Pub Quiz - October 24, 2013

Welcome to all those interested in finding out the answers from the Pub Quiz last week at Tanner's Pub. We had another great turnout and hope you had as good a time as we did. Don't forget, if you ever want to brush up on your English or had a tough time adjusting your ear to Dave or my (Shane) accent, you should click over the Rabbitfire.org to get your fill. Anyway, without further ado, here we go...

Round 1 - Halloween

1. The word Halloween is a contraction of, and is also known as, 'All Hallows Eve' - What does the Old English word "hallow" mean?  
SAINT
2. As you may know, Jack-o-Lanterns are carved out of pumpkins today, however, this wasn't always so. Tell me, what do you think Jack-o-Lanterns were originally made from before the tradition came to America?  
TURNIPS
3. Within 200 pounds, how many pounds did the largest pumpkin ever recorded weigh? If you insist on using kilograms, you must be within 100 kilograms
2,009lbs, 911kg
4. The American horror Halloween was so successful that it became a ten part franchise. The original was made for $300,000 and grossed almost $50 million at the box office. To get a point for this question all you need to do is get one of these 4 questions correct. When was the original film made? How long did the filming take (in weeks)? What was the name of the antagonist (the bad guy) and how much was the actor who played that character paid each day within $5?  
1978, 3 weeks, Michael Myers, $25/day
5. Staying with the movie. To conceal his identity, the villain wore a Halloween mask which he painted white. Tell me, what Starship captain's mask did the film makers buy, spray paint white and use in the movie.
CAPTAIN KIRK/William Shatner
6. Every Halloween, American TV broadcasts a Charlie Brown Halloween special and every year, Charlie Brown helps his friend Linus wait for what character to appear? Is it Lucy, The Grinch, The Great Pumpkin, Godot or Snoopy.
The Great Pumpkin
7. Various games are played at Halloween parties, one of which involves bobbing your head into a barrel of water to grab something with your mouth. What do folks traditionally bob for at Halloween parties?
APPLES
8. Finally, a two part question worth ½ a point each. What are the most popular costumes for girls and boys each. Name the most popular Halloween costume for girls and that for boys.  
PRINCESS/BATMAN

Round 2 - Music

F.E.A.R. - Ian Brown

I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry

It's Real - Real Estate

Guns of Navarone - Skatalites

Blinded by the Lights - The Streets

All Apologies - Nirvana

Round 3 - This Day (Oct. 24) in History

1.October 24th marked a black day in Polish history as the finally partition of Poland occurred on this day in 1795. However, a century and a half before that, the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth was huge. In 1656, the Treaty or Truce of Vilnius was signed on this day by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Tell me who did Poland sign this truce with and what country was it aimed against - between Poland and which country against which country?
(RUSSIA/SWEDEN)
2.This day also markes the 156th anniversary of the foundation of the world's first stand-alone-football (or soccer) club. For the pedantic out there, this means club not associated with an institution such as a school, hospital or university and the club recognized by FIFA and the FA as the world's oldest club now playing associatioin football. Tell me what club was founded on this day in 1857.  
(SHEFFIELD F.C)
3.Today also marks the day the New York City subway opened, what year was it?  
(1904)
4.October 24th is also the anniversary of both "Black Thursday" and "Bloody Friday", 79 years apart. What happened on those days?  
(STOCK MARKET CRASH)
5.Just a couple years after Black Thursday, on October 24th 1931, the famous gangster Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in prison. What was he sentenced for?
(TAX EVASION)
6.The United Nations charter came into force on this day in history in 1945. The UN headquarters are in New York City, however, the United Nations has 3 additional, subsidiary, regional headquarters. Name two of the three cities where these are located. Two are in Europe and one is in Africa.  
(GENEVA, VIENNA, NAIROBI)
7.Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest on this day in 1956 in response to the first major revolt again the USSR. Who became Prime Minister of Hungary on October 24th 1956?  
(IMRE NAGY)
8.Today also marks the anniversary of the end of supersonic air travel. October 24th of what year was the last commercial flight of the Concorde?  
(2003)

Round 4 - Famous Quotes

1. "Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them."
a. Oscar Wilde

2. "Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty."
c. Mother Teresa

3. "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
b. Winston Churchill

4. "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
a. Albert Einstein

5. "Woman is the nigger of the world."  
c. John Lennon

6. "Big Brother is watching you."  
d. George Orwell

7. "If there were gold medals for taking drugs for England I would have won a shitload."  
a. Noel Gallagher

8. "I believe that the presidential term should be limited."  
b. Vladimir Putin

Round 5 - The Anglosphere - English Body Part Homophones

1. This word's first meaning came from a mixture of old English and Old French words signifying a part of your hand and it is also a type of tree with fronds (branches) that spread like the fingers of the hand. 
(PALM)
2. Of latin origin this abrevation has come to mean both a campus courtyard and a muscle of the leg.
(QUAD)
3. If you are opposite to the shape described by number two, you may be described using this word which can either mean trendy and being up-to-date or the lateral prominence of the pelvis, the way you move them is vital to dancing, particularly belly dancing .  
(HIP/S)
4. This word comes from Latin via a Greek word which meant tool or instrument, today it can either be a pipe or electrical musical instrument or a name for body parts with specific vital functions.  
(ORGAN)
5. This word can mean came into English from an old French word via Latin where it meant sandal or shoe but today it can mean a part of the foot and is also a kind of fish thanks to their shape.  
(SOLE)
6. From two unconnected Greek words, what five letter word links a punctuation mark used to separate clauses when the second expands or illustrates the first, and the main part of the large intestine, between the caecum and rectum? In other words, this is something you would prefer to get wrong for your teacher than have your doctor screw up.  
(COLON)
7. The most commonly dislocated joint in the human body and the edge or border running on either side of a roadway.  
(SHOULDER)
8. Toughened keratin at the end of an animal digit or what everything looks like if all you have is a hammer.
(NAIL)

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!

Pub Quiz Questions and Results

Well, we've got another successful pub quiz under our belts. Poznan's brainiest gathered once again at Tanner's Thursday night to test their wits against one another. Despite a few technical set backs, we made it through three rounds of trivia and crowned a new quiz champion: The Jack Pots.

We added a new twist this time around with a little live music provided by the Electric Trousers. Big thanks go out to them for their help. They were even kind enough to open the competition by playing the intros to five songs for a bit of name that tune. Round one was, well, rounded out by Malcolm with a trip back through time, naming a few events for the teams to guess the years. Round 2 was Wacky Trivia, riddles and tribonds in which the teams had to guess the link between three things. The final round was Americana. Below you'll find the questions. For those who couldn't make it out, you can test yourselves and see if you could've given the Jack Pots a run for the money. When you're done, and for those who were there Thursday and are dying to know the answers, scroll down below to find them.

Round 1 -  Name That Tune + Name the year

1. Name that tune

2. Name that tune

3. Name that tune

4. Name that tune

5. Name that tune

6. The US Housing bubble bursts when year on year home prices drop by up to 15% in areas of the country causing increasing numbers of foreclosures

US private security firm Blackwater is banned by the Iraqi government from operating in Iraq following civilian shootings

Apple introduces the iPhone

The final Harry Potter book is published Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Oscar award for Best Documentary : An Inconvenient Truth

Gordon Brown becomes the new British Prime Minister

7. The human population of the world surpassed six billion.

Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France.

Two boys 17 and 18 years old go on killing a rampage at Columbine High School

The Barbie Doll celebrates its 40th Birthday

Impeachment proceedings are bought against President Bill Clinton

Napster & My Space are officially introduced to the Internet

Australian voters decided to keep the queen and not become a republic

8. Soviet Nuclear reactor at Chernobyl Explodes on April 26th causing the release of radioactive material across much of Europe

Haley’s Comet reaches the closest point to the Earth during its second visit to the solar system in the 20th century.

Mike Tyson becomes the youngest Heavyweight Champion in history

A British newspaper reveals information that Israel has secret nuclear weapons including 100 nuclear warheads.

The 386 series of microprocessor introduced by Intel.

9. Pope John Paul II visits his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country

President Hasan al-Bakr resigns and Vice President Saddam Hussein replaces him in Iraq

3000 Iranian radicals, mostly students, invade the United States embassy in Tehran and take 90 hostages

Sony introduces the Sony Walkman costing $200.00

First Commercial Cellular Network NTT is invented

10. The Maple leaf becomes Canada’s new national flag symbol

Malcolm X shot in New York

Cigarette advertising banned on Television in Britain

Troopers violently confront civil rights marchers in Alabama

One of most popular films "Sound of Music" released

J.K Rowling is born

Round 2 – Wacky Riddles & Tribonds

1. A butcher, let's call him Bob, stands 5 foot 11 inches, that's 180 cm, tall; he wears size 9 shoes, that's size 43 here in Europe and has a body mass index of 25, now, can you tell me what he weighs?
2. I'm going to give you three scenarios in which you must either perform the required task or suffer the consequences. Your job is to tell me which one of the three gives you the best chance of survival:

a) With one roll of the dice, roll snake eyes, that's having a one on both dice, or eat cyanide for dinner.

b) Flipping a coin so that it comes up tails five times in a row or if a head comes up, have yours cut off.

c) From a standard deck of 52 cards having only 2 cards dealt and both of them being aces or jump off the Empire State Building.

Now tell me, which of a, b or c gives you a better chance of survival

3. If you had a million dollars and gave away one quarter and then another quarter, how much money would you have left?
4. Enough math, let's think wacky English. Can you tell me what 5-letter English word can have its last 4 letters removed and still sound the same?
5. The last of this type, don't worry. Tell me, what can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps.

Tribonds

6. Little Red Riding Hood, A hot air balloon and A high-school gym
7. Superman, Batman and Massachusetts
8. The Ford Motor Company, Nebraska and an American penny
9. Conspirators, Novels and Cemetaries
10. Mouse, Bear and Booby

Round 3 – Americana

1. How many American states begin with the letter ‘M’?

2. Back before this state became the 48^th on Valentine's day 1912 and the railroad arrived, it was common to transport goods by camel which may explain why it's illegal to hunt camels here. You can also be put in jail for up to 25 years for cutting down the Saguaro cactus. It's also illegal to refuse someone a glass of water if they ask for it perhaps owing to the climate. Name this state in which it is illegal to manufacture imitation cocaine and is home of the Grand Canyon National park.

3.  Name the victim or the killer in the first live televised murder two days after JFK was assassinated in 1963.

4.  If you were to list all of the American states alphabetically, name the states that would come first and last. What states come first and last alphabetically?

5.  This state's capital, Montpelier is the only US state capital without a McDonald's. It's also home to the only self-described socialist senator, Bernie Sanders and is the only state that shares a border with only one other state. Disrobing in public is a crime but if you get naked before going outside, you will not be charged. There are laws on the books which state women here must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth, make it illegal to deny the existence of god and requires all residents to bathe every Saturday night.

6.  Name the four American states that begin with the letter "I".

7.  Can you tell me the name of the state famous for its panhandle shape where it's illegal to have a sleeping donkey in your bathtub after 7pm, it's also illegal for the owner of a bar to allow anyone inside to have sex with a buffalo and oral sex is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine. Sounds like a good reason I'd sooner avoid the 'Sooner' state. What state is it? 

8. Your European football's scoring is just a little too easy with goals being worth a point each. So we call it soccer and began our own football with different points. Can you tell me how many points a touchdown is worth in both American and Canadian football. It's the same number as a goal in Aussie Rules football and two goals in Gaelic football. In cricket it’s a shot in which the ball clears the boundary without bouncing. It’s also the number of carbon atoms in a benzene molecule and the number of Geese a-laying in the Christmas carol the 12 days of Christmas.

9.  Which geographical location was the first word spoken on the moon?

10. This state is the home of the blues but last month became the final state to ratify the 13^th amendment finally officially making slavery illegal. It is illegal to teach others what polygamy is and for men to be sexually aroused in public. This may be a public service however as it is the state with the highest rate of obesity and the lowest life expectancy in the country with the lowest life expectancy among the industrialized nations.

Answers:

Round 1

Songs - 1. Tequila, 2. Day Tripper, 3. Jumping Jack Flash, 4. Wicked Game, 5. Eye of the Tiger

Years - 6. 2007, 7. 1999, 8. 1986, 9. 1979, 10. 1965

Round 2

1. Meat, 2. B, 3. $999,999.50, 4. Queue, 5. A river, 6. Basket, 7. Cape, 8. Lincoln, 9. Plot, 10. Trap

Round 3

1. Eight, 2. Arizona, 3. Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald, 4. Alabama and Wyoming, 5. Vermont, 6. Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Idaho, 7. Oklahoma, 8. Six, 9. Houston, 10. Mississippi

Even though we all know the results matter far less than the fun that was had, I'm sure many of you are dying to know how you fared. Here's a list of the teams, from first place to last:

Jack Pots
Sexy MFs
Pie-O'-Neers
Second Beverage
Happy Clovers
The Lazy Bastards
Vicious & Delicious
Flying Sharks
Chupachups
No Names
Tears of Our Enemies
Bazinga
Misfits
Team Duo
Dog With 2 Tails
KMM

Well, that's about it for this time around. Hopefully we'll have some pictures up here and on Facebook (click the link and like the page!) soon and a video to share on the Rabbitfire main page. Thanks again everyone, we're already looking forward to the next one!

Podcasts, Pub Quiz and Supermodels

So, the new semester beckons and thoughts turn to GE exam questions/topics (well mine do anyway!) That means more podcasts on new topics. We've created somewhere in the region of 13 now but time constraints mean that we've had to stagger the addition of new materials over the course of a year. 

New stuff

Moaning aside, we've managed to put up recent vids on obesity and work, and some revised ones on smoking ban and relationships (new edit suite software meant we could redo them). Controversial debates on multiculturalism and gay marriage are both in the pipeline so stay tuned!

Pub quiz

As Shane said in his last post, we will be having another pub quiz. The date is Thursday 7th March and we'll be starting earlier at 8.00. This time there will be musical interludes between rounds from Poznan acoustic mavericks, The Electric Trousers who have kindly agreed to play. More info to come. I was also wondering if the slide show projected onto the screen was useful or not? Let me know here!

Supermodels

Finally I've added a link to the politics section called 'The next supermodel';

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21571136-politicians-both-right-and-left-could-learn-nordic-countries-next-supermodel?spc=scode&spv=xm&ah=9d7f7ab945510a56fa6d37c30b6f1709

Read it and think about this question (no it is not a trick one!);

Can politicians be rehabilitated into productive members of society?

Cheers darlings,

Dave

Pub Quiz AfterMath

When asked this week about how last Tuesday's Pub Quiz at Tanner's Pub went, I've often replied, "Exhausting!". Dunno if this is Poland rubbing off on me a little bit because the reality is that the event was nothing short of a smashing success. Special thanks to all those who made it possible. With 24 teams competing and a crowd of over 100 people in attendance we couldn't have imagined a better turnout and so our thoughts have already turned to the next, even better, quiz.

Of course there were a few minor glitches, to be expected on the first attempt, that we hope to have ironed out next time. Space was an issue, so maybe we'll find a bigger venue next time. Lighting was a bit of a problem which led to many using their phones for illumination. This made controlling the biggest problem a bit of a headache, cheating. Again, being the first time for many competing in an event like this, most were probably unaware that the idea behind the game is to have fun showing off knowledge inside your head, not the internet. We'll make it clearer next time and promise to come up with a solution, from announcing consequences (such as awarding no points for rounds in which teams are caught such as we did Tuesday) to better policing or even having the WiFi connection temporary blocked.

Anyway, keep watching this space for news of the next quiz, hopefully sometime in January. We've got ideas to implement such as a continuing league table but please feel free to hit up the comment section below with everything from praise to criticism to suggestions for categories of questions to be used in the future. Video from the event will be up shortly on the main Rabbitfire.org page. Congratulations once again to the Chupa Chups for coming out tops, scroll down below the question to find out where your team came in.

Without further ado, here are the questions and answers from the first edition of the S&M Interactive Quiz:

Interround #1 - Beer (Yes, we realize Ireland was missing from the list of countries available, but c'mon, really? Guinness? Plus, you didn't notice there were 20 beers and only 19 countries to choose from?)

1. Cerveza Quilmes - Argentina

2. Maes Pils - Belgium

3. Moosehead - Canada

4. Carlsberg - Denmark

5. Efes Pils - Turkey

6. Fix - Greece

7. Xirdalan - Azerbaijan

8. Dreher - Hungary

9. Layla - Israel

10. Lion Red - New Zealand

11. Victoria Bitter - Australia

12. Sol - Mexico

13. Chang - Thailand

14. Heineken - The Netherlands

15. Boddington's - England

16. Tiger - Singapore

17. 333 - Vietnam
18. Guinness - Ireland
19. Skol - Brazil
20. Kirin - Japan

Round 1 - Movies

1. In which movie could you see all of these actors together?
   Al Pacino, James Caan, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Diana Keaton The Godfather 1974

2. Same question:
   Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez The Outsiders 1983

3. In which movie did Dustin Hoffman have his first starring role? (The graduate 1967)
   
   
4. Back to movie combos:
   Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Val Kilmer, Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, Samuel L Jackson   True Romance 1993

5. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Natalie Portman Heat (1995)

6. Name the horror movie in which Johnny Depp had his first big screen appearance (A Nightmare on Elm street 1984)

7. Couple more star-studded movies:
   John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth Pulp Fiction (1994)

8. And finally:
   George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia, Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

Interround 2 - Famous Events

In what year did these famous events take place?

The Titanic sinks –1912

The U.S first goes to War with Iraq – 1990

The first mainstream home computer is introduced – 1977 (apple, commodore, radio shack)

Jim Morrison dies – 1971

Tiger Woods becomes the number one golfer – 1997

Madonna releases her first album – 1983

President Lincoln is assassinated – 1865

The Falkland War breaks out – 1982

Justin Bieber is born - 1994

Steven King publishes his first Novel –1973

Queen Elisabeth II is coronated –1953

South Africa ends apartheid – 1990

The Great Earthquake destroys over 80% of San Francisco –1906

The first talking movie is released – 1927 (the jazz singer)

The first call is made on a hand held mobile phone – 1973

The first case of AIDS is diagnosed – 1981

The Seven billionth person is born – 2011

The first McDonald’s is opened –1940

FIFA, the football governing body, is founded – 1904

Round 2 - Christmas

1. Everyone knows Rudolph because of his shiny red nose but he wasn’t one of the original eight reindeer from the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas” Name as many of them as you can. Comet, Cupid, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Donner, Blitzen (or Dunder and Blixem)
2. Kiritimati, the first inhabited place in the world to celebrate each New Year, is more commonly known as what? Christmas Island
3. Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics “…To save us all from Satan’s power, when we were gone astray…”? God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman
4. A bowl, milk or cream, sugar, beaten eggs and liquor, almost any will do: whisky, rum, brandy, whatever. Eggnog
5. This ballet composed by Tchaikovsky premiered in St. Petersburg the week before Christmas in 1892? The Nutcracker Suite
6. In which modern country is St Nicholas's birthplace and hometown? Turkey
7. Everyone remembers the name Scrooge from Dickens “A Christmas Carol”. But can you name the child for whom he was said to have considered the names Little Larry and Puny Pete? Tiny Tim
8. In what country, the world's seventh largest by geographical area, is Christmas known as Bada Din (the big day)? India

Interround 3 - Song Lyrics

No More will my green sea go turn a deeper shade of blue

I could not foresee this thing happening to you

If I look hard enough into the setting sun

My love will laugh with me before the morning comes

- Paint it Black / Rolling Stones

I can’t seem to face up to the facts

I’m tense & nervous & I can’t relax

I can’t sleep because my bed’s on fire

Don’t touch me I’m a real live wire

-Psycho Killer / Talking Heads

Jealousy, turning saints into the sea

Turning through sick lullabies

Choking on your alibis

But it’s just the price I pay

Destiny is calling me

Open up my eager eyes

-Mr Brightside / The Killers

Come mothers & fathers throughout the land

And don’t criticize what you can’t understand

Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command

Your old road is Rapidly aging' Please get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand

- Times are a changing / Bob Dylan

Boys may come & boys may go

And that’s all right to see

Experience has made me rich

And now they’re after me

- Material Girl / Madonna

I want to breathe in the open wind

I want to kiss like lovers do

I want to dive into your ocean

Is it raining with you?

-Here comes the rain again / Eurythmics

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day

You fritter & waste the hours in an offhand way

Kicking around on a piece of ground in your hometown

Waiting for someone or something to show you the way

Pink Floyd – Time

Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick and think of you

Caught up in circles confusion is nothing new

Flashback, warm nights, almost left behind,

Time after Time – Cyndi Lauper

Round 3 - The Anglosphere

1. William Shakespeare was born in the house seen in the photograph to the right on St. George's Day, April 23, 1564. Shakespeare's admirers have been coming to the town in which he was born since his death in 1616. In which town is the house located? - Stratford-upon-Avon

2. When it's cold enough people sharpen their skates and hit the rinks, lakes and rivers across North America. When the river named after the city known as Motown or the Motor City freezes it possible to skate from the US to Windsor, Ontario. What is the name of this river. The Detroit River

3. Australia is home to the largest structure built by living organisms on the planet. What is it? The Great Barrier Reef

4. Where in London would you find a statue of Peter Pan ? Kensington Gardens
 

5. Which of the Great Lakes is the only one that does not border Canada? Lake Michigan

6. As a result of the Seven Years War (1756-1763), Great Britain gained control of almost all of what other country's territory in North America? France

7. What city is associated with O'Hare International Airport, Frank Lloyd Wright and Cubs, Bears, & Bulls? Chicago

8. This province is where the sun first rises on Canada. It has its own time zone. It's provincial capital is St. John's. Newfoundland

Interround 4 - Dead or Canadian?

William Shatner - Captain Kirk boldly went where no man had gone before aboard the Enterprise but has he gone to meet his maker or was he wearing a Team Canada jersey under his skin tight uniform all those years? - Canadian

Neil Young - He had a successful solo career after parting from Crosby, Stills and Nash but is he a Canadian ‘Old Man’ with a ‘Heart of Gold’ still ‘Rocking in the Free World’ or has he rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible? - Canadian

Jack Kevorkian - Famous for his role in over 130 assisted suicides of terminally ill patients, has "Dr. Death" had a visit from Death or is he still enjoying maple syrop with his pancakes?- Dead

Peter Falk - Best known for his catchphrase "Just One More Thing" in his TV detective role Columbo, but is there a sign that reads "just add maggots" to his final resting place or does he have a maple leaf doormat on his front door? Dead

Charles Bronson - He usually played the role of vigilante, gun fighter or cop but is best known for "Death Wish". Did his wish finally come true or is he still a proud Canuck? - Dead

Marilyn Chambers - The pure Ivory Soap girl advertized as "99 & 44/100% pure" shocked society and helped bring porn into the mainstream, ushering in the swinging 70s with "Behind the Green Door". Has porn's most successful crossover 'Crossed the River Styx' or is she a Canadian girl still getting her kicks. - Dead

Charlton Heston - As Moses, Colonel George Taylor and Ben Hur, Heston parted seas, found himself on the Planet of the Apes, and even witnessed the crucifiction of the one man purported to have come back after buying the farm. Is Charlton roaming the Happy Hunting Ground or could he still be stalking Canadian Geese in Saskatchewan? - Dead

Donald Sutherland - This prolific actor was the original Hawkeye Pierce in the movie version of MASH and is of course the father of Kiefer Sutherland. Has he gone to meet his maker or is he still making movies as a covert Canuck? - Canadian

Michael J Fox - Most famously played Marty McFly in the 'Back to the Future' trilogy, he was sadly sticken with Parkinson's Disease in the early 90s. Has he lost the battle and is six feet under or is he a Canadian boy who's still fighting? - Canadian

Pamela Anderson - Bouncing on the beach of Baywatch, Pamela rose to fame on her inflated cleavage. Her Tommy Lee video won't ever die thanks to the internet but has she shuffled off the mortal coil or is this Canuck still around for another few plastic surgeries? - Canadian

Anna Nicole Smith - This buxom Playboy pinup was Playmate of the year in 1993 but came to embody the blond bimbo gold digger when she married an oil tycoon 63 years her senior. He died 13 months after their marriage, but tell me, is she a Canadian girl enjoying the riches left to her or resting in peace? - Dead

Tommy Chong - Helped bring marijuana use into acceptance as part of the Cheech and Chong movie duo. Tell me if Chong is a Canadian still smoking the bong or has he kicked the bucket? - Canadian

Round 4 - Famous Lasts

1. We all know who the first man on the moon was, right? But can you tell me who was the last man to be on the moon?.... Ha, too hard, I know. It was Eugene Cernan who said goodbye to our lone satellite with the words, “As we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came, and, God willing, we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.” Now, all you have to tell me is what year this happened in.
   December 1972
2. What was the last state to join the United States of America? Hawaii
3. What was the name of the last Beatles album and for a bonus what was the last song on the 2^nd side? Let It Be / Get Back
4. This is a multi-part question. Your answer sheets have ten names printed on them. From that list you must write the name of the person who was reported to have spoken these lines?

a. I have not told half of what I saw. Marco Polo

b. I am not the least afraid to die. Charles Darwin

c. Dying is easy, comedy is hard. George Bernard Shaw

d. That guy's got to stop … He'll see us. James Dean

e. My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has got to go. Oscar Wilde

5. What is the last surviving original piece of the Polish Crown Jewels from the times of the Piast Dynasty? The ceremonial sword Szczerbiec
6. And finally, a fitting question for those of you afraid you might not have done too well in tonight's quiz. Fear not, you're in a good place to drown your sorrows. If you are afraid though, you may be suffering from this phobia. Tell me what is the phobia that means the fear of being last? Ultimophobia, Finiphobia, Bufonophobia or Telesphobia?

Thanks again to everyone for coming out. From top to bottom, here's the final result -

1st - Chupa Chups
2nd - Culture Vultures
3rd - Basic Bitches
4th - Kemm
5th - LOL Cats / Underground Nuts
Teenage Ninja Turtles
Here for the Beer
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Chomskeys
Corpus Callosum
Bloody Rapscallions
Offline
3 Girls, 1 Chap
The Spanish Inquisition
Only USOS Can Judge Us
Second Beverage Alquisition
I Don't Want to Live on This Planet Anymore
The Arrivederchies
Beer Dream Team
H8ers
A-Team
Lawica Project
Dit is Warpath

Are You a Masochist?

Well, you don't have to be one but it might help you enjoy yourself Tuesday night at Tanner's Pub. That's when and where we'll be holding our first S&M Pub Quiz where you'll be able to match wits with folks from all walks of life. The premise is simple: you and two or three friends (or enemies, strangers, family members...) form a team and try to answer questions posed by a couple of Canadians about general trivia; the team that correctly answers the most questions wins.You'll arrive sometime around 8:30pm, get a table and a question sheet and your off. You'll need to come up with a team name which should be easy enough but then things get tough. You see, whether you've noticed or not, while the dizzying array of technological wonders introduced over the past couple decades may have made certain tasks more convenient, they've also been the cause of your cognitive decline. Yep, we've all come to rely on our gadgets for the answers to everything from mathematics to bus times; in short, we've outsourced our brains. However, Tuesday night at Tanner's, you'll have to go it alone and answer questions without the help of your gizmos.

Entry is of course free and not only will you get a chance to exercise your atrophying grey matter but there will also be a prizes. A dozen or so books courtesy of the English Bookstore, Business English magazines and a few dictionaries and free beer from Profi-Lingua. You'll have the chance to prove your smarts in four spoken rounds plus four of what we call inter-rounds when there will be questions handed out to work on while you have time to relieve yourself and grab a new round of drinks. Questions could be about almost anything: geography, movies, sports, history, alcohol, the Simspons, science, literature, music, Americana, Canadiana or even Australiana. If you've played Trivial Pursuit or experienced a Trivia Night in North America or Pub Quiz in the UK, you've probably got a pretty good idea of what to expect, fun, friends and facts; if not, don't worry, relax and remember, everyone's first time is a bit painful.

Revelation

As with native speakers of any language, Poles tend to use a few words that leave foreigners scratching their heads due to the similarity of the utterances to those of the visitors home language. Catching snippets of conversations while walking down Sw. Marcin one might get the impression there's been an atrocity committed somewhere thanks to the prevalence of the word 'masakra'. I keep expecting the pharmacist to hand over a pot of jam to the kid who asked for a 'prezerwatywy'. However, every now and then the use of one these Polish-English false friends describes a moment better than anything I could come up with. This happened after the Dead Members concert last Friday night when I asked my friend what she had thought of the show and she responded with 'rewelacja'!

Whenever I hear a Pole using this word I feel like telling them "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" just like Inigo Montoya upon hearing his boss ('szef', but not his chef) repeat the word 'inconceivable' for the umpteenth time. Yet, on this occasion, it somehow fit in a couple of ways. Now, I'm not saying that lead singer Peter Jones reminded me of the angel Gabriel or that the stage at u Bazyla bore any resemblance to Mount Sinai, no. Nevertheless, Friday night's show was indeed a revelation as both the band and venue both surprised and impressed.

While not their first live show it somehow seemed this is the one where the Dead Members finally revealed their personality. The aforementioned Jones led the crowd through a rocking set from the opening number '51 weeks' right through to the final encore. Guitarist/vocalist Dave Leonard provided a bit of flair and took control whenever he stepped to the mic or delivered a solo. The unique duo-bass combo of Steve (who also contributed vocally on Business, New Wave and Sunny Day) and Sam Bradley pumped up the musical underbelly while the sole Pole in the band, drummer Błażej Kozieł, drove the beat from the beginning til 5am (the song, sadly, not the finishing time).

All week I got the same reaction when I'd mentioned that I would be heading down to u Bazyla for the Members show: "Really?", combined with a look of doubt. This planted the seed for the second revelation of the night: u Bazyla is a great bar for live music. The contrast between Friday night's opening act, Jester, and the Dead Members serves as the perfect illustration of the range of music, atmosphere and people the club offers. Heavy metal head bangers mix with debutante socialites and everything in between to create a unique mix. With more than enough space, the concert crowd had room to groove and move they did thanks to the danceable beats provided by the Members.

If the band continues their progression you'd be a fool to miss their next show coming up Saturday the 24th at Tanner's Pub on Klasztorna. While a Pole might hope for a 'genialny' show, hopefully I won't describe it as genial but brilliant instead. No, not 'brylant', but tell your friends anyway as the Dead Members are indeed a diamond in the rough.