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Quiz #1

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The Rules

1. Maximum 6 people per team. 2. No outside help of any kind! Cell, text, Internet etc. I

would especially appreciate that once everyone sees the categories, no Googling anything to do with the quiz, even on the break!

3. Although I appreciate spirited debate, my decision is final no matter how unfair it may seem.

4. The game is composed of seven rounds of ten questions each. At the end of each round, you'll pass your answers to another table to mark, and then make fun of the answers and scores.

5. There is a “Double score round”. Before the quiz begins, each team decides which category they will receive double points in. Categories are on the answer sheet.

6. At the end of the 7 rounds, there will be a “Final Trivia Round” where you can bet up to 20 points on a question…the category will be provided prior to wagering.

7. In the event of a tie, the tied teams shall be asked a tiebreaker question. The team with the correct (or closest to correct) answer will win the game. In the unlikely event that more than one team puts down the same winning answer, the round will go to the team that hands in their winning answer first to the quizmaster.

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Contents

The Rules..................................................................................................................................................2

Food...........................................................................................................................................................4

We name the food dish, you name the country of origin.................................................................4

History.......................................................................................................................................................5

The 1970s..............................................................................................................................................5

Geography................................................................................................................................................6

Picture Round. Name the NFL team from the HIPSTER logo.........................................................7

Music..........................................................................................................................................................8

Solo artists who used to be part of a band........................................................................................8

Name the performer, former band and the song played (1 point for performer and band, 1 point for the song).............................................................................................................................8

Arts and Literature.................................................................................................................................9

Fiction Authors......................................................................................................................................9

Entertainment........................................................................................................................................10

Name the city/town the following TV shows are set in..................................................................10

Double Trivia Round (up to 20 pts)..................................................................................................11

Category: Steve Jobs.........................................................................................................................11

Tie Breaker.............................................................................................................................................12

What exact date did WW1 start?......................................................................................................12

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Food We name the food dish, you name the country of

origin.

1. Spotted Dick: UK (or England)

2. Lamb and Eggplant Moussaka: Greece

3. Moqueca: Brazil

4. Bobotie: South Africa

5. Ratatouille: France

6. Pierogi: Poland (accept Lithuania)

7. Kimchi: Korea

8. Mole Sauce: Mexico

9. Cheese Fondue: Switzerland

10. Kholodets: Russia

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History The 1970s

1. This Spanish leader died in November, 1975, ending his reign of the country after 39 years in power. Francisco Franco

2. January 5, 1970, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed over 15,000 people in this country. China

3. How many “manned” moon landings were there in the 1970s?

a. 0

b. 2

c. 4

d. 6

4. The WHO certified the eradication of this disease in December, 1979. Smallpox

5. In 1973, this company released a computer with the first “Mouse”. Xerox

6. In 1974, Isabel Martínez de Perón became the first “non-Monarch” female head of state in the western hemisphere…what country did she rule? Argentina.

7. This band was the most successful group of the 1970s, selling approximately 370 million albums worldwide. ABBA

8. This highest grossing Oscar winner of the 1970s was released in 1972. The Godfather

9. Nadia Comăneci won 3 gold medals at the 1976 summer Olympics in Montreal. How old was she, and what country was she from? 14, Romania

10.These 2 buildings were the tallest in the world from 1972-1973. The World Trade Center twin towers.

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Geography

1. Which European Union country has the largest army per capita (mainly because of the perceived threat from its larger neighbor)? Greece

2. In which desert is Las Vegas? Mojave

3. Which are the only two South American countries that do not border Brazil? Chile and Ecuador

4. What is the 2nd most populous US state? Texas (California #1)

5. What are the Sandwich Islands now called? Hawaii

6. If you travel directly East from Cape Horn, what's the first land you hit? Cape

Horn

7. Which country has the ten highest waterfalls in Europe? Norway

8. What was Ho Chi Min City previously known as? Saigon

9. Which US city is known as 'The Big Easy'? New Orleans

10. How many official time zones are there in China? One

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Picture Round From the hipster logo, name the NFL team.

1. Washington Redskins 2. Chicago Bears 3. Buffalo Bills

4. New England Patriots 5.Jacksonville Jaguars 6.Baltimore Ravens 7.Cincinatti Bengals

8. Denver Broncos 9. Carolina Panthers 10. Minnesota Vikings

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Music Solo artists who used to be part of a band.

Name the performer, former band and the song played (1 point for performer and band, 1 point for the song)

1. Peter Gabriel, “In your eyes” and “Genesis”

2. Don Henley, “End of the Innocence” and “The Eagles”

3. Rickey Martin, “Maria” and “Menudo”

4. Courtney Love, “Mono” and “Hole”

5. Stevie Nicks. “Leather and Lace” and “Fleetwood Mac”

6. Patrick Stump, “This City” and “Fallout boy”

7. Peter Wolf, “lights out” and “The J Giles Band”

8. John Fogerty, “Centerfield” and “CCR”

9. Joey Mcintyre, “Stay the Same” and “NKOTB”

10.Geri Halliwell, “Look at me”, and “Spice Girls”

Your music is available using the following link:

Quiz 1

This is a link to a youtube video (click here) which will play one track for 10 seconds, then pause for 2 seconds, then repeat 1 more time. It will then move on to the next track and so on…Once it has played each track twice, it will then play all tracks back-to-back with no pauses. Feel free to manually pause the video if required.

You can also “rip” the video with the following link and turn it into an MP3 file for your convenience: http://www.youtube-mp3.org/

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Arts and Literature Fiction Authors

1. What well known fiction writer has published novels under the pseudonym “Richard Bachman”? Stephen King

2. This female fiction writer has sold more than 2 billion books. Agatha Christie

3. This 6 foot 9 author was married 5 times, published 25 books and died at the age of 66. Michael Crichton

4. This best-selling vampire author’s birth name was Howard Allen. Anne Rice

5. This author’s popular series is continuing almost 50 years after his death. The latest book in the series is titled “Carte Blanche” written by Jeffery Deaver. Ian Fleming

6. This author’s first suspense novel is in its 75th printing. She is also the part owner of the “New Jersey Nets” Basketball team. Mary Higgins Clark

7. This “6th bestselling author of all time” was also a writer on the popular TV shows “I dream of Jeanie” and “Hart to Hart”. Sidney Sheldon

8. This fantasy author had a series of books with such characters as “Queen Berúthiel”, “Trotter” and “Orodreth”. JRR Tolkien

9. This author of “The Gremlins” and “James and the Giant Peach” died in Oxford, England in 1990. Roald Dahl

10. This American suspense/thriller author has written under the pseudonyms David Axton, Gerda Ann Cerra, and Brian Coffey. Dean Koontz

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Entertainment Name the city/town the following American TV shows

are set in

1. The Wire: Baltimore

2. Married…with children: Chicago

3. The Office: Scranton, PA

4. Sesame Street: New York

5. Modern Family: Los Angeles

6. Party of 5: San Francisco

7. Pawn Stars: Las Vegas

8. The Cosby Show: New York (Brooklyn)

9. “Charlie’s Angels” (The newer series): Miami

10. Mary Tyler Moore: Minneapolis

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Final Trivia Round (up to 20 pts) Category: Steve Jobs

Who were the other 2 people (with Steve

Jobs) who founded Apple?

Answer:

Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne

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Tie Breaker On what exact date did WW1 start?

Answer:

July 28, 1914