Cheap Charlie's Quiz dated 15th July 2008
Winners: Khon Kaen Klan (46½ points)
Runners up: Drunken Layabouts (39½ points)
Third Place: Harleys and Charlie (32½ points)
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Round 1 |
| 1. | From which country does Molson Beer originate? |
| 2. |  Born on this day, 15th July, 1606, name this world famous painter. |
| 3. |  Name the actor speaking and the name of the character he plays. (½ point for each)
I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse. |
| 4. | Victoria Falls are located at the border of which two African countries? (½ point for each) |
| 5. | Which world famous boxer had the nickname "Marvelous"? |
| 6. | IMMORAL NANNYS is an anagram of which American artist and musician? |
| 7. | What was the title of Madonna's first international chart hit in 1983? |
| 8. |  Which airline has this on its logo? |
| 9. | Which American author created the character Rip Van Winkle? |
| 10. | What name is given to a metal alloy that joins surfaces together? |
| 11. | What did the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution establish in 1920? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| 14. | Who retired from international cricket in April 2007 and holds the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with a total of 501 for Warwickshire in 1994? |
| 15. | In British Imperial units, how many pounds are in a hundredweight? |
Round 2 |
| 1. | In France they are called Coquille St. Jacques, in Germany, Jakobsmuschel, in Holland, Jakobsschelp. What is the English name for them? |
| 2. | America's first jet passenger airliner flew for the first time on this day, 15th July, 1954. What was it called? |
| 3. | Name the two actors in this clip from an Oscar winning film. (½ point for each)
You're speeding, I can see it. We're only doing about 19 miles an hour. I like to go under the speed limit. But the speed limit's 35 here. |
| 4. | On which river does Washington DC stand ? |
| 5. | In which year did Allan Wells, Steve Ovett, Sebastian Coe, Daley Thompson and Duncan Goodhew all win Olympic gold medals for Great Britain? |
| 6. | IN GLOBULAR SPOT is an anagram of which capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 words) |
| 7. | By what name is British alternative pop and punk rock singer Raymond Burns better known? |
| 8. |  Which country in the Americas has this as its national flag? |
| 9. |  Which Spanish artist painted this? |
| 10. |  What type of insect is this? |
| 11. | Against which country did Hitler launch Operation Barbarossa on 22nd June, 1941? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| 14. | The Open Championship, sometimes called the British Open, begins this week. At which golf course is it being held? |
| 15. | What was the name of the vehicle that took Andy Green through the speed of sound in 1997? |
Round 3 |
| 1. | What is the culinary term for food, usually vegetables, cut into long, thin strips? |
| 2. | The 34th and latest G8 summit of industrialised nations took place last week. In which country was it held? |
| 3. | Name the TV series for which this is the opening theme tune. |
| 4. | Into which bay does the river Ganges flow? |
| 5. | In which sport are the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup competed for? |
| 6. | UGH! TART IN KREMLIN is an anagram of which Nobel Prize winner? |
| 7. | Which 1971 song includes the line "And while Lenin read a book on Marx"? |
| 8. |  Which country is this? |
| 9. | For which work are sculptors Gutzon and Lincoln Borglum most famous? |
| 10. | Lead has the chemical symbol Pb. From which latin word is Pb derived? |
| 11. | Which British Prime Minister was assassinated on 11th May 1812? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| 14. | In which sport did Thailand's Manus Boonjumnong (มนัส บุญจำนงค์) win gold at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Asian Games? |
| 15. | What is the official residence of the President of France? |
Picture Round |
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Snowball Question |
 The G8 leaders met last week in Japan and stayed at The Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa on top of Mount Poromoi. How high, in metres, is Mount Poromoi? |
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