Cheap Charlie's Quiz dated 11th March 2008
Winners: Khon Kaen Klan (38 points)
Runners up: Jocks'n'Cocks (33½ points)
Third Place: Drunken Layabouts (32½ points)
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Round 1 |
| 1. | What results from an emulsion of oil, egg yolk, and vinegar? |
| | Mayonnaise |
| 2. | The Madrid train bombings, killing 191 people, took place on this day, 11th March, but in which year? |
| | 2004 |
| 3. |  Name this film. |
| | Trainspotting (1996) |
| 4. | Of the 10 highest mountains in the United States, how many are in Alaska? |
| | 10 |
| 5. | In English football, Derby County used to play at the Baseball Ground. Where do they play now? |
| | Pride Park Stadium |
| 6. | PLECTRUMS HIRE MORPH is an anagram of which famous Canadian actor? |
| | Christopher Plummer |
| 7. | David Bowie changed his name because his birth name was too similar to the name of someone in which band? |
| | The Monkees (His birth name, David Jones, was too close to that of Davy Jones) |
| 8. |  Which well known company has this as its logo? |
| | Volvo |
| 9. | Little Nell, Richard Swiveller and Mr Quilp are all characters from which Dickens' novel? |
| | The Old Curiosity Shop |
| 10. | Who, in 1963, became the first actress to receive $1 million for a film role? |
| | Elizabeth Taylor (Cleopatra) |
| 11. | In the final days of World War II, who became Reichspräsident of Nazi Germany after the death of Adolf Hitler? |
| | Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz (He held the title for only 23 days) |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together |
| 13. | Nakhon Ratchasima hosted the 24th Southeast Asian Games last December, 2007. Which capital city is scheduled to host the next games in 2009? |
| | Vientiane (Laos) |
| 14. | What was the name of the project Robert Oppenheimer became famous for? |
| | Manhattan Project (Nuclear bomb) |
| 15. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| | Split Second Timing |
Round 2 |
| 1. | What did the Earl John Montague invent so that he could eat with one hand while playing cards with the other? |
| | The sandwich (He was the 4th Earl of Sandwich) |
| 2. | Michael Gorbachev became Soviet leader on this day, 11th March, following the death of Konstantin Chernenko, but in which year? |
| | 1985 |
| 3. | Name this film. |
| | Reservoir Dogs (1992) |
| 4. | Which low pressure belt of surface winds at the equator is also a word meaning a bout of emotional depression? |
| | Doldrums |
| 5. | Who won the Wimbledon women's singles most times in the 1980s? |
| | Martina Navratilova (6 - consecutively from 1982-1987) |
| 6. | PET FLY DONATORS is an anagram of which former world boxing champion? |
| | Floyd Patterson |
| 7. | Which band sang Lovesong and Fascination Street? |
| | The Cure |
| 8. |  Which Asian country has this as its national flag? |
| | Nepal |
| 9. | What was Stephen King's first published novel in 1973? |
| | Carrie |
| 10. | Which wine did Hannibal Lector drink to accompany his meal of human liver and fava beans? |
| | Chianti |
| 11. | Which national hero and leader of the Scottish resistance was brutally executed in London on 23rd August 1305? |
| | Sir William Wallace |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | Echo & The Bunnymen - Cutter |
| 13. |  In which Thai city would you find this landmark? |
| | Chiang Mai (Wat Chiang Man, the oldest Buddhist temple in the city, dating from the 13th century) |
| 14. | From which type of flower are Vanilla pods obtained? |
| | Orchid |
| 15. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| | Grandstand |
Round 3 |
| 1. | Which illness, often associated with food poisoning, is named after the Latin word for 'sausage'? |
| | Botulism (Latin - botulus) |
| 2. | In the new this week, which South East Asian country held a general election on Saturday? |
| | Malaysia (Barisan Nasional party re-elected) |
| 3. | Name this British TV program from the 90s. |
| | Mr. Bean (1990-1995) |
| 4. | Which member of the European Union, including its dependencies, has the largest land area? |
| | Denmark (Its dependency, Greenland, gives it a total area of 856,000 sq. miles) |
| 5. | Zola Budd was blamed for the fall of which runner during the 1984 Olympics 3000m race? |
| | Mary Decker |
| 6. | HEN PERSUADES YOYO is an anagram of which world famous tourist attraction? |
| | Sydney Opera House |
| 7. | Don't Worry Be Happy won Best Song of the Year in the 1989 Grammy Awards. Who performed it? |
| | Bobby McFerrin |
| 8. |  Which European country is this? |
| | Poland |
| 9. | In which Shakespeare play do three witches appear? |
| | Macbeth |
| 10. | In which film does the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming play central role? |
| | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
| 11. | In what century did the Hundred Years' War start? |
| | 14th century (1337 to 1453 - 116 years) |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - Little Children |
| 13. | Which Thai political party currently holds the second highest number of seats in parliament? |
| | Democrat Party (165 seats) |
| 14. | How many letters of the alphabet are used as Roman Numerals? |
| | 7 (I V X L C D M) |
| 15. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| | Black & White Movie |
Picture Round |
1. Willem Dafoe
2. Imelda Marcos
3. Liam Gallagher
4. Lee Evans
5. Isaac Hayes
6. Arthur Askey
7. Margaux Hemingway
8. Salma Hayek
9. Howard Stern
10. Anna Kournikova
11. Tim Rice
12. Noel Coward
13. Emma Bunton
14. Rebecca DeMornay
15. William Shatner
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Snowball Question |
 Amid much controversy, Thailand came top in the 2007 Southeast Asian Games held in Korat last December. Of the 1541 medals awarded, how many went to Thailand? |
| | 408 (181 Gold - 124 Silver - 103 Bronze) |
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