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]

"Apologies re Q12,. Noticed a letter T went walkabout! People - Anagrams with a clue 1. GENUINE CLASS – Smart actor who likes a drink Alec Guinness 2. MOAN LYRICS - Nobody does it better Carly Simon 3. OLD WEST ACTION - This one is pretty self-explanatory Clint Eastwood 4. TO COPULATE, HE FINDS INTERNS - A man’s surname and his former post Clinton – President of the USA 5. I LIKE TO B MP – Parliament to I’m a Celeb Lembit Opik 6. ADMIRABLY – Wand of a left foot Liam Brady 7. BIG MELONS – They can take our lives Mel Gibson 8. O DRACONIAN DEVIL - Never let go Leonardo Di Caprio 9. I'M AN EVIL TORY BIGOT - Former Tory cabinet minister Virginia Bottomley 10. THE GREAT CHARMER - She really wasn’t Margaret Thatcher 11. HE BUGS GORE – There was two of them George Bush 12. A GERMAN FAMOUS WALZ GOD - No hint – this one is easy! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 13. FINE IN TORN JEANS - So say her friends Jennifer Aniston 14. I AM A WEAKISH SPELLER - That’s not true William Shakespeare 15. CREEP BRINGES TUNES - Not a creep, but does bring tunes Bruce Springsteen 16. SNOUT BAIL – Best of all time? Usain Bolt 17. AGE JAIL ONLINE - 6 children Angelia Jolie 18. NARCOLEPTIC - Rock god Eric Clapton 19. TRY EEL SPERM - Film Royalty Meryl Streep 20. BAD MAD NANNY REVOLVER – Throwing Dutchman Raymond Van Barneveld"

[zico]

"Just a bit of TOTP Trivia. All episodes that included Savile obviusly and DLT are no longer shown. Nor the last Mike Smith, although that was because he never signed a release form to allow his shows to be future aired apparently. Got me wondering if bands ended up suing the BBC because no royalties if you were on one of those shows certainly with the first two. Anyway - These might be too easy with the clues! People - Anagrams with a clue 1. GENUINE CLASS – Smart actor who likes a drink 2. MOAN LYRICS - Nobody does it better 3. OLD WEST ACTION - This one is pretty self-explanatory 4. TO COPULATE, HE FINDS INTERNS - A man’s surname and his former post 5. I LIKE TO B MP – Parliament to I’m a Celeb 6. ADMIRABLY – Wand of a left foot 7. BIG MELONS – They can take our lives 8. O DRACONIAN DEVIL - Never let go 9. I'M AN EVIL TORY BIGOT - Former Tory cabinet minister 10. THE GREAT CHARMER - She really wasn’t 11. HE BUGS GORE – There was two of them 12. A GERMAN FAMOUS WALTZ GOD - No hint – this one is easy! 13. FINE IN TORN JEANS - So say her friends 14. I AM A WEAKISH SPELLER - That’s not true 15. CREEP BRINGES TUNES - Not a creep, but does bring tunes 16. SNOUT BAIL – Best of all time? 17. AGE JAIL ONLINE - 6 children 18. NARCOLEPTIC - Rock god 19. TRY EEL SPERM - Film Royalty 20. BAD MAD NANNY REVOLVER – Throwing Dutchman"

[easthammer]

I was up to 12 thanks pop picker

[Far Cough]

9 cheers zico

[Mad Dog]

12 Gracias

[Westside]

18. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

"Top of the Pops 1. In what year was ""Top of The Pops"" first broadcast? Was it 1954, 1964 or 1974? 1964 2. Whose song ""I Only Want to Be with You"" was the first ever to feature on Top of the Pops? Dusty Springfield's 3. Dexys Midnight Runners performed their 1982 hit ""Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"" in front of a large image projection of who instead of singer Jackie Wilson? Dart's player Jocky Wilson 4. The remixed version of the song “Yellow Pearl” was used as the theme music to Top of the Pops from 1981 to 1986. For two points which two musicians co - wrote it? Phil Lynott and Midge Ure 5. Spice Girls' Top of the Pops debut in 1996 was performing which song? Wannabe 6. How many times did the The Beatles appear live on the show? Was it one, ten or twenty? One 7. With over 160 appearances who holds the record for the greatest number of appearances on Top of the Pops? Cliff Richard 8. Who was the first woman to become a regular host? She was a regular presenter between early 1983 and August 1988. Janice Long 9. The performance of ""Maggie May"" by Rod Stewart and the Faces had which presenter miming with a mandolin? John Peel 10. In 1994 ""Top of The Pops"" had a baby brother-""TOTP 2"", which was shown on ""BBC2"". Which DJ wrote and presented the show from 1997? Steve Wright 11. The Rolling Stones were the first band to perform on TOTP; with which song? I Wanna Be Your Man 12. TOTP was traditionally shown on which evening of the week on BBC1? Thursday 13. In 1988, which group were due to mime along to their hit ‘Martha’s Harbour’. Unfortunately, singer Julianne Regan simply sat there in complete silence for the first half of the song, clearly unable to hear the backing track. Whoops! All About Eve 14 On 20 June of which year was the show was formally cancelled and it was announced that the last edition would be broadcast on 30 July? 2006 15. ""Chasing Cars"" was the last song performed live on TOTP. It was performed by which group? Snow Patrol 16. On 24 July 1975, which former Prime Minister arrived unannounced at the Top of the Pops studio to hear Bing Crosby perform 'That's What Life Is All About'? Edward Heath 17. Les Gray famously performed with a ventriloquist dummy during the performance of which song? Lonely This Christmas (by Mud) 18. Which heavy metal band refused to mime their single ""Running Free"" in 1980? Iron Maiden 19. Who presented Top of the Pops from October 1988 to May 1991? She was the only non-Radio 1 DJ to do this regularly for the last 18 months of this period? Anthea Turner 20. For five points can you name the five main regular dance troupes on the show between 1964 and 1983? The Go-Jos: 1964-1968 - Pan's People: 1968-1976 - Ruby Flipper: 1976 - Legs & Co.: 1976-1981 - Zoo: 1981-1983"

[zico]

"Top of the Pops 1. In what year was ""Top of The Pops"" first broadcast? Was it 1954, 1964 or 1974? 2. Whose song ""I Only Want to Be with You"" was the first ever to feature on Top of the Pops? 3. Dexys Midnight Runners performed their 1982 hit ""Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"" in front of a large image projection of who instead of singer Jackie Wilson? 4. The remixed version of the song “Yellow Pearl” was used as the theme music to Top of the Pops from 1981 to 1986. For two points which two musicians co - wrote it? 5. Spice Girls' Top of the Pops debut in 1996 was performing which song? 6. How many times did the The Beatles appear live on the show? Was it one, ten or twenty? 7. With over 160 appearances who holds the record for the greatest number of appearances on Top of the Pops? 8. Who was the first woman to become a regular host? She was a regular presenter between early 1983 and August 1988. 9. The performance of ""Maggie May"" by Rod Stewart and the Faces had which presenter miming with a mandolin? 10. In 1994 ""Top of The Pops"" had a baby brother-""TOTP 2"", which was shown on ""BBC2"". Which DJ wrote and presented the show from 1997? 11. The Rolling Stones were the first band to perform on TOTP; with which song? 12. TOTP was traditionally shown on which evening of the week on BBC1? 13. In 1988, which group were due to mime along to their hit ‘Martha’s Harbour’. Unfortunately, singer Julianne Regan simply sat there in complete silence for the first half of the song, clearly unable to hear the backing track. Whoops! 14 On 20 June of which year was the show was formally cancelled and it was announced that the last edition would be broadcast on 30 July? 15. ""Chasing Cars"" was the last song performed live on TOTP. It was performed by which group? 16. On 24 July 1975, which former Prime Minister arrived unannounced at the Top of the Pops studio to hear Bing Crosby perform 'That's What Life Is All About'? 17. Les Gray famously performed with a ventriloquist dummy during the performance of which song? 18. Which heavy metal band refused to mime their single ""Running Free"" in 1980? 19. Who presented Top of the Pops from October 1988 to May 1991? She was the only non-Radio 1 DJ to do this regularly for the last 18 months of this period? 20. For five points can you name the five main regular dance troupes on the show between 1964 and 1983?"

[zico]

"Agree MD, and I really appreciate you doing a stint as well."

[Mad Dog]

To be honest zico. This is pretty much the only thread I check these days. The rest are full of bickering with the usual suspects. Love these quizzes

[zico]

Most welcome DCL

[DiCaniosLefty]

"14 thanks. Zico, I do the quiz everyday or so but only ever post every other week. Thanks to you, MD and everyone else who go out of their way to post these quizzes up daily. Cheers"

[zico]

East - Yep that's one I checked and double checked and triple checked! Never too old to learn indeed. Hence why despite a fall in quizers I continue to do these. Some may do them and not post their scores so as long as you guys/gals are happy to keep doing them I'm happy to continue as I have probably learnt more in the last few years than I did in the previous 50! Will run out of ideas soon though I suspect!

[easthammer]

"14 for me thanks Zico. The Capsian Sea one which I got right ( albeit for the wrong reason) got me doing some reading into the definition of a lake. The Caspian Sea fits the basic criteria of a body of water surrounded by land, and it is a tectonic lake but there are at least 11 classifications of types of lake. I thought the largest lake to be Lake Baikal but that turned out to be the largest freshwater lake and then only by volume. Never too old to learn eh?"

[Westside]

"16, for me. Thanks."

[Mad Dog]

16. Thanks from your friendly neighbourhood Taurus

[Far Cough]

11 for me and that is true Thanks zico

[zico]

"Another True or False 1. If you're born between May 1st and 20th, then you're a Gemini. False – you're actually a Taurus. 2. There are over 2,500 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame True - As of July 12, 2023, there are 2,759 stars. 3. Tropical cyclones — the general name for the storms called typhoons, hurricanes or cyclones in different parts of the world — always spin counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and spin in the opposite direction in the Southern Hemisphere. True 4. Dolly Parton is the godmother of Miley Cyrus. True 5. The Channel Tunnel is the longest rail tunnel in the world. False - The Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland is 4 miles longer at 35.5 miles long 6. Olivia Newton-John represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, the year ABBA won with ""Waterloo"". True 7. Nicolas Cage and Michael Jackson both married the same woman. True - to Lisa Marie Presley 8. The Great Wall of China is visible from the moon with the naked eye. False 9. Brazil is the only country in the Americas to have the official language of Portuguese. True 10. The tennis player top of the pile for the most Men’s Singles Titles (109) in The Open Era is Jimmy Connors. True - still holds four prominent Open Era men's singles records: 109 titles, 164 finals, 1,557 matches played, and 1,274 match wins. 11. Monaco is the smallest country in the world. False – It’s The Vatican 12. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe. True 13. The largest lake in the world is Lake Superior bordered by Canada and the USA. False – Despite I’s misleading name it’s The Caspian Sea. 14. ‘The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail.’ is the first line of ‘The Old Man and the Sea’. False – It’s JAWS 15. Whoopi Goldberg before becoming a famous film actress worked as a morgue beautician. True 16. The Mesosphere is the lowest level of the atmosphere. False – It’s the Troposphere 17. China did not win an Olympic medal at the Summer Games until 1984? True 18. There have been 21 Carry On Films made? False – 31 19. Pinocchio was Walt Disney’s first animated feature film in full colour. False - The first one was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 20. Out of all Premier League teams West Ham have had the least number of permanent managers in their history. True"

[zico]

No but I'll be very embarrassed if I got the answer wrong!

[Mad Dog]

Is it cheating for q1 if I was born 3rd May?

[Mad Dog]

Is it cheating for q1 if I was born 3rd May?

[zico]

"Another True or False 1. If you're born between May 1st and 20th, then you're a Gemini. 2. There are over 2,500 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 3. Tropical cyclones — the general name for the storms called typhoons, hurricanes or cyclones in different parts of the world — always spin counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and spin in the opposite direction in the Southern Hemisphere. 4. Dolly Parton is the godmother of Miley Cyrus. 5. The Channel Tunnel is the longest rail tunnel in the world. 6. Olivia Newton-John represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, the year ABBA won with ""Waterloo"". 7. Nicolas Cage and Michael Jackson both married the same woman. 8. The Great Wall of China is visible from the moon with the naked eye. 9. Brazil is the only country in the Americas to have the official language of Portuguese. 10. The tennis player top of the pile for the most Men’s Singles Titles (109) in The Open Era is Jimmy Connors. 11. Monaco is the smallest country in the world. 12. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe. 13. The largest lake in the world is Lake Superior bordered by Canada and the USA. 14. ‘The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail.’ is the first line of ‘The Old Man and the Sea’. 15. Whoopi Goldberg before becoming a famous film actress worked as a morgue beautician. 16. The Mesosphere is the lowest level of the atmosphere. 17. China did not win an Olympic medal at the Summer Games until 1984? 18. There have been 21 Carry On Films made? 19. Pinocchio was Walt Disney’s first animated feature film in full colour. 20. Out of all Premier League teams West Ham have had the least number of permanent managers in their history."

[easthammer]

9 that I knew could have guessed at others but didn't thanks MD

[Westside]

"18, for me today. Thanks."

[zico]

Very happy with 13 and gutted I was a year out on half a dozen others! Thanks MD.