Cheap Charlie's Quiz dated 2nd September 2008
Winners: Khon Kaen Klan (45½ points)
Runners up: Drunken Layabouts (43½ points)
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Round 1 |
| 1. | The name of which Scottish liqueur is derived from the Gaelic for 'the drink that satisfies'? |
| 2. | On this day, 2nd September, 1945, Japan signed their official surrender in Tokyo Bay on board which US battleship? |
| 3. |  Name this film and the actor speaking.(½ point for each)
Get busy living, or get busy dying. That's God damned right. |
| 4. | What can be metamorphic, sedimentary or igneous? |
| 5. | What nationality is former Indianapolis 500 and Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve? |
| 6. | SHAKE LEAST SWEAT is an anagram of which NFL football team? |
| 7. | In 1997, Aqua topped the charts worldwide with Barbie Girl. What nationality are they? |
| 8. |  Which international airline displays this logo on its tail fins? |
| 9. | Who according to Shakespeare said, "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!"? |
| 10. | From what animal do we get Cashmere wool? |
| 11. | Who succeeded Georges Pompidou as French President in 1974? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| 14. | At which French racecourse is the annual Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe held? |
| 15. | One of the world's most expensive and exclusive shopping avenues is called the Bahnhofstrasse. In which city is it? |
Round 2 |
| 1. | Sachertorte is a chocolate cake and culinary speciality invented in which capital city? |
| 2. | Who became the first president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam when it proclaimed its independence from Japan on this day, 2nd September, 1945? |
| 3. | Name this film and the actor speaking.(½ point for each)
I could dance with you until the cows come home. On second thought, I'd rather dance with the cows till you come home. |
| 4. | Which is the most southerly of the inhabited Channel Islands? |
| 5. | Who, in 1984, became the first NFL quarterback to throw for 5000 yards in a season? |
| 6. | BLESS GLUM BRUISE is an anagram of which capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 words) |
| 7. | In the lyrics to which song would you find "Mister Churchill's ear"? |
| 8. |  Which South American country has this as its national flag? |
| 9. | Which two French impressionist artists had the same surname but for one letter? |
| 10. | Which Englishman, born in 1791, is credited with inventing the first programmable computer? |
| 11. | Which war was fought with Russia on one side and France, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Ottoman Empire on the other? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| 14. | What name was given to scandalous events in baseball during the 1919 World Series? |
| 15. | Who is the only person with a last name beginning with the letter X to appear on a US postage stamp? |
Round 3 |
| 1. | Which tangy spread is named after a French earthenware cooking pot? |
| 2. | In the news this week, name the hurricane that forced an evacuation of New Orleans over the weekend. |
| 3. |  Name this TV series and the name of the actor who played Tony, the head of the family. ½ point for each |
| 4. | What is the capital of Sicily? |
| 5. | His only major championship win, which left-handed Canadian golfer won the Masters in 2003? |
| 6. | NEURAL DISASTER is an anagram of which classic novel, first published in 1883? |
| 7. | How many operas did Ludwig van Beethoven write? |
| 8. |  Which African country is this? |
| 9. | Who wrote the controversial 1973 biography Marilyn: A Novel Biography? |
| 10. | What is the common term for a female ass or donkey? |
| 11. | What is the name of the line which divided North and South in the American Civil War? |
| 12. | Name that tune - ½ point each for Artist and Title. |
| 13. |  Solve this Dingbat. |
| 14. | Who is currently No. 1 in the professional snooker world rankings? |
| 15. | What is the official currency of Greenland? |
Picture Round |
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Snowball Question |
 Samak Sundaravej (Thai: สมัคร สุนทรเวช) declared a state of emergency in Bangkok today. How many days has he been in office as Prime Minister of Thailand? |
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