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.

[mallard]

10 - struggled with that one

Thanks Zico

[zebthecat]

12 today thank zico
That was nicely difficult.

[zico]

14 Kicking myself on the ones I missed, and although I did have Marmalade, I know some people would choose Jam for breakfast, thanks Zico

Ah good shout on The Jam, hadn't thought of that.  I'll give a point for that as well, generous git that I am!

[easthammer]

14 Kicking myself on the ones I missed, and although I did have Marmalade, I know some people would choose Jam for breakfast, thanks Zico

[zico]

More Pop Music Cryptic Clues – bands or solo artistes


1.  Can’t fly without these
Wings

2.  A version of lilac, then darkness
Cilla Black

3.  Something to enjoy at breakfast
Marmalade

4.  It’s always at the top
Cream

5.  Reputedly a coastal haven
Sandie Shaw

6.  A toilet in Colorado?
John Denver

7.  Raincoat worn in Lancashire town
Fleetwood Mac

8.  A haven of tranquillity
Oasis

9.  East Ender in revolt
Cockney Rebel

10.  It’s insanity!
Madness

11.  Reportedly, young ladies permitted here
Girls Aloud

12.  Miss Hurley’s lost weight
Thin Lizzy

13.  A helter-skelter, dodgems or Ferris wheel
Fairground Attraction

14.  Could be ice hockey or snowballing
Coldplay

15.  Get rid of midge
Erasure

16.  Three elements out of four
Earth Wind and Fire

17.  A good place to lurk
The Shadows

18.  Caucasian rattler
Whitesnake

19.  Could be joiners or cabinet makers
The Carpenters

20.  More than once person in charge on this ship
The Commodores

 

[zico]

More Pop Music Cryptic Clues – bands or solo artistes


1.  Can’t fly without these

2.  A version of lilac, then darkness

3.  Something to enjoy at breakfast

4.  It’s always at the top

5.  Reputedly a coastal haven

6.  A toilet in Colorado?

7.  Raincoat worn in Lancashire town

8.  A haven of tranquillity

9.  East Ender in revolt

10.  It’s insanity!

11.  Reportedly, young ladies permitted here

12.  Miss Hurley’s lost weight

13.  A helter-skelter, dodgems or Ferris wheel

14.  Could be ice hockey or snowballing

15.  Get rid of midge

16.  Three elements out of four

17.  A good place to lurk

18.  Caucasian rattler

19.  Could be joiners or cabinet makers

20.  More than once person in charge on this ship




 

[easthammer]

6 only for me thanks Zico

[only1billybonds]

15. 

Cheers Zico 

[zebthecat]

11 today thanks zico

[Westside]

12. Thanks Zico.

[mallard]

17 - didn’t get the five pointer!

Thanks Zico

[zico]

Premier League Quiz:

1.  How old was Wayne Rooney when he first played in the Premier League?
16 years old

2. How many clubs competed in the Premier League’s first season back in 1992–93?
22

3. Who has managed the most teams in the Premier League, having taken charge of nine different clubs?
Sam Allardyce

4. How many Premier League titles did Sir Alex Ferguson win with Manchester United?
13

5.  After an inaugural season with no sponsorship, the Premier League was sponsored by which company from 1993 until 2001?
Carling 

6.  Paulo Di Canio pushed over which Referee in 1999?
Paul Alcock

7.  Which dish did Tottenham Hotspur blame for missing out on a Champions League place in 2006?
Lasagne

8.  Who was proved wrong with his comment, “You can’t win anything with kids”?
Alan Hansen

9.  Which then Sunderland player scored the infamous ‘beach ball goal’ against Liverpool?
Darren Bent 

10.  Which club famously beat Manchester United 6–1 at Old Trafford in 2011?
Manchester City

11.  Which manager came bottom of the first ever Premier League?
Brian Clough with Nottingham Forest

12.  Which club had the smallest ever capacity Premier League stadium?
Luton Town - Kenilworth Road

13.  In the 2015–16 Premier League season, Jamie Vardy scored in eleven consecutive Premier League matches, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record. Which club did Leicester City sign Vardy from in May 2012?
Fleetwood Town

14.  Shane Long (7.69 seconds) scored the fastest goal in Premier League history.  Which club was he playing for at the time?
Southampton

15.  Against which team did Sergio Agüero score his famous stoppage-time goal to win Manchester City the Premier League title in 2011-12?
Queens Park Rangers

16.  What were Leicester City's pre-season odds of winning the Premier League title at the start of the 2015-16 campaign?
5,000 to 1

17.  Sir Alex Ferguson first raised the idea of signing Eric Cantona when the Leeds chairman phoned to enquire about buying which Manchester United defender?
Denis Irwin

18.  After an equaliser against Manchester City, who jokingly sat his teammates down in a circle at his feet and wagged his finger at them?  Bonus point if you can name the manager who in the corresponding game the previous season sat the players down on the pitch in front of the travelling fans and gave them a lecture.?
Jimmy Bullard Phil Brown

19.  Which club has had the most relegations from the Premier League?
Norwich City holds the record for the most relegations from the Premier League, having been demoted six times.

20.  Which goalkeeper became the first player in the Premier League era to win PL titles in consecutive seasons with two different clubs? and he did not play a single game in either title-winning season! (This is tough so 5 points if you got it right.)
Mark Schwarzer – Chelsea then Leicester  

 

[zico]

The Premier League isn't far off now so a 

Premier League Quiz:

1.  How old was Wayne Rooney when he first played in the Premier League?

2. How many clubs competed in the Premier League’s first season back in 1992–93?

3. Who has managed the most teams in the Premier League, having taken charge of nine different clubs?

4. How many Premier League titles did Sir Alex Ferguson win with Manchester United?

5.  After an inaugural season with no sponsorship, the Premier League was sponsored by which company from 1993 until 2001?

6.  Paulo Di Canio pushed over which Referee in 1999?

7.  Which dish did Tottenham Hotspur blame for missing out on a Champions League place in 2006?

8.  Who was proved wrong with his comment, “You can’t win anything with kids”?

9.  Which then Sunderland player scored the infamous ‘beach ball goal’ against Liverpool?

10.  Which club famously beat Manchester United 6–1 at Old Trafford in 2011?

11.  Which manager came bottom of the first ever Premier League?

12.  Which club had the smallest ever capacity Premier League stadium?

13.  In the 2015–16 Premier League season, Jamie Vardy scored in eleven consecutive Premier League matches, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record. Which club did Leicester City sign Vardy from in May 2012?

14.  Shane Long (7.69 seconds) scored the fastest goal in Premier League history.  Which club was he playing for at the time?

15.  Against which team did Sergio Agüero score his famous stoppage-time goal to win Manchester City the Premier League title in 2011-12?

16.  What were Leicester City's pre-season odds of winning the Premier League title at the start of the 2015-16 campaign?

17.  Sir Alex Ferguson first raised the idea of signing Eric Cantona when the Leeds chairman phoned to enquire about buying which Manchester United defender?

18.  After an equaliser against Manchester City, who jokingly sat his teammates down in a circle at his feet and wagged his finger at them?  Bonus point if you can name the manager who in the corresponding game the previous season sat the players down on the pitch in front of the travelling fans and gave them a lecture.?

19.  Which club has had the most relegations from the Premier League?

20.  Which goalkeeper became the first player in the Premier League era to win PL titles in consecutive seasons with two different clubs? and he did not play a single game in either title-winning season!


 

[only1billybonds]

13.

Cheers Zico 

[Westside]

14. Thanks Zico.

[zebthecat]

15 today thanks zico.

[easthammer]

12 thanks Zico

[zico]

Another TV Quiz

1. Bungle was a brown furry bear, Zippy was loud and domineering, but what was the name of the shy pink hippo?
George (in the British children's television series Rainbow)

2.  In Extras, Ricky Gervais plays the character Andy Millman, but who plays his agent, Darren Lamb?
Stephen Merchant

3.  Which accomplished actor got criticized for his Welsh accent whilst playing DCI Taff Jones in White House Farm?
Stephen Graham

4.  In the famous Parkinson's interview with entertainer Rod Hull in 1976 which fellow guest said: "If that bird comes anywhere near me, I'll break its neck and your bloody arm!"?
Billy Connolly

5.  What is the name of the fourth and final series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder set during World War I?
Blackadder Goes Forth

6.  What's the name of the 1970's bistro which employed a one-armed Irish kitchen hand named Albert Riddle?
Robin's Nest

7.  The American television sitcom Happy Days, first aired in 1974, is set in which city?
Milwaukee

8.  "90210" is a ZIP code in which city?
Beverly Hills (as in the American teen drama TV series, Beverly Hills, 90210)

9.  Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American writer known for which series of children's books, turned into a TV series?
Little House on the Prairie

10.  In 2018, fictional Police Sergeant David Budd was assigned to protect the holder of which political office?
Home Secretary (in The Bodyguard)

11.  Who were known for tearing around the streets of fictional Bay City, California, under the radio call sign "Zebra Three"?
Starsky and Hutch

12.  In which fictional seaside town was Dad’s Army set?
Walmington-on-Sea

13.  What was the name of the spaceship in Red Dwarf?
Red Dwarf

14.  Who starred as Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances?
Patricia Routledge

15.  What is the name of the vicar in The Vicar of Dibley?
Geraldine Granger

16.  What is the name of the unit in Line of Duty?
AC-12

17.  What is the name of the Simpsons’ dog?
Santa’s Little Helper

18.  Which of the Wombles was named after a Scottish town?
Tobermory

19. Which American actor played Winston Churchill in The Crown?
John Lithgow

20.  In Scooby-Doo, what is the name of Shaggy’s real first name?
Norville - Norville Rogers




 

[zico]

As it's coming up to the weekend here is

Another TV Quiz

1. Bungle was a brown furry bear, Zippy was loud and domineering, but what was the name of the shy pink hippo?

2.  In Extras, Ricky Gervais plays the character Andy Millman, but who plays his agent, Darren Lamb?

3.  Which accomplished actor got criticized for his Welsh accent whilst playing DCI Taff Jones in White House Farm?

4.  In the famous Parkinson's interview with entertainer Rod Hull in 1976 which fellow guest said: "If that bird comes anywhere near me, I'll break its neck and your bloody arm!"?

5.  What is the name of the fourth and final series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder set during World War I?

6.  What's the name of the 1970's bistro which employed a one-armed Irish kitchen hand named Albert Riddle?

7.  The American television sitcom Happy Days, first aired in 1974, is set in which city?

8.  "90210" is a ZIP code in which city?

9.  Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American writer known for which series of children's books, turned into a TV series?

10.  In 2018, fictional Police Sergeant David Budd was assigned to protect the holder of which political office?

11.  Who were known for tearing around the streets of fictional Bay City, California, under the radio call sign "Zebra Three"?

12.  In which fictional seaside town was Dad’s Army set?

13.  What was the name of the spaceship in Red Dwarf?

14.  Who starred as Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances?

15.  What is the name of the vicar in The Vicar of Dibley?

16.  What is the name of the unit in Line of Duty?

17.  What is the name of the Simpsons’ dog?

18.  Which of the Wombles was named after a Scottish town?

19. Which American actor played Winston Churchill in The Crown?

20.  In Scooby-Doo, what is the name of Shaggy’s real first name?


 

[easthammer]

14 Thanks Zico

[only1billybonds]

15 today.

13 yesterday.

Cheers Zico 

[Westside]

13. Thanks Zico.

[zebthecat]

17 today thanks zico.
Remember going to see the sabre final at the 2012 Olympics. It was surprisingly good fun and the Italian winners cuold not have been more Italian about it.
 

[zico]

Random Trivia 21


1.  The former offshore prison of Alcatraz, is closest to which City?
San Francisco

2.  Which English footballer was given the nickname, "Sicknote"?
Darren Anderton

3.  Where would you see the Lutine Bell?
Lloyds of London

4.  In literature, who was Sir Percy Blakeney?
The Scarlet Pimpernel

5.  Which British golfer is known as the Postman?
Ian Poulter

6.  What colour is the robot used as the Android Operating System logo?
Green

7.  Who in 2000 became the youngest player to win golf's "Grand Slam"?
Tiger Woods

8.  What was the title of Stephen King's first novel?
Carrie

9.  What is the longest nerve in the human body?
Sciatic Nerve

10.  The HQ of which James Bond villain were on Crab Key?
Dr. No

11.  Italy has three active volcanoes.  Etna and Vesuvius are two, can you name the other?
Stromboli

12.  Bruce Springsteen was born in which decade?
1940's (23rd Sept 1949)

13.  What flavour is the traditional Greek aperitif Ouzo?
Aniseed

14.  Which members of the Bee Gees were twins?
Robin and Maurice

15.  What breed of dog appears on the cover of Blur's "Parklife" album?
Greyhounds

16.  Saul Hudson is the real name of which rock guitarist?
Slash (from Guns N' Roses)

17.  What is the oldest currency in the world still in use?
British Pound - also known as the pound sterling.

18. Which boxer was known as the Manassa Mauler?
Jack Dempsey 

19.  Downton Abbey was filmed at which Hampshire stately home?
Highclere Castle

20.  In Olympic fencing, generally how many hits must a male fencer score for a win?
Fifteen