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1) St Margaret's Chapel is the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh, constructed in the 12th century. Which other Edinburgh site is it situated within? (1 pt) Martin: 2018-12-14
2) Guess the number game! Which single number is the minimum age requirement for a President of the United States of America, it is also the sum of the first five triangular numbers, the atomic number of bromine, and the film gauge most commonly used for motion pictures and chemical still photography? (1 pt) Martin: 2018-12-14
3) BTS, EXO and Blackpink are prominent bands in which genre of music? Its name relates to its country of origin. (1 pt) Phil: 2020-02-20
4) Which two word avant-garde music genre reacts against the use of rock n roll cliches by avoiding melody - its name is pun on a popular genre of the time and would be disappointing to a surfer. (1 pt) Phil: 2018-11-13
5) According to an epic Indian poem (with a clue-giving name), which god/avatar's army of ape men (the Vanara) built "Adam's Bridge" to link India to the Kingdom of Lanka? It was built to enable him to rescue his deity wife/avatar from King Ravana so, for a second point, what was her name? (2 pts) Adam: 2017-01-14
6) Name the TV show from the watering hole the characters frequent: a) McLaren's Pub b) The Nags Head c) Shaw's Bar d) The Drunken Clam e) The Archer (5 pts) Ewan: 2017-04-11
7) We are currently in the 'Eight Generation of Video Game Consoles', but which 4 consoles (from Microsoft, Nintendo, Sega & Sony) made up the 6th generation? (4 pts) Phil: 2020-02-20
8) Name the musicals and characters singing for the following songs: (5 pts) Saskia: 2017-08-25
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9) Put these famous Brian/Bryans into the order of most to least twitter followers: Adams (Musician), Cox (Astrophysicist), Cranston (Actor), May (Musician), O'Driscoll (Rugby Player). 1 point per B-dawg in the correct position. (5 pts) Ewan: 2017-10-26
10) Identify which language is being spoken for each of these audio tracks: https://www.dropbox.com/…/r2ecvo…/AABCKwst5Oyvm-WfK0HSNMTDa… *Hint*: 6-7 are European languages, 2 are African, 1-2 are Asian and 1 is South American (yes, there's a reason that doesn't add up) (5 pts) Saskia: 2017-04-25
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1) Edinburgh Castle
2) 35
3) K-pop
4) No Wave
5) Rama, Sita
6) a) How I Met Your Mother b) Only Fools and Horses c) Brooklyn 99 d) Family Guy e) Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
7) Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Sega Dreamcast & Sony Play Station 2
8) a) Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow & Dorothy) b) Sound of Music (Maria & von Trapp children) c) Grease (Sandy & Danny) d) La La Land (Sebastian) e) Rocky Horror Picture Show (Janet)
9) Brian Cox - 2.76m, Bryan Cranston - 2.09m, Brian O'Driscoll - 939k, Bryan Adams - 649k, Brian May - 520k
10) a) Hungarian b) Afrikaans c) Spanish d) Scottish Gaelic e) Polish