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Quiz #546 - 14th June 2022Sunset Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink If you were served Pumpernickel in Germany, what would you be eating?
2.On This Day The first non-stop transatlantic flight; what were the surnames of the two men who departed from St. John's, Newfoundland on this day, 14th June, 1919?  (½ point for each)
3.Anagram CHIC, ANAL BIRD HARMER is an anagram of what American actor, born in 1934?

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

(1962)

5.History What country has been ruled by the Chakri dynasty since 1782?
6.Geography Which three African countries have four-letter names?  (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
7.Science & Nature What is the only mammal naturally capable of true and sustained flight?
8.Logos What major U.S. airline is represented by this logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music What band was Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) in 1998?
10.Sport & Leisure Mohamed El Shorbagy has won 44 titles in his career and spent 50 months at No. 1 in the world rankings, in what sport?
11.Entertainment David Niven plays Sir Charles Lytton in the 1963 film The Pink Panther, but who plays his nephew, George, a brash American playboy drowning in gambling debts?
12.Brainteaser One portion of king prawns and three portions of fried rice costs 410 baht. Two curry sauce and two portions of fried rice costs 360 baht. One portion of king prawns, two portions of fried rice and a curry sauce costs 430 baht. What are the individual prices for each portion of prawns, curry sauce, and fried rice?


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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 Previously held in March 2018, what name was given to the hundreds of student-led demonstrations around the United States on Saturday in support of gun control legislation?
3.Art & Literature What best-selling British author wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1972)

5.History Retired American Navy officer Robert Ballard was head of an expedition that discovered what in September 1985?
6.Geography What are the names of South Africa's three capital cities?  (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
7.Science & Nature Who became the first American to orbit the Earth on 20th February 1962?
8.Flags What Asian country has this as its national flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone is one of the hit singles from the soundtrack to what 1986 film?
10.Sport & Leisure In golf on Sunday, following her win in the Scandinavian Mixed, who became the first female winner on the PGA European Tour?
11.Entertainment In the 1968 film Bullitt, what is the first name of Steve McQueen's title character?

Round 2 Question 11

12.General Knowledge What letter comes next in the following sequence?
G E L N D J J _


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Round 3

1.Food & Drink What 'M' describes this traditional Greek dish usually made with sautéed aubergine (eggplant) and tomato, layered with minced meat?

Round 3 Question 1

2.In This Year Alesha Dixon, James Franco, Katherine Heigl, Rachel McAdams, Zoe Saldana, and Usher were all born in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

Round 3 Question 2

3.Art & Literature According to the popular nursery rhyme, "Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace." What is Wednesday's child?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1984)

5.Anagram BUT NO ENHANCED HYMEN is an anagram of what band, formed in 1978?

6.Entertainment What 1994 film features the debut of a teenage Natalie Portman in the role of a trainee assassin?
7.Science & Nature What 'F' describes the plant whose fibres are used to make linen?
8.Maps What English county is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music What common name is given to Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B minor?
10.Sport & Leisure In addition to qualifying in 1974, how many consecutive times have Australia now qualified for the FIFA World Cup?
11.Entertainment Ted, Robin, Barney, Lily, and Marshall are the lead characters in what American TV sitcom, first aired between 2005 and 2014?
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

3
5
1
6
1
3
8
2
7
9
4
8
2
3
6
2
5
9
3
1
9
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6
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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 What was the name of the high-rise apartment building in North Kensington, London, in which a fire left 72 people dead and another 74 injured on this day, 14th June, 2017?
3.Art & Literature What is the name of Sherlock Holmes' landlady at 221B Baker Street?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2006)

5.History What is the name of the Buckinghamshire estate that became home to Britain's code breaking operations during World War II?
6.Geography Name any four of the five U.S. states that have a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico.  (¼ point for each)
7.Science & Nature What 'M' is the world's largest species of monkey?
8.Landmarks Located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in California, what name has been given to this, the largest known living single stem tree in the world?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music In 1967, who recorded their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, at Abbey Road Studios in London at the same time as the Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
10.Sport & Leisure Scoring 13 in 1958, what French player holds the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup?
11.Entertainment "Toga! Toga!" is a line from what 1978 film?

12.Ditloids Replace these initials with words to reveal a well known phrase: 13 is U F S


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Picture Round

Picture Round 14th June 2022


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionThe RMS Titanic had a capacity of 2,435 passengers and 892 crew, but what was the capacity of its 20 lifeboats?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 10 9 8 10 42½
Alien Suckers 6 7 7 37¼
Charlatans 9 9 35¼
Smile Bar 6 6 6 5 9 32
ANZAC Conundrum 6 7 3 27


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