From now on the quiz will be on the first Wednesday of the month, so the next one will be Wednesday 4th February.
Usual Ts and Cs:
Kick off at 8pm
£2 per player, maximum 5 to a team
The Bread and Roses is in Clapham Manor Street, off Clapham High Street (Turn off the High Street when you get to the KFC)
Berlin Sex Shop, with 78%, followed by Fatboy Slim (no, not the real one) with 74%. There was a tie for thrid place between Filet o Fis and Still on Holiday, who both scored 69%. After a tense 3 question tie breaker Filet o Fis were declared third.
Current Affairs
Which company is the sponsor of Celebrity Big Brother?
Who did Australia lose a test series to in late December 2008?
Which country’s leader is the new leader of the EU?
Sarah Palin has become a grandmother – name either the baby or the mother.
How was the American Mark Felt, who died in December, better known?
Who, controversially, delivered Channel 4’s alternative Christmas message?
What unique feat did Raymond Van Barnevelt manage at the PDC World Darts championship?
Which website raised $6m from users in the last month to avoid taking adverts?
Which actor was voted as having the sexiest male voice, in a poll published this week
Who is the new Doctor Who?
Picture Round
Music Round
In keeping with the general theme of the night, the music round featured 10 singles fron 2008, including songs by the Ting Tings, Katy Perry, Mystery Jets, Coldplay, and Santagold
Quotes of 2008
Who said
“My children aren’t props – they’re people” (UK Politician)
“Their pants no longer off adequate support” (UK TV presenter)
“I never had breakfast. I woke up around 11, I watched television and then I had some [chicken] nuggets for lunch. I went back to my room, I slept for two hours, I went back for some more nuggets.” (Athlete)
“If I could go into the woods and kill a bear myself, I’d wear it proudly as a trophy” (TV Chef)
“I’m gonna get myself sorted. I’m gonna get my life back … I’m gonna see my wife and take her knickers down.” (Ex prisoner)
2008
Who, in 2008, did Russell Brand describe as ‘that retarded cowboy fella’?
Which Leicestershire food gained EU protected status in 2008?
Noel Gallagher objected to the presence of which artist at Glastonbury 2008?
Which famous conqueror of Everest died in 2008?
In the UK national papers, who received the most mentions in 2008 out of Vladimir Putin, Cheryl Cole or Prince William?
General knowledge
Who is 4th in line to the throne?
What does a numismatist collect?
Who wrote the nursery rhyme The Owl and the Pussycat
What is the last line of the rhyme that begins One Two, Buckle my Shoe
Which other sport, apart from Tennis, was Fred Perry a world Champion in?
What does the second amendment to the US constitution allow US citizens to do?
How many players are there at the start of The Weakest Link?
“The Time Torn Man” is a biography of which famous English writer?
Which Dad’s Army character has the catchphrases ‘don’t panic!’ and ‘they don’t like it up ‘em’?
What name is given to the number 2.7182818?
