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Quiz #541 - 10th May 2022Sunset Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink 'Ail' in French, 'Ajo' in Spanish, and 'Knoblauch' in German. What is it in English?
2.On This Day Who was appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on this day, 10th May, 1924?
3.Anagram EARNS OFF PENILE JAR is an anagram of what band, formed in 1965?

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

(1966)

5.History Who was Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe throughout the Second World War?
6.Geography What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
7.Science & Nature What is the chemical symbol for lead?
8.Logos What e-commerce company is represented by this logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music What boy band was founded in London in 1997, originally consisting of Sean Conlon, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson, Abz Love and Jason "J" Brown?
10.Sport & Leisure What country has won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup five times?
11.Entertainment In The Simpsons, what colour dress does Marge normally wear?

Round 1 Question 11

12.General Knowledge What worldwide chain takes its name from the chief mate in the book Moby-Dick?


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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 company has the Thai military banned its 245,000 members from using, over an advert that is being investigated for allegedly insulting the Thai royal family?
3.Art & Literature For what 1866 novel is Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky best known?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1975)

5.History Who married Margaret Hilda Roberts on 13th December 1951?
6.Geography Capital of the Central Macedonia region, what is the second most populous city in Greece?
7.Science & Nature What is the SI unit of electrical resistance, and what symbol is used to represent it?  (½ point for each)
8.Flags What North African country has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music What song title links Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1984), Jennifer Rush (1984), and Huey Lewis and the News (1985)?
10.Sport & Leisure What is the name of the 80-1 outsider that won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday?
11.Entertainment Complete the names of these four Transformers sequels: Revenge of the _____ (2009), Dark of the _____ (2011), Age of _____ (2014), The Last _____ (2017).  (¼ point for each)
12.General Knowledge Dame Nellie Melba and Sir John Monash appear on what denomination of Australian banknote?


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink Popular in Southeast Asian cuisine, what 'G' describes this root in the ginger family?

Round 3 Question 1

2.In This Year In this year: 125 million people watched the final episode of M*A*S*H, the most watched television broadcast in American history; Michael Jackson's Thriller video was aired on MTV for the first time; and Return of the Jedi opened in theatres worldwide. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Art & Literature What number and letter is the Baker Street, London address of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1983)

5.Anagram TENTH MEDAL ON PORN is an anagram of what Summer Olympic sport?

6.Entertainment Portrayed by Kathy Bates in the 1990 film of the same name, in what 1987 Stephen King novel does the character Annie Wilkes feature?
7.Science & Nature Native to Australia and New Guinea, what 'Q' describes this animal?

Round 3 Question 7

8.Maps What English county is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music Who said Accidents Will Happen in 1979?
10.Sport & Leisure By what name is the Formula One Brazilian (São Paulo) Grand Prix circuit most commonly called?
11.Entertainment Who holds the record for having won the most Academy Awards?
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

3
8
2
7
1
8
5
2
6
4
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1
1
3
2
9
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Round 4

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

Round 4 Question 1

2.On This Day Who parachuted into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany on this day, 10th May, 1941?
3.Art & Literature What is the name of the train that leaves King's Cross station from platform 9¾?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1994)

5.History In what country did the peaceful "Velvet Revolution" overthrow its communist government in 1989?
6.Geography Known as Salisbury until 1982, Harare is the capital of what African country?
7.Science & Nature How many limbs does a lobster have?
8.Landmarks What U.S. city is this?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music In what year were all the songs in this medley first released as singles?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

10.Sport & Leisure Who, in 1955, made the first officially recognised maximum snooker break of 147 during an exhibition match at Leicester Square Hall?
11.Entertainment In the 70s and 80s sitcom Happy Days, what is Fonzie's first name?
12.Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 8 S on a S S


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Picture Round

Picture Round 10th May 2022


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionRussia's Aleksander Lesun holds the Olympic record for most points in the men's modern pentathlon. How many points did he achieve at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 9 8 8 9 9 43
Charlatans 12 9 1 9 37½
Alien Suckers 9 5 6 36¾
Smile Bar 7 6 5 5 10 33
ANZAC Conundrum 7 7 4 7 1 26


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