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?"

[Westside]

"12. Thanks. I thought question 10,was a reference to the ITV comedy ""Robin's Nest,"" but just assumed there was character in it called Magnum, I couldn't remember."

[Mad Dog]

9 gracias. Knew a few partial answers

[zico]

"Connect Two Each question has two clues with different answers but what word is shared by both answers? An example question is... Phrase coined by astronomer Fred Hoyle and 1958 American Western film starring Gregory Peck and Charlton Heston... the answer and connection we need is BIG (from the pair of answers: 'The Big Bang' and 'Big Country') 1. Who wrote the post nuclear war novel On the Beach and a character in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Neville (Nevil Shute and Neville Hope) 2. Who wrote The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and the fourth child in TV’s The Waltons. Benjamin (Benjamin Britain and Benjamin) 3. The Patron Saint of desperation and the single which was the Beatles' first release on their Apple record label. Jude (St. Jude and Hey Jude) 4. Film based on the brutal treatment of Billy Hayes was a nickname sometimes given to Norway. Midnight (Midnight Express and Land of the Midnight Sun) 5. Historical event referred to as Black 47 and a character which appeared in the Toy Story franchise. Potato (Irish Potato Famine and Mr. Potato Head) 6. Used to lift heavy loads and founder of a DIY store in Southampton in March 1969. Block (Block and Tackle and Richard Block (B&Q was founded by Richard Block and David Quayle)) 7. American nickname for the wheel clamp and American singer-songwriter Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. Denver (Denver Boot and John Denver) 8. Leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and a town in Essex? Harlow (Jean Harlow and Harlow) 9. An award for excellence in the Australian television industry and a Scottish inventor. Logie (Logie and John Logie Baird) 10. Double the size of a standard bottle and a guest at Robin's Nest. Magnum (Magnum and Thomas Magnum) 11. Battle that took place from 25 September to 8 October 1915 in France and the author of the 1925 comic novel, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Loos (Loos and Anita Loos) 12. American bodybuilder who once described himself as a ""scrawny weakling"" and a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. Atlas (Charles Atlas and Atlas Mountains) 13. James Kildare worked at this fictional large hospital and the general stores in Take the High Road. Blaire (Blaire General Hospital and Blair's Stores) 14. Sold the Virgin Islands to the USA and Hamlet. Denmark (Denmark and Prince of Denmark) 15. Elected to the Tennessee state legislature in 1821 and partner to Ricardo Tubbs. Crockett (Davy Crockett and ""Sonny"" Crockett (Miami Vice TV series)) 16. The first day of Lent and a gentlemen’s singles winner at Wimbledon Ash (Ash Wednesday and Arthur Ash) 17. Starred as Miss Marple in a series of films in the early 1960s and the father of nuclear physics. Rutherford (Margaret Rutherford and Ernest Rutherford) 18. Live Aid took place here in 1985 and a 1940 American romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant. Philadelphia (Philadelphia and The Philadelphia Story) 19. A major road in the West End of London and a town in Dorset with a steep cobbled street made famous by the Hovis advert. Shaftesbury (Shaftesbury Avenue and Shaftesbury) 20. With much media attention it was cancelled on 10 May 2019 and the protagonist, narrator, and author of American Sniper. Kyle (The Jeremy Kyle Show and Chris Kyle)"

[zico]

"Connect Two Each question has two clues with different answers but what word is shared by both answers? An example question is... Phrase coined by astronomer Fred Hoyle and 1958 American Western film starring Gregory Peck and Charlton Heston... the answer and connection we need is BIG (from the pair of answers: 'The Big Bang' and 'Big Country') 1. Who wrote the post nuclear war novel On the Beach and a character in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. 2. Who wrote The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and the fourth child in TV’s The Waltons. 3. The Patron Saint of desperation and the single which was the Beatles' first release on their Apple record label. 4. Film based on the brutal treatment of Billy Hayes was a nickname sometimes given to Norway. 5. Historical event referred to as Black 47 and a character which appeared in the Toy Story franchise. 6. Used to lift heavy loads and founder of a DIY store in Southampton in March 1969. 7. American nickname for the wheel clamp and American singer-songwriter Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. 8. Leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and a town in Essex? 9. An award for excellence in the Australian television industry and a Scottish inventor. 10. Double the size of a standard bottle and a guest at Robin's Nest. 11. Battle that took place from 25 September to 8 October 1915 in France and the author of the 1925 comic novel, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. 12. American bodybuilder who once described himself as a ""scrawny weakling"" and a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. 13. James Kildare worked at this fictional large hospital and the general stores in Take the High Road. 14. Sold the Virgin Islands to the USA and Hamlet. 15. Elected to the Tennessee state legislature in 1821 and partner to Ricardo Tubbs. 16. The first day of Lent and a gentlemen’s singles winner at Wimbledon 17. Starred as Miss Marple in a series of films in the early 1960s and the father of nuclear physics. 18. Live Aid took place here in 1985 and a 1940 American romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant. 19. A major road in the West End of London and a town in Dorset with a steep cobbled street made famous by the Hovis advert. 20. With much media attention it was cancelled on 10 May 2019 and the protagonist, narrator, and author of American Sniper."

[zico]

Hardest past of that was trying to think of a harder question with the answer Honeycombe!

[Westside]

"6, thanks Zico. No link."

[Mad Dog]

"8. Wouldn't have got the link even if I'd got all 10. Even though I was thinking ""which suchet played poirot and whick one done the news"""

[zico]

"What’s the connection? 1. What is the mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honeybees called? Honeycomb 2. Which restaurant chain has around 36000 outlets across 120 countries, serving roughly 69 million people per day? McDonald's 3. Who invented the geodetic airframe and the earthquake bomb? Barnes Wallis – and of course the bouncing bomb, but that would have given away the answer! 4. Which car manufacturer had models including the Cambridge, the Ambassador and the Montego? Austin 5. Legendary comedian and actor Joseph Levitch was better known by what name? Jerry Lewis 6. In Agatha Christies Murder on the Orient Express, the case was a highly publicized murder involving the death of 3-year-old Daisy, the daughter of a wealthy American family. What was the fictional surname of that wealthy American family? Armstrong 7. Who wrote Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden? Frances Hodgson Burnet 8. Which organ of the body, which stores bile, is removed in a cholecystectomy? Gall Bladder 9. Who played the eponymous detective in 70 episodes of Agatha Christie’s Poirot? David Suchet 10. Also called Ix, name the fictional character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who is Arthur Dent's friend – and rescuer, when the Earth is unexpectedly demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass at the start of the story? Ford Prefect 11. What’s the connection? Classic ITN Newsreaders - Gordon Honeycombe, Trevor McDonald, Carol Barnes, Mark Austin, Martyn Lewis, Pamela Armstrong, Alistair Burnet, Sandy Gall, John Suchet, Anna Ford"

[zico]

"What’s the connection? 1. What is the mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honeybees called? Honeycomb 2. Which restaurant chain has around 36000 outlets across 120 countries, serving roughly 69 million people per day? McDonald's 3. Who invented the geodetic airframe and the earthquake bomb? Barnes Wallis – and of course the bouncing bomb, but that would have given away the answer! 4. Which car manufacturer had models including the Cambridge, the Ambassador and the Montego? Austin 5. Legendary comedian and actor Joseph Levitch was better known by what name? Jerry Lewis 6. In Agatha Christies Murder on the Orient Express, the case was a highly publicized murder involving the death of 3-year-old Daisy, the daughter of a wealthy American family. What was the fictional surname of that wealthy American family? Armstrong 7. Who wrote Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden? Frances Hodgson Burnet 8. Which organ of the body, which stores bile, is removed in a cholecystectomy? Gall Bladder 9. Who played the eponymous detective in 70 episodes of Agatha Christie’s Poirot? David Suchet 10. Also called Ix, name the fictional character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who is Arthur Dent's friend – and rescuer, when the Earth is unexpectedly demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass at the start of the story? Ford Prefect 11. What’s the connection? Classic ITN Newsreaders - Gordon Honeycombe, Trevor McDonald, Carol Barnes, Mark Austin, Martyn Lewis, Pamela Armstrong, Alistair Burnet, Sandy Gall, John Suchet, Anna Ford"

[zico]

"What’s the connection? 1. What is the mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honeybees called? Honeycomb 2. Which restaurant chain has around 36000 outlets across 120 countries, serving roughly 69 million people per day? McDonald's 3. Who invented the geodetic airframe and the earthquake bomb? Barnes Wallis – and of course the bouncing bomb, but that would have given away the answer! 4. Which car manufacturer had models including the Cambridge, the Ambassador and the Montego? Austin 5. Legendary comedian and actor Joseph Levitch was better known by what name? Jerry Lewis 6. In Agatha Christies Murder on the Orient Express, the case was a highly publicized murder involving the death of 3-year-old Daisy, the daughter of a wealthy American family. What was the fictional surname of that wealthy American family? Armstrong 7. Who wrote Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden? Frances Hodgson Burnet 8. Which organ of the body, which stores bile, is removed in a cholecystectomy? Gall Bladder 9. Who played the eponymous detective in 70 episodes of Agatha Christie’s Poirot? David Suchet 10. Also called Ix, name the fictional character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who is Arthur Dent's friend – and rescuer, when the Earth is unexpectedly demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass at the start of the story? Ford Prefect 11. What’s the connection? Classic ITN Newsreaders - Gordon Honeycombe, Trevor McDonald, Carol Barnes, Mark Austin, Martyn Lewis, Pamela Armstrong, Alistair Burnet, Sandy Gall, John Suchet, Anna Ford"

[zico]

"What’s the connection? 1. What is the mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honeybees called? 2. Which restaurant chain has around 36000 outlets across 120 countries, serving roughly 69 million people per day? 3. Who invented the geodetic airframe and the earthquake bomb? 4. Which car manufacturer had models including the Cambridge, the Ambassador and the Montego? 5. Legendary comedian and actor Joseph Levitch was better known by what name? 6. In Agatha Christies Murder on the Orient Express, the case was a highly publicized murder involving the death of 3-year-old Daisy, the daughter of a wealthy American family. What was the fictional surname of that wealthy American family? 7. Who wrote Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden? 8. Which organ of the body, which stores bile, is removed in a cholecystectomy? 9. Who played the eponymous detective in 70 episodes of Agatha Christie’s Poirot? 10. Also called Ix, name the fictional character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who is Arthur Dent's friend – and rescuer, when the Earth is unexpectedly demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass at the start of the story? 11. What’s the connection?"

[zico]

"A poor 9, thanks MD. Some I couldn't even guess and now I see the answers it's obvious. The Prestige was so annoying, I just couldn't remember and put Now You See Me!"

[Westside]

A very disappointing 8. Usually do a lot better on the films.

[Mad Dog]

"Name the film from the quote Film opening lines 1. As far back as I can remember. I always wanted to be a gangster GOODFELLAS 2. Let me tell you what like a virgin is about RESERVOIR DOGS 3.i believe in America. America has made my fortune. THE GODFATHER 4. Saturday, March 24, 1984 Shermer High School, Shermer, Illinois, 600062. Dear Mr. Vernon... THE BREAKFAST CLUB 5.rosebud CITIZEN KANE 6. Choose life TRAINSPOTTING 7 ""who are you?"" ""I am death"" THE SEVENTH SEAL 8. I remember those cheers. They still ring in my ears RAGUBG BULL 9. When I think of my wife, I always think of her head. I picture cracking her lovely skull GONE GIRL 10. What can you say about a 25 year old girl who died? That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved mozart, Bach, the beatles .... and me LOVE STORY Film closing lines 11. Why dont we just wait her for a little while,. See what happens THE THING 12. Now where was I? MEMENTO 13. Where we're going, we don't need roads BACK TO THE FUTURE 14.its too bad she won't live, but then again, who does? BLADE RUNNER 15. I'm ready for my closeup SUNSET BLVD 16. Just like that, he's gone THE USUAL SUSPECTS 17. Why, she wouldn't even harm a fly. PSYCHO 18 it was beauty killed the beast KING KONG 19. You met me at a very strange time of my life FUGHT CLUB 20. They all did it. But if you want to know who killed Mr Boddy, I did it. In the hall. With the revolver. OK chief take them away. I'm going home to sleep with my wife. CLUE 21 You know somethin', Utivich? I think this just might be my masterpiece! INGLORIOUS BASTERDS 22.polar bear fell on me ROADHOUSE 23. Well nobody's perfect SOME LIME IT HOT 24. Now you're looking for the secret. But you won't find it because of course, you're not really looking. You don't really want to work it out. You want to be fooled. THE PRESTIGE 25. ""Bond. What do you think you're doing?"" ""Leeping the British end up sir"" THE SPY WHO LOVED ME"

[Mad Dog]

"Name the film from the quote Film opening lines 1. As far back as I can remember. I always wanted to be a gangster 2. Let me tell you what 'like a virgin' is about 3.i believe in America. America has made my fortune. 4. Saturday, March 24, 1984. Shermer High School, Shermer, Illinois, 600062. Dear Mr. Vernon... 5.rosebud 6. Choose life 7 ""who are you?"" ""I am death"" 8. I remember those cheers. They still ring in my ears 9. When I think of my wife, I always think of her head. I picture cracking her lovely skull 10. What can you say about a 25 year old girl who died? That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved mozart, Bach, the beatles .... and me Film closing lines 11. Why dont we just wait her for a little while,. See what happens 12. Now where was I? 13. Where we're going, we don't need roads 14.its too bad she won't live, but then again, who does? 15. I'm ready for my closeup 16. Just like that, he's gone 17. Why, she wouldn't even harm a fly. 18 it was beauty killed the beast 19. You met me at a very strange time of my life 20. They all did it. But if you want to know who killed Mr Boddy, I did it. In the hall. With the revolver. OK chief take them away. I'm going home to sleep with my wife. 21 You know somethin', Utivich? I think this just might be my masterpiece! 22.polar bear fell on me 23. Well nobody's perfect 24. Now you're looking for the secret. But you won't find it because of course, you're not really looking. You don't really want to work it out. You want to be fooled. 25. ""Bond. What do you think you're doing?"" ""Leeping the British end up sir"

[Mad Dog]

"If this were bingo ... ""It's fucking poor, a shocking four"""

[zico]

Oh FFS with a name like Zico I shouldn't have made such an error. Bad typo apologies it was meant to read 1974

[zico]

Oh FFS with a name like Zico I shouldn't have made such an error. Bad typo apologies it was meant to read 1974

[Westside]

"21, thanks Zico. Brazil, won the 1970 world Cup."

[zico]

"1970’s Sport 1. Virginia Wade won Wimbledon in 1977 but who did she beat in the final? Betty Stove (Wade had also beaten Chris Evert in the semi final) 2. For three points, at the 1976 Olympics, who became the first ever gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10? Also, how old was she and which city hosted these Olympics? Nadia Comaneci. She was 14 and the Olympics were in Montreal. 3. Who scored Southampton’s FA Cup Final Winner in 1976? Bobby Stokes 4. Pele played the last game of his professional career in a friendly between which two clubs? New York Cosmos and Santos FC (the only two clubs Pele has ever played for) 5. Who won gold medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics? Bruce Jenner (now, Caitlyn Jenner) 6. Can you name Red Rum's trainer? Ginger McCain 7. Which club won three consecutive European Cups in 1971, 1972 and 1973? Ajax 8. Which undefeated world heavyweight champion lost in The Rumble in the Jungle? George Foreman (lost to Muhammad Ali in 1974) 9. Which club did Nottingham Forest beat to win their first European Cup Final in 1979? And who scored the only goal, with a back post header? Malmo. Trevor Francis – point for each 10. In 1970, which horse won all three English Triple Crown Races plus the Irish Derby? Nijinsky 11. Which athlete in 1979 set three world records in the space of 41 days? Sebastian Coe 12. Which British figure skater was the 1976 Olympic and World Champion? John Curry 13. In 1972, the fifth-largest city in Austria hosted The Winter Olympics, can you remember its name? Innsbruck 14. Name the British professional motorcycle racer who was a two-time world champion, winning consecutive 500cc titles in 1976 and 1977? Barry Sheene 15. Which Brit in 1973 was champion for the third time in his final year of Grand Prix racing? Jackie Stewart (1969, 1971, 1973) 16. Who scored his 14th goal in World Cup final tournaments when West Germany won the competition in 1970? Gerd Muller 17. In the 1970s, only two non-American golfers won The Open Championship, can you name them? Hint One was South African the other Spanish Gary Player (1974) and Seve Ballesteros (1979) – point for each 18. In tennis, which Briton won the female single's title at the 1976 French Open? Sue Barker 19. Which British swimmer set a world-record of 2 minutes and 15:1 seconds in 1976? This record was to remain unbroken for six years. David Wilkie (in winning gold in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 1976 Summer Olympics) 20. What did Birmingham's Selly Park British Legion, the Nunawading Basketball Centre in Melbourne, and Belle Vue, Manchester, all have in common in the 1970s? They all hosted the World Snooker Championships (the world championship moved to the Crucible in 1977)"

[zico]

"Staying in the 70's 1970’s Sport 1. Virginia Wade won Wimbledon in 1977 but who did she beat in the final? 2. For three points, at the 1976 Olympics, who became the first ever gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10? Also, how old was she and which city hosted these Olympics? 3. Who scored Southampton’s FA Cup Final Winner in 1976? 4. Pele played the last game of his professional career in a friendly between which two clubs? 5. Who won gold medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics? 6. Can you name Red Rum's trainer? 7. Which club won three consecutive European Cups in 1971, 1972 and 1973? 8. Which undefeated world heavyweight champion lost in The Rumble in the Jungle? 9. Which club did Nottingham Forest beat to win their first European Cup Final in 1979? And who scored the only goal, with a back post header? 10. In 1970, which horse won all three English Triple Crown Races plus the Irish Derby? 11. Which athlete in 1979 set three world records in the space of 41 days? 12. Which British figure skater was the 1976 Olympic and World Champion? 13. In 1972, the fifth-largest city in Austria hosted The Winter Olympics, can you remember its name? 14. Name the British professional motorcycle racer who was a two-time world champion, winning consecutive 500cc titles in 1976 and 1977? 15. Which Brit in 1973 was champion for the third time in his final year of Grand Prix racing? 16. Who scored his 14th goal in World Cup final tournaments when West Germany won the competition in 1970? 17. In the 1970s, only two non-American golfers won The Open Championship, can you name them? Hint One was South African the other Spanish 18. In tennis, which Briton won the female single's title at the 1976 French Open? 19. Which British swimmer set a world-record of 2 minutes and 15:1 seconds in 1976? This record was to remain unbroken for six years. 20. What did Birmingham's Selly Park British Legion, the Nunawading Basketball Centre in Melbourne, and Belle Vue, Manchester, all have in common in the 1970s?"

[zico]

"Zeb. funny you say that as nun wasn't a big film fan but she took my 10 year old self and my 8 year old sister to see Grease, although not sure how as as I'm sure it was an A certificate and sure that was 14 and above unless I'm mistaken unless it was okay with an adult. Can also remember dad coming home with this massive video recorder and can remember Alien was one of the films but can't remember the other. Can also remember when dad was looking after me and my friends when we were early teens. He was needed in an emergency but couldn't take us all so he popped to the video shop rented out Emmanuele 4 and we safely didn't leave the front room until he returned. Class parenting!! DVD was the big thing for me though as being deaf the subtitles were a revelation."

[zebthecat]

"zico 10:27 Tue Nov 21 That is great and I had a similar path to loving civema thank to my Mum. She wasn't a great fan but there wasn't all that much to do with two sports mad sons in South East London on a wet day in the 70s so she took us to films we might like. I am sure she enjoyed some of them but a double bill of Thunderball and Live and let die probably wasn't top of her wish list. The only concession I can remember was Grease. She had worked as orthoptist in LA for a couple of years in the late 50s and, apparently, it captured the time perfectly."

[zico]

Some cracking scores as well gents. I was really lucky as a kid's as my late dad used to let me watch these sort of films with him hence my love of film today. Watched Serpico again the other day ale they just don't make films like that anymore.

[Westside]

"16,,thanks Zico. Some cracking films there."