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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13 today thanks Zico.

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12. Thanks Zico.

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Hate Quiz

1.  To hate or dislike someone very much, means to hate what body part?
Guts

2.  Which BBC comedy television series based on the radio series of the same name invites celebrities to discuss their pet hates and to send those hates to oblivion?
Room 101

3.  Winston Smith hates the Party passionately and wants to test the limits of its power in which novel?
Nineteen Eighty-Four

4.  In mythology, the name of which principal river in the Greek underworld has a meaning related to hate?
River Styx

5. Who directed the 2015 American western film The Hateful Eight?
Quentin Tarantino

6.  What word is the fear or hatred of that which is perceived to be foreign?
Xenophobia

7. Which group had a hit in 1987 with the single "Shattered Dreams"?
Johnny Hates Jazz

8. It's not such a problem in England since 2007, but the definition of 'misocapnic' is a dislike or hate of what?
Tobacco smoke

9.  It's well known that former president George H.W. Bush hated which vegetable?
Broccoli

10.  Which British cleaning brand 'Loves the jobs you hate'?
Mr Muscle

11.  "I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats was the sixth biggest hit in the UK in which year?
1979

12. Which product's distinctive taste is represented with the marketing slogan: "Love it or hate it."? 
Marmite

13.  "Hate was just a failure of imagination" is a line from which 1940 novel by author Graham Greene? (Hint: the title is also a line in the Lord's Prayer)
The Power and the Glory

14.  In October 2003, who emptied a glass of water over Piers Morgan during the last flight of Concorde in response to some published photographs?
Jeremy Clarkson

15.  "Hate the sin, not the sinner" is a line from whose 1929 autobiography?
Mahatma (Mohandas) Gandhi

16. Which devious green creature hated Christmas and fled to the top of Mount Crumpit?  
The Grinch

17.  Misanthropy is the general hatred and dislike of what?
Humans

18.  Which cartoon cat, always outfoxed by the mice Pixie and Dixie, had the trademark line "I hates those meeces to pieces!"?
Mr. Jinks

19.  What was the name of the man-hating tiger in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book?
Shere Khan

20.  What is pogonophobia an extreme dislike of?
Beards








 

[zico]

Hate Quiz

1.  To hate or dislike someone very much, means to hate what body part?

2.  Which BBC comedy television series based on the radio series of the same name invites celebrities to discuss their pet hates and to send those hates to oblivion?

3.  Winston Smith hates the Party passionately and wants to test the limits of its power in which novel?

4.  In mythology, the name of which principal river in the Greek underworld has a meaning related to hate?

5. Who directed the 2015 American western film The Hateful Eight?

6.  What word is the fear or hatred of that which is perceived to be foreign?

7. Which group had a hit in 1987 with the single "Shattered Dreams"?

8. It's not such a problem in England since 2007, but the definition of 'misocapnic' is a dislike or hate of what?

9.  It's well known that former president George H.W. Bush hated which vegetable?

10.  Which British cleaning brand 'Loves the jobs you hate'?

11.  "I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats was the sixth biggest hit in the UK in which year, was it 1979, 1980 or 1981?

12. Which product's distinctive taste is represented with the marketing slogan: "Love it or hate it."? 

13.  "Hate was just a failure of imagination" is a line from which 1940 novel by author Graham Greene? (Hint: the title is also a line in the Lord's Prayer)

14.  In October 2003, who emptied a glass of water over Piers Morgan during the last flight of Concorde in response to some published photographs?

15.  "Hate the sin, not the sinner" is a line from whose 1929 autobiography?

16. Which devious green creature hated Christmas and fled to the top of Mount Crumpit?  

17.  Misanthropy is the general hatred and dislike of what?

18.  Which cartoon cat, always outfoxed by the mice Pixie and Dixie, had the trademark line "I hates those meeces to pieces!"?

19.  What was the name of the man-hating tiger in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book?

20.  What is pogonophobia an extreme dislike of?





 

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10. Thanks Zico.

[easthammer]

Well it didn't cheer me up much 8 thanks Zico

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Last season at the Boleyn Quiz

1. On 9 June 2015, Slaven Bilić was appointed manager of West Ham.  Which club had he left at the end of the 2014–15 season?
Beşiktaş

2.  In his first Premier League game on 9 August, West Ham beat Arsenal by what score at the Emirates Stadium?
2–0

3.  Three weeks later, he became the first manager to lead West Ham to victory against Liverpool at Anfield since which year, was it 1961, 1962 or 1963?
1963

4.  On 19 September, Bilić led West Ham to a third successive 1–2 away win against which top club?
Manchester City 

5. On 30 April 2015 West Ham announced which company as their new kit supplier from the start of the 2015–16 season after signing a five-year commercial agreement?
Umbro

6.  When the original fixtures for the season were announced the last game ever to be played at the Boleyn Ground was originally scheduled to be against which club?
Swansea City

7.  Which 16-year-old development side player played in the Europa League qualifier against Lusitanos to become West Ham's youngest ever player?
Reece Oxford

8.  In August West Ham are knocked out of the Europa League in the third qualifying round by which Romanian side?
Astra Giurgiu

9.  Again, in August which Hammers player is arrested and bailed on suspicion of making threats to kill and witness intimidation?
Diafra Sakho

10.  A flurry of transfer activity included the signing of Michail Antonio from which club on a four-year contract, with an option for a further two years?
Nottingham Forest

11.  10 November 2015: Midfielder Dimitri Payet suffered an injury to his left ankle during game with Everton. He was ruled out of action for three months. Payet picked up the injury following a crude challenge from which former Scottish Everton midfielder?
James McCarthy

12.  9 February: Who scores his first goal for the club, an added-time winner against Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup?
Angelo Ogbonna

13.  21 February: West Ham reach the sixth round of the FA Cup after beating Blackburn Rovers 5–1 at Ewood Park with goals from Victor Moses, two from Dimitri Payet and two from which Nigerian striker, his first for the club?
Emmanuel Emenike

14.  9 April: Who scores a hat-trick in eight minutes in a 3–3 home draw with Arsenal, his first for the club?
Andy Carroll

15.  10 May: West Ham win their last home game at the Boleyn Ground against Manchester United 3–2, with Winston Reid scoring the last goal at the ground.  For two points who scored the other West Ham goals?
Diafra Sakho and Michail Antonio

16.  Which Croat was Bilić’s Assistant that season?
Nikola Jurčević

17.  Who ended up as top goal scorer in all competitions with 12 goals?
Dimitri Payet

18.  Which position did the Club finish in the Premier League?
7th

19.  Away at which club that season did West Ham come back from two goals down to win 3-2 with late goals in the 78th, 81st and 90th minutes?
Everton

20.  Home Against Manchester United wasn’t the last match of that season.  One more away fixture was played which ended in a 2-1 defeat against which club?
Stoke City    
 

[zico]

Need some cheering up after the other night!

Last season at the Boleyn Quiz

1. On 9 June 2015, Slaven Bilić was appointed manager of West Ham.  Which club had he left at the end of the 2014–15 season?

2.  In his first Premier League game on 9 August, West Ham beat Arsenal by what score at the Emirates Stadium?

3.  Three weeks later, he became the first manager to lead West Ham to victory against Liverpool at Anfield since which year, was it 1961, 1962 or 1963?

4.  On 19 September, Bilić led West Ham to a third successive 1–2 away win against which top club?

5. On 30 April 2015 West Ham announced which company as their new kit supplier from the start of the 2015–16 season after signing a five-year commercial agreement?

6.  When the original fixtures for the season were announced the last game ever to be played at the Boleyn Ground was originally scheduled to be against which club?

7.  Which 16-year-old development side player played in the Europa League qualifier against Lusitanos to become West Ham's youngest ever player?

8.  In August West Ham are knocked out of the Europa League in the third qualifying round by which Romanian side?

9.  Again, in August which Hammers player is arrested and bailed on suspicion of making threats to kill and witness intimidation?

10.  A flurry of transfer activity included the signing of Michail Antonio from which club on a four-year contract, with an option for a further two years?

11.  10 November 2015: Midfielder Dimitri Payet suffered an injury to his left ankle during game with Everton. He was ruled out of action for three months. Payet picked up the injury following a crude challenge from which former Scottish Everton midfielder?

12.  9 February: Who scores his first goal for the club, an added-time winner against Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup?

13.  21 February: West Ham reach the sixth round of the FA Cup after beating Blackburn Rovers 5–1 at Ewood Park with goals from Victor Moses, two from Dimitri Payet and two from which Nigerian striker, his first for the club?

14.  9 April: Who scores a hat-trick in eight minutes in a 3–3 home draw with Arsenal, his first for the club?

15.  10 May: West Ham win their last home game at the Boleyn Ground against Manchester United 3–2, with Winston Reid scoring the last goal at the ground.  For two points who scored the other West Ham goals?

16.  Which Croat was Bilić’s Assistant that season?

17.  Who ended up as top goal scorer in all competitions with 12 goals?

18.  Which position did the Club finish in the Premier League?

19.  Away at which club that season did West Ham come back from two goals down to win 3-2 with late goals in the 78th, 81st and 90th minutes?

20.  Home Against Manchester United wasn’t the last match of that season.  One more away fixture was played which ended in a 2-1 defeat against which club?



 

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I plead guilty to 14 counts of fraud tonight thanks Zico

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14.Thanks Zico.

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Famous Trials Quiz

1.  What's the last name of attorney, Robert, who came to national attention when defending friend O.J. Simpson during that infamous 1994 murder trial?
Kardashian 

2.  Which novel by Harper Lee centres on the trial of Tom Robinson?
To Kill a Mockingbird

3.  The Salem witch trials were in the latter part of which century, 15th, 16th or 17th?
The late 17th century (in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693)

4.  Whose Old Bailey trial in 1910 was one of the first cases to use forensic evidence in court?
The Trial of Dr. Hawley Crippen (1910)

5.  In which German city were prominent leaders of Nazi Germany prosecuted after World War II?
Nuremberg

6.  Which central figure in the 1963 Profumo affair committed suicide during the trial?
Stephen Ward

7.  Which poet and playwright was sent for trial on charges of 'gross indecency' in 1895?
Oscar Wilde

8.  What popular name is given to the dispute between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, which culminated in a 2022 libel case?
Wagatha Christie

9.  Which governor of the Roman province of Judaea was the official who presided over the trial of Jesus?
Pontius Pilate

10.  Who in 2001 was wrongfully convicted of the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando?
Barry George

11.  Harold Shipman's trial began at which city's Crown Court on 5 October 1999?
Preston's

12.  In 1979, who was tried at the Old Bailey on charges of conspiracy and incitement to murder his ex-boyfriend?
Jeremy Thorpe

13.  Can you name the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom in 1955?
Ruth Ellis

14.  Can you name the former trader who was jailed for over 6 years in 1995 in Singapore?
Nick Leeson

15.  At Oklahoma City's Murrah Federal Building, 168 people were killed on April 19 1995, when a rented truck filled with explosives was detonated. What was the name of the US Army veteran convicted of setting off the blast and murdering the innocent people?
Timothy McVeigh

16. In which country was the trial of Amanda Knox in 2007?
Italy

17.  What is the name of the 1955 play by Reginald Rose that depicts a jury deliberating the fate of a young man accused of murder?
Twelve Angry Men

18.  Which King in 1649 insisted that his trial was illegal?
King Charles I

19.  Who was acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother at a trial that received widespread publicity throughout the United States in 1893?
Lizzie Borden

20. Kenneth Starr's investigation famously led to whose trial? 
President Bill Clinton



 

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Famous Trials Quiz

1.  What's the last name of attorney, Robert, who came to national attention when defending friend O.J. Simpson during that infamous 1994 murder trial?

2.  Which novel by Harper Lee centres on the trial of Tom Robinson?

3.  The Salem witch trials were in the latter part of which century, 15th, 16th or 17th?

4.  Whose Old Bailey trial in 1910 was one of the first cases to use forensic evidence in court?

5.  In which German city were prominent leaders of Nazi Germany prosecuted after World War II?

6.  Which central figure in the 1963 Profumo affair committed suicide during the trial?

7.  Which poet and playwright was sent for trial on charges of 'gross indecency' in 1895?

8.  What popular name is given to the dispute between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, which culminated in a 2022 libel case?

9.  Which governor of the Roman province of Judaea was the official who presided over the trial of Jesus?

10.  Who in 2001 was wrongfully convicted of the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando?

11.  Harold Shipman's trial began at which city's Crown Court on 5 October 1999?

12.  In 1979, who was tried at the Old Bailey on charges of conspiracy and incitement to murder his ex-boyfriend?

13.  Can you name the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom in 1955?

14.  Can you name the former trader who was jailed for over 6 years in 1995 in Singapore?

15.  At Oklahoma City's Murrah Federal Building, 168 people were killed on April 19 1995, when a rented truck filled with explosives was detonated. What was the name of the US Army veteran convicted of setting off the blast and murdering the innocent people?

16. In which country was the trial of Amanda Knox in 2007?

17.  What is the name of the 1955 play by Reginald Rose that depicts a jury deliberating the fate of a young man accused of murder?

18.  Which King in 1649 insisted that his trial was illegal?

19.  Who was acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother at a trial that received widespread publicity throughout the United States in 1893?

20. Kenneth Starr's investigation famously led to whose trial? 




 

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11. Thanks Zico.

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14 today thanks Zico 

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Ancient Egypt Quiz


1.  Which artefact one of the most famous artefacts in the world, is a crucial key to understanding ancient Egyptian civilisation?
The Rosetta Stone

2.  Located along the Nile near Luxor, what is the burial ground for the likes of high priests and royalty called?
Valley of the Kings

3.  Which of these books helped prepare ancient Egyptians for the afterlife, was it The Bardo, The Book of the Dead or The Inferno?
The Book of the Dead

4.  The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in the Valley of the Kings by excavators led by whom, was it Henry Jones, Rick O'Connell or Howard Carter?
Howard Carter – Henry Jones = Indiana Jones & Rick O'Connell was the protagonist in 1999’s The Mummy

5.  In which year did the above discovery take place, was it 1899, 1922 or 1954?
1922

6.  What was the capital city of Ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom, was it Memphis, Heliopolis or Alexandria?
Memphis

7.  Who was the son of Ra and the god of the afterlife in Ancient Egyptian mythology, was it Set, Osiris or Nefertum?
Osiris

8.  What is the Great Sphinx made of, is it Limestone, Granite or Sandstone?
Limestone

9.  What was used to write in in Ancient Egypt, was it Clay tablets, Animal skins or Papyrus?
Papyrus

10.  Which Egyptian goddess was known as the goddess of motherhood and magic, Isis, Bastet or Hathor?
Isis

11.  What was the writing system used in Ancient Egypt called, was it Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics or Sanskrit?
Hieroglyphics

12.  True or False.  Many Egyptian pharaohs suffered from arteriosclerosis?
True - In 2009 cardiologists checked 3,500-year-old mummies for heart disease. Although no fast foods or trans fats were available in ancient Egypt, most of the mummies showed evidence of clogged arteries and heart disease.

13.  True or False, The Great Pyramid of Giza took 1,000 years to build?
False - The Great Pyramid at Giza was constructed in the 4th dynasty (about 2500 BCE). It took about 30 years to build it.

14.  The scientific name for the Egyptian scarab is "Scarabaeus sacer". However, what is its common name, Goliath Beetle, Weevil or Dung Beetle?
Dung Beetle

15.  Which organ was the only one not removed during mummification, was it the brain, lungs or heart?
Heart

16.  One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, is believed to have been the oldest lighthouse in the world. During which of the following eras in Egyptian history was the lighthouse constructed, was it Old Kingdom, Achaemenid Empire or Ptolemaic Kingdom?
Ptolemaic Kingdom

17. The ancient Egyptians are credited with inventing the world's first toothpaste in approximately 5000 BC? Which of the following was one of the main ingredients, Mint, Ground oxen hooves or Salt & Pepper?
Ground oxen hooves

18.  With whom did Ramses II forge one of the world's longest surviving peace treaties - Hittite King Hattusili III, Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II or Roman Emperor Julius Caesar?
Hittite King Hattusili III

19.  What wedding tradition that still stands today originated with the ancient Egyptians, is it Tossing the bouquet, Exchanging vows or Exchanging wedding rings?
Exchanging wedding rings

20.  Perhaps the most famous Egyptian pharaoh, Cleopatra was actually not Egyptian by birth. What were her root, was she Persian, Roman or Greek Macedonian?
Greek Macedonian

 

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Couldn't resist!

Ancient Egypt Quiz


1.  Which artefact one of the most famous artefacts in the world, is a crucial key to understanding ancient Egyptian civilisation?

2.  Located along the Nile near Luxor, what is the burial ground for the likes of high priests and royalty called?

3.  Which of these books helped prepare ancient Egyptians for the afterlife, was it The Bardo, The Book of the Dead or The Inferno?

4.  The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in the Valley of the Kings by excavators led by whom, was it Henry Jones, Rick O'Connell or Howard Carter?

5.  In which year did the above discovery take place, was it 1899, 1922 or 1954?

6.  What was the capital city of Ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom, was it Memphis, Heliopolis or Alexandria?

7.  Who was the son of Ra and the god of the afterlife in Ancient Egyptian mythology, was it Set, Osiris or Nefertum?

8.  What is the Great Sphinx made of, is it Limestone, Granite or Sandstone?

9.  What was used to write in in Ancient Egypt, was it Clay tablets, Animal skins or Papyrus?

10.  Which Egyptian goddess was known as the goddess of motherhood and magic, Isis, Bastet or Hathor?

11.  What was the writing system used in Ancient Egypt called, was it Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics or Sanskrit?

12.  True or False.  Many Egyptian pharaohs suffered from arteriosclerosis?

13.  True or False, The Great Pyramid of Giza took 1,000 years to build?

14.  The scientific name for the Egyptian scarab is "Scarabaeus sacer". However, what is its common name, Goliath Beetle, Weevil or Dung Beetle?

15.  Which organ was the only one not removed during mummification, was it the brain, lungs or heart?

16.  One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, is believed to have been the oldest lighthouse in the world. During which of the following eras in Egyptian history was the lighthouse constructed, was it Old Kingdom, Achaemenid Empire or Ptolemaic Kingdom?

17. The ancient Egyptians are credited with inventing the world's first toothpaste in approximately 5000 BC? Which of the following was one of the main ingredients, Mint, Ground oxen hooves or Salt & Pepper?

18.  With whom did Ramses II forge one of the world's longest surviving peace treaties - Hittite King Hattusili III, Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II or Roman Emperor Julius Caesar?

19.  What wedding tradition that still stands today originated with the ancient Egyptians, is it Tossing the bouquet, Exchanging vows or Exchanging wedding rings?

20.  Perhaps the most famous Egyptian pharaoh, Cleopatra was actually not Egyptian by birth. What were her root, was she Persian, Roman or Greek Macedonian?




 

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10. Thanks Zico.

[easthammer]

10 for me again today and yes I did get #20 (good mate of mine ) cheers Zico

[zico]

Know you are not totally up with the celebrities East hence putting one in for your era at Number 20!  

Famous Children Quiz

1.  What's the name of Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney's famous fashion designer daughter?
Stella

2.  What's the first name of the third child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?
Louis

3.  Which child did President Franklin D. Roosevelt dub "Little Miss Miracle" for providing a ray of optimism during the Great Depression?
Shirley Temple

4.  David and Victoria Beckham's daughter was named after which author?
Harper Lee (who wrote To Kill A Mockingbird)

5.  Which actress is the daughter of Goldie Hawn?
Kate Hudson

6.  Which now famous actress appeared in Aerosmith's music video for "Crazy" in 1993?
Liv Tyler (her father is Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith)

7.  Who played Peter "Tucker" Jenkins in the 1980s series Tucker's Luck after becoming a child actor on Grange Hill?
Todd Carty

8.  Born in 2000, can you remember the first name of the first legitimate child born to a serving prime minister in over 150 years?
Leo (Leo Blair)

9.  Madonna named her daughter after which French town?
Lourdes

10.  Which actress and former lead singer of the pop band Eighth Wonder appeared in a television advert for Birds Eye frozen peas in 1972 at the age of four?
Patsy Kensit

11. Name the young Jewish victim of World War II who is famous for keeping a diary of her experiences? 
Anne Frank

12.  Which English child actress, dancer and singer came to prominence as a child star in the 1970s with a role in the TV series Just William?
Bonnie Langford

13.  John Lennon had two sons - can you name both? Point for each
Julian (born in 1963 to Cynthia) and Sean (born to Yoko Ono)

14. Who came to national attention when she competed in the 2008 British Summer Paralympics at the age of 13? 
Ellie Simmonds

15.  Which king was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine?
Edward VI

16.  How old was Jimmy Osmond when 'Long Haired Lover From Liverpool' climbed to Number 1 in the UK Charts in December 1972, was he 9, 10 or 11?
9-years-old

17.  Which child actor was known for playing Arnold Jackson in the 1970s/80s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes?
Gary Coleman

18.  Which star of the original Planet of the Apes films began his acting career as a child in the 1940s in films such as How Green Was My Valley and Lassie Come Home?
Roddy McDowall

19.  Who first auditioned for Disney’s Hannah Montana when she was 11 years old?
Miley Cyrus

20.  Which ancient Egyptian pharaoh was known as the Boy King?
Tutankhamun


 

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Famous Children Quiz

1.  What's the name of Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney's famous fashion designer daughter?

2.  What's the first name of the third child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?

3.  Which child did President Franklin D. Roosevelt dub "Little Miss Miracle" for providing a ray of optimism during the Great Depression?

4.  David and Victoria Beckham's daughter was named after which author?

5.  Which actress is the daughter of Goldie Hawn?

6.  Which now famous actress appeared in Aerosmith's music video for "Crazy" in 1993?

7.  Who played Peter "Tucker" Jenkins in the 1980s series Tucker's Luck after becoming a child actor on Grange Hill?

8.  Born in 2000, can you remember the first name of the first legitimate child born to a serving prime minister in over 150 years?

9.  Madonna named her daughter after which French town?

10.  Which actress and former lead singer of the pop band Eighth Wonder appeared in a television advert for Birds Eye frozen peas in 1972 at the age of four?

11. Name the young Jewish victim of World War II who is famous for keeping a diary of her experiences? 

12.  Which English child actress, dancer and singer came to prominence as a child star in the 1970s with a role in the TV series Just William?

13.  John Lennon had two sons - can you name both? Point for each

14. Who came to national attention when she competed in the 2008 British Summer Paralympics at the age of 13? 

15.  Which king was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine?

16.  How old was Jimmy Osmond when 'Long Haired Lover From Liverpool' climbed to Number 1 in the UK Charts in December 1972, was he 9, 10 or 11?

17.  Which child actor was known for playing Arnold Jackson in the 1970s/80s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes?

18.  Which star of the original Planet of the Apes films began his acting career as a child in the 1940s in films such as How Green Was My Valley and Lassie Come Home?

19.  Who first auditioned for Disney’s Hannah Montana when she was 11 years old?

20.  Which ancient Egyptian pharaoh was known as the Boy King?

 

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11. Thanks Zico.

[easthammer]

10 thanks Zico 

The games people play eh!

Joe Cocker, does that get me a point I definitely need one today.bit like Lopetequi does tomorrow 

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Toys & Games Quiz

1. Which London toy shop is the oldest and largest in the world? 
Hamleys

2. Which British fashion doll was created in 1963 as a rival to Barbie?  
Sindy  

3.  In 1966, Action Man was launched in Britain as a licensed copy of which American toy?
G.I. Joe

4.  How many columns are there in a 'Connect Four' grid?
Seven

5.  Which traditional toy was invented by Germany's Max Pohlig and Ernst Gottschall? (A clue is in the names)
Pogo stick (from the first letters of the names Pohlig and Gottschall)

6.  How many squares are on a traditional UK Monopoly board?
40 squares

7.  Which strategy board game is played on a board divided into forty-two territories on six continents?
Risk

8.  In 2004, 'Brain Freeze' was added to which game by Milton Bradley?
Operation

9.  What was the brand name for the miniature die-cast zinc alloy vehicles produced by Meccano Ltd?
Dinky Toys

10.  Which electronic robotic toy, resembling an owl-like creature, was released in 1998 by Tiger Electronics?
Furby

11.  The name of which game, invented in England by Peter Adolph in 1947, is derived from the Latin name for the Eurasian hobby bird?
Subbuteo

12.  What was the name of Nintendo's first handheld game console?
Game Boy

13.  Which toy was the first to be advertised directly to children on television and made appearances in the Toy Story films?
Mr. Potato Head

14.  Which mechanical drawing toy was invented by Frenchman Andre Cassagnes in the late 1950s?
Etch A Sketch

15.  What was the name of the little doll that was dropped from the children's television show Play School in the 1980s and replaced by Poppy?
Hamble

16.  What was the nationality of professor Erno Rubik, the inventor of the Rubik's Cube?
Hungarian

17.  Which action figure's most notable feature was that it could be stretched from its original size to nearly five feet?
Stretch Armstrong

18.  In the game Buckaroo, which is the only playing piece to have a hole drilled in it? And how many pieces in total are there to put on the mule?  Point for each answer.
Cowboy hat. There are 12 pieces.

19.  Which popular game, called “Trouble” in the USA, features a clear plastic 'Pop-O-Matic' die container in the middle?
Frustration

20.  What is John Spilsbury, a London engraver and cartographer, credited with commercializing around 1760?
Jigsaw puzzles

 

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Another Toys & Games Quiz

1. Which London toy shop is the oldest and largest in the world? 

2. Which British fashion doll was created in 1963 as a rival to Barbie?  

3.  In 1966, Action Man was launched in Britain as a licensed copy of which American toy?

4.  How many columns are there in a 'Connect Four' grid?

5.  Which traditional toy was invented by Germany's Max Pohlig and Ernst Gottschall? (A clue is in the names)

6.  How many squares are on a traditional UK Monopoly board?

7.  Which strategy board game is played on a board divided into forty-two territories on six continents?

8.  In 2004, 'Brain Freeze' was added to which game by Milton Bradley?

9.  What was the brand name for the miniature die-cast zinc alloy vehicles produced by Meccano Ltd?

10.  Which electronic robotic toy, resembling an owl-like creature, was released in 1998 by Tiger Electronics?

11.  The name of which game, invented in England by Peter Adolph in 1947, is derived from the Latin name for the Eurasian hobby bird?

12.  What was the name of Nintendo's first handheld game console?

13.  Which toy was the first to be advertised directly to children on television and made appearances in the Toy Story films?

14.  Which mechanical drawing toy was invented by Frenchman Andre Cassagnes in the late 1950s?

15.  What was the name of the little doll that was dropped from the children's television show Play School in the 1980s and replaced by Poppy?

16.  What was the nationality of professor Erno Rubik, the inventor of the Rubik's Cube?

17.  Which action figure's most notable feature was that it could be stretched from its original size to nearly five feet?

18.  In the game Buckaroo, which is the only playing piece to have a hole drilled in it? And how many pieces in total are there to put on the mule?  Point for each answer.

19.  Which popular game, called “Trouble” in the USA, features a clear plastic 'Pop-O-Matic' die container in the middle?

20.  What is John Spilsbury, a London engraver and cartographer, credited with commercializing around 1760?


 

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