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zico 12:33 Mon Jul 1
Daily Quiz anyone? New month of JULY thread

OK. So here's the month of JULY 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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easthammer 11:07 Fri Jul 19
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15 for me also thanks Zico

mallard 9:26 Fri Jul 19
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15 for me, cheers Zico

Westside 9:03 Fri Jul 19
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12. Thanks Zico.

zico 8:53 Fri Jul 19
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Political Cringe Moments Quiz

1. Ex Labour Party leader Ed Miliband was photographed awkwardly eating what sort of food item in 2014?
Bacon Sandwich

2. What nickname was given to Theresa May's infamous dance moves?
Maybot

3. Which Labour Party leader fell into the sea while walking along Brighton seafront?
Neil Kinnock

4. Which politician famously punched a protester who threw an egg at him?
John Prescott

5. Which UK politician was filmed sitting on the floor of a packed train to highlight overcrowding which was later revealed to have had plenty of empty seats?
Jeremy Corbyn

6. In a 2006 speech it was interpreted that David Cameron suggested we should hug a what?
Hug a Hoodie

7. Who did Jeremy Corbyn accidentally hit in the breast while celebrating with a high five during the 2017 General Election?
Emily Thornberry

8. Boris Johnson referred to people in which country as engaging in "orgies of cannibalism and chief-killing"?
Papua New Guinea

9. Gordon Brown was overheard on a microphone labelling pensioner Gillian Duffy with which two words?
Bigoted woman

10. During a speech to the Confederation of British Industry in 2021, Boris Johnson claimed which cartoon character was a symbol of Global Britain?
Peppa Pig

11. Which Prime Minister believed he had secured "peace for our time", but failed to prevent World War II?
Neville Chamberlain

12. In which year did we see Boris Johnson stuck on a zip wire waving Union Jacks?
2012 (London Olympics)

13. Which politician was once heavily criticised for wearing a "donkey jacket" on Remembrance Day?
Michael Foot

14. During the 2017 General Election Campaign Theresa May was mocked for repeatedly using which three-word phrase?
Strong and stable

15. George Osborne's proposed VAT increase on hot takeaway food was labelled the what 'tax'?
Pasty Tax

16. Which US President made a name for himself with comments such as: "They misunderestimated me" and ““Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?”
George W. Bush

17. Which Labour MP made repeated errors over policing figures during a radio interview in 2017?
Diane Abbott

18. Which UK politician was criticized for reclining across the benches in the House of Commons during a crucial debate?
Jacob Rees-Mogg

19. What vegetable did John Major eat in silence according to the satire show "Spitting Image"?
Peas

20. Theresa May once admitted that the naughtiest thing she had done was to run through fields of what?
Wheat

zico 3:03 Fri Jul 19
Re: Daily Quiz anyone? New month of JULY thread

Sorry all site was inaccessible for most of the morning.

Political Cringe Moments Quiz

1. Ex Labour Party leader Ed Miliband was photographed awkwardly eating what sort of food item in 2014?

2. What nickname was given to Theresa May's infamous dance moves?

3. Which Labour Party leader fell into the sea while walking along Brighton seafront?

4. Which politician famously punched a protester who threw an egg at him?

5. Which UK politician was filmed sitting on the floor of a packed train to highlight overcrowding which was later revealed to have had plenty of empty seats?

6. In a 2006 speech it was interpreted that David Cameron suggested we should hug a what?

7. Who did Jeremy Corbyn accidentally hit in the breast while celebrating with a high five during the 2017 General Election?

8. Boris Johnson referred to people in which country as engaging in "orgies of cannibalism and chief-killing"?

9. Gordon Brown was overheard on a microphone labelling pensioner Gillian Duffy with which two words?

10. During a speech to the Confederation of British Industry in 2021, Boris Johnson claimed which cartoon character was a symbol of Global Britain?

11. Which Prime Minister believed he had secured "peace for our time", but failed to prevent World War II?

12. In which year did we see Boris Johnson stuck on a zip wire waving Union Jacks?

13. Which politician was once heavily criticised for wearing a "donkey jacket" on Remembrance Day?

14. During the 2017 General Election Campaign Theresa May was mocked for repeatedly using which three-word phrase?

15. George Osborne's proposed VAT increase on hot takeaway food was labelled the what 'tax'?

16. Which US President made a name for himself with comments such as: "They misunderestimated me" and ““Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?”

17. Which Labour MP made repeated errors over policing figures during a radio interview in 2017?

18. Which UK politician was criticized for reclining across the benches in the House of Commons during a crucial debate?

19. What vegetable did John Major eat in silence according to the satire show "Spitting Image"?

20. Theresa May once admitted that the naughtiest thing she had done was to run through fields of what?

Westside 11:35 Thu Jul 18
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8. Thanks Zico.

mallard 10:12 Thu Jul 18
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9 thanks Zico

zico 7:28 Thu Jul 18
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Actresses Quiz

1. Who played Superman's biological mother on Krypton in the 1978 film, Superman?
Susannah York

2. Catherine Zeta-Jones found success as a regular in which early 1990s British television series?
The Darling Buds of May

3. Which Liverpool born actress is best known for her role as Samantha Jones in Sex and the City?
Kim Cattrall

4. Who featured in the third season of The Crown in the role of Princess Margaret?
Helena Bonham Carter

5. Which actress's career was closely associated with Spencer Tracy's, with them doing nine movies together?
Katharine Hepburn

6. Which London born actress is the daughter of a Zimbabwean princess and has a name which means "beloved" in Zulu?
Thandie Newton

7. Which actress played George Bailey's wife in It's a Wonderful Life and J.R.'s mother in Dallas?
Donna Reed

8. Which famous actress played the role of the abducted niece in John Ford's 1956 film, The Searchers?
Natalie Wood

9. Which actress's big breakthrough came in 1994, when she played Annie Porter, a passenger driving a bus that will explode if it's speed drops below 50 miles per hour?
Sandra Bullock

10. Which actress was born Betty Joan Perske in 1924 and appeared in The Sopranos "Luxury Lounge" episode as herself?
Lauren Bacall

11. Drew Barrymore achieved fame as a child actress in which 1982 film?
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

12. Who appeared as O-Ren Ishii in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film, Kill Bill?
Lucy Liu

13. Which actress, the wife of Richard Branson's nephew, had a guest role in a 1993 episode of the medical drama series Casualty?
Kate Winslet

14. Who was dubbed as England's answer to Hollywood icons Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, and Mamie Van Doren?
Diana Dors

15. Which British-American actress was the younger sister of actress Olivia de Havilland?
Joan Fontaine

16. Julia Roberts won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in which film?
Erin Brockovich (2000)

17. Which British actress and fashion icon was born to Baroness Ella van Heemstra, a Dutch noblewoman, in Brussels, Belgium?
Audrey Hepburn

18. Who won Academy Awards for Best Actress twice for the films Butterfield 8 (1960), and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)?
Elizabeth Taylor

19. Which American actress was married to comedian Mel Brooks and played Mary Magdalene in the 1997 British film Jesus of Nazareth?
Anne Bancroft

20. Which actress said: "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."?
Gloria Swanson (as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard)

zico 10:06 Thu Jul 18
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Actresses Quiz

1. Who played Superman's biological mother on Krypton in the 1978 film, Superman?

2. Catherine Zeta-Jones found success as a regular in which early 1990s British television series?

3. Which Liverpool born actress is best known for her role as Samantha Jones in Sex and the City?

4. Who featured in the third season of The Crown in the role of Princess Margaret?

5. Which actress's career was closely associated with Spencer Tracy's, with them doing nine movies together?

6. Which London born actress is the daughter of a Zimbabwean princess and has a name which means "beloved" in Zulu?

7. Which actress played George Bailey's wife in It's a Wonderful Life and J.R.'s mother in Dallas?

8. Which famous actress played the role of the abducted niece in John Ford's 1956 film, The Searchers?

9. Which actress's big breakthrough came in 1994, when she played Annie Porter, a passenger driving a bus that will explode if it's speed drops below 50 miles per hour?

10. Which actress was born Betty Joan Perske in 1924 and appeared in The Sopranos "Luxury Lounge" episode as herself?

11. Drew Barrymore achieved fame as a child actress in which 1982 film?

12. Who appeared as O-Ren Ishii in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film, Kill Bill?

13. Which actress, the wife of Richard Branson's nephew, had a guest role in a 1993 episode of the medical drama series Casualty?

14. Who was dubbed as England's answer to Hollywood icons Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, and Mamie Van Doren?

15. Which British-American actress was the younger sister of actress Olivia de Havilland?

16. Julia Roberts won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in which film?

17. Which British actress and fashion icon was born to Baroness Ella van Heemstra, a Dutch noblewoman, in Brussels, Belgium?

18. Who won Academy Awards for Best Actress twice for the films Butterfield 8 (1960), and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)?

19. Which American actress was married to comedian Mel Brooks and played Mary Magdalene in the 1997 British film Jesus of Nazareth?

20. Which actress said: "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."?

Westside 2:00 Thu Jul 18
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8. Thanks Zico.

mallard 9:22 Wed Jul 17
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11 thanks Zico

zico 8:53 Wed Jul 17
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North Quiz

1. Name the US Navy engineer who claimed to be the first to reach the North Pole in April 1909?
Robert Peary

2. In which country is the northernmost point of Africa?
Tunisia

3. On the London Underground Tube map, what colour is the Northern Line?
Black

4. Which landlocked country borders Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Albania?
North Macedonia

5. What is the Latin name for the North Star?
Polaris

6. In which northern English town was the film The Full Monty set?
Sheffield

7. Who directed the 1959 American spy thriller North by Northwest?
Alfred Hitchcock

8. In which century was Hadrian's Wall finished, 2nd, 3rd or 4th?
2nd century (128 AD)

9. Glinda, also known as the Good Witch of the north, is a fictional character created by which author?
L. Frank Baum (in his Oz novels)

10. What is the capital of the U.S. state North Dakota?
Bismark

11. Can you name the world's northernmost capital city?
Reykjavík

12. The North and South Islands of New Zealand are separated by what strait?
Cook Strait

13. Who wrote Northanger Abbey?
Jane Austen

14. Name the famous open-air museum near the town of Stanley, in County Durham, which tells the story of life in North East England during the industrial revolution?
Beamish Museum

15. With over 300,000 inhabitants, what is the most populated city north of the Arctic Circle?
Murmansk, Russia

16. From 1903 to 1906, who led the first expedition to successfully travel across the Northwest Passage?
Roald Amundsen

17. Can you name the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles, which is also the third-largest island in Shetland?
Unst

18. In which television series is 'beyond the wall' a general term for the northernmost area of Westeros?
Game of Thrones

19. Name the retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who was a well-known figure during the Iran–Contra affair and he was initially convicted on three felony charges, but the convictions were vacated and reversed and all charges against him dismissed in 1991, on the grounds of immunity.
Oliver North

20. 'North' is a 1975 collection of poems written by which poet who later received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature?
Seamus Heaney

zico 12:02 Wed Jul 17
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North Quiz

1. Name the US Navy engineer who claimed to be the first to reach the North Pole in April 1909?

2. In which country is the northernmost point of Africa?

3. On the London Underground Tube map, what colour is the Northern Line?

4. Which landlocked country borders Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Albania?

5. What is the Latin name for the North Star?

6. In which northern English town was the film The Full Monty set?

7. Who directed the 1959 American spy thriller North by Northwest?

8. In which century was Hadrian's Wall finished, 2nd, 3rd or 4th?

9. Glinda, also known as the Good Witch of the north, is a fictional character created by which author?

10. What is the capital of the U.S. state North Dakota?

11. Can you name the world's northernmost capital city?

12. The North and South Islands of New Zealand are separated by what strait?

13. Who wrote Northanger Abbey?
Jane Austen

14. Name the famous open-air museum near the town of Stanley, in County Durham, which tells the story of life in North East England during the industrial revolution?

15. With over 300,000 inhabitants, what is the most populated city north of the Arctic Circle?

16. From 1903 to 1906, who led the first expedition to successfully travel across the Northwest Passage?

17. Can you name the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles, which is also the third-largest island in Shetland?

18. In which television series is 'beyond the wall' a general term for the northernmost area of Westeros?

19. Name the retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who was a well-known figure during the Iran–Contra affair and he was initially convicted on three felony charges, but the convictions were vacated and reversed and all charges against him dismissed in 1991, on the grounds of immunity.

20. 'North' is a 1975 collection of poems written by which poet who later received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature?

Westside 12:19 Wed Jul 17
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16. Thanks Zico.

mallard 10:48 Tue Jul 16
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11 thanks Z-Man

easthammer 9:34 Tue Jul 16
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17 thanks Zico

zico 8:36 Tue Jul 16
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Not long to The Olympics so here is the Summer Olympics Quiz

1. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals?
Michael Phelps

2. This tennis couple married in October 2001, the wife won Olympic gold in 1988 and the husband won gold in 1996 - who are they? Point for each
Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf

3. Which Olympic sport comprises of fencing, freestyle swimming, show jumping, pistol shooting and a cross-country run?
The Modern Pentathlon

4. Rower Sir Steve Redgrave won gold medals at how many consecutive Olympic Games?
Five (from 1984 to 2000)

5. Which 9-time Olympic medallist said: "If you fail to prepare, you’ve prepared to fail"?
Mark Spitz

6. Which four gold medal gymnast was nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk"?
Olga Korbut

7. Who won two gold medals for Great Britain in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, despite being aged 13 and the youngest member of the team?
Ellie Simmonds

8. How many Olympic gold medals has Carl Lewis won, is it 7, 8 or 9?
Nine

9. Anthony Joshua won Olympic gold at which Olympics?
London 2012

10. Who became Olympic champion in the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she also lit the Olympic Flame?
Cathy Freeman

11. Which male English track and field athlete was Olympic 100 metres sprint champion in 1924?
Harold Abrahams (as depicted in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire)

12. Which British runner was helped by his father to complete his semi-final race in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics after tearing a hamstring?
Derek Redmond

13. How many Olympic medals does Sebastian Coe have?
Four – Two golds and Two Silvers

14. Who in 1984 became the first American, male or female, to win a gold medal in the gymnastics?
Mary Lou Retton

15. Usain Bolt won 8 Olympic Golds. It could have been 9 if teammate Nesta Carter hadn’t been found guilty in 2017 of doping at the 2008 Olympics which meant Jamaica's 4x100 metres relay team had to give back their gold medals. In which city was the 2008 Olympics held?
Beijing

16. Who is the most successful sailor in Olympic history, winning medals at five consecutive Olympics?
Ben Ainslie

17. Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic Cauldron in which city?
Atlanta

18. The Olympic torch is a tribute to the fire that burned throughout the ancient Greek Olympic games honouring which goddess?
Hestia

19. Which famous actor and singer became mentor to Torvill and Dean and gave the pair acting lessons in order to heighten the performance of their figure skating and came along to sit at the ringside during their famous Boléro performance at the Sarajevo Olympics in 1984?
Michael Crawford

20. What colours are the five Olympic rings? Point for each
Blue, yellow, black, green and red

zico 8:36 Tue Jul 16
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zico 9:59 Tue Jul 16
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Not long to The Olympics so here is the Summer Olympics Quiz

1. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals?

2. This tennis couple married in October 2001, the wife won Olympic gold in 1988 and the husband won gold in 1996 - who are they? Point for each

3. Which Olympic sport comprises of fencing, freestyle swimming, show jumping, pistol shooting and a cross-country run?

4. Rower Sir Steve Redgrave won gold medals at how many consecutive Olympic Games?

5. Which 9-time Olympic medallist said: "If you fail to prepare, you’ve prepared to fail"?

6. Which four gold medal gymnast was nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk"?

7. Who won two gold medals for Great Britain in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, despite being aged 13 and the youngest member of the team?

8. How many Olympic gold medals has Carl Lewis won, is it 7, 8 or 9?

9. Anthony Joshua won Olympic gold at which Olympics?

10. Who became Olympic champion in the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she also lit the Olympic Flame?

11. Which male English track and field athlete was Olympic 100 metres sprint champion in 1924?

12. Which British runner was helped by his father to complete his semi-final race in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics after tearing a hamstring?

13. How many Olympic medals does Sebastian Coe have?

14. Who in 1984 became the first American, male or female, to win a gold medal in the gymnastics?

15. Usain Bolt won 8 Olympic Golds. It could have been 9 if teammate Nesta Carter hadn’t been found guilty in 2017 of doping at the 2008 Olympics which meant Jamaica's 4x100 metres relay team had to give back their gold medals. In which city was the 2008 Olympics held?

16. Who is the most successful sailor in Olympic history, winning medals at five consecutive Olympics?

17. Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic Cauldron in which city?

18. The Olympic torch is a tribute to the fire that burned throughout the ancient Greek Olympic games honouring which goddess?

19. Which famous actor and singer became mentor to Torvill and Dean and gave the pair acting lessons in order to heighten the performance of their figure skating and came along to sit at the ringside during their famous Boléro performance at the Sarajevo Olympics in 1984?

20. What colours are the five Olympic rings? Point for each

easthammer 2:14 Tue Jul 16
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9 thanks Zico

mallard 9:43 Mon Jul 15
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11 thanks Zico

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