Andes Survivors Quiz: Interland
Vragen van de eerste quiz-interland.
Questions of the first international quiz (Table Quiz)
Round 1
1. Literature
What is the name of the 'good soldier' that is the main character in a satirical novel of the Czech writer Jaroslav Hasek, in which he reflects the pacifist, antimilitary sentiments of post-World War I?
(the good soldier) Schweik (Schwejk)
2. Sport
The most prestigious record in cycling is the World Hour Record. In 1984 Francesco Moser had set a new best distance of more than 51 kilometers, using state-of-the-art technology and the record remained in the books for many years. Nine years later a bolt of lightning hit the cycling world: a totally unknown Scotsman, who had made his own bike using among other things pieces of a washing machine he had found, topped Mosers record by more than 400 meters. What was his name?
Graeme Obree
3. Geography
Taking his name from the Khoi word for 'land of thirst', this semiarid region in the east of the country, occupies almost one third of the total area of South Africa. The vegetation consists of low shrub bushes, spaced one foot to several feet apart. What is the name of this region that is devoid of surface water and is three times bigger than England?
the Karoo
4. Miscellaneous Culture
Some words are almost the same in all European languages, some are all different. For instance the word 'butterfly'. In Dutch it's 'vlinder', in French 'Papillon', in German 'Schmetterling', in Spanish 'Mariposa' en in ancient Greek 'Psyche'. What is the Italian translation for 'butterfly', which is also a sort of pasta?
Farfalla (plural: Farfalle)
5. Film & TV
He used to be one of the most popular movie stars of Israel. His first English spoken film was 'Cast a big shadow'. Later he played the title role in the Joseph Losey's 'Galileo', also the role of Dr Zharkov in 'Flash Gordon' (1980). His most famous role, for which he received an Oscar nominations in 1971, was the role of Tevye the Milkman in the film version of 'Fiddler on the Roof'. What was his name?
Chaim Topol
6. History
Born in 1583, this Swedish count became chancellor from 1612 until his death in 1645, first serving under king Gustav II Adolf, later as regent during queen Christina's childhood. During this 40 years he was the prime responsible for the Swedish diplomacy and the installation of the Swedish parliament, as well as being military commander during the Thirty Years War. He was for many years the real power behind the Swedish throne. What was his name?
Axel Oxenstierna (af Sodermore)
7. Art
The picture shows a self-portrait of one of the most successful female painters. She was particularly noted for her portraits of women. In 1779 she was summoned to Versailles to paint a portrait of Queen Marie-Antoinette. In total she would paint her 25 times. Later she made portraits of Mme de Staël and Lord Byron. What was her name?
Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun
8. Miscellaneous
After having achieved fame by being part of the first team to conquer the north face of the Eiger, a young Austrian travelled to India for a climbing expedition. Then World War II broke out and he was imprisoned by allied forces. In 1944 however he escaped and headed up in the mountains of Tibet. Two years later he arrived in the Forbidden City of Lhasa, where he became a friend and tutor of the teenage Dalai Lama. In 1951, soon after the Chinese invasion, he left, having spent 'Seven Years in Tibet'. What was the name of this Austrian mountaineer?
Heinrich Harrer
9. Science
In the ancient world of the Aztecs, red dye was considered more valuable than gold. The bright red colorant required the labour of hundreds of subjects combing the desert in search of its source - a female beetle. Extraction of the red body material from pregnant scale insects of the species Dactilopius Coccus gives a colorant that dyed items a brilliant crimson. Today, less expensive aniline dyes have replaced it, but it is used as a food colouring with E-number 120 e.g. in Campari. How is this insect or dyestuff known?
Cochineal
10. Music
In 1977, the wold of rock music was shocked by a new American band, of who was told they were the Beatles themselves. Indeed, some tracks of their debut album sounded like the Fab Four themselves, but the band turned out to be a conglomerate of studio musicians. After their debut album, not much was heard about them. Who was this band, who was named after the alien in the 1950's SF-movie "The day the earth stood still"?
Klaatu
Round 2
1. Literature
In 2001 the Caribian writer VS Naipaul received the Nobel Prize for literature. He had been a strong favourite for several years but most observers thought his changes of ever winning the prize were seriously diminished after the publication of a book by his fellow writer Paul Theroux about his friendship with VS Naipaul, which in that book is portrayed as an arrogant, racist and mysogynic snob. No objection apparently for winning the Nobel Prize. What was the title of that book of Paul Theroux?
Sir Vidia's Shadow
2. Sport
This year, in Wimbledon the reigning champion Lleyton Hewitt was eliminated in the first round by the 7-ft giant Ivan Karlovic. It was from 1967 that the previous champion lost his first game the next year in the men's tournament. In the women's tournament however, Martina Hingis, the 1998 champion and top seed surprisingly lost to a qualifier in the first round in 1999. She was beaten 6-0, 6-2 What was the name of that qualifier?
Jelena Dokic
3. Geography
The village of Honningsvag on the Norwegian island Mageroy, where the North Cape is situated, has requested to become a city. If that request is granted by the Norwegian administration Honningsvag will supplant another Norwegian city, with a population of 7000, as the northernmost city in Europe. What is the name of that other city, situated just south of the Mageroy?
Hammersfest
4. Miscellaneous Culture
According to some Medieval legends, he is the founder of the kingdom of Messina and the archfather of Charlemagne. But in most stories he is killed as a child by the Greek warrior Neoptolemus. What is the name of this Trojan prince, son of Hector and Andromache, who is sometimes also called Scamandrius?
Astyanax
5. Film & TV
Born in 1919, this Italian first gained recognition as a producer of films as 'La Strada' (1954) and 'Cabirria' (1956), in a partnership with Frederico Fellini. After their break up, he concentrated on spectacular films, producing dozens of gladiator and battle movies. In the late 60's he moved to Hollywood where he set about producing self-styled blockbusters such as 'Barbarella' (1968), 'Death Wish' (1973) and 'Dune' (1984). In this century he produced 'Hannibal' and 'Red Dragon'. What is his name?
Dino de Laurentiis
6. History / Current Affairs
The judge, we are looking for, is famous for his dogged pursuit of big-name suspects. In 1998 he orchestrated the arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in London. Pinochet avoided standing trial for the torture and disappearance of thousands of Chileans on the basis of his failing mental health. Nowadays, this Spanish judge is going after Argentinian ex-dictator Videla and Henry Kissinger. What is his name?
Balthazar Garzon
7. Art
A particularly rich and lavish style of architectural ornamentation indigenous to Portugal in the early 16th century. It celebrated the prosperity of the reign of a king with the same name, nevertheless the style continued for some time after the king's death.
Manueline or Manuel-architecture
8. Miscellaneous
What was the name of the Italian doctor of the World Health Organisation who first recognised the epidemic of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, commonly known as SARS, in an hospital in Hanoi? He became a martyr when he died of that same disease at the end of March 2003.
Carlo Urbani
9. Science
Most scientists accept these days that the Universe started with a "Big Bang" and then started expanding. Depending on the total mass of the Universe the expansion will slow, stop and the Universe will start to contract. The contraction will continue until all of the mass of the Universe is contained in a singularity again. What name is given to this process, which is the opposite of the "Big Bang"?
the Big Crunch
10. Music
Which band claimed in 1981 to be in love with a German film star?
The Passions
Round 3
1. Literature
'Tout est pour le mieux dans le meilleur des mondes possibles', 'All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds' is the wisdom the main character of a novel gets from his teacher. The main character and title of the book is Candide, written by the French writer / philosopher Voltaire. What was the name of the teacher?
Pangloss
2. Sport
Everyone will agree that one of the most difficult events in the sporting world is the 'Iron Man' triathlon of Hawaii. In the men's event both Dave Scott and Mark Allen have won it 6 times. In the women's event record holder is the Zimbabwean Paula Newby-Fraser with 8 titles. She might be dethroned in a couple of years however, because in the last 6 years the same Swiss woman has managed to win it 4 times already. What is her name?
Natascha Badmann
3. Geography
The most famous Mount Olympus is in Greece. But the highest peak in Cyprus is also called Mount Olympus. In what mountain range is it found?
Troodos Mountains
4. Miscellaneous Culture
What religious order, that was once regarded as the principal agent of the Counter-Reformation was established in 1540, abolished by pope Clement XIV in 1773 and re-established by pope Pius VII in 1814?
the Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
5. Film & TV
Born in 1982, she became one of the top-child actors in the 90s. She made her film debut in 1989 in Woody Allen's 'New York Stories'. In 1994 she played the child-vampire in 'Interview with a Vampire'. Other films as a child include 'Little Women' and 'Jumanji'. As a young adult she starred in 'Drop Dead Gorgeous' and Sofia Coppola's 'The Virgin Suicides'. Her most famous part is probably the role of Mary Jane Watson, a damsel in distress, in a 2002 blockbuster. What is her name?
Kirsten Dunst
6. History
He was probably the greatest medievel Arab traveller. His extensive journeys covering some 75000 miles brought him to almost all Muslim countries and to regions as far from his Moroccon homeland as China and Sumatra. He is the author of one of the most famous travel books, the Rihlah. He lived from 1304 to 1368. What was his name?
Ibn Battutah
7. Art
Which painter, of whom you see his Maestá, had as real name Cenno di Pepo, and was considered by Dante and Vasari to be the most influential Italian painter before Giotto? As examples you'll see one of his frescoes in the San Francesco church in Assisi.
Cimabue
8. Miscellaneous
The city of Blumenau with a population of 120000, is not in Germany, but somewhere in the southern hemisphere. The population of the city is for a big part of German descent however and that shows in the typical Bavarian architecture of the city centre and in the favourite dessert: Schwarzwaldtorte (Black Forest Pie). Most of the population still speaks some German dialect, next to the national language of the country. The city also hosts the biggest 'October beer fest' south of Munich. In what country, never a German colony, would you find the city of Blumenau?
in Brazil
9. Science
What German engineer who lived from 1891 to 1942 was responsible for building the first German motorways and was put in charge by Hitler of completing the Siegfried Line and the Atlantic Wall?
Fritz Todt
10. Music
In 1986, Johann Holzel, Austria's undisputed king of techno-rap scored an international hit wearing a powdered wig and singing "Rock Me Amadeus". Under what stage name was he known?
Falco
Round 4
1. Literature
What American comic strip artist created the characters 'Tracer Bullet', 'Stupendous Man' and 'Spaceman Spiff'?
Bill Watterson
(They're all alter ego's of Calvin (Calvin & Hobbes))
2. Sport
And for this question we go back almost an entire century.
On the Olympic Games in London in 1908, an American theology student was clear favorit for the 110 meter high hurdles. To protest against the fact that the finals were held on a Sunday, he ran the race holding the Bible in his left hand. He won the race in a new world record time. What was his name?
Forrest Smithson
(solo for Milhous Warriors)
3. Geography
The northernmost point of Canada is Cape Columbia. On what island, which is among the ten biggest in the world, is that cape located?
Ellesmere Island
4. Miscellaneous Culture
What's the official language of the city of Thimpu?
Dzongka (a Tibetan dialect) (official languange of Bhutan)
5. Film & TV
Intercutting or crosscutting of shots, in order to create the illusion of separate but simultaneous and parallel actions, can be regarded as the basic structural element of cinematic narrative and it is hardly possible to think of cinema without this technique. Edwin S. Porter's 1903 film 'The life of an American fireman' is regarded as the first film in which the technique was applied, but there is some evidence that Porter borrowed the technique of British film pioneers G.A. Smith and James Williamson, whose most famous films are "Attack on a Chinese mission station" (1900) and "Fire!" (1901). Both were members of the same "school", named after the coastal place were they lived and worked. The name of the school?
Brighton School
6. History
At the end of the 2nd World War, more and more German soldiers and civilians were ready to remove Hitler and negotiate a peace. Several attempts were planned in 1943-44; the most nearly successful was made on July 20, 1944, when a German colonel exploded a bomb at a conference at Hitler's headquarters in East Prussia. But Hitler escaped with superficial injuries, and those implicated in the plot were executed. What was the name of that German colonel?
Claus von Stauffenberg
7. Art
What name is given to a painting consisting of collections of objects symbolic of the inevitability of death and the transience and vanity of earthly achievements and pleasures, like skulls, burning candles, clocks, books, jewelry and playing cards?
Vanitas
8. Miscellaneous
Jomo Kenyatta was chosen as Kenya's first Prime Minister, Soviet lieutenant
Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space and next to Iceland, the
island of Surtsey rises from the bottom of the ocean. Texas governor John Connally
got wounded in a never fully solved attack, but all those things didn't prevent
Martin Luther King from having a dream.
On the musical front, there were number ones for the Surfari's ("Wipe out"),
Kyo Sakamoto ("Sukiyaki") and - from Belgium - the Singing Nun ("Dominique).
In what year did all those things happen?
1963
9. Science
What is the name of the dense volcanic glass typically black in colour? It is often formed in lava flows where the lava cools so fast that crystals do not have time to grow. Glass, unlike crystals, has no regular structure and therefore fractures in smooth shapes. The intersections of these fractures can form edges sharper than the finest steel blades. For this reason, it was used by many native cultures to make arrowheads and blades.
Obsidian
10. Music
Born near Montpellier in 1962, he gave his first professional jazz concert at the age of 13. When 19, he set off for California where he joined the Charles Lloyd quartet. Within a few years he had worked with some of the greatest jazzmen in the world, among them Dave Holland, John Scofield, Wayne Shorter, Gerry Mulligan and even jazz-legend Dizzy Gillespie. In 1986, at age 24, he became the first French musician to sign with the prestigious Blue Note Label, where he recorded six albums. These feats are even more remarkable as he was born a bone condition that prevented him from growing taller than about three feet. On January 6th 1999 he passed away in Manhattan at the age of 36. What was his name?
Michel Petrucciani
Round 5
1. Literature
One of the most brilliant and cultured minds of the post-revolutionary period in Russia, he created a peculiarly modern genre of literature--the anti-Utopian novel. Among his novels are 'Ostrovityane' (or 'The Islanders') in which he satirized English life. His most ambitious work, the novel 'My' (English: 'We') portrays life where workers live in glass houses, have numbers rather than names, wear identical uniforms, eat chemical foods, and enjoy rationed sex. 'We' is hence the literary ancestor of Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World' and George Orwell's '1984'. What was the name of that Russian writer who lived from 1884 to 1937?
Yevgeny Zamyatin (or Zamiatin)
2. Sport
The scoring in American Football is quite complicated. A touchdown yields 6 points, the resulting conversion can either be good for 1 or 2 points and a field goal will give you 3 points. There is however a fourth way to score points, that is by tackling the attacking team in its own end zone. What is the name for such a score, which is worth 2 points?
a Safety
3. Geography
'Ox-ford' literally means 'place in the river where cows / oxen can pass'. If we were to translate that meaning to Greek. What geographical feature would we get?
Bosporus
4. Miscellaneous Culture
It is a flavoured distilled liquid, yellowish green in colour. Mixed with water it turns to cloudy white. The drink, with a very high alcohol content, was first commercially produced by Henry-Louis Pernod in 1797. Main ingredients are wormwood and licorice. As a toxic chemical in wormwood makes the beverages dangerous to health - it can cause convulsions, hallucinations and mental deterioration - it was prohibited early in the 20th century. What was the name of this hazardous drink?
Absint(he)
5. Film & TV
What 1974 Mel Brooks movie stands out as one of the best Western parodies of all-time? It also features a number of scenes that have elevated the film into the realm of the comedy classic, perhaps most infamously the one involving beans, a campfire, and the most gratuitous display of flatulence ever to cloud a movie screen.
Blazing Saddles
6. History
The greatest Byzantian emperor was probably Justinian I, who reigned from 527 to 565. He built the Hagia Sophia, sponsored a recodification of Roman Law and even liberated Rome. But his policies were made for a big part by his most trusted adviser, his wife. Many think it was she, a daughter of a bear keeper and former actress, instead of Justinian who really ruled Byzantium. What was the name of that empress that is remembered as one of the first rulers to recognise the rights of women?
Theodora
7. Art
From what American sculptor (1898-1976) are the works on the pictures?
Alexander Calder
8. Miscellaneous
What sentence of 5 words was said at the end of almost every concert of Elvis Presley?
Elvis has left the building
9. Science
Having only a basic book on mathematics as a starting point, this Indian mathematician
startled the world in 1911 because he had worked out much of the mathematical
knowledge of that time single-handedly, a giant task. Furthermore, he made important
contributions especially to the theory of numbers. He travelled to England in
1914 to work with the British mathematician Godfrey Hardy, but died of tuberculoses
only a couple of years later. He is considered as a phenomenal mathematical
genius, without peer since Leonard Euler. What was his name?
Srinivasi Ramanujan
10. Music
Name of the group with the following members?
Robbie Robertson - Rick Danko - Richard Manuel - Garth Hudson - Levon Helm
The Band
Round 6
1. Literature
Parody is almost as old in European literature as serious writing. Homer's Iliad was made fun of in a comical tale of the war between mice and frogs, that was probably written in the 5th century BC. The war only stops when Zeus decides to send an army of lobsters to keep the warring fractions apart. What is the name of this original parody, which translates as 'the war between frogs and mice'?
the Batrachomyomachia
2. Sport
An international renowned sportsman who is only 1m47 tall. Not many of those.
Born in Bulgaria of Turkish parents, he quickly attracted attention for his
weightlifting ability. In 1986 he defected to Turkey and for that country he
won three consecutive gold medals in Seoel, in Barcelona and in Atlanta in his
featherweight division, often with combined totals higher than that of the winner
in heavier categories. What is the name of the most famous weightlifter of the
last decades, who earned the nickname 'the pocket Hercules'?
Naim Suleymanoglu
3. Geography
Although the river Loire is more than 1000 km long, three of its main tributaries join the river in a 30-km stretch near Tours. The most westerly is the Vienne, the most easterly the Cher. The one in the middle runs through the city of Châteauroux and past the beautiful castles of Loches, Azay-le-Rideau and Ussé before joining the Loire near Tours. What is the name of that almost 300-km long river?
the Indre
4. Miscellaneous Culture
Before being married to Hera, Zeus' partner was a daughter of Okeanos and Thetys. When it was proclaimed that she would give birth to children that were destined to rule over the Gods, Zeus swallowed her. As she was however already pregnant with Pallas Athena, Zeus became responsible to give birth to her, letting her emerge from his head. What was the name of Zeus' first wife? Appropriately, it is also the name of the inner most satellite of Jupiter and in Canadian history the same name is given to a person of mixed Indian and French or Scottish descent.
Metis
5. Film & TV
Set on a submarine, the film 'Das Boot' ('The Boat') was the international breakthrough of a German filmmaker. As director and screenwriter of the film he received 2 oscar nominations. In 1984 he made his English-language debut with 'The Neverending Story'. He was also the director of 'Air Force One' in 1997. What is his name?
Wolfgang Petersen
6. History
On June 20th 1789 deputies of the French Third Estate, the commoners, were coming together to discuss the reforms proposed by Prime Minister Necker. When they arrived at their assigned meeting hall, they found it locked against them. The deputies did not break up, Instead they moved their meeting to a nearby sport court. There an oath of allegiance was proposed that they would remain assembled until a constitution had been written. The proposal was a success and named after their meeting room. It was an assertion that power was shifting from the King to the people and their representatives. Its success can be seen in the fact that a week later Louis XVI called for a meeting of the Estates General for the purpose of writing a constitution. However it was too late for the French monarchy. What is the name this oath, that translates very differently in English and in Dutch?
Le Serment du Jeu de Paume / Eed van de Kaatsbaan / Tennis Court Oath
7. Art
In 2001, a couple of months before the operation 'Enduring Freedom', the Afghan government decided to destroy two great figures of Buddha, that made a city in central Afghanistan a major archealogical site. Bombs and fighter planes were used. Near what city did this cultural catastrophe take place?
(Buddha's of) Bamian / Bamiyan
8. Miscellaneous
Movie characters Leatherface (The Texas chainsaw Massacre), Norman Bates (Psycho) and Buffalo Bill (The silence of the lambs) aren't completely fictional. They're all based on a Wisconsin farmer, who, after the dead of his mother in 1945, retreated in his house, mainly to transform human remains in furniture, kitchen-utensils, masks and a suit of human hide. He killed two women for sure and digged lots of bodies out at night at the local cemetery. By the end of 1957, he got caught and had to spend the rest of his life in a psychiatric institution. Who was this living nightmare?
Ed Gein
9. Science
This American is regarded as one of the most brilliant physicists of the 20th century. He is mostly known for his work on quantum electrodynamics, the theory of interactions between charged elementary particles and electromagnetic radiation for which he received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1965. He became known outside the community of theoretical physicists for his famous 'Lectures on Physics', a classic set of three bound textbooks based on his teachings for first year students at California Institute of Technology. In 1986 he became a member of the committee that had to investigate the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle. Live on screen he demonstrated that the O-rings used lost their elastic properties at low temperatures, which was the cause of the disaster.
Richard Feynman
10. Music
A typical midseventies sound was the Philly Sound, funky streamlined soul music made in Philadelphia. Artists like the O'Jays, MFSB, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes and Billy Paul were extremely popular. Which duo of preeminent arrangers-producers became along with Thom Bell what Holland-Dozier-Holland were to the sixties?
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff
Round 7
1. Literature
The last work of the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima is a four-volume epic that is regarded by many as his most lasting achievement. The four novels are set in Japan and cover the period from about 1912 to the 1960s. Each of them depicts a different reincarnation of the same being: as a young aristocrat in 1912, as a political fanatic in the 1930s, as a Thai princess before and after World War II, and as an evil young orphan in the 1960s. These books effectively communicate Mishima's own increasing obsession with blood, death, and suicide, his interest in self-destructive personalities, and his rejection of the sterility of modern life. What is the title of this four-volume epic?
Hojo no umi ('The Sea of Fertility', 'De Zee van de Vruchtbaarheid')
2. Sport
The recent world swimming championships in Barcelona were a triumph for an American swimmer. He swam an amazing 5 world records and won 3 events: the 200 meter butterfly and the 200 and 400 meter medley. What is his name?
Michael Phelps
3. Geography
What city can be found both in Brittany (Bretagne) as in Belorussia?
Brest
4. Miscellaneous Culture
According to Hawaiian mythology, the goddess Hi'iaka danced for her older sister, the goddess of the volcano Pele. That was the birth of the dance tradition on the Hawaiian islands. The typical Hawaiian dance found its origin on Molokai and is not a happy memory for Warren Zevon. What's the name of that dance?
Hula
5. Film & TV
What Italian movie director, known from films as 'Ecce Bombo' and the 2001 Golden Palm winner 'La Stanza del Figlio' ('The Son's Room'), became one of the leaders in the protests against the parliamentery reforms in Italy giving immunity to prime minister Berlusconi?
Nanni Moretti
6. History
History changed in 24 hours. During the American civil war, two major victories on 2 consecutive days, changed the course of the war for good. On July 3rd the battle of Gettysburg was won by General Meade. The very next day, General Grant's siege of a city on the Mississippi proved successful. The capitulation of that city split the Southern army in two and made the river a safe passageway for Northern troops. The war was as good as won. What was the name of that city on the Mississippi?
Vicksburg
7. Art
The cathedral of what city was painted twice by John Constable, once in 1823 from the Bishop's Grounds and once in 1831 from the meadows?
Salisbury
8. Miscellaneous
We're looking for an extinct bird species, not as known as the dodo or the solitaire, although its disapearance is no less dramatic than theirs. As late as 1876, one could see the North American skies being filled with flocks of those birds, extensive enough to eclipse the sun. One flock had been calculated to count no less than a billion birds. Extensive hunting and killing made it an endangered species by 1880. The last wild specimen was shot to death in 1900; by 1909 there were only three birds living in zoos. When the last male died in 1910, the survival of the species was doomed and finally, Martha, the last female, died on September 1, 1914. The name of this extinct bird?
Passanger Pigeon / Trekduif
9. Science
In education it is the phenomenon that early success in developing skills, such as reading, equates in later success in that skill. In sociology it denotes the fact that social security will especially benefit the richer people. In science it explains why greater credit for discoveries is given to people who already have an established reputation. In short it says 'the rich get richer and the poor get poorer'. What name is given to this phenomenon, a name coined by Robert Merton in 1968?
Matthew-effect / Mattheus-effect
10. Music
You'll hear some classical music. What name is given to this ouverture?
Rosamund (Schubert)
Round 8
1. Literature
A winner of 4 Tony awards, he is however most noted for his literary work. His play 'Corpus Christi', in which Jezus is portrayed as an homosexual who is betrayed by his lover Judas, got the most media attention, especially because of the resulting fatwa against him by some Muslim groups. He is also the writer of the book 'The Full Monty' on which the famous movie was based. What's his name?
Terence McNally
2. Sport
What American speed skater performed a unique feat during the Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placed in 1980 by winning all five Olympic distances, all with a new world record?
Eric Heiden
3. Geography
What name is given to the hot, dry wind that blows from the northeast in the southern Sahara? It usually carries large amounts of sand to the Gulf of Guinea. The interaction between this wind and the monsoon sometimes produces West African tornadoes.
the Harmattan
4. Miscellaneous Culture
In his book 'The Sun also rises' Ernest Hemingway wrote about Pamplona's running of the bulls. During the annual 'Fiesta' the bulls are driven through the streets behind crowds of dodging men and boys, to end up in the arena to be slain by professional matadors. The Fiesta is named after the patron saint of the city of Pamplona. What is his name?
San Fermin
5. Film & TV
On the pictures the cast of an American television series is shown. What is
the title of that series?
The Practice
6. History
In 326 BC Alexander the Great fought his last battle. He defeated the Indian ruler Porus in modern day Pakistan. After that victory Alexander's army refused to go any further and the conquest of Asia came to a halt. The battle was named after the river at which it took place. What was the name of that battle?
Battle of the Hydaspes
7. Art
What American photographer was especially known for technical innovations and masterly representations of mountainous terrain, especially Yosemite National Park? In 1932 he formed Group f.64, an association of photographers who used large cameras and small apertures to capture nature's infinite variety of light and textures. What was his name?
Ansel Adams
8. Miscellaneous
Although the South-American bird-catching spiders are the most famous giant spiders, also South-East Asia has his eight-legged monsters. On the isle of Sulawesi, Indonesia, lives the world's largest web-building spider. The greenish arachnide can measure 15 centimeters all over and weaves a web with a radius of one meter, hanging on threads reaching seven meters. Local fishers use the threads as bait. Name of this spider?
Nephila
(solo for Clockwork)
9. Science
She was an inventor who developed an idea for a radio-signaling device that would reduce the danger of detection or jamming. She and a friend, composer George Antheil, developed the idea further and received a patent in 1942. The method was not used in World War II, but since the 1980s, high-tech versions of the concept, called "spread spectrum," have been used in some cordless phones, military radios and wireless computer links. Strangely enough, she started her career as a Hollywood actress in the 30's and 40's starring in movies such as 'Samson and Delilah', and 'My favorite Spy'. What was her name?
Hedy Lamarr
10. Music
Born in Melbourne, he studied the piano with Rot Stepherd and later in Vienna, London and Italy. His second prize on the international piano in Leeds in 1987 established his solo career. He has since performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra. His compositions include the 'Children's concerto' and the 'Keating Tangos for clarinet and piano'. His piano concerto 'Dreams' won the Premier Grand Prix at the Queen Elisabeth International Competition for composers and was subsequently performed by the twelve finalists of the international piano competition in June 2003. What is his name?
Ian Munro
Round 9
1. Literature
What 20th century French writer is internationally known for her novels and screenplays of 'Hiroshima mon amour' and 'L'Amant' ('The Lover')?
Marguerite Duras
2. Sport
The modern pentathlon consists, as the name suggests, of 5 different sports. These are: pistol shooting, equestrian steeplechase, 300 meter freestyle swimming, fencing and cross country running. What's the official distance of the run?
4000 meters
3. Geography
In 1859 gold was discovered some 20 miles south of Lake Tahoe in California. On the spot, a town was erected, that 20 years later was the second largest city in California, after San Francisco. The town was renowned for wickedness, bad weather and an enormous number of saloons and 'houses of ill repute'. One little girl, whose family were taking her to the town, wrote in her diary: 'Goodbye God, I'm going to …'. The gold rush didn't last for very long however and the town was completely deserted. The resulting ghost town became a State Historic Park in 1962. What's the name of that most infamous ghost town in California?
Bodie
4. Miscellaneous Culture
There are two types of Norwegian. One is called Bokmål and is very close to Danish and the other is called Nynorsk or New Norwegian and was devised during the 19th century by a language scolar, based on the dialects in western Norway, to carry on the tradition of Old Norse. Both languages are used in government and education. What was the name of that Norwegian linguist?
Ivar Aasen
(solo for Clockwork)
(common mistake: Knut Knudsen was instrumental in modernising the Bokmål)
5. Film & TV
In one of the earliest feature films to reflect the video-game craze of the 1980s, Jeff Bridges stars as a computer programmer who becomes part of the very game that he's programming. The title character, a computer-generated superhero, is played by Bruce Boxleitner. What was the name of this 1982 Disney movie, with visuals that were cutting edge at the time?
Tron
6. History
Although less known in the west than Auschwitz and Büchenwald, this concentration camp in a small village on the river Sava, some 100 km south of Zagreb, was the third largest camp of World War II. Some 100000 people were murdered there: especially Serbs, but also Jews, Gypsies and opponents of the Croatian ustasa regime. What was the name of this largest Croatian concentration camp?
Jasenovac
7. Art
Born in 1500, this Florentine sculptor, goldsmith and writer became one of the most picturesque figures of the Renaissance. In his lively autobiography he gives a first hand account of the life in the Rome of pope Clement VII and the France of Francis I. He is however best known for his work as a goldsmith. The saltcellar on the picture is his most famous work, which was stolen from a Viennese museum earlier this year. What was his name?
Benvenuto Cellini
8. Miscellaneous
In what American city would you find the world-renowned Johns Hopkins-university, probably best known for its medical facilities?
Baltimore
9. Science
Home pregnancy tests are designed to detect a hormone released by the placenta right after the embryo begins implanting into the uterine lining. One of its purposes is to keep the body from rejecting the new embryo. This hormone can be found in a pregnant woman's urine. The home pregnancy tests look for this hormone in urine. What is the abbreviated name of this hormone?
hCG (Humane chorionic gonadotropin)
(solo for Alzheimer)
10. Music
Which group do you hear next?
White Stripes (I just don't know what to do with myself)
Round 10
1. Literature
Born in Vienna in 1791, he evoked public interest with his first play in 1817. However, recognition only came in his old age. The posthumously published tragedies 'Die Jüdin von Toledo' ('The Jewess of Toledo') and 'Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg' ('Family Strife in Hapsburg') are among his most famous. Although these works are seen as some of the greatest works of the Austrian stage, he was portrayed in John Irving's 'The World according to Garp' as the worst writer of all time. What was his name?
Franz Grillparzer
2. Sport
On the World Championships track and field in Paris, the 3000 meter steeple was for once not won by an African but by an Asian athlete. The title went to Qatar, but saying that Africa had nothing to do with it is also wrong. The winning athlete was born in Kenya and had only been naturalised the month before. His Kenian name was Stephen Cherono and his brother Abraham, still a Kenyan, ended the race in fifth position. What's the current name of this champion from Qatar?
Saif Said Shaheen
3. Geography
The narrowest part of the Singapore Strait is 50 km long and only between 1 and 4 km wide. What is the name of this strait that separates Singapore from the Malay Peninsula?
Johore Strait (or Selat Tabrau)
4. Miscellaneous Culture
In ballet, which name is given to a dancer who ranks above a member of the corps de ballet and below a soloist and who usually performs in small ensembles? The name derives from the name given to the leader of the Greek chorus
Coryphee
5. Film & TV
In 1983 director Godfrey Reggio made a movie without a story, dialogue or characters. The film, which is the word in the Hopi language for 'life out of balance' is a feature-length documentary composed of nature imagery, manipulated in slow motion, double exposure, etc. The score is of the new-age composer Philip Glass. What is the name of the film?
Koyaanisqatsi
6. History
On April 27, 1521 the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan (Magelhaes) was murdered by a chief of the Philippine island of Mactan. That chief is now a national hero of the Philippines and a city of some 150000 inhabitants was named in his honour. What was the name of that chief?
Lapulapu
7. Art
Born in Fuente de Cantos in 1598 he became a major painter of the Spanish Baroque, who was especially noted for religious subjects and still-lifes. What was his name?
Francesco de Zurbaran
8. Miscellaneous
What is both the name of an ancient Irish capital in county Meath and of mansion the where Scarlett O'Hara lives in 'Gone with the Wind'?
Tara
9. Science
What is the combined electric resistance of the following combination of resistors (zie picture)?
3.3 Ohm
10. Music
In the summer of 1987, The Timelords had a big hit with "Doctorin' the Tardis", a Gary Glitter/Doctor Who-combination. The Timelords were in reality a duo: Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty; a few months earlier, they had an album out "What the fuck is going on", under the name The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, but the album had to be destroyed because of illegally sampling an Abba-song. From 1989 on, the duo gained world fame under their new name. The name of this house band?
The KLF
Super Round
In the super round you have the choice to answer the easy 1 point question, the tough 2 point question or the very hard 3 point question. You may only answer one of these 3 questions for every subject.
1. Literature
Three questions on Italian literature:
For 1 point:
Which Italian scolar, poet and humanist, born in Arezzo in 1304, contributed to the Renaissance flowering of lyric poetry, especially by his poems addressed to his idealized beloved Laura?
Francesco Petrarca
For 2 points:
Primo Levi was an Italian-Jewish writer and chemist, noted for his restrained and moving autobiographical account of and reflections on survival in the Nazi concentration camps. His first and most famous book (1947) demonstrated extraordinary qualities of humanity and detachment in its analysis of the atrocities he had witnessed himself in the Monowitz camp near Auschwitz. What was the name of that book?
Se questo è un uomo
(translated in English as 'If this is a man' and also as
'Survival in Auschwitz'; translated to Dutch as 'Is dit een mens?')
For 3 points:
Born in 1906 in San Pellegrino, this Italian writer has been translated into 25 languages. In his short stories, he narrates of fantastic events in a journalistic style, representing these fantasies as some higher reality. Some titles: 'Barnabo delle Montagne' ('Barnabo of the Mountains', 1933), 'Il Deserto dei Tartari' ('The Tartar Steppe', 1940), 'I sette Messaggeri' ('The seven Messengers', 1942). He died in 1972. What was his name?
Dino Buzzati
2. Sport
Three question on football
For 1 point:
The football season 2001-2002 saw French Juventus forward David Trezeguet being honoured as most prolific scorer of the Italian Serie A. However, he wasn't the first French player to end top scorer in Italy, since a compatriot of his, also playing for Juventus, did it three times in the mid-eighties. Who?
Michel Platini
For 2 points:
A genuine tragedy on the football field occurred on Thursday, June 26th of
this year. During the semi-final of the Confederation Cup Cameroon-Columbia,
a player of Cameroon collapsed on the field and died within minutes.
Who was this tall, only 28 years old midfield player of Manchester City and
also former player of Olympique Lyon, the club whose stadion the tragedy took
place in ?
Marc-Vivien Foe
For 3 points:
In 1985, a previously unknown Hungarian team managed to reach the UEFA Cup finals. They got there after eliminating Dukla Prague, Paris Saint-Germain, Partizan Belgrade, Manchester United and Zeljeznicar Sarajevo. In the final, they lost 3 to 0 at home against Real Madrid, but the Hungarian team was one of the very few teams to win at Santiago Bernabeu (1 to 0). Most famous players were Laszlo and Peter Disztl, Joszef Szabo, Laszlo Csuhay and Gyozo Burcsa. Name of the Hungarian team?
Videoton (Szekesfehervar)
3. Geography
3 questions on the Souht America
For 1 point:
The highest waterfall in the world is the Salto Angel (Angel Falls), that is a roaring 979 meters high, more than 3000 feet. In what country can it be found?
Venezuela
For 2 points:
The waterfall descends from a table mountain that is hundreds of millions of years old. Tens of similar rock formations are nearby. They are the sites of unique plant life. Scientist have called them 'island in time' or 'ecological islands' because of the unique ecosystems. What name is usually denoted for these rock formations?
Tepui(s)
For 3 points
Most of these table mountain are part of a national park, established in 1994, that on its 3 million hectares also has savannas and dense river woodlands. What's the name of that national park?
Canaima National Park
4. Miscellaneous Culture
Philosophy
For 1 point:
Which British philosopher and mathematician advocated pacifism and nuclear disarmament and won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1950?
Bertrand Russell
For 2 points:
Born in 445 BC, this Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, encouraged people to search for their own inner wealth instead of focussing on external goods like property, sensual pleasures and luxuries. To dramatise his method of teaching he would 'bark' at the follies of his society. From the Greek for 'canine' came the adjective 'cynic' Who is this philosopher of Athens who is considered the founder of the cynic school, although Diogenes is often given that credit?
Antisthenes
For 3 points:
A Spanish born philosopher and physician was one of the greatest Jewish scolars of the Middle Ages. He codified the Talmud and in his work 'Guide for the Perplexed', which he wrote in 1190, he reconciled Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish theology. What was his name?
Moses Maimonides (original name: Moses Ben Maimon),
also called RAMBAM
5. Film & TV
The life and times of David Lynch:
For 1 point:
David Lynch's most famous TV-project was the cult series 'Twin Peaks'. A favorite actor of his, Kyle MacLachlan played the lead role. What was the name of his character?
(FBI Special Agent) Dale Cooper
For 2 points:
Another favorite actor of David Lynch appeared in all of his feature-films until 1997 except in 'The Elephant Man'. For instance, he plays Henry Spencer in 'Eraserhead', Pete Martell in 'Twin Peaks' and smaller roles in 'Blue Velvet', 'Wild at Heart' and 'Lost Highway'. What's his name?
Jack Nance
For 3 points:
David Lynch's 2001 blockbuster 'Mulholland Drive' was originally conceived as the pilot film for a television series. After the ABC television network rejected the pilot and declined to air it, a French film production company took over the project and let Lynch reshoot and re-edit the material into a feature film. What was the name of that film company of French producers Pierre Edelman and Alain Sarde that later sold the American rights to Universal Pictures?
StudioCanal (or Canal+ Image; NOT Canal+)
6. History
Hunderd Year's War
For 1 point:
Unlike the Eighty Year's War and the Thirty Year's War, which lasted exactly 80 and 30 years, the name Hundred Year's War is not completely accurate. How many years did the war actually last?
116 years (1337-1453)
For 2 points:
A romantic view of the first part of the Hundred Year's War was offered by the 'Chronicles' of a French historian and poet who was born in Valenciennes in 1333. He gave vivid accounts of the warring world of his time, his imagination filling the barren spots where facts were missing. What was his name?
Jean Froissart
For 3 points:
The end of the Hundred Year's War is normally considered the Battle of Castillon and the subsequent submission of Bordeaux to king Charles VII. It took however until 1475 before a formal truce was signed, after a new English invasion. What's the name of the peace treaty, signed on a bridge in a small town in Picardy?
Peace of Picquigny / Vrede van Picquigny
7. Art
Three questions on 20th century painters
For 1 point:
What British painter converted Diego Velazquez's famous 'Portrait of pope Innocent X' into this nightmarish icon of hysterical terror?
Francis Bacon
For 2 points:
What German expressionist painter was especially known for his unorthodox religious works like his interpretation of the 'Last Supper', a work he painted in 1909?
Emil Nolde
For 3 points:
The first lady of the Modernist movement in Brazil was born in 1886 and died in 1973. Mixing the Brazilian naïve art with the teachings of Fernand Léger, she developed several styles of which the 'Pau Brasil' phase and the anthropophagic phase are best known. The painting on the picture is called 'Abaporu' or 'Man that eats' and is clearly influenced by Léger. What was her name?
Tarsila do Amaral
(solo for team 'Martine Van Camp')
8. Miscellaneous
For 1 point:
In a chat room you might see the abbreviation ROFL. What does it stand for?
Rolling On the Floor Laughing
For 2 points:
TWAIN defines a standard software protocol and application programming interface for communication between software applications and image acquisition devices. In other words, it is an industry standard software that lets you transfer pictures from your digital camera directly to your image viewing and editing program. Although not intended to be an abbreviation, it is widely believed by internauts that TWAIN stands for what?
Technology Without Any Interesting Name
(Also accept Tool …, or Important Name)
For 3 points:
Computer games in which a lot of players play simultaneously over the internet are getting more and more popular. Best known examples are Everquest, Ultima, The Realm and Lineage, which has a user base of 5 million people. These games are known as MMORPG's. What does the abbreviation MMORPG stand for?
Massive(ly) Multiplayer On-line Role Playing Game
9. Science
Scientific fraude
For 1 point:
Later researchers have noted that the experimental results of an Austrian botanist and plant experimenter were so perfect that they were convinced he falsified his data, which however formed the basics of modern genetics. What was the name of this Austrian monk?
Gregor Mendel
For 2 points:
It is generally considered the greatest scientific hoax of all time. In 1908, a part of a skull hailed as proof of the missing link between apes and humans was unearthed in an English gravel pit in Sussex. In the 1950s, however, researchers using modern dating techniques revealed the skull was actually an ape jaw with part of a human skull attached that had been stained to appear old. What was this missing link called?
The Piltdown Man
For 3 points:
A heart researcher at Emory University in Atlanta and at Harvard in the early 1980s, falsified data that formed the basis for about 100 scientific publications on heart disease. His case was especially troubling because 47 other researchers co-authored his papers and never caught on to the fraud. It was one of the most famous cases of scientific fraude of the last 25 years. What was his name?
John Roland Darsee
10. Music
You'll here 3 songs about actors and actresses. We ask you to answer with the name of the singer or group performing.
For 1 point:
Joshua Kadison (Jessie)
For 2 points
The Kinks (Celluloid Heroes)
For 3 points:
Cunningham (Norma Jean)