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Quiz #524 - 9th March 2021Sunset Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink Often marketed as blue brie, what 'C' is a German cheese made from a combination of Penicillium camemberti and Penicillium roqueforti mould?

Round 1 Question 1

2.On This Day Barbara Millicent Roberts made her début on this day, 9th March, 1959. By what name is she better known?
3.Anagram THIN SHIT GREW HUGE is an anagram of what 19th century classic novel?

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

(1966)

5.History What valuable cargo was the target on-board the ferry SF Hydro when it was sunk by Norwegian resistance forces on Lake Tinn, Norway in February 1944?

Round 1 Question 5

6.Geography What city is served by Hongqiao and Pudong International Airports?
7.Science & Nature Glycaemia is the presence, or the level, of what in the blood?
8.Logos What car manufacturer is represented by this logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music What is the sum of the titles of Adele's first three studio albums?
10.Sport & Leisure A mirror-image of the more common orthodox stance, what name is given to the stance where a (usually left-handed) boxer has their right hand and right foot forward?
11.Entertainment Complete the title of this 2004 film starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet: Eternal Sunshine of the ______ Mind.
12.Brainteaser Two vehicles set off from the same point, at the same time, to travel the same 90 mile journey. One of the vehicles travels at 50 mph and the other travels at 36 mph. How many minutes will there be between the arrival times of the two vehicles?


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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 What 2008 novel, and its 2012 film adaptation, are the origins of the three-finger salute adopted by protesters in Thailand and Myanmar in recent times?

Round 2 Question 2

3.Art & Literature What did not exist as a girl's first name until Peter Pan was written?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1976)

5.History Written in 1902, what made Francisco Tárrega's Gran Vals the most listened to song of the 1990s and 2000s?

6.Geography What is the largest island entirely within Indonesia?
7.Science & Nature What is the chemical symbol for the element named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus?
8.Flags Since July 1971, who has been represented by this flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music An English band formed in London in 1984, what do the initials BAD stand for?
10.Sport & Leisure What team sport has a playing surface 45 to 46 metres long and 4.4 to 5.0 metres wide?
11.Entertainment What 4-letter word is the title of a 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film starring James Stewart that was shot and edited to appear like one continuous, real-time take?
12.General Knowledge UNHCR stands for the United Nations what?  (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)

Round 2 Question 12



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Round 3

1.Food & Drink In Australia, what type of food is a Moreton Bay bug?
2.In This Year Kirstie Alley, Lynda Carter, John Deacon, Mark Harmon, Cheryl Ladd, and Stellan Skarsgård were all born in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

Round 3 Question 2

3.Art & Literature Best known for his colour field paintings, name this American abstract painter.

Round 3 Question 3

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

(1990)

5.Anagram DATED VAGINAS is an anagram of what 12-letter word, with a drawback?

6.Entertainment "Well, nobody's perfect!" is Joe E. Brown's closing punchline in what 1959 romantic comedy starring Marilyn Monroe?

7.Science & Nature Used to measure an absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, what SI unit is represented by the symbol Gy?
8.Maps What Central American country is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music Terence "Geezer" Butler is best known as the bassist of what heavy metal band?
10.Sport & Leisure Scoring 100 on 2nd March 1962, who holds the NBA record for most points scored by a player in a single game?
11.Entertainment Quickly corrected to Moonlight, what film was mistakenly announced as Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards in 2017?
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

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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 English-American computer programmer and businessman was charged in the US on Friday with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering?
3.Art & Literature How to Kill Your Husband: (and Other Handy Household Hints) (2006), To Love Honour and Betray (Till Divorce Us Do Part) (2008), and HRT: Husband Replacement Therapy (2020) are among novels by what Australian-British author?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2004)

5.History What was the native language of Pope John Paul II?
6.Geography What is the largest island in South America?
7.Science & Nature How many edges does a tetrahedron have?
8.Landmarks Now a secular museum, the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood is a former Russian Orthodox church in what city?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music What song title links The Top Notes, The Isley Brothers, The Beatles, and Brian Poole and The Tremeloes?
10.Sport & Leisure The name of what fast-moving sport is the Spanish word for ball?
11.Entertainment What is the nickname of the St. Trinian's character portrayed by George Cole (1954-1966), Joe Melia (1980), and Russell Brand (2007)? (2 word answer)
12.Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 5 D in a Z C


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Picture Round

Picture Round 9th March 2021


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionThe tallest and heaviest structure ever moved by mankind; how tall, in feet, is the Troll A Platform?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 8 5 8 6 35½
Alien Suckers 7 5 5 5 6 28
Blues 6 4 23¾
ANZUK Conundrum 6 3 1 23
Cunny Funts 5 6 3 18


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