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Cascades Wednesday Quiz Night 5 April 2017 STARTS @ 8
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1
In the nursery rhyme which 2 accident-prone kids went climbing in search of some liquid?
Tiffany & Mark
Mary & John
Sarah & Duck
Jack & Jill
2
Where would you find the Bourke's Luck Potholes?
Fish Eagle Canyon
Colca Canyon
Grand Canyon
Blyde river canyon
3
Who chaired the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development?
Oliver Thambo
Jacob Zuma
Thabo Mbeki
Nelson Mandela
4
What is the value of the number, in Roman numerals, written XCVIII?
89
69
96
98
5
What kind of kick is awarded when a soccer player knocks the ball over his own goal line?
Corner Kick
Free Kick
Penalty Kick
Goal Kick
6
'All for one and one for all' is the motto of which fictional heroes?
The Three Musketeers
Robin hood and friends
Knight of the round table
King Arthur Knights
7
What English word means a 'hoarse voice' and can also be a breed of dog?
German Sheppard
Poodle
Pug
Husky
8
What is the closest planet to earth?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
9
name the museum that commemorates the Zulu who died in the Battle of Blood River?
Blood Museum
Ncome Museum
River Museum
River Battle Museum
10
In which province is the Hluhluwe Game Reserve?
Mpumalanga
Kwazulu Natal
Limpopo
Western Cape
11
From what is traditional cider made?
Appels
Lemons
Grapes
Mangos
12
What is the nickname of the Australian rugby union team?
Ruggas
Kangaroosies
Wallabies
Ausies
13
Men with no Ego are 'far sharper' now that they have this deodorant?
Old Spice
Axe
Shield
Mitchum
14
What was the name of the South African coin, derived from the Malay word 'Tiga' meaning three?
tickey
cent
bullion
half-a-crown
15
Whose life and work feature in the video documentary 'Close to the Heart'?
Owen Heart
Barend Chase
Brett Heart
Chris Barnard
16
Which precious gemstone gets its distinctive green from chromium impurities?
Tourmalines
Jadeite
Emerald
Garnets
17
Who is this Celebrity?
Ryan Reynolds
Richard Gere
Ryan Gosling
Liam Hemsworth
18
'Hybrid Theory' and 'Reanimation' are CD's of which group?
Blur
Rammstein
Oasis
Linkin Park
19
Who was Michael Schumacher team mate in 2002 for Ferrari?
Kimi Raikkonen
Jody Scheckter
Rubens Barrichello
Niki Lauda
20
Who along with Winston Ntshona, was in the original cast of Athol Fugard's Play, The Island
Mark Fish
Fred Zuma
Alfred Ntomba
John Kani
21
Who appears on the 50c coin minted to commemorate the 2003 Cricket World Cup?
Fanie De Villiers
Jonty Rhodes
Hansie Cronje
Pat Symcox
22
Which South African swimmer won two Olympic Gold medals in 1996?
Karin Prinsloo
Penny Heyns
Natalie du Toit
Suzaan van Biljon
23
What is the highest waterfall in South Africa
Howick Falls
Augrabies Falls
Tugela Falls
Lisbon Falls
24
Which SA won silver in the woman's 10 000 meters at the 1992 Olympic Games?
Wenda Nel
Elana Meyer
Alyssa Conley
Zola Budd
25
The National Arts Festival is held every year in which Eastern Cape Town
Grahamstown
East London
Cape Town
Queenstown
26
In which language is the motto of the Free State coats of arms?
English
Afrikaans
Sesotho
Zulu
27
Which title of a song by Village People which used the letter of a Christian Organization?
A2J
WWJD
YMCA
GGDG
28
Who is this Snooker player?
John Higgins
Mark Selby
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Jimmy White
29
Where in the world would you find a 'kibbutz'?
Israel
Austria
Norway
Poland
30
Which direction do bats always automatically turn, when leaving a cave?
Right
Left
Up
Down
31
Which Welshman wrote on his fathers death 'Do not go gentle into that good night?
Jack Raddick
Robert James
John Wiseman
Dylan Thomas
32
Which country's biggest national park is in Fiordland?
Canada
New Zealand
England
Botswana
33
Which fish is the most poisonous to man?
Stone Fish
Toadfish
Electric Eel
Scorpionfish
34
What instrument is used to measure wind strength?
Refractometer
Anemometer
Seismograph
Protractor
35
Of which country was Lucas Mangope the president?
Kenya
Zimbabwe
Bophuthatswana
Sierra Lione
36
In nature what is a grebe?
Bird
Tree
Stone
Dog
37
Which SA athlete won a gold medal for the Men's Marathon, at the 1996 Olympic games?
John Wayne
Jay Garier
Jack Mtembo
Josiah Thugwane
38
The song 'Nobody does it better' is the theme song for which James Bond film?
The Spy Who Loves Me
You Only Live Twice
Tomorrow Never Dies
Live and Let Die
39
What is our planet's apogee?
Furthest point from earth
Atmosphere
Air
Clouds
40
Norman Catherine and which other South African artist created the mythical Fook Island?
Walter Battiss
Pier Neef
Gregoire Boonzaier
Robert Hodgins
41
With which sport do you associate the name Rhys van Wyk?
Soccer
Rugby
Tennis
Horse racing
42
What is Anne's surname in 'Anne of Green Gables'?
Temple
Shirley
Brown
Johnson
43
What is the martial art of China known as?
Taekwondo
Tai Chi
Muay Thai
Kung Fu
44
Which South African dog was the first to undergo open heart surgery?
Bruno
Silvester
Milo
Jock
45
Which self-styled superstar launched her own 'Moi'?
Miss Piggy
Miss Congeniality
Miss Universe
Miss World
46
What honour was, in 2000, posthumously bestowed upon Albert Einstein?
Mr Mathematician
Man of the millennium
Mr Genius
Scientist of the year
47
What do the letters HB on a pencil stands for?
Hard Brick
Hard Board
Hard Black
Hard Block
48
Which planet is called the Red Planet?
Jupiter
Pluto
Mars
Venus
49
Which fairy tale queen used a Flamingo as a croquet mallet?
Queen of the desert
Queen of cards
Queen of hearts
Queen of the garden
50
Who is the author 'The Mousetrap' the long running East End Play?
Agatha Christie
Stephen King
Rahl Dahl
JK Rowling
51
Which John Osborne novel introduced Jimmy Porter?
The Meiningen Court Theatre
Four plays
Look Back in Anger
Damn you, England
52
How many cards are there in each suit of a standard pack?
52
42
32
62
53
Randjeslaagte is the name of the original farm where which city today stands?
Pretoria
Durban
Kimberley
Johannesburg
54
Which is the only year this century, when written numerically, is a perfect palindrome?
2010
2002
2000
2014
55
Which Apartheid government agent was Responsible for sending a letter bomb killing Ruth First?
Craig Williamson
Mark Watson
Jim Henry
Pete Mark
56
What was the Gariep Dam previously known as?
Frikkie Welman Dam
Paul Kruger Dam
Henrik Verwoerd Dam
Simon Van der Stel Dam
57
Komodo Dragons come from which country?
Australia
Indonesia
New Zealand
Asia
58
Who played the part of 'Jinx' in the Bond Movie 'Die Another Day'?
Charlize Theron
Hally Berry
Drew Berrymore
Kim Basinger
59
Who is this Celebrity?
Ian Somerhalder
George Cloony
Adam Levine
Zac Efron
60
Which South African city is known as 'The Mother City'?
Johannesburg
Cape Town
Bloemfontein
Pretoria
61
In which TV show does Sydne, the archaeologist, appear?
Indiana Jones
Search for Bones
Relic Hunter
Mr Bones
62
What does the word 'Egoli' mean?
Mountain of Gold
Man of Gold
Place of Gold
Pot of Gold
63
Who wrote the play 'Pericles, Price of Tyre'?
Tennessee Williams
Arthur Miller
Lorraine Hansberry
William Shakespeare
64
Why was a last minute decision made to bomb Nagasaki rather then the chosen target of Kohura?
Strong Winds
Obscured by cloads
Queen Consert
President Birthday
65
This tennis player shares her surname with what some people like to do to parts of their bodies
Charlotte Morn
Mary Pierce
Sandy Smack
Stacy Kibler
66
In athletics, how many events are there in a decathlon?
8
7
5
10
67
Who was Time magazine's Person of the Year in 1976?
Kent Clark
Tony Stark
Bruce Willes
Jimmy Carter
68
Which company delivered a cell phone by rhino to Mrs Naidoo in a TV commercial?
Cell c
MTN
Virgin
Vodacom
69
Who was the Laurens sportswoman for the year in 2003?
Bonnie Blair
Serena Williams
Jenny Thompson
Amy Van Dyken
70
Why is it impossible to visit the Eniwetok Atoll Island the first hydrogen bomb was detonated?
Radio Active
No Live on Island
It was destroyed
No Landing Strips
71
In the movie 'The Guru' what was Ram Gupta's occupation before he left India?
Builder
Banker
Farmer
Dance teacher
72
Which country is alternatively known as Brazzaville?
Congo
Brazil
Kenya
Nigeria
73
Name the 10th Star Trek movie?
Star Trek The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek Nemesis
Star Trek The Voyage Home
Star Trek The Final Frontier
74
Who is this Celebrity?
Josh Duhamel
Chris Pine
Brad Pitt
Leonardo DiCaprio
75
Which South African flower is named after a Greek Sea God?
Mock Azalea
Protea
Desert Rose
Impala Lily
76
'My Children! My Africa' and 'The Road to Mecca' were written by Athol Fugard, what are they?
Cartoon
Animated
Plays
Movie
77
In which international conflict were submarines first used?
Cold War
World War I
Border War
World War II
78
Which musical term means 'load of forceful'?
Forte
Madrigal
Cadence
Elegy
79
Who was the Greek Goddess of Wisdom?
Athene
Rhea
Nemesis
Artemis
80
Which 19th Century French artist painted his own garden and was know for his water lily works?
Henri Matisse
Claude Monet
Edgar Degas
Paul Gauguin
81
Who captained South Africa to victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup?
Kobus Wiese
Naas Botha
Gary Teighman
Francois Pienaar
82
Which Portuguese sailor is believed to be the first white man to climb Table Mountain in 1503?
Carlos Braz
Frederico Eugenio
Antonia de Saldanha
Affonso de Silva
83
The Americans call them abalone? What do South Africans call them?
Prawns
Crabs
Star Fish
Perlemoen
84
Who was the first South African ballerina to join the Sadler's Wells Theater Ballet in 1945?
Monica Mason
Pamela Chrimes
Nadia Nerina
Elizabeth Triegaardt
85
How many Academy Awards did Katherine Hepburn win?
2
3
4
5
86
Which southern city is near the mouth of the Yarra River
Accra
Melborne
Romania
Eritrea
87
What was the name of America's 1960 project to put man on the moon?
Small step
Challanger
Apollo
Long walk
88
What did Mayflower run out of resulting in the Pilgrim Father unscheduled stop at Plymouth Rock
Brandy
Wine
Wiskey
Beer
89
What was the name of the first reusable space shuttle?
Markus
Columbia
Air Shuttle
Air Space
90
Who said 'The harder I practice the luckier I get?
Gary Player
Nick Anderson
Retief Goosen
Ernie Els
91
What is the name of the main horse track in Hyde Park?
Rotten Row
Fairview
Turffontein
Arlington
92
Which American actress was arrested in 2001 for shoplifting in Beverley Hills?
Lil Kim
Winona Ryder
Lindsey Lohan
Paris Hilton
93
This chemical is used as an orange food colorant?
Tartrazine
Carmoisine
Quinoline
Erythrosine
94
Who played the role of Oscar Schindler in 'Schindler's List?
Bratt Pitt
Gerhard Butler
George Cloony
Liam Neeson
95
What did physicist, Lawrence Bragg, become the youngest person to win at the age of 25 in 1915?
Grammy awards
A Nobel price
A Gold Medal
A Book price
96
Which J.G Ballard book about Japanese POW camps, was based on his own childhood?
Empire of the Sun
Cocaine Nights
Crash
The Crystal World
97
Which Flemish artist was known for painting plump woman?
Peter Rubens
Jan van Eyck
Hans Memling
Jan Gossaert
98
Name the largest stadium in Soweto which host international matches?
FNB Satdium
Orlando Stadium
Soweto Staduim
Coco Cola Dome
99
What are gouda, camembert and brie?
Types of wood
Types of fruits
Types of plants
Types of cheese
100
If you have lost your memory what are you suffering from?
Forgetfullness
Amnesia
Parkinsens
Oldsheimers