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?"

[easthammer]

"9 - ""They don't like it up them "" very much my era Thanks, Zico"

[Texas Iron]

zico Yesterday 6 CHEERS...

[Syd Puddefoot]

7 including the link (of course) thanks Zico

[Mad Dog]

Seven

[riosleftsock]

8

[Far Cough]

4 cheers zico

[Far Cough]

4 cheers zico

[zico]

anything yesterday Texas?

[Texas Iron]

5

[Texas Iron]

(nt)

[zico]

What’s the connection? 1. Which American actor provided the voice for the masked Darth Vader in the Star Wars films? James Earl JONES (His name wasn’t in the credits) 2. Which is England’s highest mountain? Scafell PIKE 3. What does the W stand for in George W Bush? WALKER 4. Which former prime minister appeared on the Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special in 1978? Harold WILSON 5. Which company was founded in a draper’s shop in Glasgow in 1849? House of Fraser (FRAZER) 6. What is the name of the pig in Animal Farm? NAPOLEON 7. What former monetary unit was equal to a quarter of an old penny? FARTHING 8. What is the alcoholic beverage similar to cider which is made from fermented pears? PERRY 9. Which ex British tennis player replaced Anneka Rice in the 1980’s British TV programme Treasure Hunt? Annabel CROFT 10. The first televised nine dart finish was achieved at the MFI World Matchplay on 13 October 1984 by which player? John LOWE 10. What’s the connection? DAD'S ARMY - (Lance Corporal Jones - Private Pike - Private Walker - Sergeant Wilson - Private Frazer (ok – one letter out!) - Chief ARP Warden Hodges nicknamed Captain Mainwaring Napoleon - Timothy Farthing the vicar - Jimmy Perry writer - David Croft writer – Arthur Lowe)

[zico]

Who do I think I'm kidding with this very British What’s the connection quiz? 1. Which American actor provided the voice for the masked Darth Vader in the Star Wars films? 2. Which is England’s highest mountain? 3. What does the W stand for in George W Bush? 4. Which former prime minister appeared on the Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special in 1978? 5. Which company was founded in a draper’s shop in Glasgow in 1849? 6. What is the name of the pig in Animal Farm? 7. What former monetary unit was equal to a quarter of an old penny? 8. What is the alcoholic beverage similar to cider which is made from fermented pears? 9. Which ex British tennis player replaced Anneka Rice in the 1980’s British TV programme Treasure Hunt? 10. The first televised nine dart finish was achieved at the MFI World Matchplay on 13 October 1984 by which player? 10. What’s the connection?

[riosleftsock]

4

[Far Cough]

5

[Syd Puddefoot]

6

[Mad Dog]

3. But kicking myself over a few of those now.

[zico]

"Famous Firsts 1. What was the name of Stephen King’s first “published” novel, was it “Salem’s Lot”, “The Shining” or “Carrie”? Carrie 2. Who was the first actor to refuse an Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Actor? George C. Scott (in 1970 for Patton) 3. Which countries flag was the first to reach South Pole? Norway 4. Who was the first American president to resign from office? Richard Nixon 5. In 1927 who made the first successful solo non-stop transatlantic flight and for a bonus point what was the name of their plane? Charles Lindbergh - the Spirit of St. Louis 6. In 1871–72 the first FA Cup Final was held. For three points name the two clubs involved and where it was played? Wanderers beat Royal Engineers 1-0 and the game was played at the

[Mad Dog]

Gonna be some serious guess work today.

[zico]

"Morning all. Famous Firsts 1. What was the name of Stephen King’s first “published” novel, was it “Salem’s Lot”, “The Shining” or “Carrie”? 2. Who was the first actor to refuse an Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Actor? 3. Which countries flag was the first to reach South Pole? 4. Who was the first American president to resign from office? 5. In 1927 who made the first successful solo non-stop transatlantic flight and for a bonus point what was the name of their plane? 6. In 1871–72 the first FA Cup Final was held. For three points name the two clubs involved and where it was played? 7. Who was the first boxer to regain the World heavyweight title? 8. For two points - In 1982 which two teams contested the first ever World Cup match to be decided by a penalty shootout? 9. Who committed the first murder captured live on television? 10. Who was Henry VIII’s first wife?"

[Far Cough]

Whoops

[Far Cough]

"Every office has a Colin Hunt the office joker, don't they?"

[Texas Iron]

8

[Mad Dog]

"Far cough, I will thank you. Making yesterday's score 17 He invented many things including the following Urinary Catheter American Celebrity Swim Fins The Odometer American Political Cartooning Glass Armonica Reaching Device (the Long Arm) The Franklin Stove Bifocal Eyeglasses The Lightning Rod"

[Far Cough]

"10 for today, cheers zico Mad Dog, I'm not going to research it, if you feel it's correct, then take the point"

[Mad Dog]

6 Waiting on adjudication for an extra point for bifocals from Benjamin Franklin from yesterday