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"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?"

"22 for me thanks Zico, choices always helps the old memory"

17 cheers 4 for yesterday

"Eggheads Quiz 25 questions from the television quiz Eggheads. 1.

"11 for yesterday Zico. Didn't get Tommy Cooper, Northern Ireland or Bobby Gee."

"Eggheads Quiz 25 questions from the television quiz Eggheads. 1.

"Eggheads Quiz 25 questions from the television quiz Eggheads. 1.

"6 for me today, I have no defence relating to how old I was in 1984 but only how old I am today :)"

7. Only got 2 of bucks fizz. In my defence I was 8 in 84

9 today thanks

"Let's see how you did Zeb. 1984 January - BBC Radio 1 DJ ………………..announces on air that he will not play the single ""Relax"" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood because of its suggestive lyrics. The BBC places a total ban on the record at about the same time. Mike Read February – Musician ……………….. marries studio engineer Renate Blauel. Elton John March - Romancing the Stone is released and propels stars Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, and Danny DeVito and director Robert Zemeckis to super-stardom. The film also gave Zemeckis his first box office hit, which gave Universal Pictures confidence to allow him to direct his next film, called…………………… Back to the Future. April - Comedian Tommy Cooper, 63, collapses and dies on stage from a heart attack during the live televised show, ……………….. Live from Her Majesty's. May - The football British Home Championship, which has been contested by the four home nations since 1884, witnesses its last game. ………………..win the trophy. Northern Ireland June -US athlete ………………..wins his 100th consecutive 400-meter hurdles race. Edwin Moses July – The UK government announces the abolition of ………………..licences. Dog August - Barefoot South African runner Zola Budd, controversially granted British citizenship earlier in the year, collides with ………………..in the 3000 meters final at the Olympics, neither finishing as medallists. Mary Decker September - Written by Barry Hines and directed and produced by Mick Jackson, the terrifying apocalyptic war drama television film ……………….. portraying a dramatic account of nuclear war and its effects in Britain airs on BBC2. Threads October -T he Provisional Irish Republican Army attempts to assassinate the Conservative cabinet in a bombing of the ……………….. Hotel in Brighton. Grand November - 36 of Britain and Ireland's top pop musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio to form Band Aid and record the song ""Do They Know It's Christmas"" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia, only weeks after BBC News presenter ………………..gave a powerful commentary of the famine Michael Buerk December - Bucks Fizz, the highly successful pop group, are involved in a road accident near Newcastle upon Tyne when their tour bus crashes in icy road conditions after a concert. Three members of the band…………....,,……………….. and ………………. escaped with relatively minor injuries, but ………………..is in a serious condition. Bobby Gee, Cheryl Baker, Jay Aston, Mike Nolan (point for each)"

Thanks Zico I can remember most of these - probable helps that I was 19 at the time and my brain still worked properly then.

"1984 January - BBC Radio 1 DJ ………………..announces on air that he will not play the single ""Relax"" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood because of its suggestive lyrics. The BBC places a total ban on the record at about the same time. February – Musician ……………….. marries studio engineer Renate Blauel. March - Romancing the Stone is released and propels stars Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, and Danny DeVito and director Robert Zemeckis to super-stardom. The film also gave Zemeckis his first box office hit, which gave Universal Pictures confidence to allow him to direct his next film, called……………………. April - Comedian Tommy Cooper, 63, collapses and dies on stage from a heart attack during the live televised show, ……………….. May - The football British Home Championship, which has been contested by the four home nations since 1884, witnesses its last game. ………………..win the trophy. June -US athlete ………………..wins his 100th consecutive 400-meter hurdles race. July – The UK government announces the abolition of ………………..licences. August - Barefoot South African runner Zola Budd, controversially granted British citizenship earlier in the year, collides with ………………..in the 3000 meters final at the Olympics, neither finishing as medallists. September - Written by Barry Hines and directed and produced by Mick Jackson, the terrifying apocalyptic war drama television film ……………….. portraying a dramatic account of nuclear war and its effects in Britain airs on BBC2. October -T he Provisional Irish Republican Army attempts to assassinate the Conservative cabinet in a bombing of the ……………….. Hotel in Brighton. November - 36 of Britain and Ireland's top pop musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio to form Band Aid and record the song ""Do They Know It's Christmas"" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia, only weeks after BBC News presenter ………………..gave a powerful commentary of the famine December - Bucks Fizz, the highly successful pop group, are involved in a road accident near Newcastle upon Tyne when their tour bus crashes in icy road conditions after a concert. Three members of the band…………....,,……………….. and ………………. escaped with relatively minor injuries, but ………………..is in a serious condition."

"2 thank you, please"

6 Spacibo

7 thanks Zico

8 gracias

"1983 January - Men At Work spent three weeks at number one in the UK with the track ……………….. Down Under February - Dismembered sets of human remains are found at a block of flats in Muswell Hill, North London. 37-year-old civil servant ………………..is arrested on suspicion of murder. Dennis Nilsen March - Legendary former Manchester United player George Best signs for Third Division side ………………..two months before his 37th birthday. AFC Bournemouth April – Director ………………..1982 film Gandhi wins eight Academy Awards. Richard Attenborough's May - ………………..are first used to combat illegal parking in London Wheel clamps June – Days after the Conservatives win a landslide victory with a majority of 144 seats (through just 42% of the popular vote), ………………..resigns as leader of the Labour Party. Michael Foot July - Nintendo's Family Computer, also known as the……………….., goes on sale in Japan. Famicom August - ITV launches Blockbusters, a gameshow hosted by ………………..and featuring sixth formers as its contestants. Bob Holness September - The Australian yacht ………………..wins the America's Cup, the first successful challenge to the New York Yacht Club's 132-year defence of the sailing trophy. Australia II October - British entrepreneur Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph (1,019.468 km/h), driving the British turbojet-powered car………………..at the Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Thrust2 November - The first United States cruise missiles arrive at RAF ………………..in Berkshire amid protests from peace campaigners. Greenham Common December - The music video for Michael Jackson's Thriller, directed by American Werewolf in London director ……………….., makes its debut on Channel 4 at 1:05am. John Landis"

"1983 January - Men At Work spent three weeks at number one in the UK with the track ……………….. February - Dismembered sets of human remains are found at a block of flats in Muswell Hill, North London. 37-year-old civil servant ………………..is arrested on suspicion of murder. March - Legendary former Manchester United player George Best signs for Third Division side ………………..two months before his 37th birthday. April – Director ………………..1982 film Gandhi wins eight Academy Awards. May - ………………..are first used to combat illegal parking in London June – Days after the Conservatives win a landslide victory with a majority of 144 seats (through just 42% of the popular vote), ………………..resigns as leader of the Labour Party. July - Nintendo's Family Computer, also known as the……………….., goes on sale in Japan. August - ITV launches Blockbusters, a gameshow hosted by ………………..and featuring sixth formers as its contestants. September - The Australian yacht ………………..wins the America's Cup, the first successful challenge to the New York Yacht Club's 132-year defence of the sailing trophy. October - British entrepreneur Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph (1,019.468 km/h), driving the British turbojet-powered car………………..at the Black Rock Desert, Nevada. November - The first United States cruise missiles arrive at RAF ………………..in Berkshire amid protests from peace campaigners. December - The music video for Michael Jackson's Thriller, directed by American Werewolf in London director ……………….., makes its debut on Channel 4 at 1:05am."

5 Thanks Zico

8 thank you

"8. Didn't get the surnames for the major, Geoffrey palmer nor the ingrowing tonail"

"5 thanks zico I'm sorry, he's from Barcelona Great stuff"

"Fawlty Towers 1. Which actress wrote Fawlty Towers with John Cleese? Connie Booth (who also played the maid, Polly, and who was married to Cleese around that time) 2. Who played Basil's bossy wife Sybil? Prunella Scales 3. What was the army rank of the permanent resident of the hotel played by Ballard Berkeley? Bonus point if you can remember his surname. Major (Major Gowen) 4. How many episodes of Fawlty Towers are there? 12 episodes 5. Which food dish gives its name to the third episode of the second series? Waldorf Salad 6. Which actor played Doctor Price, who was waiting for his sausages? Geoffrey Palmer 7. What was the first name of the Cockney chef played by Brian Hall in the second series? Terry (Terry Hughes) 8. What object did Basil use to give his car ""a damn good thrashing"" in the 'Gourmet Night' episode? Tree branch 9. Bernard Cribbins played Mr. Hutchinson in 'The Hotel Inspectors' episode. Mr. Hutchinson was a salesman of what items? Spoons (he was a spoons salesman) 10. With what complaint was Sybil in hospital with in the episode in which Basil had a moose's head to hang up on the wall? Ingrowing toenail"

"Sorry for the delay this morning. This seems a good time to put in a quiz I made a few weeks ago. Fawlty Towers 1. Which actress wrote Fawlty Towers with John Cleese? 2. Who played Basil's bossy wife Sybil? 3. What was the army rank of the permanent resident of the hotel played by Ballard Berkeley? Bonus point if you can remember his surname. 4. How many episodes of Fawlty Towers are there? 5. Which food dish gives its name to the third episode of the second series? 6. Which actor played Doctor Price, who was waiting for his sausages? 7. What was the first name of the Cockney chef played by Brian Hall in the second series? 8. What object did Basil use to give his car ""a damn good thrashing"" in the 'Gourmet Night' episode? 9. Bernard Cribbins played Mr. Hutchinson in 'The Hotel Inspectors' episode. Mr. Hutchinson was a salesman of what items? 10. With what complaint was Sybil in hospital with in the episode in which Basil had a moose's head to hang up on the wall?"

Oops gracias MD.