Cheap Charlie's Quiz dated 20th May 2008
Winners: Drunken Layabouts (47½ points)
Runners up: Khon Kaen Klan (46 points)
Third Place: The Also Rans (20 points)
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Round 1 |
| 1. | What building is pictured on a bottle of HP sauce? |
| 2. | He played Doctor Who between 1970 and 1974 and died on this day, 20th May, 1996. Name him. |
| 3. |  Name this film and its year of release. (½ point for each)
I'll have what she's having. |
| 4. | Of which Australian State is Melbourne the capital? |
| 5. | Which 18-a-side ball game is played on an oval pitch? |
| 6. | I WANTED A LOO is an anagram of which well known American film actress who died in 1981? |
| 7. | Who was George Michael's partner in the UK pop group Wham!? |
| 8. |  Which Swiss watchmaker has this as its logo? |
| 9. | What was the first Sam Spade novel? |
| 10. | What are wild reindeer called in North America? |
| 11. | Who was known as the Maid of Orleans? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | At which sport was Fred Perry World Champion in 1929? |
| 14. | What is the more common name for the medical condition "Periorbital Hematoma"? |
| 15. | Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, on the world's first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, on this day, 20th May, but in which year? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
Round 2 |
| 1. | Grappa is a type of brandy distilled from grape skins. From which country does it originate? |
| 2. | Which Oscar winning Beatles film premièred in Liverpool and London on this day, 20th May, 1970? |
| 3. | Name this film and the actor speaking. (½ point for each)
Attica! Attica! Attica! Attica! ....... |
| 4. | On which inland sea do Russia and Turkey have shores? |
| 5. | In cricket, which unlucky score is known as a Nelson? |
| 6. | RUN ILEUM GOO is an anagram of something which is a famous tourist attraction, a hotel, a book, a painting and also a film. What is it? |
| 7. | Who released the first hit version of "The Shoop Shoop Song" in 1964? |
| 8. |  Which Asian country has this as its flag? |
| 9. | Which famous painter do you associate with the novel Moulin Rouge? |
| 10. | What alloy do copper and tin form? |
| 11. | After leaving Southampton, in which two ports did the Titanic pick up passengers? (½ point for each) |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | How many successive pots must a snooker player make to score a 147 break? |
| 14. | Which creatures live in a formicary? |
| 15. | Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, on this day, 20th May, but in which year? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
Round 3 |
| 1. | Which food are diners most often advised to avoid during any month without an R in its name? |
| 2. | In the news this week, in Thailand, the probationary period for the ban on using a mobile phone while driving ended today. What is the maximum fine for those who violate the new traffic rule? |
| 3. | Complete this famous quote from June 1963:
... and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words ... |
| 4. | How many states of the United States of America have a Pacific coast? |
| 5. | Which NFL football team play at Tampa Bay, Florida? |
| 6. | NAG ON MILKMAID is an anagram of which well known theme park? |
| 7. | Which musical is the song Ol' Man River from? |
| 8. |  Which South American country is this? |
| 9. | What artist's surname was van Rijn? |
| 10. |  Sometimes referred to as a Load Line, what is the traditional name for the line on ships that indicates the maximum loading permitted? |
| 11. | Who was British Prime Minister on V-J Day? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. | The New York Knickerbockers, founded in 1845, were the first organised team for which sport? |
| 14. | Which element has the symbol Fe? |
| 15. | Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian) celebrates her birthday today, May 20th. How old is she? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
Picture Round |
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Snowball Question |
 Suvarnabhumi Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ) has the world's tallest free standing control tower. In metres, how tall is it? |
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