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]

"Apologies for late answers, bit of a nightmare today. Famous dates in history. 1. On 1st December 1955 who was arrested for not moving to the back of a bus? Rosa Parks 2. On January 3rd 1959 what became the 49th US State? Alaska 3. May 24th 1884 - who sends the first telegram message? Samuel Morse 4. What was signed on 28th June 1919 ending World War I? Treaty of Versailles 5. On August 6th 1926 which film studios premieres the first talking pictures? Warner Brothers 6. On 26th October 1881 Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday faced which gang at the OK Corrall? Clanton 7. 22nd November 1963. President John F Kennedy was assassinated, but who was also riding in the Presidential motorcade and also injured by a bullet? John Connally 8. 1888 - The Jack the Ripper murders in Whitechapel. Name the Detective Inspector who led the ground investigation into the murders? Frederick George Abberline 2 points if you got middle name as well. 9. On 14th April 1912 the Titanic struck and iceberg and sank two hours later in the morning of 15th April. What was the name of the only ship to rescue survivors? RMS Carpathia 10. May 2nd 1982 - Argentine cruiser the General Belgrano was sunk by a British Nuclear Submarine. Name the submarine? HMS Conqueror Think Westside is doing tomorrow."

[zico]

"To be fair to anyone who writes questions there is a lot of conflicting info on the internet. It depends when the page has been written, source, etc. It's a thankless task. Anyway, today Famous dates in history. 1. On 1st December 1955 who was arrested for not moving to the back of a bus? 2. On January 3rd 1959 what became the 49th US State? 3. May 24th 1884 - who sends the first telegram message? 4. What was signed on 28th June 1919 ending World War I? 5. On August 6th 1926 which film studios premieres the first talking pictures? 6. On 26th October 1881 Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday faced which gang at the OK Corrall? 7. 22nd November 1963. President John F Kennedy was assassinated, but who was also riding in the Presidential motorcade and also injured by a bullet? 8. 1888 - The Jack the Ripper murders in Whitechapel. Name the Detective Inspector who led the ground investigation into the murders? 9. On 14th April 1912 the Titanic struck and iceberg and sank two hours later in the morning of 15th April. What was the name of the only ship to rescue survivors? 10. May 2nd 1982 - Argentine cruiser the General Belgrano was sunk by a British Nuclear Submarine. Name the submarine?"

[Mad Dog]

Gracias

[Turpinator]

6. Mad Dog go with what you said and no offence taken on the invasion thing

[Mad Dog]

Did we get an adjudication on the endgame v force awakens question as I'm certain endgame is the correct answer.

[easthammer]

"6 for me today. And with Turps permission, thank you, I will settle for 8 yesterday. PS looking back at my post yesterday it might have seemed a bit critical that was not my intention but just the pedant in me coming out - I know only too well that setting questions isn't easy. And I am grateful to anyone who takes the task on."

[charlie paynter]

A mere 2

[riosleftsock]

"5, and I'm off for a beer after a very long day"

[Syd Puddefoot]

Just 3

[Mad Dog]

9. I've written quizzes on bonfire night before so knew most of these. Guessed wrong on barrels and the false name

[Texas Iron]

4

[Far Cough]

2

[zico]

"Today a bit of Halloween and Bonfire Night. 1. For two points what were the full names of the characters played by Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasance in the first Halloween film made in 1978? Laurie Strode and Dr. Sam Loomis. (Half a point each if you got just Laurie and Loomis) 2. Staying with the 1978 movie. The character of Michael Myers needed a mask, but production didn't have a lot to spend so they ended up buying a $2 mask of a TV character in a shop cut the eye slots bigger and painted it white. Which TV Character was it? Captain Kirk, will accept William Shatner 3. What year did the Gunpowder Plot take place? 1605 4. Though Guy Fawkes is the most well known of the Gunpowder Plot conspiritors, who was the actual leader of the group? Robert Catesby 5. What is the name given to a group of Witches? Coven 6. Which King did the Gunpowder Plot aim to kill? James I 7. Which Serial Killer inspired numerous books and Horror Films including Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Silence of the Lambs? Ed Gein 8. How many barrels of Gunpowder were placed in the cellars of the houses of parliament, was it 26, 36 or 46? 36 9. Erik Weiss, the Hungarian born American performer of many talents died on Halloween. What name was he better know as? Harry Houdini 10. Guy/Guido Fawkes gave a fake name when he was caught. Was it Thomas Thomas, David Davison or John Johnson? John Johnson"

[zico]

"Morning all. Thanks to turps for yesterday. Today a bit of Halloween and Bonfire Night. 1. For two points what were the full names of the characters played by Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasance in the first Halloween film made in 1978? 2. Staying with the 1978 movie. The character of Michael Myers needed a mask, but production didn't have a lot to spend so they ended up buying a $2 mask of a TV character in a shop cut the eye slots bigger and painted it white. Which TV Character was it? 3. What year did the Gunpowder Plot take place? 4. Though Guy Fawkes is the most well known of the Gunpowder Plot conspiritors, who was the actual leader of the group? 5. What is the name given to a group of Witches? 6. Which King did the Gunpowder Plot aim to kill? 7. Which Serial Killer inspired numerous books and Horror Films including Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Silence of the Lambs? 8. How many barrels of Gunpowder were placed in the cellars of the houses of parliament, was it 26, 36 or 46? 9. Erik Weiss, the Hungarian born American performer of many talents died on Halloween. What name was he better know as? 10. Guy/Guido Fawkes gave a fake name when he was caught. Was it Thomas Thomas, David Davison or John Johnson?"

[Turpinator]

score whatever you think is right

[Turpinator]

score whatever you think is right

[Texas Iron]

12

[charlie paynter]

7 Played it safe and avoided number 1

[Far Cough]

3 We invaded Japan?

[easthammer]

"Turpinator sorry but question one is fraught with problems. I have looked at the internet and I think I can see where you have gone to garner the answers. Without going into a long diatribe about trusting the sources o the internet I will just say that: https://www.statista.com/chart/3441/countries-never-invaded-by-britain/ Starts by saying ""Even though the British Empire only managed to establish its first colony in Ireland in 1556"" Given that Great Britain did not come into being until 1707 if Ireland was indeed Colonised in 1556 it was the English what did it! At the other end of the problem, some countries such as Bangladesh which didn't exist until 1971 may have had British boots marching through them ( as India in this case) but there has been no British invasion of that country. If I seem a bit pissed off with the question ( which was interesting to consider if fraught with definitional problems) It is if I include my score according to your answers my poorly scored 8 on the other questions to a minus :)"

[Mad Dog]

Endgame grossed 2.8 billion (2nd biggest) Force awakens 2 billion(4th biggest)

[Mad Dog]

Got 2 countries (from 2 guesses. Didnt venture any further as didn't want to incur penalties) democratic Republic of Congo (as its always the answer to country questions) and Luxembourg. 12 (got all the films except sound of music and 2010's) And dispute highest grossing film of 2010s as endgame is 2nd highest grossing film ever and was released in 2019. Avatar had only just retaken the all time crown And today I learned that dastardly and mutley show wasn't called catch the pigeon. I'd have put good money on that. Well I never.

[zico]

"Well if I scored it right I got minus 8 courtesy of being minus 15 down after the first question!! Assumed it was generally South America we stayed away from and had invaded most islands. Also thought we avoided China, North Korea and Israel. Got it back a bit with the movies although assumed Ben Hur, forgot about ET and was convinced Avengers End Game for 2010's. Thought Russia had longest coast. Won't be putting my score on the results sheet whenever my PC comes back."

[Syd Puddefoot]

"4. Bit busy today and had no time to ruminate over the countries we had not invaded. Fascinating question mind you, bit disappointed that Luxembourg have escaped (so far)."

[riosleftsock]

8