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Daily Quiz anyone?
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easthammer
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If not a hero from zero, then, maybe from four to a few more. 12 today thanks Zico
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Zero Quiz
1. What colour is the zero on a roulette wheel?
Green
2. By what name do we better know the line drawn north to south at zero degrees longitude?
Prime Meridian
3. 'Zero Dark Thirty' is a 2012 film dramatizing the decade-long manhunt for who?
Osama bin Laden
4. What name is given to the lowest possible temperature where nothing could be colder?
Absolute zero
5. In cricket, what name is given to a batsman's dismissal with a score of zero?
Duck
6. Has a United Kingdom entry at the Eurovision Song Contest ever had zero points? Yes or no?
Yes twice (2003 - Jemini with their performance of "Cry Baby") and (2021 James Newman with “Embers”)
7. If 3 to the power of 2 is nine, what is 3 to the power of 0?
1 (any number raised to the power of 0 is 1)
8. What is zero degrees Celsius in degrees Fahrenheit?
32 degrees Fahrenheit
9. Name the author of the 1993 book Bravo Two Zero?
Andy McNab
10. How many zeros are there in one trillion?
12 zeros
11. Which Italian crime drama TV series created by Stefano Sollimazero featured Gabriel Byrne as Edward Lynwood?
ZeroZeroZero
12. How many zeros are in a googol?
One hundred zeros
13. On what scale does a zero mean a person is exclusively heterosexual?
Kinsey Scale
14. Which golfer is famous for his "zero to hero" victory in the 1991 PGA Championship?
John Daly
15. Which country's primary national emergency telephone number is triple zero?
Australia
16. On which scale is the number zero described as 'calm'?
Beaufort scale (wind speed scale)
17. What slang word for zero is also the name of a device invented by Whitcomb L. Judson?
Zip
18. Which famed mystery writer authored the work "Towards Zero", published in 1944?
Agatha Christie
19. Name the 1957 black and white movie about a plane that must make a forced landing that was parodied by the more memorable comedy film “Airplane!”, was it “Zero Dawn”, “Zero Chance” or “Zero Hour”?
Zero Hour (Worth watching just because the script is the same but serious which makes it funny!)
20. "Nothing From Nothing" was a number one hit for which artist, who is also the only non-Beatle to be credited on a Beatles' recording?
Billy Preston
1. What colour is the zero on a roulette wheel?
Green
2. By what name do we better know the line drawn north to south at zero degrees longitude?
Prime Meridian
3. 'Zero Dark Thirty' is a 2012 film dramatizing the decade-long manhunt for who?
Osama bin Laden
4. What name is given to the lowest possible temperature where nothing could be colder?
Absolute zero
5. In cricket, what name is given to a batsman's dismissal with a score of zero?
Duck
6. Has a United Kingdom entry at the Eurovision Song Contest ever had zero points? Yes or no?
Yes twice (2003 - Jemini with their performance of "Cry Baby") and (2021 James Newman with “Embers”)
7. If 3 to the power of 2 is nine, what is 3 to the power of 0?
1 (any number raised to the power of 0 is 1)
8. What is zero degrees Celsius in degrees Fahrenheit?
32 degrees Fahrenheit
9. Name the author of the 1993 book Bravo Two Zero?
Andy McNab
10. How many zeros are there in one trillion?
12 zeros
11. Which Italian crime drama TV series created by Stefano Sollimazero featured Gabriel Byrne as Edward Lynwood?
ZeroZeroZero
12. How many zeros are in a googol?
One hundred zeros
13. On what scale does a zero mean a person is exclusively heterosexual?
Kinsey Scale
14. Which golfer is famous for his "zero to hero" victory in the 1991 PGA Championship?
John Daly
15. Which country's primary national emergency telephone number is triple zero?
Australia
16. On which scale is the number zero described as 'calm'?
Beaufort scale (wind speed scale)
17. What slang word for zero is also the name of a device invented by Whitcomb L. Judson?
Zip
18. Which famed mystery writer authored the work "Towards Zero", published in 1944?
Agatha Christie
19. Name the 1957 black and white movie about a plane that must make a forced landing that was parodied by the more memorable comedy film “Airplane!”, was it “Zero Dawn”, “Zero Chance” or “Zero Hour”?
Zero Hour (Worth watching just because the script is the same but serious which makes it funny!)
20. "Nothing From Nothing" was a number one hit for which artist, who is also the only non-Beatle to be credited on a Beatles' recording?
Billy Preston
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
1. What colour is the zero on a roulette wheel?
2. By what name do we better know the line drawn north to south at zero degrees longitude?
3. 'Zero Dark Thirty' is a 2012 film dramatizing the decade-long manhunt for who?
4. What name is given to the lowest possible temperature where nothing could be colder?
5. In cricket, what name is given to a batsman's dismissal with a score of zero?
6. Has a United Kingdom entry at the Eurovision Song Contest ever had zero points? Yes or no?
7. If 3 to the power of 2 is nine, what is 3 to the power of 0?)
8. What is zero degrees Celsius in degrees Fahrenheit?
9. Name the author of the 1993 book Bravo Two Zero?
10. How many zeros are there in one trillion?
11. Which Italian crime drama TV series created by Stefano Sollimazero featured Gabriel Byrne as Edward Lynwood?
12. How many zeros are in a googol?
13. On what scale does a zero mean a person is exclusively heterosexual?
14. Which golfer is famous for his "zero to hero" victory in the 1991 PGA Championship?
15. Which country's primary national emergency telephone number is triple zero?
16. On which scale is the number zero described as 'calm'?
17. What slang word for zero is also the name of a device invented by Whitcomb L. Judson?
18. Which famed mystery writer authored the work "Towards Zero", published in 1944?
19. Name the 1957 black and white movie about a plane that must make a forced landing that was parodied by the more memorable comedy film “Airplane!”, was it “Zero Dawn”, “Zero Chance” or “Zero Hour”?
20. "Nothing From Nothing" was a number one hit for which artist, who is also the only non-Beatle to be credited on a Beatles' recording?
2. By what name do we better know the line drawn north to south at zero degrees longitude?
3. 'Zero Dark Thirty' is a 2012 film dramatizing the decade-long manhunt for who?
4. What name is given to the lowest possible temperature where nothing could be colder?
5. In cricket, what name is given to a batsman's dismissal with a score of zero?
6. Has a United Kingdom entry at the Eurovision Song Contest ever had zero points? Yes or no?
7. If 3 to the power of 2 is nine, what is 3 to the power of 0?)
8. What is zero degrees Celsius in degrees Fahrenheit?
9. Name the author of the 1993 book Bravo Two Zero?
10. How many zeros are there in one trillion?
11. Which Italian crime drama TV series created by Stefano Sollimazero featured Gabriel Byrne as Edward Lynwood?
12. How many zeros are in a googol?
13. On what scale does a zero mean a person is exclusively heterosexual?
14. Which golfer is famous for his "zero to hero" victory in the 1991 PGA Championship?
15. Which country's primary national emergency telephone number is triple zero?
16. On which scale is the number zero described as 'calm'?
17. What slang word for zero is also the name of a device invented by Whitcomb L. Judson?
18. Which famed mystery writer authored the work "Towards Zero", published in 1944?
19. Name the 1957 black and white movie about a plane that must make a forced landing that was parodied by the more memorable comedy film “Airplane!”, was it “Zero Dawn”, “Zero Chance” or “Zero Hour”?
20. "Nothing From Nothing" was a number one hit for which artist, who is also the only non-Beatle to be credited on a Beatles' recording?
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TV Trivia
1. Can you name the chambermaid in the classic comedy Fawlty Towers?
Polly
2. Which fictional character, played by Lee Majors, was partnered by his cousin and fellow stuntman Howie Munson in the TV show The Fall Guy?
Colt Seavers
3. Which TV series starred Scott Bakula as Doctor Sam Beckett?
Quantum Leap
4. On Monday 21 November 1983, Janet Ellis reported that what, over the weekend, had sadly been vandalised?
The Blue Peter Garden
5. Which chat show host had an early break when they co-hosted the 1996 late-night quiz show Carnal Knowledge with Maria McErlane?
Graham Norton
6. In which BBC drama did Miranda Hart play Camilla Fortescue-Cholmondeley-Browne?
Call the Midwife
7. What the last name of Edina, the heavy-drinking, drug-abusing PR agent portrayed by Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous?
Monsoon
8. Which actress played Daffyd Thomas's mother in the second series of Little Britain?
Ruth Madoc
9. What was the name of the Birmingham Street featured in the TV documentary Benefits Street?
James Turner Street
10. What is the occupation of the fictional Timothy Lumsden who still lives at home in his forties?
Librarian (played by Ronnie Corbett in the sitcom Sorry)
11. Which English actress played Sable Colby in the American soap opera Dynasty and its spin off show The Colby’s and for a bonus point which legendary American actor played her tycoon husband?
Stephanie Beacham - Charlton Heston
12. What is the first name of the Vicar of Dibley? Bonus point if you know the surname.
Geraldine (Geraldine Granger)
13. Des chiffres et des lettres is the original French version of which British show?
Countdown
14. Where was the sitcom Rising Damp supposedly set: London, Bristol, or Yorkshire?
Yorkshire – (The exact setting of the Victorian townhouse location in Rising Damp was never stated although it is implied to be Leeds and definitively Yorkshire, via references to Yorkshire Traction, the M62, the Corn Exchange and Leeds United. However, the film, was set in London.)
15. Actors Roy Marsden and Christopher Ryan played which feared villains in Only Fools and Horses?
Driscoll Brothers
16. What is the name of the family in the seventies sitcom Bless This House?
Abbott
17. He claims to be Lancashire pub quiz champion; what name is fictional character Geoff Maltby better known by?
The Oracle (in the sitcom Benidorm)
18. Which TV mobster has therapy sessions with fictional psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi?
Tony Soprano
19. In the British television comedy panel game show hosted by Lee Mack what don't 'Duck Quacks' do?
They don't echo (the name of the show is 'Duck Quacks Don't Echo')
20. Who voiced Charlie Townsend in the original Charlie's Angels?
John Forsythe (Blake Carrington himself!)
1. Can you name the chambermaid in the classic comedy Fawlty Towers?
Polly
2. Which fictional character, played by Lee Majors, was partnered by his cousin and fellow stuntman Howie Munson in the TV show The Fall Guy?
Colt Seavers
3. Which TV series starred Scott Bakula as Doctor Sam Beckett?
Quantum Leap
4. On Monday 21 November 1983, Janet Ellis reported that what, over the weekend, had sadly been vandalised?
The Blue Peter Garden
5. Which chat show host had an early break when they co-hosted the 1996 late-night quiz show Carnal Knowledge with Maria McErlane?
Graham Norton
6. In which BBC drama did Miranda Hart play Camilla Fortescue-Cholmondeley-Browne?
Call the Midwife
7. What the last name of Edina, the heavy-drinking, drug-abusing PR agent portrayed by Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous?
Monsoon
8. Which actress played Daffyd Thomas's mother in the second series of Little Britain?
Ruth Madoc
9. What was the name of the Birmingham Street featured in the TV documentary Benefits Street?
James Turner Street
10. What is the occupation of the fictional Timothy Lumsden who still lives at home in his forties?
Librarian (played by Ronnie Corbett in the sitcom Sorry)
11. Which English actress played Sable Colby in the American soap opera Dynasty and its spin off show The Colby’s and for a bonus point which legendary American actor played her tycoon husband?
Stephanie Beacham - Charlton Heston
12. What is the first name of the Vicar of Dibley? Bonus point if you know the surname.
Geraldine (Geraldine Granger)
13. Des chiffres et des lettres is the original French version of which British show?
Countdown
14. Where was the sitcom Rising Damp supposedly set: London, Bristol, or Yorkshire?
Yorkshire – (The exact setting of the Victorian townhouse location in Rising Damp was never stated although it is implied to be Leeds and definitively Yorkshire, via references to Yorkshire Traction, the M62, the Corn Exchange and Leeds United. However, the film, was set in London.)
15. Actors Roy Marsden and Christopher Ryan played which feared villains in Only Fools and Horses?
Driscoll Brothers
16. What is the name of the family in the seventies sitcom Bless This House?
Abbott
17. He claims to be Lancashire pub quiz champion; what name is fictional character Geoff Maltby better known by?
The Oracle (in the sitcom Benidorm)
18. Which TV mobster has therapy sessions with fictional psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi?
Tony Soprano
19. In the British television comedy panel game show hosted by Lee Mack what don't 'Duck Quacks' do?
They don't echo (the name of the show is 'Duck Quacks Don't Echo')
20. Who voiced Charlie Townsend in the original Charlie's Angels?
John Forsythe (Blake Carrington himself!)
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
TV Trivia
1. Can you name the chambermaid in the classic comedy Fawlty Towers?
2. Which fictional character, played by Lee Majors, was partnered by his cousin and fellow stuntman Howie Munson in the TV show The Fall Guy?
3. Which TV series starred Scott Bakula as Doctor Sam Beckett?
4. On Monday 21 November 1983, Janet Ellis reported that what, over the weekend, had sadly been vandalised?
5. Which chat show host had an early break when they co-hosted the 1996 late-night quiz show Carnal Knowledge with Maria McErlane?
6. In which BBC drama did Miranda Hart play Camilla Fortescue-Cholmondeley-Browne?
7. What the last name of Edina, the heavy-drinking, drug-abusing PR agent portrayed by Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous?
8. Which actress played Daffyd Thomas's mother in the second series of Little Britain?
9. What was the name of the Birmingham Street featured in the TV documentary Benefits Street?
10. What is the occupation of the fictional Timothy Lumsden who still lives at home in his forties?
11. Which English actress played Sable Colby in the American soap opera Dynasty and its spin off show The Colby’s and for a bonus point which legendary American actor played her tycoon husband?
12. What is the first name of the Vicar of Dibley? Bonus point if you know the surname.
13. Des chiffres et des lettres is the original French version of which British show?
14. Where was the sitcom Rising Damp supposedly set: London, Bristol, or Yorkshire?
15. Actors Roy Marsden and Christopher Ryan played which feared villains in Only Fools and Horses?
16. What is the name of the family in the seventies sitcom Bless This House?
17. He claims to be Lancashire pub quiz champion; what name is fictional character Geoff Maltby better known by?
18. Which TV mobster has therapy sessions with fictional psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi?
19. In the British television comedy panel game show hosted by Lee Mack what don't 'Duck Quacks' do?
20. Who voiced Charlie Townsend in the original Charlie's Angels?
1. Can you name the chambermaid in the classic comedy Fawlty Towers?
2. Which fictional character, played by Lee Majors, was partnered by his cousin and fellow stuntman Howie Munson in the TV show The Fall Guy?
3. Which TV series starred Scott Bakula as Doctor Sam Beckett?
4. On Monday 21 November 1983, Janet Ellis reported that what, over the weekend, had sadly been vandalised?
5. Which chat show host had an early break when they co-hosted the 1996 late-night quiz show Carnal Knowledge with Maria McErlane?
6. In which BBC drama did Miranda Hart play Camilla Fortescue-Cholmondeley-Browne?
7. What the last name of Edina, the heavy-drinking, drug-abusing PR agent portrayed by Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous?
8. Which actress played Daffyd Thomas's mother in the second series of Little Britain?
9. What was the name of the Birmingham Street featured in the TV documentary Benefits Street?
10. What is the occupation of the fictional Timothy Lumsden who still lives at home in his forties?
11. Which English actress played Sable Colby in the American soap opera Dynasty and its spin off show The Colby’s and for a bonus point which legendary American actor played her tycoon husband?
12. What is the first name of the Vicar of Dibley? Bonus point if you know the surname.
13. Des chiffres et des lettres is the original French version of which British show?
14. Where was the sitcom Rising Damp supposedly set: London, Bristol, or Yorkshire?
15. Actors Roy Marsden and Christopher Ryan played which feared villains in Only Fools and Horses?
16. What is the name of the family in the seventies sitcom Bless This House?
17. He claims to be Lancashire pub quiz champion; what name is fictional character Geoff Maltby better known by?
18. Which TV mobster has therapy sessions with fictional psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi?
19. In the British television comedy panel game show hosted by Lee Mack what don't 'Duck Quacks' do?
20. Who voiced Charlie Townsend in the original Charlie's Angels?
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
England Footballers Quiz
1. What name was given to Gazza's famous goal celebration from Euro 96?
The Dentist's Chair
2. Who is the only English player to win back-to-back Ballon d'Ors?
Kevin Keegan
3. Sir Stanley Matthews won the first ever Ballon d’Or back in 1956, but can you name the TWO English clubs he played for? Point for each.
Blackpool and Stoke City
4. Both Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard made their last international appearances on 24 June 2014 in a nil-nil draw against which country?
Costa Rica in the 2014 World Cup
5. Name the outfield player that has played the most matches for England without ever scoring?
Ashley Cole – 107 apps.
6. Who are the only two players to have scored in four consecutive major tournaments for England? Point for each.
Harry Kane and Michael Owen
7. Which English player won the Emperor's Cup and also finished second in the J.League?
Gary Lineker (whilst playing in Japan)
8. Alan Shearer made his professional debut for which club on 26 March 1988?
Southampton
9. How old was Peter Shilton when he made his World Cup finals debut: 26, 29, or 32?
32 in Spain 1982
10. Who did club teammate Bill Shankly call "the greatest player I ever saw, bar none"?
Tom Finney
12. Who was the first footballer to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
Bobby Moore (1966)
13. Who was the first player to reach 100 caps for England?
Billy Wright
14. About which English player did Michel Platini once say: "If he had been French, he would have won well over 100 caps and the team would have been built around him"?
Glenn Hoddle
15. Which country did David Beckham's score a last-minute free kick against to secure qualification for the 2002 World Cup?
Greece
16. In 2002, Wayne Rooney scored a last-minute winner for Everton against Arsenal in his first ever Premier League match. How old was he?
16 years of age
17. Gordon Banks joined Chesterfield in 1953 and was sold to which club for £7,000 in July 1959?
Leicester City
18. Sir Bobby Robson once said of which player during an interview at Italia 90, that he was "the greatest talent that England has ever produced"?
Bryan Robson
19. Bobby Charlton became the manager of which club in 1973? And who did he sign as player-coach?
Preston North End. He signed Nobby Stiles.
20. Which former England international won the Premier League titles eleven times?
Paul Scholes (second in the list to only Ryan Giggs)
1. What name was given to Gazza's famous goal celebration from Euro 96?
The Dentist's Chair
2. Who is the only English player to win back-to-back Ballon d'Ors?
Kevin Keegan
3. Sir Stanley Matthews won the first ever Ballon d’Or back in 1956, but can you name the TWO English clubs he played for? Point for each.
Blackpool and Stoke City
4. Both Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard made their last international appearances on 24 June 2014 in a nil-nil draw against which country?
Costa Rica in the 2014 World Cup
5. Name the outfield player that has played the most matches for England without ever scoring?
Ashley Cole – 107 apps.
6. Who are the only two players to have scored in four consecutive major tournaments for England? Point for each.
Harry Kane and Michael Owen
7. Which English player won the Emperor's Cup and also finished second in the J.League?
Gary Lineker (whilst playing in Japan)
8. Alan Shearer made his professional debut for which club on 26 March 1988?
Southampton
9. How old was Peter Shilton when he made his World Cup finals debut: 26, 29, or 32?
32 in Spain 1982
10. Who did club teammate Bill Shankly call "the greatest player I ever saw, bar none"?
Tom Finney
12. Who was the first footballer to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
Bobby Moore (1966)
13. Who was the first player to reach 100 caps for England?
Billy Wright
14. About which English player did Michel Platini once say: "If he had been French, he would have won well over 100 caps and the team would have been built around him"?
Glenn Hoddle
15. Which country did David Beckham's score a last-minute free kick against to secure qualification for the 2002 World Cup?
Greece
16. In 2002, Wayne Rooney scored a last-minute winner for Everton against Arsenal in his first ever Premier League match. How old was he?
16 years of age
17. Gordon Banks joined Chesterfield in 1953 and was sold to which club for £7,000 in July 1959?
Leicester City
18. Sir Bobby Robson once said of which player during an interview at Italia 90, that he was "the greatest talent that England has ever produced"?
Bryan Robson
19. Bobby Charlton became the manager of which club in 1973? And who did he sign as player-coach?
Preston North End. He signed Nobby Stiles.
20. Which former England international won the Premier League titles eleven times?
Paul Scholes (second in the list to only Ryan Giggs)
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
England Footballers Quiz
1. What name was given to Gazza's famous goal celebration from Euro 96?
2. Who is the only English player to win back-to-back Ballon d'Ors?
3. Sir Stanley Matthews won the first ever Ballon d’Or back in 1956, but can you name the TWO English clubs he played for? Point for each.
4. Both Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard made their last international appearances on 24 June 2014 in a nil-nil draw against which country?
5. Name the outfield player that has played the most matches for England without ever scoring?
6. Who are the only two players to have scored in four consecutive major tournaments for England? Point for each.
7. Which English player won the Emperor's Cup and also finished second in the J.League?
8. Alan Shearer made his professional debut for which club on 26 March 1988?
9. How old was Peter Shilton when he made his World Cup finals debut: 26, 29, or 32?
10. Who did club teammate Bill Shankly call "the greatest player I ever saw, bar none"?
12. Who was the first footballer to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
13. Who was the first player to reach 100 caps for England?
14. About which English player did Michel Platini once say: "If he had been French, he would have won well over 100 caps and the team would have been built around him"?
15. Which country did David Beckham's score a last-minute free kick against to secure qualification for the 2002 World Cup?
16. In 2002, Wayne Rooney scored a last-minute winner for Everton against Arsenal in his first ever Premier League match. How old was he?
17. Gordon Banks joined Chesterfield in 1953 and was sold to which club for £7,000 in July 1959?
18. Sir Bobby Robson once said of which player during an interview at Italia 90, that he was "the greatest talent that England has ever produced"?
19. Bobby Charlton became the manager of which club in 1973? And who did he sign as player-coach?
20. Which former England international won the Premier League titles eleven times?
1. What name was given to Gazza's famous goal celebration from Euro 96?
2. Who is the only English player to win back-to-back Ballon d'Ors?
3. Sir Stanley Matthews won the first ever Ballon d’Or back in 1956, but can you name the TWO English clubs he played for? Point for each.
4. Both Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard made their last international appearances on 24 June 2014 in a nil-nil draw against which country?
5. Name the outfield player that has played the most matches for England without ever scoring?
6. Who are the only two players to have scored in four consecutive major tournaments for England? Point for each.
7. Which English player won the Emperor's Cup and also finished second in the J.League?
8. Alan Shearer made his professional debut for which club on 26 March 1988?
9. How old was Peter Shilton when he made his World Cup finals debut: 26, 29, or 32?
10. Who did club teammate Bill Shankly call "the greatest player I ever saw, bar none"?
12. Who was the first footballer to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
13. Who was the first player to reach 100 caps for England?
14. About which English player did Michel Platini once say: "If he had been French, he would have won well over 100 caps and the team would have been built around him"?
15. Which country did David Beckham's score a last-minute free kick against to secure qualification for the 2002 World Cup?
16. In 2002, Wayne Rooney scored a last-minute winner for Everton against Arsenal in his first ever Premier League match. How old was he?
17. Gordon Banks joined Chesterfield in 1953 and was sold to which club for £7,000 in July 1959?
18. Sir Bobby Robson once said of which player during an interview at Italia 90, that he was "the greatest talent that England has ever produced"?
19. Bobby Charlton became the manager of which club in 1973? And who did he sign as player-coach?
20. Which former England international won the Premier League titles eleven times?
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
Many thanks, Went to Madeira (hence No 7 quiz today as Cristiano CR7 Ronaldo was born there I think) and weather was up and down towards the end of the week, some heavy downpours and storms but it wasn't cold and far more preferable to the cold here!! Lovely island. The fillet steak on a skewer made up for the rain, delicious!
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Number 7 Quiz
1. Sevenoaks is a town in which English county?
Kent
2. The Seven Years' War was an 18th century conflict between Great Britain and which country?
France
3. Richard Burton was nominated for seven Oscars, but how many did he actually win?
None
4. What flavour is associated with the soft drink 7 Up?
Lemon-lime
5. In the 1960 Western film The Magnificent Seven, how many of the Seven survived?
Three - Chris, Vin, and Chico
6. Completed in 1922, who wrote the autobiographical account the Seven Pillars of Wisdom?
T. E. Lawrence, or "Lawrence of Arabia" – will accept either
7. What hard mineral composed of silica defines the value of 7 on the Mohs scale of hardness?
Quartz
8. What is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet?
Eta
9. Morgan Freeman played detective Lieutenant William Somerset but who starred as detective David Mills in the 1995 film Seven?
Brad Pitt
10. Walt Disney’s original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs animation film premiered in which year?
1937
11. Which Rugby Sevens tournament was held annually at Twickenham stadium until 2011?
Middlesex Sevens
12. Which film contains the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe standing on a subway grate as her white dress blows upwards?
The Seven Year Itch
13. Which sport, played by two teams of seven players, held it first international tournament in Eastbourne, England, in 1963?
Netball
14. In which country's mythology are the Seven Lucky Gods believed to grant good luck?
Japan
15. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, The exact location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is still a mystery, but in which modern-day country was the ancient city of Babylon located?
Iraq
16. Harry Potter and his allies had to destroy Lord Voldemort’s Seven what?
Horcruxes
17. In the first 007 film released in 1962 what is the name of the fictional island on which Dr No had his headquarters?
Crab Key
18. Who was the seventh actor to portray The Doctor in the BBC series "Dr. Who"?
Sylvester McCoy
19. What are the seven deadly sins? Point for each.
Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth
20. Can you name the seven children of the Walton's family in television's The Waltons? Point for each
John (John-Boy), Jason, Mary Ellen, Erin, Benjamin (Jim-Bob), James, and Elizabeth
1. Sevenoaks is a town in which English county?
Kent
2. The Seven Years' War was an 18th century conflict between Great Britain and which country?
France
3. Richard Burton was nominated for seven Oscars, but how many did he actually win?
None
4. What flavour is associated with the soft drink 7 Up?
Lemon-lime
5. In the 1960 Western film The Magnificent Seven, how many of the Seven survived?
Three - Chris, Vin, and Chico
6. Completed in 1922, who wrote the autobiographical account the Seven Pillars of Wisdom?
T. E. Lawrence, or "Lawrence of Arabia" – will accept either
7. What hard mineral composed of silica defines the value of 7 on the Mohs scale of hardness?
Quartz
8. What is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet?
Eta
9. Morgan Freeman played detective Lieutenant William Somerset but who starred as detective David Mills in the 1995 film Seven?
Brad Pitt
10. Walt Disney’s original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs animation film premiered in which year?
1937
11. Which Rugby Sevens tournament was held annually at Twickenham stadium until 2011?
Middlesex Sevens
12. Which film contains the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe standing on a subway grate as her white dress blows upwards?
The Seven Year Itch
13. Which sport, played by two teams of seven players, held it first international tournament in Eastbourne, England, in 1963?
Netball
14. In which country's mythology are the Seven Lucky Gods believed to grant good luck?
Japan
15. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, The exact location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is still a mystery, but in which modern-day country was the ancient city of Babylon located?
Iraq
16. Harry Potter and his allies had to destroy Lord Voldemort’s Seven what?
Horcruxes
17. In the first 007 film released in 1962 what is the name of the fictional island on which Dr No had his headquarters?
Crab Key
18. Who was the seventh actor to portray The Doctor in the BBC series "Dr. Who"?
Sylvester McCoy
19. What are the seven deadly sins? Point for each.
Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth
20. Can you name the seven children of the Walton's family in television's The Waltons? Point for each
John (John-Boy), Jason, Mary Ellen, Erin, Benjamin (Jim-Bob), James, and Elizabeth
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Morning all.
Number 7 Quiz
1. Sevenoaks is a town in which English county?
2. The Seven Years' War was an 18th century conflict between Great Britain and which country?
3. Richard Burton was nominated for seven Oscars, but how many did he actually win?
4. What flavour is associated with the soft drink 7 Up?
5. In the 1960 Western film The Magnificent Seven, how many of the Seven survived?
6. Completed in 1922, who wrote the autobiographical account the Seven Pillars of Wisdom?
7. What hard mineral composed of silica defines the value of 7 on the Mohs scale of hardness?
8. What is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet?
9. Morgan Freeman played detective Lieutenant William Somerset but who starred as detective David Mills in the 1995 film Seven?
10. Walt Disney’s original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs animation film premiered in which year?
11. Which Rugby Sevens tournament was held annually at Twickenham stadium until 2011?
12. Which film contains the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe standing on a subway grate as her white dress blows upwards?
13. Which sport, played by two teams of seven players, held it first international tournament in Eastbourne, England, in 1963?
14. In which country's mythology are the Seven Lucky Gods believed to grant good luck?
15. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, The exact location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is still a mystery, but in which modern-day country was the ancient city of Babylon located?
16. Harry Potter and his allies had to destroy Lord Voldemort’s Seven what?
17. In the first 007 film released in 1962 what is the name of the fictional island on which Dr No had his headquarters?
18. Who was the seventh actor to portray The Doctor in the BBC series "Dr. Who"?
19. What are the seven deadly sins? Point for each.
20. Can you name the seven children of the Walton's family in television's The Waltons? Point for each
Number 7 Quiz
1. Sevenoaks is a town in which English county?
2. The Seven Years' War was an 18th century conflict between Great Britain and which country?
3. Richard Burton was nominated for seven Oscars, but how many did he actually win?
4. What flavour is associated with the soft drink 7 Up?
5. In the 1960 Western film The Magnificent Seven, how many of the Seven survived?
6. Completed in 1922, who wrote the autobiographical account the Seven Pillars of Wisdom?
7. What hard mineral composed of silica defines the value of 7 on the Mohs scale of hardness?
8. What is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet?
9. Morgan Freeman played detective Lieutenant William Somerset but who starred as detective David Mills in the 1995 film Seven?
10. Walt Disney’s original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs animation film premiered in which year?
11. Which Rugby Sevens tournament was held annually at Twickenham stadium until 2011?
12. Which film contains the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe standing on a subway grate as her white dress blows upwards?
13. Which sport, played by two teams of seven players, held it first international tournament in Eastbourne, England, in 1963?
14. In which country's mythology are the Seven Lucky Gods believed to grant good luck?
15. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, The exact location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is still a mystery, but in which modern-day country was the ancient city of Babylon located?
16. Harry Potter and his allies had to destroy Lord Voldemort’s Seven what?
17. In the first 007 film released in 1962 what is the name of the fictional island on which Dr No had his headquarters?
18. Who was the seventh actor to portray The Doctor in the BBC series "Dr. Who"?
19. What are the seven deadly sins? Point for each.
20. Can you name the seven children of the Walton's family in television's The Waltons? Point for each
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Song lyrics (First Line(s)) Point for song point for original artist Song lyrics (First Line(s)) Point for song point for original artist
- It’s not in the way It’s not in your hair. You won’t find it under your chair
- I know there’s nothing to say Someone has taken my place
- Ooh, give me too strongarms to protect mysef
- In the morning don’t say you love me
- If I listened long enough to you I’d find a way to believe it’s all true
- We will be fighting in the street with our children at our feet
- Kiss me goodnight and say my prayers leave the light on at the top of stairs
- I was walking down the street Concentrating on truckin right
- I aint looking to compete with you, beat or cheat or mistreat you
- Oh, life is bigger, bigger than you
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Song lyrics (First Line(s)) Point for song point for original artist - Answers tomorrow
1 It’s not in the way It’s not in your hair. You won’t find it under your chair
2 I know there’s nothing to say Someone has taken my place
3 Ooh, give me too strongarms to protect mysef
4 In the morning don’t say you love me
5 If I listened long enough to you I’d find a way to believe it’s all true
6 We will be fighting in the street with our children at our feet
7 Kiss me goodnight and say my prayers leave the light on at the top of stairs
8 I was walking down the street Concentrating on truckin right
9 I aint looking to compete with you, beat or cheat or mistreat you
10 Oh, life is bigger, bigger than you
1 It’s not in the way It’s not in your hair. You won’t find it under your chair
2 I know there’s nothing to say Someone has taken my place
3 Ooh, give me too strongarms to protect mysef
4 In the morning don’t say you love me
5 If I listened long enough to you I’d find a way to believe it’s all true
6 We will be fighting in the street with our children at our feet
7 Kiss me goodnight and say my prayers leave the light on at the top of stairs
8 I was walking down the street Concentrating on truckin right
9 I aint looking to compete with you, beat or cheat or mistreat you
10 Oh, life is bigger, bigger than you
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- What natural feature provides the source of the water for the Guinness brewery in Dublin?
Wicklow Mountains - Thomas Andrews went down with Titanic apparently refusing to make any real effort for survival. What was his relationship with the vessel?
Chief Designer
- Over which ancient peoples of the Highlands did Bridei and Nechtan, sons of Der Ilei reign as kings.?
The Picts
- Fugu is a food that could kill you it contains a poison 1200 times more deadly than cyanide – what is it?
Puffer Fish
- How many litres are there in a Magnum of wine?
1.5
- Which company claims – Life’s Good
LG
- In which city could you see the “Manneken Pis “ (Little Pissing Man)?
- The Tlingit (Klingit) are the main indigenous peoples of Alaska resident for over 11,000 years what does Tlingit essentially mean?
Human Being
- Chianti Classico is a wine from a sub region of the Chianti region in Tuscany. What animal appears on the seal of these wines.
Black Cockerel
- The Thames Ironworks were situated at the mouth of which river?
River Lea
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General Knowledge (Tough?)
- What natural feature provides the source of the water for the Guinness brewery in Dublin?
- Thomas Andrews went down with Titanic apparently refusing to make any real effort for survival. What was his relationship with the vessel?
- Over which ancient peoples of the Highlands did Bridei and Nechtan, sons of Der Ilei reign as kings.?
- Fugu is a food that could kill you it contains a poison 1200 times more deadly than cyanide – what is it?
- How many litres are there in a Magnum of wine?
- Which company claims – Life’s Good ?
- In which city could you see the “Manneken Pis “ ?
- The Tlingit (Klingit) are the main indigenous peoples of Alaska resident for over 11,000 years what does Tlingit essentially mean?
- Chianti Classico is a wine from a sub region of the Chianti region in Tuscany. What animal appears on the seal of these wines.?
- The Thames Ironworks were situated at the mouth of which river?
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- Why is Friday 13th considered unlucky from a biblical perspective?
13 at the last Supper and Good Friday crucifixion
- One Nordic myth has a mischievous god Loki turning up at as the thirteenth guest at a dinner party in Valhalla and killing the god of joy and gladness with a mistletoe tipped arrow. Who plays Loki in the Avengers film franchise?
Tom Hiddleston
- 13 is the smallest emirp number what does that mean?
When the digits of a prime are reversed they make another prime - 31
- Which Italian composer died on Friday 13th 1868?
Gioachino Rossini
- Friday 13th how many will there be this year
Two September and December
- How many Friday 13th horror films have there been in the franchise since 1980?
12
- King Philip of France on Friday 13th October 1307 started the mass persecution, arrest torture and execution of what military order.
The Knights Templars
- With regard to 13 what do these countries have in common Italy Thailand and India?
In those countries 13 is predominately viewed as lucky number.
- Who played Jim Lovell in the film Apollo 13?
Tom Hanks
- What is friggatriskaidekaphobia ?
The fear of Friday 13th
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Okay Zico is away and its late in the Day (don't worry I am not breaking into verse )
But as it is the 13th today thought I good recycle these question for anybody interested
I'll post answers later tonight and hopefully ten general knowledge questions for tomorrow
But as it is the 13th today thought I good recycle these question for anybody interested
I'll post answers later tonight and hopefully ten general knowledge questions for tomorrow
- Why is Friday 13th considered unlucky from a biblical perspective?
- One Nordic myth has a mischievous god Loki turning up at as the thirteenth guest at a dinner party in Valhalla and killing the god of joy and gladness with a mistletoe tipped arrow. Who plays Loki in the Avengers film franchise?
- 13 is the smallest emirp number what does that mean?
- Which Italian composer died on Friday 13th 1868?
- How many Friday 13th will there be this year
- How many Friday 13th horror films have there been in the franchise since 1980?
- King Philip of France on Friday 13th October 1307 started the mass persecution, arrest torture and execution of what military organisation
- With regard to 13 what do these countries have in common Italy Thailand and India?
- Who played Jim Lovell in the film Apollo 13?
- What is friggatriskaidekaphobia ?
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16 thanks Zico enjoy the break. I am a bit busy this week but if I get
time I will visit the archives for some questions before you return
time I will visit the archives for some questions before you return