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? |
| | Houses of Parliament / Palace of Westminster |
| 2. | He played Doctor Who between 1970 and 1974 and died on this day, 20th May, 1996. Name him. |
| | Jon Pertwee |
| 3. |  Name this film and its year of release. (½ point for each)
I'll have what she's having. |
| | When Harry Met Sally... - 1989 (Estelle Reiner) |
| 4. | Of which Australian State is Melbourne the capital? |
| | Victoria |
| 5. | Which 18-a-side ball game is played on an oval pitch? |
| | Australian Rules Football |
| 6. | I WANTED A LOO is an anagram of which well known American film actress who died in 1981? |
| | Natalie Wood |
| 7. | Who was George Michael's partner in the UK pop group Wham!? |
| | Andrew Ridgeley |
| 8. |  Which Swiss watchmaker has this as its logo? |
| | TAG Heuer |
| 9. | What was the first Sam Spade novel? |
| | The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett, 1930) |
| 10. | What are wild reindeer called in North America? |
| | Caribou |
| 11. | Who was known as the Maid of Orleans? |
| | Joan of Arc |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | The Clash - London Calling (1979) |
| 13. | At which sport was Fred Perry World Champion in 1929? |
| | Table Tennis |
| 14. | What is the more common name for the medical condition "Periorbital Hematoma"? |
| | Black eye |
| 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) |
| | 1927 |
Round 2 |
| 1. | Grappa is a type of brandy distilled from grape skins. From which country does it originate? |
| | Italy |
| 2. | Which Oscar winning Beatles film premièred in Liverpool and London on this day, 20th May, 1970? |
| | Let It Be |
| 3. | Name this film and the actor speaking. (½ point for each)
Attica! Attica! Attica! Attica! ....... |
| | Dog Day Afternoon - Al Pacino (1975) |
| 4. | On which inland sea do Russia and Turkey have shores? |
| | The Black Sea (Also Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Georgia) |
| 5. | In cricket, which unlucky score is known as a Nelson? |
| | 111 |
| 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? |
| | Moulin Rouge |
| 7. | Who released the first hit version of "The Shoop Shoop Song" in 1964? |
| | Betty Everett |
| 8. |  Which Asian country has this as its flag? |
| | Afghanistan |
| 9. | Which famous painter do you associate with the novel Moulin Rouge? |
| | Toulouse-Lautrec (Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec) |
| 10. | What alloy do copper and tin form? |
| | Bronze |
| 11. | After leaving Southampton, in which two ports did the Titanic pick up passengers? (½ point for each) |
| | Cherbourg and Queenstown (Cobh) (France and Ireland) |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997) |
| 13. | How many successive pots must a snooker player make to score a 147 break? |
| | 36 |
| 14. | Which creatures live in a formicary? |
| | Ants |
| 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) |
| | 1932 |
Round 3 |
| 1. | Which food are diners most often advised to avoid during any month without an R in its name? |
| | Oysters, particularly raw oysters (May, June, July and August) |
| 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? |
| | ฿1000 (฿400-1000) |
| 3. | Complete this famous quote from June 1963:
... and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words ... |
| | 'Ich bin ein Berliner!' (John F. Kennedy) |
| 4. | How many states of the United States of America have a Pacific coast? |
| | Five (California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii) |
| 5. | Which NFL football team play at Tampa Bay, Florida? |
| | Buccaneers |
| 6. | NAG ON MILKMAID is an anagram of which well known theme park? |
| | Animal Kingdom (Florida) |
| 7. | Which musical is the song Ol' Man River from? |
| | Show Boat |
| 8. |  Which South American country is this? |
| | Peru |
| 9. | What artist's surname was van Rijn? |
| | Rembrandt (Rembrandt Harmenszoon 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? |
| | Plimsoll Line |
| 11. | Who was British Prime Minister on V-J Day? |
| | Clement Attlee (27th July 1945 - 26th October 1951) |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | The Ronettes - Be My Baby (1963) |
| 13. | The New York Knickerbockers, founded in 1845, were the first organised team for which sport? |
| | Baseball |
| 14. | Which element has the symbol Fe? |
| | Iron (Latin: ferrum) |
| 15. | Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian) celebrates her birthday today, May 20th. How old is she? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
| | 62 (Born 20th May 1946) |
Picture Round |
1. Steven Tyler
2. Tracey Ullman
3. Eva Mendes
4. Peter Osgood
5. Hugh Hefner
6. Ernest Hemingway
7. Neve Campbell
8. Barack Obama
9. Anthony Hopkins
10. Lindsay Davenport
11. Dannii Minogue
12. Winona Ryder
13. Imran Khan Niazi
14. Nigel Kennedy
15. Stephen Baldwin
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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? |
| | 132 (132.2 m / 433.7 feet) |
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