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]

"Famous Horses Quiz 1. Which dashing masked vigilante character rode a jet-black horse named Toronado? 2. What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse? 3. In 'National Velvet' Elizabeth Taylor wins a horse and enters him in the Grand National. What's the horse's name? 4. Owned by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and ridden by Dick Francis name the horse that suffered one of the cruellest defeats in the history of sport when it bellyflopped at the finishing line of the 1956 Grand National? 5. War Horse is a British war novel first published in Great Britain in 1982. It’s since been adapted into both a film, radio, and theatre productions, but name the books author? 6. Robert Redford bought the film rights to which book in 1995 for £3 million? 7. Name the horse that pulled Steptoe and Son's rag-and-bone cart? 8. A mustang known as Comanche was the mount of which well-known commander? Clue - He is one of only four horses in United States history to be given a military funeral with full military honour. 9. Don Quixote's horse was called what? 10. Name the mythical winged divine horse, and one of the most recognized creatures in Greek mythology?"

[easthammer]

11 Thanks Zico

[Far Cough]

12 cheers zico

[Mad Dog]

21

[Syd Puddefoot]

15. Couple of lucky guesses on the multiple choice ones.

[zico]

"West Ham – The Managers Quiz 1. Syd Kings tenure at West Ham included their election to the Football League in which year? Was it 1918, 1919 or 1920? 1919 2. The Second World War may have caused the Football League and FA Cup to be cancelled, but West Ham’s second Manager Charlie Paynter still managed to lead the Irons to their first-ever victory at Wembley – a 1-0 Football League War Cup final win over which Club in June 1940. Blackburn Rovers 3. How many of the side who won the FA Cup in 1964 had either been developed or signed by Ted Fenton. Was it 7, 8 or 9? Seven 4. From which Club did Ron Greenwood arrive at West Ham from? Arsenal 5. John Lyall guided West Ham to their second European Cup Winners’ Cup Final, only for Belgian side Anderlecht to prove too strong in their home city of Brussels with a 4-2 victory. For two points which players scored the Hammers goals in the Final? Pat Holland and Keith Robson 6. Lou Macari played for three Clubs in his senior career. One in Scotland and two in England. For three points name them? Celtic, Manchester United and Swindon Town 7. After taking over from Macari in February 1990 Billy Bonds guided West Ham to which place in Division Two in his first few months in charge, was it 7th, 8th or 9th? Seventh 8. Harry Redknapp is the last West Ham Manager to win a Final with the Intertoto Cup back in 1999. Who did West Ham beat in the Final? Metz 9. After returning as Manger after serious illness Glenn Roeder resumed as manager with the Club in the second tier. Results were still poor and after an away defeat to which Club was he was sacked on 24 August 2003. Was it Gillingham, Reading or Rotherham? Rotherham United 10. No manager in West Ham history, caretaker or permanent, has a better winning percentage than Trevor Brooking. He was in charge for 14 games in two spells and only lost one game. A Club and England Legend how many Caps did Sir Trevor get at international level, was it 47,48 or 49? 47 11. Alan Pardew was in charge for two Play-Off Finals. He lost the first and won the second a year later. For two points which two Clubs were the opponents in those two Finals? Lost to Crystal Palace and beat Preston North End 12. Alan Curbishley was appointed West Ham manager in December 2006. He marked his first game in charge by gaining a Premier League victory over Manchester United at the Boleyn Ground. Who scored the 75th minute goal, was it Marlon Harewood, Hayden Mullins or Nigel Reo-Coker? Nigel Reo-Coker (We then didn’t win again for 11 games!) 13. Gianfranco Zola’s first season brought a ninth-place Premier League finish largely through the 12 league goals of which player, the only West Ham player to make double figures that season, was it Scot Parker, Craig Bellamy or Carlton Cole? Carlton Cole 14. Avram Grant enjoyed more success in the knockout competitions than he did in the League, where West Ham thrashed Manchester United 4-0 in the League Cup fifth round, only to suffer a disappointing extra-time defeat by which team in the semi-finals, was it Birmingham City, Middlesbrough or Wigan Athletic? Birmingham City, 15. Big Sam guided the Hammers to a club-record 14 away victories and promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt in 2011/12, culminating with victory over Blackpool in the Championship Play-Off final at Wembley on 19 May 2012. But which Club did West Ham beat in the Semi Final? Cardiff City 16. Perhaps Slaven Bilic's finest moment came on 10 May 2016, when West Ham secured a dramatic, unforgettable 3-2 Premier League win over Manchester United in the final game at the Boleyn Ground. Who scored West Ham’s goals for three points? Diafra Sakho, Michail Antonio and Winston Reid 17. Of which Club is Manuel Pellegrini Head Coach of at the time of writing? Real Betis 18. David Moyes played for seven Clubs in his senior career., For seven points name them? I’ll give you a clue, it was four English Clubs and three Scottish. Celtic, Cambridge United, Bristol City, Shrewsbury Town,

[zico]

"West Ham – The Managers Quiz 1. Syd Kings tenure at West Ham included their election to the Football League in which year? Was it 1918, 1919 or 1920? 2. The Second World War may have caused the Football League and FA Cup to be cancelled, but West Ham’s second Manager Charlie Paynter still managed to lead the Irons to their first-ever victory at Wembley – a 1-0 Football League War Cup final win over which Club in June 1940. 3. How many of the side who won the FA Cup in 1964 had either been developed or signed by Ted Fenton. Was it 7, 8 or 9? 4. From which Club did Ron Greenwood arrive at West Ham from? 5. John Lyall guided West Ham to their second European Cup Winners’ Cup Final, only for Belgian side Anderlecht to prove too strong in their home city of Brussels with a 4-2 victory. For two points which players scored the Hammers goals in the Final? 6. Lou Macari played for three Clubs in his senior career. One in Scotland and two in England. For three points name them? 7. After taking over from Macari in February 1990 Billy Bonds guided West Ham to which place in Division Two in his first few months in charge, was it 7th, 8th or 9th? 8. Harry Redknapp is the last West Ham Manager to win a Final with the Intertoto Cup back in 1999. Who did West Ham beat in the Final? 9. After returning as Manger after serious illness Glenn Roeder resumed as manager with the Club in the second tier. Results were still poor and after an away defeat to which Club was he was sacked on 24 August 2003. Was it Gillingham, Reading or Rotherham? 10. No manager in West Ham history, caretaker or permanent, has a better winning percentage than Trevor Brooking. He was in charge for 14 games in two spells and only lost one game. A Club and England Legend how many Caps did Sir Trevor get at international level, was it 47,48 or 49? 11. Alan Pardew was in charge for two Play-Off Finals. He lost the first and won the second a year later. For two points which two Clubs were the opponents in those two Finals? 12. Alan Curbishley was appointed West Ham manager in December 2006. He marked his first game in charge by gaining a Premier League victory over Manchester United at the Boleyn Ground. Who scored the 75th minute goal, was it Marlon Harewood, Hayden Mullins or Nigel Reo-Coker? 13. Gianfranco Zola’s first season brought a ninth-place Premier League finish largely through the 12 league goals of which player, the only West Ham player to make double figures that season, was it Scot Parker, Craig Bellamy or Carlton Cole? 14. Avram Grant enjoyed more success in the knockout competitions than he did in the League, where West Ham thrashed Manchester United 4-0 in the League Cup fifth round, only to suffer a disappointing extra-time defeat by which team in the semi-finals, was it Birmingham City, Middlesbrough or Wigan Athletic? 15. Big Sam guided the Hammers to a club-record 14 away victories and promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt in 2011/12, culminating with victory over Blackpool in the Championship Play-Off final at Wembley on 19 May 2012. But which Club did West Ham beat in the Semi Final? 16. Perhaps Slaven Bilic's finest moment came on 10 May 2016, when West Ham secured a dramatic, unforgettable 3-2 Premier League win over Manchester United in the final game at the Boleyn Ground. Who scored West Ham’s goals for three points? 17. Of which Club is Manuel Pellegrini Head Coach of at the time of writing? 18. David Moyes played for seven Clubs in his senior career., For seven points name them? I’ll give you a clue, it was four English Clubs and three Scottish."

[easthammer]

7 thank you

[Mad Dog]

"4. Hubbard, reichenbach falls, Caroline reaper and mona Lisa. I got the first 3 anyway, but wouldn't have got mona Lisa without the hint And kicking myself over the fortune Teller one, as I misread the word"

[Syd Puddefoot]

"7, thanks Zico"

[Texas Iron]

"6 Cheers,.."

[Texas Iron]

"6 Cheers,.."

[Texas Iron]

"6 Cheers,.."

[Far Cough]

5 ta zico

[zico]

"The abbreviations should help 1. What DI is the more common name of a former French penal colony that operated for more than 100 years, from 1852 to 1953? Devil’s Island 2. What RH was the founder of Scientology? Ron Hubbard 3. Which RF did Sherlock Holmes apparently meet his death in? Reichenbach Falls 4. What TOF is a thriller by Frederick Forsyth, first published in 1972, which spawned a film in 1974 starring Jon Voight? The Odessa File 5. What FT is a prognosticator? Fortune Teller 6. Which TML is the Painting whose official name is La Gioconda? The Mona Lisa 7. What TW are air currents blowing almost continually towards the equator? Trade Winds 8. What TFC the UK’s largest public landowner? The Forestry Commission 9. Which CR is Officially the World’s Hottest Chilli Pepper? Carolina Reaper 10. Which HC discovered the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922? Howard Carter"

[zico]

"Mad Dog

[zico]

"The abbreviations should help 1. What DI is the more common name of a former French penal colony that operated for more than 100 years, from 1852 to 1953? 2. What RH was the founder of Scientology? 3. Which RF did Sherlock Holmes apparently meet his death in? 4. What TOF is a thriller by Frederick Forsyth, first published in 1972, which spawned a film in 1974 starring Jon Voight? 5. What FT is a prognosticator? 6. Which TML is the Painting whose official name is La Gioconda? 7. What TW are air currents blowing almost continually towards the equator? 8. What TFC the UK’s largest public landowner? 9. Which CR is Officially the World’s Hottest Chilli Pepper? 10. Which HC discovered the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922?"

[Texas Iron]

Zico 14 forThursday Cheers…

[zico]

Anything for Texas on Thursday and Rio Thursday and Friday?

[easthammer]

7 thank you

[Texas Iron]

5 No link...

[Syd Puddefoot]

"6. Got the link via Chandler and Joey which led me to 3 others 4 plus some wayward guessing. Also got Marcel without knowing about the Monkey, wondered how that fitted in!"

[Mad Dog]

"4. I got the link, but I'd did me no favours. Got monica, joey, the link, then Marcel marceau"

[Far Cough]

"4 You had at to be a complete Friends aficionado to get the link, which I didn't. Cheers zico"

[zico]

"Answers early as I've been called in to an earlier shift tonight. Apologies if it was a bit niche but felt we needed a lighter note today. To get a question to fit an answer for number 7 particularly was a nightmare!! What‚Äôs the Connection? 1. On April 30, 1993, during a tennis match in Hamburg, Germany, which female player was stabbed in the back with a nine-inch boning knife by G?ºnter Parche, an obsessive fan of Steffi Graf? Monica Seles 2. Who is the German politician and physician who has been President of the European Commission since 1 December 2019? Ursula von der Leyen 3. What was the first name of the character played by Whitney Houston in the 1992 romantic-thriller ‚ÄúThe Bodyguard‚Äù? If you get the surname as well, I‚Äôll give you a bonus point‚Ķ Rachel Marron 4. Which Dutch Golden Age painter painter's surname was Harmenszoon van Rijn but generally he was simply known by his first name? Rembrandt 5. In the late 1980s, who presented the Channel 4 TV show ""The Last Resort""? Johnathan Ross 6. Which author was well known for his works such as The Big Sleep, The Long Goodbye and Farewell, My Lovely? Raymond Chandler 7. Who in Greek Mythology who was the Titan Goddess of Prophecy & Intellect, daughter of Uranus and Gaea and grandmother of the sun god Apollo, the moon goddess Artemis? Phoebe 8. Name the French actor and mime artist most famous for his stage persona, ""Bip the Clown""? Marcel Marceau 9. What Is a Baby Kangaroo Called? Joey 10. What‚Äôs the Connection? The TV Show FRIENDS (Main characters were Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Ross, Chandler, Joey, - Ursula was Phoebes twin sister ‚Äì Rembrants performed the theme tune, Marcel was Ross‚Äôs pet monkey!)"