Quiz Questions and Answers

A team won this week's cash ball as well.  Since the pot only accumulated one evening, they only took home $74.  That's not bad though.  That means there were 74 people at quiz night.

QUESTIONS

1. How many Great Lakes are there in North America?  Name the only one that is entirely in the United States.
2. In yards, how long is a field hockey pitch?
3. In a standard deck of playing cards, which is the only king without a moustache?
4. In golf, how many penalty strokes are given for a lost ball?
5. How many keys are there on a grand piano, more or less than 80?
6. Who is the patron of tax - St. Matthew or St. Anthony?
7. Who sculpted the Statue of David?  Name a year he was alive.  What city is the statue located?
8. What is the name of the author who wrote "Bleak House"?
9. What are you afraid of if you suffer from triskaidekaphobia?
10. What is the correct name for the largest muscle in the human body?
11. What is the national speedlimit on a German motorway - 90kph, 120kph, or no limit?
12. What was the Lone Ranger's horse called?  What was the name of Tonto's horse?
13. In most American states, what is the minimum age to buy alcohol?
14. Are there more or less than 35 black keys on a grand piano?
15. Did the sweetener "Splenda" appear on the market this millenium, or last?
16. Was the book "The DaVinci Code" translated into more or less than 50 languages?
17. When using the computer, what does R.A.M. stand for?
18. Marie Antoinette was the wife of which French King?
19. Anagram: JINX HIRE DIM
20. When was the Euro introduced?
21. What is the first line of the song "Money, Money, Money" - by Abba
22. List in order from the oldest to youngest: Jimmy Hendrix, Woody Allen, Kane Williamson, Julie Andrews, Gwenyth Paltrow, Tom Hanks

ANSWERS

1. five; Lake Michigan
2. 100 yards
3. hearts
4. 1
5. more (88)
6. St. Matthew
7. Michelangelo; 1475 - 1564; Florence
8. Charles Dickens
9. number 13
10. gluteus maximus
11. no limit
12. Silver; Scout
13. 21
14. more (36)
15. last
16. less (44)
17. random access memory
18. Louis XVI
19. Jim Hendrix
20. 1999
21. I work all night, I work all day
22. Julie Andrews, Woody Allen, Jimmy Hendrix, Tom Hanks, Gwenyth Paltrow, Kane Williamson

Famous things that come out of Hamilton

Kimbra!  Kimbra is born in Hamilton, New Zealand.  Okay, I can hear some of you asking 'who's Kimbra?'

Kimbra is a Hamilton, New Zealand born singer / songwriter.  She's featured in the music video below by Goyte (feat. Kimbra) - Somebody That I Used To Know
Cool song, cool music video with the painting of the wall and bodies.  Over 214 million hits on YouTube so far.
At first, it sounded like something from the 80's.  Anyone else think he has a 'Peter Gabriel' or 'Phil Collins' sound to him?

Somebody That I Used To Know - Goyte (featuring Kimbra)

And in YouTube fashion, I have been directed to other related videos.  What do you think of this one: same song, five people - one guitar = sounds pretty good.

Somebody That I Used to Know - Walk off the Earth (Gotye - Cover)

Quiz Night Questions and Answers

So this week, the cash jackpot was something like $960 or so.  We did not win =(.  Some other team did!  This is quite a feat, with moments of 'just' guessing correctly (i.e. guessing lower on a 9 and it turned out to be an 8!).  So now the pot starts all over again.  Next week if we win the cash ball, we'd have to split something like $50 amongst the team.  Oh well.

So this week's questions and answers below!  Don't scroll too far down if you're trying to answer the questions, as I have included the answers for this week.

QUESTIONS:

1. Was the world's first hot air balloon flight in France or USA?
2. What was the first hit single for Simon and Garfunkel? Bridge over Troubled Waters or The Sound of Silence
3. What is the name of the first man to sail around the world?  Name any year he was alive.
4. How is Joe Ratzinger better known?
5. Addis Ababa is the capital of which country?
6. What was the name of the organization that preceded the United Nations?
7. What is the name of the world's deepest lake?  What country is it in?
8. In which sport are competitors not allowed to participate left-handed?
9. What is the maximum score for a single game of 10-pin bowling?
10. In men's fencing competitions, how many hits are required to win?
11. The Olympic Games has a three world motto.  Name two of those words.
12. What city is Michael Jackson born in?
13. What is the longest river in Africa?
14. What is the Japanese beverage sake made from?
15. When East and West Germany were split, what were the capitals of each?
16. Detective Kojak had a favourite sweet.  What was it?
17. What is Thor's homeland called? 
18. Auckland is situated in which gulf?
19. What did Edmund Hilary say he ate while climbing Mt. Everest; Marmite, Weet-Bix, or a boiled egg?

and answers below...

ANSWERS:

1. France
2. The Sound of Silence
3. Ferdinand Magellan, 1480-1521
4. Pope Benedict XVI
5. Ethiopia
6. League of Nations
7. Lake Baikal; Russia
8. Polo
9. 300
10. 5
11. Faster.  Higher.  Stronger.
12. Gary
13. Nile
14. Rice
15. East: Berlin; West: Bonn
16. Lollipop
17. Asgard
18. Hauraki Gulf
19. Weet-Bix

Quiz Night!

So what do you guys do in New Zealand?  Well one of the highlights of the week is going to a weekly Pub Night Quiz!  It has been entertaining enough to keep us coming back.  Part  of the incentive is also winning one of two nightly prizes: 1) a chance at winning the CASH BALL! 2) placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd.  But really, it's just fun.

Cash Ball:
- Everyone contributes $1 to quiz night.  The money goes to the Cash Ball pot
- midway through the night, we are presented with five 50/50 questions (question with two answers - pick one)
- the team that answers the most questions correctly gets a chance to win the pot (e.g. Was Lady Gaga born in NYC or LA?)
- in the case of a tie, there is a tie breaking question (e.g.  What year was the telephone invented?; closest to the answer wins)
- this week's pot $964 I think.  That's some nice coin, even if you do have to split it amongst 6-10 team members.  btw, teams can be as big or small as you'd like.  The pot grows by about $40-60 each week.
- But HOW do you win?
- choose a team representative to pick the cards
- shuffle cards, and lay out five cards face down
- you flip over the first card and guess higher or lower for the next card - if you guess wrong you lose
- the object of the game  is to over turn all the cards WITHOUT uncovering a joker or the exact same card (e.g. ace followed by another ace)
- it's tougher luck than you think!

Questions:
And now, a sampling of the questions.
There are different categories: General Knowledge, Sports and Games, Pop Music, Movies, to name a few
You don't have to be a genius, just have a lot of random information stored in your brain.  Many of the questions are New Zealand, Australia, UK, or US centric.  It helps to have some kiwis on the team because there is no way I know any of their Prime Ministers, or other such information.
This week's questions weren't too bad.  These are the ones that I can actually write down and communicate to you.  There are parts of the quiz that involve pictures and audio clips (e.g. they play a theme song to a TV show or movie and you have to guess what it is and who the main actors are)

1. Who invented the telephone?  Name a year he was alive.
2. What is more dense - lead or gold?
3. How many star signs are used in the Zodiac?
4. Who was TIME magazine's man of the year in 1938?
5. Which US document begins with "We the people" - The Declaration of Independence, or The American Constitution?
6. What year did Sir Edmund Hilary conquer Mount Everest?  Who was his companion?
7. What is the capital of Australia?
8. What is the beginning of a field hockey game called?
9. What is the beginning of an ice hockey game called?
10. How many rounds are there in an Olympic amateur boxing match?
11. Which New Zealander is credited with the introduction of "jogging"?
12. Who wrote The Lord of The Rings?
13. When Jesus was young he had a job.  What was it?
14. What country is the Leaning Tower of Pisa located? What was its use?  How tall is it?
15. What was Indiana Jones searching for in the first movie?
16. What is Captain America's secret identity?  What is the full and correct name of the movie?
17. Who sings "Break my stride" (lyrics sample: Ain't nothin' gonna to break my stride Nobody's gonna slow me down, oh-no I got to keep on movin')?
18. What happened on August 4, 1914?
19. Anagram (famous person - unscramble letters to get name): GIG JERK CAM
20. What year did George Bush become 43rd President?
21. In the story of the Tortoise and the Hare, how did the Tortoise win the race?
22. Who sings Tik Tok?
23. Who is the guy who wears the white shirt and ascot in Scooby Doo (first and last name)?

I could post the answers now...but I think I'll separate it into another post.  Let me know if you have a preference!

EDIT: okay I'm adding the answers below!  Hopefully the spacing is good enough to keep you from 'accidentally' seeing the answers before you've had a good go at them.



ANSWERS:

1. Alexander Graham Bell; 1847 - 1922
2. gold
3. 12
4. Adolf Hitler
5. American Constitution
6. 1953; Tenzing Norgay
7. Canberra
8. Bully Off
9. Face Off
10. 4
11. Arthur Lydiard
12. J.R.R. Tolkien
13. carpenter
14. Italy; bell tower; 56 m
15. Ark of the covenant
16. Steve Rogers
17. Matthew Wilder
18. World War I declared
19. Mick Jagger
20. 2001
21. the hare took a rest and fell asleep
22. Ke$ha
23. Fred Jones