Quiz #84 - 21st June 2011Venue: Chilled Bar
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Round 1
1. General Knowledge How many sides does a trapezium or trapezoid have?
4 (a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides)
2. On This Day Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, was born on this day, 21st June, in which year? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1982
3. Science & Nature What name is given to the exceptionally high tides that occur during a full or new moon when the sun, moon, and earth are aligned?
Spring Tides
4. Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Freddie and the Dreamers - I'm Telling You Now (1963)
5. Sport & Leisure Which country will host the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup in September?
New Zealand
6. Anagram RETARD SHOWN is an anagram of which well known male American celebrity born in 1954?
Howard Stern
7. Art & Literature Sancho Panza is the ever-faithful companion of what fictional character?
Don Quixote
8. Logos Which well known Scandinavian company has this as its logo?
Ericsson
9. Music Which girl's name gave The Damned their only ever top 10 hit in 1986?
Eloise
10. History What name is given to the World War II B-17 bomber?
Flying Fortress
11. Entertainment Which well known TV personality was born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger in 1933?
Larry King
12. General Knowledge Fill in the blank. Nocturnal is to night as __________ is to day.
Diurnal
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Round 2
1. General Knowledge .la has become a popular suffix for Los Angeles based websites, but is actually the internet code for which country?
Laos
2. Current Affairs In the news this week, whose 'drunken' performance ended in being booed off stage by 20,000 fans in Belgrade?
Amy Winehouse
3. Science & Nature In which organ of the human body would you find the alveoli ?
Lungs
4. Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain (1978)
5. Sport & Leisure Who is set to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
Qatar
6. Anagram What anagram of ELEVEN PLUS TWO gives the same result?
Twelve Plus One
7. Art & Literature This is a self-portrait of which well known Italian painter?
Sandro Botticelli (1445 – 1510)
8. Geography In which country is the Tanami Desert?
Australia (Northern Territory)
9. Music Who had his début chart hit with The Show Must Go On in 1973?
Leo Sayer
10. History What was the name of the ship that brought the first Pilgrims to the US in 1620?
The Mayflower
11. Entertainment Madonna played the title role, but who co-starred as Ché in the 1996 musical Evita ?
Antonio Banderas
12. General Knowledge What two syllable word is a historical military rank and also a brass instrument?
Cornet
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Round 3
1. General Knowledge Which cartoon character is also the official state bird of New Mexico, USA?
Roadrunner
2. In This Year In this year, Aston Villa won the European Cup; the world's first CDs went on sale to the public; and Henry VIII's flagship, The Mary Rose , was raised. What year was it? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1982
3. Science & Nature Which common skin disorder is caused by inflammation of the sebaceous glands?
Acne
4. Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Fine Young Cannibals - Johnny Come Home (1985)
5. Sport & Leisure Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?
Athens (Greece)
6. Anagram POLITBURO SLANG is an anagram of which capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
Lisbon, Portugal
7. Art & Literature Whose first published novel was The Hunt for Red October in 1984?
Tom Clancy
8. Flags Which island nation has this as its national flag?
Fiji
9. Music Who had a hit in 1969 with In The Ghetto ?
Elvis Presley
10. History Which of Henry VIII's wives gave birth to Elizabeth I?
Anne Boleyn
11. Entertainment By what collective name are the fictional characters Charles Xavier, Ororo Munroe, Scott Summers and James Howlett better known?
X-Men (Professor X, Storm, Cyclops and Wolverine)
12. General Knowledge What colour, traditionally, is an Indian wedding sari?
Red (Scarlet)
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Round 4
1. Food & Drink What flavour is the traditional Greek aperitif Ouzo?
Aniseed
2. Current Affairs In the news this week, at which golf course did Rory McIlroy win the 2011 U.S. Open?
Congressional Country Club (Bethesda, Maryland)
3. Science & Nature What name is given to a subatomic particle carrying a negative charge?
Electron
4. Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
t.A.T.u. - All the Things She Said (2002)
5. Sport & Leisure In curling, how many 'stones' can a player throw in a single 'end'?
2
6. Anagram NICE GRANDPAS is an anagram of which sporting recreational activity?
Parascending
7. Art & Literature What is the name of Washington Irving's 1819 short story about a man who sleeps for 20 years?
Rip Van Winkle
8. Geography Which European country is this?
Poland
9. Music Who had their biggest hit in 1996 with You're Gorgeous ?
Babybird
10. History Which country was invaded by 300,000 Chinese troops in February 1979?
Vietnam (Sino-Vietnamese War)
11. Entertainment Name the actor famous for the phrase "You're gonna need a bigger boat" in the 1975 film Jaws .
Roy Scheider
12. General Knowledge Hermano in Spanish. Fratello in Italian. What is it in English?
Brother
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Picture Round
1. Dusty S pringfield
2. T om Bosley
3. E lvis Costello
4. V ince Vaughn
5. Brian E no
6. C onnie Booth
7. A l Jolson
8. R icky Ponting
9. E mily Browning
10. L ene Lovich
11. L il Wayne
12. Steve Carell
Snowball Question
572
Scoreboard
Team Name
R1
R2
R3
R4
P
Total
I'll Tell Ya
11½
7
8¾
7
3
37¼ Khon Kaen Klan
7
9½
6¾
5
6
34¼
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