Round 1
Four
All questions relate to the number 4 in some way
1: Four Corners Monument marks the boundaries between Colorado, Arizona, Utah and which other US State? #twubquiz
2: A string quartet usually comprises 2 violins, a viola, and which other instrument? #twubquiz
3: Muharram, Rajab, Dhu al-Qi'dah and Dhu al-Hijjah are the four sacred months of which religion? #twubquiz
4: With the symbol Be, which chemical element has the atomic number 4? #twubquiz
5: Who wrote the poem Funeral Blues, featured in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral? #twubquiz
6: What did Albert Einstein declare to be the 4th dimension in his Theory of Relativity? #twubquiz
7: Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile barrier in 1954 at the Iffley Road track in which university city? #twubquiz
8: Which computer game programmed by Alexey Pajitnov holds the Guinness World Record for "Most Ported Video Game"? #twubquiz
9: If Episode V is The Empire Strikes Back, and Episode VI is Return of the Jedi, then in Star Wars what is Episode IV? #twubquiz
10: Dying on 4/4/1841, who was the first US President not to serve a full 4-year term in office? #twubquiz
Round 2
"Men" of Literature
All answers contain the name of a Mr Men character somewhere
1: Professionally, how are singers Gabriela and Monica Irimia better known? #twubquiz
2: What mathematical type of average is the sum of all terms divided by the number of terms? #twubquiz
3: What was the nickname of American jazz trumpeter John Birks Gillespie? #twubquiz
4: Written by John Stewart, what was the last Monkees song to reach 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100? #twubquiz
5: What was the title of the 2nd Wallace and Gromit animation, the first of the series to win an Oscar? #twubquiz
6: Which Welsh international footballer moved from Liverpool to Juventus, then back to Liverpool during the 80s? #twubquiz
7: Written by the Crossmith brothers, which novel follows the life of Mr. Charles Pooter for 15 months? #twubquiz
8: What type of Party was both a post-punk band led by Nick Cave, and a play written by Harold Pinter? #twubquiz
9: Which television programme featured Jim Phelps receiving messages on self-destructing tapes? #twubquiz
10: Sternutation is the act of doing what bodily function, which according to Mythbusters travels at 35-40mph? #twubquiz
Round 3
Round 4
Days and Dates
1: What strange date occurred in 1712 when Sweden realigned its calendar to the Julian calendar? #twubquiz
2: Still in Sweden, 3rd September 1967 was "Hogertrafik" Day marking what traffic law change? #twubquiz
3: US Presidents John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe all died on what apt date? #twubquiz
4: Where in the world is Margaret Thatcher day celebrated on January 10th? #twubquiz
5: 19th October is a public holiday in Albania, named after which 1979 Nobel Peace Prize winner? #twubquiz
6: How is the French national holiday "le quatorze juillet" most commonly known in English? #twubquiz
7: The Peter Pan Cup, a 100 yard swimming race in the Serpentine in Hyde Park, takes place on what day of the year? #twubquiz
8: In the Gregorian calendar, the 13th of the month will fall on which day of the week the most often? #twubquiz
9: Used in the French Republican Calendar in the late 18th century, how many Decimal Seconds were in a day? #twubquiz
10: Which 1993 Bill Murray film is linked to the date on which the Christian day of Candlemas occurs? #twubquiz
Round 5
Connection
All answers are connected in some way, Q10 will be guess the connection
1: What traditional song, adopted by the England rugby union fans, has the 2nd line "Coming for to carry me home"? #twubquiz
2: What is the occupation of Penn Jillette, and nickname of both snooker player Shaun Murphy & poker pro Antonio Esfandiari? #twubquiz
3: Which UK daily newspaper, edited by Dominic Mohan, has an average daily readership of approximately 7,700,000? #twubquiz
4: What 2006 film set in the world of fashion starred Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep? #twubquiz
5: What is the title of the 1949 Arthur Miller play featuring the Loman family? #twubquiz
6: In chess, what name is given to a checkmate delivered in 2 moves, the quickest possible in the game? #twubquiz
7: Joseph Alois Ratzinger is the 265th person to hold what title? #twubquiz
8: What gameshow involves spinning a disk to reveal the value of the next letter to be guessed in a hangman-type puzzle? #twubquiz
9: When referring to a magistrate, what do the initials JP stand for? #twubquiz
10: All or part (and I really do mean "part") of each answer are connected in some way. Name the connection. #twubquiz
Answers:
Four
1: New Mexico
2: Cello
3: Islam
4: Beryllium
5: W. H. Auden
6: Time
7: Oxford
8: Tetris
9: A New Hope (Though will accept just "Star Wars" as that was how it was titled in 1977)
10: William H. Harrison
"Men" of Literature
1: CHEEKY Girls
2: MEAN
3: DIZZY
4: DAYDREAM Believer
5: The WRONG Trousers
6: Ian RUSH
7: Diary of a NOBODY
8: BIRTHDAY
9: Mission: IMPOSSIBLE
10: SNEEZE
Rockstars
1: Stevie Wonder
2: George Michael
3: (Sir) Cliff Richard
4: Kylie Minogue
5: Tina Turner
6: Paul McCartney
7: Freddie Mercury
8: Prince
9: Phil Collins
10: Eric Clapton
Days and Dates
1: February 30th (They had a double leap year)
2: Change to driving on the right-hand side of the road from the left.
3: 4th July
4: Falkland Islands (or Islas Malvinas, if you must)
5: Mother Teresa (or Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu)
6: Bastille Day
7: Christmas Day
8: Friday (yes, really http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_13th has the chart)
9: 100,000 (100 seconds to the minute, 100 minutes to the hour, 10 hours in the day)
10: Groundhog Day (both are 2nd February)
Connection
1: Swing Low, Sweet CHARIOT
2: MAGICIAN
3: THE SUN
4: The DEVIL Wears Prada
5: DEATH of a Salesman
6: FOOL's mate
7: POPE (Will grudgingly accept Head of the Catholic church)
8: WHEEL OF FORTUNE
9: JUSTICE of the Peace
10: Tarot cards from the Major Arcana
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