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?"

[Far Cough]

6 thanks

[easthammer]

8 for me thank you

[Mad Dog]

"7. I've been wandering round school singing ""respectable"" today. Probably not a good thing"

[zico]

"80‚Äôs Music Quiz 1. What was the biggest selling single of the 80s in the UK? Was it Do They Know It‚Äôs Christmas by Band Aid, Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood or I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder? Do They Know It‚Äôs Christmas? ‚Äì Band Aid 2. What was the first music video aired on the brand-new MTV channel launched in 1981? Was it ‚ÄúBrass in Pocket‚Äù by The Pretenders, ‚ÄúVienna‚Äù by Ultravox or ‚ÄúVideo Killed the Radio Star‚Äù by The Buggles? ‚ÄúVideo Killed the Radio Star‚Äù ‚Äì The Buggles 3. Who sang the title track of 80s Bond film The Living Daylights? Was it Duran Duran, A-ha or Tina Turner? A-ha 4. Which single gave Whitney Houston her first UK number one in 1985? Was it ‚ÄúHow Will I Know‚Äù, ‚ÄúSaving All My Love for You‚Äù or ‚ÄúI Wanna Dance with Somebody‚Äù? Saving All My Love for You 5. Madness had 15 UK top ten hits in the 80s but only one of them reached number one ‚Äì was it ""Baggy Trousers"", ""It Must Be Love"" or ""House of Fun""? ""House of Fun"" 6. Who had the unique distinction of being the only artist to perform at both the Wembley and Philadelphia Live Aid concerts, held on the 13th July 1985? Phil Collins 7. The Appleby sisters were the only British girl ‚Äúgroup‚Äù to achieve a UK number one during the 1980s. How were they better known and for a bonus point name the song? Mel and Kim - ""Respectable"" 8. Three quarters of ABBA were born in Sweden, one of them was born in another country. For two points was it Bj??rn, Benny, Agnetha or Anni-Frid who were born elsewhere and in which country? Bj??rk?•sen (Ballangen), Norway - Anni-Frid 9. What was the name of the supergroup formed by Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty in 1988? The Traveling Wilburys 10. The pencil-sketch animation technique used in the A-ha video Take on Me was known as what? Rotoscoping"

[zico]

"Mad Dog 1:52 Tue Sep 6 Show off! Link on You Tube please MD! ;-) I can't sing, but one drunken night at a Karaoke bar on holiday I thought I could. Up I stepped to do my version of Do Wah Diddy Diddy not realising that I only knew the first two lines! I blame Bill Murray in Stripes. Got a few odd looks the next morning, embarrassing doesn't cover it."

[Mad Dog]

"Fun fact. Aha ""take on me"" is my go to karaoke song. And yes, I can hit the high notes"

[zico]

"80’s Music Quiz 1. What was the biggest selling single of the 80s in the UK? Was it Do They Know It’s Christmas by Band Aid, Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood or I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder? 2. What was the first music video aired on the brand-new MTV channel launched in 1981? Was it “Brass in Pocket” by The Pretenders, “Vienna” by Ultravox or “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles? 3. Who sang the title track of 80s Bond film The Living Daylights? Was it Duran Duran, A-ha or Tina Turner? 4. Which single gave Whitney Houston her first UK number one in 1985? Was it “How Will I Know”, “Saving All My Love for You” or “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”? 5. Madness had 15 UK top ten hits in the 80s but only one of them reached number one – was it ""Baggy Trousers"", ""It Must Be Love"" or ""House of Fun""? 6. Who had the unique distinction of being the only artist to perform at both the Wembley and Philadelphia Live Aid concerts, held on the 13th July 1985? 7. The Appleby sisters were the only British girl “group” to achieve a UK number one during the 1980s. How were they better known and for a bonus point name the song? 8. Three quarters of ABBA were born in Sweden, one of them was born in another country. For two points was it Bj??rn, Benny, Agnetha or Anni-Frid who were born elsewhere and in which country? 9. What was the name of the supergroup formed by Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty in 1988? 10. The pencil-sketch animation technique used in the A-ha video Take on Me was known as what?"

[easthammer]

7 Thanks Zico

[riosleftsock]

3 thanks

[riosleftsock]

3 thanks

[Texas Iron]

2 Cheers…

[zico]

"Mad Dog 7:33 Mon Sep 5 Aha, ha ha. Yes I can imagine. Maybe it was just as well he wasn't scared of actors in mice suits or promotional photo opportunities would have been useless!"

[Mad Dog]

"7. I was talking about what Walt Disney was scared of. I knew it was mice, but to be fair being attacked by a huge vampire shark would also be scary"

[Far Cough]

5 cheers

[zico]

"MD ? East - yes you are right, in my proof reading of the quiz I missed that,. give yourselves half a point if you haven't got that one right as an apology. Quiz Questions 1. What colour are black boxes on airplanes? Orange 2. There’s a town in Canada called ‘Dildo’ – True or False? True 3. What was Walt Disney afraid of? Mice 4. Which singer once wore an outfit that was made entirely from raw meat? Lady Gaga 5. Complete this Billy Connolly quote: ""My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of... ""? The Lone Ranger 6. Which intruder broke into Buckingham Palace and asked the Queen for some cigarettes? Michael Fagan 7. Which letter doesn’t appear in any US State name? Q 8. Which part of his body did musician Gene Simmons insure for one million dollars? His tongue 9. The UK's Dyslexia Research Trust is based in which British city --- sorry Town.? Reading 10. What was Buzz Aldrin's mother's rather appropriate maiden name? Moon (her name was Marion Moon)"

[easthammer]

The pedant in me has to point out that the answer to 9 is a town not a city. Hope that doesn't give it away

[Mad Dog]

I take it your looking dir the rather ironic phobia rather than being eaten by 50 foot radioacrive vampire alien sharks which would be quite scary of confronted by ome

[zico]

"Quiz Questions 1. What colour are black boxes on airplanes? 2. There’s a town in Canada called ‘Dildo’ – True or False? 3. What was Walt Disney afraid of? 4. Which singer once wore an outfit that was made entirely from raw meat? 5. Complete this Billy Connolly quote: ""My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of... ""? 6. Which intruder broke into Buckingham Palace and asked the Queen for some cigarettes? 7. Which letter doesn’t appear in any US State name? 8. Which part of his body did musician Gene Simmons insure for one million dollars? 9. The UK's Dyslexia Research Trust is oddly based in which British city? 10. What was Buzz Aldrin's mother's rather appropriate maiden name?"

[Texas Iron]

3 ?üò®?üò®?üò®?üò® Cheers‚Ķ

[Texas Iron]

3 ?üò®?üò®?üò®?üò® Cheers‚Ķ

[Far Cough]

4 cheers

[easthammer]

7 for me thank you

[zico]

"12 if you give a half for just Craig in Logan and Chris for the pet shop boys? Cattermole came to me whilst driving and pure guess on Sugababes. Can't believe I missed out on Fred, I put Richard and Glen for some reason and thought Johnny Depp was in Dog Star. Thanks MD."

[Mad Dog]

"1.

[zico]

Still doesn't help me!! ?ü§£ Annoying this I can see three faces for three answers but can't remember their names!