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]

"The Galapagos Islands were discovered in 1535 by Fray Tomas de Berlanga, bishop of Panama who drifted across them while on a voyage from Panama to Lima, Peru. They were given their current name by Abraham Ortelier in 1574 after the giant tortoises. Christopher Columbus sighted the Cayman Islands on May 10, 1503 and named them Las Tortugas after the numerous sea turtles seen swimming in the surrounding waters. Columbus had found the two smaller sister islands (Cayman Brac and Little Cayman) and it was these two islands that he named ""Las Tortugas""."

[easthammer]

5 for me thanks and yes it was the Galapogos for me as well. It was a natural selection ?ü§•

[riosleftsock]

7 I thought it was the Galapagos too.

[Texas Iron]

6 today Cheers…

[Texas Iron]

6 today Cheers…

[Far Cough]

6 cheers

[Mad Dog]

6 In my defence I did put (clue pencil) on the ferrule question.

[Syd Puddefoot]

8 with a couple of good guesses. Did not know the FBI agent and guessed the islands as the Galapagos. Thanks Zico

[zico]

"On this Day in History – 10th May Quiz 1. 1503 – Christopher Columbus visits which islands (as we know them by now) and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there? Cayman Islands 2. 1774 – Louis XVI and whom become King and Queen of France? Marie Antoinette 3. 1924 –Who is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972? J. Edgar Hoover 4. 1941 – World War II: Who parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany? Rudolf Hess 5. 1969 – Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as what? Hamburger Hill 6. 2017 – Which company became the first company to achieve worth more than $800 billion? Apple 7. 1643 - Essex County, Massachusetts is founded, which contains a town which the notorious witch-trials will occur in 1692. Name the town? Salem 8. 1960 - The USS Triton completed its journey around the globe, making it the first what to circle the earth? submerged craft – submarine 9. 1824 – What in London opens to the public in its temporary home in a townhouse on Pall Mall? The National Gallery 10. 2002 – An FBI agent is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Russia for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds. Can you remember his name? Robert Hanssen"

[zico]

"ha ha East. I must have thrown a ferrule or two into the bushes in anger over the years then after a wayward shot or two!! Can anyone get 10 today? On this Day in History – 10th May Quiz 1. 1503 – Christopher Columbus visits which islands (as we know them by now) and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there? 2. 1774 – Louis XVI and whom become King and Queen of France? 3. 1924 –Who is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972? 4. 1941 – World War II: Who parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany? 5. 1969 – Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as what? 6. 2017 – Which company became the first company to achieve worth more than $800 billion? 7. 1643 - Essex County, Massachusetts is founded, which contains a town which the notorious witch-trials will occur in 1692. Name the town? 8. 1960 - The USS Triton completed its journey around the globe, making it the first what to circle the earth? 9. 1824 – What in London opens to the public in its temporary home in a townhouse on Pall Mall? 10. 2002 – An FBI agent is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Russia for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds. Can you remember his name?"

[easthammer]

"8 today thanks Zico, missed Friday which is just as well as I would have been challenging that ferrules are restricted to pencils. A ferrule is a joining or strengthening device. For example ferrules are found on hoses and on golf clubs. What a pedantic boring old git I have become or some would claim have always been."

[Texas Iron]

6 today

[Texas Iron]

6 today

[Mad Dog]

Six

[Far Cough]

7 cheers zico

[riosleftsock]

8 - thanks zico

[Syd Puddefoot]

"Just 5, thanks Zico"

[zico]

"On this Day in History ‚Äì 9th May Quiz 1. On this Day in 1386 ‚Äì England and which other European country formally ratify their alliance with the signing of the Treaty of Windsor, making it the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world which is still in force? Portugal 2. On this Day in 1671 ‚Äì Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal what from the Tower of London? England's Crown Jewels (Crown Jewels on its own is fine) 3. On this Day in 1941 ‚Äì World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest what which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages? Enigma machine 4. On this Day 2010 - Hundreds more flights are cancelled due to volcanic ash disrupting the atmospheric conditions over Europe from which Icelandic volcano. Was it Sn?¶fellsj??kull, Eyjafjallaj??kull or Thrihnukagigur? Eyjafjallaj??kull 5. On this day in 1958 -A noir psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, was released. Was it Psycho, Rear Window or Vertigo? Vertigo 6. On this day in 1927 - 1927: Canberra replaces which city as the capital of Australia? Melbourne 7. On this day in 1955 ‚Äì Which European country formally joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) West Germany 8. On this day in 1981 - Adam and the Ants were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with which song? The song enjoyed a five-week run at No.1. Stand And Deliver 9. On this day in 1860 ‚Äì Which writer (the creator of Peter Pan), was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland? J.M. Barrie, 10. On this day in 2017: President Trump fired which FBI Director? James Comey"

[zico]

"On this Day in History ‚Äì 9th May Quiz 1. On this Day in 1386 ‚Äì England and which other European country formally ratify their alliance with the signing of the Treaty of Windsor, making it the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world which is still in force? 2. On this Day in 1671 ‚Äì Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal what from the Tower of London? 3. On this Day in 1941 ‚Äì World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest what which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages? 4. On this Day 2010 - Hundreds more flights are cancelled due to volcanic ash disrupting the atmospheric conditions over Europe from which Icelandic volcano. Was it Sn?¶fellsj??kull, Eyjafjallaj??kull or Thrihnukagigur? 5. On this day in 1958 -A noir psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, was released. Was it Psycho, Rear Window or Vertigo? 6. On this day in 1927 - 1927: Canberra replaces which city as the capital of Australia? 7. On this day in 1955 ‚Äì Which European country formally joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) 8. On this day in 1981 - Adam and the Ants were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with which song? The song enjoyed a five-week run at No.1. 9. On this day in 1860 ‚Äì Which writer (the creator of Peter Pan), was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland? 10. On this day in 2017: President Trump fired which FBI Director?"

[zico]

I must say it was an absolutely brilliant quiz that one albeit stumping me with most. You really do learn a new thing every day. I now know that I was sitting with finger on philtrim and thumb on chin trying to work them out! Cheers again MD.

[Syd Puddefoot]

"All very interesting (as the more difficult ones often are) but just three sadly, and the only one i knew for sure was the tines on a fork."

[riosleftsock]

6 today

[Far Cough]

I'm sorry cheers MD

[Far Cough]

4 also cheers zico

[Texas Iron]

4 only Good Quiz…