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? |
| | It is raw |
| 2. | Three days after shooting himself, who was found dead in his Seattle home on this day, 8th April, 1994. |
| | Kurt Cobain |
| 3. |  Name this film and the actor speaking.
(½ point for each) |
| | The Bridge on the River Kwai - Sir Alec Guinness (1957) |
| 4. | Indonesia is the most populated island nation in the world. What is the second most populated? |
| | Japan (128 million) |
| 5. | Which city hosted the 1948 Olympic Games? |
| | London (England) |
| 6. | KENNETH LURE RAT is an anagram of which Golden Globe winning actress? |
| | Kathleen Turner |
| 7. | In which song would you find Mister Fahrenheit? (½ point each for artist & title) |
| | Don't Stop Me Now - Queen (That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit. I'm travelling at the speed of light.) |
| 8. |  Which well known company has this as its logo? |
| | Chanel |
| 9. | In which book was "Room 101" first featured?
(½ point each for title and author) |
| | Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell |
| 10. | Which Arnold Schwarzenegger film title is an oxymoron? |
| | True Lies (1995) |
| 11. | What was the name of the ship that rescued most of the survivors after the sinking of the Titanic? |
| | RMS Carpathia |
| 12. | From the 90s, name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way (1993) |
| 13. | Which Thai province is renowned for its annual "Elephant Round-up", held almost every November since 1960? |
| | Surin (Thai: สุรินทร์) |
| 14. | Where in the human body would you find the Vitreous Humour / Vitreous Humor? |
| | Eye (The clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina of the eyeball ) |
| 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? |
| | 21:00 / 9pm (2 hours later - 11pm, 1 hour before midnight - is half the time until midnight as 1 hour later - 10pm, 2 hours before midnight) |
Round 2 |
| 1. | In which country was the San Miguel Corporation founded in 1890? |
| | Philippines (Manila. San Miguel was not brewed in Spain until 1953.) |
| 2. | Which small Californian town elected Clint Eastwood as their mayor on this day, 8th April, 1986? |
| | Carmel (Carmel-by-the-Sea) |
| 3. | Name this film. |
| | The Rock (1996) |
| 4. | What is the highest mountain in the Alps? |
| | Mont Blanc |
| 5. | What colour comes next in this sport related sequence?
Double Yellow .. Yellow .. Green or White .. Red .. ? |
| | Blue (They are the colour coded dots on squash balls representing the speed of the ball, ranging from 'Extra Super Slow' to 'Fast') |
| 6. | RAT HITS OPPRESSOR is an anagram of which sci-fi film from the 1990s? |
| | Starship Troopers (1997) |
| 7. | Which musical features the song "I Could Have Danced All Night"? |
| | My Fair Lady |
| 8. |  Which Asian country has this as its national flag? |
| | Bhutan |
| 9. | What is the only Shakespeare play with an animal in the title? |
| | The Taming of the Shrew |
| 10. | In which 1995 film did Denzel Washington play the role of Lt. Commander Ron Hunter? |
| | Crimson Tide (1995) |
| 11. | In which town or city did Charles Lindbergh land in the 'Spirit of St. Louis' on 21st May 1927? |
| | Paris (Le Bourget Aerodrome) |
| 12. | The 1976 original, name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | Chicago - If You Leave Me Now (1976) |
| 13. |  What in Thailand is this logo associated with? |
| | Muay Thai / Thai Boxing (Thai: มวยไทย = Muay Thai) |
| 14. | What name is given to a cage used to protect electrical equipment from external static and electromagnetic fields? |
| | Faraday cage |
| 15. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| | Neon lights |
Round 3 |
| 1. | What is the name of the clarified butter made from cow or buffalo milk often used in Indian and Egyptian cuisine? |
| | Ghee (Marathi तूप, Hindi घी, Urdu گھی, Punjabi ਘੋ, Kashmiri ग्याव/گیاو) |
| 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? |
| | Naomi Campbell |
| 3. | Name this TV series and the actress speaking.
(½ point for each) |
| | "Are You Being Served?" - Mollie Sugden (1972-1985 - character's name is Mrs Slocombe) |
| 4. | Into which bay does the River Ganges flow? |
| | Bay of Bengal |
| 5. | Why was Erika Schinegger stripped of her 1966 downhill skiing world title? |
| | She was a man (born Erik Schinegger) |
| 6. | FROWNED ON LOOT is an anagram of which world famous tourist attraction? |
| | Tower of London |
| 7. | Who released the single You're So Vain in December 1972? |
| | Carly Simon |
| 8. |  Which country is this? |
| | Egypt |
| 9. | Italian art lovers often call it La Gioconda, the French sometimes call it La Joconde. What is it called in English? |
| | Mona Lisa (Lisa del Giocondo is the lady in the painting) |
| 10. | Which 1970s TV series was based on the novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin? |
| | The Six Million Dollar Man |
| 11. | What was the name of the Greenpeace ship sunk in Auckland harbour, New Zealand, on 10 July 1985? |
| | Rainbow Warrior |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers - Got to Get You Into My Life (1966) |
| 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? |
| | Chiang Mai (Thai: เชียงใหม่) |
| 14. | Which metal is extracted from the ore bauxite? |
| | Aluminium / Aluminum |
| 15. |  How many four sided figures are in this diagram?
A.16 B.22 C.25 D.28 ? |
| | C. 25 |
Picture Round |
1. Cheryl Ladd
2. Harold Lloyd
3. Rachel Stevens
4. Ian McShane
5. Shane Warne
6. Tori Spelling
7. Ozzy Osbourne
8. Perry Como
9. Heath Ledger
10. Ellen MacArthur
11. Ralf Schumacher
12. Lucy Lawless
13. Eddie Izzard
14. Elizabeth Hurley
15. Christopher Lee
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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? |
| | 3628 miles |
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