Cheap Charlie's Quiz dated 4th March 2008
Winners: Drunken Layabouts (36½ points)
Runners up: Tw*ts (35½ points)
Third Place: Khon Kaen Klan (34½ points)
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Round 1 |
| 1. | What is wrapped in bacon to make the dish "Angels on Horseback"? |
| 2. | Who became Zimbabwe's first black prime minister after a sweeping election victory on this day, 4th March, 1980? |
| 3. |  Name this film. |
| 4. | Which country borders with Costa Rica and Colombia? |
| 5. | In soccer, what is South America's equivalent of the Champions League called? |
| 6. | SMELL CHAPERONE is an anagram of which well known Australian? |
| 7. | The pop groups Ace Of Base and The Cardigans both hail from which country? |
| 8. |  What did LG originally stand for? |
| 9. | What was Scrooge's first name? |
| 10. | Who did Cheryl Ladd replace in Charlie's Angels? |
| 11. | In Roman mythology, who was the ruler of the Gods? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | In Thailand, what institution do the letters SET stand for? |
| 14. | What is deoxyribonucleic acid better known as? |
| 15. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
Round 2 |
| 1. | What are the two main ingredients of a "Screwdriver" cocktail? (½ point for each) |
| 2. | Born on this day, 4th March 1968, this British actress starred in a 1974 film as Mia Farrow's daughter. All grown up in 1995 she starred as Mia Farrow in a TV biopic about her. Name her. |
| 3. | Name this British TV program which ran from 1978 to 1992. |
| 4. | Which river flows through Baghdad? |
| 5. | Who took over the Benetton Formula 1 racing team in 2001? |
| 6. | JILT COHERENT LARK is an anagram of which well known nursery rhyme? |
| 7. | What musical instrument was John Birks Gillespie famous for playing? |
| 8. |  Bordering with Greece, which South-East European country has this as its national flag? |
| 9. | Which famous children's book character was created by Michael Bond? |
| 10. | What was the name of the boy who befriended ET? |
| 11. | In which year were Euro (€) coins and banknotes first brought into circulation? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | By what name is Ko Tapu (Nail Island) in Thailand better known? |
| 14. | What was the name of Yuri Gagarin's famous space mission? |
| 15. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
Round 3 |
| 1. | What's the name of the pan in which you make a Paella? |
| 2. | In the news this week, the execution of Saddam Hussein's cousin, Hassan al-Majid, has been approved. By what name is he better known? |
| 3. | Name this TV program, still running since 2004. |
| 4. | Batavia was the former Dutch name for which modern South-East Asian city? |
| 5. | In which English speaking country was champion golfer Vijay Singh born? |
| 6. | LENT INN AMBIANCE is an anagram of which film starring Robin Williams? |
| 7. | Born Charles Weedon Westover in Grand Rapids, Michegan in 1934, by what name was this pop singer better known? |
| 8. |  Which US State is this? |
| 9. | Which Victorian author created the fictional town of Middlemarch? |
| 10. | Which 1994 film starred the character of Vincent Vega? |
| 11. | Which Portuguese maritime explorer made the first known successful attempt to circumnavigate the Earth? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | Which British born author wrote Bangkok Eight, Bangkok Tattoo and Bangkok Haunts. |
| 14. | If you have XY sex chromosomes, are you male or female? |
| 15. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
Picture Round |
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Snowball Question |
 Rosalie Bradford (1943-2006) holds the Guinness World record for the most weight lost by a woman. Prior to that, in 1987, she was thought to be the world's heaviest woman. How much (in kilos) did she weigh in January 1987? |
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