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.  

[zico]

2020 quiz

1.  What month in 2020 was the first lockdown announced by Boris Johnson?  If you can remember the date, I’ll give you a bonus two points.
23 March

2.  In which Chinese city was Covid-19 first identified?
Wuhan

3.  Which 100-year-old war veteran became a national hero when he vowed to walk 100 laps of his garden during the coronavirus pandemic to raise money for the NHS?
Captain Tom Moore

4.  What day and time were the 10 ‘Claps for the NHS’?  Point for each.
Thursday at 8pm

5.  A statue of which slave trader was pulled from its plinth in Bristol in June?
Edward Colston 

6.  At the very start of the year, which country experienced devastating bushfires in every territory?
Australia

7.  Who drove to Barnard Castle to apparently test his eyesight?
Dominic Cummings

8.  Who gave the nation’s PE lessons online during lockdown?
Joe Wickes

9.  Which James Bond film was delayed twice in 2020?
No Time To Die

10.  Tess Daly announced she was quitting which presenting job after 11 years?
Children in Need

11. Who won Sports Personality of the Year 2020? 
Lewis Hamilton

12.  In which city were the Olympics supposed to be held in 2020?
Tokyo

13.  Which businessman became the first person in history to amass a fortune over $200 billion?
Jeff Bezos

14.  Basketball icon Kobe Bryant tragically died in January 2020. Which basketball team did he play with for nearly two decades?
Los Angeles Lakers

15.  Which foreign language movie was the first to win the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture?
Parasite

16.  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from their royal duties. What was their move to America dubbed in the press?
Megxit

17.  The winner of the 2020 Epsom Derby shares its name with which British lake?
Serpentine

18.  Released in March 2020, the Netflix documentary "Tiger King" became a "must watch" during lockdown, what was the name of the zoo keeper it featured?
Joe Exotic

19.  In November, who became the first artist to score a top five UK chart album in EIGHT consecutive decades?
Cliff Richard

20.  The UK started the roll-out of the Covid-19 inoculations in December, what was the “very English” name of the first man to receive the jab?
William Shakespeare



 

[zico]

2020 quiz

1.  What month in 2020 was the first lockdown announced by Boris Johnson?  If you can remember the date, I’ll give you a bonus two points.

2.  In which Chinese city was Covid-19 first identified?

3.  Which 100-year-old war veteran became a national hero when he vowed to walk 100 laps of his garden during the coronavirus pandemic to raise money for the NHS?

4.  What day and time were the 10 ‘Claps for the NHS’?  Point for each.

5.  A statue of which slave trader was pulled from its plinth in Bristol in June?

6.  At the very start of the year, which country experienced devastating bushfires in every territory?

7.  Who drove to Barnard Castle to apparently test his eyesight?

8.  Who gave the nation’s PE lessons online during lockdown?

9.  Which James Bond film was delayed twice in 2020?

10.  Tess Daly announced she was quitting which presenting job after 11 years?

11. Who won Sports Personality of the Year 2020? 

12.  In which city were the Olympics supposed to be held in 2020?

13.  Which businessman became the first person in history to amass a fortune over $200 billion?

14.  Basketball icon Kobe Bryant tragically died in January 2020. Which basketball team did he play with for nearly two decades?

15.  Which foreign language movie was the first to win the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture?

16.  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from their royal duties. What was their move to America dubbed in the press?

17.  The winner of the 2020 Epsom Derby shares its name with which British lake?

18.  Released in March 2020, the Netflix documentary "Tiger King" became a "must watch" during lockdown, what was the name of the zoo keeper it featured?

19.  In November, who became the first artist to score a top five UK chart album in EIGHT consecutive decades?

20.  The UK started the roll-out of the Covid-19 inoculations in December, what was the “very English” name of the first man to receive the jab?


 

[mallard]

12 Thanks Zico

[easthammer]

15 Thanks, Zico, which seems to have gone against the trend. A bit like West Ham getting a win when they are nailed on for the loss I am nothing if not inconsistent

[zebthecat]

18 today thank zico.
Being a car racing nerd helped.

[only1billybonds]

13.


Cheers Zico 

[Westside]

14. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

2010’s Quiz

1.  The Ice Bucket Challenge was originally launched in 2014 but continued throughout the decade, what charity did it support at its launch?
ALS or Motor Neuron Disease

2.  What name was given to the series of protests that took place in North Africa and the Middle East in the early years of the decade?
The Arab Spring

3.  Who was the UK Prime Minister at the beginning of the 2010 decade?
Gordon Brown

4.  Which famous movie director was the organiser of the 2012 London Olympic opening ceremony?
Danny Boyle

5.  Which team won the FA Cup in 2013 for the first time in its history in what was described as "the biggest FA Cup Final upset in a quarter of a century"?
Wigan Athletic beat Manchester City 1-0.

6.  After admitting the use of performance enhancing drugs in 2013 cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of how many Tour de France titles?
Seven

7.  What ride-sharing app founded in 2009 expanded globally throughout the 2010s?
Uber

8.  What music streaming service launched in the US in 2011?
Spotify

9.  Which British singer released the James Bond theme “Skyfall” in 2012?
Adele

10. “Sherlock” featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as the famous detective gained international popularity in the 2010s.  Which actor played the role of Dr. Watson?
Martin Freeman

11.  Who founded WikiLeaks, which released significant classified information throughout the 2010s?
Julian Assange

12. Which 2010 environmental disaster leaked millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico?  I need the name of the oil rig that exploded and sank.
Deepwater Horizon

13.  Which company bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014?
Facebook

14.  Which environmental agreement, signed in 2015, aimed to address and mitigate the impacts of climate change? 
The Paris Agreement

15. At the World Athletics Championships in 2017 who stunned the world to claim the 100m World Championship title and leave Usain Bolt trailing in third place in his final individual race before retirement?
Justin Gatlin

16.  Which country won the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia?
France

17.  Osama Bin Laden was killed in which city in Pakistan in May 2011?
Abbottabad

18.  Which 15-year-old beat her idol Venus Williams in a first round match at Wimbledon in 2019?
Cori "Coco" Gauff

19.  Which “particle” finally discovered in Switzerland in 2012 after first being proposed in the 1960s?
The Higgs boson particle

20.  For three points. Which three drivers are the only ones to have won the F1 World Championship in the 2010’s decade?
Sebastian Vettel (2010,2011,2012 & 2013), Lewis Hamilton (2014,2015, 2017, 2018 & 2019) Nico Rosberg (2016)

 

[zico]

Answers will be a little later this evening.

2010’s Quiz

1.  The Ice Bucket Challenge was originally launched in 2014 but continued throughout the decade, what charity did it support at its launch?

2.  What name was given to the series of protests that took place in North Africa and the Middle East in the early years of the decade?

3.  Who was the UK Prime Minister at the beginning of the 2010 decade?

4.  Which famous movie director was the organiser of the 2012 London Olympic opening ceremony?

5.  Which team won the FA Cup in 2013 for the first time in its history in what was described as "the biggest FA Cup Final upset in a quarter of a century"?

6.  After admitting the use of performance enhancing drugs in 2013 cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of how many Tour de France titles?

7.  What ride-sharing app founded in 2009 expanded globally throughout the 2010s?

8.  What music streaming service launched in the US in 2011?

9.  Which British singer released the James Bond theme “Skyfall” in 2012?

10. “Sherlock” featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as the famous detective gained international popularity in the 2010s.  Which actor played the role of Dr. Watson?

11.  Who founded WikiLeaks, which released significant classified information throughout the 2010s?

12. Which 2010 environmental disaster leaked millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico?  I need the name of the oil rig that exploded and sank.

13.  Which company bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014?

14.  Which environmental agreement, signed in 2015, aimed to address and mitigate the impacts of climate change? 

15. At the World Athletics Championships in 2017 who stunned the world to claim the 100m World Championship title and leave Usain Bolt trailing in third place in his final individual race before retirement?

16.  Which country won the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia?

17.  Osama Bin Laden was killed in which city in Pakistan in May 2011?

18.  Which 15-year-old beat her idol Venus Williams in a first round match at Wimbledon in 2019?

19.  Which “particle” finally discovered in Switzerland in 2012 after first being proposed in the 1960s?

20.  For three points. Which three drivers are the only ones to have won the F1 World Championship in the 2010’s decade?



 

[zico]

Just for your interest.  Thanks to East for creating the scoresheet, I wouldn't have had a clue!  

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[only1billybonds]

13.

Cheers Zico 

[easthammer]

6 thanks Zico I am back on form 

[Westside]

16. Thanks Zico.

[mallard]

14 Yesterday 
12 Today

Thanks Zico, have a great weekend off

[zebthecat]

13 today thanks zico.

[zico]

2000’s Quiz

1.  Harry Potter captivated audiences throughout the 2000s.  How many Harry Potter films are therein the original franchise? (NOT including the Fantastic Beasts trilogy, merely Harry Potter)
Eight

2.  In Hong Kong in 2005 there was an acute outbreak of SARS, what does the acronym SARS stand for?
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 

3.  Which company released 9 out of the 10 top selling video games of the 2000s?
Nintendo

4.  Which 2008 British comedy series centred around four socially awkward friends?
The Inbetweeners

5.  The X Factor created by Simon Cowell premiered in which year, was it 2000, 2002 or 2004?
2004

6.  England celebrated victory in the Rugby World Cup thanks to a winning drop goal from Jonny Wilkinson in which year?  Bonus two points if you can remember the score.
2003 – England 20 Australia 17

7. Tv show ‘Friends' finished in 2004 after how many seasons, was it eight, ten or twelve?
Ten

8.  Which celebrity shaved her head during a now-infamous breakdown in 2007?
Britney Spears

9. In what year did Michael Jackson die. Was it 2007, 2008 or 2009?
2009

10.  In which American state did the 2002 Winter Olympics take place?  
Utah - Salt Lake City

11.  In which sea did the Russian submarine Kursk sink in 2000?
Barents Sea

12.  What epic film won the Oscar for Best Picture for 2000?
Gladiator

13.  Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected as President in the US during 2008. But who did he beat to the White House in the 2008 US Presidential Election?
John McCain

14.  In 2005, Doctor Who returned to British TV screens for its first full series since 1989 with which actor in the lead role alongside which singer-turned-actress for a bonus point?
Christopher Eccleston - Billie Piper

15.  In January 2009, which well-known British high street chain of stores closed its doors for the last time?
Woolworths

16.  In 2003 Roger Federer won his first major grand slam title at Wimbledon, who did he beat in the final, was it Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Roddick or Mark Philippoussis?
Mark Philippoussis

17.  In 2003, who locked himself in a glass box above the Thames for 44 days?
David Blaine

18.  In 2001, who became famous for cheating on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Charles Ingram

19.  In 2009, Carol Ann Duffy became the first woman hold which important position?
Poet Laureate

20.  The first ever series of ITV’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! aired in 2002. Who won the very first edition?
Tony Blackburn


 

[zico]

Here's your starter for ten, or twenty!  Or was that Bamber Gascoigne!  

2000’s Quiz

1.  Harry Potter captivated audiences throughout the 2000s.  How many Harry Potter films are therein the original franchise? (NOT including the Fantastic Beasts trilogy, merely Harry Potter)

2.  In Hong Kong in 2005 there was an acute outbreak of SARS, what does the acronym SARS stand for?

3.  Which company released 9 out of the 10 top selling video games of the 2000s?

4.  Which 2008 British comedy series centred around four socially awkward friends?

5.  The X Factor created by Simon Cowell premiered in which year, was it 2000, 2002 or 2004?

6.  England celebrated victory in the Rugby World Cup thanks to a winning drop goal from Jonny Wilkinson in which year?  Bonus two points if you can remember the score.

7. Tv show ‘Friends' finished in 2004 after how many seasons, was it eight, ten or twelve?

8.  Which celebrity shaved her head during a now-infamous breakdown in 2007?

9. In what year did Michael Jackson die. Was it 2007, 2008 or 2009?

10.  In which American state did the 2002 Winter Olympics take place?  

11.  In which sea did the Russian submarine Kursk sink in 2000?

12.  What epic film won the Oscar for Best Picture for 2000?

13.  Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected as President in the US during 2008. But who did he beat to the White House in the 2008 US Presidential Election?

14.  In 2005, Doctor Who returned to British TV screens for its first full series since 1989 with which actor in the lead role alongside which singer-turned-actress for a bonus point?

15.  In January 2009, which well-known British high street chain of stores closed its doors for the last time?

16.  In 2003 Roger Federer won his first major grand slam title at Wimbledon, who did he beat in the final, was it Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Roddick or Mark Philippoussis?

17.  In 2003, who locked himself in a glass box above the Thames for 44 days?

18.  In 2001, who became famous for cheating on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

19.  In 2009, Carol Ann Duffy became the first woman hold which important position?

20.  The first ever series of ITV’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! aired in 2002. Who won the very first edition?



 

[easthammer]

15 thanks Zico 

[zebthecat]

16 today thanks zico.
That last question was evil.

[only1billybonds]

15

Thanks Jeremy 

[Westside]

14. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Bloody hell, what is it three years of doing this, I'm bound to phrase one or two incorrectly!  Yes, you can have a point Mr. Anon!  Thank your lucky stars it didn't cost you the star prize of the Speedboat!!  

Random Trivia 8

1.  What is the name shared by a famous Professional golfer and the man elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in 2015?
Tom Watson

2.  What name is given to the line behind which the throwing player must stand in a game of darts?
Oche

3.  If you have dysphagia, what do you have difficulty doing?
Swallowing

4.  It's sometimes called a cenote, but by what name do we better know the holes in the ground that can suddenly appear as a collapse of the surface layer?
Sinkhole

5.  Which London store was nicknamed 'the Queen's grocer'?
Fortnum & Mason

6.  In January 2011, which of the Chanel Islands (with a population of about 600) was designated as Europe's first Dark Sky Community and the world's first Dark Sky Island because it is sufficiently clear of light pollution to allow astronomy with the naked eye?
Sark

7.  Which 20-year-old, unemployed Liverpudlian comedian, was convicted of stealing from comedian Terry-Thomas and given two-years’ probation in 1960?
Jimmy Tarbuck - he was convicted of stealing a diamond-encrusted cigarette holder from the dressing room of Terry-Thomas

8.  Which of Shakespeare's plays tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth?
The Comedy of Errors

9.  In which century was the American science-fiction adventure television series Buck Rogers set in, was it 23rd, 24th or 25th?
25th century

10.  The Three Gorges Dam can be found in which country?
China

11.  A quad bike may also be known as an ATV - what does the acronym ATV stand for?
All-Terrain Vehicle

12.  Which comedian has appeared in the sitcom Not Going Out as Toby and was also a regular panellist on the satirical comedy show Mock the Week?
Hugh Dennis

13.  Which Cairo born journalist and broadcaster presented a British television documentary series that ran from 1958 to 1994?
Alan Whicker - Whicker's World

14.  Former AC Milan legend George Weah served as the 25th president of which country from 2018 to 2024.?
Liberia

15.  Which popular drink was sold in a glass bottle with a yellow cellophane wrap until 1983?
Lucozade - (after rebranding, between 1984 and 1989, UK sales tripled)

16.  Which sort of birds are associated with the Tower of London?
Ravens

17.  The palace and main residence of English monarchs in London, from 1530 until 1698, gives its name to which well-known London road?
Whitehall (from the Palace of Whitehall)

18.  Which highly controversial process for extracting gas uses a high-pressure water mixture directed at the rock to release the gas inside?
Fracking

19.  By what name is the address 30 St Mary Axe more informally known?
The Gherkin

20.  For a full point place the names the Beatles in the order from oldest to youngest?
Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison





 

[only1billybonds]

He's got a touch of the Paxman's going on lately.

[Mr Anon]

We all know that this place thrives on arguments but I never thought I'd see the dayvwhen the quiz got edgey.

This Zico fellow has been getting off scot free for far too long!

[only1billybonds]

We all know that this place thrives on arguments but I never thought I'd see the dayvwhen the quiz got edgey.