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OK. So here's the quiz thread part 2. You know the rules. Don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores

"Famous Film Directors Quiz – Match the Director to the two films. 1. Name the film director of Goodfellas (1990) and The Irishman (2019)? Martin Scorsese 2. Who directed Jaws (1975) and Jurassic Park (1993)? Steven Spielberg 3. Pulp Fiction (1994) and Django Unchained (2012) Quentin Tarantino 4. Trainspotting (1996) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Danny Boyle 5. The Bridges of Madison County (1995) and Million Dollar Baby (2004) Clint Eastwood 6. Alien (1979) and Gladiator (2000) Ridley Scott 7. Top Gun (1986) and Crimson Tide (1995) Tony Scott 8. Apollo 13 (1995) and The Da Vinci Code (2006) Ron Howard 9. Carrie (1976) and Scarface (1983) Brian De Palma 10. The Hurt Locker (2008) and Zero Dark Thirty (2012) Kathryn Bigelow 11. The French Connection (1971) and The Exorcist (1973) William Friedkin 12. Deliverance (1972) and Hope and Glory (1987) John Boorman 13. A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and Once Upon a Time in America (1984) Sergio Leone 14. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962) David Lean 15. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and The Green Mile (1999) Frank Darabont 16. The Godfather (1972) and Apocalypse Now (1979) Francis Ford Coppola 17. Mrs. Miniver (1942) and Ben-Hur (1959) William Wyler 18. Spartacus (1960) and 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Stanley Kubrick 19. The African Queen (1951) and The Man Who Would Be King (1975) John Huston 20. Alfie (1966) and Educating Rita (1983) Lewis Gilbert 21. The Quiet Man (1952) and The Searchers (1956) John Ford 22. Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Life of Pi (2012) Ang Lee 23. Superman (1978) and Lethal Weapon Films (1987–1998) Richard Donner 24. The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Great Escape (1963) John Sturges 25. The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Gone with the Wind (1939) Victor Fleming 26. Titanic (1997) and The Terminator (1984) James Cameron 27. Forrest Gump (1994) and Back to the Future (1985) Robert Zemeckis 28. The Breakfast Club (1985) and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) John Hughes 29. Lifeboat (1944) and The Trouble with Harry (1955) Alfred Hitchcock 30. Annie Hall (1977) and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) Woody Allen"

"Site just had to crash at that time didn't it!!! This is the HARDER of the two quizzes, if you want the options at the end see quiz below this one. Famous Film Directors Quiz – Name the Director of the two films. 1. Name the film director of Goodfellas (1990) and The Irishman (2019)? 2. Who directed Jaws (1975) and Jurassic Park (1993)? 3. Pulp Fiction (1994) and Django Unchained (2012) 4. Trainspotting (1996) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 5. The Bridges of Madison County (1995) and Million Dollar Baby (2004) 6. Alien (1979) and Gladiator (2000) 7. Top Gun (1986) and Crimson Tide (1995) 8. Apollo 13 (1995) and The Da Vinci Code (2006) 9. Carrie (1976) and Scarface (1983) 10. The Hurt Locker (2008) and Zero Dark Thirty (2012) 11. The French Connection (1971) and The Exorcist (1973) 12. Deliverance (1972) and Hope and Glory (1987) 13. A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 14. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 15. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and The Green Mile (1999) 16. The Godfather (1972) and Apocalypse Now (1979) 17. Mrs. Miniver (1942) and Ben-Hur (1959) 18. Spartacus (1960) and 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 19. The African Queen (1951) and The Man Who Would Be King (1975) 20. Alfie (1966) and Educating Rita (1983) 21. The Quiet Man (1952) and The Searchers (1956) 22. Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Life of Pi (2012) 23. Superman (1978) and Lethal Weapon Films (1987–1998) 24. The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Great Escape (1963) 25. The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Gone with the Wind (1939) 26. Titanic (1997) and The Terminator (1984) 27. Forrest Gump (1994) and Back to the Future (1985) 28. The Breakfast Club (1985) and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) 29. Lifeboat (1944) and The Trouble with Harry (1955) 30. Annie Hall (1977) and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)"

"Another Friday Special with two difficulty levels. This is the easier of the two with options at the bottom of the Quiz. If you want the tougher one I'll post that above. EASIER Famous Film Directors Quiz – Match the Director to the two films. 1. Name the film director of Goodfellas (1990) and The Irishman (2019)? 2. Who directed Jaws (1975) and Jurassic Park (1993)? 3. Pulp Fiction (1994) and Django Unchained (2012) 4. Trainspotting (1996) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 5. The Bridges of Madison County (1995) and Million Dollar Baby (2004) 6. Alien (1979) and Gladiator (2000) 7. Top Gun (1986) and Crimson Tide (1995) 8. Apollo 13 (1995) and The Da Vinci Code (2006) 9. Carrie (1976) and Scarface (1983) 10. The Hurt Locker (2008) and Zero Dark Thirty (2012) 11. The French Connection (1971) and The Exorcist (1973) 12. Deliverance (1972) and Hope and Glory (1987) 13. A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 14. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 15. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and The Green Mile (1999) 16. The Godfather (1972) and Apocalypse Now (1979) 17. Mrs. Miniver (1942) and Ben-Hur (1959) 18. Spartacus (1960) and 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 19. The African Queen (1951) and The Man Who Would Be King (1975) 20. Alfie (1966) and Educating Rita (1983) 21. The Quiet Man (1952) and The Searchers (1956) 22. Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Life of Pi (2012) 23. Superman (1978) and Lethal Weapon Films (1987–1998) 24. The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Great Escape (1963) 25. The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Gone with the Wind (1939) 26. Titanic (1997) and The Terminator (1984) 27. Forrest Gump (1994) and Back to the Future (1985) 28. The Breakfast Club (1985) and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) 29. Lifeboat (1944) and The Trouble with Harry (1955) 30. Annie Hall (1977) and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) Woody Allen, Kathryn Bigelow, John Boorman, Danny Boyle, James Cameron, Francis Ford Coppola, Frank Darabont, Brian De Palma, Richard Donner, Clint Eastwood, Victor Fleming, John Ford, William Friedkin, Lewis Gilbert, Ron Howard, John Hughes, John Huston, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, David Lean, Ang Lee, Sergio Leone, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Steven Spielberg, John Sturges, Quentin Tarantino, William Wyler, Robert Zemeckis,"

16 which is decent in any language. Thanks MD

Thanks MD. Happy with 10 considering I guessed all but two!!

13. Thanks MD.

"According to dictionary entries, which language has the largest number of words (more than 200,000 words)? B English 2. Which of the following is not a Germanic language? A. French 3. Which of the following languages is related to Spanish the most B Italian 4 Which of the following has no.alphabet C Chinese 5. Approximately how many languages are spoken in the world today B About 7000 6. Include both non-native and native, which language has the most speakers in the world? A. English 7.How to say “hello” in Spanish? B. Hola 8. Which word refers to a language created for communication between people from different countries who do not share the same first language? A. International auxiliary language 9. What does polyglot mean C. A person who can speak multiple languages 10. What is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language in the world? C. Esperanto 11. Which of the following languages is constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings? B. Valarin 12. What is the main difference between a language and a dialect? C. People of different dialects of a language can understand each other, while people of two different languages cannot 13. Grammatical gender is how the language deals with nouns. Choose the right list with languages from the most to least grammatical genders? A. German, French, English 14.Which of the following lists includes countries with the largest number of languages? B. Nigeria, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea 15. Which continent has the most languages? B. Asia 16. What is the most common word order in most languages in the world? B. Subject – Object – Verb 17. What does the prefix neo- mean? C. New 18. How many national languages are there in Switzerland? C. 4 19. Which country has up to 16 official languages? A. Zimbabwe 20 What is a dead language? B. A language that is not the native language of any community"

"Languages 1 According to dictionary entries, which language has the largest number of words (more than 200,000 words)? A. Chinese B English C Spanish 2. Which of the following is not a Germanic language? A. French B Dutch C Swedish 3. Which of the following languages is related to Spanish the most A. English B Italian C Danish 4 Which of the following has no.alphabet A. Korean B Japanese C Chinese 5. Approximately hownmany languages are spoken in the world today A about 1000 B About 7000 About 30000 6. . Include both non-native and native, which language has the most speakers in the world? A. English B Chinese C. Hindi 7. How to say “hello” in Spanish? A. Hallo B. Hola C. Bonjour 8. Which word refers to a language created for communication between people from different countries who do not share the same first language? A. International auxiliary language B. International supportive language C. International connecting language 9. What does the word “polyglot” mean? A. A language with more than 1 billion speakers B. A country with more than three official languages C. A person who can speak multiple languages 10. What is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language in the world? A. Klingon B. Na’vi C. Esperanto 11. Which of the following languages is constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings? A. Bajoran B. Valarin C. High Valyrian 12. What is the main difference between a language and a dialect? A. A dialect is only spoken in some regions of a nation B. A language has a written form, while a dialect does not have C. People of different dialects of a language can understand each other, while people of two different languages cannot 13. Grammatical gender is how the language deals with nouns. Choose the right list with languages from the most to least grammatical genders? A. German, French, English B. French, English, German C. English, German, French 14. Which of the following lists includes countries with the largest number of languages? A. China, Russia, The United States B. Nigeria, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea C. The United Kingdom, Brazil, South Africa 15. Which continent has the most languages? A. Africa B. Asia C. Europe 16. What is the most common word order in most languages in the world? A. Subject – Verb – Object B. Subject – Object – Verb C. Object – Verb – Object 17. What does the prefix neo- mean? A. Water B. Family C. New 18. How many national languages are there in Switzerland? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 19. Which country has up to 16 official languages? A. Zimbabwe B. South Africa C. Spain 20 What is a dead language? A. A language that has no speakers anymore B. A language that is not the native language of any community C. A language that is not officially recognised by any government"

"A not very good 10 probably my error was not to give the questions much of a second thought :) Thanks, Zico"

12 today thank z

Second person in the seconds quiz to get 11 Gracias

11. Thanks Zico

"Au Revoir all..... Famous Seconds Quiz 1. Name the second longest reigning British monarch? Queen Victoria 2. Which pier is the second-longest in Britain? (Hint: It's the oldest iron pier in the country) Southport Pier (Southend pier is the longest) 3. After the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, which was the second animated feature film produced by Walt Disney? Pinocchio 4. In 1973, which boxer gave Muhammad Ali the second loss of his career? Ken Norton 5. Name the world's second largest ocean? Atlantic 6. Who was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed? Edmond Halley 7. What is the second smallest country in the world? Monaco 8. Who was the second President of the United States? John Adams 9. What was Australian John Lany the second man to do on 21 June 1954? Run under 4 minutes for the mile 10. Which is the second largest county in England? Lincolnshire 11. Which player is the second most capped men's England football international? Wayne Rooney 12. Name the second highest mountain in the world? K2 (also known as Mount Godwin-Austen) 13. When Linford Christie won Olympic gold in the 1992 Barcelona sprint final, who came second? Frankie Fredericks 14. What is the second book of the Harry Potter series? Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 15. In 1985/86 when West Ham came third in the League, who came second to Champions Liverpool? Everton 16. Which nation has been runner up at the FIFA World Cup the most losing the final on four occasions? Germany - (1966, 1982, 1986 as West Germany, 2002 as Germany) 17. Susan Boyle came second to which act in the 2009 final of Britain's Got Talent? Diversity (a dance troupe act) 18. Which actor played the second incarnation of the Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who? Patrick Troughton 19. Who was the second Prime Minister to serve under Queen Elizabth II? Sir Anthony Eden (Sir Winston Churchill was the first) 20. Name the second largest planet in the solar system? Saturn"

"Admire anyone who can learn a second language,. did French at school but my French now consists of more Del Boy French words than what I learnt in 1980-82. Anyway Bonnet De Douche, and Bonjour until later! Famous Seconds Quiz 1. Name the second longest reigning British monarch? 2. Which pier is the second-longest in Britain? (Hint: It's the oldest iron pier in the country) 3. After the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, which was the second animated feature film produced by Walt Disney? 4. In 1973, which boxer gave Muhammad Ali the second loss of his career? 5. Name the world's second largest ocean? 6. Who was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed? 7. What is the second smallest country in the world? 8. Who was the second President of the United States? 9. What was Australian John Lany the second man to do on 21 June 1954? 10. Which is the second largest county in England? 11. Which player is the second most capped men's England football international? 12. Name the second highest mountain in the world? 13. When Linford Christie won Olympic gold in the 1992 Barcelona sprint final, who came second? 14. What is the second book of the Harry Potter series? 15. In 1985/86 when West Ham came third in the League, who came second to Champions Liverpool? 16. Which nation has been runner up at the FIFA World Cup the most losing the final on four occasions? 17. Susan Boyle came second to which act in the 2009 final of Britain's Got Talent? 18. Which actor played the second incarnation of the Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who? 19. Who was the second Prime Minister to serve under Queen Elizabth II? 20. Name the second largest planet in the solar system?"

"Admire anyone who can learn a second language,. did French at school but my French now consists of more Del Boy French words than what I learnt in 1980-82. Anyway Bonnet De Douche, and Bonjour until later! Famous Seconds Quiz 1. Name the second longest reigning British monarch? 2. Which pier is the second-longest in Britain? (Hint: It's the oldest iron pier in the country) 3. After the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, which was the second animated feature film produced by Walt Disney? 4. In 1973, which boxer gave Muhammad Ali the second loss of his career? 5. Name the world's second largest ocean? 6. Who was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed? 7. What is the second smallest country in the world? 8. Who was the second President of the United States? 9. What was Australian John Lany the second man to do on 21 June 1954? 10. Which is the second largest county in England? 11. Which player is the second most capped men's England football international? 12. Name the second highest mountain in the world? 13. When Linford Christie won Olympic gold in the 1992 Barcelona sprint final, who came second? 14. What is the second book of the Harry Potter series? 15. In 1985/86 when West Ham came third in the League, who came second to Champions Liverpool? 16. Which nation has been runner up at the FIFA World Cup the most losing the final on four occasions? 17. Susan Boyle came second to which act in the 2009 final of Britain's Got Talent? 18. Which actor played the second incarnation of the Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who? 19. Who was the second Prime Minister to serve under Queen Elizabth II? 20. Name the second largest planet in the solar system?"

15. Muchos gracias. Ironically I'm using dualingo to learn Spanish at the moment and perros (dogs) was one of the things I learned about today Absolutely loving learning Spanish. Knew a little nut always wanted to do it properly. Started a couple of weeks back and got.duoligo just over a week ago. Absolutely whizzing through it.

12 thanks Zico.

"A very ""ruff"" 10. Thanks Zico."

FAMOUS DOGS Can you name these famous dogs from fact and fiction from the clues given? 1 The Darling’s family dog in “Peter Pan”. NANA. 2 Featured in the HMV logo. NIPPER. 3 The Simpson’s pet greyhound. SANTA’S LITTLE HELPER 4 Bill Sikes’ fearful dog in “Oliver Twist”. BULLS-EYE. 5 Faithful dog sung about by Elvis Presley. OLD SHEP. 6 Dorothy’s dog in “The Wizard of Oz”. TOTO. 7 The beagle in the “Peanuts” cartoon strip. SNOOPY. 8 Andy’s dachshund in the “Toy Story” movies. BUSTER. 9 The German Shepherd in “Paw Patrol” who is always “on the case” CHASE 10 George’s dog in “The Famous Five”. TIMMY. 11 He found the World Cup in 1966. PICKLES. 12 The dog that always followed Tin-Tin. SNOWY. 13 The first “Blue Peter” dog. PETRA. 14 Dennis the Menace’s unruly dog. GNASHER. 15 Faithful dog of Odysseus. ARGOS. 16 The dog that accompanied “Three Men in a Boat”. MONTMORENCY. 17 Mr Rochester’s dog in “Jane Eyre”. PILOT. 18 First animal to orbit the Earth. LAIKA. 19 Wellington’s Old English Sheepdog in “The Perishers”. BOOT. 20 Hitler’s German Shepherd dog. BLONDI. 21 The talking dog in TV’s “Family Guy”. BRIAN (GRIFFIN). 22 Peter and Janet’s dog in Enid Blyton’s “Secret Seven”. SCAMPER. 23 Hagrid’s pet dog in Harry Potter. FANG. 24 Multi headed dog that guarded the gates of Hades. CEREBUS. 25 The dog in “The Magic Roundabout”. DOUGAL

Had Cats now it's FAMOUS DOGS Can you name these famous dogs from fact and fiction from the clues given? 1 The Darling’s family dog in “Peter Pan”. 2 Featured in the HMV logo. 3 The Simpson’s pet greyhound. 4 Bill Sikes’ fearful dog in “Oliver Twist”. 5 Faithful dog sung about by Elvis Presley. 6 Dorothy’s dog in “The Wizard of Oz”. 7 The beagle in the “Peanuts” cartoon strip. 8 Andy’s dachshund in the “Toy Story” movies. 9 The German Shepherd in “Paw Patrol” who is always “on the case” 10 George’s dog in “The Famous Five”. 11 He found the World Cup in 1966. 12 The dog that always followed Tin-Tin. 13 The first “Blue Peter” dog. 14 Dennis the Menace’s unruly dog. 15 Faithful dog of Odysseus. 16 The dog that accompanied “Three Men in a Boat”. 17 Mr Rochester’s dog in “Jane Eyre”. 18 First animal to orbit the Earth. 19 Wellington’s Old English Sheepdog in “The Perishers”. 20 Hitler’s German Shepherd dog. 21 The talking dog in TV’s “Family Guy”. 22 Peter and Janet’s dog in Enid Blyton’s “Secret Seven”. 23 Hagrid’s pet dog in Harry Potter. 24 Multi headed dog that guarded the gates of Hades. 25 The dog in “The Magic Roundabout”.

15. Thanks Zico.

12. Mucho gracias

"Football Years Quiz Name the year in which the following football events happened. 1. Arsenal leave Highbury after 93 years and Alan Shearer retires. 2006 2. Celtic become the first British club to win the European Cup. 1967 3. Denmark win the Euros. 1992 4. Kevin Keegan moves to West German club Hamburger SV. 1977 5. George Best wins Ballon d'Or as Europe's best player. 1968 6. Roy Keane quits before World Cup after Saipan incident with Irish manager Mick McCarthy. 2002 7. David Beckham leaves Manchester United and West Ham relegated with 42 points. 2003 8. Brian Clough spent just forty-four days as manager of Leeds United. 1974 9. The first ever FIFA World Cup. 1930 10. Paul Gascoigne joins Rangers. 1995 11. England's World Cup debut. They suffered an infamous 1–0 defeat by the United States. 1950 12. Bobby Charlton made his Manchester United first-team debut. 1956 13. ""The hand of God"" goal scored by Argentine footballer Diego Maradona. 1986 14. The last time Everton won the Football League. 1987 15. Premier League formed. 1992 16. Yellow and red cards were first introduced to the English league. Liverpool won the First Division title and the UEFA Cup in their second season under the management of Bob Paisley. 1976 17. Trevor Francis becomes the first million-pound player after signing for Nottingham Forest. 1979 18. Greece become surprise winners of the Euro football tournament. 2004 19. England lose a home match for the first time, 6–3 to Hungary. 1953 20. Manchester United secure their third Premiership title in succession and. Liverpool became only the second English side to win the League Cup and FA Cup in the same season, also adding the UEFA Cup to make it a unique treble. 2001"

"Football Years Quiz Name the year in which the following football events happened. 1. Arsenal leave Highbury after 93 years and Alan Shearer retires. 2. Celtic become the first British club to win the European Cup. 3. Denmark win the Euros. 4. Kevin Keegan moves to West German club Hamburger SV. 5. George Best wins Ballon d'Or as Europe's best player. 6. Roy Keane quits before World Cup after Saipan incident with Irish manager Mick McCarthy. 7. David Beckham leaves Manchester United and West Ham relegated with 42 points. 8. Brian Clough spent just forty-four days as manager of Leeds United. 9. The first ever FIFA World Cup. 10. Paul Gascoigne joins Rangers. 11. England's World Cup debut. They suffered an infamous 1–0 defeat by the United States. 12. Bobby Charlton made his Manchester United first-team debut. 13. ""The hand of God"" goal scored by Argentine footballer Diego Maradona. 14. The last time Everton won the Football League. 15. Premier League formed. 16. Yellow and red cards were first introduced to the English league. Liverpool won the First Division title and the UEFA Cup in their second season under the management of Bob Paisley. 17. Trevor Francis becomes the first million-pound player after signing for Nottingham Forest. 18. Greece become surprise winners of the Euro football tournament. 19. England lose a home match for the first time, 6–3 to Hungary. 20. Manchester United secure their third Premiership title in succession and. Liverpool became only the second English side to win the League Cup and FA Cup in the same season, also adding the UEFA Cup to make it a unique treble."

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