Daily Quiz anyone?

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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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11 today thanks Zico, guess I am not a people person

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2024 People Quiz

1.  Which actress was the UK’s jury spokesperson for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024?
Joanna Lumley

2.  Who, in June 2024, pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act?
Julian Assange

3.  Nigel Farage stood as a Reform UK candidate for which town?
Clacton

4.  What did Matthew Crooks do?
Attempted assassination on Donald Trump

5.  Which presenter of The One Show was sacked by the BBC?
Jermaine Jenas

6.  Can you remember the name of the postmaster whose campaign brought the Post Office scandal to public attention?
Alan Bates

7.  On 7 March 2024, it was announced that who would take on former champion Mike Tyson?
Jake Paul

8.  Who was divorcing Eamonn Holmes after 14 years of marriage?
Ruth Langsford

9.  In June 2024, which actor fell off the stage at London’s Noel Coward Theatre?
Sir Ian McKellen

10.  Jeremy Clarkson fears he ‘won’t make money back’ after splurging £1,000,000 on his new pub.  Can you name it?
The Farmer’s Dog

11.  Ofcom received thousands of complaints after who interviewed his wife?
Ed Balls (his wife is Home Secretary Yvette Cooper)

12. Who stated: "The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised."? 
Oasis

13.  Security guard Gavin Plumb was found guilty of plotting to kidnap which celebrity?
Holly Willoughby

14.  Who became Foreign Secretary in the new Labour government?
David Lammy

15. Andy Murray’s Wimbledon career came to an end after who withdrew from the mixed doubles? 
Emma Raducanu

16.  In July 2024, an arrest warrant was issued for which UK celebrity after she failed to attend a court hearing relating to her bankruptcy?
Katie Price

17.  Kamala Harris has chosen the Minnesota governor as her running mate.  What’s his name?
Tim Walz

18.  Who released the book: Now What?: On a Mission to Fix Broken Britain?
Carol Vorderman

19.  Taylor Swift will conclude which tour in December 2024?
The Eras Tour

20. Benjamin Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel but who is the current President of Israel?
Isaac Herzog




 

[zico]

2024 People Quiz

1.  Which actress was the UK’s jury spokesperson for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024?

2.  Who, in June 2024, pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act?

3.  Nigel Farage stood as a Reform UK candidate for which town?

4.  What did Matthew Crooks do?

5.  Which presenter of The One Show was sacked by the BBC?

6.  Can you remember the name of the postmaster whose campaign brought the Post Office scandal to public attention?

7.  On 7 March 2024, it was announced that who would take on former champion Mike Tyson?

8.  Who was divorcing Eamonn Holmes after 14 years of marriage?

9.  In June 2024, which actor fell off the stage at London’s Noel Coward Theatre?

10.  Jeremy Clarkson fears he ‘won’t make money back’ after splurging £1,000,000 on his new pub.  Can you name it?

11.  Ofcom received thousands of complaints after who interviewed his wife?

12. Who stated: "The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised."? 

13.  Security guard Gavin Plumb was found guilty of plotting to kidnap which celebrity?

14.  Who became Foreign Secretary in the new Labour government?

15. Andy Murray’s Wimbledon career came to an end after who withdrew from the mixed doubles? 

16.  In July 2024, an arrest warrant was issued for which UK celebrity after she failed to attend a court hearing relating to her bankruptcy?

17.  Kamala Harris has chosen the Minnesota governor as her running mate.  What’s his name?

18.  Who released the book: Now What?: On a Mission to Fix Broken Britain?

19.  Taylor Swift will conclude which tour in December 2024?

20. Benjamin Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel but who is the current President of Israel?

 

[easthammer]

16 thanks Zico 

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17. Only two of the answers given by quiz show contestants.

Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Wrong Answers on TV Quizzes – 40 points on offer here.  The following questions have all been on various TV quiz shows and contestants have come up with some at times very amusing wrong answers., So you get a point for each correct answer to the question, and also a bonus point if you can guess the wrong answer given by the contestant that it down on the quiz sheet.  


1.  What was Hitler's first name?
Adolf ((Contestant: Heil)

2.  What is a medicine prescribed to a patient to please rather than cure?
Placebo (Contestant: Marijuana)

3.  The Denmark Straight separates Greenland from which country?
Iceland (Contestant: Canada)

4.  What 'P' did William Pitt call in the 18th Century the "lungs of London"?
Parks (Contestant: Prostitutes)

5.  In 2009, Sunderland scored against Liverpool when the football deflected in off what object?
Beach Ball (Contestant: Ice Cream Van)

6.  A £2 coin issued in 2015 was criticised for a ‘schoolboy error’ because it showed King John holding what?’
Quill (Contestant: Mobile Phone)

7.  Which Duke resides at Woburn Abbey?
Duke of Bedford (Contestant: (Hazzard)

8.  Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungles-winging character clad in a loin cloth did he play?
Tarzan (Contestant: Jesus)

9.  What is the world's largest continent by both land area and population?
Asia - (Contestant: The Pacific)

10.  In the Lord's Prayer, what word beginning with 'H' meaning 'blessed' comes before 'be thy name'?
Hallowed (Contestant: Howard)

11. What name does Cat Stevens go under now? I'll give you a clue, he became a Muslim..."  
Yusuf Islam (Contestant: Abu Hamza)

12.  What 'L' do you make in the dark, when you don't consider the consequences?
Leap (Contestant: Love)

13. What member of the crow family, native to the UK, has a bare face?
Rook (Contestant: Russell Crowe)

14.  The Asteroid 4238 Audrey is named after which actress?
Audrey Hepburn (Contestant: Kim Basinger)

15.  Haymarket and Park are train stations in what Scottish city?"
Edinburgh (Contestant: London)

16.  "In an 1819 poem, what season of the year does Keats describe as a 'season of mists and mellow fruitfulness'?"
Autumn (Contestant: Oliver Twist)

17.  What is the Italian word for ‘motorway’?
Autostrada (Contestant: Expresso)

18.  Name the German national airline?
Lufthansa (Contestant: The Luftwaffe)

19.  Who is the only Marx brother that remained silent throughout all their films?
Harpo (Contestant: Karl)

20. [In the TV show Dallas] which character became Mrs Bobby Ewing in the final series and was kidnapped and murdered on their honeymoon?
April Stevens (Contestant:  Priscilla Presley)




 

[zico]

Wrong Answers on TV Quizzes – 40 points on offer here.  The following questions have all been on various TV quiz shows and contestants have come up with some at times very amusing wrong answers., So you get a point for each correct answer to the question, and also a bonus point if you can guess the wrong answer given by the contestant at the time.  


1.  What was Hitler's first name?

2.  What is a medicine prescribed to a patient to please rather than cure?

3.  The Denmark Straight separates Greenland from which country?

4.  What 'P' did William Pitt call in the 18th Century the "lungs of London"?

5.  In 2009, Sunderland scored against Liverpool when the football deflected in off what object?

6.  A £2 coin issued in 2015 was criticised for a ‘schoolboy error’ because it showed King John holding what?’

7.  Which Duke resides at Woburn Abbey?

8.  Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungles-winging character clad in a loin cloth did he play?

9.  What is the world's largest continent by both land area and population?

10.  In the Lord's Prayer, what word beginning with 'H' meaning 'blessed' comes before 'be thy name'?

11. What name does Cat Stevens go under now? I'll give you a clue, he became a Muslim..."  

12.  What 'L' do you make in the dark, when you don't consider the consequences?

13. What member of the crow family, native to the UK, has a bare face?

14.  The Asteroid 4238 Audrey is named after which actress?

15.  Haymarket and Park are train stations in what Scottish city?"

16.  "In an 1819 poem, what season of the year does Keats describe as a 'season of mists and mellow fruitfulness'?"

17.  What is the Italian word for ‘motorway’?

18.  Name the German national airline?

19.  Who is the only Marx brother that remained silent throughout all their films?

20. [In the TV show Dallas] which character became Mrs Bobby Ewing in the final series and was kidnapped and murdered on their honeymoon?




 

[easthammer]

14 for the Brain Teasers on Thursday
and
9 for the West Ham Quiz today

Thanks, Zico

[Westside]

14. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Another West Ham Trivia Quiz

1.  Although Jarrod Bowen is remembered for his late winner, who opened the scoring for the Hammers in their 2-1 Europa Conference League Final victory over Fiorentina?
Said Benrahma

2.  Which West Ham player, who signed for the club in 2012, scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 6-0 win against Brighton in the Championship that same year?
Ricardo Vaz Te

3.  In 2000, West Ham beat Bradford City 5-4 in a crazy Premier League game. Who scored the winner for West Ham after 83-minutes?
Frank Lampard

4.  Former Bolton and West Ham goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen also played for which other English club between 2015 - 2017?
Wigan Athletic

5.  Which former West Ham United first-team assistant coach was Brentford’s manager between 2013-15
Mark Warburton

6.  Former Hammer Don Hutchison is the last Scotland player to score a winning goal against England. Who was the goalkeeper he beat to achieve that 1-0 win at Wembley in 1999?
David Seaman

7.  In which position did Julen Lopetegui play before hanging up his boots and pursuing a career in coaching?
Goalkeeper

8.  Which world-class striker was signed from Arsenal in 2000, but only managed to score 3 goals for the club before leaving a year later to play in Germany?
Davor Suker

9.  West Ham appeared in the first ever FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium in 1923. The final is commonly known as the White Horse final. What was the name of the white horse?
Billie - Oddly enough, Billie was not actually a white horse, but grey, merely appearing white on the newsreel.

10.  In the 1999-2000 League Cup, West Ham were forced to replay a quarterfinal tie against Aston Villa after bringing on a cup-tied substitute, Manny Omoyimni. For whom had Omoyimni played in a previous round?
Gillingham

11.  Who is West Ham’s Leading first-class goal scorer in history with a total of 326 goals?
Vic Watson - Michail Antonio’s PL record of 67 doesn’t even get him in the Top 15!!

12.  A rare highlight of the 1988/1989 season was the clubs 4-1 League Cup Win against Liverpool.  Paul Ince announced himself to the world with two goals, Steve Staunton scored an own goal but who rounded off the win with the fourth from a a free kick?
Tony Gale

13.  Which former West Ham player has won two FA Cup winners medals without getting onto the field of play?
Bobby Gould - With West Ham in 1975 as an unused sub and as Manager of Wimbledon in 1988.

14. Back in 1966, in the last League Cup Final to be played over two legs West Ham were beaten 5-3 on aggregate by which club, losing the second leg 4-1 after winning the first at home 2-1?
West Bromwich Albion

15.  In the (still painful) 2006 FA Cup Final who was the only Hammer to score his penalty in the shootout?
Teddy Sheringham

16.  In 1985/86 when the club finished 3rd which player pipped Frank McAvennie to the First Division’s Top Goal Scorer Award?
Gary Lineker

17.  Who was West Ham's top scorer in their first Premier League campaign in 1993–94?
Trevor Morley 

18.  Jimmy Greaves scored twice on his debut for West Ham in a 5-1 away win at Manchester City.  One goal however was belted in from the halfway line by Ronnie Boyce straight back into the net from which goalkeepers’ clearance?
Joe Corrigan

19.  In the 1975/76 European campaign Quarter Final West Ham were 4-0 down at half time to FC Den Haag.  Whose two second half goals kept the tie alive for the Hammers to prevail on away goals after a 3-1 second leg win?
Billy Jennings

20. In 2016 West Ham overturned a 2-1 deficit to win the last ever game at Upton Park 3-2 against Manchester United.  For three points name the Hammers scorers?
Diafra Sakho, Michail Antonio and Winston Reid
 

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Another West Ham Trivia Quiz

1.  Although Jarrod Bowen is remembered for his late winner, who opened the scoring for the Hammers in their 2-1 Europa Conference League Final victory over Fiorentina?

2.  Which West Ham player, who signed for the club in 2012, scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 6-0 win against Brighton in the Championship that same year?

3.  In 2000, West Ham beat Bradford City 5-4 in a crazy Premier League game. Who scored the winner for West Ham after 83-minutes?

4.  Former Bolton and West Ham goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen also played for which other English club between 2015 - 2017?

5.  Which former West Ham United first-team assistant coach was Brentford’s manager between 2013-15

6.  Former Hammer Don Hutchison is the last Scotland player to score a winning goal against England. Who was the goalkeeper he beat to achieve that 1-0 win at Wembley in 1999?

7.  In which position did Julen Lopetegui play before hanging up his boots and pursuing a career in coaching?

8.  Which world-class striker was signed from Arsenal in 2000, but only managed to score 3 goals for the club before leaving a year later to play in Germany?

9.  West Ham appeared in the first ever FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium in 1923. The final is commonly known as the White Horse final. What was the name of the white horse?

10.  In the 1999-2000 League Cup, West Ham were forced to replay a quarterfinal tie against Aston Villa after bringing on a cup-tied substitute, Manny Omoyimni. For whom had Omoyimni played in a previous round?

11.  Who is West Ham’s Leading first-class goal scorer in history with a total of 326 goals?

12.  A rare highlight of the 1988/1989 season was the clubs 4-1 League Cup Win against Liverpool.  Paul Ince announced himself to the world with two goals, Steve Staunton scored an own goal but who rounded off the win with the fourth from a a free kick?

13.  Which former West Ham player has won two FA Cup winners medals without getting onto the field of play?

14. Back in 1966, in the last League Cup Final to be played over two legs West Ham were beaten 5-3 on aggregate by which club, losing the second leg 4-1 after winning the first at home 2-1?

15.  In the (still painful) 2006 FA Cup Final who was the only Hammer to score his penalty in the shootout?

16.  In 1985/86 when the club finished 3rd which player pipped Frank McAvennie to the First Division’s Top Goal Scorer Award?

17.  Who was West Ham's top scorer in their first Premier League campaign in 1993–94?

18.  Jimmy Greaves scored twice on his debut for West Ham in a 5-1 away win at Manchester City.  One goal however was belted in from the halfway line by Ronnie Boyce straight back into the net from which goalkeepers’ clearance?

19.  In the 1975/76 European campaign Quarter Final West Ham were 4-0 down at half time to FC Den Haag.  Whose two second half goals kept the tie alive for the Hammers to prevail on away goals after a 3-1 second leg win?

20. In 2016 West Ham overturned a 2-1 deficit to win the last ever game at Upton Park 3-2 against Manchester United.  For three points name the Hammers scorers?

 

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[zico]

Lateral Thinking & Brain Teasers Quiz

1.  A man constructs a house with all four sides facing south. A bear walks past the house. What colour is the bear?
White - For all four side to face south the house must be directly on the North Pole. Only white polar bears live there.

2.  John's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what?
John

3. There's a football fan who guesses the score of every football game before kick-off. How does he do this? 
The games are always 0-0 before kick-off

4.  To the nearest cubic metre, how much soil is there in a 2m x 2m x 4m hole?
None - a hole is empty

5.  When can you add 'three' to 'ten' and get 'one' as the correct answer?
When you add three hours to ten o'clock, you get one o'clock

6.  A lorry driver is travelling the wrong way down a one-way street. He passes several police officers, but not one of them stop him. Why?
The lorry driver is walking on foot

7.  A man pushes his car until he reaches a hotel. When he arrives, he realizes he’s bankrupt. What happened?
He’s playing Monopoly, and his piece is the car. He lands on a space with a hotel and doesn’t have the money to pay the fee.

8.  Saturday was three days ago. Which day is tomorrow?
Wednesday

9.  You’re running a race, and you pass the person in third place. What place are you in now?
Third

10.  The three words DEAR, SHIP, and SLIP all have something hidden in common. What is it?
Body parts... EAR, HIP, and LIP

11.  What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a hundred years?
The letter 'M'

12.  How can you throw a ball as forcefully as possible, ensuring it comes to a stop and returns to you without making contact with anything and without any attachments?
Throw it upwards

13.  What's the beginning of the end, the end of space, the start of eternity?
The letter 'e'

14.  In a street with 26 houses, if Bea lives in number 2 and Em in house number 13, with a bit of lateral thinking, what house number does Elle live at?
Number 12 - the 26 houses represent the 26 letters of the alphabet, so Bea (pronounced B) lives at number 2, Em (pronounced M) lives at 13 and Elle (pronounced L) lives at Number 12

15.  Jill is 21, and her mother Sue is double her age. How old will Sue be when Jill is 40?
61

16.  Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on earth?
Mount Everest

17.  If Rhydian is 1, Victoria is 6 and Archie is 2, what is Oliver?
6 - The number refers to the position of the letter R in the name

18.  There is a word in English where the first two letters are male, the first three letters female the first four letters are a great man and the whole words is a great woman. What is the word?
Heroine

19.  Can You work out what letters are missing in this sequence… _ Y W O W L A M I T _
C and S - They are the first letters of the words in the question!

20.  When all the months of the year and days of the week are written out, how many times does the letter R appear?
12



 

[zico]

Lateral Thinking & Brain Teasers Quiz

1.  A man constructs a house with all four sides facing south. A bear walks past the house. What colour is the bear?

2.  John's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what?

3. There's a football fan who guesses the score of every football game before kick-off. How does he do this? 

4.  To the nearest cubic metre, how much soil is there in a 2m x 2m x 4m hole?

5.  When can you add 'three' to 'ten' and get 'one' as the correct answer?

6.  A lorry driver is travelling the wrong way down a one-way street. He passes several police officers, but not one of them stop him. Why?

7.  A man pushes his car until he reaches a hotel. When he arrives, he realizes he’s bankrupt. What happened?

8.  Saturday was three days ago. Which day is tomorrow?

9.  You’re running a race, and you pass the person in third place. What place are you in now?

10.  The three words DEAR, SHIP, and SLIP all have something hidden in common. What is it?

11.  What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a hundred years?

12.  How can you throw a ball as forcefully as possible, ensuring it comes to a stop and returns to you without making contact with anything and without any attachments?

13.  What's the beginning of the end, the end of space, the start of eternity?

14.  In a street with 26 houses, if Bea lives in number 2 and Em in house number 13, with a bit of lateral thinking, what house number does Elle live at?

15.  Jill is 21, and her mother Sue is double her age. How old will Sue be when Jill is 40?

16.  Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on earth?

17.  If Rhydian is 1, Victoria is 6 and Archie is 2, what is Oliver?

18.  There is a word in English where the first two letters are male, the first three letters female the first four letters are a great man and the whole words is a great woman. What is the word?

19.  Can You work out what letters are missing in this sequence… _ Y W O W L A M I T _

20.  When all the months of the year and days of the week are written out, how many times does the letter R appear?




 

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12. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Urban Dictionary Quiz

1.  Which female name is an Australian colloquialism for a woman?
Sheila

2.  Which animal is also a word used to describe women in their 40s (or older) who prefers the romantic company of much-younger men?
Cougar

3.  What word is often used to describe someone or something appearing in a photo unexpectedly, without the photographer meaning to include it?
Photobomb

4.  What slang word is used to describe a birdwatcher whose main aim is to collect sightings of rare birds?
Twitcher

5.  What female name in recent years has been used by some to describe a specific type of middle-class white woman, who exhibits behaviours that stem from privilege?
Karen

6.  A gricer is enthusiastic about what?
Railway enthusiast

7.  What is a person carrying in both hands at the same time if said to be wearing Irish handcuffs?
Alcoholic beverage

8.  What new word means bad-tempered as a result of hunger?
Hangry

9.  What exactly does the acronym GOAT mean, for example, when applied to a famous sportsman?
Greatest Of All Time

10.  What word starting with the letter 'g' is the practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication?
Ghosting - will accept Ghost or Ghosted

11.  What modern name is given to a close but non-sexual relationship between two men?
Bromance

12.  Which dance featuring the gyration of the hips was made more famous by "Miley Cyrus"?
Twerking or the twerk

13.  Which British political and cultural insult refers in particular to the colour of a person's flushed face when expressing their strong opinions?
Gammon

14. When a man explains something to a woman in a patronising way, it is often labelled by what 12 letter word? 
Mansplaining

15.  Coming from the title of Eminem’s 2000 hit song, what name is sometimes used to describe obsessive fans of celebrities?
Stan

16.  What blended word is a scandal or controversy that doesn’t exist until it’s created, as by a politician?
Nontroversy

17.  What does the acronym "YOLO" mean?
You Only Live Once

18.  What slang word for a person meaning they are overly emotional and easily offended is often credited with being first coining in the 1996 novel Fight Club?
Snowflake

19.  Like its namesake designer, this slang term means that something is very stylish and fashionable or otherwise outstanding?
Gucci

20. “Bye, -------” is a phrase coming from a scene from the American comedy film Friday, is an exclamation used when a person announces they are exiting, but other people in the area don’t care?  (Complete the phrase)
Felicia



 

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Urban Dictionary Quiz

1.  Which female name is an Australian colloquialism for a woman?

2.  Which animal is also a word used to describe women in their 40s (or older) who prefers the romantic company of much-younger men?

3.  What word is often used to describe someone or something appearing in a photo unexpectedly, without the photographer meaning to include it?

4.  What slang word is used to describe a birdwatcher whose main aim is to collect sightings of rare birds?

5.  What female name in recent years has been used by some to describe a specific type of middle-class white woman, who exhibits behaviours that stem from privilege?

6.  A gricer is enthusiastic about what?

7.  What is a person carrying in both hands at the same time if said to be wearing Irish handcuffs?

8.  What new word means bad-tempered as a result of hunger?

9.  What exactly does the acronym GOAT mean, for example, when applied to a famous sportsman?

10.  What word starting with the letter 'g' is the practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication?

11.  What modern name is given to a close but non-sexual relationship between two men?

12.  Which dance featuring the gyration of the hips was made more famous by "Miley Cyrus"?

13.  Which British political and cultural insult refers in particular to the colour of a person's flushed face when expressing their strong opinions?

14. When a man explains something to a woman in a patronising way, it is often labelled by what 12 letter word? 

15.  Coming from the title of Eminem’s 2000 hit song, what name is sometimes used to describe obsessive fans of celebrities?

16.  What blended word is a scandal or controversy that doesn’t exist until it’s created, as by a politician?

17.  What does the acronym "YOLO" mean?

18.  What slang word for a person meaning they are overly emotional and easily offended is often credited with being first coining in the 1996 novel Fight Club?

19.  Like its namesake designer, this slang term means that something is very stylish and fashionable or otherwise outstanding?

20. “Bye, -------” is a phrase coming from a scene from the American comedy film Friday, is an exclamation used when a person announces they are exiting, but other people in the area don’t care?  (Complete the phrase)





 

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Start Quiz

1.  In a game of chess which colour starts first?
White

2.  In what sort of shop did the Great Fire of London start?
A baker's shop (on Pudding Lane)

3.  Which UK television channel started broadcasting in 1964?
BBC 2

4.  What tradition on the River Thames was started in 1829 by student Charles Merivale?
The Boat Race (between Cambridge University and Oxford University)

5.  START was a treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union - what does the acronym START stand for?
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

6.  The Glorious what, is the start of the shooting season for red grouse?
Twelfth (the Glorious Twelfth)

7.  Who started the Laugh-O-Gram Film Studio which ran from 1921 to 1923?
Walt Disney

8.  Gavrilo Princip was a Bosnian Serb student who started a chain of events that within one month led to the outbreak of which war?
World War I – He assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie, Duchess von Hohenberg, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.

9.  Which UK newspaper began life in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register?
The Times

10.  What started in Britain on 14 September 1752?
Gregorian calendar (changed from the Julian calendar)

11.  What word is the only one to starts and ends with 'und'?
Underground

12.  Which Madonna song is discussed by eight men eating breakfast at the start of the film Reservoir Dogs?
Like a Virgin

13.  Who once said; "If you want to be a Millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline"?
Richard Branson

14.  How many tiles does each player have at the start of a game of scrabble?
Seven

15.  The year 2024 started on what day of the week?
Monday 

16. Which book starts with the words 'Call me Ishmael'?
Moby-Dick

17.  True or false, the 21st century started on 1 January 2000?
False (it started on 1 January 2001 - The 21st century began in 2001 based on the Anno Domini year numbering system, which does not include a year zero. Therefore, the year 1 AD marks the start of the 21st century)

18.  Which British Army officer started the world-wide Scout Movement in 1907?
Robert Baden-Powell

19.  "It Started with a Kiss" is a 1982 song by which group?
Hot Chocolate

20.  There are three start lines at the London Marathon, with each one taking a slightly different route during the early stages of the race to prevent congestion on the course. For three points they are named after what three colours?
Blue, Green and Red

 

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Start Quiz

1.  In a game of chess which colour starts first?

2.  In what sort of shop did the Great Fire of London start?

3.  Which UK television channel started broadcasting in 1964?

4.  What tradition on the River Thames was started in 1829 by student Charles Merivale?

5.  START was a treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union - what does the acronym START stand for?

6.  The Glorious what, is the start of the shooting season for red grouse?

7.  Who started the Laugh-O-Gram Film Studio which ran from 1921 to 1923?

8.  Gavrilo Princip was a Bosnian Serb student who started a chain of events that within one month led to the outbreak of which war?

9.  Which UK newspaper began life in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register?

10.  What started in Britain on 14 September 1752?

11.  What word is the only one to starts and ends with 'und'?

12.  Which Madonna song is discussed by eight men eating breakfast at the start of the film Reservoir Dogs?

13.  Who once said; "If you want to be a Millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline"?

14.  How many tiles does each player have at the start of a game of scrabble?

15.  The year 2024 started on what day of the week?

16. Which book starts with the words 'Call me Ishmael'?

17.  True or false, the 21st century started on 1 January 2000?

18.  Which British Army officer started the world-wide Scout Movement in 1907?

19.  "It Started with a Kiss" is a 1982 song by which group?

20.  There are three start lines at the London Marathon, with each one taking a slightly different route during the early stages of the race to prevent congestion on the course. For three points they are named after what three colours?


 

[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