Island Bar Quiz Night, July 31, 2003

 

 

Notes by Quiz Master Frazer McGilvray

     (Partner, LiveFish HK, www.livefishhk.com):

 

The July quiz saw a good turnout despite it being summer and quite a few of the regulars away on their holidays, so a big thanks to the 6 teams that turned up!

 

A slight change was implemented this month with two extra 'quick-fire' rounds, a 'who am I' and a 'what am I' being added, to the confusion and frustration of a couple of teams!

 

In the end, we saw Mel’s Whipping Boys come 6th with 40 points, In second place saw the imaginatively named The Walrus of Love Appreciation Society, on 47, and this month’s winners were Darren's Angels with 50 points!

 

Have a dry and cool August, and we'll see you on Sep 24.

 

Cheers, Frazer!

There is one point for the correct answer. Where an answer requires 2 or more parts, you must get all parts to get a complete point, There are no half points available.

 

In the ‘Who Am I’ and ‘What Am I’ rounds, you get 5 points if you answer correctly after the first clue, 4 after the second clue, etc. If you get it wrong, no matter what stage you guess your answer, you get no points. It is a ‘one shot deal’.

 

Round 1:  People  (swipe the hidden text after the A: to see the answer)

  1. Who is regarded as the inventor of the modern computer?
    A: Charles Babbage

  2. What nationality is Sir Peter Ustinov?
    A: British

  3. Princess Margaret is 10th in line for the British throne. T or F?
    A: False

  4. In which Century was Nostradamus born?
    A: 16th

  5. For whom did John Lennon write Hey Jude?
    A:     Julian Lennon

  6. What was the given name of Stalin’s daughter who defected to the US?
    A: Svetlana

  7. Which supermodel is referred to as ‘the body’?
    A: Elle MacPherson

  8. What did Charlie Chaplin and WC Fields deaths have in common?
    A: Xmas Day

  9. How many people reportedly died in the Great Fire of London? 16, 160, 1600
    A: 16

  10. Who were Harry Longabaugh and Robert Leroy Parker?
    A: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

 

Round 2:  That 70s Round

  1. Over which island did two 747s collide on takeoff and landing?
    A: Tenerife

  2. Which of the Bee Gees are twins?
    A: Robin and Maurice

  3. Who produced, co-wrote, co-directed, and starred in Heaven Can Wait (1978)
    A: Warren Beatty

  4. Which aircraft entered service in January 1970?
    A: Boeing 747 (Jumbo)

  5. Which political activist died in police custody in August 1977?
    A: Stephen Biko

  6. Which 2 actors divorced, remarried then divorced during the 70s?
    A: Liz Taylor & Richard Burton

  7. Which year in the 1970s did John Lennon record Imagine?
    A: 1971

  8. January 30, 1972, when British paratroops shot and killed 13 protesters is better known as what?
    A: Bloody Sunday

  9. Charlton Heston made Airport 1975 in which year?
    A: 1974

  10. Who won a grammy for Lucille in 1977?
    A: Kenny Rogers

 

Who Am I?

  1. I was born in 1809 on a farm in Hodgenville, Kentucky

  2. In 1836 I became a licensed attorney and married Mary Todd in 1842. Only one of our four children reached adulthood.

  3. I became a congressman in 1846, defeating Peter Cartwright, the Methodist preacher.

  4. I was sworn in as the 15th president of the United States in 1861

  5. During my second term as president, I was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington DC by John Wilkes Booth.
    A: Abraham Lincoln

 

Round 3:  Science

  1. What do you call the line on a ship that shows maximum permissible loading?
    A: Plimsoll line

  2. What is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit?
    A: 212

  3. What is the chemical symbol for mercury?
    A: Hg

  4. What is measured by an ammeter?
    A: An electrical current

  5. How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun?
    A: 365.25 days

  6. What is the chemical name for caustic soda?
    A: Sodium hydroxide

  7. Where in a plant would you find the palisade mesophyll cells?
    A: Leaf

  8. What building material comprises of sand, cement, stone and water?
    A: Concrete

  9. What weak stimulant is found in coffee beans and tea leaves?
    A: Caffeine

  10. Au is the chemical symbol for which element?
    A: Gold

 

Round 4:  Sport

  1. How many people are in a water polo team?
    A: Seven

  2. Who was the top scorer in the 1990 World Cup?
    A: Toto Schillaci

  3. Borg’s last Wimbledon title was in 1981. T or F?
    A: False

  4. In rugby union, the supporters of which club wear fez hats?
    A: Saracens

  5. Which golf club is known as a niblik?
    A: 9 iron

  6. Name 3 of the 5 disciplines that make up the modern pentathlon?
    A: Riding, fencing, cross country, swimming, shooting

  7. At which university was the first sub-4 minute mile run?
    A: Oxford

  8. What nationality was the driver Juan-Manuel Fangio?
    A: Argentinian

  9. Badminton was devised at Badminton Hall, Avon. T or F?
    A: True

  10. In cricket parlance, what is a pair?
    A: Two ducks

 

What am I?

  1. My construction was planned by Alfred Smith, and I was designed by Shreve Harmon and Lamb in an art deco style.

  2. Each year over 3.5 million people visit me

  3. I was finished in 1931, and was the biggest of my kind in the world until 1970

  4. I stand 1,250 feet tall

  5. I am located on 5th Ave between 33rd and 34th Streets, New York City
    A: Empire State Building

 

Round 5:  In the Kitchen

  1. What does it mean if you bake a pastry case blind?
    A: You bake it before it is filled

  2. What is a burbot?
    A: A fish

  3. What does the word pesto mean?
    A: Pounded

  4. Beaufort is a hard French cheese. T or F?
    A: True

  5. What is halal meat?
    A: Meat prepared according to Muslim law

  6. What Russian soup is made from beetroot?
    A: Borscht

  7. What to the initials UHT stand for?
    A: Ultra heat treatment / treated

  8. What do you do with a bird if you spatchcock it?
    A: Flatten it for cooking

  9. What do Americans call courgettes?
    A: Zucchini

  10. Mozzarella is traditionally made from the milk of which animal?
    A: Buffalo

 

Round 6:  Events

  1. Where was the XXIV Olympiad held?
    A: Sydney

  2. In which year did the Berlin Wall come down?
    A: 1989

  3. When was the maiden voyage of the Titanic?
    A: 1912

  4. Where was Princess Elizabeth when George VI died?
    A: Kenya

  5. When were the first free elections held in South Africa?
    A: 1994

  6. In which year did Michelangelo complete the Sistine Chapel?
    A: 1512

  7. Which year was Live Aid?
    A: 1985

  8. What is the traditional day for Mardi Gras?
    A: Shrove Tuesday

  9. Where was the treaty ending WWI signed in June 1919?
    A: Versailles

  10. When was the United Nations formed?
    A: 1946

 

Formatted by Lamma-Gung, Lamma.com.hk

Updated: August 01, 2003