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.  

[Westside]

20. Boosted by the golf question. Thanks Zico.

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Winners Quiz

1.  The game show Winner Takes All was first hosted by which comedian from 1975 to 1986?
Jimmy Tarbuck

2.  Who went on to become a judge on The X Factor UK after winning as a member of Girls Aloud in Popstars: The Rivals.
Cheryl Tweedy – will accept Cheryl Cole or Cheryl Fernandez-Versini

3.  Which country won the UEFA Euro 2024 final?
Spain

4.  Which schoolgirl won the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "All Kinds of Everything"?
Dana

5. Between 1977 and 1987, which athlete won 122 consecutive races and set the world record in the 400 metre hurdles four times? 
Edwin Moses

6.  Which Paul was the first winner of Britain's Got Talent?
Paul Potts

7.  Who won the 2010 Labour Party leadership election?
Ed Miliband

8.  What did Tim Campbell win in 2005, Michelle Dewberry in 2006 and Marnie Swindells in 2023?
British version of The Apprentice (BBC TV reality show)

9. Which horse won the Grand National in 2018 and 2019?
Tiger Roll

10.  General George Meade is best known for winning which battle?
Battle of Gettysburg

11.  Bill Bailey is the oldest celebrity to win which BBC show?
Strictly Come Dancing

12.  Which TV actor had a number one hit single in 1986 with 'Every Loser Wins'?
Nick Berry

13.  John Wayne won a Best Actor Oscar for his role in which film?
True Grit

14.  Meryl Streep won her first Oscar when she won Best Supporting Actress for which film?
Kramer vs Kramer

15.  Who won the 2023 Scoop of the Year award at the British Sports Journalism Awards for his interview with Cristiano Ronaldo?
Piers Morgan

16. In 1954, in which city did Roger Bannister break the four-minute mile?
Oxford

17.  What was won by To Kill a Mockingbird in 1961 and Gone with the Wind in 1937?
The Pulitzer Prize

18.  Ayrton Senna won three F1 world championships for which team?
McLaren

19.  Judith Keppel was the first person to win what on British TV?
£1 million on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

20.  Rory McIlroy finally joined the elite club of golf’s Grand Slam winners and in doing so became the first European to achieve the feat.  For five points name the other five in the Grand Slam Hall of Fame? Point for each
Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods



 

[zico]

After a 2-0 win at Old Trafford the perfect time to post a 


Winners Quiz

1.  The game show Winner Takes All was first hosted by which comedian from 1975 to 1986?

2.  Who went on to become a judge on The X Factor UK after winning as a member of Girls Aloud in Popstars: The Rivals.

3.  Which country won the UEFA Euro 2024 final?

4.  Which schoolgirl won the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "All Kinds of Everything"?

5. Between 1977 and 1987, which athlete won 122 consecutive races and set the world record in the 400 metre hurdles four times? 

6.  Which Paul was the first winner of Britain's Got Talent?

7.  Who won the 2010 Labour Party leadership election?

8.  What did Tim Campbell win in 2005, Michelle Dewberry in 2006 and Marnie Swindells in 2023?

9. Which horse won the Grand National in 2018 and 2019?

10.  General George Meade is best known for winning which battle?

11.  Bill Bailey is the oldest celebrity to win which BBC show?

12.  Which TV actor had a number one hit single in 1986 with 'Every Loser Wins'?

13.  John Wayne won a Best Actor Oscar for his role in which film?

14.  Meryl Streep won her first Oscar when she won Best Supporting Actress for which film?

15.  Who won the 2023 Scoop of the Year award at the British Sports Journalism Awards for his interview with Cristiano Ronaldo?

16. In 1954, in which city did Roger Bannister break the four-minute mile?

17.  What was won by To Kill a Mockingbird in 1961 and Gone with the Wind in 1937?

18.  Ayrton Senna won three F1 world championships for which team?

19.  Judith Keppel was the first person to win what on British TV?

20.  Rory McIlroy finally joined the elite club of golf’s Grand Slam winners and in doing so became the first European to achieve the feat.  For five points name the other five in the Grand Slam Hall of Fame? Point for each




 

[mallard]

14 for me thanks

[only1billybonds]

15.
Cheers  Zico 

[Westside]

17. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Re Q7.  I have just noticed poor wording on my part.  It was meant to to read "middle name" rather than "second name" so if you have put "Spencer" as in a surname then also give yourself a point.

More British History Quiz

1.  Which political party was led by Screaming Lord Sutch?
The Monster Raving Loony Party

2.  Which “RW” or ‘DW’ was lord mayor of London 4 times?
Richard “Dick” Whittington

3.  Muckle John was the last official royal one in England – what?
Fool or Jester

4.  What was ceded to Britain in 1713 as part of the settlement of the War of Spanish Succession?
Gibraltar

5.  Which arm and which eye did Nelson lose in service, right or left?
The right in both cases

6.  What year is infamous with Jack the Ripper?
1888

7.  What was Princess Diana’s second name?
Frances

8.  Which English cathedral was destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666?
St. Paul’s Cathedral

9.  Who was the first person pictured on a British postage stamp?
Queen Victoria

10.  In which year were driving tests first introduced in Great Britain, was it 1935, 1945 or 1955?
1935

11.  Florence Nightingale was a nurse during which war?
The Crimean War

12.  Who became the first Prime Minister born “after” World War II? 
Tony Blair

13.  In which century did the Industrial Revolution begin?
18th century

14.  The 1940 evacuation of Dunkirk was codenamed what?
Operation Dynamo

15.  Which year was the Brexit Referendum in? 
2016

16.  Which king does Colin Firth portray in the movie ‘The King’s Speech’? 
King George VI

17. What was the name given to the Anglo-Saxon tax raised during the reign of King Ethelred to ensure protection against Danish invasion? 
Danegeld

18.  In 1940, which three foods were first to be rationed during the Second World War?  Point for each
Bacon, Butter and Sugar

19.  The Beeching Report of 1963 led to major restructuring of which transport system in the UK?
Railways

20.  What was finally completed in 1928 after 70 years' work?
The Oxford English Dictionary







 

[zico]

After VE Day yesterday finishing the week with 

More British History Quiz

1.  Which political party was led by Screaming Lord Sutch?

2.  Which “RW” or ‘DW’ was lord mayor of London 4 times?

3.  Muckle John was the last official royal one in England – what?

4.  What was ceded to Britain in 1713 as part of the settlement of the War of Spanish Succession?

5.  Which arm and which eye did Nelson lose in service, right or left?

6.  What year is infamous with Jack the Ripper?

7.  What was Princess Diana’s second name?

8.  Which English cathedral was destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666?

9.  Who was the first person pictured on a British postage stamp?

10.  In which year were driving tests first introduced in Great Britain, was it 1935, 1945 or 1955?

11.  Florence Nightingale was a nurse during which war?

12.  Who became the first Prime Minister born “after” World War II? 

13.  In which century did the Industrial Revolution begin?

14.  The 1940 evacuation of Dunkirk was codenamed what?

15.  Which year was the Brexit Referendum in? 

16.  Which king does Colin Firth portray in the movie ‘The King’s Speech’? 

17. What was the name given to the Anglo-Saxon tax raised during the reign of King Ethelred to ensure protection against Danish invasion? 

18.  In 1940, which three foods were first to be rationed during the Second World War?  Point for each

19.  The Beeching Report of 1963 led to major restructuring of which transport system in the UK?

20.  What was finally completed in 1928 after 70 years' work?





 

[mallard]

16 Thanks Zico

[zebthecat]

15 today thanks zico.

[only1billybonds]

16.

Cheers  Zico

[Westside]

18. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Another War Film Quiz

1.  At the time of which World War II event is 'From Here to Eternity' set?
Pearl Harbor

2.  During which war was 'Platoon' set?
Vietnam war

3.  How were the 12 convicts recruited for a suicide mission known as in the 1967 movie?
The Dirty Dozen

4.  In which country is 'The Killing Fields' set?
Cambodia

5.  'The Eagle Has Landed' centres on a plot to kidnap whom?
Winston Churchill

6.  Which musical satire on war was directed by Richard Attenborough?
Oh! What a Lovely War

7.  James Woods appears as a hard-drinking War Correspondent in which Oliver Stone film?
Salvador

8.  What was the name of the DJ played by Robin Williams in "Good Morning Vietnam"?
Adrian Cronauer

9.  Which actor portrayed Sgt. John Stryker in the 1949 World War II film Sands of Iwo Jima?
John Wayne

10. What is the name of the 2016 war movie directed by Mel Gibson that tells the story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who served as a medic during World War II?
Hacksaw Ridge

11.  In 'Apocalypse Now', what music is played during the helicopter attack scene?
The Ride of the Valkyries

12.  What is the name of the American Los Angeles-class submarine under the command of Bart Mancuso played by Scott Glenn in The Hunt for Red October?
USS Dallas

13. In 'Saving Private Ryan', how many brothers does James Francis Ryan lose?
Three brothers killed in the line of duty.

14.  Which film directed by Kathryn Bigelow was nominated for nine Academy Awards in 2009 and won six, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay?
The Hurt Locker

15.  'Letters from Iwo Jima' is a companion piece to which other Clint Eastwood film?
Flags of Our Fathers

16.  Which 1987 war film was directed by Stanley Kubrick?
Full Metal Jacket

17.  For which Robert de Niro film was Cavatina the theme music?
The Deer Hunter

18.  Who won an Oscar for his role as the Colonel in "The Bridge on the river Kwai"?
Alec Guinness

19.  In the 1963 film The Great Escape which tunnel did they escape from, was it Tom, Dick or Harry?
Harry

20.  Who wrote the novels The Guns of Navarone, Force 10 From Navarone, Ice Station Zebra, When Eight Bells Toll and Where Eagles Dare?
Alistair MacLean


 

[zebthecat]

21 for yesterday thanks zico

[zico]

Another War Film Quiz

1.  At the time of which World War II event is 'From Here to Eternity' set?

2.  During which war was 'Platoon' set?

3.  How were the 12 convicts recruited for a suicide mission known as in the 1967 movie?

4.  In which country is 'The Killing Fields' set?

5.  'The Eagle Has Landed' centres on a plot to kidnap whom?

6.  Which musical satire on war was directed by Richard Attenborough?

7.  James Woods appears as a hard-drinking War Correspondent in which Oliver Stone film?

8.  What was the name of the DJ played by Robin Williams in "Good Morning Vietnam"?

9.  Which actor portrayed Sgt. John Stryker in the 1949 World War II film Sands of Iwo Jima?

10. What is the name of the 2016 war movie directed by Mel Gibson that tells the story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who served as a medic during World War II?

11.  In 'Apocalypse Now', what music is played during the helicopter attack scene?

12.  What is the name of the American Los Angeles-class submarine under the command of Bart Mancuso played by Scott Glenn in The Hunt for Red October?

13. In 'Saving Private Ryan', how many brothers does James Francis Ryan lose?

14.  Which film directed by Kathryn Bigelow was nominated for nine Academy Awards in 2009 and won six, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay?

15.  'Letters from Iwo Jima' is a companion piece to which other Clint Eastwood film?

16.  Which 1987 war film was directed by Stanley Kubrick?

17.  For which Robert de Niro film was Cavatina the theme music?

18.  Who won an Oscar for his role as the Colonel in "The Bridge on the river Kwai"?

19.  In the 1963 film The Great Escape which tunnel did they escape from, was it Tom, Dick or Harry?

20.  Who wrote the novels The Guns of Navarone, Force 10 From Navarone, Ice Station Zebra, When Eight Bells Toll and Where Eagles Dare?



 

[mallard]

14 Thanks Zico

[only1billybonds]

16.

Cheers Zico.

[Westside]

22. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

WW1 Quiz

1. The trigger for World War One was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria; in which European city was he assassinated?
Sarajevo

2. Which years did World War I begin and end? Point for each
1914 - 1918

3. Particularly associated with WWI, which man's name (first and last) were slang for a common soldier in the British Army?
Tommy Atkins

4. Britain declared war on Germany and its allies after Germany attacked which country?
Belgium

5. How was the German fighter pilot ace Manfred von Richthofen better known?
The Red Baron

6. In which year did the U.S. declare war on Germany?
1917 (6 April)

7. In May 1915, the sinking of which ship (with the death of 128 U.S. citizens) helped shift public opinion in America against Germany?
RMS Lusitania

8. The Gallipoli peninsula is in which modern day country?
Turkey

9. And the Gallipoli Campaign was also known by which other name?
The Dardanelles Campaign

10. Whose image is featured on the iconic British WWI 'Join Your Country's Army!' poster, was it George V, Field Marshal Haig or Lord Kitchener?
Lord Kitchener

11. Who was American president during the whole four years of the war?
Woodrow Wilson

11. Which empire joined Germany and Austria-Hungary to form the Central Powers?
The Ottoman Empire

12. What was the name of the British-led offensive in 1916, which resulted in enormous casualties? It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916.
The Battle of the Somme

13. Which naval battle was the largest of World War I, involving the British Royal Navy?
The Battle of Jutland

14. Who was the German Emperor (Kaiser) during World War I?
Kaiser Wilhelm II

15. T.E. Lawrence was a British officer is famous for his role in the Arab Revolt. How is he better known?
Lawrence of Arabia

16. Which country exited World War I after a revolution in 1917?
Russia

17. What was the nickname given to the German air raids on British cities during World War I?
The Zeppelin raids

18. Who was British Prime Minister at the start of the First World War? And who was Prime Minister in 1918 when the war ended? Point for each
Herbert Asquith (start). David Lloyd George (end).

19. What date is Armistice Day each year?
11 November

20. What was the name of the agreement that ended the war?
The Treaty of Versailles

[zebthecat]

22 for yesterday thanks zico.

[zico]

Top scores gents.  

WW1 Quiz

1.  The trigger for World War One was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria; in which European city was he assassinated?

2.  Which years did World War I begin and end? Point for each

3.  Particularly associated with WWI, which man's name (first and last) were slang for a common soldier in the British Army?

4. Britain declared war on Germany and its allies after Germany attacked which country?  

5.  How was the German fighter pilot ace Manfred von Richthofen better known?

6.  In which year did the U.S. declare war on Germany?

7.  In May 1915, the sinking of which ship (with the death of 128 U.S. citizens) helped shift public opinion in America against Germany?

8.  The Gallipoli peninsula is in which modern day country? 

9.  And the Gallipoli Campaign was also known by which other name?  

10.  Whose image is featured on the iconic British WWI 'Join Your Country's Army!' poster, was it George V, Field Marshal Haig or Lord Kitchener?

11.  Who was American president during the whole four years of the war?

11.  Which empire joined Germany and Austria-Hungary to form the Central Powers?

12.  What was the name of the British-led offensive in 1916, which resulted in enormous casualties?  It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916.

13.  Which naval battle was the largest of World War I, involving the British Royal Navy?

14.  Who was the German Emperor (Kaiser) during World War I?

15.  T.E. Lawrence was a British officer is famous for his role in the Arab Revolt.  How is he better known?

16.  Which country exited World War I after a revolution in 1917?

17. What was the nickname given to the German air raids on British cities during World War I?

18. Who was British Prime Minister at the start of the First World War? And who was Prime Minister in 1918 when the war ended?  Point for each

19.  What date is Armistice Day each year?

20. What was the name of the agreement that ended the war?


 

[mallard]

17 Thanks Zico

[only1billybonds]

18.

Cheers  Zico.

[Westside]

25 for me.Thanks Zico. 

[zico]

WW2 Quiz

1.  The conflict began when Germany invaded which neighbouring country? 
Poland

2.  Who was the British Prime Minister at the outbreak of WWII? 
Neville Chamberlain

3.  The Geheime Staatspolizei is more commonly known as what? 
The Gestapo

4.  What was the name of the main site for British codebreakers during World War II? 
Bletchley Park

5.  Who invented the bouncing bomb?
Barnes Wallis – (My mother worked with him later, a tad eccentric he was apparently)

6.  Can you give the month in 1941 of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7th

7.  Can you name the Emperor that led Japan during World War Two?
Emperor Hirohito

8.  Who was appointed commander-in-chief of the German Airforce (Luftwaffe) in 1935?
Hermann Göring/ or Goering

9.  The Ardennes Offensive was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during WW2.  What is the battle better known as?
Battle of the Bulge

10.  Which British single-seat RAF fighter aircraft accounted for 60 percent of the RAF air victories in the Battle of Britain?
The Hawker Hurricane (even though the Spitfire was perceived by the public to be the main RAF fighter and had a higher victory-to-loss ratio)

11.  Early in the war, in his first address to the British House of Commons, Prime Minister Winston Churchill said, “I have nothing to offer but……………………………”?
“Blood, toil, tears and sweat.”

12.  Which German soldier was popularly known as the Desert Fox?
Erwin Rommel

13.  Which then future U.S. president won the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and the Purple Heart for his heroism during World War II?
John F. Kennedy

14.  What was code-named Operation Dynamo?
Dunkirk evacuation

15.  What was the operational codename for the Normandy landings often referred to as D-Day?
Operation Neptune

16.  What were the nicknames of the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Point for each
Little Boy and Fat Man

17.  With the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history, Winston Churchill called the Fall/Loss of where the "worst disaster" in British military history?
Singapore

18.  In 1942, which island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea was awarded the George Cross by the United Kingdom for its peoples' endurance and bravery?
Malta

19. The Enola Gay was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, but what was the name given to the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki 3 days later? 
Bockscar

20.  On D-Day, the Normandy coast was divided into five sectors by the Allies - can you name these sectors (beaches)?  5 points on offer.
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword.