1. THE 2014 JB ROUND INTERACT
IQUIZ FINALS

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Malaysia’
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3. RULES – Clockwise Round
1. One answer per team
2. 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.

4. RULES
5. 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

5. 1
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.

6. ANSWER FOLLOWS

7.  Catgut
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8.  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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9. 2

10. ANSWER FOLLOWS

11.  Andean Condor
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12. 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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13. ANSWER FOLLOWS

14. •Ludwig Boltzmann
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15. •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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16. ANSWER FOLLOWS

17.  Umami
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18.  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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19. ANSWER FOLLOWS

20.  Gabriel García Márquez
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21.  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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22. ANSWER FOLLOWS

23.  Dreamliner
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24.  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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25. ANSWER FOLLOWS

26.  Ballistics
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27.  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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28. 8

29. ANSWER FOLLOWS

30.  Taipei 101
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31.  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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32. ANSWER FOLLOWS

33.  Libertadores
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34.  Which musician represented Thailand as
an alpine skier at the 2014 Sochi Winter
Olympics under the name of Vanessa
Vanakorn?
10

35. ANSWER FOLLOWS

36.  Vanessa-Mae
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37.  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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38. ANSWER FOLLOWS

39.  Taiwan (Republic of China)
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40.  Alpha particles are identical in all respects -
save their energy - to the nuclei of which
element?
12

41. ANSWER FOLLOWS

42.  Helium
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43.  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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44. ANSWER FOLLOWS

45.  Roundabout
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46.  IF
A is Perak
B is Selangor
Cis Pahang
What is D?
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47. ANSWER FOLLOWS

48. D is (Kelantan) (JPJ vehicle registration
letters)
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49.  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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50. ANSWER FOLLOWS

51.  Udon
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52.  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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53. ANSWER FOLLOWS

54.  The Dominican Republic
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55.  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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56. ANSWER FOLLOWS

57.  The planet Uranus
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58. Which two nations occupy the Iberian
Peninsula?
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59. ANSWER FOLLOWS

60.  Spain and Portugal
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61. RULES – Anti-Clockwise Round
1. One answer per team
2. 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.

62. RULES
5. 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

63. 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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64. ANSWER FOLLOWS

65.  Leningrad
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66.  In which Olympic sport is a foil ?
20

67. ANSWER FOLLOWS

68.  Fencing
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69.  What creation by Bill Watterson ran
from November 18, 1985, to December
31, 1995?
21

70. ANSWER FOLLOWS

71.  Calvin and Hobbes
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72. This is a now extinct diving bird once
found in the colder parts of the Northern
Hemisphere. Identify it?
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73. 22

74. ANSWER FOLLOWS

75.  Great Auk
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76.  In which competitive activity would you
adopt the STRAIGHT, the TUCK or the PIKE
position?
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77. ANSWER FOLLOWS

78.  Diving
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79. Who was burned at the stake as a heretic
in 1431 AD and canonized as a Saint in
1920?
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80. ANSWER FOLLOWS

81.  Joan of Arc
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82.  Which country in the world has the only
flag that is not a square or a rectangle?
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83. ANSWER FOLLOWS

84.  Nepal
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85.  The number "500" in the famous Indianapolis
500 car race refers to what?
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86. ANSWER FOLLOWS

87.  The distance of the race or 500 Miles
(some 805 Kms)
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88.  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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89. 27

90. ANSWER FOLLOWS

91.  Mauve
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92.  What baked confection usually made from
sugar and almond flour gets its name from
the German words for “March bread”?
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93. ANSWER FOLLOWS

94.  Marzipan
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95.  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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96. 29

97. ANSWER FOLLOWS

98.  Pizza Margherita
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99.  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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100. ANSWER FOLLOWS

101.  Android Mobile operating systems
 Kitkat (Android 4.4 KitKat)
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102.  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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103. ANSWER FOLLOWS

104.  No back-pass to the Goalkeeper
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105.  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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106. ANSWER FOLLOWS

107.  Batang Rajang (Rajang River)
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108.  In which computer game are the
player’s enemies called Blinky, Inky,
Pinky and Clyde?
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109. ANSWER FOLLOWS

110.  Pac-Man
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111.  It’s official name is The Hellenic
Republic. How is this country better
known?
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112. ANSWER FOLLOWS

113.  Greece
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114.  Aggregating the distances covered in its
three main elements, what is the
total length of an Olympic Triathlon?
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115. ANSWER FOLLOWS

116.  51.5 km (51,500meters)
 1,500 meters swim
 40km cycling
 10km run
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117.  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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118. ANSWER FOLLOWS

119.  Cooling Break
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