1. Colin Hunt and Ralph Mayhew are characters from which TV series? #twubquiz
2. Which country is hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics? #twubquiz
3. Who was the last Labour Shadow Home Secretary? #twubquiz
4. How many solo number one singles has Kylie Minogue had in the UK? #twubquiz
5. The movies “Total Recall”, “A Scanner Darkly” and “Minority Report” are all adaptations of whose novels/short stories? #twubquiz
6. How many notes are there in a descending chromatic solfège (solfa) scale? #twubquiz
7. According to Vodafone, what did the very first SMS text message say? #twubquiz
8. What is a picot? #twubquiz
9. In the equation, E=mc2; what does the “c” denote? #twubquiz
10. In which year did the Titanic sink? #twubquiz
Round Two - Artists
1. What nationality was Edvard Munch? #twubquiz
2. Which artist’s animations were featured in Alan Parker’s film “The Wall”? #twubquiz
3. Which artist was born in Figueres in 1904? #twubquiz
4. Maurits Cornelis are the forenames of which artist? #twubquiz
5. Name the artist who illustrated the graphic novel “Watchmen” #twubquiz
6. Who painted the cover of the Yes album cover, “Tales From Topographic Oceans”? #twubquiz
7. The artist Lee Krasner was married to which other famous American artist? #twubquiz
8. Which artist won an Oscar for Best Art Direction on “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” #twubquiz
9. Who illustrated “The Vitruvian Man”? #twubquiz
10. Which artist’s sculpture collection, “Statuary”, includes large mirrored stainless-steel blowups of toys? #twubquiz
Round 3 Pictures, Brand Awareness
Round 4 - Music
1. The Firm’s “All Together Now” and Aerosmith’s “Cryin’” both include the chord progression from which piece of classical music? #twubquiz
2. Who is reputed to have played lead guitar on The Kinks’ "You Really Got Me"? #twubquiz
3. The film “Control” is a biopic of which lead singer? #twubquiz
4. Which album won the 2008 Mercury Prize? #twubquiz
5. Who wrote Diana Ross’ “Chain Reaction”? #twubquiz
6. “This stereo record cannot be played on old tin boxes no matter what they are fitted with.” was stated on which album cover? #twubquiz
7. What was Coldplay’s first UK number one single? #twubquiz
8. What do U2, Coldplay, Talking Heads, Ultravox, James and David Bowie all have in common? #twubquiz
9. Which band's single reached number one when “Roll with It” and “Country House” were released on the same day? #twubquiz
10. Clifford Joseph Price is better known as?
Round 5 - Sci Fi and Horror on TV
1. Star Trek: What troublesome creatures, from Iota Geminorum IV, are the mortal enemies of the Klingon Empire? #twubquiz
2. Heroes: What is the name of Peter and Nathan Patrelli’s father? #twubquiz
3. Lost: What is the name of Penelope Widmore’s brother? #twubquiz
4. Supernatural: What is Sam and Dean’s surname? #twubquiz
5. Blake’s 7: How many series of Blake’s 7 were there? #twubquiz
6. Doctor Who: Which actor played the part of the eighth Doctor? #twubquiz
7. Battlestar Galactica: What was the name of Admiral Cain’s Battlestar that joined the Battlestar Galactica’s fleet? #twubquiz
8. Buffy: What was the name of the Hugo Award nominated musical episode in Season Six? #twubquiz
9. Star Trek The Next Generation: What was Data’s brother’s name? #twubquiz
10. Day of the Triffids: What causes most of the population of Earth to go blind? #twubquiz
Tiebreak:
#twubquiz tiebreak - According to wikipedia, in km, what is the average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon?
Answers
And the answers to this week's quiz (09/06/2009):
Round 1 – General Knowledge
1. The Fast Show
2. Canada (City: Vancouver; Province: British Columbia; Country: Canada)
3. Jack Straw
4. Six ("I Should Be So Lucky"; "Hand On Your Heart"; "Tears On My Pillow"; "Spinning Around"; "Can't Get You Out Of My Head"; "Slow")
5. Philip K. Dick
6. Thirteen (High Doh; Tee; Tay; Lah; Lay; Soh; Say; Fah; Mee; May; Ray; Rah; Doh)
7. “Merry Christmas”
8. Loop of thread/fabric
9. The speed of light through a vacuum (will accept “celeritas” from pedants!)
10. 1912
Round 2 – Artists
1. Norwegian
2. Gerald Scarfe
3. Salvador Dali
4. MC Escher
5. Dave Gibbons
6. Roger Dean
7. Jackson Pollock
8. Alan Lee as conceptual designer (Film Production Designers, Grant Major and Dan Hennah also won)
9. Leonardo Da Vinci
10. Jeff Koons
Round 3 – Brand Awareness
1. Coca Cola
2. Johnnie Walker
3. Tesco
4. Burger King
5. Shell
6. Microsoft
7. Intel
8. BT
9. Apple
10. Google
Round 4 - Music
1. Pachabel’s Canon in D Major
2. Jimmy Page
3. Ian Curtis
4. The Seldom Seen Kid
5. Bee Gees
6. Tubular Bells
7. Viva la Vida
8. All have had albums produced by Brian Eno (U2 – “Zooropa”; Coldplay – “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends”; Talking Heads – “Remain in Light”; Ultravox – “Ultravox!”; James – “Laid”; David Bowie – “Outside”)
9. Blur
10. Goldie
Round 5 – Sci Fi and Horror on TV
1. Star Trek: Tribbles
2. Heroes: Arthur Petrelli
3. Lost: Daniel Faraday
4. Supernatural: Winchester
5. Blake’s 7: Four
6. Doctor Who: Paul McGann
7. Battlestar Galactica: Pegusus
8. Buffy: Once More, With Feeling
9. Star Trek The Next Generation: Lore (B-4 was in the film: Nemesis)
10. Day of the Triffids: Light from a meteor shower (will also allow the misfiring of a space-based weapon system, as this is mused in the story)
Winners: Anipals
Quizmaster: Mattimago
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