Ystradgynlais Band's 2001 Quiz

2001 Barbecue Quiz Results
   Team Name            Points
1. Tiggy                31 (won tiebreak)
2. Ross                 31
3. Brecon Belles        30
4. Jools                27
4. The Stars            27
6. Hot Rods             26
6. Has Beens            26
6. Daisy                26
9. Greg's Team          24

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	1. What was the name of the worldwide computer virus released in May 2000? Love Bug Love Apple Love Nest Love Heart 2. What is the chemical symbol for silver? Ag Au Ar Si 3. What would you be afraid of if you suffered from xenophobia? Photocopiers Buddhists Foreigners Horses 4. A ‘cachucha’ is a dance with how many beats to the bar? 3 4 5 6 5. Where would a Tangerine live? Korea Russia Canada Morocco 6. Who was Livin’ La Vida Loca? Britney Spears Ricky Martin Scary Spice Madonna 7. Who was born at Daisy Hill puppy farm? Scooby Doo Gnasher Snoopy Droopy 8. What is the fewest number of balls you’d have to win a set of tennis in which each game went to “deuce”? 24 32 36 48 9. If it was your birthday today (7th July), what star sign would you be? Gemini Cancer Taurus Leo 10. Which animals can live the longest without water? Camels Giraffes Elephants Rats 11. What was the name of William Tell’s son? William Walter Charles Thomas 12. What is the dialling code for Aberystwyth? 01554 01970 01686 01696 13. What are crappies? Mountains Lakes Fish Birds 14. What instrument did Sherlock Holmes play? Violin Piano Trumpet Saxophone 15. When was Concorde’s first flight? 1973 1975 1977 1979 16. How many people were killed in the Great Fire of London? 6 60 600 6000 17. Which Nursery rhyme is also number 113 in the band library? Mary Had a Little Lamb Baa Baa Black Sheep Little Bo Peep Sing a Song of Sixpence 18. How old was Julius Caesar when he was killed? 38 48 58 68 19. To which game was the term ‘hat-trick’ first applied? Cricket Football Darts Croquet 20. On what day is it traditional to eat hot cross buns? Ash Wednesday Maundy Thursday Good Friday Palm Sunday 21. Which of these is not one of the 7 deadly sins? Gluttony Envy Pride Dishonesty 22. Which of these countries does not share a border with Switzerland? Luxembourg France Germany Italy 23. What was the surname of the rugby player known by the initials JPR? Davies Edwards Evans Williams 24. How many more stars than stripes are there on the American flag? 33 35 37 39 25. In which year was Nelson Mandela released? 1990 1991 1992 1993 26. On what day are the bins usually emptied in Crynant? Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 27. How many teaspoons are there in a tablespoon? 2 3 4 5 28. Before he invented Morse Code, Samuel Morse had a successful career as… Architect Politician Journalist Painter 29. Who had the Christmas #1 single in 1995 with “Earth Song”? Mr Blobby Spice Girls Michael Jackson Boyzone 30. Who was the Greek goddess of love? Aphrodite Ariel Eros Venus 31. What did members of the Nazi schutzstaffel have tattooed on their armpits? Swastika The German flag Their blood type The letters ‘SS’ 32. Which is the only one of the Seven Dwarfs without a beard? Bashful Doc Dopey Sneezy 33. What is the colour of Mr Spock’s blood? Blue Green Black Red 34. What is Joseph the patron saint of? Travellers Gardeners Carpenters Ice Cream makers 35. Which singer paid a Ł170,000 ransom to free their kidnapped son? Frank Sinatra Michael Jackson Elvis Presley Cher 36. What colour is the middle Olympic ring? Red Blue Yellow Black 37. An ‘A’ played on the piano would correspond to which note on the tenor horn? C Eb F F# 38. With which country did Britain fight a forty-minute war on 27th August 1897? Yemen Yugoslavia Zanzibar Zimbabwe 39. Which country’s team led the opening procession at last year’s Olympics? Afghanistan Australia Greece United States 40. Which instrument does the leader of an orchestra play? Violin Oboe Trumpet Flute 41. The Grand Canyon is in which American State? Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona 42. Where was Dick Turpin hanged? Bath Carlisle Coventry York 43. What is special about Louise Brown? First woman to join the Army First mother of sextuplets Youngest ever mother First test tube baby 44. In the phonetic alphabet, what word represents the letter “Y”? Yacht Yankee Yellow Yo-yo 45. Which country has the international vehicle registration letters CH? Cambodia Czechoslovakia Romania Switzerland 46. What is the current rate of VAT in the UK? 12˝% 15% 17˝% 22˝% 47. Of what are you afraid if you suffer from Dipsophobia? Studying Drinking Becoming ill Teletubbies 48. What appeared in The Times newspaper for the first time in September 1860? Crossword Obituaries TV guide Weather forecast 49. What does the letter "H" in a circle represent on an Ordnance Survey map? Hospital Hotel Holiday Camp Historic Site 50. The French word for paper clips is Trumpets Cornets Trombones Tubas