Mind Over Matter 19th January 2017
Prelims Finals 10 Rounds / questions 6 Rounds / 5 Teams 25 + questions
ROUND 1 PORTFOLIO (Art and Architecture)
1. PORTFOLIO (Art & Architecture) #3 In which city will you find this museum?
1. PORTFOLIO (Art & Architecture) #7 Caricaturist Rodney Pike has made dozens of images inserting which actors face into classic masterpieces?
ROUND 2 CINE BLITZ (MOVIES/ TV)
2. CINE BLITZ (MOVIES/TV) - # 3 "If your show doesn't have a dragon or a white Bronco in it, go home right now," host Jimmy Kimmel joked at the start of the 68th Emmy awards in 2016. Apart from GOT (Games of Thrones) what show was he referring to?
2. CINE BLITZ (MOVIES/TV) - # 5 I introduced her to beer and she introduced me to Bulgari (who about whom during the shooting of a movie they shot together in 1963)
ROUND 3 LEI DO LA (Hong Kong)
3. LEI DO LA (Hong Kong) #1 It was 75 years ago on Dec 8th last year that HK was invaded by Japanese forces, the capitulation being signed on Boxing Day at which famous hotel?
3. LEI DO LA (Hong Kong) #6 The latitude of the equator is 0 degrees, Beijing is at 39 degrees North; what latitude is HK?
ROUND 4 AMBROSIA (FOOD AND DRINK)
4. AMBROSIA (FOOD AND DRINK) - # 2 If translated back into Italian, priest stranglers, small ears, butterflies, and pens are all types of what kind of food item (amongst others)?
4. AMBROSIA (FOOD AND DRINK) - # 6 That s a label for Pol Roger champagne. This is a special edition with a name blocked out. He was one of their biggest fans. Whom? (Hint - he has a memorable quote about Champagne also)
ROUND 6 Good Vibrations (Music)
6. Good Vibrations (Music) - # 3 A favourite son of the town of Aberdeen, Washington that's a statue of his in the town.
6. Good Vibrations (Music) - # 4 The album is Art Pop by Lady Gaga. Which famous American artist created the album art for this cover?
6. Good Vibrations (Music) - # 7 Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison all died at the same age. What?
Round 7 MOM (all answers contain the letters)
7. MOM # 2 In medieval units of time, this now common word represented 1/40th of an hour on a sundial; In 1988 for the Seoul Olympics, Whitney Houston wanted one of these, when she was more than she thought she could be. Which word?
7. MOM # 3 Which daisy like plant is most commonly used to make tea, though it can also topically be used to treat hemorrhoids?
ROUND 8 BAU (BUSINESS)
8. BAU (BUSINESS) - # 2 That's the Swiss Re office in London. What is it s nickname?
8. BAU (BUSINESS) - # 6 The Institute for the Works of Religion is the formal title of which privately held financial institution?
ROUND 9 (QUIZWORD)
Round # 9 Quizword 5 points per clue ACROSS 3. If you were staying in a favela, you d be staying in this country 4. The Italian / Sicilian word for code of silence 5. King Digital Entertainment s most popular product 8. Auguste Piccard is the inspiration for this cartoon character 9. The term given to post ski socialising 10. The billionaire owner of NFL team, the Seattle Seahawks DOWN 1. Nickname for employees of Procter and Gamble 2. This boxers nicknames are Pretty Boy and Money 6. This alcoholic beverage brand was launched in 1953 on her coronation day as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II 7. Kim Jong-un s official jet has been dubbed with this name.
ROUND 10 (CONNECTIONS)
6-7 +D 8 -K 9 10