easthammer 4:07 Thu Mar 19
Daily Quiz anyone?
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If you are stuck at home and bored like me.
How about exercising the old grey cells?
I have for a number of years run quiz nights and couple of times a year. I was due to do one tomorrow which is now cancelled So I have a bank of questions sitting in my computer's hard drive. They are quite eclectic in their nature.
I am thinking I could put up a set of questions for which you write down your answers. After 30mins or so I will put up the answers. DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS. before I post the right answers.
You mark your own answers and post your score.
I will then record the scores and at the end of the "lockdown" we will see who is WHO's brainbox supreme. Obiviously no looking up the answers (you only cheat yourselves)
Word of warning these won't be easy questions as they have been devised for teams of six. Forming teams on here might be too problematic. So I'll try to pick out the easier questions.
Any interest?
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geoffpikey
12:52 Sat Jul 11
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Thanks east, for better entertainment than WHUFC.
IRONS
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geoffpikey
12:51 Sat Jul 11
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* apocryphal advice, says Wikipedia. But he did do "Opal Fruits, made to make your mouth water!" Oh, never mind.
Fuck Mars.
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easthammer
12:48 Sat Jul 11
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Scores on the Doors so far.
More expected
But tomorrow I am out visiting family and staying over so I won't be putting up any questions until Monday.
We have now done 113 days without a break so I think a rest is due. You will all be glued to the box Saturday watching the football anyway. COYI
See you Monday.
GeoffPikey 597
Zebthecat 596.5
Phantom 447.5
Dicanioslfty 444
Kips 303
Tomsdad 272
Son of Sam 241.5
Wanstead H 160
Texas Iron 135
IronsofCanada 71
Mercenary 67
FarCough 48
PeeWee 44
Rios 32
Hermit 19
Iron Duke 12
Crystal Falace 11
GPH 9
DarloDebs 6
Happygilmore 6
TakashiMiike 5
ErieDescent 4
Noah 4
Alan 3
Sarge 2
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geoffpikey
12:47 Sat Jul 11
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Ah, yes. Minstrels rings a bell now for me too. I didn't have that as an answer though.
3 products, one slogan? Lazy bastards. Should have taken Murray Walker's advice!!
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easthammer
12:40 Sat Jul 11
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Treats, M&Ms and Minstrels are all Mars products ( past or present) VAR has checked and all three used the tagline in their marketing. So, claim a point if you had any of the three.
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mallard
11:43 Fri Jul 10
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Agree, it was definitely Minstrels not Treats
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Mad Dog
11:40 Fri Jul 10
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Minstrels also had the tagline "melt in your mouth, not in your hand"
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kips
11:11 Fri Jul 10
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A reasonable 8 today
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geoffpikey
9:00 Fri Jul 10
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A sweet and sour 5!
Happy with that given how...
Nestlé was a Randoms guess. They own nearly EVERYTHING.
As was Germany for the Germanic-sounding Werther's.
Oblivious to blue Smarties storm. I thought it was psychologically proven blue "food" is unpopular, as it has no mirror in nature? Not even blueberries are blue. I shan't lose sleep over it, mind.
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Tomsdad
8:28 Fri Jul 10
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2
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zebthecat
7:46 Fri Jul 10
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8 it is.
I am sad enough to remember the blue smartie kerfuffle.
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Far Cough
7:26 Fri Jul 10
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3 for me
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easthammer
6:33 Fri Jul 10
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Answers
1. Which confectionary company produces Randoms?
Branded as Rowntree but owned by Nestle
2. Trebor (producers of Strong Mints) started life in 1907 in Katherine Rd E7 (not far from the Boleyn and gave old Dad his first full time job) but why the name Trebor?
Robert backwards after one of the founders.
3. Discontinued in 1984 but reintroduced in 1995 Spangles were Hopalong Cassidy’s favourite sweets but which company produced them/
Mars
4. Werthers Originals have very traditional image but from which country do they come?
Germany originally Berlin now made in Halle
5. Which sweets “Melt in your mouth not in your hand”
M&Ms currently but if you said Treets also score a point as they use to up until 1988
6. Nestles UK Smarties reintroduced which colour in 2008?
Blue
7. What Colour Smarties were replaced in 2009?
White
8. Which German owned sweet manufacturer has a large Museum in Uzes in Southern France
Haribo
9. Which US President always had Jelly Beans in the Oval office and on Air Force One.
Ronald Regan
10. What is approximately 1.9 centimetres (0.75 in) in diameter and 0.4 centimetres (0.16 in) thick, with a 0.8-centimetre (0.31 in)-wide hole.
A Polo Mint
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zebthecat
4:27 Fri Jul 10
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8 I reckon
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Texas Iron
3:27 Fri Jul 10
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7😀
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kips
3:26 Fri Jul 10
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East - I have had Q5 in a quiz before and I think that there are two brands of sweets that have used this phrase in the past.
Just can't remember if it was the same sweet that changed its name like Snickers/Marathon
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geoffpikey
2:51 Fri Jul 10
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I really don't have a sweet tooth so not overly confident. Maybe 5? Don't know what Randoms even are, confectionery-wise. (I did OK on the APPLES!)
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easthammer
2:18 Fri Jul 10
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1. Which confectionary company produces Randoms?
2. Trebor (producers of Strong Mints) started life in 1907 in Katherine Rd E7 (not far from the Boleyn and gave old Dad his first full-time job) but why the name Trebor?
3. Discontinued in 1984 but reintroduced in 1995 Spangles were Hopalong Cassidy’s favourite sweets but which company produced them/
4. Werthers Originals have very traditional image but from which country do they come?
5. Which sweets “Melt in your mouth not in your hand”
6. Nestles UK Smarties reintroduced which colour in 2008?
7. What Colour Smarties were replaced in 2009?
8. Which German owned sweet manufacturer has a large Museum in Uzes in Southern France
9. Which US President always had Jelly Beans in the Oval office and on Air Force One.
10. What is approximately 1.9 centimetres (0.75 in) in diameter and 0.4 centimetres (0.16 in) thick, with a 0.8-centimetre (0.31 in)-wide hole.
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easthammer
2:13 Fri Jul 10
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Scores on the Doors
GeoffPikey 597
Zebthecat 596.5
Phantom 447.5
Dicanioslfty 444
Kips 303
Tomsdad 272
Son of Sam 241.5
Wanstead H 160
Texas Iron 135
IronsofCanada 71
Mercenary 67
FarCough 48
PeeWee 44
Rios 32
Hermit 19
Iron Duke 12
Crystal Falace 11
GPH 9
DarloDebs 6
Happygilmore 6
TakashiMiike 5
ErieDescent 4
Noah 4
Alan 3
Sarge 2
Today's Round was a random idea that ended up being quite structured - sweet!
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geoffpikey
9:55 Fri Jul 10
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Very generous east. I was closer than "reflection of the lakes, innit?" but not much!
Just know that pines emit all sorts. Chemicals that clean yer bog and scraping past the tree at Christmas always gives me a nasty rash. (While, that's what I tell the wife it is).
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DiCaniosLefty
4:21 Fri Jul 10
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A 5 for me today thanks east
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