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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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easthammer
7:52 Fri Jul 5
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11 thanks Zico
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zico
7:39 Fri Jul 5
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Nostalgia Quiz
1. Which band from Camden Town spent a total of 214 weeks in the UK Singles Charts from 1980 to 1986?
Madness
2. Which man produced some of the biggest TV hits of the '70s including Charlie's Angels, Fantasy Island and Starsky & Hutch?
Aaron Spelling
3. How was the 1980's fitness star Diana Moran better known?
Green Goddess
4. The popularity of which bike led to a range of smaller bikes with a similar design theme, including the Raleigh Chipper and Tomahawk models?
Raleigh Chopper
5. Which card game was first published in 1978 with early titles including Battleships, Racing Cars, and Horror?
Top Trumps
6. Which panel game show hosted by Eamonn Andrews was originally aired on the BBC from 16 July 1951 to 1963?
What's My Line?
7. Which American prime time television soap opera was a spin-off of Dallas?
Knots Landing
8. In the UK, Snickers was sold under what brand name until 1990?
Marathon
9. Which late 1970's television series featured the lead female character, Jaime Sommers?
The Bionic Woman
10. What was the four word catchphrase of the Smash Martians?
'For Mash Get Smash'
11. Which British TV dance music show hosted by Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan ran from 1988 until 1992 on ITV's Night Network?
The Hitman and Her
12. The Series D one-pound note ceased to be legal tender on 11 March 1988, it showed portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and which other famous Briton?
Sir Isaac Newton
13. British people stayed up to see Neil Armstrong step onto the surface of the Moon at 3:56 a.m. on a Monday in which month of 1969?
July
14. Which character did Gary Coleman play in Diff'rent Strokes?
Arnold (Arnold Jackson)
15. Which company published its first FIFA World Cup sticker album for the 1970 World Cup?
Panini
16. Jim Bowen would tell contestants that they would receive only their "BFH" if they lost – what did BFH stand for?
Bus Fare Home
17. Who had a serious rivalry with Jurgen Hingsen?
Daley Thompson
18. What name was given to the '90s iconic hairstyle from the sitcom Friends?
The Rachel (from the character Rachel Green)
19. What were 18.5 million people in the UK watching in the early hours of Monday 29 April 1985?
The World Snooker Final (between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis)
20. In which year did the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer take place?
1981
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zico
12:55 Fri Jul 5
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Nostalgia Quiz
1. Which band from Camden Town spent a total of 214 weeks in the UK Singles Charts from 1980 to 1986?
2. Which man produced some of the biggest TV hits of the '70s including Charlie's Angels, Fantasy Island and Starsky & Hutch?
3. How was the 1980's fitness star Diana Moran better known?
4. The popularity of which bike led to a range of smaller bikes with a similar design theme, including the Raleigh Chipper and Tomahawk models?
5. Which card game was first published in 1978 with early titles including Battleships, Racing Cars, and Horror?
6. Which panel game show hosted by Eamonn Andrews was originally aired on the BBC from 16 July 1951 to 1963?
7. Which American prime time television soap opera was a spin-off of Dallas?
8. In the UK, Snickers was sold under what brand name until 1990?
9. Which late 1970's television series featured the lead female character, Jaime Sommers?
10. What was the four word catchphrase of the Smash Martians?
11. Which British TV dance music show hosted by Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan ran from 1988 until 1992 on ITV's Night Network?
12. The Series D one-pound note ceased to be legal tender on 11 March 1988, it showed portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and which other famous Briton?
13. British people stayed up to see Neil Armstrong step onto the surface of the Moon at 3:56 a.m. on a Monday in which month of 1969?
14. Which character did Gary Coleman play in Diff'rent Strokes?
15. Which company published its first FIFA World Cup sticker album for the 1970 World Cup?
16. Jim Bowen would tell contestants that they would receive only their "BFH" if they lost – what did BFH stand for?
17. Who had a serious rivalry with Jurgen Hingsen?
18. What name was given to the '90s iconic hairstyle from the sitcom Friends?
19. What were 18.5 million people in the UK watching in the early hours of Monday 29 April 1985?
20. In which year did the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer take place?
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easthammer
3:23 Fri Jul 5
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12 for me also. thanks, Zico
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Westside
8:36 Thu Jul 4
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12. Thanks Zico.
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zico
7:38 Thu Jul 4
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National Parks Quiz
1. Which national park became the first national park in the United Kingdom in 1951?
The Peak District National Park
2. The Serengeti National Park is in which African country?
Tanzania
3. About 96 percent of Yellowstone National Park is located within which American state?
Wyoming
4. How many national parks are there in Scotland?
Two - Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, created in 2002, and the Cairngorms National Park, created in 2003.
5. Pen y Fan, the highest peak south of Snowdonia, is in which national park?
Brecon Beacons National Park
6. Name the most visited national park in the United Kingdom?
The Lake District National Park
7. Covering 570 square kilometres across Hampshire and Wiltshire - launched in 2005. Which is the smallest of the UK’s national parks?
New Forest
8. Sequoia National Park is home to the General Sherman tree, the largest tree on Earth. In which US state is this national park?
California
9. The Kruger National Park, one of the largest game reserves in Africa, can be found in which country?
South Africa
10. Name the only subtropical national Park in North America?
Everglades (Florida)
11. Fiordland National Park is the largest national park in which country?
New Zealand
12. Banff National Park is which country's oldest national park?
Canada
13. Which National Park is located in the western Sierra Nevada of California?
Yosemite National Park
14. The places of Dulverton, Dunster, Lynton and Porlock are found in which national park?
Exmoor
15. The first 10 UK national parks were designated in which decade of the 20th century?
1950s (starting in 1951 with the Peak District. By the end of the decade the Lake District, Snowdonia, Dartmoor, Pembrokeshire Coast, North York Moors, Yorkshire Dales, Exmoor, Northumberland and Brecon Beacons National Parks were established.)
16. Which UK national park is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes formed by the flooding of peat workings?
The Broads National Park in Norfolk and Suffolk
17. How many national parks are there in Wales?
Three (Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire Coast and Brecon Beacons)
18. Hadrian's Wall crosses which national park?
Northumberland National Park
19. Which UK national park's landscape consists of moorland capped with many exposed granite hilltops known as tors?
Dartmoor National Park
20. Name the famous geyser located in Yellowstone National Park that has erupted every 44 to 125 minutes since 2000?
Old Faithful
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zico
10:44 Thu Jul 4
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National Parks Quiz
1. Which national park became the first national park in the United Kingdom in 1951?
2. The Serengeti National Park is in which African country?
3. About 96 percent of Yellowstone National Park is located within which American state?
4. How many national parks are there in Scotland?
5. Pen y Fan, the highest peak south of Snowdonia, is in which national park?
6. Name the most visited national park in the United Kingdom?
7. Covering 570 square kilometres across Hampshire and Wiltshire - launched in 2005. Which is the smallest of the UK’s national parks?
8. Sequoia National Park is home to the General Sherman tree, the largest tree on Earth. In which US state is this national park?
9. The Kruger National Park, one of the largest game reserves in Africa, can be found in which country?
10. Name the only subtropical national Park in North America?
11. Fiordland National Park is the largest national park in which country?
12. Banff National Park is which country's oldest national park?
13. Which National Park is located in the western Sierra Nevada of California?
14. The places of Dulverton, Dunster, Lynton and Porlock are found in which national park?
15. The first 10 UK national parks were designated in which decade of the 20th century?
16. Which UK national park is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes formed by the flooding of peat workings?
17. How many national parks are there in Wales?
18. Hadrian's Wall crosses which national park?
19. Which UK national park's landscape consists of moorland capped with many exposed granite hilltops known as tors?
20. Name the famous geyser located in Yellowstone National Park that has erupted every 44 to 125 minutes since 2000?
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easthammer
2:01 Thu Jul 4
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10 Thanks Zico
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mallard
1:48 Thu Jul 4
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11 thanks Zico
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Westside
1:37 Thu Jul 4
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10. Thanks Zico.
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zico
7:36 Wed Jul 3
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Nations of the World
1. What is the name of Japan’s main island and home to most of its major cities?
Honshu
2. Which South American country is nearly 2,700 miles long but only averages 110 miles wide?
Chile
3. Which country's geographical shape vaguely resembles a hexagon?
France - which is why it is often referred to as L’Hexagone.
4. The Negev desert is in the southern part of which country?
Israel
5. Which country has both the highest and lowest points in South America?
Argentina
6. Name the east Asian country that is the world’s most populous island nation?
Indonesia
7. Fray Bentos is a port in which country?
Uruguay
8. Complete the name of this Caribbean country: "Saint Vincent and the ..."?
Grenadines (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
9. The Chicxulub crater is an impact crater off the coast of which country?
Mexico
10. Which country comes alphabetically last?
Zimbabwe
11. Which country was formerly called Burma?
Myanmar
12. What is the English name for this Eurasian nation which natives call Sakartvelo?
Georgia
13. The Dolomites are a mountain range in which country?
Italy
14. Kimchi is the national dish of which country and was taken into space with this country's first astronaut in 2008?
South Korea
15. In 1893, which country in the world became the first to give women the vote?
New Zealand
16. Which country is often referred to as "Africa's crossroads" and "Africa in miniature" because of its many different ethnic groups?
Cameroon
17. Ernest Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea was set in which country?
Cuba
18. Which country is called Europe's last dictatorship?
Belarus
19. Which South American country is the world's largest coffee producer?
Brazil
20. Name the only country in Central America to not have a coastline on the Caribbean Sea?
El Salvador
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zico
12:47 Wed Jul 3
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Nations of the World
1. What is the name of Japan’s main island and home to most of its major cities?
2. Which South American country is nearly 2,700 miles long but only averages 110 miles wide?
3. Which country's geographical shape vaguely resembles a hexagon?
4. The Negev desert is in the southern part of which country?
5. Which country has both the highest and lowest points in South America?
6. Name the east Asian country that is the world’s most populous island nation?
7. Fray Bentos is a port in which country?
8. Complete the name of this Caribbean country: "Saint Vincent and the ..."?
9. The Chicxulub crater is an impact crater off the coast of which country?
10. Which country comes alphabetically last?
11. Which country was formerly called Burma?
12. What is the English name for this Eurasian nation which natives call Sakartvelo?
13. The Dolomites are a mountain range in which country?
14. Kimchi is the national dish of which country and was taken into space with this country's first astronaut in 2008?
15. In 1893, which country in the world became the first to give women the vote?
16. Which country is often referred to as "Africa's crossroads" and "Africa in miniature" because of its many different ethnic groups?
17. Ernest Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea was set in which country?
18. Which country is called Europe's last dictatorship?
19. Which South American country is the world's largest coffee producer?
20. Name the only country in Central America to not have a coastline on the Caribbean Sea?
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easthammer
9:29 Tue Jul 2
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13 thanks Zico
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Westside
9:08 Tue Jul 2
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16. Thanks Zico.
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zico
8:41 Tue Jul 2
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Famous Americans
1. Henry Ford's 1908 introduction of which automobile revolutionized America?
Model T
2. Which President had a first job working as a lifeguard and resulted in saving 77 people's lives?
Ronald Reagan
3. Muhammad Ali was given the nickname the "Louisville..." what?
The Louisville Lip
4. Who did William Faulkner call "the father of American literature"?
Mark Twain
5. What did Thomas Edison invent in 1877 which later became known as the gramophone?
Phonograph
6. Name the Founding Father who also invented the lightning rod and bifocals?
Benjamin Franklin
7. Which famous American comedian was born in the Eltham district of London before coming to the United States at the age of four?
Bob Hope
8. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech whilst standing on the steps of which building?
The Lincoln Memorial
9. Bill Clinton served as governor of which state?
Governor of Arkansas
10. Who moved to Hollywood in July 1923 at 21 years old and hoped to become a live-action film director? He ended up with
26 Academy Awards, 3 Golden Globe Awards and 1 Emmy Award.
Walt Disney
11. John Wayne became a mainstream star after acting in which 1939 John Ford film?
Stagecoach
12. Born in the Kingdom of Württembergho who was granted American citizenship in 1940 and offered a presidency in 1952?
Albert Einstein (note: he was offered the presidency of Israel)
13. Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, but relocated to which city with his family when he was aged 13?
Memphis (Tennessee)
14. What was the first name of John F. Kennedy's mother, was it Rose, Daisy or Violet?
Rose (Rose Fitzgerald)
15. Best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott who did The United States Congress honour as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement"?
Rosa Parks
16. A decisive victory was led by George Washington on October 19, 1781, at which settlement in Virginia?
Yorktown
17. How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, was it three, four or five?
Four gold medals
18. Who led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War and became the 18th president of the United States?
Ulysses S. Grant
19. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon in which number Apollo mission?
Apollo 11
20. George Washington was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States. What year did he take office?
1789
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zico
10:56 Tue Jul 2
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After poor old Joe Biden's disastrous debate the other day, here are some other
Famous Americans
1. Henry Ford's 1908 introduction of which automobile revolutionized America?
2. Which President had a first job working as a lifeguard and resulted in saving 77 people's lives?
3. Muhammad Ali was given the nickname the "Louisville..." what?
4. Who did William Faulkner call "the father of American literature"?
5. What did Thomas Edison invent in 1877 which later became known as the gramophone?
6. Name the Founding Father who also invented the lightning rod and bifocals?
7. Which famous American comedian was born in the Eltham district of London before coming to the United States at the age of four?
8. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech whilst standing on the steps of which building?
9. Bill Clinton served as governor of which state?
10. Who moved to Hollywood in July 1923 at 21 years old and hoped to become a live-action film director? He ended up with
26 Academy Awards, 3 Golden Globe Awards and 1 Emmy Award.
11. John Wayne became a mainstream star after acting in which 1939 John Ford film?
12. Born in the Kingdom of Württembergho who was granted American citizenship in 1940 and offered a presidency in 1952?
13. Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, but relocated to which city with his family when he was aged 13?
14. What was the first name of John F. Kennedy's mother, was it Rose, Daisy or Violet?
15. Best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott who did The United States Congress honour as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement"?
16. A decisive victory was led by George Washington on October 19, 1781, at which settlement in Virginia?
17. How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, was it three, four or five?
18. Who led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War and became the 18th president of the United States?
19. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon in which number Apollo mission?
20. George Washington was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States. What year did he take office?
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Westside
11:32 Mon Jul 1
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14. Thanks Zico.
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easthammer
8:30 Mon Jul 1
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12 thanks Zico
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zico
7:19 Mon Jul 1
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Name the Month Quiz
1. Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of which month?
November
2. The London Marathon is typically held in which month?
April
3. Which month features in the title of a 1984 book by Tom Clancy?
October (The Hunt for Red October)
4. In which month did England win the 1966 World Cup at Wembley Stadium?
July (30th)
5. In which month was the Battle of Hastings fought in 1066?
October (14th)
6. The start of the shooting season for red grouse, called The Glorious Twelfth, is in which month?
August
7. In which month was Julius Caesar assassinated in 44 BC?
March (On the Ides of March - or the 15th)
8. The October Revolution of 1917, occurred in which month?
November
9. If March brings "breezes loud and shrill, which stirs the dancing daffodil", which month brings "cooling showers, apricots and gillyflowers"?
July (from the poem "The Garden Year" by Sara Coleridge)
10. The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held on the 19th of which month in 2018?
May
11. Which month features in the title of a 1989 American biographical war drama film based on a 1976 autobiography by Ron Kovic?
July (Born on the Fourth of July)
12. Which planet is also the name of a month in French?
Mars (March)
13. In which month is Burns Night celebrated?
January (25th)
14. On the first day of which month did France and Britain declare war on Germany in 1939?
September
15. What month is the Grand National usually held?
April
16. The French National Day is the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille on the 14th day of which month in 1789?
July
17. In 2009, American singer Michael Jackson sadly died on the 25th day in which month?
June
18. What month is in the title of a popular song sung by Pat Boone which was also the theme song for a 1957 film of the same name also starring Boone?
April ("April Love" was the song and film)
19. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour happened in which month?
December (December 7, 1941)
20. According to the poem The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot, which month is the cruellest?
April
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zico
12:35 Mon Jul 1
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Name the Month Quiz
1. Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of which month?
2. The London Marathon is typically held in which month?
3. Which month features in the title of a 1984 book by Tom Clancy?
4. In which month did England win the 1966 World Cup at Wembley Stadium?
5. In which month was the Battle of Hastings fought in 1066?
6. The start of the shooting season for red grouse, called The Glorious Twelfth, is in which month?
7. In which month was Julius Caesar assassinated in 44 BC?
8. The October Revolution of 1917, occurred in which month?
9. If March brings "breezes loud and shrill, which stirs the dancing daffodil", which month brings "cooling showers, apricots and gillyflowers"?
10. The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held on the 19th of which month in 2018?
11. Which month features in the title of a 1989 American biographical war drama film based on a 1976 autobiography by Ron Kovic?
12. Which planet is also the name of a month in French?
13. In which month is Burns Night celebrated?
14. On the first day of which month did France and Britain declare war on Germany in 1939?
15. What month is the Grand National usually held?
16. The French National Day is the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille on the 14th day of which month in 1789?
17. In 2009, American singer Michael Jackson sadly died on the 25th day in which month?
18. What month is in the title of a popular song sung by Pat Boone which was also the theme song for a 1957 film of the same name also starring Boone?
19. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour happened in which month?
20. According to the poem The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot, which month is the cruellest?
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