Tuesday 2nd July

Pub Quiz Lurve special 25th June - Photos and some of da questions

1.      In the lord of the rings, including the one ring, how many rings were forged and who were they given to?

2.      Who wrote sense and sensibility?

3.      Tf dalmations are all born pure white?

4.      Does a woman or a man hold the record for the longest time in space

5.      Name the green horseradish sauce used in sushi?

6.      In which Indian city is the taj mahal? Agra, Mumbai or delhi?

7.      How many chambers does the human heart have?

8.      Earthquakes are recorded with what device?

9.      Which mythological figure flew too close to the sun

10.  What is the length of a marathon

11.  Which came first art deco or art nouveaux

12.  Which French phrase is used for a dangerously attractive woman?

13.  Which Brazilian city has the highest amount of alcohol consumption amongst teenagers

14.  A maquina do mundo is a poem by who?

15.  Ricardo Reis, Alvaro de campos e Alberto Caseiro are all heteronyms of which famous Portugese-speaking poet?

16.   Lepidoptera is the study of what?

17.  In the film Transformers what is the name of the yellow transformer (a Chevrolet camaro) who speaks in radio transmissions and is the best friend of Sam?

18.  Which action adventure computer game features Desmond Miles in the Holy Crusade trying to stop knight´s templars from constructing a new world order?

19.  Which planet´s year is approximately 86 earth years long? Uranus, Jupiter or Mercury

20.  Which Hitchcock film features James Stewart as a professional photographer who breaks his leg and while confined to his apartment thinks he´s seen a murder?

21.  BONUS what do the last 5 questions have in common!

1.       20 rings - Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne

2.       Jane austen

3.       True

4.       A woman

5.       Wasabi

6.       Agra

7.       4

8.       Richter scale seismograph

9.       Icarus

10.   26 miles 42km

11.   Art nouveuax

12.   Femme fatale

13.   Porto alegre

14.   Carlos Drummond de Andrade

15.   Fernando pessoa

16.   Butterflies

17.   Bumble bee

18.   Assassin´s creed

19.   Uranus

20.   Rear window

21.   The backside!

League after 7/10

General Knowledge Questions from Quiz 18th June Australian Special hosted by Robin Corrie and Mr Balls

1.      Which tv Crocodile hunter died in 2005 when he was stung by a sting ray?

2.      Name the legendary Australian outlaw from the late 19^th century? (Clue: He was played by Heath Ledger in a film.)

3.      Which surf brand is the aboriginal name for a waterhole?

a.      boomerang b. wongawonga c. billabong

4.      What is the most amount of beers ever drunk (375 ml) between Sydney to London, by one man! A)39 b) 43 c) 52 d) 66

5.      Who is the queen of Australia?

6.      Who wrote the Origin of the Species?

7.      Dorothy and Toto are off to see who?

8.      Matt Le Blanc plays which character in Friends?

9.      Which animal is used to describe "a mock court in which the principles of law and justice are disregarded or perverted".^[1] (further explanation:It is essentially where the defendant has already been deemed guilty, and has little if any opportunities to object or defend himself.)

10.  Barbara Millicent Roberts is the full name of who? (clue: Mattel, clue 2: she´s a doll)

11.  K is the symbol for which dietary mineral and electrolyte?

12.  What type of eclipse is caused by a moon?

13.  Where would you find the Petronas Towers, two of the highest buildings in the world?

14.  Which US software company created photoshop?

15.  In which game show hosted by Sylvio Santos can a contender for a prize ask help from university undergraduates?

16.  What are the 3 Brazilian capitals situated on Islands?

17.  Who scored 2 of the 3 goals for France against Brazil in the 1998 world cup finals?

18.  What English word comes before Red, Fish, Dust, and Light to make 4 new words?

19.  What proposed constitutional amendment wants to give impunity to Federal and Public Ministeries in Brazil?

20.  Who wrote the novel Os Sertões?

1.       Steve Irwin

2.       Ned Kelly

3.       Billabong

4.       52

5.       Queen Elizabeth Second

6.       Charles Darwin

7.       Wizard of Oz

8.       Joey

9.       Kangaroo Court

10.   Barbie

11.   Potassium

12.   Lunar

13.   Malaysia (in kuala lumpur)

14.   Adobe

15.   Show do Milhao

16.   Florianopolis (SC), São Luis (MA) Vitoria (ES)

17.   Zidane

18.   Star

19.   PEC 37

20.   Euclides da Cunha

Next Quiz - Down Under Special Co-hosted by Mr Balls! 18th June in La Estación!

teaser for the next one

Well Done to The RoomMate! Winners of last night´s Quiz!

1.       In the Simpsons, which city is twinned in rivalry with Springfield? 

2.       Aleph beis gimmel and dalet are the first letters of what language?

3.       Which is the only continent on earth where giraffes live in the wilds?

4.       Mobile phone nokia comes from what European country?

5.       Which aboriginal athlete won the 400m at the Sydney Olympics in 2000?

6.       Who wrote The great Gatsby

7.       Van gogh cut off his own ear following an argument with which artist?

8.       In what part of the body would you find the Metacarpals?

9.       Name the siege that happened in 1838 Mexico, where a small number of Americans held off the Mexican army until they eventually succumbed?

10.   Write down Pythagoras theorem ?

11.   Who wrote the hunchback of notredame?

12.   Hannibal is from where? Rome, Carthage or Greece?

13.   What name is given to an author who writes the autobiography anonymously for another celebrity

14.   …grendel, grendel´s mother and a dragon are the enemies of which anglo-saxon hero?

15.   Which cartoonists invented  Scooby Doo?

16.   Which Machado de Assis character narrates his tale from the afterlife? 

17.   What name is given to the biggest flowers in the world that use the smell of rotting meat to attract insects?

18.   How many eyes do most spiders have?

19.   Established in 1481 by Catholic Monarchs what was the name of the tribunal which sought to maintain catholic orthodoxy in Spain?

20.   The Egyptian hieroglyph the ankh is associated with what Brazilian rock star?

1.       Shelbyville

2.       Arabic

3.       Africa

4.       Finland

5.       Kathy freeman

6.       F scott fitzgerald

7.       ..Gauguin

8.       Hands

9.       The Alamo

10.   A2 + B2 = C2

11.   Victor hugo

12.   Carthage

13.   Ghostwriter

14.   Beowolf

15.   Hannabarbara

16.   Bras cubas

17.   Corpse flower

18.   8

19.   Spanish inquisition

20.   raul

PUZZLE ROUND:

DITLOIDS (1pt)

 Work out the answers to these Ditloids e.g. 12 M in a Y = 12 Months in a Year… Discover the missing words to reveal a fact, title, phrase or quotation!

1.       101 D_________________________________

2.       The 10 C_______________________________

3.       64 S on a CB____________________________

4.       366 D in a LY____________________________

5.       99 R B___________________________

ANAGRAMS (1pt)

Break the code to reveal the names of 5 film directors associated with the horror genre! E.g. Gaul´s Model T. Glass Oxygen Musical Note =  France´s Ford Cup O La = Francis Ford Coppola

1.       Alien. Life. Form.  vermilion Problem peni_______________

2.       Steal the Undead (clue : also a rock star!)________________

3.       Toilet Jesus´s dad´s job!_____________________________

4.       Drainage Root (anagram)_____________________________

       Ogre goer me or (anagram)___________________________

Answers Puzzle Round

1.101 Dalmations

2. The 10 Commandments

3. 64 Squares on a Chess Board

4. 366 Days in a Leap Year

5. 99 Red Balloons

1. Alfred Hitchcock

2. Rob Zombie

3. John Carpenter

4. Dario Argento

5. George Romero

Next PUB QUIZ 11th June La Estación 9pm!

Pub Quiz 4th June La Estación - photos and questions

Congratulations team The RoomMate - winners of last night´s quiz!!

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS:

1.      Who is the most prolific scorer in the history of the world cup with 15 goals?

2.      Name the Coen Brothers?

3.      Name the books in the trilogy o tempo e o vento

4.      Name the members of U2?

5.      Name the 5 members of Peter Griffin´s immediate family?

6.      Cameron diaz, zooey deschanel, rene zellwegger, laura linney and Jennifer aniston – have all played the love interest of which actor/comedian

7.       What American sitcom from 2003 onwards follows the dysfunctional Bluth family and features Jason Bateman and Michael Cera?

8.      What is the oldest and deepest fresh water lake in the world s. e. Siberia?

9.      Who wrote Don Quixote?

10.  What animal is the national symbol of Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia?

11.  What is the highest tower in North America?

12.  In which country would you find the dong as currency?  A Japan, B Vietnam or C China

13.  Who are the indigenous people of New Zealand?

14.  What do you call the wind instrument invented 1500 years ago by the Aborigines of North Australia?

15.  Who is the world´s current number one in men´s tennis?

16.  What political movement involves women dressing in provocative clothes to protest against the assumption that wearing  sexy clothes is an invitation to rape?

17.  What is the speed of sound to the nearest kilometer? 340 m/s

18.  Civil rights activist Rosa Parks is associated with what vehicle? A. bus B. car C. plane

19.  Break light work time – what word comes before these four words to make 4 new words

20.  What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

ANSWERS:

1.       Ronaldo fenomeno

2.       Joel and Ethan

3.       O continente, o retrato, o arquipelago

4.       The edge, Bono, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr

5.       Bryan, Meg, Stewie, Chris, lois

6.       Jim Carrey

7.       Arrested Development

8.       Lake bahl

9.       Cervantes

10.   Condor

11.   Willis or Sears tower

12.   Vietnam

13.   Maoris

14.   Didgiridoo

15.  Novak Djokovic

16.   Marcha das vadias, slutwalk

17.   340m/s

18.   Bus

19.   Day

20.   Venus

PUZZLE ROUND (1pt)

CRYPTIC (1pt)

Break the code to reveal 5 Cocktails e.g. menstruating Jesus´s mum = Bloody Mary

1.      Bond´s favourite____________________________________

2.      Afro-American Canadian Prog Band iodine article______________

3.      Not your cravat!/ sounds like a martial art__________________

4.      Communist country Zodiac sign___________________________

5.      Do you like getting caught in the rain?_______________________

ANAGRAMS (1pt)

Unscramble these actors´ anagrams to discover the names and get a bonus point if you name the film they all appeared in together!

6.      Rebel Lints_______________________________

7.      Mice Tours_________________________________

8.      Bender Jot Worry_____________________________

9.      Clone Knit_________________________________

10.  A Watchmen Touchy Gem______________________

BONUS(1pt)Name the film_________________________

ANSWERS:

1.       Martini

2.       Black Russian

3.       maitai

4.       Cuba libre

5.       Pina colada

6.       Ben stiller

7.       Tom cruise

8.       Robert downey jr

9.       Nick nolte

10.   Matthew macconaughey

11.   Tropical thunder trovao tropical