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THE 2014 JB ROUND INTERACT IQUIZ FINALS

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RULES – Clockwise Round1. One answer per team2. Team no 1 gets first question, if question is

passed by Team 1 then Team 2 (and then 3,4, 5 and 6) gets to attempt. Once question is answered QM awards points and moves to next question.

3. Team no 2 gets second question and so on;4. 10 points for correct answer. Part points at

the discretion of the QM.

RULES5. The first team will get about 20 seconds.

All other teams will have to be ready with the answer and will not be given additional time

5. THE QUIZ-MASTER’S DECISION IS FINAL

6. Questions that are unanswered will go to the audience for PRIZES

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This is a type of cord which is prepared from the natural fibre found in the walls of animal intestines.

For a long period, this material was the most common material for the strings of harps, lutes, violins, violas, and cellos and other stringed musical instruments.

ANSWER FOLLOWS

Catgut

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Identify the bird on the coat of arms of Eucador, which incidentally has a wingspan of up to 3.2 m.

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Andean Condor

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Which 19th century Austrian physicist and philosopher, known for his kinetic theory of gases and a constant named for him, is likely to have suffered from bipolar disorder, explaining his rapid mood swings, one of which led to his suicide in 1906?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

•Ludwig Boltzmann

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•Out of the five basic tastes, the name given to this taste comes from the Japanese word which can be translated to ‘pleasant savory taste’.

•What term is given to this basic taste?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Umami

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Awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature, which Colombian novelist best known for One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985) died in April earlier this year?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Gabriel García Márquez

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If a Boeing 747 is known as a “Jumbo Jet”, then which ten-letter epithet (or nickname) is given to a Boeing 787?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Dreamliner

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Deriving from the Greek for ‘throw’, what ten-letter name is given to the science of mechanics that deals with the launching, flight, behaviour, and effects of projectiles such as rockets and bullets?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Ballistics

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Once the tallest Building in the world, this 509 Ms building dominates the skyline of an Asian city.

Derived from the number of floors that it has above ground, what is the current name of this building?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Taipei 101

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Now known as part of the name of a sporting competition, what Spanish word refers to those men, like Simon Bolivar, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Bernardo O'Higgins, José de San Martín, and Francisco de Miranda, who served as the principal leaders of the Latin American wars of independence from Spain and Portugal?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Libertadores

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Which musician represented Thailand as an alpine skier at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics under the name of Vanessa Vanakorn?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Vanessa-Mae

10

Although it was one of the five original members of the U.N. Security Council, which founding member of the United Nations was expelled in 1971 and has not been readmitted?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Taiwan (Republic of China)

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Alpha particles are identical in all respects - save their energy - to the nuclei of which element?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Helium

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At approximately 3.4 kilometres, Persiaran Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah in Putrajaya is reputed to be the world’s largest what?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Roundabout

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IFA is PerakB is SelangorC is PahangWhat is D?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

D is (Kelantan) (JPJ vehicle registration letters)

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Japanese noodles are usually classified according to thickness and the material they are made from

The different types include Somen, Ramen, Shirataki, Soba, Hiyamugi and X

What is X, a white wheat-based noodle and the thickest of the noodles served in Japanese Cuisine?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Udon

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What small island nation in the Caribbean (and Haiti’s neighbour) is second only to the United States as a source of Major League baseball players?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

The Dominican Republic

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A Hanover born 18th century musical composer named William Herschel, who migrated at age 19 to Britain made which famous discovery in 1781?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

The planet Uranus

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Which two nations occupy the Iberian Peninsula?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Spain and Portugal

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RULES – Anti-Clockwise Round1. One answer per team2. Team no 6 gets first question, if question is

passed by Team 6 then Team 5 (and then 4, 3, 2 an 1) gets to attempt. Once question is answered QM awards points and moves to next question.

3. Team no 5 gets second question and so on;4. 10 points for correct answer. Part points at

the discretion of the QM.

RULES5. The first team will get about 20 seconds.

All other teams will have to be ready with the answer and will not be given additional time

5. THE QUIZ-MASTER’S DECISION IS FINAL

6. Questions that are unanswered will go to the audience for PRIZES

St. Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in the early 18th century was known by what name during the era of the Soviet Union?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Leningrad

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In which Olympic sport is a foil ?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Fencing

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What creation by Bill Watterson ran from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Calvin and Hobbes

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This is a now extinct diving bird once found in the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Identify it?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Great Auk

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In which competitive activity would you adopt the STRAIGHT, the TUCK or the PIKE position?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Diving

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Who was burned at the stake as a heretic in 1431 AD and canonized as a Saint in 1920?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Joan of Arc

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Which country in the world has the only flag that is not a square or a rectangle?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Nepal

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The number "500" in the famous Indianapolis 500 car race refers to what?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

The distance of the race or 500 Miles (some 805 Kms)

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This is a species of European wildflower known in English as the Common Mallow. Which colour gets its name from the French name for this flower?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Mauve

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What baked confection usually made from sugar and almond flour gets its name from the German words for “March bread”?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Marzipan

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Which type of pizza is traditionally made with tomato, basil & mozzarella cheese so as to match the colours of the Italian flag?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Pizza Margherita

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What is common to Cupcake, Donut, Éclair, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice cream sandwich, Jellybean etc and what is the latest in the list?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Android Mobile operating systems

Kitkat (Android 4.4 KitKat)

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Two changes were introduced into the World Cup after the 1990 event, which was notable for the defensive play adopted by many teams and a record low number of goals. One was to award 3 points, rather than 2, for a win. What was the other?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

No back-pass to the Goalkeeper

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With it’s origins in the Iran Mountains and flowing 563km into the South China Sea, what is Malaysia’s longest river?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Batang Rajang (Rajang River)

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In which computer game are the player’s enemies called Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Pac-Man

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It’s official name is The Hellenic Republic. How is this country better known?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Greece

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Aggregating the distances covered in its three main elements, what is the total length of an Olympic Triathlon?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

51.5 km (51,500meters)

1,500 meters swim 40km cycling 10km run

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What happened in the 31st minute of the 2014 World Cup match between Netherlands and Mexico for the very first time in an international football game?

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ANSWER FOLLOWS

Cooling Break

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