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?"

[Mad Dog]

50%

[easthammer]

5 Thought I had 7 Not Griffin and not Will Scarlet

[Far Cough]

5

[Far Cough]

5

[Texas Iron]

6 today ?ü§†?ü§†

[zico]

"Myths, Legends and Beliefs Quiz 1. Wandering minstrel who became a member of Robin Hood’s ""Merry Men"" Alan-a-Dale 2. Legendary city of gold that inspired the Conquistadors, and also Walter Raleigh El Dorado 3. Hero from Geatland in Sweden, of an Old English epic poem, dating from 800–1000 AD; slew the demon monster Grendel (and Grendel's mother) with his sword Hrunting Beowulf 4. Buried under King's Cross Station, according to a popular urban myth (which places this as the site of her last battle and therefore her death and burial) Boudica 5. Legendary sea monster believed to have lived off the coasts of Norway and Iceland – possibly originated in sightings of giant squid The Kraken 6. Legendary bird that lives for up to 1,000 years, then builds a nest in which it burns, then is reborn from the ashes as an egg Phoenix 7. Believed in Ireland to wail to foretell a death Banshee 8. Celtic festival to mark the end of the harvest, said to be a precursor of Halloween Samhain 9. Dragon–like creature of mediaeval legend, frequently used in British heraldry and popular even today for use in company logos; gave its name to a car (Vauxhall) and a strike aircraft (Westland) in the 1950s Wyvern 10. Mythical princess who saved her life and those of other women by telling the 1,001 stories of the Arabian Nights Scheherazade"

[zico]

"Myths, Legends and Beliefs Quiz 1. Wandering minstrel who became a member of Robin Hood’s ""Merry Men"" 2. Legendary city of gold that inspired the Conquistadors, and also Walter Raleigh 3. Hero from Geatland in Sweden, of an Old English epic poem, dating from 800–1000 AD; slew the demon monster Grendel (and Grendel's mother) with his sword Hrunting 4. Buried under King's Cross Station, according to a popular urban myth (which places this as the site of her last battle and therefore her death and burial) 5. Legendary sea monster believed to have lived off the coasts of Norway and Iceland – possibly originated in sightings of giant squid 6. Legendary bird that lives for up to 1,000 years, then builds a nest in which it burns, then is reborn from the ashes as an egg 7. Believed in Ireland to wail to foretell a death 8. Celtic festival to mark the end of the harvest, said to be a precursor of Halloween 9. Dragon–like creature of mediaeval legend, frequently used in British heraldry and popular even today for use in company logos; gave its name to a car (Vauxhall) and a strike aircraft (Westland) in the 1950s 10. Mythical princess who saved her life and those of other women by telling the 1,001 stories of the Arabian Nights"

[Texas Iron]

6 today‚Ķ MISSED 3 guesses‚Ķ ?üôÅ?üôÅ

[easthammer]

7 is definitely the mode

[Syd Puddefoot]

"Also 7, thanks Zico"

[riosleftsock]

7

[Mad Dog]

6. Couple of educated guesses

[Mad Dog]

6. Couple of educated guesses

[zico]

"I'm expecting a few 10's today!! The Play What I Wrote Quiz (My little tribute to Eric & Ernie) 1. Which Shakespeare play has an English place name in its title? The Merry Wives of Windsor 2. Billy Elliot is about a boy from which mining town? County Durham 3. The Jersey Boys is a musical featuring the music and story of which band? The Four Seasons or Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons 4. The 1987 Steve Martin movie ""Roxanne"" is a spoof of what dramatic play by Edmond Rostand? Cyrano de Bergerac 5. Which play by George Bernard Shaw contains the characters Eliza, Henry and Mr. Dolittle? Pygmalion 6. In which Japanese city is Madame Butterfly set? Nagasaki 7. Which Musical features the songs Some Enchanted Evening and There Is Nothing Like A Dame? South Pacific 8. Phillip Schofield, Jason Donovan and Donny Osmond have all played the starring role in which stage musical? Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 9. Major Metcalf, Detective-Sergeant Trotter and Mollie Ralston all feature in which play by Agatha Christie? The Mousetrap 10. Who wrote the play ‘The Night of the Iguana’? Tennessee Williams"

[zico]

"The Play What I Wrote Quiz 1. Which Shakespeare play has an English place name in its title? 2. Billy Elliot is about a boy from which mining town? 3. The Jersey Boys is a musical featuring the music and story of which band? 4. The 1987 Steve Martin movie ""Roxanne"" is a spoof of what dramatic play by Edmond Rostand? 5. Which play by George Bernard Shaw contains the characters Eliza, Henry and Mr. Dolittle? 6. In which Japanese city is Madame Butterfly set? 7. Which Musical features the songs Some Enchanted Evening and There Is Nothing Like A Dame? 8. Phillip Schofield, Jason Donovan and Donny Osmond have all played the starring role in which stage musical? 9. Major Metcalf, Detective-Sergeant Trotter and Mollie Ralston all feature in which play by Agatha Christie? 10. Who wrote the play ‘The Night of the Iguana’?"

[Texas Iron]

9 Bonds..

[Texas Iron]

9 Bonds..

[Texas Iron]

9 Bonds..

[Syd Puddefoot]

"Only 6 today, insufficient brain racking time plus not hot on the subject so only got the obvious (and older) ones. Thanks Dog"

[easthammer]

8 for me thanks MD. I also just the news re Monty Norman

[Mad Dog]

I was reading about that literally an hour ago as he died today ironically

[Far Cough]

"8 Monty Norman wrote the James Bond theme, John Barry arranged it: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62122982"

[riosleftsock]

"16 today, 12 at weekend"

[zico]

Sorry I meant that the only one I could remember that the song was different from the name of the film was Nobody Does it Better for the Spy Who Loved Me.

[Mad Dog]

You don't have to match the film to the song (buy if you put golsldfinger to quantam of solace you need to have a word) I merely said name the 25 songs