Von Vögeln und clocks (& clogs)

What can I say? After a (more or less) quizless summer, a relaxed week and a hectic Sunday and Monday the "grand re-opening" of quiz season was ... waaaayy better than I had expected. Actually, I had no idea what it would turn out to be like and as a Newcastle fan I have habitually low expectations so the first (new) InQuizition was a pleasant surprise on all counts. Especially the part when the gremlins fecked off and the big screen worked :)
It was good to see so many "old hands" and I have the feeling that we'll see the 3 rookie teams again.
As usual, last minute preparations and life's other plans made for a bit of a Durcheinander, and improvisation was called for. Not that it was anything new or surprising. I'm working on it tho and promise that the next one will be smoother sailing. And nay worries, the unused pictures are safe and will most likely be used in next week's picture round (nice new genetix :).
So - without much more ado the points for Inquizition #1.

Buntspechte took the Yogi Prize and hence the right to choose the topic for next week's themed round. Should they not send in their preference by Saturday I can definitely think of something else :)
For all those who had to miss the quiz - here is the picture round. 9 macro shots and 8 celebrity yearbook / kiddie pictures.

And here's one question from the "Clocks" round. Because the picture needs spreading :) This is a slightly more unorthodox version of a famous painting, showing 3 melting clocks. Name the artist and the proper title of the (original :) painting.

The other questions might appear here soon, time permitting.
Just one more thing. Question in the "Birds" round was: what sort of parrot does the customer take back to the pet shop in Monty Python's famous "Dead Parrot/Pet Shop" sketch? The answer of course is "Norwegian Blue". At least in English. I have never seen a German dubbed version (and I wouldn't want to) but according to Die Buntspechte there is one. And in German the bird is a Norwegische Blaustirnamazone or something to that extent. And they got a point for it. Because it was the first quiz and I didn't want to split hairs. BUT. The answer was wrong (well, they got the Norwegian part right :) It was a "norwegischer Blauling"
For all those who need to be reminded that Monty Python (and most English humour in general) soooo loses in translation - here is the German version. And I wish I hadn't listened before posting it.

That's it for now, more leftovers here soon. As well as a preview for Inquizition #2.
Till then - have a good one, and may the better teams win tonight.