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.  

[easthammer]

Not the highest. 13 today thanks Zico

[Westside]

15. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Skyscrapers

1.  One Canada Square is a skyscraper in which business district of London?
Canary Wharf

2.  St Mary Axe, a commercial skyscraper in London, is informally known by what name?
The Gherkin

3.  Willis Tower, formerly known as Sears Tower, is a 108-story skyscraper in which American city?
Chicago

4.  Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, has been the tallest structure and building in the world since which year, was it 2008, 2009 or 2010?
2009

5.  The commercial skyscraper at 20 Fenchurch Street, London, has been given what nickname because of its distinctive shape?
The Walkie Talkie

6. Of the ten tallest buildings in Australia, six are located in which city? 
Melbourne

7.  The Leadenhall Building skyscraper in London is known informally as what kitchen utensil because of its distinctive wedge shape?
The Cheesegrater

8. How many floors above ground does the skyscraper formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center have, is it 101, 201 or 301?
101 floors (it was renamed Taipei 101)

9.  One World Trade Center measures 1,776 feet to the top of the tower's spire, what is significant about this?
Intended to symbolize the year 1776, when the United States Declaration of Independence was signed

10.  Beetham Tower also known as the Hilton Tower is a 47-storey skyscraper in which British city?
Manchester

11.  Three of the tallest skyscrapers in Europe: Commerzbank, DG Bank-Headquarters, and Messeturm, are located in what German city?.
Frankfurt

12.  Name the famous Art Deco skyscraper in the Turtle Bay neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City?
The Chrysler Building

13.  Which city has the largest number of skyscrapers of any city in the world?
Hong Kong

14.  What's the name of the triangular 22-story building which has been called "one of the world's most iconic skyscrapers and a quintessential symbol of New York City"?
The Flatiron Building

15.  The Petronas Towers, the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004, are in which Southeast Asian country?
Malaysia

16.  The Leonardo is a 55-floor mixed-use property development in which country?
South Africa (tallest building in Africa)

17.  Turning Torso is a neo-futurist residential skyscraper in which European country?
Sweden

18. What was the world's tallest structure (not a building) from 1889 until 1930? 
The Eiffel Tower

19.  The Empire State Building was built at the start of which decade?
1930’s (1930 to 1931)

20.  On a clear day, visitors to the top of Chicago’s tallest skyscraper can see four states at once – point for each?
Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan


 

[Mike Oxsaw]

Blimey! Cryptic TV shows. Not had a TV for decades but got all but 2 of those. Worrying, that.

[zico]

Skyscrapers

1.  One Canada Square is a skyscraper in which business district of London?

2.  St Mary Axe, a commercial skyscraper in London, is informally known by what name?

3.  Willis Tower, formerly known as Sears Tower, is a 108-story skyscraper in which American city?

4.  Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, has been the tallest structure and building in the world since which year, was it 2008, 2009 or 2010?

5.  The commercial skyscraper at 20 Fenchurch Street, London, has been given what nickname because of its distinctive shape?

6. Of the ten tallest buildings in Australia, six are located in which city? 

7.  The Leadenhall Building skyscraper in London is known informally as what kitchen utensil because of its distinctive wedge shape?

8. How many floors above ground does the skyscraper formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center have, is it 101, 201 or 301?

9.  One World Trade Center measures 1,776 feet to the top of the tower's spire, what is significant about this?

10.  Beetham Tower also known as the Hilton Tower is a 47-storey skyscraper in which British city?

11.  Three of the tallest skyscrapers in Europe: Commerzbank, DG Bank-Headquarters, and Messeturm, are located in what German city?.

12.  Name the famous Art Deco skyscraper in the Turtle Bay neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City?

13.  Which city has the largest number of skyscrapers of any city in the world?

14.  What's the name of the triangular 22-story building which has been called "one of the world's most iconic skyscrapers and a quintessential symbol of New York City"?

15.  The Petronas Towers, the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004, are in which Southeast Asian country?

16.  The Leonardo is a 55-floor mixed-use property development in which country?

17.  Turning Torso is a neo-futurist residential skyscraper in which European country?

18. What was the world's tallest structure (not a building) from 1889 until 1930? 

19.  The Empire State Building was built at the start of which decade?

20.  On a clear day, visitors to the top of Chicago’s tallest skyscraper can see four states at once – point for each?






 

[Westside]

24. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Cryptic TV shows

1.  This kind of cold snap usually tells you Winter's on its way
A Touch of Frost

2.  A spectator who prefers not to be heard
Silent Witness

3.  Ignore the late '70s group
Never mind the Buzzcocks

4.  Something William could settle perhaps
The Bill

5.  Sounds like Dad is either lazy or out of work
Pop Idol

6.  Highest Cog
Top Gear

7.  Humpty Dumpty and family
Eggheads

8.  Where the chain broke
The Weakest Link

9.  Female home makers at wit's end
Desperate Housewives

10.  Dracula feeling quite depressed
Countdown

11.  Final drink of the season
Last of the Summer Wine

12.  Little Manchester United fan
Red Dwarf

13.  Young with Jones
Will And Grace

14.  Golf cup in the dark
Knight Rider (Night Ryder)

15.  Could be dropped
Clangers

16. Tread foot digit with male heir 
Steptoe and Son

17.  Go to first floor, go to basement
Upstairs Downstairs

18.  Tommy Tommy
Soldier, Soldier

19.  Halfway to heaven
One foot in the grave

20.  Not Quite North Common
South Park

21.  Christmas table piece
Cracker

22.  Where am I?
Lost

23.  Smallest state's half century
Hawaii 50

24.  Passed from generation to generation
Dynasty

25.  Petit French town
Smallville

26. BINGO!!! 
House

27.  Law abiding Bruins
Boston Legal

28.  Keeping an eye on the sea
Baywatch

29.  Wonderful View
Panorama

30.  Burn the small forest 
Torchwood 
31.  Ten folders
The X Files

32.  Waste of time
Pointless

33.  One trendy boot
Doc Martin

34.  OJ and Jessica
The Simpsons

35.  Pheasant sitting in the palace
Game of Thrones 
36.  Greet Twice perhaps
Allo Allo 

37.  Existence at work, rest and play
Life on Mars

38.  We never close
Open all hours

39.  Elton’s alright with a Chinese
Saturday Night Takeaway

40.  A singular performance
The One Show


 

[zico]

As promised.

Cryptic TV shows

1.  This kind of cold snap usually tells you Winter's on its way

2.  A spectator who prefers not to be heard

3.  Ignore the late '70s group

4.  Something William could settle perhaps

5.  Sounds like Dad is either lazy or out of work

6.  Highest Cog

7.  Humpty Dumpty and family

8.  Where the chain broke

9.  Female home makers at wit's end

10.  Dracula feeling quite depressed

11.  Final drink of the season

12.  Little Manchester United fan

13.  Young with Jones

14.  Golf cup in the dark

15.  Could be dropped

16. Tread foot digit with male heir 

17.  Go to first floor, go to basement

18.  Tommy Tommy

19.  Halfway to heaven

20.  Not Quite North Common

21.  Christmas table piece

22.  Where am I?

23.  Smallest state's half century

24.  Passed from generation to generation

25.  Petit French town

26. BINGO!!! 

27.  Law abiding Bruins

28.  Keeping an eye on the sea

29.  Wonderful View

30.  Burn the small forest 

31.  Ten folders

32.  Waste of time

33.  One trendy boot

34.  OJ and Jessica

35.  Pheasant sitting in the palace

36.  Greet Twice perhaps

37.  Existence at work, rest and play

38.  We never close

39.  Elton’s alright with a Chinese

40.  A singular performance



 

[Westside]

12. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Tipping Point - questions from the quiz show Tipping Point

1.  In his epic poems, Homer often refers to nectar as the drink of the gods and which other substance as their food?
Ambrosia

2.  Which type of pepper shares its name with the capital of French Guyana?
Cayenne

3.  Of the seven letters of the alphabet that are used as Roman numerals, which comes first alphabetically?
C

4.  Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook whilst studying at which university?
Harvard

5.  London by the Sea is a nickname given to which resort in the UK?
Brighton

6.  Which is the only Commonwealth Nation located on the South American continent?
Guyana

7.  Which Dutch city is widely known as the "international city of peace and justice"?
The Hague

8.  How many of the eight planets in our solar system have the letter 'A' in their name?
Four – Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus

9.  The Basilica of St Denis was the traditional burial place for the kings of which country?
France

10.  Immediately before the Gregorian calendar was established which calendar was in the UK?
Julian calendar

11.  The Dashwood sisters are central characters in which Jane Austen novel?
Sense and Sensibility

12.  Which Bond villain has been played on screen by Charles Gray, Telly Savalas and Donald Pleasance?
Blofeld (Ernst Stavro Blofeld)

13.  In which year's Olympic Games did Linford Christie win the 100 metres gold medal?
1992

14.  Which stately home in Wiltshire, famous for its safari park, is home to the Marquess of Bath?
Longleat

15.  What gas causes the cork to pop out of a champagne bottle?
Carbon dioxide

16.  When Margaret Thatcher first became Prime Minister, who was the US President?
Jimmy Carter

17.  Which word for an eminent music composer comes from the Italian word for master?
Maestro

18.  In the original Pac-Man video game how many ghosts chased around the maze?
Four

19.  'Hinkspiel' is a German variation of which popular children's game?
Hopscotch

20.  Which American talk show host supplied the voice of Dory in the Disney Pixar film 'Finding Nemo'?
Ellen DeGeneres


 

[zico]

Tipping Point - questions from the quiz show Tipping Point

1.  In his epic poems, Homer often refers to nectar as the drink of the gods and which other substance as their food?

2.  Which type of pepper shares its name with the capital of French Guyana?

3.  Of the seven letters of the alphabet that are used as Roman numerals, which comes first alphabetically?

4.  Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook whilst studying at which university?

5.  London by the Sea is a nickname given to which resort in the UK?

6.  Which is the only Commonwealth Nation located on the South American continent?

7.  Which Dutch city is widely known as the "international city of peace and justice"?

8.  How many of the eight planets in our solar system have the letter 'A' in their name?

9.  The Basilica of St Denis was the traditional burial place for the kings of which country?

10.  Immediately before the Gregorian calendar was established which calendar was in the UK?

11.  The Dashwood sisters are central characters in which Jane Austen novel?

12.  Which Bond villain has been played on screen by Charles Gray, Telly Savalas and Donald Pleasance?

13.  In which year's Olympic Games did Linford Christie win the 100 metres gold medal?

14.  Which stately home in Wiltshire, famous for its safari park, is home to the Marquess of Bath?

15.  What gas causes the cork to pop out of a champagne bottle?

16.  When Margaret Thatcher first became Prime Minister, who was the US President?

17.  Which word for an eminent music composer comes from the Italian word for master?

18.  In the original Pac-Man video game how many ghosts chased around the maze?

19.  'Hinkspiel' is a German variation of which popular children's game?

20.  Which American talk show host supplied the voice of Dory in the Disney Pixar film 'Finding Nemo'?

 

[Westside]

12. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

TV Soaps Quiz

1.  Florizel Street was going to be the original name of which long running UK soap opera?
Coronation Street

2. What year did Eastenders start, was it 1985, 1987 or 1989?
1985

3.  Phil Redmond, who is responsible for the Channel 4 dramas Brookside and Hollyoaks created which children’s TV drama which ran from February 1978 to September 2008?
Grange Hill

4.  Donna Reed, who briefly replaced Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow in the 1984–1985 season of the television melodrama Dallas, played James Stewarts wife in which 1946 fantasy holiday film?
It's a Wonderful Life

5.  Which Dallas spin off initially centred on the lives of four married couples living in the cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle?
Knots Landing

6.  During the 1930s, the fictional character Jacob Sugden purchased which property?
Emmerdale Farm

7.  In 1987, Scott and Charlene's wedding was watched by 19 million people in the UK. But to what song did they walk down the aisle, was it Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers, Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper or Suddenly - Angry Anderson
Suddenly - Angry Anderson

8.  Which soap is famous for the first pre-watershed lesbian kiss on British television?
Brookside (in 1994)

9.  Actor Angus Lennie, who played Flying Officer Archibald Ives in The Great Escape, also played chef Shughie McFee in which popular television soap opera?
Crossroads

10.  The 1980s soap opera Dynasty was set in which American city?
Denver, Colorado

11.  Which short lived soap was set in the fictional town of Los Barcos on the Costa del Sol?
Eldorado

12.  In 2001, Hollywood actress Stefanie Powers played a wealthy businesswoman in which popular long-running British medical drama?
Doctors

13.  Helen Shapiro had a 1961 hit with "Walkin' Back to Happiness" but in which mid 1980s soap did she play a main character called Viv Harker?
Albion Market

14.  Which famous actress and first wife of Ronald Reagan starred as Angela Channing in Falcon Crest?
Jane Wyman

15.  Derek Thompson is known for playing which character in the long-running BBC television medical drama series Casualty (and briefly in Holby City), playing the role since the series' inception in 1986, until his departure 38 years later in 2024?
Charlie Fairhead

16.  Which famous star did NOT start out in either Neighbours or Home and Away - Russell Crowe, Margot Robbie, Nicole Kidman, Holly Valance, Chris Hemsworth, Heath Ledger or Naomi Watts?
Nicole Kidman

17.  What character did Johnny Briggs play in Coronation Street from 1976 - 2006?
Mike Baldwin

18.  Which pop star played Beth in "Neighbours" between 1991 and 1993?
Natalie Imbruglia

19.  What was the first Australian soap to be shown on British TV?
The Sullivans..  

20.  Name New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera?
Shortland Street
 

[zico]

Just thinking with all that water we could so with some soap!

TV Soaps Quiz

1.  Florizel Street was going to be the original name of which long running UK soap opera?

2. What year did Eastenders start, was it 1985, 1987 or 1989?

3.  Phil Redmond, who is responsible for the Channel 4 dramas Brookside and Hollyoaks created which children’s TV drama which ran from February 1978 to September 2008?

4.  Donna Reed, who briefly replaced Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow in the 1984–1985 season of the television melodrama Dallas, played James Stewarts wife in which 1946 fantasy holiday film?

5.  Which Dallas spin off initially centred on the lives of four married couples living in the cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle?

6.  During the 1930s, the fictional character Jacob Sugden purchased which property?

7.  In 1987, Scott and Charlene's wedding was watched by 19 million people in the UK. But to what song did they walk down the aisle, was it Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers, Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper or Suddenly - Angry Anderson

8.  Which soap is famous for the first pre-watershed lesbian kiss on British television?

9.  Actor Angus Lennie, who played Flying Officer Archibald Ives in The Great Escape, also played chef Shughie McFee in which popular television soap opera?

10.  The 1980s soap opera Dynasty was set in which American city?

11.  Which short lived soap was set in the fictional town of Los Barcos on the Costa del Sol?

12.  In 2001, Hollywood actress Stefanie Powers played a wealthy businesswoman in which popular long-running British medical drama?

13.  Helen Shapiro had a 1961 hit with "Walkin' Back to Happiness" but in which mid 1980s soap did she play a main character called Viv Harker?

14.  Which famous actress and first wife of Ronald Reagan starred as Angela Channing in Falcon Crest?

15.  Derek Thompson is known for playing which character in the long-running BBC television medical drama series Casualty (and briefly in Holby City), playing the role since the series' inception in 1986, until his departure 38 years later in 2024?

16.  Which famous star did NOT start out in either Neighbours or Home and Away - Russell Crowe, Margot Robbie, Nicole Kidman, Holly Valance, Chris Hemsworth, Heath Ledger or Naomi Watts?

17.  What character did Johnny Briggs play in Coronation Street from 1976 - 2006?

18.  Which pop star played Beth in "Neighbours" between 1991 and 1993?

19.  What was the first Australian soap to be shown on British TV?

20.  Name New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera?



 

[Westside]

13. Thanks Zico.

[easthammer]

14 - a bit wet? Thanks, Zico

[zico]

Water Quiz

1.  What animal's name comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse"?
Hippopotamus

2.  What form of water is deuterium oxide?
Heavy water

3.  "Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink" is a line from which famous poem?
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (by Samuel Taylor Coleridge)

4.  The term feng shui literally translates as what two words in English?
Wind-water

5. Which village in the Cotswolds has the nickname of "Venice of the Cotswolds"? 
Bourton-on-the-Water

6.  What does the 'WD' stand for in the brand name WD40?
Water Displacement

7.  Including the goalkeeper, how many players are there in a typical water polo team?
Seven players

8.  Which artist said: "Water is the driving force in nature"?
Leonardo da Vinci

9.  Name the third-largest lake in the Lake District by volume after Windermere and Ullswater?
Coniston Water

10.  What is the Latin word for water?
Aqua

11.  Which American rock band is sometimes referred to as CCR?
Creedence Clearwater Revival

12.  Approximately how much of the Earth's surface is covered by water: 51%, 61%, or 71%?
71 percent

13.  In 2500, every continent on Earth is underwater as the result of sea levels rising is the plot of which 1995 film?
Waterworld

14. Holme Pierrepont Country Park, home of The National Water Sports Centre is located near which British city? 
Nottingham

15.  St Ann's Well is an ancient warm natural spring in which Derbyshire town?
Buxton

16.  What gas is added to carbonated water to make it fizzy? 
Carbon dioxide

17.  What part of a plant transports water from the roots to the leaves?
Xylem

18.  What is the boiling point of water at sea level in degrees Fahrenheit?
212 °F - 100°C

19.  In which month is World Water Day celebrated every year?
March – 22nd

20.  What is the name for the process of converting saltwater into freshwater?
Desalination

 

[easthammer]

11 for yesterdays thanks Zico

[zico]

Been a lot of it over the last few days!

Water Quiz

1.  What animal's name comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse"?

2.  What form of water is deuterium oxide?

3.  "Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink" is a line from which famous poem?

4.  The term feng shui literally translates as what two words in English?

5. Which village in the Cotswolds has the nickname of "Venice of the Cotswolds"? 

6.  What does the 'WD' stand for in the brand name WD40?

7.  Including the goalkeeper, how many players are there in a typical water polo team?

8.  Which artist said: "Water is the driving force in nature"?

9.  Name the third-largest lake in the Lake District by volume after Windermere and Ullswater?

10.  What is the Latin word for water?

11.  Which American rock band is sometimes referred to as CCR?

12.  Approximately how much of the Earth's surface is covered by water: 51%, 61%, or 71%?

13.  In 2500, every continent on Earth is underwater as the result of sea levels rising is the plot of which 1995 film?

14. Holme Pierrepont Country Park, home of The National Water Sports Centre is located near which British city? 

15.  St Ann's Well is an ancient warm natural spring in which Derbyshire town?

16.  What gas is added to carbonated water to make it fizzy? 

17.  What part of a plant transports water from the roots to the leaves?

18.  What is the boiling point of water at sea level in degrees Fahrenheit?

19.  In which month is World Water Day celebrated every year?

20.  What is the name for the process of converting saltwater into freshwater?


 

[Westside]

11. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Tricky Trivia Quiz

1.  Of the 13 commonly accepted vitamins, all except which vitamin are present in an egg?
Vitamin C

2.  Which science park in Wiltshire was known for over 100 years as one of the UK's most secretive and controversial military research facilities?
Porton Down

3.  Which scholar supposedly exclaimed "Eureka!"?
Archimedes

4.  What does the 'WH' stand for in the high street chain WHSmith?
William Henry

5.  YouTube was bought for 1.65 billion dollars, in 2006, by which company?
Google

6.  Name the trivia guru and co-presenter of the TV quiz show Pointless?
Richard Osman  - he went to my school although not at the same time!

7.  Who wrote the book 'The Invisible Man'?
H. G. Wells

8.  Transmitted by the bite of an infected tsetse fly, what is African trypanosomiasis better known as?
Sleeping sickness

9.  Which puzzle was invented in 1974 by a Hungarian professor of architecture?
The Rubik's Cube

10.  What does JPEG stand for, as in a JPEG photo file?
Joint Photographic Experts Group

11.  Which rank of the nobility comes between Duke and Earl?
Marquess

12.  The Bank of England's headquarters have been on which London Street, since 1734?
Threadneedle Street

13.  Which hills boast the source of the River Thames?
Cotswolds

14.  The Borg-Warner Trophy, introduced in 1936, is awarded to the winner of which race?
Indianapolis 500

15.  To the nearest inch, what is the diameter of a regulation golf hole?
4 inches (to be exact, 4.25 inches)

16.  Who won the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom in 1997 with the song 'Love Shine a Light'?
Katrina and the Waves

17.  Sharon Stone was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in which 1995 film?
Casino

18.  The board game Trivial Pursuit was invented in which country?
Canada

19.  In which decade did Billy Butlin open his first ever holiday camp at Skegness?
1930s (1936)

20.  The literal translation of the Latin word 'trivia' is three what?
Three roads

 

[zico]

Good scores fellas, glad you enjoyed Texas.  East, what can I say, impressed indeed you are finally a film buff!  Got a Tv one for you later in the week!  

Tricky Trivia Quiz

1.  Of the 13 commonly accepted vitamins, all except which vitamin are present in an egg?

2.  Which science park in Wiltshire was known for over 100 years as one of the UK's most secretive and controversial military research facilities?

3.  Which scholar supposedly exclaimed "Eureka!"?

4.  What does the 'WH' stand for in the high street chain WHSmith?

5.  YouTube was bought for 1.65 billion dollars, in 2006, by which company?

6.  Name the trivia guru and co-presenter of the TV quiz show Pointless?

7.  Who wrote the book 'The Invisible Man'?

8.  Transmitted by the bite of an infected tsetse fly, what is African trypanosomiasis better known as?

9.  Which puzzle was invented in 1974 by a Hungarian professor of architecture?

10.  What does JPEG stand for, as in a JPEG photo file?

11.  Which rank of the nobility comes between Duke and Earl?

12.  The Bank of England's headquarters have been on which London Street, since 1734?

13.  Which hills boast the source of the River Thames?

14.  The Borg-Warner Trophy, introduced in 1936, is awarded to the winner of which race?

15.  To the nearest inch, what is the diameter of a regulation golf hole?

16.  Who won the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom in 1997 with the song 'Love Shine a Light'?

17.  Sharon Stone was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in which 1995 film?

18.  The board game Trivial Pursuit was invented in which country?

19.  In which decade did Billy Butlin open his first ever holiday camp at Skegness?

20.  The literal translation of the Latin word 'trivia' is three what?



 

[easthammer]

41 for me thanks Zico

82% on a film quiz,  who would have thought it but as I said I can handle a cryptic clue ok.

[Westside]

31. Thanks Zico.

[Texas Iron]

Well done…most enjoyable… Thanks

46 scored…

At last a quiz I knew about

Cheers…