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.  

[Westside]

14. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Random Trivia 23

1.  What is the capital city of Turkey?
Ankara

2.  Which model Aston Martin was used in the James Bond film, Goldfinger?
DB5

3.  Which animal appears on both the logos of Porsche and Ferrari cars?
Horse

4.  In which country was English international footballer John Barnes born?
Jamaica

5.  How many Oscars for best director did Alfred Hitchcock win?
None – incredibly!

6.  For which MLS side did Lionel Messi sign in July 2023?
Inter Miami

7.  In which book might you find Bigwig, Hazel and Fiver?
Watership Down

8.  Canada's capital city, Ottawa, can be found in which province?
Ontario

9.  What was the name of the 80's musical duo that consisted of Andy Bell and Vince Clarke?
Erasure

10.  Which of Henry VIII's wives was known as "The Flanders Mare"?
Anne of Cleves

11.  In the TV series "Fawlty Towers", what name did Manuel give to his pet rat?
Basil

12.  Whose body was hung, drawn and quartered in 1661 even though he had died in 1658?
Oliver Cromwell

13.  For which team was Lewis Hamilton driving when he won his first F1 World championship?
McLaren

14.  What is the only number that when written in English has all the letters in alphabetical order?
FORTY

15.  What is the home of a squirrel named?
A Drey

16.  What military rank did James Bond hold?
Commander (Royal Navy)

17.  Who was the only female star of the late 70s sketch show "Not the Nine O'Clock News"?
Pamela Stephenson

18.  Wade Wilson is the alter-ego of which Marvel comics character?
Deadpool

19.  Who starred as Rooster Cogburn in the 2010 re-make of "True Grit"?
Jeff Bridges

20.  What was the previous name of Tasmania?
Van Diemen's Land




 

[zico]

Random Trivia 23

1.  What is the capital city of Turkey?

2.  Which model Aston Martin was used in the James Bond film, Goldfinger?

3.  Which animal appears on both the logos of Porsche and Ferrari cars?

4.  In which country was English international footballer John Barnes born?

5.  How many Oscars for best director did Alfred Hitchcock win?

6.  For which MLS side did Lionel Messi sign in July 2023?

7.  In which book might you find Bigwig, Hazel and Fiver?

8.  Canada's capital city, Ottawa, can be found in which province?

9.  What was the name of the 80's musical duo that consisted of Andy Bell and Vince Clarke?

10.  Which of Henry VIII's wives was known as "The Flanders Mare"?

11.  In the TV series "Fawlty Towers", what name did Manuel give to his pet rat?

12.  Whose body was hung, drawn and quartered in 1661 even though he had died in 1658?

13.  For which team was Lewis Hamilton driving when he won his first F1 World championship?

14.  What is the only number that when written in English has all the letters in alphabetical order?

15.  What is the home of a squirrel named?

16.  What military rank did James Bond hold?

17.  Who was the only female star of the late 70s sketch show "Not the Nine O'Clock News"?

18.  Wade Wilson is the alter-ego of which Marvel comics character?

19.  Who starred as Rooster Cogburn in the 2010 re-make of "True Grit"?

20.  What was the previous name of Tasmania?


 

[mallard]

16 Thanks 

[only1billybonds]

13.

Thanks Zico 

[easthammer]

14 thanks Zico

[zebthecat]

19 today thanks zico.

[Westside]

16. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Random Trivia 22

1.  What was the name of Bill Sykes' dog in "Oliver Twist"?
Bull's-eye

2.  A cello has how many strings?
Four

3.  What type of creature lives in an Apiary?
Bees - Honey bees

4.  What type of fish is smoked to create a kipper?
Herring

5.  What did New Amsterdam become around 1664?
New York

6.  In a TV series whose secret identity was Eric Wimp?
Bananaman

7.  What part of the body would the armour known as a Casque cover?
The head – type of helmet

8.  Which planet in our solar system was originally named the Georgian Star?
Uranus

9.  What was the nickname of the boxer, Carl Froch?
The Cobra

10.  Which word was removed from UK coins minted after 1982?
New

11. Which country is the world's largest producer of coffee?
Brazil

12.  What is the nickname of the golfer, Gerry Lester Watson?
"Bubba"

13.  Professor Brian Cox was a keyboard player in which band?
D:Ream

14.  Who is the murder victim in the Uk version of the board game Cluedo?  Bonus point if you can name the victim in the US version?
Dr. Black (UK) / Mr. Boddy (US)

15. What is the name of the founder of Body Shop?
Anita Roddick

16.  In 1981, who released the single, "Bette Davis Eyes"?
Kim Carnes

17.   What number is opposite six on a standard dice?
One.

18.  In 1954, who was the first winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
Sir Christopher Chataway

19.  The Appalachian Trail traverses 14 US States, in which two does it begin and end?
Georgia & Maine – point for each
 
20. What are the names of Americas five Great Lakes? Point for each
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Ontario and Erie - (though hydrologically, Michigan and Huron are a single body of water, joined at the Straits of Mackinac)
 

[zico]

Random Trivia 22

1.  What was the name of Bill Sykes' dog in "Oliver Twist"?

2.  A cello has how many strings?

3.  What type of creature lives in an Apiary?

4.  What type of fish is smoked to create a kipper?

5.  What did New Amsterdam become around 1664?

6.  In a TV series whose secret identity was Eric Wimp?

7.  What part of the body would the armour known as a Casque cover?

8.  Which planet in our solar system was originally named the Georgian Star?

9.  What was the nickname of the boxer, Carl Froch?

10.  Which word was removed from UK coins minted after 1982?

11. Which country is the world's largest producer of coffee?

12.  What is the nickname of the golfer, Gerry Lester Watson?

13.  Professor Brian Cox was a keyboard player in which band?

14.  Who is the murder victim in the Uk version of the board game Cluedo?  Bonus point if you can name the victim in the US version?

15. What is the name of the founder of Body Shop?

16.  In 1981, who released the single, "Bette Davis Eyes"?

17.   What number is opposite six on a standard dice?

18.  In 1954, who was the first winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year?

19.  The Appalachian Trail traverses 14 US States, in which two does it begin and end?

20. What are the names of Americas five Great Lakes? Point for each

 

[only1billybonds]

14.

Cheers Zico 

[easthammer]

14 thanks Zico

[zebthecat]

19 today thanks zico

[zico]

19.  Thanks Zico.
Hope the golf was good.

Yes thanks.  Best perormance ever in a competition so was delighted.  3rd out of 20.  33pts off a course handicap of 10.  14 over but with a bloody 4 over 8 on the first.  Smacked a 6 iron to the green, it crashed into the marker post in the middle of the fairway and landed back at my feet.  Couldn't do that again if I tried!  

[Westside]

19.  Thanks Zico.
Hope the golf was good.

[zico]

Classic British Sitcoms Quiz

1.  Name the actor and actress who played the title roles in George and Mildred?  Point for each.
Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce

2.  Which actor appeared in three episodes of Porridge as Blanco Webb?
David Jason

3.  Who dangled over a cliff-edge from a car's exhaust pipe and roller-skated underneath a moving lorry?
Frank Spencer (Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em)

4.  Who worked in the same boring job for 20 years with Sunshine Desserts?
Reginald Perrin

5.  Wolfie Smith lives in which part of South London?
Tooting (Citizen Smith)

6.  What sitcom starred Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal as self-sufficient suburbanites?
The Good Life

7.  Oil Drum Lane, Shepherd's Bush, was the setting for which sitcom of the 60s and 70s?
Steptoe and Son

8.  The 60s series "The Likely Lads" and its 70s follow-up "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads" were set in which British city?
Newcastle

9.  "Hi-de-Hi!" was set in a fictional 1950s holiday camp called Maplins. What colour of coats did the staff wear?
Yellow

10.  "Last of the Summer Wine" was first broadcast in 1973 with final episode an amazing 37 years later in 2010. Which actress, famous for portraying Hilda Ogden in "Coronation Street", played the part of Auntie Wainwright?
Jean Alexander

11.  What were the names of Derek Trotter’s mother and father in Only Fools and Horses?  Point for each first name.
Joan and Reg

12.  Staying with OFAH, in one episode a pregnant Raquel duets with a male singer with a speech impediment at the "Starlight Rooms”. What was the name of the male cabaret artiste?
Tony Angelino

13.  Born Solomon Joel Cohen in 1913, in South Africa, who was a regular cast member of Hancock's Half Hour?
Sid James

14.  Who moved from the sitcom 'Are You Being Served?' to 45 Albert Square, Walford?
Wendy Richard

15.  Dad's Army's Captain Mainwaring and Fawlty Tower's Sybil both went into hospital for an operation for the same problem. What?
Ingrown toenail

16. Who was Gary's girlfriend in 'Men Behaving Badly' and a bonus point if you can name the actress who played her?
Dorothy - Caroline Quentin

17.  Which series was set in the fictional Craggy Island?
Father Ted

18.  Patrick (played Angus Deayton) is often the subject of misery caused by his neighbour and nemesis Victor Meldrew in "One Foot in The Grave". What is the name of Patrick's wife?
Pippa

19.  What was the name of the big house in 'To the Manor Born'?
Grantleigh Manor

20.  When Tom Good decided to turn his back on the rat race, quit his job and, along with his wife Barbara, become self-sufficient, the Goods' life was reborn in Surbiton as 'The Good Life'. Which birthday was Tom celebrating when he made this life-changing decision in 1975?
40th
 

[zico]

After seeing that Norman Eshley from George and Mildred had died it just got me thinking how we rarely get a decent sit com these days. Must confess as a kid I did fancy the mum, Ann Fourmile in George and Mildred!! 

Answers a little later this evening as at a golf day at Seaford Head.

 Classic British Sitcoms Quiz

1.  Name the actor and actress who played the title roles in George and Mildred?  Point for each.

2.  Which actor appeared in three episodes of Porridge as Blanco Webb?

3.  Who dangled over a cliff-edge from a car's exhaust pipe and roller-skated underneath a moving lorry?

4.  Who worked in the same boring job for 20 years with Sunshine Desserts?

5.  Wolfie Smith lives in which part of South London?

6.  What sitcom starred Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal as self-sufficient suburbanites?

7.  Oil Drum Lane, Shepherd's Bush, was the setting for which sitcom of the 60s and 70s?

8.  The 60s series "The Likely Lads" and its 70s follow-up "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads" were set in which British city?

9.  "Hi-de-Hi!" was set in a fictional 1950s holiday camp called Maplins. What colour of coats did the staff wear?

10.  "Last of the Summer Wine" was first broadcast in 1973 with final episode an amazing 37 years later in 2010. Which actress, famous for portraying Hilda Ogden in "Coronation Street", played the part of Auntie Wainwright?

11.  What were the names of Derek Trotter’s mother and father in Only Fools and Horses?  Point for each first name.

12.  Staying with OFAH, in one episode a pregnant Raquel duets with a male singer with a speech impediment at the "Starlight Rooms”. What was the name of the male cabaret artiste?

13.  Born Solomon Joel Cohen in 1913, in South Africa, who was a regular cast member of Hancock's Half Hour?

14.  Who moved from the sitcom 'Are You Being Served?' to 45 Albert Square, Walford?

15.  Dad's Army's Captain Mainwaring and Fawlty Tower's Sybil both went into hospital for an operation for the same problem. What?

16. Who was Gary's girlfriend in 'Men Behaving Badly' and a bonus point if you can name the actress who played her?

17.  Which series was set in the fictional Craggy Island?

18.  Patrick (played Angus Deayton) is often the subject of misery caused by his neighbour and nemesis Victor Meldrew in "One Foot in The Grave". What is the name of Patrick's wife?

19.  What was the name of the big house in 'To the Manor Born'?

20.  When Tom Good decided to turn his back on the rat race, quit his job and, along with his wife Barbara, become self-sufficient, the Goods' life was reborn in Surbiton as 'The Good Life'. Which birthday was Tom celebrating when he made this life-changing decision in 1975?


 

[only1billybonds]

16.

Cheers Zico.

 I expect a kick up the arse from the grandkids for that score.

[zebthecat]

14 today thanks zico and I, generally, hate all things Disney.

[easthammer]

14 thanks Zico

[Westside]

8. Thanks Zico.

[mallard]

15 Thanks Zico

[zico]

Disney

1.  What was the first full-length animated feature film released by Disney?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Released in 1937, it was the world’s first full-length cel-animated feature film.

2.  Which Disney character leaves a glass slipper behind at a royal ball?
Cinderella

3.  In The Jungle Book, what type of animal is Baloo?
Bear

4.  Which Disney villain wants to make a fur coat from Dalmatian puppies?
Cruella de Vil

5.  Who is the main antagonist in Sleeping Beauty?
Maleficent

6.  Pinocchio was brought to life by which Fairy?
Blue Fairy

7.  Who is the villain in The Lion King?
Scar

8.  What kind of fish is Nemo in Finding Nemo?
Clownfish

9.  Who is Aladdin’s monkey companion?
Abu

10.  What’s the name of the princess in Beauty and the Beast?
Belle

11.  Which Pixar character says, “To infinity and beyond”?
Buzz Lightyear

12.  Which Disney princess is based on a real historical figure?
Pocahontas

13.  Which film features a rabbit named Thumper?
Bambi

14.  Which film features an alley cat named Thomas O’Malley?
The Aristocats

15.  Which actress plays the title role in Mary Poppins Returns (2018)?
Emily Blunt

16.  Which 1971 film combining live action and animation, is about three children evacuated from London in 1940 to the Dorset coast? It stars Angela Lansbury?
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

17.  In which 1940 film does Mickey Mouse play the Sorcerer’s Apprentice?
Fantasia

18.  What is the only Disney animated feature film where the title character never speaks?
Dumbo

19.  What is the name of Anna and Elsa's kingdom in Frozen?
Arendelle

20.  What game do Alice and the Queen of Hearts play in Alice in Wonderland?
Croquet
 

[zico]

Disney

1.  What was the first full-length animated feature film released by Disney?

2.  Which Disney character leaves a glass slipper behind at a royal ball?

3.  In The Jungle Book, what type of animal is Baloo?

4.  Which Disney villain wants to make a fur coat from Dalmatian puppies?

5.  Who is the main antagonist in Sleeping Beauty?

6.  Pinocchio was brought to life by which Fairy?

7.  Who is the villain in The Lion King?

8.  What kind of fish is Nemo in Finding Nemo?

9.  Who is Aladdin’s monkey companion?

10.  What’s the name of the princess in Beauty and the Beast?

11.  Which Pixar character says, “To infinity and beyond”?

12.  Which Disney princess is based on a real historical figure?

13.  Which film features a rabbit named Thumper?

14.  Which film features an alley cat named Thomas O’Malley?

15.  Which actress plays the title role in Mary Poppins Returns (2018)?

16.  Which 1971 film combining live action and animation, is about three children evacuated from London in 1940 to the Dorset coast? It stars Angela Lansbury?

17.  In which 1940 film does Mickey Mouse play the Sorcerer’s Apprentice?

18.  What is the only Disney animated feature film where the title character never speaks?

19.  What is the name of Anna and Elsa's kingdom in Frozen?

20.  What game do Alice and the Queen of Hearts play in Alice in Wonderland?

 

[only1billybonds]

16.

Thanks Zico