SMITHIES ALE HOUSE Quiz Number: 8

DATE: Thursday August 15th 2013

ROUND ONE 1. In 2004 the Empire State building in New York was lit up spinach green to honour the 75 th birthday of which fictional sailor.
POPEYE CABER

2. Familiar to tossers at Highland Games gatherings, what Scots Gaelic word means pole. 3. Julie Andrews nearly turned down the role of Maria (Von Trapp) in which 1965 film musical, fearing the character was too similar to her role in Mary Poppins.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC

4. In 1934 Benito Mussolini ordered that which twelfth century Italian tourist attraction be returned to a vertical position.
LEANING TOWER OF PISA

5. On her final appearance on the TV game show Countdown whose very last letter on the letters board was a T and her final numbers game total solved, 297.
CAROL VORDERMAN

6. Around five billion pizzas are sold every year around the world but which country accounts for more than half of these
sales.
USA

7. According to statistics which Scottish city has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe . . . . . bringing a whole new meaning to the name City of Discovery,
DUNDEE

8. A number two hit in 1977, which single by the band Queen has become the most sung song by the worlds sporting crowds.
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

9. 4 Points: The names of which three months of the year are most commonly used as womens names and which month of the year is the only one that features among the top 1,000 mens names.
APRIL

10. SPORTING BULLS (8 Part Question) Question) a) What colour is the bull / bullseye on a dart board. b) Which Red Bull driver has won the F1 world title in each of the last three seasons. seasons. c) Which team sport now begins with a push-back but for many years began with a bully-off. d) Which American city is home to a basketball team called the Bulls. e) Specifically, which sport is played by the Bradford Bulls. f) Which actor played the boxer Jake La Motta in the 1980 movie Raging Bull. g) Starring Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, the 1988 movie Bull Durham centres around which sport. h) In which country would you find the worlds largest bull fighting ring.
a) RED b) SEBASTIAN VETTEL c) FIELD HOCKEY de Toros Mexico City d) CHICAGO e) RUGBY LEAGUE f) ROBERT DE NIRO g) BASEBALL

MAY

JUNE

AUGUST

h) MEXICO Plaza

ROUND TWO 1. On April 2nd 2005 the Danish capital Copenhagen began a celebration of the bicentennial of which writers birth.
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

2. The Victoria Falls in Africa are located on the border of the only two countries in the world that begin with which letter of the alphabet.
Z Zambia & Zimbabwe DUMBO

3. Which 1941 Disney animated movie is the only one with a title character that does not speak. 4. Which insurance company was set up in 1812 in Edinburgh to assist wives and female relatives of fund holders killed in the Napoleonic Wars.
SCOTTISH WIDOWS

5. The trademark leather jacket worn by Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli in which US TV sitcom, now hangs in the Smthsonian Museum in Washington D.C..
HAPPY DAYS FENCING

6. Which Olympic sport is played on a mat-like surface that is 2 metres wide and 14 metres long. 7. What is traditionally broken at the funeral of a magician, the practice starting from Harry Houdinis funeral in 1926.
A WAND It indicates that with the magicians death, the wand has lost its magic

8. In 1978 who became the first female to top the UK singles chart with a self-composed song, and shares her birthday, July 30th with the writer Emily Bronte.
KATE BUSH With the single Wuthering Heights the title of Emily Brontes only novel

9. Which national airline in principle only offers Kosher in-flight meals and does not fly passengers on a Saturday.
EL AL

10. TOYS & GAMES (7 Part Question) a) Which popular video arcade game of the 1970s and 80s was originally going to be called Puck Man until executives noted the potential for vandals to scratch out part of the initial letter in the games packaging. b) Which toy for young girls originally had a name beginning with the letter C but was later changed to an S as the original name was deemed too common to be copyrighted. c) What is the name of the tabletop football game developed in 1947 which still has worldwide devotees of all ages. d) In Cuba which board game had a strong following prior to Fidel Castro taking power and ordering that all known playing sets be destroyed because it was seen as encouraging capitalist ideas. e) Which popular board game was invented by Canadian journalists Scott Abbot and Chris Haney in the 1980s, Victoria Beckham claiming in 2004 that she hates it when David beats her at the game. (Games between the two presumably lasting a hell of a long time). f) Manufactured by Hasbro, with which board game would you associate Cavity Sam. g) To within 5% either side what percentage of homes in Great Britain have a Scrabble set.

a) PAC-MAN

b) SINDY DOLL

c) SUBBUTEO

d) MONOPOLY

e) TRIVIAL PURSUIT

f) OPERATION

g) 53%

SMITHIES ALE HOUSE Quiz Number: 8

DATE: Thursday August 15th 2013 ROUND THREE

Answers all contain a type of insect (all are different)

BUTTERFLY

1) Which swimming stroke was introduced to the Olympic Games in 1956. 2) In the 1970s television series Kung Fu what did the blind Master Po call David Carradines character Kwai Chang Caine.
GRASSHOPPER

3) 2 Part Question: Pop: a) Which male British singer had a UK number one in 1985 with the single If I Was. b) In 1991 which song finally knocked Bryan Adams off the number one spot after he spent 16 consecutive weeks there with the single (Everything I Do) I Do It For You.
a) MIDGE URE b) THE FLY U2

4) Published in 1984, what was the title of Iain Banks first novel.
THE WASP FACTORY

5) Founded in 1867, which London-based publishing company trades as a stand-alone imprint within the Penguin Group of companies.
LADYBIRD

6) What name is given to an area along the Caribbean coast of Honduras and Nicaragua, characterised by swamps, lagoons and tropical rainforest.
MOSQUITO COAST

7) Composed between 1899 and 1900, which orchestral interlude was written by Nikoli Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of the Tsar Saltan.
FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE

8) Now on display in Greenwich, what is the name of the yacht in which Francis Chichester, between 1966 and 1967, became the first Englishman to sail single-handed around the world.
GYPSY MOTH IV

9) 2 Part Question: Sport: a) Great Britain and France were the only two countries to contest which sport when it was included for the first and only time at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games. b) What is the nickname of Watford Football Club.
CRICKET GB won by 158 runs b) THE HORNETS

10. Pop Round: 18 Points: Female S Surnames: The following 18 songs (played music) are all by female singers with a surname beginning with the letter S.
1. You Dont Have To Say You Love Me DUSTY SPRINGFIELD 2. Woman In Love BARBRA STREISAND 3. Nobody Does It Better CARLY SIMON 4. All Around The World LISA STANSFIELD 5. Puppet On A String SANDIE SHAW 6. Sweet Dreams My LA Ex RACHEL STEVENS 7. Walkin Back To Happiness HELEN SHAPIRO 8. Proud HEATHER SMALL 9. These Boots Are Made For Walkin NANCY SINATRA 10. The Sweet Escape GWEN STEFANI 11. On The Radio DONNA SUMMER 12. My Baby Just Cares For Me NINA SIMONE 13. Super Duper Love JOSS STONE 14. Blanket On The Ground BILLIE JO SPEARS 15. Young Hearts Run Free CANDI STATON 16. Whip My Hair WILLOW SMITH 17. Knock On Wood AMII STEWART 18. Everytime BRITNEY SPEARS

In the event of any technical difficulties employ the following alternative question: 10 Points: Beatles Two-Word Hits: Name any ten of the eleven Beatles singes with a two-word title that provided them with a UK top 10 hit.

DAY TRIPPER (1 (1) 1965 PAPERBACK WRITER (1 (1) 1966 YELLOW SUBMARINE (1 (1) 1966 ELEANOR RIGBY (1 (1) 1966 PENNY LANE (1 (1) 1967 HELLO, GOODBYE (1 (1) 1967 LADY MADONNA (1 (1) 1968 HEY JUDE (1 (1) 1968 GET BACK (1 (1) 1969 COME TOGETHER (4 (4) 1969 REAL LOVE (4 (4) 1996

Picture Round Answers

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Liar Liar

Movie Repeat Words

Wild Wild West

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Prince Charles / Princess Diana Princess Elizabeth / Prince Phillip Zara Phillips / Mike Tindall Princess Anne / Timothy Laurence Princess Margaret / Anthony Armstrong Jones Twitter Stork Margarine Barclays Bank Liberal Democratic Party Puffin Books Lufthansa Swan Vesta Matches Nestle NBC Nandos Steve Redgrave

Royal Weddings

Bird Logos

Steve Davis

Sporting Steves
Steve Ovett

Steve Collins

Steve Beaton

SMITHIES ALE HOUSE Quiz Number: 8

DATE: Thursday August 15th 2013 ROUND FOUR

1. Connection: What connects the character played by Charles Dale in the TV series Casualty, the nickname of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and a brand of hamburger.
BIG MAC

2. A tattoo on what part of a womans body is known as a Tramp Stamp, or California License Plate.
LOWER BACK

3. 3 Points: Which three films with the word king(s) in the title have won the Best Picture Oscar.
THE KINGS SPEECH (2010) THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003) ALL THE KINGS MEN (1949)

4. What four words were spoken by the Queen as part of the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, filmed at Buckingham Palace.
GOOD EVENING, MISTER BOND

5. Crimpton-on-Sea in Essex is home to which holiday camp.

MAPLINS The fictional holiday camp in the TV sitcom Hi-De-Hi

6. What brand of cat food shares its name with an ancient kingdom thought to have been in present day Yemen.
SHEBA

7. Which discount chain, specialising in clothing, was founded by John Hargreaves in 1985 in Preston and now has over 200 stores across the UK.
MATALAN

8. Designed by the Italian Silvio Gazzaniga, it is 36.5cm high, made of solid 18 carat gold and weighs 6.175 kg (13.6 lbs). What is it.
FIFA WORLD CUP TROPHY

9. According to Guinness World Records which country has the most official languages with eleven.
SOUTH AFRICA

10. N ENDING US PRESIDENTS 12 Points Sixteen men with surnames ending in the letter N have been President of the USA. There have been two Johnsons, Lyndon B. and Andrew, and two Harrisons, Benjamin and William. Name the other twelve surnames.
CLINTON (William) REAGAN (Ronald) NIXON (Richard) (James) VAN BUREN (Martin) JACKSON (Andrew) TRUMAN (Harry S) MADISON (James)

WILSON (Woodrow) LINCOLN (Abraham) BUCHANAN JEFFERSON (Thomas) WASHINGTON (George)

Tie-break: In which year was actress Julie Andrews born - 1935 To the nearest foot how tall is the Leaning Tower of Pisa - 183.3

10. THE ONLY TWO (6 Part Question 12 Points) Two answers in each category a) What are the only two chemical elements that are liquid at room temperature. b) What are the only two letters in a game of Scrabble that have a points value of two. c) What are the only two countries with national flags that are square in shape (as opposed to rectangular). d) In which two London 2012 Olympic sports did only women compete. e) What are the only two mammals that lay eggs. f) What are the titles of Frank Sinatras only two UK solo number one singles.
a) MERCURY & BROMINE b) D & G c) SWITZERLAND & THE VATICAN CITY d) RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS & SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING e) DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS & ECHIDNA (Spiny Anteater) f) THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN (1954) & STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT (1966) My Way only reached number 5

ARGO (2013) CRASH (2006) CHICAGO CHICAGO (2003) (2003) GANDHI (1983) ROCKY (1977) PATTON PATTON 1971) 1971)

10. 10. 10 10 Points: Points: Oscar Winning Movies: Name any 10 of the 12 movies with a one-word title that have won the Best Picture Oscar since 1970. Titles beginning with The e.g. The Godfather, The Artist, The Sting and The Departed will not be included. GLADIATOR GLADIATOR (2001) (2001) TITANIC TITANIC (1998) (1998) BRAVEHEART BRAVEHEART (1996) (1996) UNFORGIVEN UNFORGIVEN (1993) (1993) PLATOON PLATOON (1987) (1987) AMADEUS AMADEUS (1985) (1985)