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.  

[only1billybonds]

12.

Cheers Zico 

[easthammer]

13 thanks Zico 

I didn't get the Ice hotel correct. Was pretty sure the one I went to in Norway was the righ answer. But I was wrong . The one in Alta Norway was 2nd although it is the furthest North.an alternative Only visited during the daytime. Don't  think i would want an overnight visit. But it was a cool place

Ps Although I got the flamingo one correct. Did you  alternative group name for flamingoes is a "stand."

 

[mallard]

11 Cheers Zico

[Westside]

14. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Weird & Bizarre Quiz Part Two

1.  What is a baby kangaroo called?
A joey

2.  In which ocean is the Bermuda Triangle?
Atlantic Ocean

3.  Rebuilt each year with snow and ice, in which country is the world's first ice hotel?
Sweden

4.  Which U.S. town claims to be the UFO capital of the world and hosts an annual UFO festival?
Roswell, New Mexico

5.  An effect or phenomenon in which many people share a false memory of an event that never happened, is named after which famous leader?
Nelson Mandela - Mandela Effect 

6.  Bigfoot is also commonly referred to by what other name beginning with “S”?  Bonus point if you spell it correctly.    
Sasquatch 

7.  The colourful term “A flamboyance” is a collective noun for a group of what?
Flamingos

8.  What animals breeding season is called tupping?
Sheep

9.  In 1975 Audrey Strange of the Richard III Society predicted that the king's lost grave lay beneath a Leicester what?
Car park – In 2012 Richard’s remains were uncovered under a car park in the Greyfriars.  In 2015 he was finally laid to rest in Leicester Cathedral with the honour and dignity denied him in 1485.

10.  Who wrote that "the female of the species is deadlier than the male"?
Rudyard Kipling

11.  What word did Prince, the 'talking dog', say on the 1970s TV series That’s Life!?
Sausages

12.  Every planet in our solar system, except for two, rotate counterclockwise when observed from the North Pole.  Which two don’t? (two points)
Venus and Uranus - Venus is the only planet that rotates around the sun in a clockwise pathway, while Uranus is tilted so far over, it’s virtually spinning on its side.

13.  Decades before AI apps and chatbots were a thing, which 1985 Hughes film was about a couple of high school computer nerds who use their skills to program their dream woman?
Weird Science

14.  Where would you find a mallen streak?
In the hair

15.  What company logo, featured in the movie "Cast Away", contains an arrow between two of the letters?
FedEx - Once you see the arrow between the "E" and the "x" (the white space) in FedEx, you'll see it every time. It's a secondary addition by the logo designers to indicate movement and speed.

16.  What does Volkswagen, the popular German car, mean in English?
The people’s car - The German translation for “volks” is people, and “wagen” means car. Therefore, Volkswagen stands for the people’s car.

17. Leo the Lion was the mascot for which film studio? 
MGM - Leo roared at the start of all Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions.

18.  We all remember the Village People singing "YMCA", but what does YMCA stand for?
Young Men's Christian Association

19.  Which mythological creature lends its name to a US city, an Irish park, and a Harry Potter novel?
Phoenix

20.  There’s Only One Letter That’s Not in Any U.S. State Name, what is it?
Q



 

[zico]

Weird & Bizarre Quiz Part Two

1.  What is a baby kangaroo called?

2.  In which ocean is the Bermuda Triangle?

3.  Rebuilt each year with snow and ice, in which country is the world's first ice hotel?

4.  Which U.S. town claims to be the UFO capital of the world and hosts an annual UFO festival?

5.  An effect or phenomenon in which many people share a false memory of an event that never happened, is named after which famous leader?

6.  Bigfoot is also commonly referred to by what other name beginning with “S”?  Bonus point if you spell it correctly.    

7.  The colourful term “A flamboyance” is a collective noun for a group of what?

8.  What animals breeding season is called tupping?

9.  In 1975 Audrey Strange of the Richard III Society predicted that the king's lost grave lay beneath a Leicester what?

10.  Who wrote that "the female of the species is deadlier than the male"?

11.  What word did Prince, the 'talking dog', say on the 1970s TV series That’s Life!?

12.  Every planet in our solar system, except for two, rotate counterclockwise when observed from the North Pole.  Which two don’t? (two points)

13.  Decades before AI apps and chatbots were a thing, which 1985 Hughes film was about a couple of high school computer nerds who use their skills to program their dream woman?

14.  Where would you find a mallen streak?

15.  What company logo, featured in the movie "Cast Away", contains an arrow between two of the letters?

16.  What does Volkswagen, the popular German car, mean in English?

17. Leo the Lion was the mascot for which film studio? 

18.  We all remember the Village People singing "YMCA", but what does YMCA stand for?

19.  Which mythological creature lends its name to a US city, an Irish park, and a Harry Potter novel?

20.  There’s Only One Letter That’s Not in Any U.S. State Name, what is it?



 

[only1billybonds]

10. 

Cheers Zico.

[zebthecat]

13 today thanks zico.

[Westside]

10. Thanks Zico.

[easthammer]

11 thanks Zico

[mallard]

12 Thanks Zico

[zico]

Weird & Bizarre Quiz

1.  Which country's highest mountain is Mist Peak, which due to it being almost permanently shrouded in cloud was not discovered until the 1950s?
Brazil

2.  What links Oddjob, Mr. Benn, and John Steed?
Bowler hats – Oddjob from Goldfinger, Mr Benn (kids TV), John Steed of The Avengers.

3.  Anfield was originally the home of which football club from 1884 to 1891?
Everton

4.  Which British coastal city hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, where ABBA started their international career when they won?
Brighton

5.  Which bird is nicknamed "The Laughing Jackass"?
Kookaburra

6.  In 2008, the NY Daily News reported that Welsh-born singer Tom Jones had insured what for 7 million dollars?
His chest hair

7.  Which famous playwright, poet and actor is credited with inventing such words as dwindle, sanctimonious, and watchdog?
William Shakespeare

8.  What tax was introduced in England and Wales in 1696 under King William III but was unpopular because it was seen as a tax on "light and air"?
Window tax

9. Most standard what have between 300 and 500 dimples across their surface? A typical number within that range is 336 dimples.
Golf balls

10.  What word do we get from the French word meaning "death pledge"?
Mortgage

11.  Doncaster Sheffield Airport used to be named after which fictional character?
Robin Hood

12.  "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!" is a line from which Carry On film?
Carry On Cleo

13.  What video game caused a shortage of 100 Yen coins in Japan in 1980?
Space Invaders

14. Pogonophobia is a severe fear of what, is it Bats, Bagpipes or Beards?
Beards

15.  Known as Scotland’s Folly, which famous building did Scotland attempt to replicate in 1826 but failed to complete?
The Parthenon

16.  Which European flag is widely considered to be the oldest existing flag in the world?
The flag of Denmark

17.  A nelson is cricket or darts slang for what score?
111

18.  Who created the characters Pumblechook, Harold Skimpole, and Lucretia Tox?
Charles Dickens

19.  On April 30, 1952, which toy (first invented by George Lerner and then manufactured by Hasbro) became the first toy advertised on television in America?
Mr. Potato Head

20.  In 1972, actress Veronica Hamel remodelled her house and discovered a telephone tapping system that covered every room in the house. Which iconic actress was the previous owner of this house?
Marilyn Monroe







 

[Mike Oxsaw]

17 as well thanks zico.
Murray Walker's commentary was almost a sideline as he worked in advertising until he retired knocking on 60.

Mate of mine lent me a copy of Murray Walker's autobiography. It's sat, untouched, on my bookshelf for the best part of 3, maybe even 4 or 5 years.

I really should learn how to read...

[zico]

Weird & Bizarre Quiz

1.  Which country's highest mountain is Mist Peak, which due to it being almost permanently shrouded in cloud was not discovered until the 1950s?

2.  What links Oddjob, Mr. Benn, and John Steed?

3.  Anfield was originally the home of which football club from 1884 to 1891?

4.  Which British coastal city hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, where ABBA started their international career when they won?

5.  Which bird is nicknamed "The Laughing Jackass"?

6.  In 2008, the NY Daily News reported that Welsh-born singer Tom Jones had insured what for 7 million dollars?

7.  Which famous playwright, poet and actor is credited with inventing such words as dwindle, sanctimonious, and watchdog?

8.  What tax was introduced in England and Wales in 1696 under King William III but was unpopular because it was seen as a tax on "light and air"?

9. Most standard what have between 300 and 500 dimples across their surface? A typical number within that range is 336 dimples.

10.  What word do we get from the French word meaning "death pledge"?

11.  Doncaster Sheffield Airport used to be named after which fictional character?

12.  "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!" is a line from which Carry On film?

13.  What video game caused a shortage of 100 Yen coins in Japan in 1980?

14. Pogonophobia is a severe fear of what, is it Bats, Bagpipes or Beards?

15.  Known as Scotland’s Folly, which famous building did Scotland attempt to replicate in 1826 but failed to complete?

16.  Which European flag is widely considered to be the oldest existing flag in the world?

17.  A nelson is cricket or darts slang for what score?

18.  Who created the characters Pumblechook, Harold Skimpole, and Lucretia Tox?

19.  On April 30, 1952, which toy (first invented by George Lerner and then manufactured by Hasbro) became the first toy advertised on television in America?

20.  In 1972, actress Veronica Hamel remodelled her house and discovered a telephone tapping system that covered every room in the house. Which iconic actress was the previous owner of this house?







 

[zebthecat]

17 as well thanks zico.
Murray Walker's commentary was almost a sideline as he worked in advertising until he retired knocking on 60.

[only1billybonds]

17.

Cheers Zico 

[zico]

16 Thanks Zico. Thought the Barry Davies question would involve "Where were the Germans, but frankly, who cares?"

I'd forgotten all about that.  The other one I can remember that would probably get you in to trouble these days was at full time in the 1990 England v Germany Semi-Final, the BBC panel were discussing Lineker's equaliser and I can't remember if it was Jimmy Hill or Terry Venables, but someone said that "The Germans defended like pansies", which then one of them retorted with "Maybe that should be Panzers!"

[mallard]

11 Thanks Zico 

[easthammer]

13 thanks Zico

[Westside]

16 Thanks Zico. Thought the Barry Davies question would involve "Where were the Germans, but frankly, who cares?"

[zico]

Sports Commentators Quiz

1.  Which rugby union commentator was known as 'the voice of rugby'?
Bill McLaren (William Pollock McLaren)

2.  Which announcer covered six FIFA World Cups from 1962 to 1982, eleven Summer Olympic Games from 1960 to 2000 and was host of A Question of Sport between 1979–1997?
David Coleman

3.  John Motson was renowned for regularly wearing what type of coat?
A sheepskin coat

4.  "Oh, I say!" was the catchphrase of the BBC’s "voice of Wimbledon".  Who was he?
Dan Maskell

5.  As well as many other tournaments who was the main TV commentator in snooker's greatest final, the one between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor in the 1985 World Snooker Championship?
“Whispering” Ted Lowe

6.  In the final moments of the 2011-12 season, Manchester City clinched the Premier League title with an injury-time goal which was accompanied by some equally iconic commentary from which commentator? His shout of "Aguerooooo!" was an iconic moment in sport.
Martin Tyler

7.  Which sports commentator had a well-known rapport with former World Heavyweight Champion Frank Bruno?
Harry Carpenter

8.  Who was the BBC's leading horse racing commentator from 1947 to 1997?
Peter O'Sullevan

9.  "The bowler's Holding; the batsman's Willey" is a quote that supposedly occurred over the radio during a Test match at The Oval in 1976. According to the urban myth, which famous commentator is this quote attributed to?
Brian Johnston

10.  Jimmy Hill of course hosted BBC's Match of the Day from 1973 to 1988.  Prior to that he played for Brentford and Fulham and as chairman of the PFA, he successfully campaigned for the abolition of the Football League's maximum wage in 1961.  He was manager at one Club between 1961–1967, name them?
Coventry City

11.  Whose quotes included: "It's the greatest comeback since Lazarus" and "Even Hypotenuse would have trouble working out these angles!"?
Sid Waddell (nicknamed the 'Voice of Darts')

12.  Following the death of Henry Longhurst in 1978, who became regarded as the "Voice of golf"?
Peter Alliss

13.  Which commentator at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games was also the first host of the BBC1 children's sports programme We Are the Champions, a show he presented from 1973 until his death?
Ron Pickering

14.  What name connects an ex-rugby player who regularly commentated alongside Eddie Butler on the BBC's rugby union coverage and an English football commentator and television presenter who covered nine World Cups and more than twenty FA Cup finals?
Brian Moore

15.  Who was the 'Voice of the Boat Race' between 1993 and 2004 and has covered more Summer Olympics than any other British sports broadcaster?
Barry Davies

16.  Who commentated on the 1973 Barbarians rugby match against the All Blacks at Cardiff which included "that try"?
Cliff Morgan

17.  Who received "intense criticism" while presenting the BBC's coverage of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after clashing with his co-host, rower Steve Redgrave?
John Inverdale

18.  A regular on Sky Sports and BBC Sport, who is the first ever former female player to commentate on men’s international rugby?
Maggie Alphonsi

19.  The youngest ever US Open female singles champion usually participates in the BBC's Wimbledon coverage. Who is she?
Tracy Austin

20.  Opal Fruits came with the slogan and jingle "Made to make your mouth water", which was invented by which future commentator who worked in advertising before the craft that made him famous?
Murray Walker



 

[zico]

Well with all the sport this week we now need a 

Sports Commentators Quiz

1.  Which rugby union commentator was known as 'the voice of rugby'?

2.  Which announcer covered six FIFA World Cups from 1962 to 1982, eleven Summer Olympic Games from 1960 to 2000 and was host of A Question of Sport between 1979–1997?

3.  John Motson was renowned for regularly wearing what type of coat?

4.  "Oh, I say!" was the catchphrase of the BBC’s "voice of Wimbledon".  Who was he?

5.  As well as many other tournaments who was the main TV commentator in snooker's greatest final, the one between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor in the 1985 World Snooker Championship?

6.  In the final moments of the 2011-12 season, Manchester City clinched the Premier League title with an injury-time goal which was accompanied by some equally iconic commentary from which commentator? His shout of "Aguerooooo!" was an iconic moment in sport.

7.  Which sports commentator had a well-known rapport with former World Heavyweight Champion Frank Bruno?

8.  Who was the BBC's leading horse racing commentator from 1947 to 1997?

9.  "The bowler's Holding; the batsman's Willey" is a quote that supposedly occurred over the radio during a Test match at The Oval in 1976. According to the urban myth, which famous commentator is this quote attributed to?

10.  Jimmy Hill of course hosted BBC's Match of the Day from 1973 to 1988.  Prior to that he played for Brentford and Fulham and as chairman of the PFA, he successfully campaigned for the abolition of the Football League's maximum wage in 1961.  He was manager at one Club between 1961–1967, name them?

11.  Whose quotes included: "It's the greatest comeback since Lazarus" and "Even Hypotenuse would have trouble working out these angles!"?

12.  Following the death of Henry Longhurst in 1978, who became regarded as the "Voice of golf"?

13.  Which commentator at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games was also the first host of the BBC1 children's sports programme We Are the Champions, a show he presented from 1973 until his death?

14.  What name connects an ex-rugby player who regularly commentated alongside Eddie Butler on the BBC's rugby union coverage and an English football commentator and television presenter who covered nine World Cups and more than twenty FA Cup finals?

15.  Who was the 'Voice of the Boat Race' between 1993 and 2004 and has covered more Summer Olympics than any other British sports broadcaster?

16.  Who commentated on the 1973 Barbarians rugby match against the All Blacks at Cardiff which included "that try"?

17.  Who received "intense criticism" while presenting the BBC's coverage of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after clashing with his co-host, rower Steve Redgrave?

18.  A regular on Sky Sports and BBC Sport, who is the first ever former female player to commentate on men’s international rugby?

19.  The youngest ever US Open female singles champion usually participates in the BBC's Wimbledon coverage. Who is she?

20.  Opal Fruits came with the slogan and jingle "Made to make your mouth water", which was invented by which future commentator who worked in advertising before the craft that made him famous?




 

[easthammer]

16 thanks Zico 

[only1billybonds]

16.

Cheers Zico 

[zico]

16 thanks Zico

I remember that diver smashing his head, just no idea of his name!

Went on to win Gold as well.  Caused a bit of controvery later as he was HIV+ but didn't say anything at the time and it was in the days where the illness was less understood.