Pub Quiz 4 - Review and Answers

Building on the success and learning from the mistakes of our first trio of quiz nights, Pub Quiz 4 at Tanner's Pub last Wednesday, May 26th featured a few twists that helped it turn out to be another splendid gathering. Not only were the Electric Trousers back once again to entertain between rounds, this time out we invited some of the girls from the South African studies program, Goggas, to help us out in support of their Beyond Borders Tour 2014. Here's a round-by-round run down of the questions and answers.

Round 1 - Famous fraternities, siblings, groups and gangs

1. Name the four presidents whose faces are carved into Mt. Rushmore. For full points you'll need to give the first name of the only 20^th century commander-in-chief – George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt.
2. Moving to literature, give me the first name's of the Bronte sisters. - Charlotte, Emily, Anne
3. What were Dmitri, Ivan, Alyosha and Smerdyakov known together as? – The Brothers Karamazov
4. Disney magic transformed the lives of seven dwarfs when they came home from the mines to find a woman who could cook and clean for them while they mined for jewels during the day and sang, played music and danced all night. Three were named Bashful, Dopey and Doc but can you name the remaining four dwarfs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. - Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy and Grumpy
5. Quentin Tarantinos 1992 film Reservoir dogs featured six characters who used aliases. What were the fake names given to the characters played by Michael Madsen, Eddie Bunker, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel and Quentin Tarantino himself in any particular order. - Mr. Blonde, Mr. Blue, Mr. Brown, Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink and Mr. White
6. Back to the books for an easy one. What were the names of the original Three Musketeers? - Athos, Porthos and Aramis.
7. For these last two the names of character from books were given and the name of the book was needed. Napoleon, Snowball, Boxer, Squealer, Old Major and Mr. Jones – Animal Farm
8. Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, Shere Khan, Colonel Hathi and Rikki Tikki Tavi. - The Jungle Book.

Before we get to round two, here's a short video to give you an idea of what the night was like -



Round 2 - South Africa

Unfortunately, I don't have the final list used by the girls and I was too busy the hear which of the questions were used, though I do have a list of the original 19 questions, from which 10 were asked. Answers in bold.

1. When was the FIFA world cup in South Africa?
a) 2011
b) 2010
c) 2009
d) 2012

2. What is the title of the official song for the FIFA world cup in South Africa?
…Waka Waka……………………………………………

3. Which of these cities is NOT the capital of RSA?
a) Pretoria
b) Bloemfontein
c) Cape Town
d) Johannesburg

4. The first free elections in South Africa took place in:
a) 1990
b) 1994
c) 1998
d) 2000
5. What’s the main denomination in South Africa?
a) Christianity
b) Islam
c) Hinduism
d) Buddhism

6. While we are struggling with establishing civil unions, in South Africa same-sex marriages have been legal since:
a) 1990
b) 2001
c) 2006
d) 2011

7. Which of these writers was born in South Africa?
a) Joseph Rudyard Kipling
b) J. K. Rowling
c) Ian Fleming
d) J.R.R. Tolkien

8. How many times has Die Antwoord (South African band) been in Poland?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3

9. How many official languages are in South Africa?
……Eleven……………………………………………

10. What used to be situated on Robben Island?
a) stadium
b) fortress
c) castle
d) prison

11. Table Mountain is ………………….. mountain in the world.
a) the biggest
b) the oldest
c) the youngest
d) the narrowest

12. What is the origin of South Africa's second national anthem – Shosholoza?
a) it’s a traditional miner's song
b) it comes from Portugal
c) it was sung by prisoners in Australia
d) it’s a traditional football fans’ song

13. The world's first adult heart transplant was performed by Christiaan Barnard in:
a) 1960
b) 1967
c) 1977
d) 1978

14. Which of these people is NOT from South Africa?
a) Charlize Theron
b) Candice Swanepoel
c) Jake Gyllenhaal
d) Oscar Pistorius

15. Which star felt offended by Die Antwoord's music video?
a) Lady Gaga
b) Katy Perry
c) Madonna
d) Miley Cyrus

16. Which animated movie was produced in SA?
a) Toy Story
b) Finding Nemo
c) Madagascar
d) Zambezia

17. When did J.M. Coetzee get Nobel Prize in literature?
a) 2000
b) 2003
c) 2006
d) 2009

18. How many times has Jacob Zuma been married?
……Six…………………………….

19. How many children does Jacob Zuma have?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 20
d) 25

Music Break - The Electric Trousers!


Round 3 - Book, Plays and Smart Stuff

1. What is the name of the French valet who accompanies Phileas Fogg on his trip around the world in 80 days? - Passepartout
2. What two body parts follow the Exodus quote "Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" – Hand and Foot

For the following three questions, not only did I read you the opening line of the book, but I also gave a bonus hint, all you needed to do is write down the name of the book.

3. "I will not drink more than fourteen alcohol units a week." Which book opens with that line and mentions the actors Colin Firth and Hugh Grant in its pages, both of whom would later star in the movie of the same name? - Bridget Jones' Diary
4. What famous 1818 novel with the subtitle 'The Modern Prometheus' opened with the line "You will rejoice to hear no disaster has accompanied the start of an enterprise with such evil forebodings". - Frankenstein
5. Today we live in The Year of Our Lord 2013. Tell me what 20th century novel was set in The Year of Our Ford 632 and opened like this "A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories. Over the main entrance the words, CENTRAL LONDON HATCHERY AND CONDITIONING CENTRE, and, in a shield, the World State's motto, COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, STABILITY." -Brave New World
6. Don Diego de la Vega is a fictional character in books, TV series, cartoons, and over forty films. He is the secret identity of which hero? - Zorro
7. Estragon and Vladimir are the two main characters of which play, voted in a Royal National Theatre poll as the most significant English Language play of the 20th century, the title describes what they are doing the entire time. -Waiting For Godot
8. And finally, the head scratcher question of the night. Widely considered the greatest writers of their respective nations, the Spaniard Miguel de Cervantes and the Englishman William Shakespeare oddly enough both died on the 23rd of April, 1616. Even stranger, however, is the fact that they did not die on the same day? Why not? Can you tell me how this can be? - Cervantes died using the Gregorian calendar while Shakepeare's England was still using the Julian ie. He died May 3 in the Gregorian. Spain switched in 1582, England didn't until 1752. Source

Round 4 - 2012

1. What country experienced the world's biggest electricity power-cut in terms of people affected in July 2012? India (affecting 620m people)

2. What organization won the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize? The European Union

3. What nationality is Carlos Slim, the richest person in the world according to Forbes 2012? Mexican

4. In which nation's London embassy did Wikileaks founder Julian Assange seek diplomatic asylum in 2012? Ecuador

5. What popular cartoon TV series celebrated the airing of its 500th episode in 2012? The Simpsons

6. Who became the youngest F1 triple champion (to date) in Nov 2012? Sebastian Vettel

7. Who coached/managed both the England and Russia national football teams during 2012? Fabio Capello

8. Whose first personal Twitter posting, in Dec 2012 from @pontifex, ended: "I bless you from my heart"? The Pope (Pope Benedict XVI)

And that about wraps it up. Check back later if you want to see how your team did as I'll get a rundown of the scoring table up as soon as I can. We'll probably be taking a little summer break before the next quiz but if you want to keep your brain in shape, make sure to get yourself over to The Dubliner for those crazy South Africaners quiz tonight, Monday June 3rd!