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.  

[zebthecat]

14 today thanks zico and the connection.

[only1billybonds]

12 (including connection)

Cheers Zico.

[Westside]

13. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

More Connections Quiz

1.  Which English boxer lost World Championship bouts to Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson?
Brian London

2.  Who was the former Coventry City, Manchester United and Aston Villa striker capped four times by England, in 1998?
Dion Dublin

3.  What was Jane Fonda nicknamed because of her Vietnam War beliefs?
Hanoi Jane

4.  In which Windsor chapel are the members of the Royal Family buried?
Saint George's Chapel

5.  Who was known as 'The Wizard of the Dribble', a testimony to his ball skills, not his eating habits?
Stanley Matthews

6.  Which newspaper were Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward working for when they uncovered the Watergate break-in?
Washington Post

7.  What was the sequel to the TV sit com Up Pompeii?
Whoops Baghdad

8.  What was the first UK number one for Simple Minds?
Belfast Child

9.  In the UK they are known as butter beans what are they called in the USA?
Lima beans

10. Which is Scotland's most-visited building?
Edinburgh Castle 

11.  Name the private investigator played by Frank Sinatra in films such as Lady in Cement?
Tony Rome

12.  What is a more common name of burned gypsum?
Plaster of Paris

13. Achilles, Welland and Widgen are varieties of which vegetable?
Brussels (sprouts) 

14.  Which Italian actress was crowned Miss Elegance in 1950?
Sofia Loren

15.  What was the name of the Duke of Wellington's horse at the battle of Waterloo?
Copenhagen

16.  What is the name given to envelopes originally made for transporting documents that were usually a buff or pale brown colour?
Manila envelopes

17. What is the home ground of Hartlepool United?
Victoria Park

18.  Which former F1 Champion's hometown is Stevenage?
 Lewis Hamilton

19.  By what name was radio broadcaster Iva Toguro D'Aquino known in WW2?
Tokyo Rose

20.  What is the title of Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen's biggest hit?
Midnight in Moscow

21.  What’s the connection?
Capital Cities


 

[zico]

By the way Gary I am working on the initials quiz.  Struggling with UU, YY and XX!

We finish off connections week with one more.

More Connections Quiz

1.  Which English boxer lost World Championship bouts to Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson?

2.  Who was the former Coventry City, Manchester United and Aston Villa striker capped four times by England, in 1998?

3.  What was Jane Fonda nicknamed because of her Vietnam War beliefs?

4.  In which Windsor chapel are the members of the Royal Family buried?

5.  Who was known as 'The Wizard of the Dribble', a testimony to his ball skills, not his eating habits?

6.  Which newspaper were Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward working for when they uncovered the Watergate break-in?

7.  What was the sequel to the TV sit com Up Pompeii?

8.  What was the first UK number one for Simple Minds?

9.  In the UK they are known as butter beans what are they called in the USA?

10. Which is Scotland's most-visited building?

11.  Name the private investigator played by Frank Sinatra in films such as Lady in Cement?

12.  What is a more common name of burned gypsum?

13. Achilles, Welland and Widgen are varieties of which vegetable?

14.  Which Italian actress was crowned Miss Elegance in 1950?

15.  What was the name of the Duke of Wellington's horse at the battle of Waterloo?

16.  What is the name given to envelopes originally made for transporting documents that were usually a buff or pale brown colour?

17. What is the home ground of Hartlepool United?

18.  Which former F1 Champion's hometown is Stevenage?

19.  By what name was radio broadcaster Iva Toguro D'Aquino known in WW2?

20.  What is the title of Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen's biggest hit?

21.  What’s the connection?





 

[only1billybonds]

17 as well.
Thanks Zico.

[mallard]

18 Thanks Zico

[easthammer]

10 for me thanks Zico . Given that I got 2 from a film question  it shows how much I know about  football. Although  thinking about it that is probably in line with most on this site

[zebthecat]

17 today thanks zico.

[Westside]

13. Thanks Zico.

[ironsofcanada]

15 

My non-West Ham older Premier League knowledge is poor, to be honest. 

[zico]

Another Football Quiz

1.  Which country won the first-ever FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay

2.  Which team has won the most European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles?
Real Madrid – 15 wins

3.  What is the name of the German football league?
Bundesliga

4.  What year did France win their first World Cup?
1998

5.  Which African nation reached the quarterfinals of the 1990 World Cup?
Cameroon

6.  Who was the goalkeeper for Spain during their 2010 World Cup victory?
Iker Casillas

7.  What year did Leicester City famously win the Premier League?
2016

8.  Which club has been relegated from the Premier League the most times?
Norwich City

9.  Who is the only player to have scored for seven different Premier League clubs?  Hint – One of those clubs was West Ham
Craig Bellamy

10.  What is the name of the award for the best goalkeeper at the World Cup?
The Golden Glove

11.  Which then Sunderland striker scored the infamous “beach ball goal” against Liverpool in 2009?
Darren Bent

12.  Which player was known as "Il Divin Codino" (The Divine Ponytail)?
Roberto Baggio

13.  Which country hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup alongside Japan?
South Korea

14.  Who scored England’s only goal in the Euro 2020 final?
Luke Shaw

15.  Diego Maradona won two Serie A titles with which club?
Napoli

16.  Which Italian club did David Platt join in 1990?
Bari

17.  On which Portuguese island was Cristiano Ronaldo born? 
Madeira

18.  Who is the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon d'Or?
Lev Yashin

19.  Zlatan Ibrahimović has won the Champions League – True or False?
False, surprisingly he never won it.

20.  In the 2009 sports drama film “The Damned United” name the two actors who played the parts of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor?  Two points
Michael Sheen as Brian Clough and Timothy Spall as Peter Taylor

 

[zico]

The connection today is football !

Another Football Quiz

1.  Which country won the first-ever FIFA World Cup in 1930?

2.  Which team has won the most European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles?

3.  What is the name of the German football league?

4.  What year did France win their first World Cup?

5.  Which African nation reached the quarterfinals of the 1990 World Cup?

6.  Who was the goalkeeper for Spain during their 2010 World Cup victory?

7.  What year did Leicester City famously win the Premier League?

8.  Which club has been relegated from the Premier League the most times?

9.  Who is the only player to have scored for seven different Premier League clubs?  Hint – One of those clubs was West Ham

10.  What is the name of the award for the best goalkeeper at the World Cup?

11.  Which then Sunderland striker scored the infamous “beach ball goal” against Liverpool in 2009?

12.  Which player was known as "Il Divin Codino" (The Divine Ponytail)?

13.  Which country hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup alongside Japan?

14.  Who scored England’s only goal in the Euro 2020 final?

15.  Diego Maradona won two Serie A titles with which club?

16.  Which Italian club did David Platt join in 1990?

17.  On which Portuguese island was Cristiano Ronaldo born? 

18.  Who is the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon d'Or?

19.  Zlatan Ibrahimović has won the Champions League – True or False?

20.  In the 2009 sports drama film “The Damned United” name the two actors who played the parts of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor?  Two points


 

[only1billybonds]

A connection less 10 today.

Cheers Zico 

[zebthecat]

15 today thanks zico and the connection really helped.

[easthammer]

12 yesterday with the connection 
11 today no connection

Thank you Zico

[ironsofcanada]

Good one.

Lowly 10 and I should have got the connection but didn't. 
Couldn't have had something about Kit Marlowe and brought in Dashiell Hammett's detective (my personal favourite)?  

[mallard]

11 for me, didn’t get the connection 

Thanks Zico

[Westside]

13, Thanks Zico. Excellent connection, which I didn't get.

[zico]

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Again apologies if this was too tough, seemed like a good idea at the time!

Connections Quiz

1.  Who was the first British woman to win two Gold Medals at the same Olympic Games? Hint Athens 2004
Kelly Holmes (Athens 2004)

2.  What does the Norse god Thor carry in his hand?
 Hammer

3.  What was Shirley Bassey's big hit song from the musical, Sweet Charity?
Hey Big Spender

4.  Which store has as its motto "Never knowingly undersold”?
John Lewis

5.  What is the type of children's game called where representations of a word or phrase are shown in pictures.  (eg picture of a boat with a b crossed out and a c put in its place thus making coat)?
Rebus

6.  Which American female singer sang about a Fast Car?
Tracy Chapman

7.  In which Dickens novel does Dolly Varden appear?
Barnaby Rudge

8.  What is a more common name for the flower lychnis?
Campion

9.  On what day of the week was JFK assassinated?
Friday

10.  What was the nickname given to Oliver Cromwell's cavalry? 
The Ironsides

11.  What tool is known as a loy in Ireland?
Spade

12.  Which company developed the Laser Printer?
Canon

13.  What was one of the largest consumer electronics retailers in Europe, which merged with Carphone Warehouse in 2014 and then was renamed Currys plc in 2021?
Dixons Retail plc

14.  What is the name of the American business magazine that regularly publishes its rich list of the richest 400 Americans?
Forbes

15.  English poet who was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign?
Alfred, Lord Tennyson

16.  Which religious sect has been leaving Bibles in hotel rooms since 1908?
Gideons International

17.  Who had a number one in the sixties with, The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore?
The Walker Brothers

18.  Which actress played Wonder Woman in the 1970’s TV series of the same name?
Lynda Carter

19.  American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer known as the "Velvet Voice"?
Luther Vandross

20.  Who was the first American golfer to officially earn over $1 million a year?
Curtis Strange

21.  What’s the connection? 
Surnames of fictional characters in crime detection - 
Sherlock Holmes - Mike Hammer by Mickey Spillane - Jimmy Nail played Spender - Lewis the spin off from Morse - Rebus TV series based on the books by Ian Rankin - American comic strip and film detective Dick Tracy - DCI Tom Barnaby in Midsomer Murders - Albert Campion played by Peter Davison - Joe Friday from Dragnet - Wheelchair detective Ironside played by Raymond Burr - Sam Spade - Frank Cannon the chubby detective played by William Conrad - Dixon(s) of Dock Green - Maggie Forbes played by Jill Gascoigne in The Gentle Touch - Jane Tennison, played by Helen Mirren in Prime Suspect - Sixties TV series Gideon's Way played by John Gregson - Mike Walker played by David Hayman in Trial and Retribution - George Carter from the Sweeney - Luther played by Idris Elba - Strange, Inspector Morse's boss


 

[zico]

In retrospect this might be too tough so apologies if that's the case

Another Connections Quiz

1.  Who was the first British woman to win two Gold Medals at the same Olympic Games? Hint Athens 2004

2.  What does the Norse god Thor carry in his hand?

3.  What was Shirley Bassey's big hit song from the musical, Sweet Charity?

4.  Which store has as its motto "Never knowingly undersold”?

5.  What is the type of children's game called where representations of a word or phrase are shown in pictures.  (eg picture of a boat with a b crossed out and a c put in its place thus making coat)?

6.  Which American female singer sang about a Fast Car?

7.  In which Dickens novel does Dolly Varden appear?

8.  What is a more common name for the flower lychnis?

9.  On what day of the week was JFK assassinated?

10.  What was the nickname given to Oliver Cromwell's cavalry? 

11.  What tool is known as a loy in Ireland?

12.  Which company developed the Laser Printer?

13.  What was one of the largest consumer electronics retailers in Europe, which merged with Carphone Warehouse in 2014 and then was renamed Currys plc in 2021?

14.  What is the name of the American business magazine that regularly publishes its rich list of the richest 400 Americans?

15.  English poet who was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign?

16.  Which religious sect has been leaving Bibles in hotel rooms since 1908?

17.  Who had a number one in the sixties with, The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore?

18.  Which actress played Wonder Woman in the 1970’s TV series of the same name?

19.  American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer known as the "Velvet Voice"?

20.  Who was the first American golfer to officially earn over $1 million a year?

21.  What’s the connection? 

 

[mallard]

13 thanks Zico

[only1billybonds]

Very shabby 11 today.

Cheers Zico.

[zico]

Not a quiz but a little bit of strange, albeit pointless trivia I came across whislt researching football quizzes.  I was surprised to see that at West Ham a few of our Captains have names with 5 letters in both first and second names, Bobby Moore, Billy Bonds, Lucas Neill, Steve Lomas, Steve Potts, Kevin Nolan.  Another five have 5 letters in the surname.  Noble, Upson, Dicks, Zouma and now Bowen, and yes I am being silly now but you can add Coker and Canio!  

[Westside]

14. Thanks Zico.