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Quiz #595 - 22nd June 2023Sunset Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink A traditional Japanese seasoning, what 'M' is a thick paste produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and kōji, and sometimes rice, barley, seaweed, or other ingredients?

Round 1 Question 1

2.On This Day Virgin Atlantic launched with its first flight from London to Newark on this day, 22nd June, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

Round 1 Question 2

3.Anagram UNNOTICED CROTCH FART is an anagram of what U.S. state capital and the state it is capital of?

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

(1973)

5.History What three countries signed the Tripartite Pact on 27th September 1940?  (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
6.Geography Switzerland is called Svizzera in what language?
7.Science & Nature What 'T' is a precision optical instrument for measuring angles between designated visible points in the horizontal and vertical planes.
8.Logos What beer brand is represented by this logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music Party in the U.S.A. is a 2009 song by what artist?
10.Sport & Leisure Both played on Sunday, who won the UEFA Nations League final, and who won the CONCACAF Nations League final?  (½ point for each)
11.Entertainment Catherine Tramell is the main antagonist of what 1992 film and its 2006 sequel?
12.General Knowledge Who replaced Angela Merkel as chancellor of Germany in December 2021?


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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 An all-time record single aviation purchase, what airline placed a firm order for 500 Airbus A320-family aircraft this week?
3.Art & Literature What character, featured in 1947 and 2013 films, was introduced in a 1939 short story by American author James Thurber?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1987)

5.History In the UK, which Hanoverian monarch reigned the longest?
6.Geography Lake Biwa is the largest freshwater lake of what country?
7.Science & Nature What 8-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for tungsten, rhenium, sulphur, thallium, and einsteinium?
8.Flags What tree is the symbol in the centre of the Lebanese flag?

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music "Hey little sister what have you done" is the opening line to what 1982 song?  (½ point each for Artist and Title)
10.Sport & Leisure Published in 2009, Open: An Autobiography is a memoir written by what former professional tennis player?
11.Entertainment What 1961 film stars the character of Holly Golightly?
12.Thailand Mittraphap Road (Thai: ถนนมิตรภาพ) or Highway 2 runs from Saraburi to Nong Khai. To what does "Mittraphap" (มิตรภาพ) translate in English?

Round 2 Question 12



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Round 3

1.Food & Drink What popular dish is an Americanisation of the Chinese term for "stir-fried noodles"?
2.In This Year In this year: Racing driver Jim Clark was killed in a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim; Richard Nixon won the U.S. presidential election; and the Beatles released their self-titled album, popularly known as the White Album. What year was it?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
3.Art & Literature Despite attempts by the UK government to ban it, what 1987 memoir by former MI5 Assistant Director Peter Wright became an international bestseller?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1996)

5.Anagram WIFE HAD HOT ARSE PLEA is an anagram of what 1967 song title?

6.Entertainment First aired between 1988 and 1993, what American TV series stars Fred Savage as teenager Kevin Arnold?
7.Science & Nature Correctly spell the name of this dog breed.

Round 3 Question 7

8.Maps What is this, the largest landlocked country by area in Africa?

Round 3 Question 8

9.Music What band was formed in 1972 in Paisley, Scotland by former school friends Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty?
10.On This Day The famous "Hand of God" goal and the "Goal of the Century" were both scored by Diego Maradona against England in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup on this day 22nd June, in what year?

Round 3 Question 10

11.Entertainment What 2020 film and its 2023 sequel star Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, a former Australian SAS operator turned black ops mercenary?
12.Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.

7
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1
6
5
8
6
9
1
1
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7
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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 is the name of the submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions that went missing on Sunday in the North Atlantic Ocean?

Round 4 Question 2

3.Art & Literature What is the British cartoon character, Andy Capp, known as in Germany?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2020)

5.History Who was put on trial in northern France in January 1431 for capital crimes of public heresy that included wearing men's clothes?
6.Geography What hotel in Las Vegas is named after a town on Lake Como in Italy?
7.Science & Nature What is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest moon in the Solar System, after Jupiter's Ganymede?
8.Landmarks Built in 30 AD, it is still in use today and is internationally famous for the large-scale opera performances given there; in what city is this Roman amphitheatre?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music Who was Dizzy in 1969?
10.Sport & Leisure No social media posts, no denim. What exclusive golf club opened its doors to host the US Open last week?
11.Entertainment Who stars as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s TV series Kung Fu?
12.Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 15 P in a R U T


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Picture Round

Picture Round 22nd June 2023


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionHow many guest rooms are there at the Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 7 9 41½
Charlatans 6 4 10 10 38½
Smile Bar 6 8 36¼
Alien Suckers 34½


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