SA Footy

Around the World & Back in Time
Q1. On 19 April 1971, the first space station was launched into orbit. What was its name? SALYUT 1
Q2. Which country has borders with - among others - Andorra, Belgium, Brazil, Italy, Spain and Suriname? FRANCE
Q3. Who was the governor of the Roman province Judaea from 26 AD till 36 AD? PONTIUS PILATE
Q4. Georgetown is the capital city of which South American country? GUYANA
Q5. Which of the Balearic islands is closest to mainland Spain: a) Mallorca, b) Menorca, c) Ibiza or d) Formentera? IBIZA
Q6. Where was Eugene Cernan on 14 December 1972, where no one has been ever since? ON THE MOON
Q7. By what name are the Great Hungarian Plains commonly known? PANNONION PLAINS
Q8. Which leader of of several independence movements in South America was known as El Libertador (the Liberator)? SIMON BOLIVAR

Sports
Q9. During which modern Olympic Games and what sport were live animals deliberately ”destroyed“ during competition? 1900... LIVE PIGEON SHOOTING...THE 3 MEDALISTS KILLED 59
Q10. Due to superstition, what did Bjorn Borg not do during the Wimbledon fortnight: a) have sex, b) wash his hair, c) shave or d) wear underpants? C) SHAVE
Q11. In figure skating, what is longer, the free skate in pair skating or the free dance in ice dance? FREE SKATE IN PAIR SKATING
Q12. In the early days of football, like, the late 19th century, who sent the players from the pitch for unsportsmanlike behaviour? THE CAPTAIN
Q13. What colour is the ”warning card“ in field hockey? GREEN


Mixed bag O' nuts
Q14. Which letters preceeded TITANIC: a) RMS (Royal Mail Ship), b) SS (Steamship), c) HMS (Her Majesty's Ship) or d) MS (Motor Ship) A) RMS
Q15. The modern Italian flag is derived from an original design by a) Garibaldi, b) Napoleon, c) DaVinci or d) Galileo? NAPOLEON
Q16.What kind of people show ”suffer“ from Stockholm syndrome? HOSTAGES
Q17. What was used as currency in Holland in the 17th century: a) tulip bulbs, b) cheese, c) tea or d) coffee? TULIP BULBS
Q18. In which city would you find Europe’s largest shopping and leisure centre? NEWCASTLE
Q19. What is the highest value bank note in Monopoly? $500

arts & literature
Q20. In Swift’s ”Gulliver’s Travels“, about what issue are the islands of Lilliput and Blefuscu permanently at war? HOW TO OPEN A BOILED EGG
Q21. What nationallity was painter and decorative artist Alfons Maria Mucha? CZECH
Q22. In ”Alice in Wonderland“, what does the Queen of Hearts use to play croquet with? FLAMINGOS AND HEDGEHOGS
Q23. What is the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s book, published posthumously on Tuedsday? THE CHILDREN OF HARIN
Q24. What was the title of Claude Monet’s painting that gave impressionism its name? IMPRESSION SUNRISE

music & movies
Q25. In which 1981 film did Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange have an erotic encounter on a kitchen table? THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
Q26. What is the name of the bald singer of Hot Chocolate? ERROL BROWN
Q27. In what year did soap operas EastEnders in the UK, Neighbours in Australia and Lindenstraße in Germany go on air? 1985
Q28. What are the last four words in Queen’s ”Bohemian Rhapsody“? ANYWAY THE WIND BLOWS
Q29. Under what title was the 1991 documentary film ”Madonna: Truth or Dare“ relased outside the United States and Canada? IN BED WITH MADONNA

Botany, anatomy, Zoology & other sciences
Q30. In what year and which two companies developed the first Compact Disk (CD) presented at the Funkausstellung (International radio exhibition) in Berlin? 1981....SONY/PHILLIPS
Q31. The tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) belongs to what plant family? MAGNOLIACRA
Q32. What is the term for the thick layer of vascularized fat found under the skin of whales? BLUBBER
Q33. Where in your body would you find your sternum? CHEST
Q34. Which two women, mother and daughter, received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 and 1935 respectively? MARIE CURIE (MOTHER) AND ? (DAUGHTER)
Q35. What part of the animal kingdom does a herpetologist study? REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
Q36. What gas is used predominantly to inflate an airbag in a car? NITROGEN
Q37.Deep wrinkles and a blue-black tongue are the distinctive features of what breed of dog?SHAR PEI

Q1. On 19 April 1971, the first space station was launched into orbit. What was its name? Skylab... perhaps
Q6. Where was Eugene Cernan on 14 December 1972, where no one has been ever since? The Moon

Q9. During which modern Olympic Games and what sport were live animals deliberately ”destroyed“ during competition? Pigeon shooting 1908?

Q16.What kind of people show ”suffer“ from Stockholm syndrome? hostages

Q29. Under what title was the 1991 documentary film ”Madonna: Truth or Dare“ relased outside the United States and Canada? In Bed with Madonna

Q30. In what year and which two companies developed the first Compact Disk (CD) presented at the Funkausstellung (International radio exhibition) in Berlin? Sony and Phillips 1981
Q32. What is the term for the thick layer of vascularized fat found under the skin of whales? blubber
Q33. Where in your body would you find your sternum? chest

4 - Guyana
10 - shave
14 - RMS
26 - Erroll Brown
27 - 1985
28 - anyway the wind blows
36 - Nitrogen

godoubleblues wrote:4 - Guyana
10 - shave
14 - RMS
26 - Erroll Brown
27 - 1985
28 - anyway the wind blows
36 - Nitrogen

ALL CORRECT GDB

Wooohooo another one

Q2 France (and it's territories)
Q3 Pontius Pilate
Q19 500
Q21 Czech
Q22 Mallet was a flamingo (I think)
Q34 Marie Curie and daughter...name escapes me

That's it from an unreliable memory...maybe more in the dark recesses...

Regards
JAS

JAS wrote:Wooohooo another one

Q2 France (and it's territories)
Q3 Pontius Pilate
Q19 500
Q21 Czech
Q22 Mallet was a flamingo (I think)
Q34 Marie Curie and daughter...name escapes me

That's it from an unreliable memory...maybe more in the dark recesses...

Regards
JAS

all correct JAS

Q37.Deep wrinkles and a blue-black tongue are the distinctive features of what breed of dog?
Chow Chow - under all the fur. [Possibly also the Shar Pei.]

Ooooops forgot about the balls

Q22 Hedgehogs

Regards
JAS

Psyber wrote:Q37.Deep wrinkles and a blue-black tongue are the distinctive features of what breed of dog?
Chow Chow - under all the fur. [Possibly also the Shar Pei.]

correct on the possibly psyber

JAS wrote:Ooooops forgot about the balls

Q22 Hedgehogs

Regards
JAS

THE BALLS OF COURSE!!!!!! CORRECT JAS

1. Skylab (?)(but I think that's later)
8. Simon Bolivar
25. Postman always rings twice.

Q12. In the early days of football, like, the late 19th century, who sent the players from the pitch for unsportsmanlike behaviour? The Captain of the team.
Q13. What colour is the ”warning card“ in field hockey? Orange
Q15. The modern Italian flag is derived from an original design by a) Garibaldi, b) Napoleon, c) DaVinci or d) Galileo? Napoleon He wanted another country's flag to honour the French Flag.

Q7. By what name are the Great Hungarian Plains commonly known? Pannonian Plains


Q31. The tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) belongs to what plant family? Magnoliaceae
Q35. What part of the animal kingdom does a herpetologist study? Reptiles and Amphibians

13 - green

godoubleblues wrote:13 - green

CORRECT GDB

magpie in the 80's wrote:

Psyber wrote:Q37.Deep wrinkles and a blue-black tongue are the distinctive features of what breed of dog?
Chow Chow - under all the fur. [Possibly also the Shar Pei.]

correct on the possibly psyber

They both qualify actually, it is just that all that fur hides the wrinkling of the Chow Chow. The Shar Pei is simply more wrinkled and more visibly wrinkled. I am sure of the blue tongue of the Chow Chow, but wasn't sure of that in the Shar Pei.