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.]

19/23

[only1billybonds]

15

Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Hopefully a bit easier East.  Going back to my era although I hasten to add I was in my early teens in the early 80's!


Synthpop Quiz

1.  Everybody's heard of Jimmy Somerville, but who was the other half of the Communards?

2.  Which German electronic band are widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music?

3.  Which synthpop band sang “Just Can’t Get Enough”?

4.  What’s the title of Gary Numan’s most famous synthpop single?

5.  Who released the hit album “Dare” in 1981?

6.  What is the full name of the vocalist for the synthpop band Erasure?

7.  What was the title of A-ha’s debut album that included the hit “Take on Me”?

8.  What was the name of the early 80’s Club in Covent Garden with music nights co-hosted by Steve Strange and Rusty Egan, with a young Boy George as cloakroom assistant?

9.  Which band sang the 1984 synthpop hit “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)”?

10.  What’s the title of Duran Duran’s first UK number one hit?

11.  Which band released the hit song Fade to Grey?

12.  Who is the lead singer of the synthpop band Heaven 17?

13.  Don't You (Forget About Me) by the Scottish band Simple Minds was a hit single from which comedy drama film?

14.  Which synthpop band is known for their hit “Living in a Box”?

15.  Tainted Love by Soft Cell is a famous cover version in the history of the early Synth Pop.  Who sang the original in 1964?

16.  After Vince Clark left Depeche Mode, he had a short band project with Alison Moyet before his band Erasure.  What was this “band” with Alison Moyet called?

17.  Which band released albums such as Rage in Eden, Quartet and Lament?

18.  Joy Division disbanded following the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis.  The band regrouped and went on to become one of the most acclaimed and influential bands of the 1980s under what name?

19.  Who had more Top 10 UK chart singles, Howard Jones or Nik Kershaw?

20.  The Pet Shop Boys gained four UK number ones.  For four points name them?





 

[zebthecat]

12 thanks zico.

[easthammer]

I found that one very tough just 6 for me, which has me thinking it is not "general" knowledge .  Thanks, Zico

[Westside]

11. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

General Knowledge Quiz

1.  Which planet is known as Earth's "sister planet" due to its similar size and mass?
Venus

2.  In which month of 1945 did World War II officially end?
September 2, 1945

3.  What is the main gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen

4.  Who directed the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy?
Peter Jackson

5.  Which company launched the Pot Noodle brand in the United Kingdom in 1977?
Golden Wonder

6.  The village where Postman Pat delivers his mail was inspired by the real-life countryside of which English county?
Cumbria

7.  What is the name of the round space in which sumo wrestling occurs?
Dohyō

8.  Which 1818 novel is also known as "The Modern Prometheus"?
Frankenstein

9.  Who played the character Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Robert Downey Jr.

10.  In which wood does Winnie the Pooh live?
The Hundred Acre Wood

11.  In US which city would you visit the Neon Museum, dedicated to preserving and displaying iconic neon signs from the city’s past?
Las Vegas

12.  Who was the first monarch of the House of Windsor?
George V

13.  Approximately 70 per cent of which African country is covered by the Kalahari Desert?
Botswana

14.  A polo team is usually made up of how many players?
Four players

15.  In which country did the volcano Mount Tambora erupt in 1815, killing roughly 100,000 people?
Indonesia

16.  Which British automobile magazine, published in 1895, refers to itself as "the world's oldest car magazine"?
Autocar

17.  Being a former assistant to Anna Wintour inspired Lauren Weisberger to write which 2003 bestseller?
The Devil Wears Prada

18.  What is the name of the coffee shop in "Friends"?
Central Perk

19.  Actor Harvey Keitel has advertised which UK insurance company?
Direct Line

20.  What do the initials "H" and "G" stand for in the author's name H. G. Wells?
Herbert George

 

[zico]

General Knowledge Quiz

1.  Which planet is known as Earth's "sister planet" due to its similar size and mass?

2.  In which month of 1945 did World War II officially end?

3.  What is the main gas in the Earth's atmosphere?

4.  Who directed the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy?

5.  Which company launched the Pot Noodle brand in the United Kingdom in 1977?

6.  The village where Postman Pat delivers his mail was inspired by the real-life countryside of which English county?

7.  What is the name of the round space in which sumo wrestling occurs?

8.  Which 1818 novel is also known as "The Modern Prometheus"?

9.  Who played the character Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

10.  In which wood does Winnie the Pooh live?

11.  In US which city would you visit the Neon Museum, dedicated to preserving and displaying iconic neon signs from the city’s past?

12.  Who was the first monarch of the House of Windsor?

13.  Approximately 70 per cent of which African country is covered by the Kalahari Desert?

14.  A polo team is usually made up of how many players?

15.  In which country did the volcano Mount Tambora erupt in 1815, killing roughly 100,000 people?

16.  Which British automobile magazine, published in 1895, refers to itself as "the world's oldest car magazine"?

17.  Being a former assistant to Anna Wintour inspired Lauren Weisberger to write which 2003 bestseller?

18.  What is the name of the coffee shop in "Friends"?

19.  Actor Harvey Keitel has advertised which UK insurance company?

20.  What do the initials "H" and "G" stand for in the author's name H. G. Wells?

 

[zebthecat]

14 thanks zico.

[easthammer]

12 for me also 
Thanks Zico 

[Westside]

12 for me as well. Thanks Zico.

[only1billybonds]

12 for me as well.

Cheers Zico

[zico]

Stripes Quiz

1.  Which 80’s pop star had an Apache war stripe across his face?
Adam Ant

2.  What English term referring to a cat is originally a word meaning "striped silk taffeta"?
Tabby 

3.  Italian football giants Juventus have played with black-and-white zebra stripes on their kits ever since which English football club sent them a batch of kits in 1903?
Notts County

4.  Which black and white striped mints with a toffee centre, were first produced in a Liverpool sweet shop?
Everton mints

5.  In Formula 1, a motionless, striped yellow and red flag means what?
Slippery track - deterioration in grip levels on the track ahead because of oil or water on the surface

6.  Representing the original colonies, how many stripes are there on the American Flag?
13 

7.  Stripe is the main antagonist character in which 1984 American film?
Gremlins

8.  Red stripe is an award-winning beer from which country?
Jamaica

9.  TRUE OR FALSE: Tigers have stripes on their skin that match the stripes on their fur?
True

10.  The White Stripes 2003 hit single "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" was originally a hit in 1964 for which female singer?
Dusty Springfield

11.  Who played the part of John Winger in the 1981 American action-comedy film “Stripes”?
Bill Murray

12.  Are zebras white with black stripes or black with white stripes?
Zebras are black with white stripes.

13.  What colour is the horizontal stripe at the bottom of the national German flag?
Yellow

14.  The first zebra crossing in the world was installed in Slough, United Kingdom, in which year, was it 1941, 1951 or 1961?
1951

15.  The car in 1970’s TV cop show Starsky & Hutch was nicknamed the "Striped Tomato".  Made by Ford, what model was it?
Gran Torino

16.  How many stripes does Addidas standard logo have?
Three

17.  On a UK National Speed Limit sign does the black stripe go from top right to bottom left or top left to bottom right?
Top right to bottom left

18.  In the national flag of Egypt what colour is the top stripe?
Red

19.Outside where might you find a staff or pole with a helix of coloured stripes (mix of red, white and blue) which may be stationary or may rotate, often with the aid of an electric motor?
Barber Shop - Barber's pole

20. In 1955 an American called Leonard Marraffino worked out how to put a stripe in what product?
Toothpaste



 

[zico]

Stripes Quiz

1.  Which 80’s pop star had an Apache war stripe across his face?

2.  What English term referring to a cat is originally a word meaning "striped silk taffeta"?

3.  Italian football giants Juventus have played with black-and-white zebra stripes on their kits ever since which English football club sent them a batch of kits in 1903?

4.  Which black and white striped mints with a toffee centre, were first produced in a Liverpool sweet shop?

5.  In Formula 1, a motionless, striped yellow and red flag means what?

6.  Representing the original colonies, how many stripes are there on the American Flag?

7.  Stripe is the main antagonist character in which 1984 American film?

8.  Red stripe is an award-winning beer from which country?

9.  TRUE OR FALSE: Tigers have stripes on their skin that match the stripes on their fur?

10.  The White Stripes 2003 hit single "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" was originally a hit in 1964 for which female singer?

11.  Who played the part of John Winger in the 1981 American action-comedy film “Stripes”?

12.  Are zebras white with black stripes or black with white stripes?

13.  What colour is the horizontal stripe at the bottom of the national German flag?

14.  The first zebra crossing in the world was installed in Slough, United Kingdom, in which year, was it 1941, 1951 or 1961?

15.  The car in 1970’s TV cop show Starsky & Hutch was nicknamed the "Striped Tomato".  Made by Ford, what model was it?

16.  How many stripes does Addidas standard logo have?

17.  On a UK National Speed Limit sign does the black stripe go from top right to bottom left or top left to bottom right?

18.  In the national flag of Egypt what colour is the top stripe?

19.Outside where might you find a staff or pole with a helix of coloured stripes (mix of red, white and blue) which may be stationary or may rotate, often with the aid of an electric motor?

20. In 1955 an American called Leonard Marraffino worked out how to put a stripe in what product?




 

[zebthecat]

12 today thanks zico.

[only1billybonds]

13.

Thanks Zico.

[Westside]

15. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Tom Hanks Films

1.  Which 1984 romantic comedy film co-starring John Candy was Tom Hanks big break?
Splash

2.  He won an Academy Award for Best Actor playing a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in which 1993 film?
Philadelphia

3.  He won another Best Actor Award at the Oscars the following year for which comedy-drama film?
Forrest Gump

4.  The Italian film Da grande has been said to be the inspiration for which Tom Hanks film?
Big

5.  Which movie was based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking by Somali pirates?
Captain Phillips

6.  Hanks played the part of Captain John H. Miller in which 1998 film?
Saving Private Ryan

7.  What name did the character Chuck Noland give to his volleyball in the film Cast Away?
Wilson

8.  "This town ain't big enough for the two of us." is a Tom Hanks quote from which animated comedy film?
Toy Story (1995)

9.  "In the shadow of war, one man showed the world what we stand for" is the tagline from which cold-war movie?
Bridge of Spies

10.  Name the character played by Tom Hanks in Apollo 13?
Commander Jim Lovell

11.  Hanks played five roles in which 2004 animated Christmas adventure film including that of a small child?
The Polar Express

12.  Hanks plays hero Sully Sullenberger who makes an emergency landing on which river?
The Hudson River

13.  "There's no greater joy than that seen through the eyes of a child, and there's a little bit of a child in all of us." is a quote from which film?
Saving Mr. Banks (2013) – He played Walt Disney

14.  Which famous actor's last ever words in a movie were "I'm glad it's you"? They were spoken to a Tom Hank's character?
Paul Newman (in Road to Perdition (2002))

15.  In which film did Hanks play real-life children’s TV presenter Fred Rogers?
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

16.  In which 2022 American comedy-drama film does he play a bitter old man reluctantly getting involved in the lives of his neighbours?
A Man Called Otto

17.  What exactly was Mr. Jingles in The Green Mile?
A mouse

18.  "There's no crying in baseball" is a quote from which 1992 film?
A League of Their Own

19.  What part did Hanks play in the 2022 film Elvis?
Colonel Tom Parker

20.  Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan have made four films together.  Four points if you can name them?
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), You've Got Mail (1998), Ithaca (2015) (No, I hadn’t heard of the fourth one either!)



 

[zico]

Tom Hanks Films

1.  Which 1984 romantic comedy film co-starring John Candy was Tom Hanks big break?

2.  He won an Academy Award for Best Actor playing a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in which 1993 film?

3.  He won another Best Actor Award at the Oscars the following year for which comedy-drama film?

4.  The Italian film Da grande has been said to be the inspiration for which Tom Hanks film?

5.  Which movie was based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking by Somali pirates?

6.  Hanks played the part of Captain John H. Miller in which 1998 film?

7.  What name did the character Chuck Noland give to his volleyball in the film Cast Away?

8.  "This town ain't big enough for the two of us." is a Tom Hanks quote from which animated comedy film?

9.  "In the shadow of war, one man showed the world what we stand for" is the tagline from which cold-war movie?

10.  Name the character played by Tom Hanks in Apollo 13?

11.  Hanks played five roles in which 2004 animated Christmas adventure film including that of a small child?

12.  Hanks plays hero Sully Sullenberger who makes an emergency landing on which river?

13.  "There's no greater joy than that seen through the eyes of a child, and there's a little bit of a child in all of us." is a quote from which film?

14.  Which famous actor's last ever words in a movie were "I'm glad it's you"? They were spoken to a Tom Hank's character?

15.  In which film did Hanks play real-life children’s TV presenter Fred Rogers?

16.  In which 2022 American comedy-drama film does he play a bitter old man reluctantly getting involved in the lives of his neighbours?

17.  What exactly was Mr. Jingles in The Green Mile?

18.  "There's no crying in baseball" is a quote from which 1992 film?

19.  What part did Hanks play in the 2022 film Elvis?

20.  Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan have made four films together.  Four points if you can name them?




 

[zico]

Still looks great at nearly 80 Zeb. Loved all three of the originals plus Cheryl Ladd but as a 9,10 year old Farrah in that red swim suit, well it was just wow! Always jealous of Lee Majors then, he was the Six Million Dollar Man and married to Farrah Fawcett! 

[zebthecat]

18 today thanks zico.
Jaclyn Smith was/is absolutely beautiful.

[Westside]

16, Thanks Zico,

[zico]

Television Characters You Never See Quiz

1.  Mrs Elizabeth Mainwaring, the wife of Captain Mainwaring, is never seen with the exception of the episode "A Soldier's Farewell" when her great weight in the bunk above Captain Mainwaring's causes her mattress to sag into camera shot.  Name the show?
Dad’s Army

2.  The never seen mother-in-law in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is represented by what animal in Reggie's imagination?
Hippopotamus

3.  Monkey Harris, Ugandan Morris, Sunglasses Ron and Paddy the Greek are mentioned but never seen on which TV sitcom?
Only Fools and Horses

4.  Higgins is the estate manager for the never seen Robin Masters's in which television series?
Magnum P.I.

5.  What’s the term Arthur Daley uses to describe his unseen wife in Minder?
Her Indoors

6.  In which series is the notorious ‘Eckley’ the unseen boss of the DiMeo family?
The Sopranos

7. Open All Hours - Arkwright, the miserly shopkeeper, harbours a burning passion for Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, to whom he is engaged. However, Gladys refuses to marry him while her unseen mother with whom she shares her house depends upon her. Which actress played Nurse Gladys?
Lynda Baron

8.  Alan Partridge’s talk show Knowing Me, Knowing You is named after an Abba song.  His catchphrase, "Aha!", comes from Abba and the character has an unseen son who is also named after an ABBA song.  What is his son’s name?
Fernando

9.  In Mork and Mindy at the end of each episode, Mork from the planet Ork would report back to his superiors on the aspects of humanity that he had most recently learned about. These reports were delivered to his unseen supervisor, but what was his name?
Orson

10.  The main character Kenny appears in most of the episodes of this long-running series, but usually only his eyes can be seen peeking through the hood of his trademark orange parka. What envelope-pushing animated show is this?
South Park

11. Never seen in any of the episodes, Bob Sacamano is a character in which television sitcom? 
Seinfeld

12.  For two seasons, Agent Dale Cooper would recount every mystery to the unseen Dianne through his dictaphone recordings.  Name the show?
Twin Peaks

13.  Ugly Naked Guy was a man who made his presence known by not being on screen in which long running sitcom?
Friends

14.  The criminal mastermind with the bejewelled claw, Dr. Claw was the arch nemesis of which hapless Inspector?
Gadget

15. Maris Crane was the unseen wife / ex-wife of long-suffering Doctor Niles Crane in which tv show?
Frasier

16.  Joe Maplin and Miss Cathcart were two characters never seen in which UK sitcom?
Hi-De-Hi

17. In Keeping Up Appearances Hyacinth Bucket has a phone conversation in each episode with her son, who has moved out and is attending university.  Can you remember his name?
Sheridan

18.  Mrs Wolowitz is Howard's mother in which TV series?
The Big Bang Theory

19.  Throughout its entire 18-year run, PC Alf Ventress refers to his wife Mrs. Ventress, but she is neither seen nor is her first name ever revealed.  Name the British Police drama?
Heartbeat

20.  Dynasty’s John Forsythe was the voice of the unseen Charlie in the classic US Cop show Charlies Angels which ran from 1976 to 1981.  Over that run six actresses played an “Angel”. Name as many of those actresses as you can?  Point for each.  
Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack, Tanya Roberts


 

[zebthecat]

16 for yesterday thanks zico.

[zico]

Television Characters You Never See Quiz

1.  Mrs Elizabeth Mainwaring, the wife of Captain Mainwaring, is never seen with the exception of the episode "A Soldier's Farewell" when her great weight in the bunk above Captain Mainwaring's causes her mattress to sag into camera shot.  Name the show?

2.  The never seen mother-in-law in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is represented by what animal in Reggie's imagination?

3.  Monkey Harris, Ugandan Morris, Sunglasses Ron and Paddy the Greek are mentioned but never seen on which TV sitcom?

4.  Higgins is the estate manager for the never seen Robin Masters's in which television series?

5.  What’s the term Arthur Daley uses to describe his unseen wife in Minder?

6.  In which series is the notorious ‘Eckley’ the unseen boss of the DiMeo family?

7. Open All Hours - Arkwright, the miserly shopkeeper, harbours a burning passion for Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, to whom he is engaged. However, Gladys refuses to marry him while her unseen mother with whom she shares her house depends upon her. Which actress played Nurse Gladys?

8.  Alan Partridge’s talk show Knowing Me, Knowing You is named after an Abba song.  His catchphrase, "Aha!", comes from Abba and the character has an unseen son who is also named after an ABBA song.  What is his son’s name?

9.  In Mork and Mindy at the end of each episode, Mork from the planet Ork would report back to his superiors on the aspects of humanity that he had most recently learned about. These reports were delivered to his unseen supervisor, but what was his name?

10.  The main character Kenny appears in most of the episodes of this long-running series, but usually only his eyes can be seen peeking through the hood of his trademark orange parka. What envelope-pushing animated show is this?

11. Never seen in any of the episodes, Bob Sacamano is a character in which television sitcom? 

12.  For two seasons, Agent Dale Cooper would recount every mystery to the unseen Dianne through his dictaphone recordings.  Name the show?

13.  Ugly Naked Guy was a man who made his presence known by not being on screen in which long running sitcom?

14.  The criminal mastermind with the bejewelled claw, Dr. Claw was the arch nemesis of which hapless Inspector?

15. Maris Crane was the unseen wife / ex-wife of long-suffering Doctor Niles Crane in which tv show?

16.  Joe Maplin and Miss Cathcart were two characters never seen in which UK sitcom?

17. In Keeping Up Appearances Hyacinth Bucket has a phone conversation in each episode with her son, who has moved out and is attending university.  Can you remember his name?

18.  Mrs Wolowitz is Howard's mother in which TV series?

19.  Throughout its entire 18-year run, PC Alf Ventress refers to his wife Mrs. Ventress, but she is neither seen nor is her first name ever revealed.  Name the British Police drama?

20.  Dynasty’s John Forsythe was the voice of the unseen Charlie in the classic US Cop show Charlies Angels which ran from 1976 to 1981.  Over that run six actresses played an “Angel”. Name as many of those actresses as you can?  Point for each.