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]

11 today thanks zico and that includes the freebies.
Probably doesn't help that I bailed on Bond after The World is not enough, Still got Adele mind you as that song was ubiquitous.
My favourite Bond tune is one that wasn't Bond really - OHMSS by Popellerheads.

[Westside]

22, thanks Zico, including the Shirley Bassey freebies.

I gave myself "All The Time In The World," as I guessed that's what you were after, but it is not correct. The theme song to OHMSS, is in fact an instrumental. " All The Time In The World," isn't the theme song (a theme song is played over the opening credits, as all the others are). It features in the rest of the film and is very  associated with the film, but isn't the title song/theme. The theme song (instrumental) is "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," composed by John Barry. Covered by Moby, some years ago

[mallard]

17 Thanks Zico

‘Live and Let Die’ is my favourite theme and movie

[zico]

Dr. No, 'The James Bond Theme' (1962)
John Barry

From Russia With Love, (1963)
Matt Monro

Goldfinger, (1964)
Shirley Bassey

Thunderball, (1965)
Tom Jones

You Only Live Twice, (1967)
Nancy Sinatra

On Her Majesty's Secret Service, (1969)
Louis Armstrong

Diamonds Are Forever, (1971)
Shirley Bassey

Live and Let Die, (1973)
Paul McCartney & Wings

The Man with the Golden Gun, (1974)
Lulu

The Spy Who Loved Me,: 'Nobody Does It Better' (1977)
Carly Simon

Moonraker, (1979)
Shirley Bassey

For Your Eyes Only, (1981)
Sheena Easton

Octopussy,: 'All Time High' (1983)
Rita Coolidge

A View to a Kill, (1985)
Duran Duran

The Living Daylights, (1987)
A-ha

Licence to Kill, (1989)
Gladys Knight

GoldenEye, (1995)
Tina Turner

Tomorrow Never Dies, (1997)
Sheryl Crow

The World Is Not Enough, (1999)
Garbage

Die Another Day, (2002)
Madonna

Casino Royale,: 'You Know My Name' (2006)
Chris Cornell

Quantum of Solace,: 'Another Way To Die' (2008)
Jack White and Alicia Keys

Skyfall, (2012)
Adele

Spectre,: 'Writing's On The Wall' (2015)
Sam Smith

No Time To Die, (2021)
Billie Eilish
 

[zico]

As the Bond Bonus helped yesterday it got me thinking for today.  So name all the singers or groups who sung the title track of the remaining EON/Official Bond films.  You have Shirley Bassey already highlighted and Dr No didn't have an official song just the now well known theme.


Dr. No, 'The James Bond Theme' (1962)
John Barry

From Russia With Love, (1963)

Goldfinger, (1964)
Shirley Bassey

Thunderball, (1965)

You Only Live Twice, (1967)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service, (1969)

Diamonds Are Forever, (1971)
Shirley Bassey

Live and Let Die, (1973)

The Man with the Golden Gun, (1974)

The Spy Who Loved Me,: 'Nobody Does It Better' (1977)

Moonraker, (1979)
Shirley Bassey

For Your Eyes Only, (1981)

Octopussy,: 'All Time High' (1983)

A View to a Kill, (1985)

The Living Daylights, (1987)

Licence to Kill, (1989)

GoldenEye, (1995)

Tomorrow Never Dies, (1997)

The World Is Not Enough, (1999)

Die Another Day, (2002)

Casino Royale,: 'You Know My Name' (2006)

Quantum of Solace,: 'Another Way To Die' (2008)

Skyfall, (2012)

Spectre,: 'Writing's On The Wall' (2015)

No Time To Die, (2021)

 

[easthammer]

15 thanks Zico

[only1billybonds]

15, thanks mainly to the 007 question.

Thanks Zico 

[mallard]

13 Thanks Zico - struggled without the bonus

[zebthecat]

16 today thanks zico.
Can't believe I forgot Moonraker.

[Westside]

17, thanks Zico. Boosted by theBond bonus.

[zico]

Random Trivia 17

1.  What word can mean either a storyline or a parcel of land?
Plot

2.  According to legend who created the game of rugby football when he picked up the ball and ran with it?
William Webb Ellis

3.  In which English county would you find Leeds castle?
Kent

4.  Construction signs on U.S. roads are what colour?
Orange

5.  Peter Benchley wrote which novel in 1974?
Jaws

6.  What was Madonna's first UK number one single?
Into the Groove

7.  Olympic gold medals are required to be at least 92.5 percent of which metal?
Silver

8.  What code name is missing from the following list: Gold, Juno, Omaha, and Utah?
Sword (code names for the beaches on D-Day)

9.  What is the main gas found in the Sun?
Hydrogen

10.  Often sold with loans and credit cards, what does the acronym PPI stand for?
Payment protection insurance

11.  What year did the Titanic sink?
1912

12.  What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury

13.  In which country is the bridge over the river Kwai?
Thailand

14.  Ribbon, Harp, Elephant and Leopard are all types of what animal?
Seal

15. In which New York borough is John F. Kennedy International Airport?
Queens

16.  Who might make use of a maulstick?
Artist

17.  Which scientific word when translated means 'anything that can produce disease'?
Pathogen

18.  In Peter Pan, what is the name of Captain Hook`s ship?
The Jolly Roger

19.  Dame Shirley Bassey has sung the theme songs to how many James Bond films?  Bonus point each if you can name them.
Three (Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979))

20.  When anaesthetic was used for the first time in childbirth in 1847, the mother was so amazed and relieved at how painless the birth was what did she name her child?
Anaesthesia




 

[zico]

Random Trivia 17

1.  What word can mean either a storyline or a parcel of land?

2.  According to legend who created the game of rugby football when he picked up the ball and ran with it?

3.  In which English county would you find Leeds castle?

4.  Construction signs on U.S. roads are what colour?

5.  Peter Benchley wrote which novel in 1974?

6.  What was Madonna's first UK number one single?

7.  Olympic gold medals are required to be at least 92.5 percent of which metal?

8.  What code name is missing from the following list: Gold, Juno, Omaha, and Utah?

9.  What is the main gas found in the Sun?

10.  Often sold with loans and credit cards, what does the acronym PPI stand for?

11.  What year did the Titanic sink?

12.  What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

13.  In which country is the bridge over the river Kwai?

14.  Ribbon, Harp, Elephant and Leopard are all types of what animal?

15. In which New York borough is John F. Kennedy International Airport?

16.  Who might make use of a maulstick?

17.  Which scientific word when translated means 'anything that can produce disease'?

18.  In Peter Pan, what is the name of Captain Hook`s ship?

19.  Dame Shirley Bassey has sung the theme songs to how many James Bond films?  Bonus point each if you can name them.

20.  When anaesthetic was used for the first time in childbirth in 1847, the mother was so amazed and relieved at how painless the birth was what did she name her child?


 

[mallard]

12 Thanks

[zebthecat]

16 today thanks zico

[Westside]

15. Thanks Zico.

[easthammer]

14 Thanks Zico

[zico]

Random Trivia 16

1.  The most common cause of rickets is a deficiency of which vitamin?
D

2.  Which French daily newspaper takes its name from a 1778 play by Pierre Beaumarchais?
Le Figaro (from the play Le Mariage de Figaro)

3.  What word is given to the round left over particle created when a punch hole is made in paper and is also the name of a country in Africa?
Chad

4.  Postman Pat lives in which fictional village?
Greendale

5.  According to the bible, it is easier for what to go through the eye of the needle, 'than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God'?
Camel

6.  Name the London station where you'd hop on the Eurostar train to Paris?
St Pancras

7.  The free web browser called Firefox is developed by which foundation?
The Mozilla Foundation

8.  Which planet is by far the hottest planet in our Solar System?
Venus (even though Mercury is closer to the Sun)

9.  The 'Line of Control' refers to the military control between which two countries?  Point for each
India and Pakistan

10.  Which general knowledge quiz show has "Approaching Menace"?
Mastermind ("Approaching Menace" is the title of the famous theme tune)

11.  The Hougoumont, the last ship to take convicts from the UK to Australia, docked in Western Australia in which decade of the 19th Century, was it the 1860s, 1870s or 1880s?
1860s (docked in Freemantle on January 9th, 1868)

12.  What name is given to the layered ice cream sundae served in a large, tall conical glass and eaten with a distinctive long spoon?
Knickerbocker glory

13. Invicta (meaning 'undefeated') is the motto of which English county?
Kent

14.  What word can mean a short period of time or a brand of envelope?
Jiffy

15. What name is given to the type of cosmetic surgery that removes fat from the human body? 
Liposuction

16.  What word is used to describe electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial satellites, and spacecraft?
Avionics

17.  Cambridge University graduate Sid Waddell was nicknamed the voice of what?
Voice of Darts

18.  Who was the first male tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournament with a non-wood racquet?
Jimmy Connors (Australian Open 1974 using a metal racquet)

19.  What was the last ever battle to be fought on British soil?
Culloden (1746)

20.  What is sometimes referred to as La Gioconda?
The Mona Lisa


 

[zico]

Hopefully nothing sinister about today's answers!

Random Trivia 16

1.  The most common cause of rickets is a deficiency of which vitamin?

2.  Which French daily newspaper takes its name from a 1778 play by Pierre Beaumarchais?

3.  What word is given to the round left over particle created when a punch hole is made in paper and is also the name of a country in Africa?

4.  Postman Pat lives in which fictional village?

5.  According to the bible, it is easier for what to go through the eye of the needle, 'than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God'?

6.  Name the London station where you'd hop on the Eurostar train to Paris?

7.  The free web browser called Firefox is developed by which foundation?

8.  Which planet is by far the hottest planet in our Solar System?

9.  The 'Line of Control' refers to the military control between which two countries?  Point for each

10.  Which general knowledge quiz show has "Approaching Menace"?

11.  The Hougoumont, the last ship to take convicts from the UK to Australia, docked in Western Australia in which decade of the 19th Century, was it the 1860s, 1870s or 1880s?

12.  What name is given to the layered ice cream sundae served in a large, tall conical glass and eaten with a distinctive long spoon?

13. Invicta (meaning 'undefeated') is the motto of which English county?

14.  What word can mean a short period of time or a brand of envelope?

15. What name is given to the type of cosmetic surgery that removes fat from the human body? 

16.  What word is used to describe electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial satellites, and spacecraft?

17.  Cambridge University graduate Sid Waddell was nicknamed the voice of what?

18.  Who was the first male tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournament with a non-wood racquet?

19.  What was the last ever battle to be fought on British soil?

20.  What is sometimes referred to as La Gioconda?



 

[only1billybonds]

12.

Cheers Zico.

[easthammer]

15, assuming Sinster gets  a point even if its wrong, just knew it was the opposite to dexter. thanks 

[zebthecat]

15 today thanks zico.

[zico]

no, you were right the first time, in science and heraldry, the terms refer to the "shield bearer's" perspective, not the viewer's. So, the side of the shield on the viewer's left is the bearer's right (dexter), and the side on the viewer's right is the bearer's left (sinister). 

Ah many thanks for clarifying.  I guess different sites suggest different perspectives.  

[Mr Anon]

no, you were right the first time, in science and heraldry, the terms refer to the "shield bearer's" perspective, not the viewer's. So, the side of the shield on the viewer's left is the bearer's right (dexter), and the side on the viewer's right is the bearer's left (sinister). 

[mallard]

10 Thanks Zico

[zico]

zico, isn't dexter right and sinister left?

Oops yes, I got my left and right mixed up!    Hopefully won't affect the question too much, well spotted.