Week 7 - Categories

Round 1: Names

1. Who were the last two Mohicans?

2. What were the names of Mr Blonde (Michael Madsen) in ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and his brother (John Travolta) in ‘Pulp Fiction’?

3. Who was the ‘Godfather’?

4. Who does the ‘Terminator’ intend to terminate?

5. What was the name of Howard Hughes’ sledge?

Round 2: The Olympic Games

1. Citius, Altius, Fortius' is the Olympic motto - what is the English translation?

2. According to a 2006 survey approximately what percentage of 1972 Olympic athletes later admitted to steroid use?
None, Less than 1%, 6% or more than 60%

3. Loosely based on a true story, the film ‘Cool Runnings’ featured the Jamaican Olympic entry into which sport?

4. What colours are the five rings of the Olympic Logo?

5. In the Ancient Olympics, what did the winners receive as a prize?

Round 3: Musicians should never fly

1. Which swing band leader’s body was never found after his plane disappeared in bad weather on his way to entertain troops in France during World War II?

2. Which soul singer recorded his posthumous hit just three days before he died in a plane crash? One verse of which was whistled as the singer intended to go back and add the lyrics later.

3. Which R‘n’B singer who starred in the film ‘Romeo Must Die’ died in a plane crash shortly before the release of her second film - ‘Queen of the Damned’?

4. Which country singer became fatalistic about her death? Prior to her plane crash in 3 March 1963 she told a friend: ‘Honey, I've had two bad accidents. The third one will either be a charm or it'll kill me.’

5. Name the three musicians flying from Iowa to Minnesota on ‘the day the music died’

Bonus: The fourth headliner on the tour was approached to join the flight as well; however, the price of $36 was too much. He had heard his parents argue for years over the $36 rent for their apartment and could not bring himself to pay an entire month's rent for a short plane ride. Who was it?

Round 4: Crowns

1. The Crown Jewels were lost by King John in 1216: but who melted them down in 1649 and who stole them in 1671?

2. Which three horse races make up the Triple Crown?

3. The theft of a painting by Monet forms part of the plot for which 1968 film? (remade in 1999)

4. By what name is the constellation Corona Australis better known?.

5. Which British monarch of the 20th century was almost 60 years old when they were crowned?