowman as alien-hunter Captain Jack Harkness and Eve Myles as police officer Gwen Cooper?
7.Science & Nature What is the smallest major planet in our Solar System?
8.Thailand What province in Southern Thailand is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music To what did the recently formed New Yardbirds change their name on 25th October 1968?
10.Sport & Leisure Whose most celebrated achievement was riding all seven winners on British Champions' Day at Ascot in 1996?
11.Entertainment In what 1994 film do Captain Picard and Captain Kirk join forces?
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

5
7
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6
4
8
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9
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9
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1
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Round 4

1.Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 13-letter word.

Round 4 Question 1

2.On This Day The highest inflation-adjusted grossing film of all time, what film premiered at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia on this day, 15th December 1939?
3.Art & Literature According to the Bible, what are the names of Adam and Eve's three children?  (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2003)

5.History During World War II, who was known as the "Desert Fox"?
6.Geography With a long history of guerilla warfare, the Sierra Maestra mountain range is the highest area of what island nation?
7.Science & Nature In computing, what does PDF stand for?  (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)

Round 4 Question 7

8.Landmarks In what European capital city is this?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music Since answering a 1967 advertisement in the UK music paper New Musical Express, who has written the lyrics for most of Elton John's songs?
10.Sport & Leisure What is the nickname of the national basketball team of New Zealand?
11.Entertainment What comedian was born James Roderick Moir in Leeds, West Yorkshire on 24th January 1959?
12.Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 54 S on a R C


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Picture Round

Picture Round 15th December 2020


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionBeginning on 29th August and ending on 20th September, how many kilometres long was the 2020 Tour de France?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 9 7 10½ 44½
Alien Suckers 9 8 9 7 41½


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