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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.  

In the middle of a great documentary on Netflix about the Apollo 13 mission, so here is a

Space Quiz

1.  The Earth has how many natural satellites?

2.  In what year will Halley's Comet next be visible from Earth?

3.  Who in 1991 became the first Briton in space?

4.  Which is the largest moon in our solar system?

5.  What was the name of the first dog in space?

6. The Hubble telescope photographed a comet crash into which Jupiter in 1994.  Name the comet?

7.  Which asteroid (also referred to as a dwarf planet), first discovered in 1810 is the largest astronomical object in the asteroid belt?

8.  Which is the only planet in our solar system not named after a Roman or Greek deity?

9.  Nicknamed “Father of the Big Bang” who first put forward the Big Bang Theory for the origin of the Universe?

10.  Which space telescope was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and still remains in operation?

11.  Which Apollo mission was the first to land on the Moon in 1969?

12.  In which town are the Headquarters of the UK Space Agency?

13.  Which planet has the strongest winds in the solar system?

14.  Who drew up the Laws of Planetary Motion?

15.  What mineral gives Mars its red appearance?

16.  In which US State would you find the John F. Kennedy Space Center?

17.  Into which country did Sky Lab crash in 1979?

18.  Played by Tom Hanks in the film, who was the captain of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission?

19.  Which star is often referred to as the Pole Star?

20.  Which planet is named after the Roman God of agriculture?


 

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Rivals Quiz

1.  In the 1976 film Rocky which undisputed heavyweight world champion was Rocky Balboa challenging for the title?

2.  Which former wrestling teammate had a long-running feud with Big Daddy?

3.  Who did tennis player Bobby Riggs lose to in a 1970s tennis match dubbed the Battle of the Sexes?

4. In the TV series “Dallas” there was a long running rivalry between JR Ewing and younger brother Bobby.  What was JR short for?

5.  Who thought a long and bitter conflict against Joseph Stalin over who would succeed Vladimir Lenin as Soviet leader?

6.  Who had the original Hollywood sibling rivalry with her sister Olivia de Havilland?

7.  Which American beat Russian Boris Spassky in the 1972 World Chess Championship in Iceland which was dubbed the Match of the Century?

8.  "Superclasico" in Argentina is any match between River Plate and which other Buenos Aires club?

9.  In a 2018 interview who was actress Kim Cattrall talking about when she said: "I really think she could have been nicer. I don't know what her issue is, I never have."?

10.  Johnny Lawrence is the main rival of Daniel LaRusso in which film?

11.  Who in 2012 did Elton John call a "fairground stripper"?

12.  Who launched the leadership challenge that triggered Margaret Thatcher's political downfall?

13.  Isaac Newton had a feud with mathematician Gottfried Leibniz over who invented what?

14.  Yorkshire's cricket rivalry with which county is called the "War of the Roses"?

15. In the book Yo soy el Diego, Maradona recalls which European player as "the best rival I've ever had."? 

16.  Formidable enemy and rival to Sherlock Holmes, what was the first name of Professor Moriarty?

17.  The first of two fights between Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank took place on 18 November 1990 at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham.  The rematch was on 9 October 1993 and took place at which football stadium?

18.  The Capulets and Montagues were two rival families in which play?

19.  The last time West Ham and Millwall met the Hammers won 2-1 at Upton Park.  In what year was the game played?

20.  Joan Crawford and Bette Davis's rivalry reached its most famous heights during the filming of which 1962 movie?




 

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Must have been too easy East!    Great score.

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Pilots Quiz

1.  Who was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart

2.  The tallest waterfall in the world is named after which American pilot? (We need just the last name of this pilot.)
Jimmie Angel (the Angel Falls in Venezuela)

3.  The book and film, Reach for the Sky, chronicled the life and RAF career of which pilot?
Douglas Bader

4.  Manfred von Richthofen is better known by what name?
The Red Baron (German Air Force fighter ace in World War I)

5.  What was the name of the plane that was flown by Charles Lindbergh on the first ever solo nonstop transatlantic flight from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France?
The Spirit of St. Louis

6.  Where did German pilot Mathias Rust land close to on 28 May 1987?
Red Square in Moscow

7.  Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after both engines were disabled by a bird strike in which year, was it 2005, 2009 or 2013?
2009

8.  Which England rugby player was also a Royal Air Force pilot when he played in 85 internationals between 1984 and 1996?
Rory Underwood

9.  United States Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager became the first pilot in history to do what in 1947?
Break the sound barrier

10.  Which American businessman, investor, record-setting pilot and engineer is associated with the construction of the eight-engine seaplane the "Spruce Goose"?
Howard Hughes

11.  Amy Johnson was a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to which country?
Australia

12.  What were the first names of the two Wright brothers, who built the world's first successful motor-operated airplane? Point for each.
Orville and Wilbur

13.  Paul Tibbets was the pilot who flew the plane when it dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare.  Name the plane?
Enola Gay

14.  Pilot Lawrence Sperry and socialite Dorothy Sims became the first authenticated members of which club in a flying boat with autopilot on November 21, 1916?
The Mile High Club

15.  In WW2 what device linked members of the Caterpillar club?
Parachutes (all members had their lives saved by parachutes)

16.  Which of these actors do NOT have a pilot’s licence, John Travolta, Morgan Freeman or Robert De Niro?
Robert De Niro

17.  Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to have flown in space with a solo mission on Vostok 6 when she orbited the Earth 48 times.  Name the year, was it 1963, 1964 or 1965?
1963

18.  In which decade did Bonnie Tiburzi become the first female pilot for a major U.S. airline?
1970s (1973)

19.  Lieutenant Commander Edward O'Hare became the US Navy's first fighter ace in 1942 when he single-handedly attacked a formation of nine heavy bombers approaching his aircraft carrier. In 1949 the airport in which American city was named after him?
Chicago (O'Hare International Airport)

20.  Which British writer whose books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide was a wartime fighter pilot, rising to the rank of acting wing commander?
Roald Dahl

  

East, damn that's clever, didn't think of that but did have the below prepared so will have to do.  Some will have flown Jets! 

Pilots Quiz

1.  Who was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

2.  The tallest waterfall in the world is named after which American pilot? (We need just the last name of this pilot)

3.  The book and film, Reach for the Sky, chronicled the life and RAF career of which pilot?

4.  Manfred von Richthofen is better known by what name?

5.  What was the name of the plane that was flown by Charles Lindbergh on the first ever solo nonstop transatlantic flight from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France?

6.  Where did German pilot Mathias Rust land close to on 28 May 1987?

7.  Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after both engines were disabled by a bird strike in which year, was it 2005, 2009 or 2013?

8.  Which England rugby player was also a Royal Air Force pilot when he played in 85 internationals between 1984 and 1996?

9.  United States Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager became the first pilot in history to do what in 1947?

10.  Which American businessman, investor, record-setting pilot and engineer is associated with the construction of the eight-engine seaplane the "Spruce Goose"?

11.  Amy Johnson was a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to which country?

12.  What were the first names of the two Wright brothers, who built the world's first successful motor-operated airplane? Point for each.

13.  Paul Tibbets was the pilot who flew the plane when it dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare.  Name the plane?

14.  Pilot Lawrence Sperry and socialite Dorothy Sims became the first authenticated members of which club in a flying boat with autopilot on November 21, 1916?

15.  In WW2 what device linked members of the Caterpillar club?

16.  Which of these actors do NOT have a pilot’s licence, John Travolta, Morgan Freeman or Robert De Niro?

17.  Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to have flown in space with a solo mission on Vostok 6 when she orbited the Earth 48 times.  Name the year, was it 1963, 1964 or 1965?

18.  In which decade did Bonnie Tiburzi become the first female pilot for a major U.S. airline?

19.  Lieutenant Commander Edward O'Hare became the US Navy's first fighter ace in 1942 when he single-handedly attacked a formation of nine heavy bombers approaching his aircraft carrier. In 1949 the airport in which American city was named after him?

20.  Which British writer whose books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide was a wartime fighter pilot, rising to the rank of acting wing commander?



 

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Sharks today Jets tomorrow?

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You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat Quiz

1.  Rhincodon typus is the largest fish in the world - by what name do we know this species of shark?
The whale shark

2.  Which species of shark, which has the second most fatal unprovoked attacks on humans, derives its name from the dark stripes down its body?
Tiger shark

3.  Name the group of sharks known for the unusual and distinctive structure of their heads which form the family Sphyrnidae?
Hammerhead shark

4.  True or false? A shark's skin feels like velvet which aids its movement through water?
False. A shark's skin feels like sandpaper because it is made up of tiny teeth-like structures called placoid scales, also known as dermal denticles.

5.  Which shark's fin is iconically often seen breaking the water surface: pelvic fin, caudal fin, dorsal fin, or pectoral fin?
Dorsal fin

6.  Out of more than 489 shark species, how many species are responsible for a double-digit number of fatal, unprovoked attacks on humans: 3, 13, or 23?
3 (the great white, tiger and bull sharks) - The oceanic whitetip has probably killed many more shipwreck and plane crash survivors, but these are not recorded in the statistics.

7.  What year did the first-ever “Shark Week” air on television, was it 1988, 1998 or 2008?
1988

8.  Can you name the second-largest living shark which is also one of three plankton-eating shark species?
The basking shark

9.  Sharks' skeletons are made of muscle and which other material that gives them their great flexibility?
Cartilage

10.  Dogfish have the longest known gestation period of any shark. How long is it: 6 to 12 months, 12 to 18 months, or 18 to 24 months?
18 to 24 months

11.  Alopias vulpinus, also known as the fox shark, gets its common name from its long unique tail which it uses like a whip to stun its prey - can you name the species?
Thresher Shark

12.  The sinking of which American ship in July 1945 resulted in the most shark attacks on humans in history?
USS Indianapolis

13. True or false? Sharks have been known to inhabit freshwater lakes and rivers?
True (for example, bull sharks are found in tropical rivers)

14.  Which island country in the Pacific Ocean has a shark on its 3-dollar banknote, is it Tuvalu, Tonga or Cook Islands?
Cook Islands

15. The mako shark was featured in a novel called 'The Old Man and the Sea.' Who was the author of this book?
 Ernest Hemingway

16.  What extinct shark species lived millions of years ago, and is considered to be the largest shark, as well as the largest fish, that ever lived?
Megalodon

17.  Until the 16th century, sharks were known to mariners as “Sea” what?
Dogs – Sea Dogs

18.  The Deep Blue is the largest great white shark ever caught on camera by marine biologists and scientists.  How long is Deep Blue, is she 15 feet long, 20 feet long or 25 feet long?
20 feet long (six meters), eight feet high (2.5 meters), and weighs 2.5 tons (2,268 kilograms).

19. Which species of shark gets its name from its feeding habit of gouging round plugs out of larger animals?
Cookiecutter shark

20. Of course you can’t have a shark quiz without mentioning JAWS.  Name the author who wrote the book?
Peter Benchley 


 

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You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat Quiz

1.  Rhincodon typus is the largest fish in the world - by what name do we know this species of shark?

2.  Which species of shark, which has the second most fatal unprovoked attacks on humans, derives its name from the dark stripes down its body?

3.  Name the group of sharks known for the unusual and distinctive structure of their heads which form the family Sphyrnidae?

4.  True or false? A shark's skin feels like velvet which aids its movement through water?

5.  Which shark's fin is iconically often seen breaking the water surface: pelvic fin, caudal fin, dorsal fin, or pectoral fin?

6.  Out of more than 489 shark species, how many species are responsible for a double-digit number of fatal, unprovoked attacks on humans: 3, 13, or 23?

7.  What year did the first-ever “Shark Week” air on television, was it 1988, 1998 or 2008?

8.  Can you name the second-largest living shark which is also one of three plankton-eating shark species?

9.  Sharks' skeletons are made of muscle and which other material that gives them their great flexibility?

10.  Dogfish have the longest known gestation period of any shark. How long is it: 6 to 12 months, 12 to 18 months, or 18 to 24 months?

11.  Alopias vulpinus, also known as the fox shark, gets its common name from its long unique tail which it uses like a whip to stun its prey - can you name the species?

12.  The sinking of which American ship in July 1945 resulted in the most shark attacks on humans in history?

13. True or false? Sharks have been known to inhabit freshwater lakes and rivers?

14.  Which island country in the Pacific Ocean has a shark on its 3-dollar banknote, is it Tuvalu, Tonga or Cook Islands?

15. The mako shark was featured in a novel called 'The Old Man and the Sea.' Who was the author of this book?

16.  What extinct shark species lived millions of years ago, and is considered to be the largest shark, as well as the largest fish, that ever lived?

17.  Until the 16th century, sharks were known to mariners as “Sea” what?

18.  The Deep Blue is the largest great white shark ever caught on camera by marine biologists and scientists.  How long is Deep Blue, is she 15 feet long, 20 feet long or 25 feet long?

19. Which species of shark gets its name from its feeding habit of gouging round plugs out of larger animals?

20. Of course you can’t have a shark quiz without mentioning JAWS.  Name the author who wrote the book?



 

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Snacks Quiz

1. Launched in 1968 what were described as "curly potato puffs"?
Quavers

2.  Which snack food had an advertising campaign showing it being mined in Wales and was also called "the slag of all snacks"?
Pot Noodle

3.  Skips were first launched in 1974 in which flavour?
Prawn cocktail flavour

4.  Launched in 1962, what flavour was Golden Wonder's first ever flavoured crisp?
Cheese & Onion

5.  What, according to the front of the pack, are really cheesy?
Wotsits

6.  In January 2002, President Bush briefly lost consciousness after he choked on what snack food while watching a football game on television?
Pretzels

7.  The chocolate-covered wafer bar Kit Kat is produced globally by which company?
Nestlé

8.  Which brand of UK crinkle-cut crisps were first produced in 1985 and have been marketed as "Man Crisps"?
McCoy's

9.  What were "re-launched" in 2002 and have the slogan "You've got to grin to get it in"?
Wagon Wheels

10.  What was the original flavour of Monster Munch when it was launched in 1978?
Roast Beef

11.  The London department store Fortnum & Mason claims to have invented which cold item in 1738 as a traveller's snack?
Scotch egg

12.  What snack food consisting of a variety of mixed spicy dried ingredients are known as as chevda in India and chanachur in Bangladesh?
Bombay mix

13. Salt 'n' Shake originally manufactured by The Smith's Snackfood Company are notable for containing a sachet of salt; what colour were these sachets?
Blue sachets

14.  Tim Tams produced by Arnott's in Australia are based on which British biscuit?
Penguin biscuit

15. Which wheat-based snack coated in yeast extract is the favourite snack of footballer Ian Wright, chef Nigella Lawson, and former Prime Minister David Cameron? 
Twiglets

16.  Which alien shaped snacks first introduced in 1987 are a British brand of corn and wheat snacks made by KP Snacks?
Space Raiders

17.  Which potato crisps manufacturer with a "quintessentially English" identity was founded in Leominster, Herefordshire, in 2002 by farmer William Chase?
Tyrrells

18.  Brand Big D Peanuts were first introduced in which decade, was it the 1950’s, 60’s or 70’s?
1960’s – 1967

19.  Which chocolate bar is NOT manufactured by Mars Inc, is it Milky Way, Snickers, Bounty, Toffee Crisp or Twix?
Toffee Crisp is manufactured by Nestle' 

20.  Cadbury was founded in which decade in Birmingham, England, by John Cadbury.  Hint. John Cadbury (b1801– d1889) .  5 points bonus if you choose correctly..
1820’s - 1824
 

Snacks Quiz

1. Launched in 1968 what were described as "curly potato puffs"?

2.  Which snack food had an advertising campaign showing it being mined in Wales and was also called "the slag of all snacks"?

3.  Skips were first launched in 1974 in which flavour?

4.  Launched in 1962, what flavour was Golden Wonder's first ever flavoured crisp?

5.  What, according to the front of the pack, are really cheesy?

6.  In January 2002, President Bush briefly lost consciousness after he choked on what snack food while watching a football game on television?

7.  The chocolate-covered wafer bar Kit Kat is produced globally by which company?

8.  Which brand of UK crinkle-cut crisps were first produced in 1985 and have been marketed as "Man Crisps"?

9.  What were "re-launched" in 2002 and have the slogan "You've got to grin to get it in"?

10.  What was the original flavour of Monster Munch when it was launched in 1978?

11.  The London department store Fortnum & Mason claims to have invented which cold item in 1738 as a traveller's snack?

12.  What snack food consisting of a variety of mixed spicy dried ingredients are known as as chevda in India and chanachur in Bangladesh?

13. Salt 'n' Shake originally manufactured by The Smith's Snackfood Company are notable for containing a sachet of salt; what colour were these sachets?

14.  Tim Tams produced by Arnott's in Australia are based on which British biscuit?

15. Which wheat-based snack coated in yeast extract is the favourite snack of footballer Ian Wright, chef Nigella Lawson, and former Prime Minister David Cameron? 

16.  Which alien shaped snacks first introduced in 1987 are a British brand of corn and wheat snacks made by KP Snacks?

17.  Which potato crisps manufacturer with a "quintessentially English" identity was founded in Leominster, Herefordshire, in 2002 by farmer William Chase?

18.  Brand Big D Peanuts were first introduced in which decade, was it the 1950’s, 60’s or 70’s?

19.  Which chocolate bar is NOT manufactured by Mars Inc, is it Milky Way, Snickers, Bounty, Toffee Crisp or Twix?

20.  Cadbury was founded in which decade in Birmingham, England, by John Cadbury.  Hint. John Cadbury (b1801– d1889) 5 points bonus if you choose correctly.