Friday 17 September 2010

Next Quiz - Wednesday 6th October

The quiz is on the first Wednesday of the month

Usual Ts and Cs:

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per player, maximum 5 to a team

The Bread and Roses is in Clapham Manor Street, off Clapham High Street
(Turn off the High Street when you get to the KFC)


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The quiz is a no iPhone (& no Google Phone) zone. It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& the winners were...

Sheffield Massive with 77%. Stanley (a team, not a person) came second with 68%

Quiz Questions from Wednesday 8th September

Current affairs
Who is The Stig?
What is the title of Tony Blair’s book?
How old is Dave Weir, Scotland’s oldest international footballer (to nearest 2 years)
At which ground was the women’s Rugby World Cup final played last weekend?
What is the name of ITV’s new breakfast TV programme?
What religion did Julia Roberts recently convert to?
Who did Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman play in a recent BBC drama?
What landmark number of users did facebook reach on 21st July 2010?
What name is given to the fixing of a single event or statistic within a cricket match (rather than the match itself)?
Which candidate does the Millibands' mother intend to vote for in the Labour leadership election?

Picture Round
The theme of the picture round was Miss World. We showed 10 pictures of Miss World contestants in national dress, and teams had to guess the country

Music Round
The theme was 'back to school', so lots of school-related songs, including Baggy Trousers, and Fight For Your Right

The Premiership Season
Who are the current Premier League champions?
Who recently resigned as Aston Villa manager?
Name 2 of the 3 promoted teams playing in the Premier League this season
Which company is the main sponsor of the Premier League?
Which team play at the Reebok Stadium?

Remakes
Who played the Michael Caine role in the 2000 remake of Get Carter?
...& who played the Michael Caine role in the 2003 remake of the Italian Job?
Which of these films is not a remake - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Magnificent Seven, or Vanilla Sky?
Which film is Russell Brand currently remaking in New York?
In what decade was the first film remake of King Kong made?

General Knowledge
What is the French word for Firemen?
What was the painter Van Dyck’s first name (not Dick)
What is the maximum number of different clubs is a golfer allowed to have with him during a game?
Which country does the anime cartoon style come from?
What was the previous name for the 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland?
How many ml are there in a Magnum of champagne?
Which of the following units is NOT a measure of energy: Watt, Joule, Calorie or kWh (kilowatt-hour)?
In which area of London is the Meantime brewery based?
With which sport is the Leander club associated?
in the Simpsons, which town is the main and bitter rival to Springfield?