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Daily Quiz anyone?
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easthammer
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Daily Quiz anyone?
"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?"
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easthammer
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"12 today thanks Zico, Good questions particularly liked the cubit one. I do enjoy learning even at my age!"
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"Measurement Quiz 1. An Anemometer is a device most widely used for measuring the speed of what? wind speed, air pressure and air velocity (any of those for a point) 2. Used to measure the height of horses, how many inches are there in 'a hand'? Four inches 3. Which coin, first minted in the reign of Henry VII, was worth one twentieth of a pound sterling, or twelve pence? Shilling 4. Which metric unit of area equal to ten thousand metres squared, was a metric replacement for the imperial acre for land measurement? Hectare (one hectare contains about 2.47 acres) 5. What is greater, a pint of beer or a half-litre of beer? A pint (an imperial pint = 568 ml) 6. In computing, a nibble is how many bits? Four bits 7. The distance of which athletics race is sometimes referred to as the metric mile? 1500 metres 8. In cookery, how many teaspoons are there in one tablespoon? Three teaspoons 9. How many standard bottles of wine are there in a Nebuchadnezzar? 20 bottles 10. Which unit, abolished for official use in the UK in 1985, are there eight of in a mile? The furlong 11. What word links an ancient city and a unit of mass used for precious metals and gemstones? Troy 12. In standard UK bed sizes, how much wider in inches, is a King Size compared to a standard Double, is it 4, 6 or 8 inches? 6 inches (a Double is 4’6” x 6’3”, and a King Size is 5’0” x 6’6”) 13. What part of the body is measured with a brannock device? Feet - Shoe sizes (the well-known apparatus used in shoe shops) 14. Which ancient measurement was based on the forearm length from the tip of the middle finger to the bottom of the elbow? Cubit 15. Which unit, named after a Swedish astronomer, came into standard use in 1948? Celsius 16. The volume of which solid shape is measured by the formula a third times the base, times the height? Pyramid 17. How many grams are in a kilogram? 1000 18. What name is given to the science of measurement? Metrology 19. Mickeys per second is the unit of measurement for the speed and movement direction of what? A computer mouse 20. The intensity of the ""heat"" of what, is commonly reported in Scoville heat units? Chili peppers"
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"Congrats on the good scores gents and on your first maximum Westside. Measurement Quiz 1. An Anemometer is a device most widely used for measuring the speed of what? 2. Used to measure the height of horses, how many inches are there in 'a hand'? 3. Which coin, first minted in the reign of Henry VII, was worth one twentieth of a pound sterling, or twelve pence? 4. Which metric unit of area equal to ten thousand metres squared, was a metric replacement for the imperial acre for land measurement? 5. What is greater, a pint of beer or a half-litre of beer? 6. In computing, a nibble is how many bits? 7. The distance of which athletics race is sometimes referred to as the metric mile? 8. In cookery, how many teaspoons are there in one tablespoon? 9. How many standard bottles of wine are there in a Nebuchadnezzar? 10. Which unit, abolished for official use in the UK in 1985, are there eight of in a mile? 11. What word links an ancient city and a unit of mass used for precious metals and gemstones? 12. In standard UK bed sizes, how much wider in inches, is a King Size compared to a standard Double, is it 4, 6 or 8 inches? 13. What part of the body is measured with a brannock device? 14. Which ancient measurement was based on the forearm length from the tip of the middle finger to the bottom of the elbow? 15. Which unit, named after a Swedish astronomer, came into standard use in 1948? 16. The volume of which solid shape is measured by the formula a third times the base, times the height? 17. How many grams are in a kilogram? 18. What name is given to the science of measurement? 19. Mickeys per second is the unit of measurement for the speed and movement direction of what? 20. The intensity of the ""heat"" of what, is commonly reported in Scoville heat units?"
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easthammer
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"What’s the connection? 1. Which American singer-songwriter died in 1997 after crashing his single seater plane in the Pacific? John Denver 2. In which fictional town is the Simpsons set? Springfield 3. Where is the US Masters held every year? Augusta 4. Where in Massachusetts were a series of witch trials held in 1692? Salem 5. Who was the first republican President of the United States? Abraham Lincoln 6. On which project did Tony Benn replace an ‘E’ that Harold Macmillan had removed, stating it stood for ‘Excellence, England, Europe and the Entente Cordiale’? Concorde 7. Which allied military leader was created Viscount of El-Alamein in 1946? Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery 8. How is the flatfish with the Latin name Solea Solea more commonly known? Dover sole 9. Which German battleship, sister ship of the Tirpitz, sank HMS Hood in 1941? Bismarck 10. What was the name of the last Carry On Film made? Carry On Columbus 11. What’s the connection? US State Capitals - Denver, Colorado; Springfield, Illinois; Augusta, Maine; Salem, Oregon; Lincoln, Nebraska; Concord, New Hampshire; Montgomery, Alabama; Dover, Delaware; Bismarck, North Dakota; Columbus, Ohio"
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"What’s the connection? 1. Which American singer-songwriter died in 1997 after crashing his single seater plane in the Pacific? 2. In which fictional town is the Simpsons set? 3. Where is the US Masters held every year? 4. Where in Massachusetts were a series of witch trials held in 1692? 5. Who was the first republican President of the United States? 6. On which project did Tony Benn replace an ‘E’ that Harold Macmillan had removed, stating it stood for ‘Excellence, England, Europe and the Entente Cordiale’? 7. Which allied military leader was created Viscount of El-Alamein in 1946? 8. How is the flatfish with the Latin name Solea Solea more commonly known? 9. Which German battleship, sister ship of the Tirpitz, sank HMS Hood in 1941? 10. What was the name of the last Carry On Film made? 11. What’s the connection?"
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easthammer
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"Sir Bobby Charlton Quiz 1. Ten years after the Munich tragedy Bobby was joined by Denis Law and George Best and Charlton inspired United to a first European Cup win in 1968, scoring twice in the final against which club? Benfica 2. What was the final score in that European Cup Final? 4-1 to United 3. In what year was Charlton awarded the Ballon d'Or? 1966 4. Charlton went on to break United's scoring and appearance records - netting 249 goals in 758 games to cement his status as one of British football's all-time greats. Who eventually broke his appearances record? Ryan Giggs finishing on 963 games. 5. And who broke his goals record at United? Wayne Rooney scoring 253 goals. 6. After leaving Old Trafford, Charlton spent two years as manager and player-manager at which club? Preston North End 7. How many goals did Sir Bobby score for England? 49 8. How many appearances did he make for his country? 106 9. Charlton was named in the England squad for how many World Cups? Four World Cups (1958, 1962, 1966, and 1970), though he did not play in the first. 10.. Charlton's last game for Manchester United was against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 28 April of which year? Coincidentally, this day also marked his brother Jackie's last appearance as well (for Leeds). Charlton's final goal for the club came a month earlier, on 31 March, in a 2–0 win at Southampton, also in the First Division. 1973"
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"Sorry chaps taken ages to log on to the site this morning. Sir Bobby Charlton Tribute Quiz 1. Ten years after the Munich tragedy Bobby was joined by Denis Law and George Best and Charlton inspired United to a first European Cup win in 1968, scoring twice in the final against which club? 2. What was the final score in that European Cup Final? 3. In what year was Charlton awarded the Ballon d'Or? 4. Charlton went on to break United's scoring and appearance records - netting 249 goals in 758 games to cement his status as one of British football's all-time greats. Who eventually broke his appearances record? 5. And who broke his goals record at United? 6. After leaving Old Trafford, Charlton spent two years as manager and player-manager at which club? 7. How many goals did Sir Bobby score for England? 8. How many appearances did he make for his country? 9. Charlton was named in the England squad for how many World Cups? 10.. Charlton's last game for Manchester United was against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 28 April of which year?"
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easthammer
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