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Two Quiz

1.  There are two Cleopatra's {Needles;} One is in London, in which city is the other?
New York

2. Which 1998 film marked the directorial debut of Guy Ritchie?
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

3. “Bravo Two Zero” is a 1993 book written under the pseudonym and pen-name of what?
Andy McNab

4. The Bard, William Shakespeare, wrote about the two Gentlemen of what Italian city?
Verona

5. “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times”. is the opening line from which famous book?  Bonus point if you can name the author.
A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens

6.  Which month of the year is named after a deity traditionally depicted with two faces?
January - is named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings. Because of that, he’s the god of duality as well. Janus was depicted with 2 faces, each facing the opposite direction.

7. Which two US cities are mentioned in the Rolling Stones song 'Honky Tonk Woman'?  Point for each.
Memphis and New York City

8.  Adam Ant had a British Number One solo hit with which song in the Summer of 1982?
Goody Two Shoes

9.  What year was the single "2 Become 1" a number One hit fo0r The Spice Girls, was it 1994. 1996 or 1998?
1996

10 Traditionally, the second wedding anniversary gift is what?
Cotton

11. What is the second astrological sign in the modern zodiac, April 19 – May 20?
Taurus

12.  Who holds the distinction of being the second President of the United States and the first to live in the White House?
John Adams

13. “Vienna” by Ultravox spent four consecutive weeks at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart back in 1981 but was famously kept off the Number One spot for three weeks by Joe Dolce’s Joe Dolce's "Shaddap You Face".  Which song by John Lennon however held the top spot in “Vienna’s” first week at Number 2?
Woman (Lennon of course had been murdered months before, whereas Dolce just murdered music!!)

14.  Actor David McCallum wore the badge number 2 as secret agent Ilya Kuryakin in the 1960s TV drama “The Man From U.N.C.L.E”.  What did the letters U.N.C.L.E stand for?
United Network Command for Law and Enforcement

15.  "Two Tribes" is an anti-war song by British band Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records on 4 June 1984. The song was later included on which of their albums?
Welcome to the Pleasuredome

16. “The Two Escobars” is a documentary which explores the intersecting lives of two men sharing the same last name: notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar and Colombia's national football team captain, who was murdered after scoring an own goal in the 1994 World Cup.  What was his first name?
Andrés

17. “The Two Towers” is book two in J.R.R. Tolkien's acclaimed Lord of the Rings trilogy.  What do the initials J.R.R stand for, is it John Ronald Reuel, Jeffrey Ruben Raul or James Robert Royal?
John Ronald Reuel

18. What charismatic Italian general overthrew the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1860? (Hint, a biscuit is named after him)
Garibaldi - The Garibaldi biscuit was named after Giuseppe Garibaldi

19.  The two leaning towers named Garisenda and Torre degli Asinelli are the symbols of which Italian city, known for its world-class university and superb cuisine?
Bologna

20.  K2 is the second-highest mountain in the world. What does the "K" in its name stand for?
Karakoram



 

[only1billybonds]

12 (yesterday)

Cheers Zico 

[zico]

Two Quiz

1.  There are two Cleopatra's {Needles;} One is in London, in which city is the other?

2. Which 1998 film marked the directorial debut of Guy Ritchie?

3. “Bravo Two Zero” is a 1993 book written under the pseudonym and pen-name of what?

4. The Bard, William Shakespeare, wrote about the two Gentlemen of what Italian city?

5. “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times”. is the opening line from which famous book?  Bonus point if you can name the author.

6.  Which month of the year is named after a deity traditionally depicted with two faces?

7. Which two US cities are mentioned in the Rolling Stones song 'Honky Tonk Woman'?  Point for each.

8.  Adam Ant had a British Number One solo hit with which song in the Summer of 1982?

9.  What year was the single "2 Become 1" a number One hit fo0r The Spice Girls, was it 1994. 1996 or 1998?

10 Traditionally, the second wedding anniversary gift is what?

11. What is the second astrological sign in the modern zodiac, April 19 – May 20?

12.  Who holds the distinction of being the second President of the United States and the first to live in the White House?

13. “Vienna” by Ultravox spent four consecutive weeks at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart back in 1981 but was famously kept off the Number One spot for three weeks by Joe Dolce’s Joe Dolce's "Shaddap You Face".  Which song by John Lennon however held the top spot in “Vienna’s” first week at Number 2?

14.  Actor David McCallum wore the badge number 2 as secret agent Ilya Kuryakin in the 1960s TV drama “The Man From U.N.C.L.E”.  What did the letters U.N.C.L.E stand for?

15.  "Two Tribes" is an anti-war song by British band Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records on 4 June 1984. The song was later included on which of their albums?

16. “The Two Escobars” is a documentary which explores the intersecting lives of two men sharing the same last name: notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar and Colombia's national football team captain, who was murdered after scoring an own goal in the 1994 World Cup.  What was his first name?

17. “The Two Towers” is book two in J.R.R. Tolkien's acclaimed Lord of the Rings trilogy.  What do the initials J.R.R stand for, is it John Ronald Reuel, Jeffrey Ruben Raul or James Robert Royal?

18. What charismatic Italian general overthrew the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1860? (Hint, a biscuit is named after him)

19.  The two leaning towers named Garisenda and Torre degli Asinelli are the symbols of which Italian city, known for its world-class university and superb cuisine?

20.  K2 is the second-highest mountain in the world. What does the "K" in its name stand for?


 

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[zebthecat]

16 today tthanks zico.
I saw the Apollo 11 rocket loaded up on the transporter as we were in Miami in 1969 for a year and is one of my first memories. That and airboats in the Everglades, termites, singing the star spangled banner at kindergarten, Mr Rogers, havng my tonsils out, getting stung by a portugese man o' war and seeing the Dolphins at the Orange Bowl.

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One Quiz

1.  Seven Man-made Wonders there were in the Ancient World, but only one exists in the modern day. Where is it located?
Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt.

2.  Six days was what it took for God to create the heavens and the earth, according to Genesis 1. What did God create on day number one?
Light (day and night)

3.  "1" is a compilation album released in 2000 containing #1 hits such as "Something", "Lady Madonna", "From Me to You" and "Hello, Goodbye". Which band released this album?
The Beatles

4. What type of camel has only one hump in its back.  
Dromedary

5.  As he stepped on to the moon Neil Armstrong said "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". What was the year of this first moon landing?  Bonus two points if you can get the exact date.
20th July 1969

6.  The film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is based on a book by which author?
Ken Kesey

7. Which band, with a number in their name, released a song called 'One' in 1991?
U2

8.  BBC Radio One started broadcasting in which year, was it 1963, 1965 or 1967?
1967

9.  In the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation", Captain Jean-Luc Picard often addresses his first officer as 'Number One'. Which American actor plays Commander William T. Riker?
Jonathan Frakes

10.  'The Taking of Pelham One Two Three' was a 1974 movie about a subway train being hijacked, and the passengers held to ransom. It starred Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw. The movie was remade in 2009 with a similar storyline, but who were the two stars?  Point for each.
Denzel Washington and John Travolta

11.  What would I be looking at if I was gazing upon the Cullinan I?
Diamond - The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, weighing 3,106 carats (621.20 g), discovered at the Premier No.2 mine in Cullinan, South Africa, on 26 January 1905.

12. In which casino game are you most likely to place a bet known as "One and the Neighbours"?
Roulette

13.  Which singer/actor who rose to fame as a member of the British boy band "One Direction" was the first male to appear solo on the cover of Vogue magazine?
Harry Styles

14.  Neo is "The One" in which series of films?
The Matrix

15.  "There can be only one!” The 1986 film Highlander spawned several sequels and a television series, but which French-American actor starred alongside Sean Connery in the original?
 Christopher Lambert

16. If you look at the map of Europe, you find many kingdoms and republics, and even a few principalities. But there is only one independent grand duchy. What is it?
Luxembourg

17. Which Abba single spent six weeks at number one in the UK in 1976 and was the only Abba single to reach the top of the US chart on original release? 
Dancing Queen

18. Who recently marked 15 years as host of The One Show with a special anniversary episode?
Alex Jones

19. Which driver won the 2024 Formula One Championship, and for a bonus point who finished top of the Constructors table? 
Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull.  Constructors’ champions were McLaren

20.  "Number One" was a 1969 film about an aging football quarterback who wants to lead his team to one last title in the hopes of ending his career on a high and saving his marriage. Who stars in the lead role as "Cat" Catlan?
Charlton Heston

 

[zico]

One Quiz

1.  Seven Man-made Wonders there were in the Ancient World, but only one exists in the modern day. Where is it located?

2.  Six days was what it took for God to create the heavens and the earth, according to Genesis 1. What did God create on day number one?

3.  "1" is a compilation album released in 2000 containing #1 hits such as "Something", "Lady Madonna", "From Me to You" and "Hello, Goodbye". Which band released this album?

4. What type of camel has only one hump in its back.  

5.  As he stepped on to the moon Neil Armstrong said "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". What was the year of this first moon landing?  Bonus two points if you can get the exact date.

6.  The film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is based on a book by which author?

7. Which band, with a number in their name, released a song called 'One' in 1991?

8.  BBC Radio One started broadcasting in which year, was it 1963, 1965 or 1967?

9.  In the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation", Captain Jean-Luc Picard often addresses his first officer as 'Number One'. Which American actor plays Commander William T. Riker?

10.  'The Taking of Pelham One Two Three' was a 1974 movie about a subway train being hijacked, and the passengers held to ransom. It starred Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw. The movie was remade in 2009 with a similar storyline, but who were the two stars?  Point for each.

11.  What would I be looking at if I was gazing upon the Cullinan I?

12. In which casino game are you most likely to place a bet known as "One and the Neighbours"?

13.  Which singer/actor who rose to fame as a member of the British boy band "One Direction" was the first male to appear solo on the cover of Vogue magazine?

14.  Neo is "The One" in which series of films?

15.  "There can be only one!” The 1986 film Highlander spawned several sequels and a television series, but which French-American actor starred alongside Sean Connery in the original?
 
16. If you look at the map of Europe, you find many kingdoms and republics, and even a few principalities. But there is only one independent grand duchy. What is it?

17. Which Abba single spent six weeks at number one in the UK in 1976 and was the only Abba single to reach the top of the US chart on original release? 

18. Who recently marked 15 years as host of The One Show with a special anniversary episode?

19. Which driver won the 2024 Formula One Championship, and for a bonus point who finished top of the Constructors table? 

20.  "Number One" was a 1969 film about an aging football quarterback who wants to lead his team to one last title in the hopes of ending his career on a high and saving his marriage. Who stars in the lead role as "Cat" Catlan?

 

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11. Thanks Zico.

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Athletics Quiz

1.  In which year was the first modern Summer Olympic Games held in Athens, was it 1886, 1896 or 1906?
1896

2.  In which year did the American athlete Carl Lewis win the first of his 9 Olympic gold medals?
1984 - won gold medals in the 100-metres, 200-metres, long jump and as a member of the U.S. 4 × 100- Relay Team

3.  What event involves women competing in seven different track-and-field events in two days?
Heptathlon

4. How many times did Paula Radcliffe win the London Marathon, was it two, three or four?
Three

5. Who is the only British female athlete to have won Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles in the same event, is it Fatima Whitbread, Sally Gunnell or Jessica Ennis?
Sally Gunnell

6.  At the European Championship 800m Final at Stuttgart in 1986 there was a clean sweep of medals by the Brits which was likened to "Three Spitfires Coming Out of the Sun".  Seb Coe finally grabbed a major championships 800m gold, Steve Cram netted bronze, but which Scot got the silver?
Tom McKean

7.  In terms of the number of Olympic medals he won, who is Britain’s most successful track athlete?
Mo Farah - four Olympic golds

8. The Ukrainian, Sergey Bubka is best-known for setting world records in which sporting discipline? 
Pole vault

9.  Which Kingdom won the 1984 and 1988 110 metre hurdles gold medals?
Roger Kingdom

10.  How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympic Games, was it four, five or six?
Four (100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m relay, and long jump)

11.  Which event is the last but one (or penultimate) event of the decathlon?
Javelin

12.  Who won a total of 16 Paralympic medals, including 11 golds, held over 30 world records and won the London Marathon six times?
Tanni Grey-Thompson

13.  Which Dame won both the 800 and 1500 metres Olympic Champion at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics?
Kelly Holmes

14.  Who in 1988 became the first woman to run the 100 metres in under 10.5 seconds?
Florence Griffith-Joyner

15.  Jonathan Edwards has held the Triple Jump World Record for over 30 years. How long is this jump that was set back in August 1995, is it 16.70 m, 17.97 m or 18.29 m?
18.29 m (60 ft 0 in) – He set the WR twice in the same meeting.  18.16 m (59 ft 6+3⁄4 in) stood as a WR for 20 minutes until his 18.29 m leap which still stands today.

16.  She excelled at top level in both the 200 and 400 metres races and in their respective relays between 2005 and 2022, winning 6 Olympic Gold Medals and 14 World Championship Gold Medals in addition to numerous silver and bronze awards.  Name this US athlete?
Allyson Felix

17.  This Kenyan athlete claimed consecutive Olympic Gold Medals in the 800 m. Firstly at London in 2012 followed by another winning performance at Rio de Janeiro in 2016. What is his name?
David Rudisha

18.  Linford Christie is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games.  He won his Olympic Gold in 1992 in which city?
Barcelona

19.  Which Kenyan athlete broke four separate world records in one year, but never competed at the Olympic Games?
Henry Rono

20.  What is the significance of the name St Leo in the world of athletics?
It's the middle name of Usain Bolt  ( 5 points if you got this.)



 

[Westside]

13 for yesterday, thanks Zico.

[zico]

You are not alone chaps, I am the same.  If someone on the phone quotes the greek alphabet and I have to reply in same I end up saying something like D for er Dave and Z for Zebra Three!  


We have had darts and snooker, now here is something without a Greek Alphabet question!

Athletics Quiz

1.  In which year was the first modern Summer Olympic Games held in Athens, was it 1886, 1896 or 1906?

2.  In which year did the American athlete Carl Lewis win the first of his 9 Olympic gold medals?

3.  What event involves women competing in seven different track-and-field events in two days?

4. How many times did Paula Radcliffe win the London Marathon, was it two, three or four?

5. Who is the only British female athlete to have won Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles in the same event, is it Fatima Whitbread, Sally Gunnell or Jessica Ennis?

6.  At the European Championship 800m Final at Stuttgart in 1986 there was a clean sweep of medals by the Brits which was likened to "Three Spitfires Coming Out of the Sun".  Seb Coe finally grabbed a major championships 800m gold, Steve Cram netted bronze, but which Scot got the silver?

7.  In terms of the number of Olympic medals he won, who is Britain’s most successful track athlete?

8. The Ukrainian, Sergey Bubka is best-known for setting world records in which sporting discipline? 

9.  Which Kingdom won the 1984 and 1988 110 metre hurdles gold medals?

10.  How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympic Games, was it four, five or six?

11.  Which event is the last but one (or penultimate) event of the decathlon?

12.  Who won a total of 16 Paralympic medals, including 11 golds, held over 30 world records and won the London Marathon six times?

13.  Which Dame won both the 800 and 1500 metres Olympic Champion at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics?

14.  Who in 1988 became the first woman to run the 100 metres in under 10.5 seconds?

15.  Jonathan Edwards has held the Triple Jump World Record for over 30 years. How long is this jump that was set back in August 1995, is it 16.70 m, 17.97 m or 18.29 m?

16.  She excelled at top level in both the 200 and 400 metres races and in their respective relays between 2005 and 2022, winning 6 Olympic Gold Medals and 14 World Championship Gold Medals in addition to numerous silver and bronze awards.  Name this US athlete?

17.  This Kenyan athlete claimed consecutive Olympic Gold Medals in the 800 m. Firstly at London in 2012 followed by another winning performance at Rio de Janeiro in 2016. What is his name?

18.  Linford Christie is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games.  He won his Olympic Gold in 1992 in which city?

19.  Which Kenyan athlete broke four separate world records in one year, but never competed at the Olympic Games?

20.  What is the significance of the name St Leo in the world of athletics?



 

[zebthecat]

13 - I need to brush up on my Greek alphabet the way these quizzes are going

Thanks Zico

I get lost after the first eight and Omega.
It is weird what sticks in your head and what doesn't.I still remember the first three rows of the periodic table but have no idea what I have done last week sometimes.

[only1billybonds]

13.

Cheers Zico 

[mallard]

13 - I need to brush up on my Greek alphabet the way these quizzes are going

Thanks Zico

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14 thanks Zico

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15 today thanks zico

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Random Trivia 27

1.  Who played Blofeld in the 2015 James Bond film, "Spectre"?
Christoph Waltz

2.  What is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet?
Epsilon

3.  The 1996 movie "Trainspotting" was based on a novel by which author?
Irvine Welsh

4.  Which alcoholic drink is traditionally drunk with Stilton cheese?
Port

5.  How many sides does a 20p coin have?
Seven

6.  What was the middle name of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Delano

7.  What nationality was "Father of electricity" Michael Faraday?
English

8.  Scottish football team Queen of the South plays its home matches in which town?
Dumfries

9.  What was England World Cup winning footballer Nobby Stiles' real first name?
Norbert (Norbert Peter Stiles)

10.  Whose tomb was discovered on 4th November 1922?
Tutankhamun

11.  Sir Alex Ferguson retired from football management in which year?
2013 (8th May)

12.  Who created the TV sitcoms "The Liver Birds”, "Bread" and "Butterflies"?
Carla Lane

13.  According to Greek mythology who was the first woman on earth?
Pandora

14.  Which snooker player was known as Dracula?
Ray Reardon

15.  How many sides are there on a trapezium?
Four

16.  In a game of chess, how many pawns does each player start with?
Eight

17. Cape York is the most Northerly point of which country?
Australia 

18.  In which year did ITV commence broadcasting, was it 1945, 1955 or 1965?
1955

19.  Ex Manchester United forward Diego Forlan represented which country in international football?
Uruguay

20.  Which poet wrote the words to the song "Jerusalem"?
William Blake




 

[zico]

Random Trivia 27

1.  Who played Blofeld in the 2015 James Bond film, "Spectre"?

2.  What is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet?

3.  The 1996 movie "Trainspotting" was based on a novel by which author?

4.  Which alcoholic drink is traditionally drunk with Stilton cheese?

5.  How many sides does a 20p coin have?

6.  What was the middle name of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

7.  What nationality was "Father of electricity" Michael Faraday?

8.  Scottish football team Queen of the South plays its home matches in which town?

9.  What was England World Cup winning footballer Nobby Stiles' real first name?

10.  Whose tomb was discovered on 4th November 1922?

11.  Sir Alex Ferguson retired from football management in which year?

12.  Who created the TV sitcoms "The Liver Birds”, "Bread" and "Butterflies"?

13.  According to Greek mythology who was the first woman on earth?

14.  Which snooker player was known as Dracula?

15.  How many sides are there on a trapezium?

16.  In a game of chess, how many pawns does each player start with?

17. Cape York is the most Northerly point of which country?

18.  In which year did ITV commence broadcasting, was it 1945, 1955 or 1965?

19.  Ex Manchester United forward Diego Forlan represented which country in international football?

20.  Which poet wrote the words to the song "Jerusalem"?





 

[easthammer]

14 thanks Zico

[mallard]

14 Thanks Z-Man

[Westside]

13. Thanks Zico.

[zebthecat]

18 today thaks zico..
Davy ****ing Crockett...