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Daily Quiz anyone?
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.
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Cryptic Movie Quiz
1. Best weapon.
Top Gun.
2. Well-behaved colloquial men.
Goodfellas.
3. Putting dots on locomotives.
Trainspotting.
4. The absence of light with a soldier from the Middle Ages.
The Dark Knight.
5. Furious male bovine animal.
Raging Bull.
6. First number took flight over Swiss clock’s home.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
7. Town inhabitant with slender stick.
Citizen Kane.
8. Ankle Not Securely Attached
Footloose
9. Cease living before rigid.
Die Hard.
10. Dad goes after the deity.
The Godfather.
11. Insane greatest amount shortened.
Mad Max.
12. The end of the world immediately.
Apocalypse Now.
13. Crooning while the water comes down.
Singin’ in the Rain.
14. Cab chauffeur.
Taxi Driver.
15. A few enjoy information technology heated.
Some Like It Hot.
16. Knife jogger.
Blade Runner.
17. The one after the second guy.
The Third Man.
18. Water supply hounds.
Reservoir Dogs.
19. The expensive pursuer.
The Deer Hunter.
20. Near meetings of the tertiary sort.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
21. Crimson Daybreak
Red Dawn
22. Strewn with boulders.
Rocky.
23. The necromancer from down under.
The Wizard of Oz.
24. Soft, wet, shapeless mass of books.
Pulp Fiction.
25. Celebrity conflicts.
Star Wars.
26. Capture The 39th President
Get Carter
27. Plunders belonging to Noah’s misplaced boat.
Raiders of the Lost Ark.
28. Disappeared alongside the breeze.
Gone with the Wind.
29. Murder a sarcastic feathered creature.
To Kill a Mockingbird.
30. Quietness of the young sheep.
Silence of the Lambs.
31. The first meal of the day association.
The Breakfast Club.
32. 1.68 Jade Kilometres
The Green Mile
33. Distant advance.
Fargo.
34. A timepiece mechanism with citrus fruit.
Clockwork Orange.
35. Greek God's Quest
The Poseidon Adventure
36. Plaything fable.
Toy Story.
38. The everyday people thought to be guilty.
The Usual Suspects.
39. Everything concerning the first woman.
All About Eve.
40. Well-behaved desire stalking.
Good Will Hunting.
41. Courageous organ.
Braveheart.
42. Man of noble rank belonging to the circles.
Lord of the Rings.
43. Physically in contact with the liquid foremost.
On the Waterfront.
44. Rocky's Hometown
Philadelphia
45. Chilled Palm Skywalker
Cool Hand Luke
46. Can't Make Contact With
The Untouchables
47. Fiery seats on horses.
Blazing Saddles.
48. Every one of the head of state’s guys.
All the President’s Men.
49. 24 hours after the earth pig.
Groundhog Day.
50. The opposite of east border fable.
West Side Story
1. Best weapon.
Top Gun.
2. Well-behaved colloquial men.
Goodfellas.
3. Putting dots on locomotives.
Trainspotting.
4. The absence of light with a soldier from the Middle Ages.
The Dark Knight.
5. Furious male bovine animal.
Raging Bull.
6. First number took flight over Swiss clock’s home.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
7. Town inhabitant with slender stick.
Citizen Kane.
8. Ankle Not Securely Attached
Footloose
9. Cease living before rigid.
Die Hard.
10. Dad goes after the deity.
The Godfather.
11. Insane greatest amount shortened.
Mad Max.
12. The end of the world immediately.
Apocalypse Now.
13. Crooning while the water comes down.
Singin’ in the Rain.
14. Cab chauffeur.
Taxi Driver.
15. A few enjoy information technology heated.
Some Like It Hot.
16. Knife jogger.
Blade Runner.
17. The one after the second guy.
The Third Man.
18. Water supply hounds.
Reservoir Dogs.
19. The expensive pursuer.
The Deer Hunter.
20. Near meetings of the tertiary sort.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
21. Crimson Daybreak
Red Dawn
22. Strewn with boulders.
Rocky.
23. The necromancer from down under.
The Wizard of Oz.
24. Soft, wet, shapeless mass of books.
Pulp Fiction.
25. Celebrity conflicts.
Star Wars.
26. Capture The 39th President
Get Carter
27. Plunders belonging to Noah’s misplaced boat.
Raiders of the Lost Ark.
28. Disappeared alongside the breeze.
Gone with the Wind.
29. Murder a sarcastic feathered creature.
To Kill a Mockingbird.
30. Quietness of the young sheep.
Silence of the Lambs.
31. The first meal of the day association.
The Breakfast Club.
32. 1.68 Jade Kilometres
The Green Mile
33. Distant advance.
Fargo.
34. A timepiece mechanism with citrus fruit.
Clockwork Orange.
35. Greek God's Quest
The Poseidon Adventure
36. Plaything fable.
Toy Story.
38. The everyday people thought to be guilty.
The Usual Suspects.
39. Everything concerning the first woman.
All About Eve.
40. Well-behaved desire stalking.
Good Will Hunting.
41. Courageous organ.
Braveheart.
42. Man of noble rank belonging to the circles.
Lord of the Rings.
43. Physically in contact with the liquid foremost.
On the Waterfront.
44. Rocky's Hometown
Philadelphia
45. Chilled Palm Skywalker
Cool Hand Luke
46. Can't Make Contact With
The Untouchables
47. Fiery seats on horses.
Blazing Saddles.
48. Every one of the head of state’s guys.
All the President’s Men.
49. 24 hours after the earth pig.
Groundhog Day.
50. The opposite of east border fable.
West Side Story
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12 for the driving theory questions thanks Zico (a long time since my test). Man with a Red Flag had just left the scene. Talking of red flags I'll give the cryptic films a go. Although as you know I am shit on films I can be quite cryptical in thought. If you know what I mean. If you do then maybe I am shit at that as well
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Will be back tomorrow evening with the answers.
Cryptic Movie Quiz - Name the film from the cryptic clue
1. Best weapon.
2. Well-behaved colloquial men.
3. Putting dots on locomotives.
4. The absence of light with a soldier from the Middle Ages.
5. Furious male bovine animal.
6. First number took flight over Swiss clock’s home.
7. Town inhabitant with slender stick.
8. Ankle Not Securely Attached
9. Cease living before rigid.
10. Dad goes after the deity.
11. Insane greatest amount shortened.
12. The end of the world immediately.
13. Crooning while the water comes down.
14. Cab chauffeur.
15. A few enjoy information technology heated.
16. Knife jogger.
17. The one after the second guy.
18. Water supply hounds.
19. The expensive pursuer.
20. Near meetings of the tertiary sort.
21. Crimson Daybreak
22. Strewn with boulders.
23. The necromancer from down under.
24. Soft, wet, shapeless mass of books.
25. Celebrity conflicts.
26. Capture The 39th President
27. Plunders belonging to Noah’s misplaced boat.
28. Disappeared alongside the breeze.
29. Murder a sarcastic feathered creature.
30. Quietness of the young sheep.
31. The first meal of the day association.
32. 1.68 Jade Kilometres
33. Distant advance.
34. A timepiece mechanism with citrus fruit.
35. Greek God's Quest
36. Plaything fable.
38. The everyday people thought to be guilty.
39. Everything concerning the first woman.
40. Well-behaved desire stalking.
41. Courageous organ.
42. Man of noble rank belonging to the circles.
43. Physically in contact with the liquid foremost.
44. Rocky's Hometown
45. Chilled Palm Skywalker
46. Can't Make Contact With
47. Fiery seats on horses.
48. Every one of the head of state’s guys.
49. 24 hours after the earth pig.
50. The opposite of east border fable.
Cryptic Movie Quiz - Name the film from the cryptic clue
1. Best weapon.
2. Well-behaved colloquial men.
3. Putting dots on locomotives.
4. The absence of light with a soldier from the Middle Ages.
5. Furious male bovine animal.
6. First number took flight over Swiss clock’s home.
7. Town inhabitant with slender stick.
8. Ankle Not Securely Attached
9. Cease living before rigid.
10. Dad goes after the deity.
11. Insane greatest amount shortened.
12. The end of the world immediately.
13. Crooning while the water comes down.
14. Cab chauffeur.
15. A few enjoy information technology heated.
16. Knife jogger.
17. The one after the second guy.
18. Water supply hounds.
19. The expensive pursuer.
20. Near meetings of the tertiary sort.
21. Crimson Daybreak
22. Strewn with boulders.
23. The necromancer from down under.
24. Soft, wet, shapeless mass of books.
25. Celebrity conflicts.
26. Capture The 39th President
27. Plunders belonging to Noah’s misplaced boat.
28. Disappeared alongside the breeze.
29. Murder a sarcastic feathered creature.
30. Quietness of the young sheep.
31. The first meal of the day association.
32. 1.68 Jade Kilometres
33. Distant advance.
34. A timepiece mechanism with citrus fruit.
35. Greek God's Quest
36. Plaything fable.
38. The everyday people thought to be guilty.
39. Everything concerning the first woman.
40. Well-behaved desire stalking.
41. Courageous organ.
42. Man of noble rank belonging to the circles.
43. Physically in contact with the liquid foremost.
44. Rocky's Hometown
45. Chilled Palm Skywalker
46. Can't Make Contact With
47. Fiery seats on horses.
48. Every one of the head of state’s guys.
49. 24 hours after the earth pig.
50. The opposite of east border fable.
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Gents, I am away on a couple of days golf break tomorrow and Friday so I have done a 50 question quiz that should keep you going for a couple of days. It's another Cryptic Films Quiz (Sorry East) but had to think of something fairly quickly.
UK Driving Theory Quiz - Thank god I passed long before theory came in!!
1. In which city are the headquarters of the DVLA?
Swansea
2. After learners pass their driving test, they may opt to display green P-plates; what does the 'P' stand for?
Probationary
3. What type of emergency vehicle is fitted with a green flashing beacon?
Doctor - on emergency call
4. The first speed camera – or safety camera, to use the official terminology – was installed on the A316 over Twickenham Bridge in which year, was it 1972, 1982 or 1992?
1992
5. What does SORN stand for?
Statutory Off-Road Notification
6. What term is given to an area not covered by a driver's mirrors?
Blind spot
7. In millimetres what is the legal limit for tyre tread?
1.6mm
8. If you are towing a trailer on a motorway, what is your national speed limit?
60mph
9. After what time at night should you not use your horn when driving in a built-up area, is it 10.30pm, 11.30pm or 12.30am? (except when another road user poses a danger)
11:30pm
10. The compulsory driving test for all drivers was introduced in which decade, was it 1920’s, 1930’s or 1940’s?
1930s (1935) - for all drivers who started driving on or after 1st of April 1934.
11. In Wales, with its bilingual status, learner drivers may display either red L plates or what other letter red plates?
D plate
12. How much does the theory test for cars cost?
£23
13. In the driving theory test you must answer at least how many questions out of 50 correctly?
43
14. A CBT certificate may be required before a motorcycle is ridden; what does this acronym stand for?
Compulsory Basic Training
15. What does it mean if a pedestrian has a white stick with a red band?
Deaf and blind
16. Traffic signs giving orders are generally what shape?
Circles - Circles give orders. Triangles warn. Rectangles inform.
17. In metres, what is the nearest you may park to a junction?
10 metres
18. You must renew your driving licence when you reach what age?
70 years
19. What type of crossings are designed specifically for both pedestrians and cyclists?
Toucan crossings
20. If you are driving on an icy road, how many times the normal distance should you drive from the car in front?
Ten times
UK Driving Theory Quiz - Thank god I passed long before theory came in!!
1. In which city are the headquarters of the DVLA?
Swansea
2. After learners pass their driving test, they may opt to display green P-plates; what does the 'P' stand for?
Probationary
3. What type of emergency vehicle is fitted with a green flashing beacon?
Doctor - on emergency call
4. The first speed camera – or safety camera, to use the official terminology – was installed on the A316 over Twickenham Bridge in which year, was it 1972, 1982 or 1992?
1992
5. What does SORN stand for?
Statutory Off-Road Notification
6. What term is given to an area not covered by a driver's mirrors?
Blind spot
7. In millimetres what is the legal limit for tyre tread?
1.6mm
8. If you are towing a trailer on a motorway, what is your national speed limit?
60mph
9. After what time at night should you not use your horn when driving in a built-up area, is it 10.30pm, 11.30pm or 12.30am? (except when another road user poses a danger)
11:30pm
10. The compulsory driving test for all drivers was introduced in which decade, was it 1920’s, 1930’s or 1940’s?
1930s (1935) - for all drivers who started driving on or after 1st of April 1934.
11. In Wales, with its bilingual status, learner drivers may display either red L plates or what other letter red plates?
D plate
12. How much does the theory test for cars cost?
£23
13. In the driving theory test you must answer at least how many questions out of 50 correctly?
43
14. A CBT certificate may be required before a motorcycle is ridden; what does this acronym stand for?
Compulsory Basic Training
15. What does it mean if a pedestrian has a white stick with a red band?
Deaf and blind
16. Traffic signs giving orders are generally what shape?
Circles - Circles give orders. Triangles warn. Rectangles inform.
17. In metres, what is the nearest you may park to a junction?
10 metres
18. You must renew your driving licence when you reach what age?
70 years
19. What type of crossings are designed specifically for both pedestrians and cyclists?
Toucan crossings
20. If you are driving on an icy road, how many times the normal distance should you drive from the car in front?
Ten times
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11 for me, with a couple of (un)educated guesses, can’t believe I didn’t even think of Roo
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UK Driving Theory Quiz - Thank god I passed long before theory came in!!
1. In which city are the headquarters of the DVLA?
2. After learners pass their driving test, they may opt to display green P-plates; what does the 'P' stand for?
3. What type of emergency vehicle is fitted with a green flashing beacon?
4. The first speed camera – or safety camera, to use the official terminology – was installed on the A316 over Twickenham Bridge in which year, was it 1972, 1982 or 1992?
5. What does SORN stand for?
6. What term is given to an area not covered by a driver's mirrors?
7. In millimetres what is the legal limit for tyre tread?
8. If you are towing a trailer on a motorway, what is your national speed limit?
9. After what time at night should you not use your horn when driving in a built-up area, is it 10.30pm, 11.30pm or 12.30am? (except when another road user poses a danger)
10. The compulsory driving test for all drivers was introduced in which decade, was it 1920’s, 1930’s or 1940’s?
11. In Wales, with its bilingual status, learner drivers may display either red L plates or what other letter red plates?
12. How much does the theory test for cars cost?
13. In the driving theory test you must answer at least how many questions out of 50 correctly?
14. A CBT certificate may be required before a motorcycle is ridden; what does this acronym stand for?
15. What does it mean if a pedestrian has a white stick with a red band?
16. Traffic signs giving orders are generally what shape?
17. In metres, what is the nearest you may park to a junction?
18. You must renew your driving licence when you reach what age?
19. What type of crossings are designed specifically for both pedestrians and cyclists?
20. If you are driving on an icy road, how many times the normal distance should you drive from the car in front?
1. In which city are the headquarters of the DVLA?
2. After learners pass their driving test, they may opt to display green P-plates; what does the 'P' stand for?
3. What type of emergency vehicle is fitted with a green flashing beacon?
4. The first speed camera – or safety camera, to use the official terminology – was installed on the A316 over Twickenham Bridge in which year, was it 1972, 1982 or 1992?
5. What does SORN stand for?
6. What term is given to an area not covered by a driver's mirrors?
7. In millimetres what is the legal limit for tyre tread?
8. If you are towing a trailer on a motorway, what is your national speed limit?
9. After what time at night should you not use your horn when driving in a built-up area, is it 10.30pm, 11.30pm or 12.30am? (except when another road user poses a danger)
10. The compulsory driving test for all drivers was introduced in which decade, was it 1920’s, 1930’s or 1940’s?
11. In Wales, with its bilingual status, learner drivers may display either red L plates or what other letter red plates?
12. How much does the theory test for cars cost?
13. In the driving theory test you must answer at least how many questions out of 50 correctly?
14. A CBT certificate may be required before a motorcycle is ridden; what does this acronym stand for?
15. What does it mean if a pedestrian has a white stick with a red band?
16. Traffic signs giving orders are generally what shape?
17. In metres, what is the nearest you may park to a junction?
18. You must renew your driving licence when you reach what age?
19. What type of crossings are designed specifically for both pedestrians and cyclists?
20. If you are driving on an icy road, how many times the normal distance should you drive from the car in front?
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Three Letter Answers Quiz
All the questions in this quiz require a three-letter answer!
1. The name of three-sided box used to carry bricks or other construction material?
Hod
2. American alternative rock band with its bestselling single, "Losing My Religion”
R.E.M
3. Give an alternative name for the wildebeest?
Gnu
4. What is the name given to the longest division of geological time?
Eon
5. What is the name of the young kangaroo created by A. A. Milne which first featured in the book Winnie–the–Pooh?
Roo
6. Which three letter word goes before drill and date to make new words?
Man
7. A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae?
Ska
8. Which type of tree did King Edward I order to be planted in churchyards?
Yew
9. In Golf, to go for and miss a single extremely difficult shot repeatedly is known as going for what sort of cup?
Tin (tin cup)
10. The quality of a colour as determined by its dominant wavelength?
Hue
11. Which river passes through the heart of the city of Newport and into the Severn estuary?
Usk
12. Part of the Orkney archipelago off the north coast of Scotland, a 449-foot sea stack is known as the 'Old Man of' what?
Hoy (Old Man of Hoy)
13. What is a French wine term used for dry wines?
Sec
14. Kryptonian General and adversary of Superman?
Zod
15. Slightly longer than an Earth Day, what is a day on Mars known as?
Sol
16. Name the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet?
Eta
17. What three letter word meaning "estuary" in Japanese, is the former name of Tokyo?
Edo
18. Noah’s three sons, Shem, Japheth and?
Ham
19. What name is often given to a large, free-standing rock outcrop that rises abruptly from the surrounding slopes particularly in the Southwest of England?
Tor
20. Name the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939?
Zog
All the questions in this quiz require a three-letter answer!
1. The name of three-sided box used to carry bricks or other construction material?
Hod
2. American alternative rock band with its bestselling single, "Losing My Religion”
R.E.M
3. Give an alternative name for the wildebeest?
Gnu
4. What is the name given to the longest division of geological time?
Eon
5. What is the name of the young kangaroo created by A. A. Milne which first featured in the book Winnie–the–Pooh?
Roo
6. Which three letter word goes before drill and date to make new words?
Man
7. A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae?
Ska
8. Which type of tree did King Edward I order to be planted in churchyards?
Yew
9. In Golf, to go for and miss a single extremely difficult shot repeatedly is known as going for what sort of cup?
Tin (tin cup)
10. The quality of a colour as determined by its dominant wavelength?
Hue
11. Which river passes through the heart of the city of Newport and into the Severn estuary?
Usk
12. Part of the Orkney archipelago off the north coast of Scotland, a 449-foot sea stack is known as the 'Old Man of' what?
Hoy (Old Man of Hoy)
13. What is a French wine term used for dry wines?
Sec
14. Kryptonian General and adversary of Superman?
Zod
15. Slightly longer than an Earth Day, what is a day on Mars known as?
Sol
16. Name the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet?
Eta
17. What three letter word meaning "estuary" in Japanese, is the former name of Tokyo?
Edo
18. Noah’s three sons, Shem, Japheth and?
Ham
19. What name is often given to a large, free-standing rock outcrop that rises abruptly from the surrounding slopes particularly in the Southwest of England?
Tor
20. Name the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939?
Zog
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Three Letter Answers Quiz
All the questions in this quiz require a three-letter answer!
1. The name of three-sided box used to carry bricks or other construction material?
2. American alternative rock band with its bestselling single, "Losing My Religion”?
3. Give an alternative name for the wildebeest?
4. What is the name given to the longest division of geological time?
5. What is the name of the young kangaroo created by A. A. Milne which first featured in the book Winnie–the–Pooh?
6. Which three letter word goes before drill and date to make new words?
7. A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae?
8. Which type of tree did King Edward I order to be planted in churchyards?
9. In Golf, to go for and miss a single extremely difficult shot repeatedly is known as going for what sort of cup?
10. The quality of a colour as determined by its dominant wavelength?
11. Which river passes through the heart of the city of Newport and into the Severn estuary?
12. Part of the Orkney archipelago off the north coast of Scotland, a 449-foot sea stack is known as the 'Old Man of' what?
13. What is a French wine term used for dry wines?
14. Kryptonian General and adversary of Superman?
15. Slightly longer than an Earth Day, what is a day on Mars known as?
16. Name the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet?
17. What three letter word meaning "estuary" in Japanese, is the former name of Tokyo?
18. Noah’s three sons, Shem, Japheth and?
19. What name is often given to a large, free-standing rock outcrop that rises abruptly from the surrounding slopes particularly in the Southwest of England?
20. Name the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939?
All the questions in this quiz require a three-letter answer!
1. The name of three-sided box used to carry bricks or other construction material?
2. American alternative rock band with its bestselling single, "Losing My Religion”?
3. Give an alternative name for the wildebeest?
4. What is the name given to the longest division of geological time?
5. What is the name of the young kangaroo created by A. A. Milne which first featured in the book Winnie–the–Pooh?
6. Which three letter word goes before drill and date to make new words?
7. A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae?
8. Which type of tree did King Edward I order to be planted in churchyards?
9. In Golf, to go for and miss a single extremely difficult shot repeatedly is known as going for what sort of cup?
10. The quality of a colour as determined by its dominant wavelength?
11. Which river passes through the heart of the city of Newport and into the Severn estuary?
12. Part of the Orkney archipelago off the north coast of Scotland, a 449-foot sea stack is known as the 'Old Man of' what?
13. What is a French wine term used for dry wines?
14. Kryptonian General and adversary of Superman?
15. Slightly longer than an Earth Day, what is a day on Mars known as?
16. Name the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet?
17. What three letter word meaning "estuary" in Japanese, is the former name of Tokyo?
18. Noah’s three sons, Shem, Japheth and?
19. What name is often given to a large, free-standing rock outcrop that rises abruptly from the surrounding slopes particularly in the Southwest of England?
20. Name the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939?
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Two Letter Answers Quiz - All the questions in this quiz require just a two-letter answer!
1. By what name was Mr. T commonly known by in the 1980s television series The A-Team?
BA (B. A. Baracus)
2. Which small car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company was introduced on September 11, 1996, as a small and low-cost addition to the Ford range?
Ka
3. Sandi Toksvig replaced Stephen Fry in which British comedy television quiz show in 2016? Bonus point if you can tell me what the initials stand for.
QI (short for Quite Interesting)
4. What two initials were often used to describe an American soldier in World War Two?
G.I.
5. Which UK tennis player won two Grand Slam titles, both in the mixed doubles with Jeremy Bates - we just want the first name she was commonly known by?
Jo (Jo Durie)
6. Name the god of the sun in Egyptian mythology?
Ra
7. What two first initials are shared by former Egghead, Mr. de Mooi, and Irish rugby international Mr. Stander?
CJ (CJ de Mooi and CJ Stander)
8. What is the two-letter country code top-level domain (Internet top-level domain) for South Africa?
ZA (which is an abbreviation of the Dutch Zuid-Afrika)
9. Name the important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar?
Ur
10. Name the special day celebrated by mathematics nerds on March 14th?
Pi (Pi Day - the clue is in the date, March 14 - March is the 3rd month, so it is 314 and of course, pi equals 3.14)
11. Which bovine trained as a draft animal is known as a bullock in Australia?
Ox
12. What are the first two letters in the postcode for 10 Downing Street, London?
SW (the postcode is SW1A 2AA)
13. Mr Barnum is widely credited with coining the phrase, "There's a sucker born every minute" - by what two first initials was he well known?
PT (P. T. Barnum)
14. Which two letter word can be placed in the centre of each of the following words to form a longer word in each case: DOES, CORNED, GOWN, and OUTING?
DO (to give dodoes, cordoned, godown and outdoing)
15. Which two letter symbol is used in the measurement of frequency?
Hz (hertz)
16. Which two initials go with Travers for the pen name of the author who wrote the Mary Poppins books?
PL (P. L. Travers)
17. What is the chemical symbol for tin?
Sn (Sn from Stannum, the Latin word for tin)
18. What is the name of the longest river in Italy?
Po
19. Which two letters are worth the most in scrabble?
Q and Z
20. Can you give the well-known first name of the American film and television actress born Mary Cathleen Collins in 1956?
Bo (Bo Derek)
1. By what name was Mr. T commonly known by in the 1980s television series The A-Team?
BA (B. A. Baracus)
2. Which small car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company was introduced on September 11, 1996, as a small and low-cost addition to the Ford range?
Ka
3. Sandi Toksvig replaced Stephen Fry in which British comedy television quiz show in 2016? Bonus point if you can tell me what the initials stand for.
QI (short for Quite Interesting)
4. What two initials were often used to describe an American soldier in World War Two?
G.I.
5. Which UK tennis player won two Grand Slam titles, both in the mixed doubles with Jeremy Bates - we just want the first name she was commonly known by?
Jo (Jo Durie)
6. Name the god of the sun in Egyptian mythology?
Ra
7. What two first initials are shared by former Egghead, Mr. de Mooi, and Irish rugby international Mr. Stander?
CJ (CJ de Mooi and CJ Stander)
8. What is the two-letter country code top-level domain (Internet top-level domain) for South Africa?
ZA (which is an abbreviation of the Dutch Zuid-Afrika)
9. Name the important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar?
Ur
10. Name the special day celebrated by mathematics nerds on March 14th?
Pi (Pi Day - the clue is in the date, March 14 - March is the 3rd month, so it is 314 and of course, pi equals 3.14)
11. Which bovine trained as a draft animal is known as a bullock in Australia?
Ox
12. What are the first two letters in the postcode for 10 Downing Street, London?
SW (the postcode is SW1A 2AA)
13. Mr Barnum is widely credited with coining the phrase, "There's a sucker born every minute" - by what two first initials was he well known?
PT (P. T. Barnum)
14. Which two letter word can be placed in the centre of each of the following words to form a longer word in each case: DOES, CORNED, GOWN, and OUTING?
DO (to give dodoes, cordoned, godown and outdoing)
15. Which two letter symbol is used in the measurement of frequency?
Hz (hertz)
16. Which two initials go with Travers for the pen name of the author who wrote the Mary Poppins books?
PL (P. L. Travers)
17. What is the chemical symbol for tin?
Sn (Sn from Stannum, the Latin word for tin)
18. What is the name of the longest river in Italy?
Po
19. Which two letters are worth the most in scrabble?
Q and Z
20. Can you give the well-known first name of the American film and television actress born Mary Cathleen Collins in 1956?
Bo (Bo Derek)
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
Two Letter Answers Quiz - All the questions in this quiz require just a two-letter answer!
1. By what name was Mr. T commonly known by in the 1980s television series The A-Team?
2. Which small car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company was introduced on September 11, 1996, as a small and low-cost addition to the Ford range?
3. Sandi Toksvig replaced Stephen Fry in which British comedy television quiz show in 2016? Bonus point if you can tell me what the initials stand for.
4. What two initials were often used to describe an American soldier in World War Two?
5. Which UK tennis player won two Grand Slam titles, both in the mixed doubles with Jeremy Bates - we just want the first name she was commonly known by?
6. Name the god of the sun in Egyptian mythology?
7. What two first initials are shared by former Egghead, Mr. de Mooi, and Irish rugby international Mr. Stander?
8. What is the two-letter country code top-level domain (Internet top-level domain) for South Africa?
9. Name the important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar?
10. Name the special day celebrated by mathematics nerds on March 14th?
11. Which bovine trained as a draft animal is known as a bullock in Australia?
12. What are the first two letters in the postcode for 10 Downing Street, London?
13. Mr Barnum is widely credited with coining the phrase, "There's a sucker born every minute" - by what two first initials was he well known?
14. Which two letter word can be placed in the centre of each of the following words to form a longer word in each case: DOES, CORNED, GOWN, and OUTING?
15. Which two letter symbol is used in the measurement of frequency?
16. Which two initials go with Travers for the pen name of the author who wrote the Mary Poppins books?
17. What is the chemical symbol for tin?
18. What is the name of the longest river in Italy?
19. Which two letters are worth the most in scrabble?
20. Can you give the well-known first name of the American film and television actress born Mary Cathleen Collins in 1956?
1. By what name was Mr. T commonly known by in the 1980s television series The A-Team?
2. Which small car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company was introduced on September 11, 1996, as a small and low-cost addition to the Ford range?
3. Sandi Toksvig replaced Stephen Fry in which British comedy television quiz show in 2016? Bonus point if you can tell me what the initials stand for.
4. What two initials were often used to describe an American soldier in World War Two?
5. Which UK tennis player won two Grand Slam titles, both in the mixed doubles with Jeremy Bates - we just want the first name she was commonly known by?
6. Name the god of the sun in Egyptian mythology?
7. What two first initials are shared by former Egghead, Mr. de Mooi, and Irish rugby international Mr. Stander?
8. What is the two-letter country code top-level domain (Internet top-level domain) for South Africa?
9. Name the important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar?
10. Name the special day celebrated by mathematics nerds on March 14th?
11. Which bovine trained as a draft animal is known as a bullock in Australia?
12. What are the first two letters in the postcode for 10 Downing Street, London?
13. Mr Barnum is widely credited with coining the phrase, "There's a sucker born every minute" - by what two first initials was he well known?
14. Which two letter word can be placed in the centre of each of the following words to form a longer word in each case: DOES, CORNED, GOWN, and OUTING?
15. Which two letter symbol is used in the measurement of frequency?
16. Which two initials go with Travers for the pen name of the author who wrote the Mary Poppins books?
17. What is the chemical symbol for tin?
18. What is the name of the longest river in Italy?
19. Which two letters are worth the most in scrabble?
20. Can you give the well-known first name of the American film and television actress born Mary Cathleen Collins in 1956?
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
UK TV Drama Quiz
1. Cracker was a British crime drama series, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern and starring the late Robbie Coltrane as criminal psychologist Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald. Which ex Dr. Who actor played the role of DCI David Billborough in the first series?
Christopher Eccleston
2. Which BBC drama revolved around an Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12), a team inside a fictional police force tasked with "policing the police"?
Line of Duty
3. Which politician does Hugh Grant play in A Very English Scandal?
Liberal party leader Jeremy Thorpe
4. Keeley Hawes stars as Home Secretary Julia Montague MP in which 2018 series?
Bodyguard
5. Keeley Hawes also starred as DI Alexandra "Alex" Drake in Ashes to Ashes, the sequel to the 2006/2007 series Life on Mars. Which actor played Sam Tyler, the main protagonist, in Life on Mars?
John Simm
6. The answer to Q5 teamed up with his Life on Mars co-star Philip Glenister along with Marc Warren and Max Beesley in which psychological thriller television series as four long-time and middle-aged friends getting together in a villa in Majorca to celebrate the early retirement of their friend Alvo?
Mad Dogs
7. Peaky Blinders is primarily set in which English city?
Birmingham
8. There were seven seasons of 'Prime Suspect', broadcast on British TV between 1991 and 2006. Which English author, screenwriter and former actress is best known for writing the series?
Lynda La Plante
9. Which actor appeared in The Professionals, The Chief, Inspector George Gently and Judge John Deed?
Martin Shaw
10. The Gentle Touch was broadcast on British TV between 1980 and 1984. Who played Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes?
Jill Gascoigne
11. Boon was broadcast on British television between 1986 and 1992. It starred Michael Elphick as the character Ken Boon, who was forced to retire from his job due to being injured at work. What was Boon's occupation prior to his enforced retirement?
Fireman
12. Who played the role of Violet Crawley in the period drama Downton Abbey?
Maggie Smith
13. How many series of Silent Witness have there been, 17, 27 or 37?
27
14. Based On the Novels By John le Carré, Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki and David Harewood all starred in which critically acclaimed six-episode miniseries in 2016?
The Night Manager
15. Sherlock (2010-2017) was a modern day take of the iconic detective. Who played landlady Mrs Hudson is the drama?
Una Stubbs
16. What period drama that ran from 1971 to 1975 was set in a large townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in Belgravia in central London?
Upstairs Downstairs
17. In 1995’s Pride and Prejudice which actor played the part of Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy?
Colin Firth
18. Olivia Colman and David Tennant starred in a successful series set in Broadchurch, a fictional English town on the coast in which county?
Dorset
19. Robin Ellis played him on screen in 1976–77 and Aidan Turner revived the role between 2015-2019. Name the period drama character?
Ross Poldark
20. Name the BBC crime series that ran between 2001-2005 which followed the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe played by Ken Stott?
Messiah
1. Cracker was a British crime drama series, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern and starring the late Robbie Coltrane as criminal psychologist Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald. Which ex Dr. Who actor played the role of DCI David Billborough in the first series?
Christopher Eccleston
2. Which BBC drama revolved around an Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12), a team inside a fictional police force tasked with "policing the police"?
Line of Duty
3. Which politician does Hugh Grant play in A Very English Scandal?
Liberal party leader Jeremy Thorpe
4. Keeley Hawes stars as Home Secretary Julia Montague MP in which 2018 series?
Bodyguard
5. Keeley Hawes also starred as DI Alexandra "Alex" Drake in Ashes to Ashes, the sequel to the 2006/2007 series Life on Mars. Which actor played Sam Tyler, the main protagonist, in Life on Mars?
John Simm
6. The answer to Q5 teamed up with his Life on Mars co-star Philip Glenister along with Marc Warren and Max Beesley in which psychological thriller television series as four long-time and middle-aged friends getting together in a villa in Majorca to celebrate the early retirement of their friend Alvo?
Mad Dogs
7. Peaky Blinders is primarily set in which English city?
Birmingham
8. There were seven seasons of 'Prime Suspect', broadcast on British TV between 1991 and 2006. Which English author, screenwriter and former actress is best known for writing the series?
Lynda La Plante
9. Which actor appeared in The Professionals, The Chief, Inspector George Gently and Judge John Deed?
Martin Shaw
10. The Gentle Touch was broadcast on British TV between 1980 and 1984. Who played Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes?
Jill Gascoigne
11. Boon was broadcast on British television between 1986 and 1992. It starred Michael Elphick as the character Ken Boon, who was forced to retire from his job due to being injured at work. What was Boon's occupation prior to his enforced retirement?
Fireman
12. Who played the role of Violet Crawley in the period drama Downton Abbey?
Maggie Smith
13. How many series of Silent Witness have there been, 17, 27 or 37?
27
14. Based On the Novels By John le Carré, Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki and David Harewood all starred in which critically acclaimed six-episode miniseries in 2016?
The Night Manager
15. Sherlock (2010-2017) was a modern day take of the iconic detective. Who played landlady Mrs Hudson is the drama?
Una Stubbs
16. What period drama that ran from 1971 to 1975 was set in a large townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in Belgravia in central London?
Upstairs Downstairs
17. In 1995’s Pride and Prejudice which actor played the part of Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy?
Colin Firth
18. Olivia Colman and David Tennant starred in a successful series set in Broadchurch, a fictional English town on the coast in which county?
Dorset
19. Robin Ellis played him on screen in 1976–77 and Aidan Turner revived the role between 2015-2019. Name the period drama character?
Ross Poldark
20. Name the BBC crime series that ran between 2001-2005 which followed the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe played by Ken Stott?
Messiah
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
UK TV Drama Quiz
1. Cracker was a British crime drama series, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern and starring the late Robbie Coltrane as criminal psychologist Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald. Which ex Dr. Who actor played the role of DCI David Billborough in the first series?
2. Which BBC drama revolved around an Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12), a team inside a fictional police force tasked with "policing the police"?
3. Which politician does Hugh Grant play in A Very English Scandal?
4. Keeley Hawes stars as Home Secretary Julia Montague MP in which 2018 series?
5. Keeley Hawes also starred as DI Alexandra "Alex" Drake in Ashes to Ashes, the sequel to the 2006/2007 series Life on Mars. Which actor played Sam Tyler, the main protagonist, in Life on Mars?
6. The answer to Q5 teamed up with his Life on Mars co-star Philip Glenister along with Marc Warren and Max Beesley in which psychological thriller television series as four long-time and middle-aged friends getting together in a villa in Majorca to celebrate the early retirement of their friend Alvo?
7. Peaky Blinders is primarily set in which English city?
8. There were seven seasons of 'Prime Suspect', broadcast on British TV between 1991 and 2006. Which English author, screenwriter and former actress is best known for writing the series?
9. Which actor appeared in The Professionals, The Chief, Inspector George Gently and Judge John Deed?
10. The Gentle Touch was broadcast on British TV between 1980 and 1984. Who played Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes?
11. Boon was broadcast on British television between 1986 and 1992. It starred Michael Elphick as the character Ken Boon, who was forced to retire from his job due to being injured at work. What was Boon's occupation prior to his enforced retirement?
12. Who played the role of Violet Crawley in the period drama Downton Abbey?
13. How many series of Silent Witness have there been, 17, 27 or 37?
14. Based On the Novels By John le Carré, Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki and David Harewood all starred in which critically acclaimed six-episode miniseries in 2016?
15. Sherlock (2010-2017) was a modern day take of the iconic detective. Who played landlady Mrs Hudson is the drama?
16. What period drama that ran from 1971 to 1975 was set in a large townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in Belgravia in central London?
17. In 1995’s Pride and Prejudice which actor played the part of Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy?
18. Olivia Colman and David Tennant starred in a successful series set in Broadchurch, a fictional English town on the coast in which county?
19. Robin Ellis played him on screen in 1976–77 and Aidan Turner revived the role between 2015-2019. Name the period drama character?
20. Name the BBC crime series that ran between 2001-2005 which followed the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe played by Ken Stott?
1. Cracker was a British crime drama series, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern and starring the late Robbie Coltrane as criminal psychologist Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald. Which ex Dr. Who actor played the role of DCI David Billborough in the first series?
2. Which BBC drama revolved around an Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12), a team inside a fictional police force tasked with "policing the police"?
3. Which politician does Hugh Grant play in A Very English Scandal?
4. Keeley Hawes stars as Home Secretary Julia Montague MP in which 2018 series?
5. Keeley Hawes also starred as DI Alexandra "Alex" Drake in Ashes to Ashes, the sequel to the 2006/2007 series Life on Mars. Which actor played Sam Tyler, the main protagonist, in Life on Mars?
6. The answer to Q5 teamed up with his Life on Mars co-star Philip Glenister along with Marc Warren and Max Beesley in which psychological thriller television series as four long-time and middle-aged friends getting together in a villa in Majorca to celebrate the early retirement of their friend Alvo?
7. Peaky Blinders is primarily set in which English city?
8. There were seven seasons of 'Prime Suspect', broadcast on British TV between 1991 and 2006. Which English author, screenwriter and former actress is best known for writing the series?
9. Which actor appeared in The Professionals, The Chief, Inspector George Gently and Judge John Deed?
10. The Gentle Touch was broadcast on British TV between 1980 and 1984. Who played Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes?
11. Boon was broadcast on British television between 1986 and 1992. It starred Michael Elphick as the character Ken Boon, who was forced to retire from his job due to being injured at work. What was Boon's occupation prior to his enforced retirement?
12. Who played the role of Violet Crawley in the period drama Downton Abbey?
13. How many series of Silent Witness have there been, 17, 27 or 37?
14. Based On the Novels By John le Carré, Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki and David Harewood all starred in which critically acclaimed six-episode miniseries in 2016?
15. Sherlock (2010-2017) was a modern day take of the iconic detective. Who played landlady Mrs Hudson is the drama?
16. What period drama that ran from 1971 to 1975 was set in a large townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in Belgravia in central London?
17. In 1995’s Pride and Prejudice which actor played the part of Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy?
18. Olivia Colman and David Tennant starred in a successful series set in Broadchurch, a fictional English town on the coast in which county?
19. Robin Ellis played him on screen in 1976–77 and Aidan Turner revived the role between 2015-2019. Name the period drama character?
20. Name the BBC crime series that ran between 2001-2005 which followed the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe played by Ken Stott?
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
Sorry for late answers.
Things in Common Quiz
What do the following things have in common? Most questions are looking for a shared word or name.
1. What does the Leader of the Chinese Communist Party have in common with the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet?
Xi (Xi Jinping and Xi)
2. What name is shared by the capital and largest city in the Seychelles and the waterfalls viewed by David Livingstone on 16 November 1855?
Victoria (Victoria and Victoria Falls)
3. The middle name of Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the same name as a popular sitcom character, what is it?
Rodney – A Plonker indeed!
4. Matt Damon and Uma Thurman were born in the same year that Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died - what year?
1970
5. UK elections and Thanksgiving in the USA always happen on the same day of the week - which day?
Thursday
6. What does a planet that revolves around the sun every 90 days have in common with Farrokh Bulsara?
Mercury (Mercury and Freddie Mercury)
7. What name does the plant "Hedera" share with a 1980s fictional Coronation Street character played by Lynne Perrie?
Ivy (Ivy is the common name for the plant Hedera, and Ivy Tilsley in Coronation Street)
8. The number of points on the maple leaf on the Flag of Canada and the atomic number of sodium?
Eleven (11)
9. What name is shared by the 2020 captain of the Netherlands football team and the ancient Roman poet who wrote the Latin epic, The Aeneid?
Virgil (Virgil van Dijk is the footballer)
10. What middle name does Donald Trump's father have in common with a 635 metric tons statue located at the peak of the Corcovado Mountain?
Christ (Frederick Christ Trump, and Christ the Redeemer)
11. What does Westward Ho in Devon have in common with the film Airplane, and the pop group Wham?
They all have exclamation marks (!) after their name
12. Harland Sanders, Tom Parker and a certain yellow coloured murder suspect?
Colonel (Colonel Sanders (KFC fame), Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis Presley's manager), and Colonel Mustard (Cluedo))
13. The largest city in the state of New Hampshire and England's Cottonopolis?
Manchester (Cottonopolis was the 19th-century nickname for Manchester)
14. The host of the 1995 ITV late night game show God's Gift and the man who shot Wild Bill Hickok in the back?
McCall (Davina McCall, and Jack McCall)
15. "Hotel California" and a 1975 novel by Jack Higgins?
Eagles ("Hotel California" is a song by the Eagles, and the book The Eagle Has Landed)
16. What word does the eighth studio album by David Bowie share with the Curse of Scotland?
Diamond ("Diamond Dogs" and the playing card, the nine of diamonds)
17. Aurora borealis and a 90s American comedy drama series featuring physician Joel Fleischman, in Anchorage, Alaska?
Northern (Northern Lights and Northern Exposure)
18. What does Australia have in common with Serpentine, and Golden Horn?
All Epsom Derby Winners (the names of racehorses)
19. What connects the characters Becky Sharp, Rawdon Crawley, George Osborne and Amelia Sedley?
All characters in Vanity Fair (by William Makepeace Thackeray)
20. In 1994, the youngest and the first British chef to be awarded three Michelin stars and the ship that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast on 25 November 1120?
White (Marco Pierre White and the White Ship)
Things in Common Quiz
What do the following things have in common? Most questions are looking for a shared word or name.
1. What does the Leader of the Chinese Communist Party have in common with the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet?
Xi (Xi Jinping and Xi)
2. What name is shared by the capital and largest city in the Seychelles and the waterfalls viewed by David Livingstone on 16 November 1855?
Victoria (Victoria and Victoria Falls)
3. The middle name of Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the same name as a popular sitcom character, what is it?
Rodney – A Plonker indeed!
4. Matt Damon and Uma Thurman were born in the same year that Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died - what year?
1970
5. UK elections and Thanksgiving in the USA always happen on the same day of the week - which day?
Thursday
6. What does a planet that revolves around the sun every 90 days have in common with Farrokh Bulsara?
Mercury (Mercury and Freddie Mercury)
7. What name does the plant "Hedera" share with a 1980s fictional Coronation Street character played by Lynne Perrie?
Ivy (Ivy is the common name for the plant Hedera, and Ivy Tilsley in Coronation Street)
8. The number of points on the maple leaf on the Flag of Canada and the atomic number of sodium?
Eleven (11)
9. What name is shared by the 2020 captain of the Netherlands football team and the ancient Roman poet who wrote the Latin epic, The Aeneid?
Virgil (Virgil van Dijk is the footballer)
10. What middle name does Donald Trump's father have in common with a 635 metric tons statue located at the peak of the Corcovado Mountain?
Christ (Frederick Christ Trump, and Christ the Redeemer)
11. What does Westward Ho in Devon have in common with the film Airplane, and the pop group Wham?
They all have exclamation marks (!) after their name
12. Harland Sanders, Tom Parker and a certain yellow coloured murder suspect?
Colonel (Colonel Sanders (KFC fame), Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis Presley's manager), and Colonel Mustard (Cluedo))
13. The largest city in the state of New Hampshire and England's Cottonopolis?
Manchester (Cottonopolis was the 19th-century nickname for Manchester)
14. The host of the 1995 ITV late night game show God's Gift and the man who shot Wild Bill Hickok in the back?
McCall (Davina McCall, and Jack McCall)
15. "Hotel California" and a 1975 novel by Jack Higgins?
Eagles ("Hotel California" is a song by the Eagles, and the book The Eagle Has Landed)
16. What word does the eighth studio album by David Bowie share with the Curse of Scotland?
Diamond ("Diamond Dogs" and the playing card, the nine of diamonds)
17. Aurora borealis and a 90s American comedy drama series featuring physician Joel Fleischman, in Anchorage, Alaska?
Northern (Northern Lights and Northern Exposure)
18. What does Australia have in common with Serpentine, and Golden Horn?
All Epsom Derby Winners (the names of racehorses)
19. What connects the characters Becky Sharp, Rawdon Crawley, George Osborne and Amelia Sedley?
All characters in Vanity Fair (by William Makepeace Thackeray)
20. In 1994, the youngest and the first British chef to be awarded three Michelin stars and the ship that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast on 25 November 1120?
White (Marco Pierre White and the White Ship)
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
Things in Common Quiz
What do the following things have in common? Most questions are looking for a shared word or name.
1. What does the Leader of the Chinese Communist Party have in common with the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet?
2. What name is shared by the capital and largest city in the Seychelles and the waterfalls viewed by David Livingstone on 16 November 1855?
3. The middle name of Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the same name as a popular sitcom character, what is it?
4. Matt Damon and Uma Thurman were born in the same year that Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died - what year?
5. UK elections and Thanksgiving in the USA always happen on the same day of the week - which day?
6. What does a planet that revolves around the sun every 90 days have in common with Farrokh Bulsara?
7. What name does the plant "Hedera" share with a 1980s fictional Coronation Street character played by Lynne Perrie?
8. The number of points on the maple leaf on the Flag of Canada and the atomic number of sodium?
9. What name is shared by the 2020 captain of the Netherlands football team and the ancient Roman poet who wrote the Latin epic, The Aeneid?
10. What middle name does Donald Trump's father have in common with a 635 metric tons statue located at the peak of the Corcovado Mountain?
11. What does Westward Ho in Devon have in common with the film Airplane, and the pop group Wham?
12. Harland Sanders, Tom Parker and a certain yellow coloured murder suspect?
13. The largest city in the state of New Hampshire and England's Cottonopolis?
14. The host of the 1995 ITV late night game show God's Gift and the man who shot Wild Bill Hickok in the back?
15. "Hotel California" and a 1975 novel by Jack Higgins?
16. What word does the eighth studio album by David Bowie share with the Curse of Scotland?
17. Aurora borealis and a 90s American comedy drama series featuring physician Joel Fleischman, in Anchorage, Alaska?
18. What does Australia have in common with Serpentine, and Golden Horn?
19. What connects the characters Becky Sharp, Rawdon Crawley, George Osborne and Amelia Sedley?
20. In 1994, the youngest and the first British chef to be awarded three Michelin stars and the ship that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast on 25 November 1120?
What do the following things have in common? Most questions are looking for a shared word or name.
1. What does the Leader of the Chinese Communist Party have in common with the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet?
2. What name is shared by the capital and largest city in the Seychelles and the waterfalls viewed by David Livingstone on 16 November 1855?
3. The middle name of Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the same name as a popular sitcom character, what is it?
4. Matt Damon and Uma Thurman were born in the same year that Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died - what year?
5. UK elections and Thanksgiving in the USA always happen on the same day of the week - which day?
6. What does a planet that revolves around the sun every 90 days have in common with Farrokh Bulsara?
7. What name does the plant "Hedera" share with a 1980s fictional Coronation Street character played by Lynne Perrie?
8. The number of points on the maple leaf on the Flag of Canada and the atomic number of sodium?
9. What name is shared by the 2020 captain of the Netherlands football team and the ancient Roman poet who wrote the Latin epic, The Aeneid?
10. What middle name does Donald Trump's father have in common with a 635 metric tons statue located at the peak of the Corcovado Mountain?
11. What does Westward Ho in Devon have in common with the film Airplane, and the pop group Wham?
12. Harland Sanders, Tom Parker and a certain yellow coloured murder suspect?
13. The largest city in the state of New Hampshire and England's Cottonopolis?
14. The host of the 1995 ITV late night game show God's Gift and the man who shot Wild Bill Hickok in the back?
15. "Hotel California" and a 1975 novel by Jack Higgins?
16. What word does the eighth studio album by David Bowie share with the Curse of Scotland?
17. Aurora borealis and a 90s American comedy drama series featuring physician Joel Fleischman, in Anchorage, Alaska?
18. What does Australia have in common with Serpentine, and Golden Horn?
19. What connects the characters Becky Sharp, Rawdon Crawley, George Osborne and Amelia Sedley?
20. In 1994, the youngest and the first British chef to be awarded three Michelin stars and the ship that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast on 25 November 1120?