Cheap Charlie's Quiz dated 22nd April 2008
Winners: Khon Kaen Klan (41½ points)
Runners up: Drunken Layabouts (38¼ points)
Third Place: Jocks'n'Cocks (36½ points)
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Round 1 |
| 1. | The French call them Pommes de Terre, what are they in English? |
| | Potatoes (literally, 'Apples of the earth') |
| 2. | Born in 1913, which former US president died on this day, 22nd April, 1994? |
| | Richard Nixon |
| 3. |  Name this film and the actor speaking. (½ point for each) |
| | The Matrix - Laurence Fishburne (1999) |
| 4. | Which two countries are linked by the Khyber Pass? (½ point for each) |
| | Pakistan and Afghanistan |
| 5. | Which was the first European soccer team to win the World Cup? |
| | Italy (1934) |
| 6. | ROMAN ESPLANADE is an anagram of which famous Canadian? |
| | Pamela Anderson |
| 7. | Which musical hailed the dawning of the Age of Aquarius? |
| | Hair (AKA Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical) |
| 8. |  Which car manufacturer has this as its logo? |
| | Maserati |
| 9. | How many Tate art galleries are there in the UK? |
| | Four (Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate St.Ives and Tate Modern) |
| 10. | Which is furthest away from the sun, Jupiter or Saturn? |
| | Saturn |
| 11. | What replaced 'CQD' in 1906? |
| | SOS (Save Our Souls) |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | David Bowie - Fashion (1980) |
| 13. |  This is the National Emblem of Thailand. What is the English name for this mythical creature? |
| | Garuda or Royal Garuda (Thai: ครุฑ - Krut - or พญาครุฑ - Phaya Krut) |
| 14. | What is the common English term for the disease Rubella? |
| | German measles |
| 15. | In millimetres, what is the length of the long side of a piece of A4 paper? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
| | 297 |
Round 2 |
| 1. | Which traditional pudding ingredient comes from the root of the cassava plant? |
| | Tapioca |
| 2. | What was different in Cardiff, Coventry, London, Northern Ireland, Portsmouth and Southampton on this day, 22nd April, 2000? |
| | Telephone numbers (The Big Number Change - also mobile telephone numbers) |
| 3. | Name this film and the actor speaking. (½ point for each) |
| | Patton - George C. Scott (1970) |
| 4. | In which country is the Bay of Pigs? |
| | Cuba |
| 5. | What sport was revolutionised by Dick Fosbury in 1968? |
| | High Jump (Fosbury Flop) |
| 6. | DOWNRIGHT SNAKINESS is an anagram of which NFL football team? |
| | Washington Redskins |
| 7. | Which singer-songwriter's given names are Kathryn Dawn? |
| | K.D. Lang |
| 8. |  Which country has this as its national flag? |
| | Iran |
| 9. | Who wrote the novels "Ivanhoe" and "Rob Roy"? |
| | Sir Walter Scott |
| 10. | What is hypnophobia the fear of? |
| | Falling asleep |
| 11. | Who did Yigal Amir assassinate in Tel Aviv on 4th November 1995? |
| | Yitzhak Rabin (Prime Minister of Israel) |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | The Bangles - Eternal Flame (1989) |
| 13. |  What, in English, does this say? |
| | Thailand (Prathet Thai) |
| 14. | Which gas accounts for about 74% of the sun's surface mass? |
| | Hydrogen |
| 15. | In what year did Rio de Janeiro cease to be the capital of Brazil? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
| | 1960 (21st April) |
Round 3 |
| 1. | What is name of the dish made with cooked courgettes (zucchini), aubergines (eggplant), tomatoes, bell peppers, onion and garlic? |
| | Ratatouille |
| 2. | In the news this week, which former US President met with Hamas chief Khaled Meshal in Damascus on Friday? |
| | Jimmy Carter |
| 3. | Name this TV series. |
| | Lost In Space (1965-1968 - Bill Mumy as Will Robinson) |
| 4. | What is the largest island in Canada? |
| | Baffin Island |
| 5. | What nationality is NASCAR racing driver Juan Pablo Montoya? |
| | Colombian |
| 6. | LISTING FEET, OR NOW A HEAP is an anagram of which world famous tourist attraction? |
| | The Leaning Tower of Pisa |
| 7. | Who wrote the song Mr. Tambourine Man, a number 1 hit for The Byrds in 1965? |
| | Bob Dylan |
| 8. |  Which Asian country is this? |
| | Pakistan |
| 9. | Which best-selling author wrote The Eagle Has Landed? |
| | Jack Higgins (real name Harry Patterson) |
| 10. | What person is the result of multiplying Alessandro Volta by André-Marie Ampère? |
| | James Watt (volts x amps = watts) |
| 11. | Which building hosted the first ever Expo in 1851? |
| | Crystal Palace (London) |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup (1968) |
| 13. |  What does this road sign indicate? |
| | Checkpoint (Thai: หยุดตรวจ - yoot truat - literally "Stop, Check") |
| 14. | What has the chemical symbol Pt? |
| | Platinum (Plutonium is Pu) |
| 15. | In what year was the planet Neptune discovered? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
| | 1846 (23rd September) |
Picture Round |
1. Charlie Chaplin
2. Holly Valance
3. Ashley Olsen
4. Rubens Barrichello
5. Leonardo DiCaprio
6. Tia Carrera
7. Oliver Kahn
8. Nicholas Cage
9. Harvey Keitel
10. Eartha Kitt
11. Sanya Richards
12. Teri Hatcher
13. Oliver North
14. Nadia Comăneci
15. Charlton Heston
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Snowball Question |
 Bangkok, capital city of Thailand, was founded as capital of Siam in which year? |
| | 1782 (21st April) |
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