Cheap Charlie's Quiz dated 13th May 2008
Winners: Khon Kaen Klan (40½ points)
Runners up: Drunken Layabouts (39 points)
Third Place: Sabai Sabai (27½ points)
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Round 1 |
| 1. | What is the main vegetable ingredient of Moussaka? |
| 2. | The first ever Formula One race was held on this day, 13th May, 1950 at which racing circuit? |
| 3. |  Name these two actors. (½ point for each)
I love black people! Who's your motherf**ker, Jerry? You're my motherf**ker! What'ya going to do Jerry? Show me the money! Uh! Congratulations, you're still my agent. |
| 4. | What is the name of the sea which separates New Zealand and Australia? |
| 5. | In Rugby Union, which country turned the 'Five Nations' into the 'Six Nations' in 2000? |
| 6. | SIT ON NYLONS is an anagram of which former world boxing champion? |
| 7. | In Peter Gabriel's 1980 song Games Without Frontiers, whose bonfire did Enrico play with? |
| 8. |  Which car manufacturer has this as its logo? |
| 9. |  Who painted the Portrait of Dr. Gachet in 1890? |
| 10. | By what name is fossilised tree sap or resin known? |
| 11. | Walter Mondale was Vice President of the United States under which President? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | Which is the only country to have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Olympic Games since 1896? |
| 14. | What do the initials "PVC" stand for? |
| 15. | In the United Kingdom, the Royal Flying Corps (now the Royal Air Force) was established on this day, 13th May, in which year? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
Round 2 |
| 1. | According to Dr. Samuel Johnson's 1755 A Dictionary of the English Language, what food "in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people"? |
| 2. | What put Mehmet Ali Ağca in the news headlines on this day, 13th May, 1981? |
| 3. | Name this film and its year of release. (½ point for each)
Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. |
| 4. | By geographical area, what is the largest country in mainland Southeast Asia? |
| 5. | By what nickname is former world tennis champion Pete Sampras known? |
| 6. | ANTIFASCIST TERM is an anagram of which well known Marvel Comics character? |
| 7. | Which country did Céline Dion represent in the 1988 Eurovision song contest? |
| 8. |  Which African country has this as its flag? |
| 9. | In literature, who owns a cat called Crookshanks? |
| 10. | Which disease takes its name from the Medieval Italian word for "bad air"? |
| 11. | Michael Heseltine was Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom under which Prime Minister? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | Which sporting organisation uses the slogan "For the Good of the Game"? |
| 14. | Rhinotillexis is the medical name for which bad habit? |
| 15. | Captain Arthur Phillip left Portsmouth, England on this day, 13th May, with eleven ships full of convicts to establish the first penal colony in Australia. What year was it? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
Round 3 |
| 1. | For what is St James's Gate in Dublin famous? |
| 2. | Who was sworn in as Russia's new president at a lavish ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin Palace last Wednesday? |
| 3. | Complete this famous quote:
Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, ..... |
| 4. | In which European country would you find the Troodos mountain range? |
| 5. | How many points are awarded to the third place driver in a Formula 1 race? |
| 6. | For ½ a point, OREGANO TUB is an anagram of which US State capital? For another ½ point, which state is it the capital of? |
| 7. | What was the title of John Lennon & Yoko Ono's 1971 Christmas single? |
| 8. |  Which country is this? |
| 9. | In George Orwell's Animal Farm, what type of animals were Clover, Mollie, and Boxer? |
| 10. | What colour are Beluga Whales? |
| 11. |  What was the first name of Spanish dictator General Franco? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | Which former world boxing champion is known by the nickname "Dr. Iron Fist"? |
| 14. | In computer terminology, what does LAN stand for? |
| 15. |  In which year did Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz team up with Red Bull inventor Chaleo Yoovidhya from Thailand to form the company Red Bull GmbH? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
Picture Round |
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Snowball Question |
 Using an average length route, what is the road distance, in kilometres, from Khon Kaen to Chiang Mai? |
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