Daily Quiz anyone?

[zico]

Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.  

[zico]

December Quiz

1.  The General Theory of Relativity was published on the 16th of December 1915. Who was it from? 

2.  Which author, best known for Pride and Prejudice, was born on the 16th of December 1775? 

3.  Which Mary Poppins actor or actress was born on the 13th of December 1925? 

4. In Roman calendar of Romulus, December was which number month of the year? 

5.  On what date in December is St. Stephen's Day in the UK?

6.  Released as a single in the UK in 1980, who sang the song "December will be magic again"?

7.  What was the occupation of Alec Callender (played by Anton Rodgers) in the early 1990s British sitcom, May to December?

8.  On 26th December of what year was the USSR officially dissolved?

9.  Which saint has a feast day on 6 December?

10. The “Great” what lasted in London from Friday 5 December to Tuesday 9 December 1952?

11. The Feast of the Holy Innocents, celebrated on December 28, commemorates which king's attempt to kill the baby Jesus?

12.  What board game was created in December 1979, in Montreal, Canada, by Scott Abott and Chris Haney after finding pieces of their Scrabble game missing?

13.  Which famous scientist, known for his three laws of motion, was born on December 25, 1642?

14.  The Nobel Prizes, including the Nobel Peace Prize, are awarded annually on December 10th in which country?

15.  Which famous ballet set during the Christmas season features characters such as Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy?

16.  Who said December 7th would be a "date which will live in infamy"?

17.  Which country's monarch usually gives a New Year's message from the Amalienborg Palace at 6pm, every December 31st?

18.  Born on Christmas Day 1954 the one-time singer with the Eurythmics, who?

19.  On Christmas Day in 1864 The traditional swim in the ice-cold Serpentine in which London Park was initiated?

20.  Which famous “party” happened on 16 December 1773?





 

[easthammer]

14 Thanks Zico

[Westside]

8. Thanks Zico.

[Trilby55]

I was take a look at these Zico , I don’t bother with my score as it averages four. With the exception of the Channel Island quiz .

[zico]

Literary Characters

1.  Miss Havisham is an embittered jilted bride in which Charles Dickens’s novel?
Great Expectations

2.  Mina Harker is the wife of Jonathan, the one who travels and meets creatures of the night in which classic novel?
Dracula

3.  Elinor Dashwood is a fictional character in which novel published in 1811?
Sense and Sensibility (by Jane Austen)

4.  Tiny Tim is a fictional character from which 1843 novella?
A Christmas Carol (by Charles Dickens)

5.  Which character is the centre of attention of the writer's memoirs in Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
Holly Golightly

6.  In which novel is Santiago an elderly Cuban fisherman who has gone eighty-four days without catching a fish?
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)

7.  Bathsheba Everdene is the beautiful young woman at the centre of which novel written in 1874 by Thomas Hardy?
Far from the Madding Crowd

8.  What's the name of the family that adopt Paddington Bear?
Brown

9.  Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy is a character in which Ken Kesey novel?
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

10.  Who is the central character in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy?
George Smiley

11.  What's the name of the butler in The Remains of the Day?
Stephens

12. Veruca Salt is the second winner of what? 
A Golden Ticket (in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)

13.  Katniss Everdeen is a fictional character and the protagonist of which trilogy?
The Hunger Games (by Suzanne Collins)

14.  Elizabeth Bennett is the main character in which novel by Jane Austen?
Pride and Prejudice

15. Who created the private detective, Philip Marlowe? 
Raymond Chandler

16.  Jay is the party-hardy billionaire character from which F. Scott Fitzgerald novel?
The Great Gatsby

17.  While roaming around New York, teenager Holden Caulfield likes to think and swear a lot. Which novel did he come from?
The Catcher in the Rye

18.  It's the Queen of Hearts who gives this novel's protagonist some royal pain and punishment. What novel is this?
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland or Alice in Wonderland.

19. A con man by trade, the anti-hero Tom makes a living by imitating people and pretending to be them. What novel details his illegal exploits? 
The Talented Mr. Ripley

20.  The characters Tweedledum and Tweedledee appear in which book?
Through the Looking-Glass (by Lewis Caroll)


 

[zico]

Don't I know it East!!  

Literary Characters

1.  Miss Havisham is an embittered jilted bride in which Charles Dickens’s novel?

2.  Mina Harker is the wife of Jonathan, the one who travels and meets creatures of the night in which classic novel?

3.  Elinor Dashwood is a fictional character in which novel published in 1811?

4.  Tiny Tim is a fictional character from which 1843 novella?

5.  Which character is the centre of attention of the writer's memoirs in Breakfast at Tiffany’s?

6.  In which novel is Santiago an elderly Cuban fisherman who has gone eighty-four days without catching a fish?

7.  Bathsheba Everdene is the beautiful young woman at the centre of which novel written in 1874 by Thomas Hardy?

8.  What's the name of the family that adopt Paddington Bear?

9.  Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy is a character in which Ken Kesey novel?

10.  Who is the central character in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy?

11.  What's the name of the butler in The Remains of the Day?

12. Veruca Salt is the second winner of what? 

13.  Katniss Everdeen is a fictional character and the protagonist of which trilogy?

14.  Elizabeth Bennett is the main character in which novel by Jane Austen?

15. Who created the private detective, Philip Marlowe? 

16.  Jay is the party-hardy billionaire character from which F. Scott Fitzgerald novel?

17.  While roaming around New York, teenager Holden Caulfield likes to think and swear a lot. Which novel did he come from?

18.  It's the Queen of Hearts who gives this novel's protagonist some royal pain and punishment. What novel is this?

19. A con man by trade, the anti-hero Tom makes a living by imitating people and pretending to be them. What novel details his illegal exploits? 

20.  The characters Tweedledum and Tweedledee appear in which book?


 

[easthammer]

Just 7 today thanks Zico, I think time is catching me up

[Westside]

10. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Time Quiz

1. The Gregorian calendar we use today replaced which calendar in Great Britian in 1752?
Julian Calendar

2.  How many official time zones are there in China, is it one, five or nine?
One 

3.  How many seconds (usually) does a boxer have to be knocked down for before being considered to be knocked out?
10 seconds

4.  What year did Marty McFly go back to in Back to the Future? 
1955

5.  Often known as 'The First American' who is thought to have first said: 'Time is Money'?
Benjamin Franklin

6.  What is the study of measuring time and mechanical time-keeping devices called?
Horology

7.  Which European capital city is famous for its astronomical clock?
Prague

8. Who composed The Symphony No. 101 commonly known as 'The Clock' because of its ticking" rhythm?
Joseph Haydn

9.  Which fictional species are the main antagonist in the H. G. Wells novel The Time Machine?
Morlocks

10.  Which SI unit of time is equal to one billionth of a second?
Nanosecond

11.  'Clocks' is a song by which British rock band?
Coldplay

12.  Which place name is the most well used in popular culture to measure time verbally?
Mississippi

13.  In California, Methuselah is around 4,848 years old; what is it?
Tree (Great Basin bristlecone pine)

14.  The states of Colorado and Utah are in which American time zone?
Mountain Standard Time

15.  In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Miss Havisham has all the clocks in her mansion frozen at precisely what time?
Twenty minutes to nine (the time she received a letter of rejection on her wedding day)

16.  Which American phrase that refers to a very short period of time did comedian Johnny Carson once joke was the time between a traffic light turning green and the car behind honking?
A New York minute

17. 'Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so' is a line from which book?
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 

18.  In April of which year did the first generation of the Pulsar LED Digital watch go on sale to the public. Was it 1968, 1972 or 1976?
1972

19.  Which English clockmaker invented the marine chronometer? (Hint, Think Only Fools and Horses)
John Harrison

20.  Who said: 'Time spent with cats is never wasted'?
Sigmund Freud






 

[zico]

Time Quiz

1. The Gregorian calendar we use today replaced which calendar in Great Britian in 1752?

2.  How many official time zones are there in China, is it one, five or nine?

3.  How many seconds (usually) does a boxer have to be knocked down for before being considered to be knocked out?

4.  What year did Marty McFly go back to in Back to the Future? 

5.  Often known as 'The First American' who is thought to have first said: 'Time is Money'?

6.  What is the study of measuring time and mechanical time-keeping devices called?

7.  Which European capital city is famous for its astronomical clock?

8. Who composed The Symphony No. 101 commonly known as 'The Clock' because of its ticking" rhythm?

9.  Which fictional species are the main antagonist in the H. G. Wells novel The Time Machine?

10.  Which SI unit of time is equal to one billionth of a second?

11.  'Clocks' is a song by which British rock band?

12.  Which place name is the most well used in popular culture to measure time verbally?

13.  In California, Methuselah is around 4,848 years old; what is it?

14.  The states of Colorado and Utah are in which American time zone?

15.  In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Miss Havisham has all the clocks in her mansion frozen at precisely what time?

16.  Which American phrase that refers to a very short period of time did comedian Johnny Carson once joke was the time between a traffic light turning green and the car behind honking?

17. 'Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so' is a line from which book?

18.  In April of which year did the first generation of the Pulsar LED Digital watch go on sale to the public. Was it 1968, 1972 or 1976?

19.  Which English clockmaker invented the marine chronometer? (Hint, Think Only Fools and Horses)

20.  Who said: 'Time spent with cats is never wasted'?


 

[zico]

I'm more often than not too late to the ball for these quizzes, but love them none-the-less.

Thanks with a festive overture.

Nice to hear there are those who have a look without posting scores as I do wonder sometimes if it is worth it as Easthammer and Westside tend to be only two who post scores daily, mind you if 30 did it would go too far the other way!    I've retired now so keeps me busy although I am aware I will tend to post questions you have all heard before as what is it two, three years since I took over from East?  and trying to get new questions every day is not easy!  However a few Christmas Quizzes are in the pipeline, just waiting to get a bit closer before I bring the festive ones out!

[easthammer]

12 Thanks Zico, I am now off out on a cold winter's night to a cold, cold bowl with little expectation of anything to warm my spirits 

[Mike Oxsaw]

I'm more often than not too late to the ball for these quizzes, but love them none-the-less.

Thanks with a festive overture.

[Westside]

9. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Winter Quiz

1.  Which zodiac sign runs from November 22 to December 21?
Sagittarius

2.  "Now is the winter of our discontent" is the opening line from which William Shakespeare play?
Richard III

3.  True or false. No country in the Southern Hemisphere has ever hosted the Winter Olympics?
True

4.  The Winter Palace is a palace in Saint Petersburg that served as the official residence of the House of ………………, previous emperors, from 1732 to 1917?
Romanov

5.  Which James Bond actor made his film debut in the 1968 historical period drama The Lion in Winter?
Timothy Dalton

6.  Which fruit has a variety called 'Winter Banana'?
Apple

7.  Which country has won the most medals throughout Winter Olympic history?
Norway

8.  In fiction, where is the land of talking animals and mythical creatures that one White Witch has ruled for 100 years of deep winter?
Narnia (in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)

9.  Which winter sport is sometimes known as "the roaring game"?
Curling

10.  The Winter of Discontent was a winter in the UK of strikes by public sector trade unions demanding larger pay rises; who was Prime Minister at the time?
James Callaghan (1978-79)

11.  'A Winter's Tale' is a song that reached number 2 in the UK singles chart in January 1983 for which singer?
David Essex

12.  How many sides do all snowflakes have?
Six sides

13.  The eruption of which country's Mount Tambora volcano in April 1815 created a 'Year without Summer' in the Northern Hemisphere?
Indonesia

14.  The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union and which country?
Finland (in 1939-40)

15.  In television's Game of Thrones what is the name of the ancestral home of House Stark?
Winterfell

16. The 1924 Winter Olympics, which were the first ever, were held at a site at the foot of which mountain? 
Mont Blanc (the site was Chamonix, France)

17.  Burning the Clocks is a winter solstice festival that takes place each year in which Sussex seaside resort?
Brighton

18.  Which simple sled differs from most sleds or sleighs in that it has no runners or skis (or only low ones) on the underside?
Toboggan

19. What winter sport combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting?
Biathlon

20.  "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as simply "Let It Snow", is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945.  The song was first recorded that fall by which American baritone singer, trumpeter and big band leader who was most popular in the 1940s and 1950s?
Vaughn Monroe






 

[zico]

Winter Quiz

1.  Which zodiac sign runs from November 22 to December 21?

2.  "Now is the winter of our discontent" is the opening line from which William Shakespeare play?

3.  True or false. No country in the Southern Hemisphere has ever hosted the Winter Olympics?

4.  The Winter Palace is a palace in Saint Petersburg that served as the official residence of the House of ………………, previous emperors, from 1732 to 1917?

5.  Which James Bond actor made his film debut in the 1968 historical period drama The Lion in Winter?

6.  Which fruit has a variety called 'Winter Banana'?

7.  Which country has won the most medals throughout Winter Olympic history?

8.  In fiction, where is the land of talking animals and mythical creatures that one White Witch has ruled for 100 years of deep winter?

9.  Which winter sport is sometimes known as "the roaring game"?

10.  The Winter of Discontent was a winter in the UK of strikes by public sector trade unions demanding larger pay rises; who was Prime Minister at the time?

11.  'A Winter's Tale' is a song that reached number 2 in the UK singles chart in January 1983 for which singer?

12.  How many sides do all snowflakes have?

13.  The eruption of which country's Mount Tambora volcano in April 1815 created a 'Year without Summer' in the Northern Hemisphere?

14.  The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union and which country?

15.  In television's Game of Thrones what is the name of the ancestral home of House Stark?

16. The 1924 Winter Olympics, which were the first ever, were held at a site at the foot of which mountain? 

17.  Burning the Clocks is a winter solstice festival that takes place each year in which Sussex seaside resort?

18.  Which simple sled differs from most sleds or sleighs in that it has no runners or skis (or only low ones) on the underside?

19. What winter sport combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting?

20.  "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as simply "Let It Snow", is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945.  The song was first recorded that fall by which American baritone singer, trumpeter and big band leader who was most popular in the 1940s and 1950s?





 

[easthammer]

13 today thanks Zico.

[Westside]

12. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Hate Quiz

1.  To hate or dislike someone very much, means to hate what body part?
Guts

2.  Which BBC comedy television series based on the radio series of the same name invites celebrities to discuss their pet hates and to send those hates to oblivion?
Room 101

3.  Winston Smith hates the Party passionately and wants to test the limits of its power in which novel?
Nineteen Eighty-Four

4.  In mythology, the name of which principal river in the Greek underworld has a meaning related to hate?
River Styx

5. Who directed the 2015 American western film The Hateful Eight?
Quentin Tarantino

6.  What word is the fear or hatred of that which is perceived to be foreign?
Xenophobia

7. Which group had a hit in 1987 with the single "Shattered Dreams"?
Johnny Hates Jazz

8. It's not such a problem in England since 2007, but the definition of 'misocapnic' is a dislike or hate of what?
Tobacco smoke

9.  It's well known that former president George H.W. Bush hated which vegetable?
Broccoli

10.  Which British cleaning brand 'Loves the jobs you hate'?
Mr Muscle

11.  "I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats was the sixth biggest hit in the UK in which year?
1979

12. Which product's distinctive taste is represented with the marketing slogan: "Love it or hate it."? 
Marmite

13.  "Hate was just a failure of imagination" is a line from which 1940 novel by author Graham Greene? (Hint: the title is also a line in the Lord's Prayer)
The Power and the Glory

14.  In October 2003, who emptied a glass of water over Piers Morgan during the last flight of Concorde in response to some published photographs?
Jeremy Clarkson

15.  "Hate the sin, not the sinner" is a line from whose 1929 autobiography?
Mahatma (Mohandas) Gandhi

16. Which devious green creature hated Christmas and fled to the top of Mount Crumpit?  
The Grinch

17.  Misanthropy is the general hatred and dislike of what?
Humans

18.  Which cartoon cat, always outfoxed by the mice Pixie and Dixie, had the trademark line "I hates those meeces to pieces!"?
Mr. Jinks

19.  What was the name of the man-hating tiger in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book?
Shere Khan

20.  What is pogonophobia an extreme dislike of?
Beards








 

[zico]

Hate Quiz

1.  To hate or dislike someone very much, means to hate what body part?

2.  Which BBC comedy television series based on the radio series of the same name invites celebrities to discuss their pet hates and to send those hates to oblivion?

3.  Winston Smith hates the Party passionately and wants to test the limits of its power in which novel?

4.  In mythology, the name of which principal river in the Greek underworld has a meaning related to hate?

5. Who directed the 2015 American western film The Hateful Eight?

6.  What word is the fear or hatred of that which is perceived to be foreign?

7. Which group had a hit in 1987 with the single "Shattered Dreams"?

8. It's not such a problem in England since 2007, but the definition of 'misocapnic' is a dislike or hate of what?

9.  It's well known that former president George H.W. Bush hated which vegetable?

10.  Which British cleaning brand 'Loves the jobs you hate'?

11.  "I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats was the sixth biggest hit in the UK in which year, was it 1979, 1980 or 1981?

12. Which product's distinctive taste is represented with the marketing slogan: "Love it or hate it."? 

13.  "Hate was just a failure of imagination" is a line from which 1940 novel by author Graham Greene? (Hint: the title is also a line in the Lord's Prayer)

14.  In October 2003, who emptied a glass of water over Piers Morgan during the last flight of Concorde in response to some published photographs?

15.  "Hate the sin, not the sinner" is a line from whose 1929 autobiography?

16. Which devious green creature hated Christmas and fled to the top of Mount Crumpit?  

17.  Misanthropy is the general hatred and dislike of what?

18.  Which cartoon cat, always outfoxed by the mice Pixie and Dixie, had the trademark line "I hates those meeces to pieces!"?

19.  What was the name of the man-hating tiger in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book?

20.  What is pogonophobia an extreme dislike of?





 

[Westside]

10. Thanks Zico.

[easthammer]

Well it didn't cheer me up much 8 thanks Zico

[zico]

Last season at the Boleyn Quiz

1. On 9 June 2015, Slaven Bilić was appointed manager of West Ham.  Which club had he left at the end of the 2014–15 season?
Beşiktaş

2.  In his first Premier League game on 9 August, West Ham beat Arsenal by what score at the Emirates Stadium?
2–0

3.  Three weeks later, he became the first manager to lead West Ham to victory against Liverpool at Anfield since which year, was it 1961, 1962 or 1963?
1963

4.  On 19 September, Bilić led West Ham to a third successive 1–2 away win against which top club?
Manchester City 

5. On 30 April 2015 West Ham announced which company as their new kit supplier from the start of the 2015–16 season after signing a five-year commercial agreement?
Umbro

6.  When the original fixtures for the season were announced the last game ever to be played at the Boleyn Ground was originally scheduled to be against which club?
Swansea City

7.  Which 16-year-old development side player played in the Europa League qualifier against Lusitanos to become West Ham's youngest ever player?
Reece Oxford

8.  In August West Ham are knocked out of the Europa League in the third qualifying round by which Romanian side?
Astra Giurgiu

9.  Again, in August which Hammers player is arrested and bailed on suspicion of making threats to kill and witness intimidation?
Diafra Sakho

10.  A flurry of transfer activity included the signing of Michail Antonio from which club on a four-year contract, with an option for a further two years?
Nottingham Forest

11.  10 November 2015: Midfielder Dimitri Payet suffered an injury to his left ankle during game with Everton. He was ruled out of action for three months. Payet picked up the injury following a crude challenge from which former Scottish Everton midfielder?
James McCarthy

12.  9 February: Who scores his first goal for the club, an added-time winner against Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup?
Angelo Ogbonna

13.  21 February: West Ham reach the sixth round of the FA Cup after beating Blackburn Rovers 5–1 at Ewood Park with goals from Victor Moses, two from Dimitri Payet and two from which Nigerian striker, his first for the club?
Emmanuel Emenike

14.  9 April: Who scores a hat-trick in eight minutes in a 3–3 home draw with Arsenal, his first for the club?
Andy Carroll

15.  10 May: West Ham win their last home game at the Boleyn Ground against Manchester United 3–2, with Winston Reid scoring the last goal at the ground.  For two points who scored the other West Ham goals?
Diafra Sakho and Michail Antonio

16.  Which Croat was Bilić’s Assistant that season?
Nikola Jurčević

17.  Who ended up as top goal scorer in all competitions with 12 goals?
Dimitri Payet

18.  Which position did the Club finish in the Premier League?
7th

19.  Away at which club that season did West Ham come back from two goals down to win 3-2 with late goals in the 78th, 81st and 90th minutes?
Everton

20.  Home Against Manchester United wasn’t the last match of that season.  One more away fixture was played which ended in a 2-1 defeat against which club?
Stoke City    
 

[zico]

Need some cheering up after the other night!

Last season at the Boleyn Quiz

1. On 9 June 2015, Slaven Bilić was appointed manager of West Ham.  Which club had he left at the end of the 2014–15 season?

2.  In his first Premier League game on 9 August, West Ham beat Arsenal by what score at the Emirates Stadium?

3.  Three weeks later, he became the first manager to lead West Ham to victory against Liverpool at Anfield since which year, was it 1961, 1962 or 1963?

4.  On 19 September, Bilić led West Ham to a third successive 1–2 away win against which top club?

5. On 30 April 2015 West Ham announced which company as their new kit supplier from the start of the 2015–16 season after signing a five-year commercial agreement?

6.  When the original fixtures for the season were announced the last game ever to be played at the Boleyn Ground was originally scheduled to be against which club?

7.  Which 16-year-old development side player played in the Europa League qualifier against Lusitanos to become West Ham's youngest ever player?

8.  In August West Ham are knocked out of the Europa League in the third qualifying round by which Romanian side?

9.  Again, in August which Hammers player is arrested and bailed on suspicion of making threats to kill and witness intimidation?

10.  A flurry of transfer activity included the signing of Michail Antonio from which club on a four-year contract, with an option for a further two years?

11.  10 November 2015: Midfielder Dimitri Payet suffered an injury to his left ankle during game with Everton. He was ruled out of action for three months. Payet picked up the injury following a crude challenge from which former Scottish Everton midfielder?

12.  9 February: Who scores his first goal for the club, an added-time winner against Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup?

13.  21 February: West Ham reach the sixth round of the FA Cup after beating Blackburn Rovers 5–1 at Ewood Park with goals from Victor Moses, two from Dimitri Payet and two from which Nigerian striker, his first for the club?

14.  9 April: Who scores a hat-trick in eight minutes in a 3–3 home draw with Arsenal, his first for the club?

15.  10 May: West Ham win their last home game at the Boleyn Ground against Manchester United 3–2, with Winston Reid scoring the last goal at the ground.  For two points who scored the other West Ham goals?

16.  Which Croat was Bilić’s Assistant that season?

17.  Who ended up as top goal scorer in all competitions with 12 goals?

18.  Which position did the Club finish in the Premier League?

19.  Away at which club that season did West Ham come back from two goals down to win 3-2 with late goals in the 78th, 81st and 90th minutes?

20.  Home Against Manchester United wasn’t the last match of that season.  One more away fixture was played which ended in a 2-1 defeat against which club?



 

[easthammer]

I plead guilty to 14 counts of fraud tonight thanks Zico