TRIVIA QUESTIONS - EPISODE 6
Warm it up
Countries of South America. Players get turns to name a country of South America. If you miss or give the wrong answer you get eliminated.
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
ROUND ONE
1. SONG FACTS
The first two lines of this famous song by men at work reads :-
ROUND THREE - MIDPOINT - MAN what a BOOKER !
For four points each give me the names of the five Indian origin authors that have won a Man Booker Prize
V S Naipaul 1971 A free state
Salman Rushdie 1981 Midnight’s Children
Arundhati Roy 1997 The God of Small Things
Kiran Desai 2006 The Inheritance of Loss
Aravind Adiga 2008 The White Tiger
ROUND FOUR
1. YOHAN MURDERS A HIT – (say it dramatically)
No stop signs, Speed limit
Nobody's gonna slow me down
Like a wheel, Gonna spin it
Nobody's gonna mess me around
Hey satan, Payin' my dues
Playin' in a rockin' band
Hey mumma, Look at me
I'm on the way to the promised land
What is the title of this 1979 release and for two bonus points from which country does the band originate?
Highway to hell– ACDC
Australia
2. Musical Geography
The musical King and I is set in which country? You have to give me the old name as well as the new name.
Siam / Thailand
3. Ngwenama?
The opening lines of circle of life from The Lion King are sung in what African language?
Zulu
1. Do you have a flag ?
Of all the flags in the world , only three defy the rectangle rule. The Vatican and Switzerland have square shaped flags. Name the other mountainous country on this list whose flag is the only non quadrilateral flag in the world
Nepal
The flag take the shape of two triangular pennants. It has a crimson red background with blue edges. The upper pennant has a stylized white moon at the center while the lower pennant has a white twelve-pointed sun.
2. Its Greek to me
The goddess Athena cruelly turned Medusa into a creature with snakes for hair and eyes that turned people into stone. What is the name of that creature ?
A Gorgon
3. Five Stars
1.Called Pho Cha what ingredient is added to milky black tea by natives of this Himalayan region?
Yak Butter
2. What term borrowed from the weather report is the collective noun of a group of hippopotami ?
Thunder
3. The Second world war served as a boost to the American popularity of what European dish ?
Spaghetti
Countries of South America. Players get turns to name a country of South America. If you miss or give the wrong answer you get eliminated.
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
ROUND ONE
1. GEOGRAPHY
British Isles is the name of a group of islands situated off the north western corner of mainland Europe. What is the difference between the United Kingdom and Great Britain?
UK – Great Britain + Northern Ireland
Great Britain – England, Scotland, Wales
2. History
Catherine of Aragorn, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleaves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr. Of the six wives of Henry the 8th who were beheaded ? 2 point bonus for who were divorced
Anne Bolyn, Catherine Howard / Catherine of Aragorn, Anne of Cleves
3. 4 clues.
Teams have an option to lock in after each clue is read out. Team that gets the correct answer with the least clues wins ten points.
a. I was once an archipelago of 7 isles united over 5 centuries
b. On 16 April 1853, India’s first train service commenced from here
c. My name comes from the patron goddess of a fishing community
d. I am the economic capital of India
Mumbai
British Isles is the name of a group of islands situated off the north western corner of mainland Europe. What is the difference between the United Kingdom and Great Britain?
UK – Great Britain + Northern Ireland
Great Britain – England, Scotland, Wales
2. History
Catherine of Aragorn, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleaves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr. Of the six wives of Henry the 8th who were beheaded ? 2 point bonus for who were divorced
Anne Bolyn, Catherine Howard / Catherine of Aragorn, Anne of Cleves
3. 4 clues.
Teams have an option to lock in after each clue is read out. Team that gets the correct answer with the least clues wins ten points.
a. I was once an archipelago of 7 isles united over 5 centuries
b. On 16 April 1853, India’s first train service commenced from here
c. My name comes from the patron goddess of a fishing community
d. I am the economic capital of India
Mumbai
ROUND TWO
The first two lines of this famous song by men at work reads :-
Traveling in a fried-out Kombi
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
What is the meaning behind the words fried-out Kombi and Zombie?
Broken down VW Kombivan
Zombie was a particularly strong batch of marijuana - Zombie Grass
2 . Cleopatra’s Needle, the Egyptian artefact located in London, was erected in 1838. Many things were placed underneath, including a map of London, a copy of the Bible, some daily newspapers, 12 photographs of the best looking English women of the time and what reminder of British dominion of the Indian Subcontinent?
A rupee
3. MINT CONDITION
If you look closely at Indian coins symbols have been placed below the year to denote where the coin was minted, either Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai or Noida. For ten points match the symbols correctly with the Mint
Nothing – Kolkata
Diamond – Mumbai
Star – Hyderabad
Dot - Noida
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
What is the meaning behind the words fried-out Kombi and Zombie?
Broken down VW Kombivan
Zombie was a particularly strong batch of marijuana - Zombie Grass
2 . Cleopatra’s Needle, the Egyptian artefact located in London, was erected in 1838. Many things were placed underneath, including a map of London, a copy of the Bible, some daily newspapers, 12 photographs of the best looking English women of the time and what reminder of British dominion of the Indian Subcontinent?
A rupee
3. MINT CONDITION
If you look closely at Indian coins symbols have been placed below the year to denote where the coin was minted, either Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai or Noida. For ten points match the symbols correctly with the Mint
Nothing – Kolkata
Diamond – Mumbai
Star – Hyderabad
Dot - Noida
For four points each give me the names of the five Indian origin authors that have won a Man Booker Prize
V S Naipaul 1971 A free state
Salman Rushdie 1981 Midnight’s Children
Arundhati Roy 1997 The God of Small Things
Kiran Desai 2006 The Inheritance of Loss
Aravind Adiga 2008 The White Tiger
ROUND FOUR
1. YOHAN MURDERS A HIT – (say it dramatically)
No stop signs, Speed limit
Nobody's gonna slow me down
Like a wheel, Gonna spin it
Nobody's gonna mess me around
Hey satan, Payin' my dues
Playin' in a rockin' band
Hey mumma, Look at me
I'm on the way to the promised land
What is the title of this 1979 release and for two bonus points from which country does the band originate?
Highway to hell– ACDC
Australia
2. Musical Geography
The musical King and I is set in which country? You have to give me the old name as well as the new name.
Siam / Thailand
3. Ngwenama?
The opening lines of circle of life from The Lion King are sung in what African language?
Zulu
ROUND FIVE
Of all the flags in the world , only three defy the rectangle rule. The Vatican and Switzerland have square shaped flags. Name the other mountainous country on this list whose flag is the only non quadrilateral flag in the world
Nepal
The flag take the shape of two triangular pennants. It has a crimson red background with blue edges. The upper pennant has a stylized white moon at the center while the lower pennant has a white twelve-pointed sun.
2. Its Greek to me
The goddess Athena cruelly turned Medusa into a creature with snakes for hair and eyes that turned people into stone. What is the name of that creature ?
A Gorgon
3. Five Stars
What is the highest attainable rank in he Indian Army ?
Field Marshal
Cariappa
Sam Manekshaw
ROUND SIX
1. SPORTS
What is the term used in Golf for a score of one above par?
Bogey
2. All knotted up
Kelvin, Balthus, and Hanover are all examples of what kind of even knots? These objects originated in the 17th century during the 30 yr war in France
Neck tie Knots
King Louis XIII hired Croatian mercenaries who wore a piece of cloth around their neck as part of their uniform. He actually liked it so much that he made these ties a mandatory accessory for Royal gatherings.
The necktie was named “La Cravate” in honour of the Croatian soldiers
3. SPORTS
Nicknames are commonly given out to exceptional sports players and for ten points name the sportperson from these nicknames
Magic– Earwin Johnson
The fastest man on no legs – Oscar Pistorius
Slinga – Lasith Malinga
GAUNTLET - I’d like some Tea Please Field Marshal
Cariappa
Sam Manekshaw
ROUND SIX
1. SPORTS
What is the term used in Golf for a score of one above par?
Bogey
2. All knotted up
Kelvin, Balthus, and Hanover are all examples of what kind of even knots? These objects originated in the 17th century during the 30 yr war in France
Neck tie Knots
King Louis XIII hired Croatian mercenaries who wore a piece of cloth around their neck as part of their uniform. He actually liked it so much that he made these ties a mandatory accessory for Royal gatherings.
The necktie was named “La Cravate” in honour of the Croatian soldiers
3. SPORTS
Nicknames are commonly given out to exceptional sports players and for ten points name the sportperson from these nicknames
Magic– Earwin Johnson
The fastest man on no legs – Oscar Pistorius
Slinga – Lasith Malinga
1.Called Pho Cha what ingredient is added to milky black tea by natives of this Himalayan region?
Yak Butter
2. What term borrowed from the weather report is the collective noun of a group of hippopotami ?
Thunder
3. The Second world war served as a boost to the American popularity of what European dish ?
Spaghetti
Teams
JinXD(W) Jamcrackers
Deepa Zac
Xan Priyanka
Josh Yoshua
Poulose
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