Cheap Charlie's Quiz dated 5th August 2008
Winners: Khon Kaen Klan (47 points)
Runners up: Golden Gofers (41 points)
Third Place: Drunken Layabouts (28½ points)
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Round 1 |
| 1. | What is the traditional meat ingredient of a Wiener Schnitzel? |
| 2. | Marilyn Monroe was found dead and Nelson Mandela was jailed, both on the same day, 5th August, in which year? |
| 3. |  Name this film and the actor playing Shoeless Joe Jackson. (½ point for each)
What are you grinning at, you ghost? If you build it ... HE will come. |
| 4. | Which continent did Matthew Flinders name in 1804? |
| 5. | Which Summer Olympic Games were the first to have live television coverage? (½ point each for location and year) |
| 6. | GROW A PENIS is an anagram of which former Vice President of the United States? |
| 7. | In March 1999, aged 52, who became the oldest woman to have a number one hit single in the USA and what was the title of the song? (½ point for each) |
| 8. |  Which well known organisation has this as its logo? |
| 9. | Who was known as the Bard of Ayrshire? |
| 10. | What is the world’s largest and heaviest mammal? |
| 11. | Who was the leader of the Khmer Rouge and Prime Minister of Cambodia between 1976 and 1979? |
| 12. | Name this Beatles cover song - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| 14. | Riding a horse called Gulfland at Redcar, which female British jockey notched up her first win on this day, 5th August, 1986? |
| 15. | Which car manufacturer produced the "Enzo" between 2003 and 2004? |
Round 2 |
| 1. | Which West African country is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans? |
| 2. | The US government introduced Federal Income Tax for the first time on this day, 5th August, 1861. Which war was the tax aimed at funding? |
| 3. | Name this film and its year of release. (½ point for each)
I'll be back. |
| 4. | Through which European capital city does the Vistula River flow? |
| 5. | Which cycling legend of the 60's and 70's was nicknamed "The Cannibal"? |
| 6. | I GRAB ASIA FOUL is an anagram of which European capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 words) |
| 7. | Which song begins with these lines?
Finished with my woman cause she couldn't help me with my mind
People think I'm insane because I am browning all the time |
| 8. |  Which Baltic country has this as its national flag? |
| 9. | Which girl's first name did not exist until 'Peter Pan' was written? |
| 10. |  The only marsupials native to North America. What are they called? |
| 11. | In which century was the Colosseum in Rome built? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| 14. | Since 1924, to the nearest kilometre, what is the official distance of a marathon? |
| 15. | Thursday is named after the Anglo-Saxon god 'Thor'. After whom is Wednesday named? |
Round 3 |
| 1. | From which country does Jenever Gin originate? |
| 2. | In the news this week, on which mountain were eleven climbers killed following an avalanche over the weekend? |
| 3. | Name the presenter of this Discovery TV program. |
| 4. | Which Australian State has the same nickname as Florida? |
| 5. | Which country hosted the 2006 Ryder Cup? |
| 6. | GLIB REPARTEE is an anagram of which well known English musician? |
| 7. | Which composer is famous for his "Rhapsody in Blue"? |
| 8. |  Which Australian island territory is this? |
| 9. | Who wrote the 1969 novel "The Godfather"? |
| 10. | Which flammable gas was used in the German airship Hindenburg? |
| 11. | Nixon and Brezhnev signed the SALT I treaty in Moscow, Bobby Fischer became the first American chess champion and Denmark joined the European Community. What year was it? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| 14. | At which golf course did South Korean Ji-Yai Shin win the Women's British Open this week? |
| 15. | Hymen was the Greek god of what? |
Picture Round |
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Snowball Question |
 The longest place name in the world belongs to, arguably, Bangkok. The full name of the city in Thai is กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรรัตนโกสินทร์ มหินทรายุธยามหาดิลกภพ นพรัตน์ราชธานี บุรีรมย์อุดมราชนิเวศน์มหาสถาน อมรพิมานอวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยะวิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์.
When transliterated into English, how many letters make up the name? |
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