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zico 12:08 Mon Jun 3
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OK. So here's the month of June quiz thread.
You know the rules. Don't post your answers before the quizzer does.
Don't forget to post your scores
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zico
7:11 Fri Jun 28
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Oops many apologies I forgot to put a line through that quiz. I'll honour your scores and I am sure you will have done better than last time!!
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mallard
1:12 Fri Jun 28
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Déjà vu
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zico
12:48 Fri Jun 28
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Great scores gents, music is not my strong point so would have got nowhere near those scores.
Hollywood Trivia Quiz
1. Travis Bickle is a the anti-hero protagonist in which movie?
2. Academy Award winning film, Lawrence of Arabia is 227-minutes long and does not have a single line spoken by a woman. The film starred who as Lawrence?
3. With which movie did Steven Spielberg win his first Oscar, was it Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Color Purple or Schindler's List?
4. In 1939’S The Wizard of Oz which of Dorothy’s three companions did she meet first, the Tin Man, The Scarecrow or the Cowardly Lion?
5. Which Australian actress portrayed Sharon Tate in the 2019 movie Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood?
6. Elizabeth Taylor received the best reviews of her career for which 1966 film?
7. What was the name of the fictional estate owned by the elderly Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane and also a film starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly?
8. Which film is the only one that features three of Hollywood's greatest Western stars, John Wayne, Henry Fonda and James Stewart?
9. Paul Sorvino played the role of "Paulie" in which film?
10. Steven Spielberg cast Matt Damon in Private Ryan because he wanted an unknown actor, but Damon would win an Oscar for which movie before Private Ryan was released?
11. Whose final on-screen appearance was as an aging cowboy in the 1961 film The Misfits?
12. In the 1959 epic historical film "Ben-Hur", how many horses pulled each chariot in the famous chariot race?
13. Which actress married singer and actor Kyle Lovett after meeting on the set of The Player in 1993?
14. What critically panned 1984 country-musical comedy starring Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone eventually became a cult classic?
15. Who is the only actor to receive an Oscar nomination for acting in a Lord of the Rings film?
16. Who was the first actor to play Tom Clancy's CIA analyst Jack Ryan on screen?
17. Joaquin Phoenix received his first Oscar nomination for playing which Roman emperor in the Oscar-winning epic Gladiator?
18. In the action thriller Speed, why is Annie (Sandra Bullock)'s driver's license suspended?
19. What actress' name, who voices Princess Elsa in the Frozen films, did John Travolta botch at the 2014 Oscars?
20. What vocalist sang for Natalie Wood in West Side Story, Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady and Deborah Kerr in The King and I? 5 points if you get this.
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easthammer
2:50 Fri Jun 28
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12 thanks Zico
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mallard
10:19 Thu Jun 27
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17 - didn’t have a clue on Gaga, Perry and Glen Miller
Excellent quiz Zico, can I just make you aware that Q.7 was originally by The Zutions which is a much better version in my opinion
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Westside
10:09 Thu Jun 27
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16. Thanks Zico.
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zico
7:22 Thu Jun 27
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Missing Lyrics Quiz - fill in the missing word in the following lyrics
1. "Caught in a MISSING, no escape from reality" - Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
Landslide
2. "You promised me MISSING was waiting for me" - Fairytale of New York (The Pogues)
Broadway
3. "I wanna hold 'em like they do in MISSING, please" - Poker Face (Lady Gaga)
Texas
4. "Now I've heard there was a secret MISSING" - Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
Chord
5. "Went the MISSING, now I'm back on my feet, just a man and his will to survive" - Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)
Distance
6. "I was feeling kinda MISSING but the crowd called out for more" - A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum)
Seasick
7. "Well, my body's been a mess and I miss your MISSING hair and the way you like to dress" - Valerie (Amy Winehouse)
Ginger
8. "You know the preacher likes the MISSING" - California Dreamin' (The Mamas & the Papas)
Cold
9. "Sun-kissed skin, so hot, we'll melt your MISSING" - California Gurls (Katy Perry)
popsicle!
10. "Her mind is MISSING-twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz" - Hotel California (Eagles)
Tiffany
11. "But man, I still think them MISSING are crazy" - The Boys are Back In Town (Thin Lizzy)
Cats
12. "The winner takes it all, the loser's standing MISSING" - The Winner Takes It All (ABBA)
Small
13. "You can knit a MISSING by the fireside, Sunday mornings go for a ride" - When I’m Sixty Four (The Beatles)
Sweater
14. "She packed my bags last night pre-flight, MISSING hour 9:00 a.m." - Rocket Man (Elton John)
Zero
15. "The bright blessed day, the dark MISSING night" - What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
sacred
16. "Well, this car is automatic, it's systematic, it's MISSING, why it's Greased Lightning!" - Greased Lightnin' (John Travolta)
Hydromatic
17. "When I'm drivin' in my car, and the MISSING comes on the radio" - I Can't Get No Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
Man
18. "Ahh you've gone to the finest schools, alright Miss MISSING" - Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)
Lonely
19. "When you hear the whistle blowing eight to the bar, then you know that MISSING is not very far" - Chattanooga Choo Choo (Glenn Miller)
Tennessee
20. "No MISSING below us, above us only sky" - Imagine (John Lennon)
Hell
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zico
11:08 Thu Jun 27
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Missing Lyrics Quiz - fill in the missing word in the following lyrics
1. "Caught in a MISSING, no escape from reality" - Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
2. "You promised me MISSING was waiting for me" - Fairytale of New York (The Pogues)
3. "I wanna hold 'em like they do in MISSING, please" - Poker Face (Lady Gaga)
4. "Now I've heard there was a secret MISSING" - Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
5. "Went the MISSING, now I'm back on my feet, just a man and his will to survive" - Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)
6. "I was feeling kinda MISSING but the crowd called out for more" - A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum)
7. "Well, my body's been a mess and I miss your MISSING hair and the way you like to dress" - Valerie (Amy Winehouse)
8. "You know the preacher likes the MISSING" - California Dreamin' (The Mamas & the Papas)
9. "Sun-kissed skin, so hot, we'll melt your MISSING" - California Gurls (Katy Perry)
10. "Her mind is MISSING-twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz" - Hotel California (Eagles)
11. "But man, I still think them MISSING are crazy" - The Boys are Back In Town (Thin Lizzy)
12. "The winner takes it all, the loser's standing MISSING" - The Winner Takes It All (ABBA)
13. "You can knit a MISSING by the fireside, Sunday mornings go for a ride" - When I’m Sixty Four (The Beatles)
14. "She packed my bags last night pre-flight, MISSING hour 9:00 a.m." - Rocket Man (Elton John)
15. "The bright blessed day, the dark MISSING night" - What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
16. "Well, this car is automatic, it's systematic, it's MISSING, why it's Greased Lightning!" - Greased Lightnin' (John Travolta)
17. "When I'm drivin' in my car, and the MISSING comes on the radio" - I Can't Get No Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
18. "Ahh you've gone to the finest schools, alright Miss MISSING" - Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)
19. "When you hear the whistle blowing eight to the bar, then you know that MISSING is not very far" - Chattanooga Choo Choo (Glenn Miller)
20. "No MISSING below us, above us only sky" - Imagine (John Lennon)
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zico
11:07 Thu Jun 27
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Missing Lyrics Quiz - fill in the missing word in the following lyrics
1. "Caught in a MISSING, no escape from reality" - Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
2. "You promised me MISSING was waiting for me" - Fairytale of New York (The Pogues)
3. "I wanna hold 'em like they do in MISSING, please" - Poker Face (Lady Gaga)
4. "Now I've heard there was a secret MISSING" - Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
5. "Went the MISSING, now I'm back on my feet, just a man and his will to survive" - Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)
6. "I was feeling kinda MISSING but the crowd called out for more" - A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum)
7. "Well, my body's been a mess and I miss your MISSING hair and the way you like to dress" - Valerie (Amy Winehouse)
8. "You know the preacher likes the MISSING" - California Dreamin' (The Mamas & the Papas)
9. "Sun-kissed skin, so hot, we'll melt your MISSING" - California Gurls (Katy Perry)
10. "Her mind is MISSING-twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz" - Hotel California (Eagles)
11. "But man, I still think them MISSING are crazy" - The Boys are Back In Town (Thin Lizzy)
12. "The winner takes it all, the loser's standing MISSING" - The Winner Takes It All (ABBA)
13. "You can knit a MISSING by the fireside, Sunday mornings go for a ride" - When I’m Sixty Four (The Beatles)
14. "She packed my bags last night pre-flight, MISSING hour 9:00 a.m." - Rocket Man (Elton John)
15. "The bright blessed day, the dark MISSING night" - What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
16. "Well, this car is automatic, it's systematic, it's MISSING, why it's Greased Lightning!" - Greased Lightnin' (John Travolta)
17. "When I'm drivin' in my car, and the MISSING comes on the radio" - I Can't Get No Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
18. "Ahh you've gone to the finest schools, alright Miss MISSING" - Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)
19. "When you hear the whistle blowing eight to the bar, then you know that MISSING is not very far" - Chattanooga Choo Choo (Glenn Miller)
20. "No MISSING below us, above us only sky" - Imagine (John Lennon)
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easthammer
1:58 Thu Jun 27
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12 Merci Beaucoup Zico
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Westside
12:47 Thu Jun 27
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9. Thanks Zico.
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zico
7:32 Wed Jun 26
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France Quiz
1. What is the first name of President Macron?
Emmanuel
2. Which themed amusement park in France is based on the stories by Albert Uderzo and Rene Goscinny?
Parc Asterix
3. Name the third-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast after Marseille and Nice?
Montpellier
4. What was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg?
La Marseillaise
5. Which French newspaper's title translates to 'The World' in English?
Le Monde
6. Which French President formally opened the Channel Tunnel with Queen Elizabeth II?
President Mitterrand (in May 1994)
7. What do the French call The English Channel?
La Manche (which translates to 'the sleeve')
8. What title was given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791?
Dauphin of France
9. Which city advertises itself as the 'Capital of the Alps', due to its size and its proximity to the mountain range?
Grenoble
10. On which annual date is the public holiday called Bastille Day?
14 July
11. In which city on the River Seine in the north of France was Joan of Arc executed?
Rouen
12. Which language has declined from more than a million speakers in the 1950s, to about 200,000 in the first decade of the 21st century?
Breton
13. Can you name the flagship of the French Navy?
The Charles de Gaulle
14. Which artist founded the Impressionist movement?
Claude Monet
15. Name the longest river in France?
The Loire
16. Designed by I.M. Pei, what has served as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum since 1989?
The Louvre Pyramid
17. Best known for his book Les Propheties, in which century did Nostradamus live?
16th Century (1503 – 1566)
18. Francois-Marie Arouet is better known by which nom de plume?
Voltaire
19. Which French author lived in exile in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, from 1855 until 1870?
Victor Hugo
20. Brigitte Bardot became world-famous in 1957 after starring in which controversial film?
And God Created Woman
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zico
1:22 Wed Jun 26
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France Quiz
1. What is the first name of President Macron?
2. Which themed amusement park in France is based on the stories by Albert Uderzo and Rene Goscinny?
3. Name the third-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast after Marseille and Nice?
4. What was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg?
5. Which French newspaper's title translates to 'The World' in English?
6. Which French President formally opened the Channel Tunnel with Queen Elizabeth II?
7. What do the French call The English Channel?
8. What title was given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791?
9. Which city advertises itself as the 'Capital of the Alps', due to its size and its proximity to the mountain range?
10. On which annual date is the public holiday called Bastille Day?
11. In which city on the River Seine in the north of France was Joan of Arc executed?
12. Which language has declined from more than a million speakers in the 1950s, to about 200,000 in the first decade of the 21st century?
13. Can you name the flagship of the French Navy?
14. Which artist founded the Impressionist movement?
15. Name the longest river in France?
16. Designed by I.M. Pei, what has served as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum since 1989?
17. Best known for his book Les Propheties, in which century did Nostradamus live?
18. Francois-Marie Arouet is better known by which nom de plume?
19. Which French author lived in exile in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, from 1855 until 1870?
20. Brigitte Bardot became world-famous in 1957 after starring in which controversial film?
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easthammer
2:34 Wed Jun 26
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14 Thanks Zico for the questions and the weather :)
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Westside
9:49 Tue Jun 25
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12. Thanks Zico.
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zico
7:42 Tue Jun 25
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The Sun Quiz
1. Roughly three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of which element?
Hydrogen (73% - the rest is mostly helium (25%))
2. The production of which vitamin is especially promoted by the sunlight?
Vitamin D
3. In 1666, which scientist observed the Sun's light using a prism, and showed that it is made up of light of many colours?
Isaac Newton
4. The Sun's diameter is about how many times bigger than that of Earth: 109 times, 1,009 times or 10,009 times?
109 times
5. Name the Greek god and personification of the Sun?
Helios (or Helius)
6. Which word, which is Latin for 'crown', is an aura of plasma that surrounds the Sun and other stars?
Corona
7. Which King of France was known as the Sun King?
Louis XIV
8. In Greek mythology, whose wax wings melted when he ignored his father's instructions not to fly too close to the sun?
Icarus
9. Sunningdale is associated with which sport?
Golf
10. Which is the name of the part of a sundial that casts a shadow?
Gnomon
11. Which actress played struggling screenwriter Norma Desmond in the 1950 American film Sunset Boulevard?
Gloria Swanson
12. In which decade was The Sun newspaper founded?
1960s (1964)
13. What was the name of the Roman sun god?
Sol
14. About how far is the Sun from the Earth: 930,000 miles, 9.3 million miles, or 93 million miles?
93 million miles
15. The distance from the Earth to the Sun is one AU, what does AU stand for?
Astronomical Unit
16. Name the ancient Egyptian deity of the sun?
Ra
17. Sunjong was the last Emperor of which country?
Korea
18. Who wrote the song "Here Comes the Sun"?
George Harrison
19. To the nearest minute, how long does it take light to reach Earth from the Sun?
8 minutes
20. Which 2007 science fiction film directed by Danny Boyle takes place in the year 2057 with a group of astronauts on a mission to reignite the dying Sun?
Sunshine
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zico
12:53 Tue Jun 25
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There you go East! ;-)
The Sun Quiz
1. Roughly three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of which element?
2. The production of which vitamin is especially promoted by the sunlight?
3. In 1666, which scientist observed the Sun's light using a prism, and showed that it is made up of light of many colours?
4. The Sun's diameter is about how many times bigger than that of Earth: 109 times, 1,009 times or 10,009 times?
5. Name the Greek god and personification of the Sun?
6. Which word, which is Latin for 'crown', is an aura of plasma that surrounds the Sun and other stars?
7. Which King of France was known as the Sun King?
8. In Greek mythology, whose wax wings melted when he ignored his father's instructions not to fly too close to the sun?
9. Sunningdale is associated with which sport?
10. Which is the name of the part of a sundial that casts a shadow?
11. Which actress played struggling screenwriter Norma Desmond in the 1950 American film Sunset Boulevard?
12. In which decade was The Sun newspaper founded?
13. What was the name of the Roman sun god?
14. About how far is the Sun from the Earth: 930,000 miles, 9.3 million miles, or 93 million miles?
15. The distance from the Earth to the Sun is one AU, what does AU stand for?
16. Name the ancient Egyptian deity of the sun?
17. Sunjong was the last Emperor of which country?
18. Who wrote the song "Here Comes the Sun"?
19. To the nearest minute, how long does it take light to reach Earth from the Sun?
20. Which 2007 science fiction film directed by Danny Boyle takes place in the year 2057 with a group of astronauts on a mission to reignite the dying Sun?
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Westside
10:12 Mon Jun 24
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10. Thanks Zico.
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easthammer
9:42 Mon Jun 24
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13 today and the weather is really Mediterranean to match the quiz please tomorrow's theme carefully thanks Zico 🙂
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zico
9:04 Mon Jun 24
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Mediterranean Quiz
1. Name the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily
2. Which Island gave its name to copper?
Cyprus
3. The port of Cagliari is on which island?
Sardinia
4. From 1814 to 1815, which Mediterranean island was the site of Napoleon's first exile?
Elba
5. Located in the Hellenic Trench, what name is given to the deepest part of the Mediterranean Sea?
Calypso Deep
6. Name the only African country with both Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines?
Morocco
7. The nation of Malta is made up of three islands, Malta and Comino are two, what's the third?
Gozo
8. Which narrow strait separates Sicily from Calabria in Southern Italy?
The Strait of Messina
9. Carthage is an ancient city in which present-day country?
Tunisia
10. A talaiot, or talayot is a Bronze Age megalith found on which two islands? Point for each.
Menorca and Majorca
11. Which peninsula contains Portugal and Spain?
The Iberian Peninsula
12. Knossos is a Bronze Age archaeological site on which island?
Crete
13. Which volcanic island's name is derived from the Ancient Greek word for 'round' due to the volcano's round, conical appearance?
Stromboli
14. The Port of Durres is the largest seaport of which country?
Albania
15. To which island group do Majorca and Ibiza belong?
Balearics
16. Which medieval walled city on the coast of Croatia is a popular tourist destination?
Dubrovnik
17. What is the name of the island off the coast of Naples, renowned for its Blue Grotto Sea cave?
Capri
18. The island of Corsica, 4th largest in the Mediterranean, belongs to which country?
France
19. The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean to which body of water?
Red Sea
20. The Mediterranean region spans a wide variety of cultures with various cuisines which are united in their use of which oil?
Olive oil
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zico
11:08 Mon Jun 24
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Mediterranean Quiz
1. Name the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
2. Which Island gave its name to copper?
3. The port of Cagliari is on which island?
4. From 1814 to 1815, which Mediterranean island was the site of Napoleon's first exile?
5. Located in the Hellenic Trench, what name is given to the deepest part of the Mediterranean Sea?
6. Name the only African country with both Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines?
7. The nation of Malta is made up of three islands, Malta and Comino are two, what's the third?
8. Which narrow strait separates Sicily from Calabria in Southern Italy?
9. Carthage is an ancient city in which present-day country?
10. A talaiot, or talayot is a Bronze Age megalith found on which two islands? Point for each.
11. Which peninsula contains Portugal and Spain?
12. Knossos is a Bronze Age archaeological site on which island?
13. Which volcanic island's name is derived from the Ancient Greek word for 'round' due to the volcano's round, conical appearance?
14. The Port of Durres is the largest seaport of which country?
15. To which island group do Majorca and Ibiza belong?
16. Which medieval walled city on the coast of Croatia is a popular tourist destination?
17. What is the name of the island off the coast of Naples, renowned for its Blue Grotto Sea cave?
18. The island of Corsica, 4th largest in the Mediterranean, belongs to which country?
19. The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean to which body of water?
20. The Mediterranean region spans a wide variety of cultures with various cuisines which are united in their use of which oil?
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