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Quiz #598 - 20th July 2023Sunset Bar

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Round 1

1.Food & Drink What type of cheese is most often included in a traditional Greek Salad?
2.On This Day The Ford Motor Company shipped its first automobile, a Model A, on this day, 20th July, in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

Round 1 Question 2

3.Anagram SLUTS HATE MARIA is an anagram of what 2003 film?

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

(1968)

5.History While conducting an autopsy in April 1955, what did pathologist Thomas Stoltz Harvey famously steal?
6.Geography What region of France is home to Europe's Spaceport?

Round 1 Question 6

7.Science & Nature A second-level domain for universities, colleges, and research institutes in countries such as the United Kingdom, Thailand, India, Japan, and New Zealand; what two letters are missing from these domain names?

Round 1 Question 7

8.Logos What video game digital distribution service is represented by this logo?

Round 1 Question 8

9.Music What song title is shared by hits for The Four Seasons in 1962 and Fergie in 2007?
10.Sport & Leisure What MLS team announced they'd signed Lionel Messi on a two-and-a-half year contract on Saturday?
11.On This Day Born on this day, 20th July 1938, who plays Emma Peel in the 1960s TV series The Avengers?
12.General Knowledge What 7-letter word describes the language that is a fusion of High German, Hebrew, and Aramaic?


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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 Following surging prices and procurement issues, McDonald's India North & East announced last Friday that it was "temporarily" dropping what ingredient from its menu?
3.Art & Literature Sancho Panza is squire to the title character of what 1605 novel?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1987)

5.History What Soviet Premier sent one of space dog Strelka's puppies, Pushinka, to first daughter Caroline Kennedy in 1961 as a present?

Round 2 Question 5

6.Geography With an average ground-level elevation of 1.5 metres above sea level, what archipelago state is the world's lowest-lying country?
7.Science & Nature Sometimes called a "living fossil", what name is given to this rare species of deep-sea shark?

Round 2 Question 7

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

Round 2 Question 8

9.Music Born in Oakland, California on 30th March 1962, by what name is rapper Stanley Kirk Burrell better known?
10.Sport & Leisure What golf club is hosting the 2023 Open Championship?
11.Entertainment Name this 1989 film and the two actors in the title role.  (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)

12.General Knowledge Bhārat is the English transliteration of what country's name?


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Round 3

1.Current Affairs Seized by the Russian government this week from its parent company Carlsberg, what is the name of the second largest brewing company in Europe?
2.In This Year Nadia Comăneci, Billy Ray Cyrus, Laurence Fishburne, Ricky Gervais, Wayne Gretzky, and Woody Harrelson were all born in what year?  [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]

Round 3 Question 2

3.Art & Literature In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what is the name of the obese, greedy, 9-year-old boy who hails from the fictional town of Dusselheim, Germany?
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(1995)

5.Anagram WANK GLOVES is an anagram of what global brand?

Round 3 Question 5

6.Entertainment First aired in 1977, name this TV series.

7.Science & Nature In what decade did the world's first solid-state desktop electronic calculator go on sale?
8.Maps What U.S. state is this?

Round 3 Question 8

9.On This Day Born in Mexico on this day, 20th July 1947, She's Not There (1977), Smooth (1999), and Maria Maria (1999) are among hits by whose self-titled band?
10.Sport & Leisure What is the name and nationality of the Wimbledon 2023 men's singles champion?  (½ point for each)
11.On This Day Born in England on this day, 20th July 1943, whose TV roles include Miss Brahms in Are You Being Served and Pauline Fowler in EastEnders?
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.On This Day Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world's first elected female head of government on this day, 20th July 1960, as Prime Minister of what country?
3.On This Day _____ 1 made the first successful landing on Mars on this day, 20th July 1976. (fill in the blank)
4.Name That Tune Name that tune.  (½ point each for Artist and Title)

(2016)

5.On This Day A UGM-27 A-1 missile was successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time on this day, 20th July 1960. By what name is it known?

Round 4 Question 5

6.Geography What river is this?

Round 4 Question 6

7.Science & Nature What 'M' describes this large genus of squirrel?

Round 4 Question 7

8.Landmarks On what popular island destination is this, the Mother Temple of Besakih?

Round 4 Question 8

9.Music Originally written and recorded by Doris Troy in 1963, who took Just One Look in 1964?
10.Sport & Leisure What is the name and nationality of the Wimbledon 2023 ladies' singles champion?  (½ point for each)
11.On This Day Born on this day, 20th July 1938, what actress drowned, aged 43, while on a weekend boat trip with her husband Robert Wagner and friend Christopher Walken?
12.Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 27 B in the N T


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Picture Round

Picture Round 20th July 2023


Snowball Question

Snowball QuestionThe Friden EC-130 calculator sold for $2150 in June 1963. Adjusting for inflation, how much is that in today's money?

Scoreboard

 Team Name R1 R2 R3 R4 P Total
Drunken Layabouts 9 10 11 47
Smile Bar 9 10 8 46
Alien Suckers 10 9 6 41¾
Charlatans 7 8 8 5 36½


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