Daily Quiz anyone?

[easthammer]

"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?"

[Mad Dog]

Quite like that game. Thanks Mr trundle

[riosleftsock]

7 thanks bud

[Lee Trundle]

Thought you quizzers might like this: https://www.chronophoto.app/game.html

[zebthecat]

"9 for me today, I was 15 then and remember it well. Got a big fat zero on the FA Cup scorers."

[Mad Dog]

7. Moy bien gracias

[Far Cough]

"6 Thank you, please"

[easthammer]

5 today thanks Zico

[Crassus]

7 today Thanks Zeeks

[zico]

"1979 1. January - United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the International Year of the Child.[1] Many musicians donate to the Music for UNICEF Concert fund, among them ……………….., who write the song Chiquitita to commemorate the event. ABBA 2. February - The ……………….are formed in New York City as an unarmed organization of young crime fighters. Guardian Angels 3. March - The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, ……………….., is delivered to the Kennedy Space Center, to be prepared for its first launch. Columbia 4. April - Josephine Whitaker, a 19-year-old bank worker, is murdered in Halifax; police believe that she is the 11th woman to be murdered by the ………………... Yorkshire Ripper 5. May - Arsenal defeat Manchester United 3–2 in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, with Alan Sunderland scoring a last gasp winner in response to two United goals inside the last five minutes which had seen the scores level at 2–2. For four points name the other scorers. Brian Talbot, Frank Stapleton, Gordon McQueen, Sammy McIlroy 6. June - ……………….., the 11th film in the James Bond franchise, is released in the United States and goes on to become the highest-grossing film of the year worldwide. Moonraker 7. July - The supernatural science-fiction series ………………..makes its debut on ITV, starring Joanna Lumley and David McCallum. Sapphire & Steel 8. August - The Ford ……………….., Britain's best selling car, enters its fifth generation when a restyled version of the 1976 model is launched. Cortina 9. September - Debut of the short-lived sitcom Bloomers on BBC2, starring ………………..in his final TV appearance. Richard Beckinsale 10. October - The MTR, the rapid transit railway system in ……………….., opens. Hong Kong 11. November -……………….., a rock opera and concept album by Pink Floyd, went on sale for the first time. The Wall 12. December – After previously setting three world records in 41 days, athlete ……………….. wins the 1979 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Sebastian Coe"

[zico]

Something has just occurred to me. The numbers are merely question numbers NOT the date of that month.

[zico]

"Thanks East and MD, two bonus points each... As there is a 1979 thread here is a 1979 Quiz 1979 1. January - United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the International Year of the Child.[1] Many musicians donate to the Music for UNICEF Concert fund, among them ……………….., who write the song Chiquitita to commemorate the event. 2. February - The ……………….are formed in New York City as an unarmed organization of young crime fighters. 3. March - The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, ……………….., is delivered to the Kennedy Space Center, to be prepared for its first launch. 4. April - Josephine Whitaker, a 19-year-old bank worker, is murdered in Halifax; police believe that she is the 11th woman to be murdered by the ………………... 5. May - Arsenal defeat Manchester United 3–2 in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, with Alan Sunderland scoring a last gasp winner in response to two United goals inside the last five minutes which had seen the scores level at 2–2. For four points name the other scorers. 6. June - ……………….., the 11th film in the James Bond franchise, is released in the United States and goes on to become the highest-grossing film of the year worldwide. 7. July - The supernatural science-fiction series ………………..makes its debut on ITV, starring Joanna Lumley and David McCallum. 8. August - The Ford ……………….., Britain's best selling car, enters its fifth generation when a restyled version of the 1976 model is launched. 9. September - Debut of the short-lived sitcom Bloomers on BBC2, starring ………………..in his final TV appearance. 10. October - The MTR, the rapid transit railway system in ……………….., opens. 11. November -……………….., a rock opera and concept album by Pink Floyd, went on sale for the first time. 12. December – After previously setting three world records in 41 days, athlete ……………….. wins the 1979 BBC Sports Personality of the Year"

[riosleftsock]

"17, mainly thanks to having had most of these questions in a pub quiz a few years ago."

[easthammer]

12 for me thanks Zico. My explanation is not as clear as Mad Dog's chart but here goes. Assuming there are only two genders (which in today's world might not be a sound basis to work on). We know there are 14 girls so we need to work out the number of boys. We are told 2 non-girls don't wear blue shirts ( these are boys given my initial assumption.) We can easily calculate that there three boys in blue shirts. OftThe 8 Blueshirts 5 are girls so three must be boys. So 14 girls plus two boys not in Blueshirts and three boys in Blueshirts - 19 Told you Mad Dog's answer was better

[Far Cough]

6 for me ta Is the answer Potato salad?

[Far Cough]

6 for me ta Is the answer Potato salad?

[zico]

Should have had a bonus riddle in there. Why does David Moyes keep playing Tomas Soucek? Bet no-one would have got the answer.

[Mad Dog]

"18 . I didn't get the hour glass or map ones. I knew louisville wasn't the capital, but I couldn't remember what the capital was, so I'm not claiming that point either"

[zico]

Genius Sir.

[Mad Dog]

"I solved 20 by using a 2 way table ........... Boys. Girls. Total Blue. ............. 5. ....... 8 Red. .... 2. ........ ....... Total ....... .... 14. ........ This means these is 3 boys wearing blue, plus the other 2 (non boys non blue) means 5 boys Plus 14 girls = 19 ....... Boys. Girls. Total Blue. .... 3 .... 5. .... 8 Red. .... 2. .... 9. .... 11 Total. .... 5 .... 14. .... 19 It does help that I taught this topic to my y11s last week"

[zico]

The answer for 20 is by all accounts 19 but I cannot find on the net an easy to understand explanation. I am sure Easthammer will be able to explain.

[Crassus]

11 too and thanks Zeeks Baffled by 20 mind Any answers?

[Westside]

11 for me. Thanks.

[zico]

"Some More Riddles 1. There’s a one-story house where everything is yellow. The walls are yellow. The doors are yellow. All the furniture is yellow. The house has yellow beds and yellow couches. What colour are the stairs? There are no stairs—it’s a one-story house! 2. You’re in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove, and a gas lamp. You only have one match, so what do you light first? The match! 3. I called my dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crossed the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge, a boat, or a raft. How is that possible? The river was frozen. 4. What type of cheese is made backwards? Edam 5. You're escaping a labyrinth, and there are three doors in front of you. The door on the left leads to a raging inferno. The door in the centre leads to a deadly assassin. The door on the right leads to a lion that hasn't eaten in three months. Which door do you choose? The door on the right. A lion that hasn’t eaten in three months would be dead. 6. How can you take 2 from 5 and leave 4? F I V E Remove the 2 letters F and E from five and you have IV which is the Roman numeral for four. 7. In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995, that same person is 10 years old. How can this be? The person was born in 2005 BC. 8. A sundial has the fewest moving parts of any timepiece. Which has the most? An hourglass—It has thousands of grains of sand. 9. Arnold Schwarzenegger has a long one. Michael J. Fox has a short one. Madonna does not use hers. Bill Clinton always uses his. The Pope never uses his. What is it? Their surname. 10. Your parents have six sons including you and each son has one sister. How many people are in the family? Nine—two parents, six sons, and one daughter. 11. What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish? A map. 12. A red house is made from red bricks. A blue house is made from blue bricks. A yellow house is made from yellow bricks. What is a green house made from? Glass. 13. A man describes his daughters, saying, “They are all blonde, but two; all brunette but two; and all redheaded but two.” How many daughters does he have? Three. A blonde, a brunette, and a redhead. 14. Is the capital of Kentucky in the USA pronounced Louisville or Luee-ville? Neither. The capital is Frankfort 15. Some months have 30 days; some months have 31 days. How many have 28? They all do. 16. How can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand? 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000. 17. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him underwater for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be? The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry. 18. You can find it in Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, but not in Venus or Neptune. What is it? The letter “R” 19. A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stayed in town for three days and rode back out on Friday. How is this possible? The horse’s name was Friday. 20. This one has me baffled as I am struggling to find a definitive explanation to the answer. So, you have both the question and the apparent answer, for two points can you give the explanation for the answer? Fourteen of the kids in the class are girls. Eight of the kids wear blue shirts. Two of the kids are neither girls or wear a blue shirt. If five of the kids are girls who wear blue shirts, how many kids are in the class? Answer: 19."

[zico]

"Some More Riddles 1. There’s a one-story house where everything is yellow. The walls are yellow. The doors are yellow. All the furniture is yellow. The house has yellow beds and yellow couches. What colour are the stairs? 2. You’re in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove, and a gas lamp. You only have one match, so what do you light first? 3. I called my dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crossed the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge, a boat, or a raft. How is that possible? 4. What type of cheese is made backwards? 5. You're escaping a labyrinth, and there are three doors in front of you. The door on the left leads to a raging inferno. The door in the centre leads to a deadly assassin. The door on the right leads to a lion that hasn't eaten in three months. Which door do you choose? 6. How can you take 2 from 5 and leave 4? 7. In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995, that same person is 10 years old. How can this be? 8. A sundial has the fewest moving parts of any timepiece. Which has the most? 9. Arnold Schwarzenegger has a long one. Michael J. Fox has a short one. Madonna does not use hers. Bill Clinton always uses his. The Pope never uses his. What is it? 10. Your parents have six sons including you and each son has one sister. How many people are in the family? 11. What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish? 12. A red house is made from red bricks. A blue house is made from blue bricks. A yellow house is made from yellow bricks. What is a green house made from? 13. A man describes his daughters, saying, “They are all blonde, but two; all brunette but two; and all redheaded but two.” How many daughters does he have? 14. Is the capital of Kentucky in the USA pronounced Louisville or Luee-ville? 15. Some months have 30 days; some months have 31 days. How many have 28? 16. How can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand? 17. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him underwater for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be? 18. You can find it in Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, but not in Venus or Neptune. What is it? 19. A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stayed in town for three days and rode back out on Friday. How is this possible? 20. This one has me baffled as I am struggling to find a definitive explanation to the answer. So, you have both the question and the apparent answer, for two points can you give the explanation for the answer? Fourteen of the kids in the class are girls. Eight of the kids wear blue shirts. Two of the kids are neither girls or wear a blue shirt. If five of the kids are girls who wear blue shirts, how many kids are in the class? Answer: 19."

[zico]

Mad Dog - No need to apologise. I've looked at some of those who won and in what year quizzes and so tough to strike a balance between tough and too easy if you give too much info. It's like I can tell you who won every FA Cup between 1973 and 1998 but after than no idea bar maybe 2006!! Really appreciate you doing Thursdays it really helps.