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?"

[easthammer]

10 thanks MD

[Westside]

11. Thanks.

[Mad Dog]

"1. T.e. stockwell and John cohen founded which supermarket chain TESCO 2. Who presented the original series of supermarket sweep DALE WINTON. (I'll accept david ruprecht as he did the Yank version) 3. Sweep was a character along with the title character on the sooty show. What was the girl panda called SOO 4. The creator of the sooty show and his son who took over from him both share the surname corbett. Can you name either of their first names? HARRY AND MATTHEW 5. Ronnie corbett and ronnie barker first came to prominence on a TV show with John Cleese. What was the show? THE FROST REPORT 6. What was the first monty python film? AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT (Sketches released in a film format) 7. Who provided the animation on monty python? TERRY GILLIAM 8. Who was the main character in the TV animation ""ducktails"" (all together now. Might solve a mystery, or rewrite history, ducktails... oweeeooo) SCROOGE MCDUCK 9. What is the French for duck It’s CANARD (you can say that again Rodney…. Sorry quote from only fools and horses) 10. Are there more cats or dogs in France? CATS 11. Toto is the dog in which classic book/film (the wonderful) WIZARD OF OZ 12. Toto had a massive hit with ""africa"". Their preceeding hit was a girls name. What was it? ROSANNA 13. What is the city in Africa with the highest population CAIRO 14. What has rhe highest population New York city or Los angeles NEW YORK (8.5M VS 3.4M) 15 what uk supermarket is owned by us company walmart ASDA Note. I would have got the monty python one wrong. Which is why I had to word it carefully. I would have put holy grail. But all the checks I've done the answer categorically is and now for something completely different is classed as a film"

[Mad Dog]

"1. T.e. stockwell and John cohen founded which supermarket chain TESCO 2. Who presented the original series of supermarket sweep DALE WINTON. (I'll accept david ruprecht as he did the Yank version) 3. Sweep was a character along with the title character on the sooty show. What was the girl panda called SOO 4. The creator of the sooty show and his son who took over from him both share the surname corbett. Can you name either of their first names? HARRY AND MATTHEW 5. Ronnie corbett and ronnie barker first came to prominence on a TV show with John Cleese. What was the show? THE FROST REPORT 6. What was the first monty python film? AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT (Sketches released in a film format) 7. Who provided the animation on monty python? TERRY GILLIAM 8. Who was the main character in the TV animation ""ducktails"" (all together now. Might solve a mystery, or rewrite history, ducktails... oweeeooo) SCROOGE MCDUCK 9. What is the French for duck It’s CANARD (you can say that again Rodney…. Sorry quote from only fools and horses) 10. Are there more cats or dogs in France? CATS 11. Toto is the dog in which classic book/film (the wonderful) WIZARD OF OZ 12. Toto had a massive hit with ""africa"". Their preceeding hit was a girls name. What was it? ROSANNA 13. What is the city in Africa with the highest population CAIRO 14. What has rhe highest population New York city or Los angeles NEW YORK (8.5M VS 3.4M) 15 what uk supermarket is owned by us company walmart ASDA Note. I would have got the monty python one wrong. Which is why I had to word it carefully. I would have put holy grail. But all the checks I've done the answer categorically is and now for something completely different is classed as a film"

[Mad Dog]

"1. T.e. stockwell and John cohen founded which supermarket chain 2. Who presented the original series of supermarket sweep 3. Sweep was a character along with the title character on the sooty show. What was the girl panda called 4. The creator of the sooty show and his son who took over from him both share the surname corbett. Can you name either of their first names? 5. Ronnie corbett and ronnie barker first came to prominence on a TV show with John Cleese. What was the show? 6. What was the first official monty python film released in cinemas? 7. Who provided the animation on monty python? 8. Who was the main character in the TV animation ""ducktails"" (all together now. Might solve a mystery, or rewrite history, ducktails... oweeeooo) 9. What is the French for duck 10. Are there more cats or dogs in France? 11. Toto is the dog in which classic book/film 12. Toto had a massive hit with ""africa"". Their preceeding hit was a girls name. What was it? 13. What is the city in Africa with the highest population 14. What has rhe highest population New York city or Los angeles 15 what uk supermarket is owned by us company walmart"

[easthammer]

8 for me thanks Zlco

[riosleftsock]

8 at last

[zico]

"Zeb, think it's made a bit easier for us because we know that if mum had come through the stroke she would have just been left bed bound with dementia, which is no life at all, so it's a source of comfort that she isn't going to have to stare at a ceiling for god knows how many years like her sister did. I'm keeping busy with funerals, wakes and Registrars etc, it will probably hot me a little more when it's all done. Unfortunately what we didn't really know is that mum chose a rather expensive solicitor firm to be Executors. Mum has a reasonable estate and her financial advisor had a word with the solicitor I think and they have stated that they will charge hourly rates instead of a % of the estate. I didn't know some solicitors if executors can charge between 3& and 5% of the state! WTF! Nothing you can do either as it's in the will and prior to death it's none of my business. it was entirely up to mum. I suspect she did it so I didn't have to deal with Probate but I think if a Solicitor is going to be an Executor for an older person some sort of cost agreement should be worked out for future Executorship when the Will is written otherwise it's an unknown. When I saw the hourly rates - £400 plus VAT for a partner, to £245 plus VAT for a senior solicitor and £150 plus VAT for a paralegal I nearly had a flipping heart attack! Maybe a percentage would be cheaper!! Thankfully the solicitor is happy for me to do all the stuff like funeral, registering the death, informing all banks, financial institutions and HMRC etc and just concentrating on probate. Plus mum was savvy enough to place half the estate in trust. That's what dementia rips away, only 6/7 years ago was this strong intelligent woman, and all that wiped out in a matter of years. Thankfully mum had 80 odd years of good health. I really feel for those who get dementia earlier in life, it's a horrendous predicament."

[Far Cough]

6 thanks

[zebthecat]

"10 here thanks. No Boro of tennis players. Hang in there zico, I had to wait a month too. No fun at all."

[Mad Dog]

7 merci Trying to write another tenuous quiz for tomorrow. Having issues getting back to the start. But I bloody well will

[Westside]

8. Thanks.

[zico]

"1998 January - The Drudge Report breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.., which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. Monica Lewinsky February ‚Äì The ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ., a large-scale steel sculpture, 20 meters tall and with a wingspan of 54 meters, by Antony Gormley is installed at Gateshead, northern England. Angel of the North March - ITV airs a special one-off edition of Sunday Night at the London Palladium to celebrate ex host, ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ70th birthday. It includes appearances by Diana Ross and Joe Longthorne. Bruce Forsyth's April - The ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķfor Northern Ireland is signed by the Irish and British governments and most Northern Ireland political parties, with the notable exception of the Democratic Unionist Party. Good Friday Agreement [Belfast Agreement] May - ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..goes into hiding as her public relations representative, Julian Torton, confirms that she has left the Spice Girls permanently. (Full name at the time for a full point) Geri Halliwell June - To mark the tenth anniversary of the death of ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ., BBC Two airs ‚ÄúYou Are, Are You Not?‚Äù, a documentary paying tribute to the chat show presenter. Russell Harty July - Saving Private Ryan, directed by Steven Spielberg, was released to critical acclaim and was the top grossing domestic film of 1998. Winning five Academy Awards including Best Director. The opening ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..Beach battle was the most involved scene, costing $12 million to film over four weeks with 1,500 extras. Omaha August - Manchester United TV begins broadcasting, making Manchester United F.C. the world's second football team to have its own television channel, the first being fellow English Club‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķin 1997. (If anyone gets this you can have 5 points, it surprised me) Middlesbrough (Boro TV) September - US Open Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..retains title; beats ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 Patrick Rafter - Mark Philippoussis (point for each) October - ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..releases her debut single ""Baby One More Time"" Britney Spears November - ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..1 space probe overtakes Pioneer 10 as the most distant man-made object from the Solar System, at a distance of 69.419 AU (1.03849?ó1010 km). Voyager December - Hugo Ch?°vez, politician and former member of the military, is elected President of ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ... Venezuela"

[zico]

"Best wishes Zeb. It's not easy but at least I am busy with things which keeps me occupied. We have to wait till 12th April though. 1998 January - The Drudge Report breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.., which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February ‚Äì The ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ., a large-scale steel sculpture, 20 meters tall and with a wingspan of 54 meters, by Antony Gormley is installed at Gateshead, northern England. March - ITV airs a special one-off edition of Sunday Night at the London Palladium to celebrate ex host, ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ70th birthday. It includes appearances by Diana Ross and Joe Longthorne. April - The ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķfor Northern Ireland is signed by the Irish and British governments and most Northern Ireland political parties, with the notable exception of the Democratic Unionist Party. May - ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..goes into hiding as her public relations representative, Julian Torton, confirms that she has left the Spice Girls permanently. (Full name at the time for a full point) June - To mark the tenth anniversary of the death of ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ., BBC Two airs ‚ÄúYou Are, Are You Not?‚Äù, a documentary paying tribute to the chat show presenter. July - Saving Private Ryan, directed by Steven Spielberg, was released to critical acclaim and was the top grossing domestic film of 1998. Winning five Academy Awards including Best Director. The opening ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..Beach battle was the most involved scene, costing $12 million to film over four weeks with 1,500 extras. August - Manchester United TV begins broadcasting, making Manchester United F.C. the world's second football team to have its own television channel, the first being fellow English Club‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķin 1997. (If anyone gets this you can have 5 points, it surprised me) September - US Open Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..retains title; beats ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 October - ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..releases her debut single ""Baby One More Time"" November - ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..1 space probe overtakes Pioneer 10 as the most distant man-made object from the Solar System, at a distance of 69.419 AU (1.03849?ó1010 km). December - Hugo Ch?°vez, politician and former member of the military, is elected President of ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..."

[zebthecat]

9 today zico - thanks. My mother's funeral was today. We got through it but it is draining.

[easthammer]

Just 5 for me thanks Zico

[riosleftsock]

9 thanks

[Westside]

7. Thanks.

[Mad Dog]

6. Cheers

[Far Cough]

7 thanks zico

[zico]

"1997 January ‚Äì After Bill Clinton is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. - ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..becomes the first female Secretary of State, after confirmation by the United States Senate Madeleine Albright February- ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..is sacked from pop band East 17 after his controversial comments on a radio interview in which he appeared to be condoning the use of the drug ecstasy. Brian Harvey March - The Comet ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.., makes its closest approach to Earth. It was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades. Hale‚ÄìBopp April - The 1997 Grand National is delayed after a suspected Provisional IRA bomb threat. The race is eventually run on 7 April at 5pmt and was the last of 50 Nationals, including the void race of 1993 to be commentated on by the late‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.. Peter O'Sullevan. May - The ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..perform their first British live gig for the Prince's Trust 21st anniversary concert at the Manchester Opera House They break royal protocol by kissing The Prince of Wales on the cheeks and even pinching his bottom. Spice Girls June - Law Lords declare that former Conservative Home Secretary, ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.., acted illegally in raising the minimum sentence of the two juveniles who committed the murder of James Bulger, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, to 15 years. They also strip the government of setting minimum terms for prisoners aged under 18 who had received life or indefinite prison sentences. Michael Howard July - Spree killer Andrew Cunanan shoots fashion designer ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..dead outside his Miami Beach residence. Gianni Versace August ‚Äì Princess Diana died after a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris while the driver was fleeing the paparazzi. The crash also resulted in the deaths of her companion Dodi Fayed and the driver, Henri Paul, who was the acting security manager of the H?¥tel Ritz Paris - ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ, who was employed as a bodyguard by Dodi's father, survived. Trevor Rees-Jones September - Release of Elton John's Candle in the Wind remade as a charity tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. This will be the second best-selling single worldwide of all time ""‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.."" was the first). White Christmas October - England secure qualification for the 1998 World Cup in ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..with a battling goalless draw in Rome against Italy. France November - ""Titanic"" directed by‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.., starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet premieres at the Tokyo International Film Festival James Cameron December - The Royal Yacht ‚Äú‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..‚Äùis decommissioned after 44 years in service. Britannia"

[zico]

"The Halloween Shatner mask question did make me wonder. Did that mean William Shatner went out on Halloween just as himself carrying a knife?! Anyway, 1997 today and me thinks that all of you will get November due to yesterday but I can't be arsed to change the question! 1997 January ‚Äì After Bill Clinton is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. - ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..becomes the first female Secretary of State, after confirmation by the United States Senate. February- ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..is sacked from pop band East 17 after his controversial comments on a radio interview in which he appeared to be condoning the use of the drug ecstasy. March - The Comet ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.., makes its closest approach to Earth. It was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades. April - The 1997 Grand National is delayed after a suspected Provisional IRA bomb threat. The race is eventually run on 7 April at 5pmt and was the last of 50 Nationals, including the void race of 1993 to be commentated on by the late‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.. May - The ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..perform their first British live gig for the Prince's Trust 21st anniversary concert at the Manchester Opera House They break royal protocol by kissing The Prince of Wales on the cheeks and even pinching his bottom. June - Law Lords declare that former Conservative Home Secretary, ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.., acted illegally in raising the minimum sentence of the two juveniles who committed the murder of James Bulger, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, to 15 years. They also strip the government of setting minimum terms for prisoners aged under 18 who had received life or indefinite prison sentences. July - Spree killer Andrew Cunanan shoots fashion designer ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..dead outside his Miami Beach residence. August ‚Äì Princess Diana died after a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris while the driver was fleeing the paparazzi. The crash also resulted in the deaths of her companion Dodi Fayed and the driver, Henri Paul, who was the acting security manager of the H?¥tel Ritz Paris - ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ, who was employed as a bodyguard by Dodi's father, survived. September - Release of Elton John's Candle in the Wind remade as a charity tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. This will be the second best-selling single worldwide of all time ""‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.."" was the first). October - England secure qualification for the 1998 World Cup in ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..with a battling goalless draw in Rome against Italy. November - ""Titanic"" directed by‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.., starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet premieres at the Tokyo International Film Festival December - The Royal Yacht ‚Äú‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..‚Äùis decommissioned after 44 years in service."

[DiCaniosLefty]

"16, thanks. Condolences Zico"

[easthammer]

15 Mainly inspired guessing plus a little knowledge thanks Zico

[easthammer]

15 Mainly inspired guessing plus a little knowledge thanks Zico