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"? |
| | Oysters (sometimes also Scallops) |
| 2. | Who became Zimbabwe's first black prime minister after a sweeping election victory on this day, 4th March, 1980? |
| | Robert Mugabe |
| 3. |  Name this film. |
| | My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) |
| 4. | Which country borders with Costa Rica and Colombia? |
| | Panama |
| 5. | In soccer, what is South America's equivalent of the Champions League called? |
| | Copa Libertadores |
| 6. | SMELL CHAPERONE is an anagram of which well known Australian? |
| | Elle Macpherson |
| 7. | The pop groups Ace Of Base and The Cardigans both hail from which country? |
| | Sweden |
| 8. |  What did LG originally stand for? |
| | Lucky Goldstar (company name from 1947-2005) |
| 9. | What was Scrooge's first name? |
| | Ebenezer |
| 10. | Who did Cheryl Ladd replace in Charlie's Angels? |
| | Farrah Fawcett |
| 11. | In Roman mythology, who was the ruler of the Gods? |
| | Jupiter (Zeus in Greek mythology) |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | The Animals - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood |
| 13. | In Thailand, what institution do the letters SET stand for? |
| | Stock Exchange of Thailand (The Securities Exchange of Thailand prior to 1991) |
| 14. | What is deoxyribonucleic acid better known as? |
| | DNA |
| 15. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| | Right Side Up |
Round 2 |
| 1. | What are the two main ingredients of a "Screwdriver" cocktail? (½ point for each) |
| | Vodka & Orange Juice |
| 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. |
| | Patsy Kensit (The Great Gatsby, Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story) |
| 3. | Name this British TV program which ran from 1978 to 1992. |
| | Rumpole of the Bailey |
| 4. | Which river flows through Baghdad? |
| | Tigris River |
| 5. | Who took over the Benetton Formula 1 racing team in 2001? |
| | Renault |
| 6. | JILT COHERENT LARK is an anagram of which well known nursery rhyme? |
| | Little Jack Horner |
| 7. | What musical instrument was John Birks Gillespie famous for playing? |
| | Trumpet ("Dizzy" Gillespie) |
| 8. |  Bordering with Greece, which South-East European country has this as its national flag? |
| | Albania |
| 9. | Which famous children's book character was created by Michael Bond? |
| | Paddington Bear |
| 10. | What was the name of the boy who befriended ET? |
| | Elliot |
| 11. | In which year were Euro (€) coins and banknotes first brought into circulation? |
| | 2002 (1st January) |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown |
| 13. | By what name is Ko Tapu (Nail Island) in Thailand better known? |
| | James Bond Island (Ko Tapu in Thai: เกาะตะปู) |
| 14. | What was the name of Yuri Gagarin's famous space mission? |
| | Vostok 1 |
| 15. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| | Long Time, No See |
Round 3 |
| 1. | What's the name of the pan in which you make a Paella? |
| | Paella (Paella is the word for "frying pan" in Valencian. The full name of the dish is "arroz a la paella", i.e. rice made in 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? |
| | Chemical Ali |
| 3. | Name this TV program, still running since 2004. |
| | House M.D. |
| 4. | Batavia was the former Dutch name for which modern South-East Asian city? |
| | Jakarta (Indonesia) |
| 5. | In which English speaking country was champion golfer Vijay Singh born? |
| | Fiji |
| 6. | LENT INN AMBIANCE is an anagram of which film starring Robin Williams? |
| | Bicentennial Man (1999) |
| 7. | Born Charles Weedon Westover in Grand Rapids, Michegan in 1934, by what name was this pop singer better known? |
| | Del Shannon (d. 8th February 1990) |
| 8. |  Which US State is this? |
| | Washington |
| 9. | Which Victorian author created the fictional town of Middlemarch? |
| | George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) |
| 10. | Which 1994 film starred the character of Vincent Vega? |
| | Pulp Fiction (John Travolta) |
| 11. | Which Portuguese maritime explorer made the first known successful attempt to circumnavigate the Earth? |
| | Ferdinand Magellan |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | U2 - Sweetest Thing |
| 13. | Which British born author wrote Bangkok Eight, Bangkok Tattoo and Bangkok Haunts. |
| | John Burdett |
| 14. | If you have XY sex chromosomes, are you male or female? |
| | Male |
| 15. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| | Two Degrees Below Zero |
Picture Round |
1. Peter O'Toole
2. Arnold Palmer
3. Tracy Chapman
4. Reese Witherspoon
5. Ian Smith (former Rhodesian Prime Minister)
6. Chuck Berry
7. Kim Wilde
8. Duncan Goodhew
9. Ellen Barkin
10. Mel B (Melanie Brown)
11. Paul Walker
12. Simon Cowell
13. Eva Braun
14. Yasmin Le Bon
15. Patrick Dempsey
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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? |
| | 544kg (Her weight eventually dropped to an astounding 91kg) |
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