Cheap Charlie's Quiz dated 3rd June 2008
Winners: Khon Kaen Klan (44 points)
Runners up: Drunken Layabouts (39 points)
Third Place: Jocks'n'Cocks + 1 Kiwi (29½ points)
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Round 1 |
| 1. | Which meat is used in the traditional Greek dish Kleftiko (or Klephtico)? |
| | Lamb or Goat |
| 2. | One of the world's deadliest high-speed train accidents took place on this day, 3rd June, 1998, in which country? |
| | Germany (Eschede, Celle District, Lower Saxony) |
| 3. |  Name this film and its year of release. (½ point for each)
I'm praying to you! Look in your heart. I'm praying to you... look in your heart... look in your heart! You can't kill me... look in your heart. |
| | Miller's Crossing - 1990 (John Turturro & Gabriel Byrne) |
| 4. | In which country would you find the Tabasco, Chihuahua and Durango provinces? |
| | Mexico |
| 5. | What is the nickname of the New Zealand national Rugby League team? |
| | The Kiwis (The "All Blacks" are the Rugby Union team) |
| 6. | HAD A TALKING KNOB is an anagram of which capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 words) |
| | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 7. | From which song are these lyrics: (½ point each for title and artist)
I must've dreamed a thousand dreams. Been haunted by a million screams. |
| | Land Of Confusion - Genesis (1986) |
| 8. |  Which large conglomerate has this as its logo? |
| | Pepsico |
| 9. | Which literary character, created in 1953, had a Scottish father called Andrew and a Swiss mother called Monique Delacroix? |
| | James Bond |
| 10. | What is the aquatic larva of an amphibian more commonly called? |
| | Tadpole |
| 11. | What was the name of the bodyguard who survived the crash that killed Princess Diana on 31st August 1997? |
| | Trevor Rees-Jones |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black (1966) |
| 13. | Which city hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics? |
| | Turin / Torino (Italy) |
| 14. | What is the scientific name for the southern equivalent of the Aurora Borealis? |
| | Aurora Australis |
| 15. |  Tony Curtis celebrates his birthday today, June 3rd. How old is he? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
| | 83 (1925) |
Round 2 |
| 1. | What sweet substance is added to whisky to make Drambuie? |
| | Honey (Heather Honey
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| 2. | She was born Bessie Wallis Warfield in the USA in 1896, but who did she marry on this day, 3rd June, 1937? |
| | Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor - formerly Edward VIII (Edward & Mrs Simpson) |
| 3. | Name this film and the actress speaking. (½ point for each)
I bet you want to know why I shot the bastard. Shut up, dummy. |
| | Chicago - Renée Zellweger (2002) |
| 4. | In which country would you find both the rivers Oder and Vistula, each flowing into the Baltic Sea? |
| | Poland |
| 5. | Which snooker player bears the nickname "Wizard of Wishaw"? |
| | John Higgins |
| 6. | UNREALISTIC AIR HAG is an anagram of which well known American singer-songwriter? |
| | Christina Aguilera |
| 7. | Born in 1947, by what stage name is American singer James Newell Osterberg, Jr. better known? |
| | Iggy Pop |
| 8. |  Which Middle-Eastern country has this as its national flag? |
| | Jordan |
| 9. | Which English artist is associated with paintings of Flatford Mill? |
| | John Constable |
| 10. | In telecommunications, what does FM stand for? |
| | Frequency Modulation |
| 11. | Also known as Custer's Last Stand, at which battle did General George Armstrong Custer die in 1876? |
| | Battle of the Little Bighorn / Battle of the Greasy Grass |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | Sugababes - Freak like Me (2002) |
| 13. | One of the largest stadiums in the world, seating 220,000 people, in which city would you find the Great Strahov Stadium? |
| | Prague (Czech Republic) |
| 14. | To which organ in your body is the Gallbladder attached? |
| | Liver |
| 15. | Mexican-born actor Anthony Quinn died on this day, 3rd June, 2001. In which year was he born? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
| | 1915 |
Round 3 |
| 1. | Which city in Israel gives its name to a type of orange? |
| | Jaffa |
| 2. |  In the news this week, name the PPP cabinet minister who resigned after the police said they would charge him with lèse majesté? |
| | Jakrapob Penkair - จักรภพ เพ็ญแข |
| 3. | Name the TV series for which this was the theme tune. |
| | Cheers (1982-1993) |
| 4. | What is the capital of the Falkland Islands? |
| | Stanley (sometimes referred to as "Port Stanley") |
| 5. | What is the national sport of Japan? |
| | Sumo (相撲) |
| 6. | LESS LEGAL KOREANS is an anagram of which NBA basketball team? |
| | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 7. | Between 1962 and 1963 they called themselves "The Ray Davies Quartet", "The Pete Quaife Band", "The Bo-Weevils", "The Ramrods" and "The Ravens". What did they change their name to in 1964? |
| | The Kinks |
| 8. |  Which Asian country is this? |
| | China |
| 9. | Which American author wrote, amongst others, The Firm, The Pelican Brief and The Rainmaker? |
| | John Grisham |
| 10. | What is the collective name for a gathering of crows? |
| | Murder |
| 11. | During World War II, what was the name of Japan's equivalent to Germany's Lord Haw-Haw? |
| | Tokyo Rose |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| | Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody (1958) |
| 13. | In show jumping, how many faults are incurred for knocking down a fence? |
| | 4 |
| 14. | What name is given to growing plants without soil? |
| | Hydroponics |
| 15. | Valerie Solanas, author of the S.C.U.M. Manifesto, attempted to assassinate Andy Warhol by shooting him three times on this day, 3rd June, in which year? (Nearest team gets 1 point) |
| | 1968 |
Picture Round |
1. Demi Moore
2. Alice Cooper
3. Virginia Wade
4. Ivana Trump
5. Danny DeVito
6. Lleyton Hewitt
7. Eddie Murphy
8. Tyra Banks
9. Tim Cahill
10. Elaine Stritch
11. Riddick Bowe
12. Mia Farrow
13. Anne Robinson
14. Nicolas Sárközy (French President)
15. David Letterman
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Snowball Question |
 To celebrate H.M. the King's 80th birthday, MINI Thailand created a world record breaking car mosaic in September 2007, forming the words 'LONG LIVE THE KING'. How many Mini Coopers were used to break the record? |
| | 444 |
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