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]

"Toys Quiz 1. Launched in Britain in 1966 by Palitoy, as a licensed copy of Hasbro's American GI Joe? 2. Classic toy, invented by US naval engineer Richard T. James in 1943 (and named by his wife): a compressed spring whose best trick was to go downstairs? 3. Invented in 1901 by Frank Hornby of Liverpool; described on the box as ""engineering for boys""? 4. Created in 1959 by Ruth Handler, and named after her daughter; inspired by a German equivalent called Bild Lilli; full name Barbara Millicent Roberts; acquired a belly button in 2000? 5. Created in the USA in 1933 as a wallpaper cleaner, and adapted into a child's toy in 1956; introduced in the UK in 1965? 6. Invented in 1974 by a Hungarian architecture professor; named after him in 1980 by a German toy manufacturer; advertised as having ""over three billion combinations but only one solution""; said to be the world's best ever selling toy (350 million sold by 2009)? 7. Said to be based on a Filipino hunting weapon, and introduced to the USA in 1923 by Filipino hotel worker Pedro Flores? 8. Geometric drawing toy invented in 1965 by British engineer Denys Fisher? 9. Japanese electronic toy, introduced in 1996 and ridiculously popular for several years; you had to care for it as if it were a pet? 10. For two points - The following awards were made by the BATR in January 2000 (as reported in The Guardian): What were voted Toy of the Century and Game of the Century?"

[zico]

Just 1 for me with a few slap head moments. Idiot here misread last question and put Glastonbury!! Thanks MD.

[Texas Iron]

5 Cheers…

[Mad Dog]

"1

[Mad Dog]

"The stupid quotes quiz 1 which idiot, upon signing for Liverpool, tweeted “we're In good form after beating arsenal 4,-0 last week”.... despite playing in the arsenal side that lost 4-0 to liverpool? 2. Which model said “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”? 3. Which sportsman said of their son “I definitely want ***** to be christened, but don’t know into what religion yet”? 4. Complete the following presidential phrase “ fool me once, shame on, shame on you…” 5. Who said (I’ve redacted the person’sname)“I am on a drug. It’s called ******. It’s not available because if you try it once, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body? 6. Which film star said “my mom never saw the irony of calling me a son of a bitch”? 7. Which singing diva said before entering rehab in 2001 “I just want one day off when I can go swimming and eat ice cream and look at rainbows""? 8. which comedian said “imagine how dumb the average person is, half the population is dumber than that”? 9. Who said of his own rv show “I think MTV should consider using subtitles. Half the time, even I cant understand what the f*** I’m talking about”? 10. Christina Aguilera once asked where which film festival would be held that year?"

[Texas Iron]

16 Cheers…

[Mad Dog]

19 A certain of those absolutely stumped me

[riosleftsock]

17 ta zico

[zico]

"More Cryptic Film Titles 1. Saturday The Day After Tomorrow 2. Gabby and Johnny out for a jog Logan’s Run 3. Sounds like a European country Grease 4. Large reptile near Scottish city Crocodile Dundee 5. After eight with no light Dark Knight 6. Unhygienic Prince Dirty Harry 7. Fractured spine on Ben Nevis Brokeback Mountain 8. Preserving Mr Giggs in secret Saving Private Ryan 9. Lupine in the Stock Market The Wolf on Wall Street 10. Hello, goodbye Brief Encounter 11. Watch the grapes, they're out of control The Wild Bunch 12. The final punk hairstyle Last of the Mohicans 13. Buying and selling fish? Trading Places 14. It swings the cot The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 15. Can remember everything Total Recall 16. Yankee Vandal American Graffiti 17. Drowsy Valley Sleepy Hollow 18. Did vampire wrinkle nose at fur Nosferatu 19. Me and the Monarch The King and I 20. Lunar Gardener Moonraker 21. Crazy raincoats Mad Max 22. Three forms of transport Planes, Trains and Automobiles 23. Fantastic dwarfs Magnificent Seven 24. Perilous connections Dangerous Liasons 25. Heavenly messengers on cocaine

[zico]

"Usual long Thursday so how about some more Cryptic Film titles... 1. Saturday 2. Gabby and Johnny out for a jog 3. Sounds like a European country 4. Large reptile near Scottish city 5. After eight with no light 6. Unhygienic Prince 7. Fractured spine on Ben Nevis 8. Preserving Mr Giggs in secret 9. Lupine in the Stock Market 10. Hello, goodbye 11. Watch the grapes, they're out of control 12. The final punk hairstyle 13. Buying and selling fish? 14. It swings the cot 15. Can remember everything 16. Yankee Vandal 17. Drowsy Valley 18. Did vampire wrinkle nose at fur 19. Me and the Monarch 20. Lunar Gardener 21. Crazy raincoats 22. Three forms of transport 23. Fantastic dwarfs 24. Perilous connections 25. Heavenly messengers on cocaine 26. Rob some flowers 27. Sounds like a Scottish priest 28. A parent comes back 29. Wife of pyromaniac hesitates 30. Welshman's final bid in US state"

[Texas Iron]

7 Cheers…

[riosleftsock]

"Incredible 11, if that had involved modern ""comics"" it would be zero"

[Mad Dog]

8.. mainly thanks to the Robin Williams question

[Far Cough]

"7 for me, thanks zico"

[easthammer]

A funny but not hilarious 9 for me thanks Zico

[zico]

"Classic Comedy Quiz 1. Which comedian had a hit with ‘Funky Moped’? Jasper Carrott 2. Who was the dumb, giggly blonde on ‘Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In’? Goldie Hawn 3. Who was awarded a 1953 BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles following his film Trouble in Store? Norman Wisdom 4. In which Welsh town is there a statue of Tommy Cooper overlooking its castle? Caerphilly (his birthplace) 5. A two-point question – Firstly name the British comedy stage revue written and performed by Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, and Dudley Moore. It debuted at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival and went on to play in London's West End and then in America, both on tour and on New York's Broadway in the early 1960s. For a second point name the BBC British sketch comedy show starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore that aired in three series between 1964 and 1970? Beyond the Fringe - Not Only... But Also 6. Who closed his show with the phrase ‘May your god go with you’? Dave Allen 7. Born Yacov Moshe Maza on June 9, 1928, His 1986 one-man show The World According to Me! won a Special Tony Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, an Ace Award, an Emmy Award, and earned a Grammy nomination. He wrote and performed six one-man shows on Broadway. Who was he better known as? Jackie Mason 8. The original 1975 cast of which US tv show included Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, and Chevy Chase? Saturday Night Live 9. The late great Robin Williams was nominated for four Academy Awards (three for Best Actor – One for Best Supporting Actor). He won Best Supporting Actor in 1998. What was the name of the film? If you can name the other three films he received Best Actor nominations for you can have another three bonus points. Won for Good Will Hunting – Nominated for Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society and The Fisher King 10. Can you give the first name of the long-suffering sidekick and 'bridesmaid' of Dame Edna Everage? If you can give the surname, you get two points. Madge Allsop"

[zico]

"Classic Comedy Quiz 1. Which comedian had a hit with ‘Funky Moped’? Jasper Carrott 2. Who was the dumb, giggly blonde on ‘Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In’? Goldie Hawn 3. Who was awarded a 1953 BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles following his film Trouble in Store? Norman Wisdom 4. In which Welsh town is there a statue of Tommy Cooper overlooking its castle? Caerphilly (his birthplace) 5. A two-point question – Firstly name the British comedy stage revue written and performed by Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, and Dudley Moore. It debuted at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival and went on to play in London's West End and then in America, both on tour and on New York's Broadway in the early 1960s. For a second point name the BBC British sketch comedy show starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore that aired in three series between 1964 and 1970? Beyond the Fringe - Not Only... But Also 6. Who closed his show with the phrase ‘May your god go with you’? Dave Allen 7. Born Yacov Moshe Maza on June 9, 1928, His 1986 one-man show The World According to Me! won a Special Tony Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, an Ace Award, an Emmy Award, and earned a Grammy nomination. He wrote and performed six one-man shows on Broadway. Who was he better known as? Jackie Mason 8. The original 1975 cast of which US tv show included Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, and Chevy Chase? Saturday Night Live 9. The late great Robin Williams was nominated for four Academy Awards (three for Best Actor – One for Best Supporting Actor). He won Best Supporting Actor in 1998. What was the name of the film? If you can name the other three films he received Best Actor nominations for you can have another three bonus points. Won for Good Will Hunting – Nominated for Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society and The Fisher King 10. Can you give the first name of the long-suffering sidekick and 'bridesmaid' of Dame Edna Everage? If you can give the surname, you get two points. Madge Allsop"

[zico]

"Classic Comedy Quiz 1. Which comedian had a hit with ‘Funky Moped’? 2. Who was the dumb, giggly blonde on ‘Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In’? 3. Who was awarded a 1953 BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles following his film Trouble in Store? 4. In which Welsh town is there a statue of Tommy Cooper overlooking its castle? 5. A two-point question – Firstly name the British comedy stage revue written and performed by Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, and Dudley Moore. It debuted at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival and went on to play in London's West End and then in America, both on tour and on New York's Broadway in the early 1960s. For a second point name the BBC British sketch comedy show starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore that aired in three series between 1964 and 1970? 6. Who closed his show with the phrase ‘May your god go with you’? 7. Born Yacov Moshe Maza on June 9, 1928, His 1986 one-man show The World According to Me! won a Special Tony Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, an Ace Award, an Emmy Award, and earned a Grammy nomination. He wrote and performed six one-man shows on Broadway. Who was he better known as? 8. The original 1975 cast of which US tv show included Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, and Chevy Chase? 9. The late great Robin Williams was nominated for four Academy Awards (three for Best Actor – One for Best Supporting Actor). He won Best Supporting Actor in 1998. What was the name of the film? If you can name the other three films he received Best Actor nominations for you can have another three bonus points. 10. Can you give the first name of the long-suffering sidekick and 'bridesmaid' of Dame Edna Everage? If you can give the surname, you get two points."

[easthammer]

10 today thanks Zico. Missed yesterday which is probably not a bad thing as looking at the answers I would have struggled

[Texas Iron]

9 today Cheers…

[Far Cough]

9 thanks zico

[Mad Dog]

"8. There's a great photo of me taken on a school trip where I'm next to the Venus de milo with my arms tucked into my t shirt. Sad thing is I was one of the teachers running the trip. Yes I'm immature, but it was funny. Thought I'd get in shit over it but security guard was laughing"

[zico]

"Art 1. Which artist created ‘Campbell’s Soup Cans’ in 1962? Andy Warhol 2. Where in the world is Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa exhibited? The Louvre, Paris 3. What nationality was artist Henri Matisse? French 4. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Michelangelo 5. Which Dutch artist created Sunflowers and Starry Night? Vincent van Gogh 6. The Tate is a network of four art museums; two are based in London, give the other two English locations? (two points) Liverpool, and St. Ives, Cornwall 7. What's the well-known name for a painting on a freshly plastered wall? Fresco 8. In which city would you find The Van Gogh Museum? Amsterdam 9. Which sculpture is named after Aphrodite's Roman name, and the Greek island where it was discovered? Venus de Milo 10. Which French sculptor, generally considered the founder of modern sculpture, is best known for such sculptures as The Thinker, The Kiss and The Gates of Hell? Auguste Rodin"

[Far Cough]

"Only 4 for yesterday, cheers zico"

[zico]

"Art 1. Which artist created ‘Campbell’s Soup Cans’ in 1962? 2. Where in the world is Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa exhibited? 3. What nationality was artist Henri Matisse? 4. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? 5. Which Dutch artist created Sunflowers and Starry Night? 6. The Tate is a network of four art museums; two are based in London, give the other two English locations? (two points) 7. What's the well-known name for a painting on a freshly plastered wall? 8. In which city would you find The Van Gogh Museum? 9. Which sculpture is named after Aphrodite's Roman name, and the Greek island where it was discovered? 10. Which French sculptor, generally considered the founder of modern sculpture, is best known for such sculptures as The Thinker, The Kiss and The Gates of Hell?"