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]

Fatty owls and farty towels being the other ones Used to watch it on repeat as a kid

[zico]

"Mad Dog 8:38 Tue Oct 25 Three,,,, impressive. Flowery Twats was brilliant. Must rewatch Fawlty Towers haven't seen it in years."

[Far Cough]

"6 for me, cheers zico"

[Mad Dog]

8. Including 3 faulty towers signs. Flowery twats was always my favourite

[zico]

"Classic British Comedy Quiz 1. The British sitcom Porridge was set in which fictional prison in Cumberland? HMP Slade 2. What is the name of the near-silent 1967 Associated London Films production starring Tommy Cooper and Eric Sykes? The Plank 3. Eric Morecambe was, perhaps, which Football Club's most famous patron and director? Luton Town 4. Do you remember the name of the actress who played Franks Spencer’s long suffering wife Betty in the BBC comedy Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em? For a bonus pint which actor was she married to from January 1987 until his death in November 2009? Michele Dotrice / Edward Woodward 5. Name the character played by Nigel Hawthorne in Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister? Sir Humphrey Appleby 6. Select the odd one out from the following…. Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Peter Cook, Michael Bentine, Spike Milligan? Peter Cook - Seacombe, Sellers, Bentine and Milligan were the key stars in The Goon Show. 7. In The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, the title character would always picture what animal when thinking about his mother-in-law? Hippopotamus 8. From series two onwards the opening and closing theme songs of Only Fools and Horses were written and sung by whom? John Sullivan who wrote the series. 9. Which classic character might have answered the telephone saying “4291”? Victor Meldrew – One Foot in the Grave. 10. Remember all the variations on the Fawlty Towers hotel sign? Rather than just the odd letter missing or hanging off, six of the twelve episodes the letter arrangement spelt out two words but not necessarily with all the letters used. I’ll give you the one in series one, WARTY TOWELS, can you remember the five others used in Series Two? Five points on offer. WATERY FOWLS, FLAY OTTERS, FATTY OWLS, FLOWERY TWATS, FARTY TOWELS"

[zico]

"Classic British Comedy Quiz 1. The British sitcom Porridge was set in which fictional prison in Cumberland? 2. What is the name of the near-silent 1967 Associated London Films production starring Tommy Cooper and Eric Sykes? 3. Eric Morecambe was, perhaps, which Football Club's most famous patron and director? 4. Do you remember the name of the actress who played Franks Spencer’s long suffering wife Betty in the BBC comedy Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em? For a bonus pint which actor was she married to from January 1987 until his death in November 2009? 5. Name the character played by Nigel Hawthorne in Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister? 6. Select the odd one out from the following…. Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Peter Cook, Michael Bentine, Spike Milligan? 7. In The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, the title character would always picture what animal when thinking about his mother-in-law? 8. From series two onwards the opening and closing theme songs of Only Fools and Horses were written and sung by whom? 9. Which classic character might have answered the telephone saying “4291”? 10. Remember all the variations on the Fawlty Towers hotel sign? Rather than just the odd letter missing or hanging off, six of the twelve episodes the letter arrangement spelt out two words but not necessarily with all the letters used. I’ll give you the one in series one, WARTY TOWELS, can you remember the five others used in Series Two? Five points on offer."

[Far Cough]

11 for me also

[Mad Dog]

15 . Including 9 of the final 11

[riosleftsock]

11 (out of 20 ish)

[zico]

"Fascinating stuff East,. I am in fact honoured that you haven't corrected me on any of those answers! ;-) Just put Boleyn Castle into Google and see that you are right. Als though Hever Castle pops up in the search and eerily looks similar to the castle on the Hammers badge. Mind you most castles probably had some sort of similarity with each other."

[easthammer]

"11 Today thanks Zico. Perhaps should have scored more. Particularly as I have a long-standing family history associated with the ""Boleyn Castle"" or Green Street House of which as a kid I had a wooden replica in which I kept my lead soldiers. Green Street House was from 1915-1940 the home of Bolenium Overalls ( W A Smith & C0). My uncle was the Factory Manager for this company and both my parents worked for Bolenium after the War when it had moved to Dagenham (Chadwell Heath) Bolenium Overalls were often seen advertising in West Ham Utd match day programmes. If look up pictures of Boleyn Castle it will show the one then remaining Tower ( that was demolished in 1955) and behind it is the Victorian building that was Green Street House complete with false fortifications -That is the model I had. By the way I think I am right in saying that there is no real evidence that the ""castle"" ever had three (or even two) towers as depicted in the club's old badge"

[easthammer]

"11 Today thanks Zico. Perhaps should have scored more. Particularly as I have a long-standing family history associated with the ""Boleyn Castle"" or Green Street House of which as a kid I had a wooden replica in which I kept my lead soldiers. Green Street House was from 1915-1940 the home of Bolenium Overalls ( W A Smith & C0). My uncle was the Factory Manager for this company and both my parents worked for Bolenium after the War when it had moved to Dagenham (Chadwell Heath) Bolenium Overalls were often seen advertising in West Ham Utd match day programmes. If look up pictures of Boleyn Castle it will show the one then remaining Tower ( that was demolished in 1955) and behind it is the Victorian building that was Green Street House complete with false fortifications -That is the model I had. By the way I think I am right in saying that there is no real evidence that the ""castle"" ever had three (or even two) towers as depicted in the club's old badge"

[zico]

"The Boleyn Ground Quiz 1. The Boleyn Ground was the home of West Ham United from ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ. to 2016? (Insert the year) 1904 2. The ground was briefly used by which Club in the early 1990s during their years of financial difficulty? Charlton Athletic 3. Origin, and the Boleyn Legend - Green Street House, usually known as Boleyn Castle, was a stately home in East Ham. The estate was formed in the early 16th century, perhaps by Richard Breame, a servant of Henry VIII. The local legend is that Anne Boleyn lived there, and Henry VIII came there to court her, although there is no documentary evidence to support this belief. What number wife of Henry VIII was Anne Boleyn? Second 4. Which rivals were West Ham‚Äôs first-ever opponents at the Boleyn Ground? West Ham won so a bonus point if you can guess the score Millwall. Hammers won 3-0 5. The Boleyn Ground underwent extensive redevelopment work in the early 1990s in the advent of the ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ. Report? Taylor 6. In 1999 the Boleyn saw one of the club‚Äôs greatest performances ever. Joe Cole and Michael Carrick inspired West Ham to a 6-0 FA Youth Cup final second leg win for a 9-0 aggregate victory over which Club? Coventry 7. The World Cup Sculpture, or simply The Champions, is a bronze statue of the 1966 World Cup Final located near the site of the former Boleyn Ground. It features Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters and which other 1966 player? Ray Wilson 8. When the Premier League fixtures were drawn-up at the start of the 2015‚Äì16 Premier League season, which Club were planned to be West Ham's final opponents at the Boleyn Ground, on 7 May 2016? Swansea City 9. The Boleyn gave way to a residential development by Barratt London comprising of around 842 new homes, across 15 buildings. The building names include Academy House, Arnold Hills House, Taylor House, St Pier Court, Ruffle House, Lyall House and Sealey Tower. What is the residential development known as Upton ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ...? Upton Gardens 10. In May 2016 West Ham United marked their departure from Upton Park after 112 years with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Manchester United. For 11 points name the Hammers starting 11 that night? Randolph, Antonio, Cresswell, Reid, Ogbonna, Noble, Payet, Kouyat?©, Carroll, Lanzini, Sakho"

[Mad Dog]

"We had them at home, offered to switch it to the away game and give us the home areas. The board said no, so we had to play them properly away later in the season."

[zico]

"Mad Dog 1:04 Mon Oct 24 I did wonder if we had played them. Assume West Ham fans didn't all have to cramp into the away end?! Funnily enough I had a question on how many managers, but you did that last week, hence why I knew the answer!! At the new Upton ...................... development the buildings are apparently Academy House Arnold Hills House Taylor House St Pier Court John Charles Tower Chamberlain Court Ruffle House Lyall House Sealey Tower Chapman House Cantwell House Freeman House Paynter House Tunstille House Somewhat surprised not to see Greenwood, Moore, Hurst, Peters in that little lot."

[Mad Dog]

"Q2. We actually played that team when they were tennants. They offered to switch the fixture round (from home to away or something) as a thanks buy we said no. That match was also filmed and shown as ""the fa cup semi final"" for a show called diary of a trenage health freak woth ricci harnett making his debut as Kenny belch. With some fuck awful acting by bonds, Bishop and Alvin martin"

[zico]

"The Boleyn Ground Quiz 1. The Boleyn Ground was the home of West Ham United from ………………. to 2016? (Insert the year) 2. The ground was briefly used by which other Club in the early 1990s during their years of financial difficulty? 3. Origin, and the Boleyn Legend - Green Street House, usually known as Boleyn Castle, was a stately home in East Ham. The estate was formed in the early 16th century, perhaps by Richard Breame, a servant of Henry VIII. The local legend is that Anne Boleyn lived there, and Henry VIII came there to court her, although there is no documentary evidence to support this belief. What number wife of Henry VIII was Anne Boleyn? 4. Which rivals were West Ham’s first-ever opponents at the Boleyn Ground? West Ham won so a bonus point if you can guess the score 5. The Boleyn Ground underwent extensive redevelopment work in the early 1990s in the advent of the ……………………. Report? 6. In 1999 the Boleyn saw one of the club’s greatest performances ever. Joe Cole and Michael Carrick inspired West Ham to a 6-0 FA Youth Cup final second leg win for a 9-0 aggregate victory over which Club? 7. The World Cup Sculpture, or simply The Champions, is a bronze statue of the 1966 World Cup Final located near the site of the former Boleyn Ground. It features Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters and which other 1966 player? 8. When the Premier League fixtures were drawn-up at the start of the 2015–16 Premier League season, which Club were planned to be West Ham's final opponents at the Boleyn Ground, on 7 May 2016? 9. The Boleyn gave way to a residential development by Barratt London comprising of around 842 new homes, across 15 buildings. The building names include Academy House, Arnold Hills House, Taylor House, St Pier Court, Ruffle House, Lyall House and Sealey Tower. What is the residential development known as Upton ………………...? 10. In May 2016 West Ham United marked their departure from Upton Park after 112 years with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Manchester United. For 11 points name the Hammers starting 11 that night?"

[easthammer]

7 for me yesterday thanks MD

[Mad Dog]

Yes. Chandler's comment in relation to him and monica getting naked fastest for the first time

[Mad Dog]

Shit yes it's 17 That'll teach me to post answers when I'm at the pub

[zico]

"A mere 5, had Wilson down as PM so one month out, total guess on Bolt, and can just see Chandler saying that now,,,,didn't get it! However, I am doing an ""Easthammer"". Can I query West Ham having 18 managers? I'm sure it's 17 unless you are counting Moyes twice!"

[riosleftsock]

A measly 6

[Mad Dog]

"Yes east It's at the point of her resignation It bodes well for me that speed I presses you” quiz 1) Liz Truss quit yesterday (if you hadn’t heard) how long was she prime minister? 44 FULL DAYS, WILL ACCEPT 45 AS IT WAS HER 45TH DAY SHE QUIT 2) Truss now holds the record as shortest ever prime minister, who did she users GEORGE CANNING 3) How long was he prime minister? 118 DAYS 4) Why did his term end? HE DIED 5) Conversely who was in post longest? SIR ROBERT WALPOLE 6) How long? 20 YEARS 314 DAYS (will accept 21 years As it was almost that) 7) I’ve been alive since May 1976, how many prime ministers have there been since my birth? 9 (Callahan, thatcher, major, blair, brown, Cameron, may, Johnson, truss) 8) How many west ham managers have there been? (Not including caretaker managers) 17 (corrected) 9) Who had the shortest tenure (not including caretaker managers) LOU MACARI 10) Conversely who had the job longest? SYD KING 11) How long? 30 YEARS 12) How long was Brian clough manager of Leeds? 44 DAYS 13) How long was Leroy rosenior manager of torquay United (to the nearest 10 minutes). 10 MINUTES. He left straight after joining as the club was bought by a consortium that god rid of him and installed colin lee as chief coach 14) In 2009 Usain bolt ran 100m in 9.58 seconds. What is that in mph 23.35 mph (Accept 23) or 37.58 KM/h 15) What ia the fastest land mammal on earth? CHEETAH (up to 65 mph) 16) What is the fastest creature in earth? PERIGRINE FALCON (240 mph) 17) What is the fastest car ever THRUST SSC (if you went for production car it’s the SSC Tuatara) 18) What speed did it reach (approcimately) 763 MPH (I’ll let you judge if your close enough) (331mph for the SSC tuatara) 19) Beatrice straight won the Oscar for best supporting actress for “network” with the least screen time ever to win the award. How long was she on screen for (closest minute) 6 (5 mins 40 seconds) 20) What mega hit tv show is the quiz title quote from? FRIENDS"

[easthammer]

"Sorry MD I am going to be a bit pedantic again, I just can't help it and my family tells me to stop but I fail every time despite knowing nobody likes a smart arse. Liz Truss is still PM and remains so until her replacement is appointed. So question 1 can't be answered just yet. But I guess you will settle for how long she was in office before she tendered her resignation."

[Far Cough]

16 cheers zico