Cheap Charlie's Quiz dated 8th April 2008
Winners: Drunken Layabouts (48¾ points)
Runners up: Khon Kaen Klan (43½ points)
Third Place: The Out of Towners (38½ points)
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Round 1 |
| 1. | What is unusual about the meat served in a steak Tartare? |
| 2. | Three days after shooting himself, who was found dead in his Seattle home on this day, 8th April, 1994. |
| 3. |  Name this film and the actor speaking.
(½ point for each) |
| 4. | Indonesia is the most populated island nation in the world. What is the second most populated? |
| 5. | Which city hosted the 1948 Olympic Games? |
| 6. | KENNETH LURE RAT is an anagram of which Golden Globe winning actress? |
| 7. | In which song would you find Mister Fahrenheit? (½ point each for artist & title) |
| 8. |  Which well known company has this as its logo? |
| 9. | In which book was "Room 101" first featured?
(½ point each for title and author) |
| 10. | Which Arnold Schwarzenegger film title is an oxymoron? |
| 11. | What was the name of the ship that rescued most of the survivors after the sinking of the Titanic? |
| 12. | From the 90s, name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | Which Thai province is renowned for its annual "Elephant Round-up", held almost every November since 1960? |
| 14. | Where in the human body would you find the Vitreous Humour / Vitreous Humor? |
| 15. | If it were two hours later, it would be half as long until midnight as it would be if it were an hour later. What time is it now? |
Round 2 |
| 1. | In which country was the San Miguel Corporation founded in 1890? |
| 2. | Which small Californian town elected Clint Eastwood as their mayor on this day, 8th April, 1986? |
| 3. | Name this film. |
| 4. | What is the highest mountain in the Alps? |
| 5. | What colour comes next in this sport related sequence?
Double Yellow .. Yellow .. Green or White .. Red .. ? |
| 6. | RAT HITS OPPRESSOR is an anagram of which sci-fi film from the 1990s? |
| 7. | Which musical features the song "I Could Have Danced All Night"? |
| 8. |  Which Asian country has this as its national flag? |
| 9. | What is the only Shakespeare play with an animal in the title? |
| 10. | In which 1995 film did Denzel Washington play the role of Lt. Commander Ron Hunter? |
| 11. | In which town or city did Charles Lindbergh land in the 'Spirit of St. Louis' on 21st May 1927? |
| 12. | The 1976 original, name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. |  What in Thailand is this logo associated with? |
| 14. | What name is given to a cage used to protect electrical equipment from external static and electromagnetic fields? |
| 15. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
Round 3 |
| 1. | What is the name of the clarified butter made from cow or buffalo milk often used in Indian and Egyptian cuisine? |
| 2. | In the news this week, baggage problems continue to plague the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. Which well known personality was removed from first class, handcuffed and arrested following a row over her missing bag on Friday? |
| 3. | Name this TV series and the actress speaking.
(½ point for each) |
| 4. | Into which bay does the River Ganges flow? |
| 5. | Why was Erika Schinegger stripped of her 1966 downhill skiing world title? |
| 6. | FROWNED ON LOOT is an anagram of which world famous tourist attraction? |
| 7. | Who released the single You're So Vain in December 1972? |
| 8. |  Which country is this? |
| 9. | Italian art lovers often call it La Gioconda, the French sometimes call it La Joconde. What is it called in English? |
| 10. | Which 1970s TV series was based on the novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin? |
| 11. | What was the name of the Greenpeace ship sunk in Auckland harbour, New Zealand, on 10 July 1985? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | The Ping and Nan rivers merge in Nakhon Sawan Province to form the Chao Phraya River. The Nan River begins life in Nan Province. In which Thai province does the Ping River originate? |
| 14. | Which metal is extracted from the ore bauxite? |
| 15. |  How many four sided figures are in this diagram?
A.16 B.22 C.25 D.28 ? |
Picture Round |
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Snowball Question |
 Charles Lindbergh made the first non-stop solo transatlantic flight in May 1927 from New York to Paris in the 'Spirit of St. Louis'.
According to mapsofworld.com, what is the shortest distance (in statute miles) from New York to Paris? |
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