Thursday, 19 June 2008
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
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
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?
Labels: Categories Quiz
Week 7 - The Link Round
1. Which University in the
2. Which weekly comic for boys which ran from 1950 to 1994 included the flagship character Dan Dare?
3. Which English singer/songwriter who had a hit in 2004 with ‘Everything I've Got In My Pocket’ first came to fame as an actress in the film ‘Good Will Hunting’?
4. Which Raymond Briggs graphic novel has a working class hero with the rather mundane job scaring human beings?
5. Who is the ecclesiastical suspect in the board game Cluedo?
6. What is celebrated on November 30th in
7. What is Fleetwood Mac's only
8. In his ‘Sinews of Peace’ address in 1946, what did Winston Churchill say had descended across
9. Johnny Depp had a tattoo on his arm surgically altered after the break up of his relationship with which actress?
10. Who was the only wife of Henry VIII to outlive him?
Labels: Link Round
Week 7 - Drinks Round
Name the character and TV Show associated with the following catchphrases:
1. Book him, Danno!
2. Drat and double drat
3. Fandabidozie
4. Gissa job
5. Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on…
6. Hokey Cokey, pig in a pokey
7. How you doin’?
8. I didnt get where I am today ….
9. I have a cunning plan
10. I love it when a plan comes together
11. I was very, very drunk
12. Let’s be careful out there
13. Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once.
14. Okley dokley
15. Resistance is futile
16. There's just one more thing ....
17. Titter ye not!
18. What do you think of it so far?
19. You dirty old man
20. You stupid boy.
Labels: Drinks Round