Daily Quiz anyone?

[zico]

Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.  

[Swiss.]

Only 10. for me. 

[zico]

Just finished reading Michael Caine's most recent book and wasn't aware that his last film with the late Glenda Jackson was his last.  So just a little retirement tribute to one of my favourite actors.

Michael Caine Quiz

1.  What is Michael Caine's real birth name?

2.  From which 1954 Humphrey Bogart movie did Michael Caine get his stage name?

3.  With which other actor (known for playing General Zod in Superman 2), did Michael Caine share a flat in the 1960s?

4.  What was the rank of the officer that Michael Caine played in "Zulu"?

5.  What was the name of the spy played by Michael Caine in "The Ipcress File"?

6.  In which 1966 movie did Michael Caine make his Hollywood debut?  Hint – It begins with the letter G

7.  What was Alfie Elkins occupation at the beginning of the 1966 movie "Alfie", was it a window cleaner, barman or chauffeur?

8.  In which movie does Michael Caine say the famous line, "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off"?

9.  In the 1971 movie "Get Carter", which city does Michael Caine's character visit to see revenge for his brother's death?

10.  Which legendary actor starred alongside Michael Caine in the 1972 movie "Sleuth"?

11.  For which 1983 movie, also starring Julie Walters, did Michael Caine receive both a BAFTA and a Golden Globe Award?

12.  About which movie franchise sequel did Michael Caine allegedly say "I haven't seen it, but by all accounts, it was terrible. However, I've seen the house it built and it's terrific"?

13.  What part did Michael Caine play in the 1992 movie "The Muppets Christmas Carol"?

14.  Which famous American comedy actor starred alongside Caine in the 1988 film 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'?

15.  The words 'My Name is Michael Caine' are actually spoken by Caine himself in a 1984 song entitled 'Michael Caine'. Which famous British ska band recorded this song?

16.  For which 1986 Woody Allen movie did Michael Caine receive his first Best Supporting Actor Oscar?

17.  Michael Caine is one of only two actors who have been nominated for Oscars in every decade from the 1960s to the 1990s, who is the other?

18.  Caine starred in the WW II thriller, "The Eagle Has Landed". The story involves a plot to kidnap what prominent figure?

19.  Caine starred in “The Man Who Would Be King” with his good friend Sean Connery.  The 1975 adventure film adapted from whose 1888 novella?

20.  As mentioned, his last film was with the last Glenda Jackson.  What is it called?

 

[zebthecat]

15 today thanks zico

[Westside]

12. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Famous Families Quiz

1.  What name does the younger sister of Jaden Smith share with a deciduous tree and a fantasy film directed by Ron Howard?
Willow

2.  Who is the famous younger brother of actress Shirley MacLaine?
Warren Beatty

3.  Carrie Fisher's famous mother played Kathy Selden in which 1952 film?  Point for her name and point for the film.
Debbie Reynolds - Singin' in the Rain

4.  Lloyd III,   from a famous acting family, is known by what first name nickname which was given to him by his parents after Ashley Wilkes' son in Gone with the Wind?
Beau (real name Lloyd Vernet Bridges III - brother of Jeff Bridges and son of Lloyd senior)

5.  Which of the Williams sisters has won Wimbledon the most times, Serena or Venus?
Serena 7 to Venus 5

6.  Siblings John, Ethel and Lionel were considered the grand family of Hollywood in the Golden Era, a legacy carried on by John's granddaughter, Drew. What is their surname?
Barrymore

7.  Actress Melania Griffith's mother starred in a famous Alfred Hitchcock film with Sean Connery, name the actress and the film? Point for each
Tippi Hedren and the film was Marnie (she also famously starred in the Hitchcock film 'The Birds')

8.  David and Victoria Beckham have four children; do you know the name of their daughter?
Harper

9. What is the name of Kelly Osbourne's younger brother? 
Jack

10.  Who is the youngest member of the sibling musical group the Osmonds?
Jimmy or James (his 1972 record "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" made him the youngest musician to have a number one single in the UK Singles Chart)

11.  Which one of the five Marx Brothers is missing from Chico, Harpo, Groucho and Zeppo?
Gummo

12.  Which Kate is the daughter of Academy Award-winning actress Goldie Hawn?
Kate Hudson

13.  Give the first name of Mr. Theroux, once married to Jennifer Aniston, and cousin to documentary film maker Louis Theroux?
Justin (Theroux)

14.  Who is the tenth and youngest child of the famous musical Jackson family?
Janet Jackson

15.  Which former President of the USA is the famous father of Malia and Sasha?
Barack Obama

16.  What's the first name of the former fashion model who is the granddaughter of author Roald Dahl?
Sophie (Sophie Dahl)

17. What's the family name of Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack, who built one of the first major Hollywood studios? 
Warner (The Warner Brothers)

18.  Who played more games for West Ham, Rio or Anton Ferdinand?
Anton 138 apps to Rio’s 127    

19. Actor Chris Pine's father is best known for playing Sergeant Joseph Getraer in which classic last 70’s early 80’s American crime drama television series?
CHiPs  
 

[zico]

Famous Families Quiz

1.  What name does the younger sister of Jaden Smith share with a deciduous tree and a fantasy film directed by Ron Howard?

2.  Who is the famous younger brother of actress Shirley MacLaine?

3.  Carrie Fisher's famous mother played Kathy Selden in which 1952 film?  Point for her name and point for the film.

4.  Lloyd III, from a famous acting family, is known by what first name nickname which was given to him by his parents after Ashley Wilkes' son in Gone with the Wind?

5.  Which of the Williams sisters has won Wimbledon the most times, Serena or Venus?

6.  Siblings John, Ethel and Lionel were considered the grand family of Hollywood in the Golden Era, a legacy carried on by John's granddaughter, Drew. What is their surname?

7.  Actress Melania Griffith's mother starred in a famous Alfred Hitchcock film with Sean Connery, name the actress and the film? Point for each

8.  David and Victoria Beckham have four children; do you know the name of their daughter?

9. What is the name of Kelly Osbourne's younger brother? 

10.  Who is the youngest member of the sibling musical group the Osmonds?

11.  Which one of the five Marx Brothers is missing from Chico, Harpo, Groucho and Zeppo?

12.  Which Kate is the daughter of Academy Award-winning actress Goldie Hawn?

13.  Give the first name of Mr. Theroux, once married to Jennifer Aniston, and cousin to documentary film maker Louis Theroux?

14.  Who is the tenth and youngest child of the famous musical Jackson family?

15.  Which former President of the USA is the famous father of Malia and Sasha?

16.  What's the first name of the former fashion model who is the granddaughter of author Roald Dahl?

17. What's the family name of Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack, who built one of the first major Hollywood studios? 

18.  Who played more games for West Ham, Rio or Anton Ferdinand?    

19. Actor Chris Pine's father is best known for playing Sergeant Joseph Getraer in which classic last 70’s early 80’s American crime drama television series?

 

[Westside]

16. Thanks Zico.

[zebthecat]

18 today thanks zico including Ian Botham but not Ray Clemence.

[easthammer]

11 thanks Zico

[zico]

Another Football Quiz

1. Who holds the honour of being the oldest to have managed in the Premier League? 
Roy Hodgson

2. Which two clubs play in the M23 derby? Point for each.
 Brighton & Hove Albion–Crystal Palace

3.  It was Naranjito in 1982 and Juanito in 1970. What was it in 1966?
World Cup Willie (World Cup host mascots)

4.  True or False. Peter Shilton NEVER played a game in the English Premiership?
True - he was member of an EPL squad but never played a game.

5.  England first entered the Football World Cup in which year?
1950

6.  In the early 1990s, Jose Mourinho worked as an interpreter for which manager?
Sir Bobby Robson

7. Which player has won the Premier League at Manchester United and Manchester City?
Carlos Tevez

8.  Which Russian footballer, nicknamed the "Black Panther", is widely regarded as the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the sport?
Lev Yashin

9. In 2005, which two Newcastle United team-mates were sent off for fighting against each other in United's Premiership match with Aston Villa? Point for each
Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer

10.  In 1997, which Scot became the first player the first to score a hat-trick of headers in the Premier League?
Duncan Ferguson

11.  Fill in the gap in Eric Cantona’s famous speech.  "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think ………………..will be thrown into the sea"?
Sardines

12.  Can you remember the name of the Crystal Palace fan who Cantona kung-fu kicked at Selhurst Park?
Matthew Simmons

13.  Which Conference Premier side did Jamie Vardy play for before joining Leicester?
Fleetwood Town

14.  The Stadio Giuseppe Meazzaian in Milan is better known by what name?
San Siro

15.  In 1970, in which city was England captain Bobby Moore accused (and later, totally exonerated) of the theft of a bracelet from a jewellers?
Bogota - Colombia 

16. Which then Southampton player scored the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history? 
Sadio Mané holds the record for the quickest Premier League hat-trick, netting three times for Southampton against Aston Villa in 2 minutes 56 seconds.

17.  Which Italian referee was known for his strict enforcement of the rules and was often referred to as the "Policeman of the Pitch"?
Pierluigi Collina  - point for just surname, two for full name.

18.  Who was the oldest outfield player to have ever appeared in a Premier League match?
Teddy Sheringham - 40 years, 8 months, 28 days whilst at West Ham

19. Who is the only non-Englishman to have won an FA Cup Winners medal with West Ham?
Ray Stewart

20. For three points name three captains of England who have all played for Scunthorpe United?
Kevin Keegan, Ray Clemence and Ian Botham (Sorry bit cheeky... I didn't say that they were all football captains!)


 

[zico]

One of today's questions is a bit naughty I think.

Really, which one would that be?!  

[zebthecat]

One of today's questions is a bit naughty I think.

[only1billybonds]

14 for me.

Well done Zico, enjoying these every day.

[zico]

10 minutes from Wakehurst Place here as well Zeb, but I've rarely been!  We also used to have gardens called Heaslands not far away but some multi millionaire I assume lives there now.  Remember in my delivery driver days I dropped something off there.  Spectacular long drive through his gardens and when I got to the front door he had a personal petrol pump along with numerous classic cars on the drive.  How the other half lives!!

Another Football Quiz

1. Who holds the honour of being the oldest to have managed in the Premier League? 

2. Which two clubs play in the M23 derby? Point for each.

3.  It was Naranjito in 1982 and Juanito in 1970. What was it in 1966?

4.  True or False. Peter Shilton NEVER played a game in the English Premiership?

5.  England first entered the Football World Cup in which year?

6.  In the early 1990s, Jose Mourinho worked as an interpreter for which manager?

7. Which player has won the Premier League at Manchester United and Manchester City?

8.  Which Russian footballer, nicknamed the "Black Panther", is widely regarded as the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the sport?

9. In 2005, which two Newcastle United team-mates were sent off for fighting against each other in United's Premiership match with Aston Villa? Point for each

10. In 1997, which Scot became the first player the first to score a hat-trick of headers in the Premier League?

11.  Fill in the gap in Eric Cantona’s famous speech.  "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think ………………..will be thrown into the sea"?

12.  Can you remember the name of the Crystal Palace fan who Cantona kung-fu kicked at Selhurst Park?

13.  Which Conference Premier side did Jamie Vardy play for before joining Leicester?

14.  The Stadio Giuseppe Meazzaian in Milan is better known by what name?

15.  In 1970, in which city was England captain Bobby Moore accused (and later, totally exonerated) of the theft of a bracelet from a jewellers?

16. Which then Southampton player scored the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history? 

17.  Which Italian referee was known for his strict enforcement of the rules and was often referred to as the "Policeman of the Pitch"?

18.  Who was the oldest outfield player to have ever appeared in a Premier League match?

19. Who is the only non-Englishman to have won an FA Cup Winners medal with West Ham?

20. For three points name three captains of England who have all played for Scunthorpe United?

 

[Westside]

11. Thanks Zico.

[zebthecat]

16 today thanks zico.
It helps that one of the answers is 15 minutes drive away from my house.

[zico]

Famous Gardens Quiz

1.  Which London botanic garden has the "largest and most diverse botanical collection in the world"?
Kew Gardens

2.  Which county is known as the Garden of England?
Kent

3.  The Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York City contains a garden of plants found in the works of which famous bard?
William Shakespeare

4.  Which gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Hanging Gardens of Babylon

5.  Where in London would you find the UK's oldest surviving hedge maze?
Hampton Court Palace

6.  The Boboli Gardens is a historical park in which Italian city?
Florence

7.  Princes Street Gardens are two adjacent public parks in the centre of which Scottish city?
Edinburgh

8.  Tivoli Gardens is an amusement park and pleasure garden in which European city?
Copenhagen

9.  The gardens of Chartwell, Kent has walls built by which famous British Prime Minister?
Winston Churchill (whose hobby was bricklaying)

10. What's the name of the global garden housed in tropical biomes in Cornwall?
Eden Project

11.  'Here Comes the Sun' was written by George Harrison whilst walking in which friend's garden? (Hint – This now 79-year-old is considered one of the best guitar players of all time)
Eric Clapton

12.  What is the name of the garden where Jesus prayed before he was arrested?
Gethsemane

13.  Which garden was the most famous designed by British horticulturist Percy Thrower in 1974?
Blue Peter Garden

14.  Which garden in Sussex is home to The Millennium Seed Bank?
Wakehurst Place

15.  The Luxembourg Gardens is a park in which European capital city?
Paris

16.  Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden lies along the foot of Table Mountain in which South African city?
Cape Town

17.  The Butchart Gardens are a National Historic Site of Canada. On which island are they located?
Vancouver Island

18.  Piccadilly Gardens is an open-space area situated in the heart of which UK city?
Manchester

19.  The Garden of Earthly Delights is an oil painting painted between 1490 and 1510 by which artist, was it Sandro Botticelli, Albrecht Dürer or Hieronymus Bosch?
Hieronymus Bosch

20.  What name is given to a minimalist dry landscape also known as a Japanese rock garden?
Zen garden



















 

[zico]

Famous Gardens Quiz

1.  Which London botanic garden has the "largest and most diverse botanical collection in the world"?

2.  Which county is known as the Garden of England?

3.  The Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York City contains a garden of plants found in the works of which famous bard?

4.  Which gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

5.  Where in London would you find the UK's oldest surviving hedge maze?

6.  The Boboli Gardens is a historical park in which Italian city?

7.  Princes Street Gardens are two adjacent public parks in the centre of which Scottish city?

8.  Tivoli Gardens is an amusement park and pleasure garden in which European city?

9.  The gardens of Chartwell, Kent has walls built by which famous British Prime Minister?

10. What's the name of the global garden housed in tropical biomes in Cornwall?

11.  'Here Comes the Sun' was written by George Harrison whilst walking in which friend's garden? (Hint – This now 79-year-old is considered one of the best guitar players of all time)

12.  What is the name of the garden where Jesus prayed before he was arrested?

13.  Which garden was the most famous designed by British horticulturist Percy Thrower in 1974?

14.  Which garden in Sussex is home to The Millennium Seed Bank?

15.  The Luxembourg Gardens is a park in which European capital city?

16.  Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden lies along the foot of Table Mountain in which South African city?

17.  The Butchart Gardens are a National Historic Site of Canada. On which island are they located?

18.  Piccadilly Gardens is an open-space area situated in the heart of which UK city?

19.  The Garden of Earthly Delights is an oil painting painted between 1490 and 1510 by which artist, was it Sandro Botticelli, Albrecht Dürer or Hieronymus Bosch?

20.  What name is given to a minimalist dry landscape also known as a Japanese rock garden?







 

[zico]

Never been caving Zeb but I do remember going to Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole as a kid although the head on car crash dad had with some silly bint on the wrong side of the road is probably why it's still so clear in my mind a good 50 odd years later! But it would have got me a point or two on the Stalagmite question! 

[zebthecat]

17 today thanks zico.
I used to go caving and was an eye opener. The best caves were the ones that were tight at the top (we called it full contact caving) and the deeper you got they opened up as you hit the really old cave systems and some of them are huge. We used to turn out the lights and have a sing along.

[easthammer]

Stone me! 14 thanks Zico

[Westside]

11. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Geology Quiz

1.  Name the three main classes of rock?  Point for each
Sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous

2.  What colour are emeralds?
Green

3.  True or false. A stalagmite is a type of formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves?
False. It's a stalactite. (Stalactites hang from the ceiling of a cave while stalagmites grow from the cave floor.)

4.  Name the continental fault that extends nearly a thousand miles through California?
The San Andreas Fault

5.  Cheddar Gorge in Somerset was formed by the erosion of which rock material, is it Diamictite, Limestone or Siltstone?
Limestone

6.  What's the name of the scale of mineral hardness commonly used by geologists?
Mohs scale

7.  What is the name given to the scientific study of earthquakes?
Seismology

8. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into which type of rock, is it Granite, Quartzite or Gritstone? 
Granite

9.  Which fossilized tree resin is commonly used in jewellery?
Amber

10.  Which ore is the main source of aluminium?
Bauxite

11.  Uluru, or Ayers Rock, is a massive Australian monolith composed of which type of rock, is it Anthracite, Arkose or Rhyolite?
Arkose, a coarse-grained sandstone rich in the mineral feldspar.

12.  What term do geologists use to refer to metamorphosed limestone?
Marble

13.  The White Cliffs of Dover are composed of white chalk accented by black streaks; what material are these black streaks composed of?
Flint

14.  Stonewashed jeans are usually accomplished by washing them in a rotating drum with which light-coloured volcanic rock?
Pumice

15.  The molten rock that sits below the earth's surface is called what?
Magma

16.  Selenology refers to the geology of where, is it the Oceans, the Earths Core or the Moon?
The Moon

17.  Ninety percent of Europe's natural roofing slate comes from which European country, is it France, Italy or Spain?
Spain

18.  Which mineral is also known as fool's gold?
Pyrite, or iron pyrites

19.  Which scientist is widely known as the father of modern geology, Louis Agassiz, Nicolas Steno or James Hutton?
James Hutton

20. What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago? 
Pangea







 

[zico]

Geology Quiz

1.  Name the three main classes of rock?  Point for each

2.  What colour are emeralds?

3.  True or false. A stalagmite is a type of formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves?

4.  Name the continental fault that extends nearly a thousand miles through California?

5.  Cheddar Gorge in Somerset was formed by the erosion of which rock material, is it Diamictite, Limestone or Siltstone?

6.  What's the name of the scale of mineral hardness commonly used by geologists?

7.  What is the name given to the scientific study of earthquakes?

8. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into which type of rock, is it Granite, Quartzite or Gritstone? 

9.  Which fossilized tree resin is commonly used in jewellery?

10.  Which ore is the main source of aluminium?

11.  Uluru, or Ayers Rock, is a massive Australian monolith composed of which type of rock, is it Anthracite, Arkose or Rhyolite?

12.  What term do geologists use to refer to metamorphosed limestone?

13.  The White Cliffs of Dover are composed of white chalk accented by black streaks; what material are these black streaks composed of?

14.  Stonewashed jeans are usually accomplished by washing them in a rotating drum with which light-coloured volcanic rock?

15.  The molten rock that sits below the earth's surface is called what?

16.  Selenology refers to the geology of where, is it the Oceans, the Earths Core or the Moon?

17.  Ninety percent of Europe's natural roofing slate comes from which European country, is it France, Italy or Spain?

18.  Which mineral is also known as fool's gold?

19.  Which scientist is widely known as the father of modern geology, Louis Agassiz, Nicolas Steno or James Hutton?

20. What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago? 



 

[easthammer]

12 thanks Zico.  Hit the bar with a couple and didn't get even close on the US ones