Cheap Charlie's Quiz dated 7th May 2008
Winners: Jocks'n'Cocks (45 points)
- Tiebreak Winner
Runners up: Drunken Layabouts (45 points)
Third Place: Khon Kaen Klan (31 points)
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Round 1 |
| 1. | What gives the liqueur Sambuca its flavour? |
| 2. | What was the name of the luxury ocean liner sunk by a German U-boat on this day, 7th May, 1915? |
| 3. |  Name this film and the actor who's "funny". (½ point for each)
What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny? Just... you know, how you tell the story, what? No, no, I don't know, you said it. How do I know? You said I'm funny. How the f*ck am I funny, what the f*ck is so funny about me? Tell me, tell me what's funny! |
| 4. | Mount Godwin-Austen is the world's second highest mountain. By what name is it better known? |
| 5. | Which sport is divided into periods of play called chukkas? |
| 6. | ROOM FOR CHESTNUT is an anagram of which well known alcoholic brand name? |
| 7. | Born in Chicago in 1909, who was known as the "King of Swing"? |
| 8. |  Which famous brand has this as its logo? |
| 9. | Which English author writes the Inspector Wexford mysteries? |
| 10. | In which organ of the body is insulin produced? |
| 11. |  Whose portrait was used on these famous WWI recruiting posters? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | How long (in feet) is a regulation eight-ball pool table? |
| 14. | Which element is commonly used to make the filament of an incandescent light bulb? |
| 15. | In which year was His Majesty King Rama IX's coronation held? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
Round 2 |
| 1. | Which vegetable is the base ingredient of sauerkraut? |
| 2. | Which German General signed unconditional surrender terms, ending Germany's participation in World War II, on this day, 7th May, 1945? |
| 3. | Name this film and the actor playing the drill sergeant.(½ point for each)
Private Cowboy! Private Joker! Sir, yes, sir! As soon as you finish your bunks, I want you two turds to clean the head. Sir, aye-aye, sir! I want that head so sanitary and squared away that the Virgin Mary herself would be proud to go in there and take a dump! |
| 4. | Palatine Hill is one of the most ancient parts of which capital city? |
| 5. | In sport, what is the common English term for the Ballon d'Or Award? |
| 6. | I GORE AQUANAUT ELI is an anagram of which African country? |
| 7. | What does the musical term "Adagio" mean? |
| 8. |  Which British overseas territory has this as its flag? |
| 9. | What is written on the tiny bottle that Alice finds in "Alice in Wonderland"? |
| 10. | If a scientist were using a method called dendrochronology, what would they be doing? |
| 11. | Who was born on 21st April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | In which year did the USSR boycott the Summer Olympics? |
| 14. | What is ailurophobia an irrational fear of? |
| 15. | In which year did brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald open their first restaurant in San Bernardino, California? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
Round 3 |
| 1. | Which cocktail includes light rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice? |
| 2. | In the news this week, who became the new Mayor of London, ending the 8 year reign of Ken Livingstone? |
| 3. | Famous Quote. Name the speaker and the year.(½ point for each)
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! |
| 4. | In which US city would you find Love Field Airport? |
| 5. | Nicknamed "The Great One", name the ice hockey player often regarded as the best ever in history. |
| 6. | FEVERISHLY MAY FATE BURP is an anagram of which well known TV series from the turn of the century. |
| 7. | Jimmy Pop, DJ Q-Ball, Evil Jared Hasselhoff, Lüpüs Thünder and The Yin comprise which American alternative rock band? |
| 8. |  Which country is this? |
| 9. | Who wrote The Satanic Verses? |
| 10. | What is the common name for the liquid secreted by the Lacrimal glands? |
| 11. | Who became the first American to orbit the Earth on 20th February 1962? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | What was unusual about the Formula One World Drivers' Championship awarded to Jochen Rindt in 1970? |
| 14. | What word is used to describe an interstellar cloud of gas and dust? |
| 15. | On this day, 7th May, 2001, Ronnie Biggs returned to the UK for the first time since escaping from Wandsworth prison in 1965. How many days had he been on the run? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
Picture Round |
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Snowball Question |
 Doi Inthanon (Thai: ดอยอินทนนท์) is the highest mountain in Thailand.
In metres, how far above sea level is it? |
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