Wednesday 9 February 2011

Next Quiz - Wednesday 2nd March

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

Prizes that you can drink

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



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...

Crubeans with 73 points, followed by People's Favourite with 66. Team Braeburn and Bad Manners both got 64 points; Team Braeburn won the tie break question (how many pages in the paperback edition of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) to claim third place.

Well done to the Crubeans - long time players, first time winners! It was Willow's influence from under the table, I expect. ;-)

Quiz questions from Wednesday 2nd February

Current Affairs
What is the current growth/contraction rate of the UK economy?
Why is actress Samantha Womack quitting Eastenders?
How did locals protest against plans to close against the planned closure of Stony Stratford library?
Which American musician is the new director of creative innovation at Intel?
Which of these people is NOT suing the NOTW over phone hacking – Gazza, Max Clifford, Kelly Hoppen?
For what reason did a tribunal find that Miriam O'Reilly was unfairly removed from her job by the BBC?
Mark Kennedy has recently been in the news, on account of his job. What was it?
Royal Mail's latest set of stamps to go on sale celebrate the creations of which producer / animator?
Known and Unknown', published in February, is the autobiography of which politician?
Under what name does musician Patrick Junior Chukwuem Okogwu perform?

Picture Round
Guess the year - 10 iconic pictures - Bobby Moore winning the world cup, The God Save The Queen cover etc - teams had to guess the year.

Music Round
First singles - first hits from bands and artists like Lady Gaga, Madness and Oasis - teams had to identify the song and the artist.

Celebs with companies
Which British singer is one of the owners of the shop Lucy in Disguise?
What is the main selling point of the foods marketed under Terrence Stamp's name?
Which rapper is behind the clothing range Roca Wear, with Damon Dash?
Which British actress and comedian is part owner of the fashion label Sixteen47?
Which British singer is behind the clothing range Pretty Green?

Geography
Name the only 2 landlocked countries in south America
Which of America's Great Lakes has the largest surface area?
Which country out of Brazil, Kenya, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea does not straddle the Equator?
Name the geographical and geological feature which runs from Lebanon in the north, through East Africa to Mozambique in the south.
Name the feature of the North Sea which separates Norfolk and Lincolnshire

General Knowledge
Which Irish beer is brewed in Cork?
Which sea creature do the Spanish call Pulpo?
Who was the monarch of England in 1666?
In which city is the football team Benfica based?
What is the name of Microsoft's own search engine?
How many World Cup finals have been refereed by an Englishman: 1, 4 or 6?
In which century was Antarctica discovered, and the first landing made?
In which year did Euro coins and banknotes first enter circulation? (one year either side allowed)
Which ocean trench contains the deepest place on earth?
Which is the only station on the Victoria Line that has no interchange with other tube or train lines?