Daily Quiz anyone?

[zico]

Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.  

[Mike Oxsaw]

17 today thanks zico.
I saw the very last condorde flight from the balcony at home as the Heathrow approach path went over our road. It was three of them one after the other and it was a sad day.

May have said this before so apologies if I have.  I contacted British Airways several months before to see if mum would be able to take a flight as she designed concordes windows way back.  They did reply but basically to say she could if she bought a ticket along with everyone else!  Unfortunately I didn't have £20 odd grand lying around..

More trivial trivia:

If your mum was at Filton during Concorde's development, she may well have seen my father (working on the engines) and, during the school holidays, me, sat in the refectory, ostensibly to improve my French, but I suspect more to break the boredom for my father on his daily trips from Chadwell Heath to Filton.

[zico]

Wales Quiz

1. Which future James Bond was born in Colwyn Bay in 1946?

2. In which year was Cardiff proclaimed capital of Wales, 1755, 1855 or 1955?

3. According to the legend, which vegetable were Welsh soldiers asked to wear on their helmet? 

4.  What earth bank that roughly follows the border between England and Wales was according to several sources built to keep the Welsh in?

5.  The United Kingdom's smallest city by population and urban area in is in Wales, what is it called?

6.  Where are the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Agency [DVLA] offices located?

7.  At which racecourse is the Welsh Grand National run?

8.  What is the name of the river that flows through Cardiff?

9.  What is the only Welsh county to play first-class cricket?

10.  Where was the 2010 Ryder Cup held?

11.  How many letters are in Wales’s longest place name, often known in short as Llanfair PG, is it 48, 58 or 68? 

12.  Which castle was the site of the investiture of the Prince of Wales?

13.  Which mountain range lies between Aberystwyth and Rhayader?

14. What is the name of The Millennium Stadium since 2016? 

15.  Who is Wales most capped footballer with 111 caps?

16.  Which castle in Gwent is the second largest in Britain?

17.  What is the highest peak in Wales? 

18.  What are the two colours on the flag of Saint David? (point for each)

19. The Welsh comedian and singer Harry Secombe played which central character in the Goon Show?

20.  Who was the only UK Prime Minister to have spoken Welsh as his first language? 



 

[zico]

15 thanks Zico

A pedantic note or two, just because I haven't had one for a while
The Elgin Marbles have little to do with the town of that name but are linked to the Lord that shares his title with the town's name. And for even more nit pickiing Gretna Green is a small village not to be confused witj the nearby town of Gretna. But worries as zI got both corrrct


 

Wouldn't be the same without a pedantic note or two East!    Yes, I saw that re Elgin Marbles but the question would have been so bloody long you would have all been asleep by the time you had read it.  So I placed the word "referred" to rather than "named after".  Re Gretna, I didn't know that.  You learn something new every day.

[easthammer]

15 thanks Zico

A pedantic note or two, just because I haven't had one for a while
The Elgin Marbles have little to do with the town of that name but are linked to the Lord that shares his title with the town's name. And for even more nit pickiing Gretna Green is a small village not to be confused witj the nearby town of Gretna. But worries as zI got both corrrct
 

[mallard]

13 - Thanks Zico

[zebthecat]

17 today thanks zico.
Not bad for a sassenach bampot.

[Westside]

13. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Scotland Quiz

1.  Which town on the Scottish Borders is traditionally a destination for runaway brides?
Gretna Green

2.  More known for something else, what is the largest lake, by volume, in Scotland?
Loch Ness

3.  Beginning with “C” which river flows through Glasgow?
River Clyde

4.  Drumossie Moor around four miles east of Inverness was the site of which last large scale pitched battle fought on British soil, and in many sources the last battle of any sort fought in Great Britain?
Battle of Culloden [16 April 1746]

5.  On which island are the Cuillin Mountains?
Skye

6.  Which town is said to be the "Home of Golf"?
St. Andrews

7.  Which city is known as "The Granite City"?
Aberdeen

8.  After which town are the Parthenon Marbles usually referred?
Elgin

9.  Which city goes under the nicknames "Auld Reekie" or "Athens of the North"?
Edinburgh

10.  In which town is the Robert Burns centre located?
Dumfries

11.  Cornton Vale was Scotland's only all-female prison until April 2023, near which city was it located?
Stirling

12.  Which island group houses the most Northerly settlement, castle and church in the British Isles?
The Shetland Islands

13.  Beginning with “S” what is the name of the fictional, isolated Scottish island in the 1973 British folk horror film “The Wicker Man”?
Summerisle

14.  At which racecourse is the Scottish Grand National run?
Ayr

15.  Who is Scotland’s most capped footballer with 102 caps?
Kenny Dalglish

16.  Which army regiment founded in 1650 takes its name from the Border's town in which it was formed?
The Coldstream Guards

17.  Scotland swept England aside in a stunning Calcutta Cup win in the Six Nations this year, what was the score, was it 29-18, 30-19 or 31-20?
31 – 20

18. Sean Connery won one Oscar in his lifetime for Best Supporting Actor at the 1987 Awards for which film?
The Untouchables as Jim Malone

19.  What is the name of the extinct volcano that overlooks Edinburgh?
Arthur's Seat

20. By what name are Scottish mountains over 3,000 ft. high known by?
Munros 


 

[zico]

Scotland Quiz

1.  Which town on the Scottish Borders is traditionally a destination for runaway brides?

2.  More known for something else, what is the largest lake, by volume, in Scotland?

3.  Beginning with “C” which river flows through Glasgow?

4.  Drumossie Moor around four miles east of Inverness was the site of which last large scale pitched battle fought on British soil, and in many sources the last battle of any sort fought in Great Britain?

5.  On which island are the Cuillin Mountains?

6.  Which town is said to be the "Home of Golf"?

7.  Which city is known as "The Granite City"?

8.  After which town are the Parthenon Marbles usually referred?

9.  Which city goes under the nicknames "Auld Reekie" or "Athens of the North"?

10.  In which town is the Robert Burns centre located?

11.  Cornton Vale was Scotland's only all-female prison until April 2023, near which city was it located?

12.  Which island group houses the most Northerly settlement, castle and church in the British Isles?

13.  Beginning with “S” what is the name of the fictional, isolated Scottish island in the 1973 British folk horror film “The Wicker Man”?

14.  At which racecourse is the Scottish Grand National run?

15.  Who is Scotland’s most capped footballer with 102 caps?

16.  Which army regiment founded in 1650 takes its name from the Border's town in which it was formed?

17.  Scotland swept England aside in a stunning Calcutta Cup win in the Six Nations this year, what was the score, was it 29-18, 30-19 or 31-20?

18. Sean Connery won one Oscar in his lifetime for Best Supporting Actor at the 1987 Awards for which film?

19.  What is the name of the extinct volcano that overlooks Edinburgh?

20. By what name are Scottish mountains over 3,000 ft. high known by?

 

[only1billybonds]

12.

Thanks Zico 

[zico]

13. Thanks Zico.

Question 19, featured in the million pound question, for the first million pound winner on the UK's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." I.e which English King did she marry.

Yes indeed, Judith Keppel.  I seem to remember Tarrant being stunned because she had visited Eleanor of Aquitaine's or the Kings grave a week before on holiday or something. 

[Westside]

13. Thanks Zico.

Question 19, featured in the million pound question, for the first million pound winner on the UK's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." I.e which English King did she marry.

[mallard]

13 - Thanks for your efforts this week Zico

[zico]

17 today thanks zico.
I saw the very last condorde flight from the balcony at home as the Heathrow approach path went over our road. It was three of them one after the other and it was a sad day.

May have said this before so apologies if I have.  I contacted British Airways several months before to see if mum would be able to take a flight as she designed concordes windows way back.  They did reply but basically to say she could if she bought a ticket along with everyone else!  Unfortunately I didn't have £20 odd grand lying around..

[zebthecat]

17 today thanks zico.
I saw the very last condorde flight from the balcony at home as the Heathrow approach path went over our road. It was three of them one after the other and it was a sad day.

[zico]

Have a good weekend All.

England Quiz

1. The All-England Club, which is the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, includes the name of which other sport in its full name in addition to tennis?
Croquet

2.  One of the first known mortality tables were published in England in 1693 by which man more famously associated with a recurring comet?
Edmond Halley

3.  What county in Northern England has the James Herriot Museum, housed in the building where Herriot originally practiced veterinary medicine with Brian and Donald Sinclair (renamed Siegfried and Tristan Farnon in the books)?
Yorkshire - North Yorkshire

4.  Fined one shilling plus costs, Walter Arnold of Kent, England is often considered the first motorist to receive what type of "ticket" on January 28, 1896?
Speeding ticket

5.  Most famous for its iconic trench coats, what British fashion company was founded in 1856 in Basingstoke, England?
Burberry

6.  Known for its dark red colour with a white face, what breed of cattle is named for the West Midlands area of England in which it was first developed?
Hereford cattle

7. Commonly used in horse racing and first used in 16th-century England, what “F” measurement is equivalent to one-eighth of a mile or 220 yards?
Furlong

8.  Parts of England's River Thames are known alternatively by what name that is also the name of an ancient Egyptian goddess?
Isis

9.  Guy Fawkes Day celebrations in England on the 5th of November began as a way to celebrate the failure of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot. What English monarch was the planned victim of Fawkes and his associates?
James I

10.  How many capsules, or pods, does The London Eye have, is it 22, 32 or 42?
32 - to represent the 32 Boroughs of London

11. Which Premier League football stadium has the highest capacity?
Old Trafford

12. Who was the first English royal to live in Buckingham palace?
Queen Victoria moved in in 1837

13.  Which cathedral featured in the 1976 film The Omen, was it Chichester Cathedral, Guildford Cathedral or Southwark Cathedral?
Guildford Cathedral

14.  In what year was the National Health Service (NHS) established?
1948

15. Who is England’s most capped footballer with 125 caps?
Peter Shilton

16.  In what year did the Concorde jet make its last commercial passenger flight from New York to London, was it 2000, 2003 or 2006?
2003

17.  In which coast side city is England’s oldest aquarium, opened in 1872?
Brighton

18.  What is the name of the longest canal in England? 
Grand Union Canal

19.  Who is the only woman to be Queen consort of France and Queen consort of England, married to two different kings?
Eleanor of Aquitaine

20.  What is the name of the medieval manuscript containing Anglo-Saxon heroic poems, including “Beowulf”?
The Nowell Codex  (Two points if you got this)




 

[zico]

First of a new subject matter that will run into next week.

Another England Quiz

1. The All-England Club, which is the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, includes the name of which other sport in its full name in addition to tennis?

2.  One of the first known mortality tables were published in England in 1693 by which man more famously associated with a recurring comet?

3.  What county in Northern England has the James Herriot Museum, housed in the building where Herriot originally practiced veterinary medicine with Brian and Donald Sinclair (renamed Siegfried and Tristan Farnon in the books)?

4.  Fined one shilling plus costs, Walter Arnold of Kent, England is often considered the first motorist to receive what type of "ticket" on January 28, 1896?

5.  Most famous for its iconic trench coats, what British fashion company was founded in 1856 in Basingstoke, England?

6.  Known for its dark red colour with a white face, what breed of cattle is named for the West Midlands area of England in which it was first developed?

7. Commonly used in horse racing and first used in 16th-century England, what “F” measurement is equivalent to one-eighth of a mile or 220 yards?

8.  Parts of England's River Thames are known alternatively by what name that is also the name of an ancient Egyptian goddess?

9.  Guy Fawkes Day celebrations in England on the 5th of November began as a way to celebrate the failure of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot. What English monarch was the planned victim of Fawkes and his associates?

10.  How many capsules, or pods, does The London Eye have, is it 22, 32 or 42?

11. Which Premier League football stadium has the highest capacity?

12. Who was the first English royal to live in Buckingham palace?

13.  Which cathedral featured in the 1976 film The Omen, was it Chichester Cathedral, Guildford Cathedral or Southwark Cathedral?

14.  In what year was the National Health Service (NHS) established?

15. Who is England’s most capped footballer with 125 caps?

16.  In what year did the Concorde jet make its last commercial passenger flight from New York to London, was it 2000, 2003 or 2006?

17.  In which coast side city is England’s oldest aquarium, opened in 1872?

18.  What is the name of the longest canal in England? 

19.  Who is the only woman to be Queen consort of France and Queen consort of England, married to two different kings?

20.  What is the name of the medieval manuscript containing Anglo-Saxon heroic poems, including “Beowulf”?

 

[only1billybonds]

14.

Cheers Zico 

[zebthecat]

15 today thanks zico.

[Westside]

14. Thanks Zico.

[mallard]

12 - Thanks Zico

[easthammer]

13 thanks Zico

[zico]

Random Trivia 75

1.  What is the name of the ship that sank off Portsmouth in 1545 and was raised in 1982?
The Mary Rose

2.  Which British comedian played Baldrick in Blackadder who frequently devised a "cunning plan"?
Tony Robinson

3.  Which gas giant, discovered in 1846, was the first planet found using mathematical prediction?
Neptune

4.  Which mountain range forms the primary natural boundary between Europe and Asia.?
Ural Mountains

5.  Which Conservative Party leader lost the 2001 general election in a landslide to Tony Blair?
William Hague

6.  Who wrote the novel JAWS in 1974?
Peter Benchley

7.  What nickname is sometimes used to describe Denmark Street in London's West End because of its large number of music shops?
Tin Pan Alley

8. Abba’s 1975 hit Fernando refers to a revolution in which country?
Mexico

9. Which rock band was made up of Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and John Bonham?
Led Zeppelin

10. The history questions in Trivial Pursuit are what colour?
Yellow

11.  In which athletics event did Bruce Jenner win the gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics?
The Decathlon

12.  Name the famous active volcano found on the east coast of Sicily?
Mount Etna

13.  Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Colorado River

14.  Who was the first British Prime Minister born in the 20th century?
Alec Douglas-Home

15.  Which 1314 battle saw Robert the Bruce defeat the English?
The Battle of Bannockburn

16.  Which show launched the British career of singer and comedian Margarita Pracatan?
The Clive James Show

17. How old was Michael Jackson when he died in Los Angeles in June 2009? 
50

18.  In the early 1990s, which actor took over the role of Minder from Dennis Waterman?
Gary Webster

19. Zola Budd accidently tripped Mary Decker in the 1984 Olympic Games in which distance athletics event?
3,000m final

20.  What is Admiral Sir Miles Messervy usually known as?
M (played by Bernard Lee in the James Bond films)


 

[zico]

I probably would have struggled too Zeb, but if you gave me 1974-1982 I could have told you!

Random Trivia 75

1.  What is the name of the ship that sank off Portsmouth in 1545 and was raised in 1982?

2.  Which British comedian played Baldrick in Blackadder who frequently devised a "cunning plan"?

3.  Which gas giant, discovered in 1846, was the first planet found using mathematical prediction?

4.  Which mountain range forms the primary natural boundary between Europe and Asia.?

5.  Which Conservative Party leader lost the 2001 general election in a landslide to Tony Blair?

6.  Who wrote the novel JAWS in 1974?

7.  What nickname is sometimes used to describe Denmark Street in London's West End because of its large number of music shops?

8. Abba’s 1975 hit Fernando refers to a revolution in which country?

9. Which rock band was made up of Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and John Bonham?

10. The history questions in Trivial Pursuit are what colour?

11.  In which athletics event did Bruce Jenner win the gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics?

12.  Name the famous active volcano found on the east coast of Sicily?

13.  Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?

14.  Who was the first British Prime Minister born in the 20th century?

15.  Which 1314 battle saw Robert the Bruce defeat the English?

16.  Which show launched the British career of singer and comedian Margarita Pracatan?

17. How old was Michael Jackson when he died in Los Angeles in June 2009? 

18.  In the early 1990s, which actor took over the role of Minder from Dennis Waterman?

19. Zola Budd accidently tripped Mary Decker in the 1984 Olympic Games in which distance athletics event?

20.  What is Admiral Sir Miles Messervy usually known as?


 

[zebthecat]

16 today thanks zico.
It appears that I remember next to nothing about football.
I put this down to WHU related PTSD.