Pub Quiz, Part Duex!

Hello everybody. Sorry I’ve been absent for awhile. My only excuse it that I really haven’t done too much worth blogging about. No, that’s a lie. Since we last spoke, there was Thanksgiving, which was memorable, and the Kaiser Chiefs show, which was awesome, and yet another pub quiz. Since Thanksgiving and the Kaiser Chiefs are too far away in my memory to discuss anymore, I bring you the 2nd pub quiz.

Because I’ve already gave you the run down on the previous pub quiz, I will simply give you two things I didn’t before.

• Pictures of the actual pub quiz
  
• The questions (and answers!) of this week’s quiz, as well as the best wrong answer given by one of the teams.

I know it’s not much, but it will have to do until I get my head around blogging again.

My name on the marquee? I'm famous!

ROUND ONE QUESTIONS:

1. What does the chemical symbol ‘As’ represent?
   
2. In which year did the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor occur?
   
3. What is the name of Gandalf’s horse in the Lord of the Rings?
   
4. What US State had the most tornadoes in the last half of the 20th Century?
   
5. At the beginning of Casablanca, what beverage is Rick drowning his sorrows with?
   
6. What Middle Eastern capital forbade men from going to work in neckties in 2001?
   
7. How many teams are involved at the start of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament?
   
8. From what country does the poinsettia plant originate?
   
9. Who is referred to as the Godfather of Grunge?
   
10. What is the traditional gift given to a couple on their 3rd wedding anniversary?

ROUND ONE ANSWERS:

1. Arsenic Best wrong answer given by a team: Silver
   
2. 1986 Best wrong answer given by a team: 1981
   
3. Shadowfax Best wrong answer given by a team: Pokey
   
4. Texas Best wrong answer given by a team: Idaho
   
5. Champagne Best wrong answer given by a team: Gin & Tonic
   
6. Tehran Best wrong answer given by a team: Kabul
   
7. 65 Best wrong answer given by a team: 32
   
8. Mexico Best wrong answer given by a team: Spain
   
9. Neil Young Best wrong answer given by a team: Kurt Cobain
   
10. leather Best wrong answer given by a team: Lace

Dave is over thinking this one, or just doesn't care...hard to tell.

ROUND TWO QUESTIONS:

1. What type of creature is a Bombay Duck?
   
2. With which war is Florence Nightingale chiefly associated?
   
3. Who wrote the Winnie the Pooh books?
   
4. Angelina Jolie did the voice for the character “Lola” in what 2004 animated fish film?
   
5. What US State flag has a UK Union Flag on it?
   
6. Who threw a record 6 touchdown passes in one Super Bowl, in 1995?
   
7. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2009 is the year of the what?
   
8. Which Christmas word means “turning of the sun”?
   
9. What classical composer is buried in France, all except his heart which is buried in Poland?
   
10. How many syllables makes up a Haiku?

ROUND TWO ANSWERS:

1. Fish Best wrong answer given by a team: Rabbit
   
2. Crimean War Best wrong answer given by a team: None…everyone got this right!
   
3. A.A. Milne Best wrong answer given by a team: None…everyone got this right!
   
4. Shark Tale Best wrong answer given by a team: Saving Nemo
   
5. Hawaii Best wrong answer given by a team: Maine
   
6. Steve Young Best wrong answer given by a team: Troy Aikmen
   
7. Ox Best wrong answer given by a team: Monkey
   
8. Yuletide Best wrong answer given by a team: Solstice
   
9. Frederic Chopin Best wrong answer given by a team: Handel
   
10. 17 Best wrong answer given by a team: 8

ROUND THREE QUESTIONS:

1. How many bones are there in an adult human body?
   
2. Obama says that his alternate career choice would have been a) Pastor b) Architect c) Doctor or d) Lawyer?
   
3. In Morse Code, which letter of the alphabet is represented by a single dash?
   
4. Name the 5 James Bond films with a one-word title.
   
5. Which European capital’s name translated means “merchant harbor”?
   
6. In which sport is there a York round?
   
7. What US city is the Encyclopedia Britannica published?
   
8. What kind of fruit is a jargonelle?
   
9. Who wrote the song ‘White Christmas’?
   
10. What was the world's 1st independent credit card company?
    

ROUND THREE ANSWERS:

1. 206 Best wrong answer given by a team: 196
   
2. Architect Best wrong answer given by a team: Pastor
   
3. T Best wrong answer given by a team: Z
   
4. Goldfinger, Thunderball, Moonraker, Octopussy, and Goldeneye
   
5. Copenhagen Best wrong answer given by a team: Istanbul
   
6. Archery Best wrong answer given by a team: Yachting
   
7. Chicago Best wrong answer given by a team: Minneapolis
   
8. pear Best wrong answer given by a team: Melon
   
9. Irving Berlin Best wrong answer given by a team: Leonard Bernstein
   
10. Diner’s Club Best wrong answer given by a team: American Express

ROUND FOUR QUESTIONS:

1. What is the Mandarin expression for wind and water?
   
2. What nickname was given to the F-104 Starfighter aircraft?
   
3. What is the tall hat a chef wears called?
   
4. Who was the first actress to receive 1 million dollars for a film?
   
5. What is the largest African country by area?
   
6. In 1898, Pepsi Cola was introduced under what name?
   
7. Which kind of creature in Hebrew legend is made from clay?
   
8. What was the first US city to host the Olympics? Extra point if you name the year.
   
9. Which writer is mentioned in the Police song “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”?
   
10. When was the first test tube baby born? Extra point for her name.

ROUND FOUR ANSWERS:

1. Feng Shui Best wrong answer given by a team: Tai Chi
   
2. the Widow Maker Best wrong answer given by a team: Millennium Falcon
   
3. Toque Best wrong answer given by a team: Le Chapeau de Fromage (Hat of Cheese)
   
4. Elizabeth Taylor for Cleopatra Best wrong answer given by a team: Julia Roberts
   
5. Sudan Best wrong answer given by a team: Ethiopia
   
6. Brad’s Drink Best wrong answer given by a team: Peppi
   
7. Golem Best wrong answer given by a team: Goat
   
8. St. Louis, MO 1904 Best wrong answer given by a team: Lake Placid
   
9. Nabakov Best wrong answer given by a team: Jack Kerouac
   
10. 1978, Louise Brown Best wrong answer given by a team: 1980, Petra Dish

The Tea Baggers won again but they had some competition this time!