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THE IRISH CLOVER QUIZ TASTERS Here you will find a brief selection of questions and rounds which featured in the Winter 2017 season of our quiz. The rounds are fun and varied each month. Some answers are not provided to keep you guessing ☺ SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – Q7 Leonardo Pisano Bigollo was a famous mathematician more commonly known by what name? 2 points GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – Q5 Which book chronicles the passage of Leopold Bloom through Dublin during an ordinary day? 2 points SPORT & ENTERTAINMENT – Q1 Liz McClarnon, Kerry Katona, and Natasha Hamilton formed which 1990’s girl band? 2 points HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY – Q1 DUB is the airport code for Dublin. Can you name the cities which these codes refer to? a. CAN b. CDG 1 point for each HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY – Q3 The following is an anagram of two European capital cities. Can you name both? Serial Pinkish 2 points HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY – Q10 Pointless Question Wikipedia lists 33 Chinese ‘provinces’ 40 – 50 Lose 5 points 30 – 39 Lose 4 points Name just one of them! 20 – 29 Lose 3 points However, popular answers will lose you points. 10 – 19 Lose 2 points 1-9 Lose 1 point 0 Gain 1 point I asked 50 pupils to name as many Chinese provinces as they could. E.g. All 50 pupils named Guangdong, so this would lose you 5 points! GENERAL / TOPICAL – Q10 Fill in the missing word from this tweet… 2 points SPORT / ENTERTAINMENT – Q1 Who made the first ever 147 break in the Crucible? 2 points 5 Points Manchester City (66) ? March 1st ? Three Gorges of the ? Yangtze River ? 3 Points Manchester Tottenham City (66) Hotspur (70) ? March 1st March 17th ? Three Gorges Scenery of of the Guilin ? Yangtze River ? 2 Points Manchester Tottenham City (66) Hotspur (70) Arsenal (71) ? March 1st March 17th April 23rd ? Three Gorges Scenery of Potala Palace of the Guilin ? Yangtze River ? Answers Manchester Tottenham Premier Leicester City Arsenal (71) City (66) Hotspur (70) League (81) 2015/16 National st th rd November March 1 March 17 Saints’ April 23 30th Days Three Gorges Scenery of of the Potala Palace Great Hall of Guilin Yangtze River the People Chinese Eye of the Run RABBIT Zodiac Puff the Magic TIGER Run Animals DRAGON The SNAKE 5 Points St Petersburg ? 1 = Red ? Tung Chee- hwa 董建華 ? ? 3 Points St Petersburg Petrograd ? 1 = RED 2 = YELLOW ? Tung Chee- Donald Tsang hwa 曾蔭權 董建華 ? ? 2 Points St Petersburg Petrograd Leningrad ? 1 = Red 2 = Yellow 3 = Green ? Tung Chee- Donald Tsang Leung Chun- hwa 曾蔭權 ying 董建華 梁振英 ? ? Answers Successive St Petersburg Petrograd names of Leningrad St Petersburg St Petersburg Snooker 1 = Red 2 = Yellow balls and 3 = Green 4 = Brown their points Tung Chee- Leung Chun- Donald Tsang Carrie Lam hwa HK Chief 曾蔭權 ying 林鄭月娥 董建華 Executives 梁振英 Mercury Planets Venus Earth Song Life on Mars (Holst) BONUS Team in last place after this round wins the bonus! Envelope DISNEY – Q10 In Toy Story, who provides the voice of Buzz Lightyear? 2 points GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / TOPICAL – Q5 What do the numbers on a roulette wheel add up to? 2 points ART & LITERATURE – Q3 Which English cartoonist, illustrator and children’s writer is best-known for illustrating Roald Dahl’s books? 2 points MUSIC ROUND B Name the song title AND artist. BONUS: Can you identify the link between the songs? Q6: The Coral – Dreaming of You Q7: Rolling Stones – Ruby Tuesday Q8: T’pau – China in Your Hands Q9: Status Quo – Paper Plane Q10: Pearl Jam – Even Flow Link: Wedding Anniversary Gifts MUSIC ROUND A Name the song title AND artist. 1 point for each BONUS: Can you identify the link between the songs? 2 points Q1: U2 – One Q2: The Four Tops – I Can’t Help Myself Q3: Nine Inch Nails – Hurt Q4: Sam Cooke – Only Sixteen Q5: The Beatles – When I’m Sixty-Four Link: Square numbers MUSIC ROUND B Name the song title AND artist. BONUS: Can you identify the link between the songs? Q6: Whitesnake – Here I Go Again Q7: Seal – Kiss From A Rose Q8: The Beatles – Maxwell’s Silver Hammer Q9: The Monkees – Daydream Believer Q10: The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) Link: Animals (not colours!) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Round 7: “Lit Slits” – can you name the book? Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Iconic Photos Sports: Name the pixelated faces. Q1 Q4 Q2 Q5 Q3 History : Answer the given questions. Q6: Name the island. Q7: Name the film. Q8: Name the gunman. Q9: Where could you watch Q10: What was being whispered?. this sunset? Name the cartoon characters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – Q5 How many surfaces are there on a Mobius strip? 2 points SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – Q8 Which ‘animal rights’ group sued a photographer ‘on behalf of the monkey’, claiming that the monkey owned the copyright to this ‘selfie’? WILDLIFE PERSONALITIES/DAVID J SLATER 2 points RELIGION – Q4 What is the name of the Hindu system of hierarchy based upon relative purity? 2 points GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / TOPICAL – Q3 What fruit is less commonly known as Chinese gooseberry? 2 points 1990s – Q10 Can you spot the top five selling singles of the 1990s? MINUS POINTS FOR WRONG ANSWERS. Unchained Melody Love Is All Around Wannabe My Heart Will Go On Candle in the Wind Perfect Day Barbie Girl (Everything I Do) I It’s Like That Do It For You …Baby One More Time Believe Teletubbies Say Eh Oh 1 point for each for each correct. Minus 1 for each incorrect answer. 1990s – Q6 “Who loves orange soda?” 2 points WIPEOUT – Q10 What is the middle colour in the flag of Germany? 2 points GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / TOPICAL – Q5 Who did TIME Magazine name ‘Person of the Year’ yesterday? 2 points WIPEOUT – Q3 Which snooker player’s nicknames included, ‘The Nugget’, ‘The Ginger Magician’, ‘Ginger Mushroom’, ‘Master Cueman’, ‘Interesting’, and ‘Romford Slim’? 2 points SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – Q6 What colour is the letter ‘e’ in the company logo of ebay? 2 points GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – Q5 Which book chronicles the passage of Leopold Bloom through Dublin during an ordinary day? Ulysses 2 points SPORT & ENTERTAINMENT – Q1 Liz McClarnon, Kerry Katona, and Natasha Hamilton formed which 1990’s girl band? Atomic Kitten 2 points HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY – Q1 DUB is the airport code for Dublin. Can you name the cities which these codes refer to? a. CAN Guangzhou b. CDG Paris 1 point for each HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY – Q3 The following is an anagram of two European capital cities. Can you name both? Serial Pinkish Paris & Helsinki 2 points HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY – Q10 Pointless Question Answer Points Scoring AnswerAnswer PointsPoints ScoringScoring Guangdong 50 Lose 5 ShandongShandong 2727 LoseLose 33 Hebei 42 Lose 5 ShanxiShanxi 2525 LoseLose 33 Guangxi Zhuang 40 Lose 5 InnerInner MongoliaMongolia 2222 LoseLose 33 JiangsuJiangsu 2222 LoseLose 33 Heilongjiang 39 Lose 4 ZhejiangZhejiang 2222 LoseLose 33 Henan 38 Lose 4 LiaoningLiaoning 2121 LoseLose 33 FujianFujian 2121 LoseLose 33 Hubei 38 Lose 4 JilinJilin 2020 LoseLose 33 Hunan 36 Lose 4 GuizhouGuizhou 2020 LoseLose 33 Jiangxi 35 Lose 4 Xinjiang Autonomous Region 35 Lose 4 ShaanxiShaanxi 1818 LoseLose 22 Macau Special Administrative Region 34 Lose 4 ChongqingChongqing 1717 LoseLose 22 Beijing 33 Lose 4 TianjinTianjin 1616 LoseLose 22 Shanghai 32 Lose 4 HainanHainan 1616 LoseLose 22 Tibet 31 Lose 4 GansuGansu 1212 LoseLose 22 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 31 Lose 4 Sichuan 30 Lose 4 Anhui 9 Lose 1 Yunnan 30 Lose 4 Qinghai 5 Lose 1 Ningxia Autonomous Region 2 Lose 1 GENERAL / TOPICAL – Q10 Fill in the missing word from this tweet… 2 points SPORT / ENTERTAINMENT – Q1 Who made the first ever 147 break in the Crucible? Cliff Thornburn (against Terry Griffiths) 2 points DISNEY – Q10 In Toy Story, who provides the voice of Buzz Lightyear? Tim Allen 2 points GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / TOPICAL – Q5 What do the numbers on a roulette wheel add up to? 666 2 points ART & LITERATURE – Q3 Which English cartoonist, illustrator and children’s writer is best-known for illustrating Roald Dahl’s books? Quentin Blake 2 points SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – Q5 How many surfaces are there on a Mobius strip? One 2 points SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – Q8 Which ‘animal rights’ group sued a photographer ‘on behalf of the monkey’, claiming that the monkey owned the copyright to this ‘selfie’? WILDLIFE PERSONALITIES/DAVID J SLATER PETA 2 points RELIGION – Q4 What is the name of the Hindu system of hierarchy based upon relative purity? Caste 2 points GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / TOPICAL – Q3 What fruit is less commonly known as Chinese gooseberry? Kiwi Fruit 2 points 1990s – Q10 Top selling singles of the 90s: 1) Candle in the Wind 4.8m 2) Unchained Melody 1.8m 3) Love Is All Around 1.78m 4) Barbie Girl 1.72m 1 point for each for each correct. Minus 1 for each incorrect answer. 5) Believe 1.67m 1990s – Q6 “Who loves orange soda?” Kel (loves orange soda) 2 points WIPEOUT – Q10 What is the middle colour in the flag of Germany? 2 points GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / TOPICAL – Q5 Who did TIME Magazine name ‘Person of the Year’ yesterday? The Silence Breakers 2 points WIPEOUT – Q3 Which snooker player’s nicknames included, ‘The Nugget’, ‘The Ginger Magician’, ‘Ginger Mushroom’, ‘Master Cueman’, ‘Interesting’, and ‘Romford Slim’? Steve Davis 2 points LIT SLITS 1) Jabberwocky / Alice Through The Looking Glass 2) The Grapes of Wrath 3) The Guinness Book of Records 4) Catch-22 5) Charlotte’s Web 6) The Great Gatsby 7) Winnie the Pooh (The House at Pooh Corner) 8) Moby Dick 9) The Godfather 10) King Lear 2 points for each.