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]

Zico.

Seeing as you have access to the answers, shouldn't you be racing away at the top of the pile?

Funnily enough I went to a quiz last night and whislt earlier this years classic books and authors quiz helped with the book dingbats I was also scratching my head at some despite asking you guys the exact same question weeks ago!    We came 11th out of 22, 12 points off the top so acceptable West Ham territory!

[only1billybonds]

Zico.

Seeing as you have access to the answers, shouldn't you be racing away at the top of the pile?

[zico]

Just for GB Hammer, off the bottom of the table!  

Westside    5160.50
Easthammer    4032.00
ZebtheCat    3839.50
Mallard    3062.50
only1billybonds    2284.00
Mad Dog    411.00
Zico    142.00
Trilby55    77.00
GBHammer63    75.00
ironsofcanada    71.00
Texas Iron    46.00
Matthew Holmes    28.00
Coffee    12.00
 

[GBHammer63]

12 also thanks 

[only1billybonds]

14.

Cheers Zico 

[zebthecat]

16 today thanks zico

[mallard]

12 Thanks Zico

Have a great weekend 

[Westside]

13. Thanks Zico.

[easthammer]

17 thanks Zico

[zico]

Have a good weekend all.

Random Trivia 42


1. Which band performed the title music to TV's "Friends"?
The Rembrandts

2.  What are the two main colours on the flag of The Vatican?  Need both for a full point.
Gold (Yellow) and White 

3.  Who in 1924 became the first director of the FBI?
J Edgar Hoover

4.  What number does the Roman numeral L represent?
Fifty

5. What was the name of the FBI agent played by Jodie Foster in the movie "The Silence of the Lambs"?
Clarice Starling

6.  Which Arizona town was the scene of the Gunfight at the OK Corral?
Tombstone

7.  Who was the first British female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in a track or field event?
Mary Rand

8.  Which river forms the border between Texas and Mexico?
Rio Grande

9.  Who played Sir Winston Churchill in the Netflix series "The Crown"?
John Lithgow

10.  Which is the only New York borough that is not on an island?
The Bronx

11.  Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo

12.  Which female comedienne wrote the Spice Girls musical "Viva Forever"?
Jennifer Saunders

13.  What name is given to the Caribbean Island that contains the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
Hispaniola

14.  Who played the role of Pussy Galore in the Bond movie "Goldfinger"?
Honor Blackman

15.  In which year did man first walk on the moon?
1969

16.  Which artist painted "The Persistence of Memory"?
Salvador Dali

17.  In the novel Gulliver's Travels, what is Gulliver's first name?
Lemuel

18.  Who immediately preceded Queen Victoria on the British throne?
William IV

19.  Who, in 1970, became the first European winner of the US Open golf championship?
Tony Jacklin

20.  What is the largest land locked US State by area?
Montana



 

[zico]

Random Trivia 42


1. Which band performed the title music to TV's "Friends"?

2.  What are the two main colours on the flag of The Vatican?  Need both for a full point.

3.  Who in 1924 became the first director of the FBI?

4.  What number does the Roman numeral L represent?

5. What was the name of the FBI agent played by Jodie Foster in the movie "The Silence of the Lambs"?

6.  Which Arizona town was the scene of the Gunfight at the OK Corral?

7.  Who was the first British female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in a track or field event?

8.  Which river forms the border between Texas and Mexico?

9.  Who played Sir Winston Churchill in the Netflix series "The Crown"?

10.  Which is the only New York borough that is not on an island?

11.  Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

12.  Which female comedienne wrote the Spice Girls musical "Viva Forever"?

13.  What name is given to the Caribbean Island that contains the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic?

14.  Who played the role of Pussy Galore in the Bond movie "Goldfinger"?

15.  In which year did man first walk on the moon?

16.  Which artist painted "The Persistence of Memory"?

17.  In the novel Gulliver's Travels, what is Gulliver's first name?

18.  Who immediately preceded Queen Victoria on the British throne?

19.  Who, in 1970, became the first European winner of the US Open golf championship?

20.  What is the largest land locked US State by area?


 

[easthammer]

16 thanks Zico

[zebthecat]

18 today thanks zico.
I liked this one.

[only1billybonds]

15.

Cheers Zico 

[mallard]

12 Thanks Zico

[Westside]

14. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Sorry for the late answers.  Grabbed what may be a last round of the season (as I am a fair weather golfer!) at the wonderful Ifield Golf Club.  Yet another Club that is soon to be closed to housing developers which makes around 10 gone in my area alone in the last few years.  All very sad.

Random Trivia 41

1.  Which controversial director directed "Rosemary's Baby"?
Roman Polanski

2.  Who is Angelina Jolie's actor father?
Jon Voight

3.  In legend who was the wife of King Arthur?
Guinevere

4.  What is the longest bone in the human body?
The femur – will accept thigh bone

5.  Granite is an example of which type of rock?
Igneous

6.  Who wrote the autobiography "The Naked Civil Servant"?
Quentin Crisp

7.  In which country is the opera "Madame Butterfly" set?
Japan

8.  In which city would you have come across "Checkpoint Charlie"?
Berlin

9.  Who starred as Danny Ocean in the 1960 movie, "Ocean's 11"?
Frank Sinatra

10.  With which art movement would you associate Salvador Dali?
Surrealism

11. Which country singer was known as "The Man in Black"?
Johnny Cash

12.  What is the capital city of Sicily?
Palermo

13.  Which mountain range runs from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea?
The Pyrenees

14.  What did Siam change its name to in 1939?
Thailand

15.  In the video game, what colour is Pac-Man?
Yellow

16.  For which English club did Mo Salah make his Premier League debut in February 2014?
Chelsea

17.  Who won Great Britain's only boxing gold medal at the 2008 Olympics?
James DeGale

18.  What name is given to the first full moon of the calendar year?
Wolf Moon

19.  In which county were the vet novels of James Herriot mostly set?
Yorkshire

20.  What started at Edgehill and finished at Worcester?
The English Civil War
 

[zico]

Random Trivia 41

1.  Which controversial director directed "Rosemary's Baby"?

2.  Who is Angelina Jolie's actor father?

3.  In legend who was the wife of King Arthur?

4.  What is the longest bone in the human body?

5.  Granite is an example of which type of rock?

6.  Who wrote the autobiography "The Naked Civil Servant"?

7.  In which country is the opera "Madame Butterfly" set?

8.  In which city would you have come across "Checkpoint Charlie"?

9.  Who starred as Danny Ocean in the 1960 movie, "Ocean's 11"?

10.  With which art movement would you associate Salvador Dali?

11. Which country singer was known as "The Man in Black"?

12.  What is the capital city of Sicily?

13.  Which mountain range runs from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea?

14.  What did Siam change its name to in 1939?

15.  In the video game, what colour is Pac-Man?

16.  For which English club did Mo Salah make his Premier League debut in February 2014?

17.  Who won Great Britain's only boxing gold medal at the 2008 Olympics?

18.  What name is given to the first full moon of the calendar year?

19.  In which county were the vet novels of James Herriot mostly set?

20.  What started at Edgehill and finished at Worcester?


 

[zebthecat]

17 today thanks zico.
I did an essay at University demolishing Descartes especially going from I think therefore I am to the definite existence of God.
I was a bit of a twat back then but most of us grow up a bit thankfully.

[mallard]

12 Thanks Zico

[only1billybonds]

16.

I opted for directly rather than the nonsensical diagonally.


Thanks Zico. 

[zico]

East, that's a hell of an explanation to remind me that I made a massive typo!    It is meant to read "directly", no idea how I put diagonally down.  Must confess though I oftern wondered why the numbers were arranged as they were.  Stumbled across this, it's quite interesting but I still don't understand it!  

https://darthelp.com/articles/why-are-t ... hat-order/

[Westside]

13. Thanks Zico.

[easthammer]

14 today, thanks Zico

I did get 3 as the answer to what number is "diagonally" opposite 20 on a dartboard. However, that was on the assumption that what you meant was directly opposite. However, that got me thinking, can you have a diagonal on a circle? It is not straightforward, but it seems that you can, but not in a strict geometrical sense. And if you want to know the answer(s) would as I thought, be 19 or 17

Here is what AI has to say on the subject

• Location: While the 3 is on the opposite side of the board from the 20, it is not in a symmetrical position. The 19 is on the bottom-left, almost perfectly aligned diagonally across from the 20 at the top. The 17 is in the bottom-right, forming the other main diagonal. The 3 is positioned between the 17 and the 19 on the lower part of the board, not in a true diagonal spot. 

• The penalty design: The diagonal relationship is specifically engineered to punish players. The 20 is surrounded by the very low 1 and 5. If a player aims for the "triple 20" and misses widely, they risk hitting one of the other high-value numbers (19, 17) that are placed "diagonally" away. The number 3 is next to 17, and also flanked by 19's neighbor, 7. This arrangement forces players to be precise. 

• The diagonal definition: The concept of "diagonally opposite" on a dartboard isn't based on a rigid mathematical grid like a rectangle. Instead, it refers to the highest-value numbers that are positioned far apart across the circular board to maximize the penalty for an inaccurate throw. The primary "diagonal" pairs that follow this logic are 20 and 19 and 20 and 17.  

In short, the 3 is part of the penalty area that surrounds other high-value numbers, rather than being a primary "diagonal" target relative to the 20. 

Aren't I a sad old git

 

[zico]

Random Trivia 40

1.  Which actor first found fame playing Rowdy Yates in TV's "Rawhide"?
Clint Eastwood

2.  Which is the highest mountain in the Alps?
Mont Blanc

3.  In which South American country would you find the city of La Paz?
Bolivia

4.  Of the ten events in a decathlon, how many involve track running?
Four - 100 meters, 400 meters, 110 meters hurdles, 1500 meters

5.  Which American sports hero lit the flame at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?
Muhammed Ali

6.  Who created the Wizard of Oz?
L Frank Baum

7.  On board a ship, what is traditionally housed in a binnacle?
A Compass

8.  Which French philosopher said, "I think, therefore I am"?
Rene Descartes

9.  The Galapagos Islands are part of which South American country?
Ecuador

10.  Who came first to the British throne, the Tudors or the Stuarts?
Tudors

11.  In which sport did Jonah Barrington make his name?
Squash

12.  In which fictional village did Rupert Bear and his friends live?
Nutwood

13.  At what speed does the Delorean in "Back to the Future" start to time travel?
88 mph

14.  What title is given to the Prime Minister of Ireland?
Taoiseach

15.  Which is the only European mainland country that shares a time zone with the United Kingdom and Ireland?
Portugal

16.  In 1987, which was the first Michael Jackson album to enter both the US and UK album charts at number 1?
"Bad" 

17.  What number on a dartboard is directly opposite 20?
Three

18.  In which country would you find the Holy city of Mecca?
Saudi Arabia

19.  What was the pen name of author Eric Blair?
George Orwell

20.  Which country has the most active volcanos?
Indonesia