Daily Quiz anyone?

[easthammer]

"If you are stuck at home and bored like me. How about exercising the old grey cells? I have for a number of years run quiz nights and couple of times a year. I was due to do one tomorrow which is now cancelled So I have a bank of questions sitting in my computer's hard drive. They are quite eclectic in their nature. I am thinking I could put up a set of questions for which you write down your answers. After 30mins or so I will put up the answers. DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS. before I post the right answers. You mark your own answers and post your score. I will then record the scores and at the end of the ""lockdown"" we will see who is WHO's brainbox supreme. Obiviously no looking up the answers (you only cheat yourselves) Word of warning these won't be easy questions as they have been devised for teams of six. Forming teams on here might be too problematic. So I'll try to pick out the easier questions. Any interest?"

[zico]

"Morning all. Todays Quiz GENERAL KNOWLEDGE There is a clue/link in there! 1. Who was known as Stormin’Norman? 2. Name he nuclear-powered Project 949A Antey (Oscar II class) submarine that sank in an accident on 12 August 2000 in the Barents Sea? 3. What name is given to the score 111 in cricket? 4. What is the capital of Canada? 5. Aspirin was originally derived from the bark of which tree? 6. Peter Shilton played his 1000th league game with which club? 7. Which American energy company went bankrupt in 2001? 8. In fashion, what do the letters DKNY stand for? 9. What was Dorothy's surname in ""The Wizard Of Oz""? 10. Although never launched into space, what was the first Space Shuttle called? 11. What is the clue/link given?"

[Syd Puddefoot]

Paltry 2. I went for Beckenbauer

[Texas Iron]

5

[zico]

Great shout. Must confess I thought it was Beckenbaur and had to check the question a couple of times to confirm it was right.

[Far Cough]

"5, I got Uwe Seeler, I wonder how many thought Beckenbauer was skipper?"

[Mad Dog]

Six

[Turpinator]

5

[zico]

"Thanks T.... Todays answers... CAPTAINS 1. The poem ""O Captain! My Captain!"" written by Walt Whitman is about the death of whom? American president Abraham Lincoln 2. Which film follows United States Army Rangers Captain John H. Miller and his squad? Saving Private Ryan 3. Captain Ahab is a fictional character in which book? Moby Dick 4. Name the captain of the RMS Titanic? Edward John Smith 5. In Robert Louis Stevenson's book Treasure Island who was the captain of a pirate ship, The Walrus? Captain Flint (John Silver later called his parrot ""Captain Flint"" in mockery) 6. Who led South Africa to Rugby World Cup victory in 1995? Francois Pienaar 7. What was the middle name of explorer Captain Robert Scott who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions? Falcon 8. Name the fictional character created by Agatha Christie as the companion and best friend of Hercule Poirot? Captain Arthur Hastings 9. Bobby Moore lifted the trophy in but who was West Germany’s Captain in the 1966 World Cup Final? Uwe Seeler 10. Famous for all the wrong reasons, name the former Captain of the cruise ship The Costa Concordia who was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his part in the disaster that claimed the lives of 32 passengers and crew off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January 2012? Francesco Schettino"

[zico]

"Thanks T.... Todays answers... CAPTAINS 1. The poem ""O Captain! My Captain!"" written by Walt Whitman is about the death of whom? American president Abraham Lincoln 2. Which film follows United States Army Rangers Captain John H. Miller and his squad? Saving Private Ryan 3. Captain Ahab is a fictional character in which book? Moby Dick 4. Name the captain of the RMS Titanic? Edward John Smith 5. In Robert Louis Stevenson's book Treasure Island who was the captain of a pirate ship, The Walrus? Captain Flint (John Silver later called his parrot ""Captain Flint"" in mockery) 6. Who led South Africa to Rugby World Cup victory in 1995? Francois Pienaar 7. What was the middle name of explorer Captain Robert Scott who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions? Falcon 8. Name the fictional character created by Agatha Christie as the companion and best friend of Hercule Poirot? Captain Arthur Hastings 9. Bobby Moore lifted the trophy in but who was West Germany’s Captain in the 1966 World Cup Final? Uwe Seeler 10. Famous for all the wrong reasons, name the former Captain of the cruise ship The Costa Concordia who was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his part in the disaster that claimed the lives of 32 passengers and crew off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January 2012? Francesco Schettino"

[Texas Iron]

5

[Turpinator]

yeah it was 5 for Marvel 4 for the next one

[zico]

"Todays Quiz - How well do you know your CAPTAINS 1. The poem ""O Captain! My Captain!"" written by Walt Whitman is about the death of whom? 2. Which film follows United States Army Rangers Captain John H. Miller and his squad? 3. Captain Ahab is a fictional character in which book? 4. Name the captain of the RMS Titanic? 5. In Robert Louis Stevenson's book Treasure Island who was the captain of a pirate ship, The Walrus? 6. Who led South Africa to Rugby World Cup victory in 1995? 7. What was the middle name of explorer Captain Robert Scott who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions? 8. Name the fictional character created by Agatha Christie as the companion and best friend of Hercule Poirot? 9. Bobby Moore lifted the trophy in but who was West Germany’s Captain in the 1966 World Cup Final? 10. Famous for all the wrong reasons, name the former Captain of the cruise ship The Costa Concordia who was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his part in the disaster that claimed the lives of 32 passengers and crew off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January 2012?"

[zico]

"Turpinator - Did you have any score for the marvel quiz or was that the 5 posted just after yesterday's questions? Thanks,"

[Turpinator]

4

[easthammer]

"4 Pints for me, please"

[Syd Puddefoot]

5 for me please.

[Far Cough]

4

[zico]

"8 it is. Impressive, I've seen it loads of times and couldn't remember that!"

[Mad Dog]

"7 (or 8 if my bonus point counts for ""the bandstand"")"

[zico]

"Answers - PUBS & BARS 1. What was the name of the remote pub visited by David and Jack in the 1981 film The American Werewolf in London? The Slaughtered Lamb 2. In Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island', what is the name of the inn kept by the family of Jim Hawkins? The Admiral Benbow 3. Cheers, the American sitcom TV series, is set in which city? Boston 4. Which historic inn was famous for accommodating the pilgrims in Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th Century work The Canterbury Tales? The Tabard Inn 5. What is the most common pub name in the UK? Red Lion 6. What is the name of the pub in the classic TV series M*A*S*H? Rosie's Bar 7. In which of Charles Dickens's novels will you find a pub in Limehouse called the Six Jolly Fellowship Porters, kept by Miss Abbey Potterton? Our Mutual Friend 8. Which work by Daphne Du Maurier is given its title by the pub at the centre of the novel? Jamaica Inn 9. The Bamboo Lounge was a meeting place of the crew in which classic 1990 film? Goodfellas 10. Name the bar that Dalton (Patrick Swayze) was employed to save in 1989’s Roadhouse? Double Deuce And yes Roadhouse was a pile of crap, but a highly enjoyable pile of crap and Kelly Lynch's tan was quite something for a 21 year old red blooded male as I was at the time!"

[zico]

"Sorry guys been on a bloody all day training course and haven't had access to WHO. Mad Dog yeah it was the bar he moved to run by Tilghman, although if anyone can name the bar at the start, of which I haven't got a clue I'll throw in a bonus point! You will have to give the answer though Mad Dog!!"

[Mad Dog]

Zico. Q10. I take it you mean Frank tillman's bar and not the one he's working at for Oscar at the beginning of the film. Roadhouse is one of my favourite films. It's utter trash but I love it.

[Turpinator]

5

[zico]

"Off out early and not back till later today so how well do you know your pubs and clubs? PUBS & BARS 1. What was the name of the remote pub visited by David and Jack in the 1981 film The American Werewolf in London? 2. In Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island', what is the name of the inn kept by the family of Jim Hawkins? 3. Cheers, the American sitcom TV series, is set in which city? 4. Which historic inn was famous for accommodating the pilgrims in Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th Century work The Canterbury Tales? 5. What is the most common pub name in the UK? 6. What is the name of the pub in the classic TV series M*A*S*H? 7. In which of Charles Dickens's novels will you find a pub in Limehouse called the Six Jolly Fellowship Porters, kept by Miss Abbey Potterton? 8. Which work by Daphne Du Maurier is given its title by the pub at the centre of the novel? 9. The Bamboo Lounge was a meeting place of the crew in which classic 1990 film? 10. Name the bar that Dalton (Patrick Swayze) was employed to save in 1989’s Roadhouse?"

[charlie paynter]

3 Never been into Marvel heroes etc