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zico 12:33 Mon Jul 1
Daily Quiz anyone? New month of JULY thread
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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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zebthecat
11:01 Fri Aug 2
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17 today thanks zico.
I got 7 but could not, for the life of me, remember Catphrase despite picturing Roy Walker uttering "Say that you see".
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mallard
10:49 Fri Aug 2
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15 for me
..yeah Q.7 was sneaky! I had WW2
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Westside
9:38 Fri Aug 2
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18. Thanks Zico.
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easthammer
8:58 Fri Aug 2
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15 thanks Zico
No.7 was a bit sneaky, but I liked it.
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zico
7:33 Fri Aug 2
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Quick Fire Quiz
1. Which computer company was founded by Steve Jobs?
Apple
2. Which animals get their name from the Malay words meaning "person" and "forest"?
orangutan (orang, meaning "person", and hutan, meaning "forest")
3. Where in the human body would you find the Anvil, Hammer and Stirrup?
The Ear
4. The Montreux Jazz Festival is held annually on the shoreline of which lake?
Lake Geneva
5. Which Australian bird of the kingfisher family is also called the laughing jackass?
Kookaburra
6. Which game show featured the animated golden robot called Mr Chips?
Catchphrase
7. Which war resulted in the most casualties to American troops?
The American Civil War
8. How many do you get if you add a baker's dozen to a score?
33 (13 plus 20)
9. What is the largest town in Kent, England?
Maidstone
10. Which is the nickname of the South Africa national rugby team?
Springboks
11. Which three-word strapline was first used by Tesco in 1993?
Every Little Helps
12. In which year's football world cup did we see the first use of red and yellow cards?
1970 (World Cup in Mexico)
13. What is the most populated city in Canada?
Toronto
14. Which Junior Health Minister resigned in 1988 during the salmonella-in-eggs controversy?
Edwina Currie
15. What is the nationality of tennis player Novak Djokovic?
Serbian
16. What was the nickname of Dr. Leonard McCoy who was a character in Star Trek?
Bones
17. In the name of the fashion company FCUK, what do the letters FC stand for?
French Connection (French Connection United Kingdom)
18. The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in which city?
Moscow
19. What is the name of the street that the White House is on?
Pennsylvania Avenue
20. What is the official language of Brazil?
Portuguese
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zico
4:05 Fri Aug 2
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sorry gents couldn't get on at all earlier.
Quick Fire Quiz
1. Which computer company was founded by Steve Jobs?
2. Which animals get their name from the Malay words meaning "person" and "forest"?
3. Where in the human body would you find the Anvil, Hammer and Stirrup?
4. The Montreux Jazz Festival is held annually on the shoreline of which lake?
5. Which Australian bird of the kingfisher family is also called the laughing jackass?
6. Which game show featured the animated golden robot called Mr Chips?
7. Which war resulted in the most casualties to American troops?
8. How many do you get if you add a baker's dozen to a score?
9. What is the largest town in Kent, England?
10. Which is the nickname of the South Africa national rugby team?
11. Which three-word strapline was first used by Tesco in 1993?
12. In which year's football world cup did we see the first use of red and yellow cards?
13. What is the most populated city in Canada?
14. Which Junior Health Minister resigned in 1988 during the salmonella-in-eggs controversy?
15. What is the nationality of tennis player Novak Djokovic?
16. What was the nickname of Dr. Leonard McCoy who was a character in Star Trek?
17. In the name of the fashion company FCUK, what do the letters FC stand for?
18. The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in which city?
19. What is the name of the street that the White House is on?
20. What is the official language of Brazil?
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mallard
2:57 Fri Aug 2
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9 thanks
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easthammer
2:38 Fri Aug 2
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16 thanks Zico
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Matthew Holmes
1:14 Fri Aug 2
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12
Cheers!
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zebthecat
12:37 Fri Aug 2
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15 today thanks zico.
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Westside
9:09 Thu Aug 1
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14. Thanks Zico
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zico
7:31 Thu Aug 1
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Punishment Quiz
1. Which Prime Minister would you associate with the quote 'tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime'?
Tony Blair
2. The Hougoumont, the last ship to take convicts from the UK to Australia, docked in Western Australia in which decade, was it 1840’s, 1860’s or 1880’s?
1860s (1868)
3. What name is given to the punishment where a sailor was tied to a line looped beneath a ship, thrown overboard, and dragged under the ship?
Keelhauling
4. Which band, formed on Christmas Day 1975, took their name from a torture device?
Iron Maiden
5. Can you name the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom?
Ruth Ellis (1955)
6. Corporal punishment was banned in all state-run British school in which year, was it 1982, 1986 or 1990?
1986
7. In Greek mythology, who was punished as a consequence of the theft of fire and giving it to humans?
Prometheus
8. Which well known phrase, which can mean the time when past misdeeds will be punished, is also the title of a 2000 novel by Jack Higgins?
Day Of Reckoning
9. Who was hung next to John Stead on 7 April 1739?
Dick Turpin
10. William Tell, who was set the cruel punishment of shooting an apple from his son's head, is a folk hero in which country?
Switzerland
11. In which opera do we hear the phrases 'a short, sharp shock' and 'let the punishment fit the crime'?
The Mikado
12. Valjean is sentenced to five years' hard labour in the novel Les Miserables for stealing what?
A loaf of bread
13. Can you name the English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. His father Henry and uncle Thomas were official hangmen before him.
Albert Pierrepoint
14. Colin Stagg was falsely imprisoned for which high profile murder?
Rachel Nickell
15. What was the occupation of Alfred P. Southwick, the man who introduced the concept of an electric chair? (Hint: His job and a chair are relevant).
Dentist
16. The French gave this prison the innocuous name of Maison Centrale. The natives called it Hoa Lo, but it was better known to English-speakers by the nickname it was given by American prisoners of war. Which prison was it?
Hanoi Hilton
17. Which English adventurer, knighted by Elizabeth I in 1585. Immediately fell out of favour with her successor James I and was accused of treason and (almost) executed in 1603. He did eventually suffer this fate, however, carried out in 1618?
Sir Walter Raleigh
18. What was the nickname of William Joyce who was hanged for treason in 1946?
Lord Haw-Haw
19. Thomas Cranmer became a martyr when he was burned at the stake in England in 1556. What title did he hold?
Archbishop of Canterbury
20. Can you name the Russian author of the novel Crime and Punishment?
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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zico
12:46 Thu Aug 1
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It's a punishment trying to post these quizzes!!
Punishment Quiz
1. Which Prime Minister would you associate with the quote 'tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime'?
2. The Hougoumont, the last ship to take convicts from the UK to Australia, docked in Western Australia in which decade, was it 1840’s, 1860’s or 1880’s?
3. What name is given to the punishment where a sailor was tied to a line looped beneath a ship, thrown overboard, and dragged under the ship?
4. Which band, formed on Christmas Day 1975, took their name from a torture device?
5. Can you name the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom?
6. Corporal punishment was banned in all state-run British school in which year, was it 1982, 1986 or 1990?
7. In Greek mythology, who was punished as a consequence of the theft of fire and giving it to humans?
8. Which well known phrase, which can mean the time when past misdeeds will be punished, is also the title of a 2000 novel by Jack Higgins?
9. Who was hung next to John Stead on 7 April 1739?
10. William Tell, who was set the cruel punishment of shooting an apple from his son's head, is a folk hero in which country?
11. In which opera do we hear the phrases 'a short, sharp shock' and 'let the punishment fit the crime'?
12. Valjean is sentenced to five years' hard labour in the novel Les Miserables for stealing what?
13. Can you name the English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. His father Henry and uncle Thomas were official hangmen before him.
14. Colin Stagg was falsely imprisoned for which high profile murder?
15. What was the occupation of Alfred P. Southwick, the man who introduced the concept of an electric chair? (Hint: His job and a chair are relevant).
16. The French gave this prison the innocuous name of Maison Centrale. The natives called it Hoa Lo, but it was better known to English-speakers by the nickname it was given by American prisoners of war. Which prison was it?
17. Which English adventurer, knighted by Elizabeth I in 1585. Immediately fell out of favour with her successor James I and was accused of treason and (almost) executed in 1603. He did eventually suffer this fate, however, carried out in 1618?
18. What was the nickname of William Joyce who was hanged for treason in 1946?
19. Thomas Cranmer became a martyr when he was burned at the stake in England in 1556. What title did he hold?
20. Can you name the Russian author of the novel Crime and Punishment?
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Mike Oxsaw
9:33 Thu Aug 1
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Surprised "Ali Baba & the 40 Thieves" hasn't been banned by the wokerati...
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easthammer
3:18 Thu Aug 1
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Getting on this site truly is a challenge and so was yesterday's film-related quiz!
Just 5 for that one.
Today's not great for me either but a 100% improvement so 10
Thanks, Zico
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Matthew Holmes
1:24 Thu Aug 1
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Thanks Zico
Often hard to post scores
Gangsters I got 5
Capisce?
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zebthecat
12:08 Thu Aug 1
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10 tioday thanks zico.
Back to the shoe shine box for me.
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mallard
10:59 Wed Jul 31
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18 today, 11 yesterday thanks
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Westside
10:36 Wed Jul 31
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12. Thanks Zico.
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zico
9:00 Wed Jul 31
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Real Gangsters Quiz
1. The term “mafia” originates in which region of Italy?
Sicily
2. What were the first names of the Richardson brothers, the south London rivals to the Kray twins? Point for each.
Charles (Charlie) and Edward (Eddie)
3. What took place on February 14th 1929?
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
4. What is the Japanese equivalent of the Mafia?
Yakuza
5. What crime did Al Capone eventually go to prison for?
Tax Evasion
6. Which famous actor and singer was allegedly consistently linked to the Gambino, Genovese, and Colombo families.?
Frank Sinatra
7. Which U.S. city was famous for the Purple Gang during Prohibition?
Detroit
8. What was the name of "Bugsy" Siegel's Las Vegas hotel, was it The Flamingo, The Pelican or The Blue Heron?
The Flamingo
9. The movie Goodfellas was based on what gangster's life?
Henry Hill
10. Who was the American organized crime boss who was so successful at avoiding prosecution that he was nicknamed "The Teflon Don"?
John Gotti
11. Name Al Capone's nemesis and the leader of the untouchables?
Eliot Ness
12. The Thompson submachine gun was probably the most recognized weapon of the gangster era. What nickname did it come to be known as in underworld circles, was it Street sweeper, Little smokestack or The Chicago typewriter?
The Chicago typewriter - The nickname came from the gun's rat-a-tat-tat sound, which some likened to the chatter of a typewriter.
13. Which Detective Chief Superintendent led the team that were responsible for the conviction of Ronnie and Reggie Kray?
Leonard "Nipper" Read – Two points for full name, one point for “Nipper Read
14. The Kray twins were imprisoned for life in 1969 after being convicted of murder, with a recommended minimum term of how many years?
Thirty
15. Which of the Great Train Robbers escaped from a British prison to Brazil?
Ronnie Biggs
16. Which drug lord led the Medellín Cartel?
Pablo Escobar
17. In what year did the FBI finally recognise the mafia as a national crime syndicate, was it 1947, 1957 or 1967?
1957
18. Who was the FBI agent who, using the alias Donnie Brasco, infiltrated the Bonanno crime family, was it Thomas Hagan, Russell Bufalino or Joe Pistone?
Joe Pistone
19. In the Mafia what is the meaning of ‘Omertà’?
Code of Silence
20. What is the name of the Russian equivalent of the Mafia?
Bratva
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zico
1:17 Wed Jul 31
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Site playing up again.
Real Gangsters Quiz
1. The term “mafia” originates in which region of Italy?
2. What were the first names of the Richardson brothers, the south London rivals to the Kray twins? Point for each.
3. What took place on February 14th 1929?
4. What is the Japanese equivalent of the Mafia?
5. What crime did Al Capone eventually go to prison for?
6. Which famous actor and singer was allegedly consistently linked to the Gambino, Genovese, and Colombo families.?
7. Which U.S. city was famous for the Purple Gang during Prohibition?
8. What was the name of "Bugsy" Siegel's Las Vegas hotel, was it The Flamingo, The Pelican or The Blue Heron?
9. The movie Goodfellas was based on what gangster's life?
10. Who was the American organized crime boss who was so successful at avoiding prosecution that he was nicknamed "The Teflon Don"?
11. Name Al Capone's nemesis and the leader of the untouchables?
12. The Thompson submachine gun was probably the most recognized weapon of the gangster era. What nickname did it come to be known as in underworld circles, was it Street sweeper, Little smokestack or The Chicago typewriter?
13. Which Detective Chief Superintendent led the team that were responsible for the conviction of Ronnie and Reggie Kray?
14. The Kray twins were imprisoned for life in 1969 after being convicted of murder, with a recommended minimum term of how many years?
15. Which of the Great Train Robbers escaped from a British prison to Brazil?
16. Which drug lord led the Medellín Cartel?
17. In what year did the FBI finally recognise the mafia as a national crime syndicate, was it 1947, 1957 or 1967?
18. Who was the FBI agent who, using the alias Donnie Brasco, infiltrated the Bonanno crime family, was it Thomas Hagan, Russell Bufalino or Joe Pistone?
19. In the Mafia what is the meaning of ‘Omertà’?
20. What is the name of the Russian equivalent of the Mafia?
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