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Cascades Wednesday Quiz Night 29 March 2017 STARTS @ 8
Cascades Wednesday Quiz Night 29 March 2017 STARTS @ 8
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1
What was Stravinsky's first name?
Islam
Ivan
Ian
Igor
2
What is the maximum number of clubs a player may have in his bag in a golf tournament?
14
9
12
10
3
What became the world's most talked about drug within 6 weeks of it's 1998 introduction in USA
Asprin
Codene
Viagra
Cannabis
4
Who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone?
Abigail Marks
Amelia Earhart
Susan Wright
Isabella Bird
5
Which band, featuring Wendy Oldfield on vocals, had a hit with 'This Bay' in 1986"
Sweetband
Four Jacks and a Jill
Mondetta
No Friends of Harry
6
What was Eddie George's job when he made headlines in the late 1990's?
Actor
American Football Player
Radio Presenter
Governor of the Bank of England
7
In the comic book 'Madam & Eve' what is Madam's favorite alcoholic drink?
Wiskey and Water
Beer Shandy
Gin and Tonic
Brandy and Coke
8
What Pentecost Island international ride has become and international dare devil sport?
Sky Diving
Abseiling
Bungee Jumping
Hang Gliding
9
What are the following: dandy, gig, smack?
Boats
Dance
Foods
Rituals
10
Which singer was known as 'Modonna of the Township' & ' The bad girl of SA Pop?
PJ Powers
Kelly Khumalo
Brenda Fassie
Claire Johnston
11
Who was by far the best known member of the Buonaritto family?
Raphael
Leonardo
Michelangelo
Donatello
12
What is the name given to an eagle's nest?
Mound
Cup nest
Eyrie
Mallefowl
13
The motto 'diverse people unite' is featured on the SA coat of arms, in which language?
Khoisan
Zulu
Ndebele
Twana
14
Who composed Hansel and Gretel but didn't have a hit with 'The Last Waltz'?
Engelbert Humperdinck
James
Robin Williams
Josh Groban
15
How many wings does a flea have?
3
2
1
0
16
Who sailed around the world in the Golden Hind?
Charles Ford
Sir Francis Drake
Willy Fog
Alexander Ford
17
Which TV mini series was a fictionalized version of the life of Marilyn Monroe?
Pinup Girl
All about me
Blond
Mr President
18
Which book closed with the line 'After all, tomorrow is another day'?
The Odyssey
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Gone with the wind
Hamlet
19
What unit of time do most people think is slang, but is actually 100th of a second?
Hurry
Fast
Flash
Jiffy
20
Coal, gas and petroleum are what kind of fuel?
Solid
Liquid
Gaseous
Fossil
21
What is another name for a 'rock hydrax'?
Hair
Squirrel
Dassie
Klip springer
22
What was the name of the dog in 'Trompie and the Boksombende'?
Jock
Buks
Tjokker
Boesman
23
Pretoria is known for it's proliferation of which purple blossom tree?
Purple Orchid
Jacaranda
Crape Myrtle
Purple Robe
24
On which island does Tokyo stand?
Japan
Honshu
China
Taipei
25
Which European city is called the 'Eternal City'?
Rome
London
Stockholm
Paris
26
What is the popular maternal title for the painting 'Arrangement in Grey and Black'?
Portrait of a Lady
Whistler's mother
Danaë
Mona Lisa
27
Which legendary SA fly half tried out for the Dallas cowboys in 1983?
Patrick Lambie
Naas Botha
Andrew Mehrtens
Jonny Wilkinson
28
What chess piece may not move back?
Bishop
Knight
Pawn
Queen
29
Who composed the 'Lone Ranger' signature tune?
Rossini
Arnold Schoenberg
Edward Elgar
Benjamin Britten
30
Sound of a Cowhide Drum was written by which SA poet in 1971?
Mzwakhe Mbuli
Oswald Mtshali
Dennis Brutus
Don Mattera
31
Which Voortrekker leader did Dingaan put to death at uMgungundlovu?
Andries Pretorius
General De La Rey
Piet Retief
Jan De Wet
32
What is the length of an Olympic size swimming pool?
100m
60m
50m
80m
33
In which city did Terry Waite disappear?
Shanghai
Johannesburg
Rome
Beirut
34
Which scientist signed the document which patented the triangular shape of Toblerone?
Isaac Newton
Charles Darwin
Nikola Tesla
Albert Einstein
35
Which spiral New York museum was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright?
Frick Collection
Museum of Modern Art
Metropolitan Museum
The Guggenheim
36
What did the people of Trinidad start to use in the 1940's when African drums were banned?
Paint Cans
Tin Lids
Vuvuzelas
Oil Drums
37
What is the better known name of writer Madame Dudevant?
Rohl Dhal
Charles Dickens
George Sand
Swen Rupert
38
How many rounds are there in a single jukskei game?
5
2
4
3
39
Which American country's name means Little Venice?
U.S. Virgin Islands
Argentina
Venezuela
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
40
What does 'AI' stands for in computer language?
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Internship
Analytics Intelligence
Analytics Internship
41
Which comedy cook counselled her readers on 'How to be a Domestic Goddess'?
Jennifer Paterson
Melissa d'Arabian
Rachael Ray
Nigella Lawson
42
Which is by far the smelliest member of the lily family?
Onion
Spain Lily
Water Lily
Garlic
43
Cetshwayo was the last independent King of which SA tribe in the 1800's?
The Khosas
The Khoisans
The Zulus
The Vendas
44
Name the famous tenor who sang at an open air concert in Stellenboch in 1996?
Andrea Bocelli
Ian Bostridge
Rolando Villazón
Luciano Pavaroti
45
Which actress showed her class & scored 154 in an IQ Test?
Tia Carrera
Sharon Stone
Jennifer Aniston
Sandra Bullock
46
Menlo Park is a suburb in which city?
Bloemfontien
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Durban
47
Which fiber comes from the seed of Gossypium?
Cotton
Silk
Linen
Wool
48
Who was Bafana Bafana's captain when SA made its comeback to international soccer in 1992?
Siphiwe Tshabalala
Eric Mathoho
Neil Tovey
Keagan Dolly
49
What is the name of the spiked iron plate worn on boats for climbing on ice or snow?
Crampon
Screws
Chains
Spikes
50
What football team's logo is displayed on the screen?
New Orleans Saints
New York Giants
Oakland Raiders
Dallas Cowboys
51
Which three words follow Shakespeare's 'Now is the Winter of our discontent ....'?
Made Warm Nights
Make flowers bloom
Make the nights longer
Made Glorious Summer
52
Which band has a member called baby?
Girls Aloud
Sugababes
B*Witched
Spice Girls
53
Who is the oldest runner ever to finish the Comrades Marathon?
David Gatebe
Wally Hayward
Bruce Fordyce
Frith van der Merwe
54
Who stepped into Emma Peel's black leatherette suite in the 1998 movie version of The Avengers?
Jessica Alba
Pamela Anderson
Uma Thurman
Scarlet Johanson
55
What type animal is a lemur?
Bird
Parazoa
Reptile
Mammal
56
His real name is Reginald Dwight. What is his stage name?
David Bowie
Elton John
Prince
Mick Jagger
57
In Lawn Bowls, what is the name of the target balls?
Joker
Jack
Black
King
58
What is considered to be the smallest country of Africa?
Seychelles
Sao Tome and Principe
Mauritius
Comoros
59
Where would you find the Golden Bridge?
New York
Michigan
San Francisco
Dallas
60
Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly and Jack feature in which reality T.V programme?
The Osbornes
The Family
The Weird ones
The Heavies
61
Whom did Muhammed Ali Face in his first professional fight outside the U.S.A?
Henry Cooper
Ken Norton
Rocky Marciano
Joe Frazier
62
Which Asian Politician vocastional trail included working as a pastry chef at the Carlton Hotel
Min Young
Ho Chi Minh
Chen Long
Mow Chow
63
Which country were the rebels from who held more than 700 people hostage in Moscow theater 2002
Islam
Luxembourg
Chechna
San Marino
64
Who solved Hamlin Towns rodent problem?
Patrick Star
Pied Piper
Boris Baderndorf
Yogi Bear
65
What crime was Elvis serving time for in 'Jailhouse Rock'?
Fraud
Drunk Driving
Manslaughter
Theft
66
Which SA monument was inaugurated on 16 December 1949?
Voortrekker Monument
Settler National Monument
Huguenot Memorial
National Womens Memorial & War Museum
67
Which country had three different kings during just four days of 2001?
Bahrain
Luxembourg
Nepal
Norway
68
Who directed the film 'Citizen Kane'?
James Cameron
Orson Wells
David Finsher
Wes Anderson
69
For what sweet concoction is Lubeck particularly famed?
Cup Cakes
Brownie
Souffle
Marzipan
70
What is it called when one find its way on foot across rough terrain, using a map and compass?
Track and Field
Hide and seek
Star Gazing
Orienteering
71
Alexander the Great was king of which country?
Ireland
England
Rome
Macedonia
72
Which film actor plays bass guitar with the rock band 'Dogstar'?
Keanu Reeves
Ryan Gosling
Justin Timberlake
Zac Efron
73
Which planet's moon, Ganymede, is longer than Mercury?
Mars
Jupiter
Neptunes
Venus
74
Who invented the steam engine?
James Watt
Henry Ford
Wright brothers
Thomas Alva Edison
75
What is the alternative name for the Hashemite Kingdom?
Mississippi
Israel
Jordan
Charleson
76
Which SA mountain is named after the khoi word meaning 'Men laden with Honey'?
Njesuthi
Mafadi
Karbonkelberg
Outeniquas
77
What is the colonial name for Ghana?
Love and Hate
The Gold Coast
Constant
Adonijah
78
Who called his autobiography 'Beatle'?
George Harrison
Pete Best
Paul McCarthy
Ringo Star
79
What do we call birds of prey that hunts animals for food?
Chordata
Raptors
Aves
Animalia
80
African beer is commonly made from which indigenous cereal?
Grain
Hops
Sorghum
Yeast
81
Which artist sang the song 'May it Be', the theme song of the movie Lord of the Rings?
Havana
Sally
Meryl
Fellowhsip
82
Which city's thrilling tourist attractions include the Court of International Justice?
Naples
New York
The Hague
Honolulu
83
Who was banned from all Luftansa planes as a security risk in 1995?
Sudan Hussain
Osama Bin Laden
Mohammed Ramandan
Salman Rushdie
84
Who was the first secretary general of the ANC in 1912?
Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu
Kgalema Petrus
Sol Plaatje
Nelson Rolihlahla
85
Which city is the capital of Mpumalanga?
White River
Nelspruit
Hazyview
Pelgrims rest
86
Which SA Reggae artist album 'Rastas Never Die' was banned from radio airplay in 1985?
The Rudimentals
Lucky Dube
Ray Phiri
Simon Bates
87
What, in Dewetsdorp, in the TV commercial is more popular than Marietjie Ferreira?
Ouma Rusks
Castle Light Beer
Getting a Loan
Isusu Bakkie
88
Name the only supersonic aircraft built in collaboration between England and France.
Antonov An-124
Concorde
Boeing 747
Airbus 323
89
Whose death in 1999 was headlined "Joltin Joe has left and gone away"?
Siemon Allen
Kevin Atkinson
Joe DiMaggia's
Hansie Cronje
90
Which SA group had a hit with 'Paradise Road'?
The Soil
Joy
Mango Groove
Freshlyground
91
Swimming, cycling and running are three disciplines of which athletic events?
Field
All round Games
Triathlon
Track
92
Name the famous stone on which there was Greek hieroglyphics and demonic writing?
Rosetta Stone
Ancient Stone
Cursed Stone
Evil Stone
93
What is the name of the scientific study of weather patterns?
Weatherology
Atmospheric physics
Climatology
Meteorology
94
Which U.S. state was named after Charles's 1's wife?
Nebraska
Virginia
Georgia
Maryland
95
In children's literature, what did the Knave of Hearts steal?
Cup Cakes
Sweets
Tarts
Chocolates
96
Who was the Patron Saint of England?
St Paul
St George
St Michael
St John
97
Which volcano appeared off Iceland in 1963?
Mount Etna
Mount Vesuvius
Mauna Loa
Surtsey Island
98
From which musical work does 'The March of the Lions' come?
Carnival of the kings
Carnival of the Ninjas
Carnival of the Strong
Carnival of the Animals
99
What does S.A.B.S stand for?
South African Basic Standards
South African Bureau of Standards
South African Basic Services
South African Breweries Services
100
Who was the original host of the SA TV game show 'Telly Fun Quiz'?
Art Fleming
Jason Greer
Martin Bailey
Clive Anderson