Cheap Charlie's Quiz dated 1st April 2008
Winners: Khon Kaen Klan (46½ points)
Runners up: Drunken Layabouts (36 points)
Third Place: Jocks'n'Cocks (33 points)
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Round 1 |
| 1. | What name is given to a dish that consists of two halves of an English muffin, topped with ham or bacon, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce. |
| 2. | Name the former Yugoslav president arrested on this day, 1st April, 2001 on charges of war crimes. |
| 3. |  Name this film. |
| 4. | Including all its islands, which country has the longest coastline? |
| 5. | Which football (soccer) club holds the world record for having won the most league titles? |
| 6. | JILL HOGS VERNON is an anagram of which 18th century fictional character? |
| 7. | Which song begins "Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray"
(½ point for the artist, ½ point for the title) |
| 8. |  Which well known brand name is represented by this face? |
| 9. | In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, who was Ebenezer Scrooge's abused and underpaid clerk? |
| 10. | According to the Deep Thought computer, what is the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything? |
| 11. | For many years a fugitive, but now in a French jail, by what name is Ilich Ramírez Sánchez better known? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | A popular form of transportation in Thailand, what is the literal translation of samlor (สามล้อ)? |
| 14. | Where in the body is the labyrinth? |
| 15. | Following the pattern in the number sequence below, what is the missing number?
1 8 27 ? 125 216 |
Round 2 |
| 1. | An edible product, by what name is albumen better known? |
| 2. | Who became the first country in the world to allow same-sex marriages on this day, 1st April, 2001? |
| 3. | Name this film. |
| 4. | The USA has 50; Brazil has 27; Chile, Puerto Rico and Cuba only have 1. What? |
| 5. | For how many minutes is a golfer officially allowed to search for a ball before declaring it a lost ball? |
| 6. | DRILLS IN CHESTS is an anagram of which Academy Award winning film? |
| 7. | Which British band comprises Fran Healy, Dougie Payne, Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose? |
| 8. |  Which of these Union Jacks is correct; A, B, C or D? |
| 9. | Name the American author who wrote The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum. |
| 10. | The most famous of all, which model of Aston Martin made its film debut in the 1964 bond film Goldfinger? |
| 11. | Who was John Hinckley trying to impress when he shot Ronald Reagan on 30th March 1981? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | Also known in English as a baht bus, what is the literal translation of songthaew (สองแถว)? |
| 14. | Where does an arboreal animal live? |
| 15. | Which letter comes next in this series of letters?
D C E D F E G F H ? |
Round 3 |
| 1. | What is the key ingredient in laver soup and laverbread? |
| 2. |  Elections in Zimbabwe have dominated the news over recent days. Name the MDC presidential candidate who is claiming victory over Robert Mugabe. |
| 3. | Name this TV series. |
| 4. | In which US city would you land at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport? |
| 5. | Who holds the world record for the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis? |
| 6. | ILLFATED GLAZER is an anagram of which famous female singer? |
| 7. | Before he became famous as Fatboy Slim, Norman Cook was a member of which UK chart-topping band? |
| 8. |  Which country is this? |
| 9. | In which museum would you find the Greek statue Aphrodite of Milos, better known as the Venus de Milo? |
| 10. | Who played the role of Gertie in the 1982 film E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial? |
| 11. | In which country is the site of the 1815 Battle of Waterloo? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | Bangkok's underground rail system, the Bangkok Metro, is officially called the MRT. What does MRT stand for? |
| 14. | Which gas is produced by photosynthesis? |
| 15. | If 2 hot dogs and 3 French fries sell for 315฿ and 3 hot dogs and 2 French fries sell for 310฿, how much will 3 hot dogs and 3 French fries sell for? |
Picture Round |
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Snowball Question |
 The Aphrodite of Milos (Greek: "Αφροδίτη της Μήλου"), better known as the Venus de Milo, is one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture in the world. In centimetres, how tall is it? |
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