Cheap Charlie's Quiz dated 15th April 2008
Winners: Drunken Layabouts (38½ points)
Runners up: Khon Kaen Klan (33 points)
Third Place: Soggy Tw*ts (32 points)
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Round 1 |
| 1. | Which region of France does claret come from? |
| 2. | On this day, 15th April, students in Beijing launched a series of pro democracy protests which eventually led to the Tienanmen Square massacre. What year was it? |
| 3. |  Name this film and the year it was released. (½ point for each) |
| 4. | What is the capital of Syria? |
| 5. | Believed to be an urban myth, which commentator is reputed to have said, "The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey"? |
| 6. | SNIFFY EJECTOR is an anagram of which US State capital? Also, which state is it the capital of? (½ point for each) |
| 7. | To which former Bond girl is Ringo Starr married? |
| 8. |  What does this International Symbol stand for? |
| 9. | Which Dutch artist's most famous work is The Laughing Cavalier? |
| 10. | What made Strelka, Belka, Chernushka and Zvezdochka famous in the early 1960s? |
| 11. | Who took 33 months to eventually become the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world in 1580? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. |  In Thailand, what name is given to the conical or bell-shaped buildings, often containing relics of Buddha, usually located within the grounds of a temple? |
| 14. | Who discovered Radium and Polonium, won two Nobel Prizes and died of radiation poisoning in 1934? |
| 15. | Paul is half his father David's age. In 10 years time, Paul will be three-fifths David's age. Ten years ago, Paul was one-third David's age. How old are Paul and David now? |
Round 2 |
| 1. | Which fruit is used to make the alcoholic beverage Slivovitz? |
| 2. | Britain's worst-ever sporting disaster at Hillsborough on this day, 15th April, 1989, resulted in the deaths of 96 Liverpool supporters. Who were Liverpool playing that day in the FA Cup semi-final? |
| 3. | Name these two actors. (½ point for each) |
| 4. | What is the smallest country in Central America? |
| 5. | Which English football team gets its name from Sir Henry Percy, son of the 1st Earl of Northumberland and killed at the battle of Shrewsbury in 1403? |
| 6. | RANDOM BADLAND is an anagram of which former cricketing hero? |
| 7. | Which founding member of the Rolling Stones drowned in his swimming pool on 3 July 1969? |
| 8. |  Which European country has this as its national flag? |
| 9. | In which century was William Shakespeare born? |
| 10. | BCG is a vaccination against which disease? |
| 11. | Which US President is the only one to have been divorced? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. |  What, in English, does this say? |
| 14. | What is measured by a 'hygrometer'? |
| 15. | Two women apply for a job. They are identical. They have the same mother, father and were born on the same date. The interviewer asks, "Are you twins?" to which they honestly reply, "No". How is that possible? |
Round 3 |
| 1. | What comes in varieties such as Oyster, Champignon and Shiitake? |
| 2. |  In the news this week, Italy's richest man has declared a decisive victory in the general elections there. Name him. |
| 3. | Name this TV series. |
| 4. | Which is the smallest of these countries by total area: Thailand, France or Spain? |
| 5. | How many times did Bjorn Borg win the men's singles title at Wimbledon? |
| 6. | DIRTCHEAP ROME is an anagram of which world famous monument? |
| 7. | Which Academy Award winning Sir wrote Petula Clark's 1967 hit This is my Song? |
| 8. |  Which country is this? |
| 9. | Which best-selling author is best known for his Discworld series of books? |
| 10. | Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere .. What comes next? |
| 11. | Florence Nightingale was a nurse during which war? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | In which year did the Japanese invade Thailand during World War II? |
| 14. | What metal is added to steel to make stainless steel? |
| 15. | Which of these words is the odd one out?
Father, Brother, Mother, Aunt, Cousin, Sister, Uncle |
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Snowball Question |
 The Thailand-Burma Railway, also known also as the Death Railway, between Nong Pladuk, Thailand and Thanbyuzayat, Burma, was built by the Empire of Japan during World War II to support its forces in the Burma campaign. In miles, how long was it? |
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