#117

Cats & Swans, Before or After, First Verse, Competitions, and Celebrities by Exes.

Cats & Swans

Two great teams, but what do we know about the animals?

1

The theme song "What's New Pussycat?" for the 1965 film of the same name was performed by which Welsh singer?

2

Who composed the ballet Swan Lake?

3

Bambino, Donskoy and Sphynx are all cat breeds with what distinctive feature?

4

Who wrote the swan-themed fairy tale The Ugly Duckling?

5

In what decade was The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss first published?

Cats & Swans

Before or After

We've been long overdue a 50/50 round.

6

Did John Howard become Prime Minister of Australia before or after the first iPod was released?

7

Was Machu Picchu built before or after teaching began at Oxford University?

8

Was Pearl Harbour attacked before or after the first McDonald’s was opened?

9

Did Superman first appear in comics before or after Captain America first appeared in comics?

10

Did the first Coles open before or after the first Woolworths?

Before or After

First Verse

Can you name the song based on the lyrics from the first verse?

11

Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again

12

At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
without you by my side

13

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left

14

Just like the white winged dove
Sings a song, sounds like she's singing
Ooh, ooh, ooh

15

Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba
Sithi uhm ingonyama
(Yeah, ingonyama)

First Verse

Competitions

Second place is just the first loser.

16

Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith are, or have been, judges on what TV cooking competition?

17

In The Hunger Games books and films, how many districts compete in the annual Hunger Games?

18

The 2000 mockumentary comedy film Best in Show is about what kind of competition?

19

Current Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu is from what country?

20

In 2009 after a competition that received 48,000 entries, what name did Kraft reveal for their new Vegemite spead?

Competitions

Celebrities by Exes

Quickfire time: can you name the celebrity based on their dating history?

— Thanks to Lucia for this category idea!

21

Madonna, Robin Wright, Charlize Theron

22

Jake Gyllenhaal, Harry Styles, Tom Hiddleston

23

Joe DiMaggio, Arthur Miller, Marlon Brando

24

Tate Donovan, Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Gosling

25

Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie

Celebrities by Exes

Last Week's Scores

Top Scores

  • 21 Quizzically Challenged
  • 20 Greg of Gondwanaland
  • 21 Krimbo
  • 21 Morven & Ben
  • 21 Prince Yuki Fan Club
  • 20 The 69ers
  • 22 Kat and Ben
  • 20 Stickers and friends

Random Scores

  • 18 Beale and Co
  • 15 Moore Fam
  • 18 Jen and Rob
  • 14 Vogiazopoulberg
  • 18 Bronte
  • 8 Jayen Aye
  • 14 Gabriella and Sean
  • 13 Laura and Aisling
12 points was last week's average score.

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