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easthammer
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Daily Quiz anyone?
"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?"
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"Alcohol Quiz 1. Which dry anise-flavoured aperitif is associated with and widely consumed in Greece and Cyprus? Ouzo 2. The name of the world's best-selling single-malt whisky also means ""valley of the deer"" in Scottish Gaelic - what is it? Glenfiddich 3. Calvados, a brandy from Normandy in France, is mostly made from which fruit? Apples 4. Which aromatized, fortified wine, historically having the two main types of sweet and dry, is a key ingredient in cocktails such as as the Martini, the Manhattan, and the Negroni? Vermouth 5. Which brand of rum is named after a 17th-century Welsh pirate? Captain Morgan 6. Facundo Masso, a Spanish wine merchant born in 1814, produced the first clear, or ""white"" rum in the world - what was Masso's middle name? Bacardi 7. Made with Caribbean rum, what is the flavour of Malibu? Coconut 8. Also called ""honey-wine"" which alcoholic beverage has been created since ancient times by fermenting honey with water? Mead 9. Kirsch is a clear, colourless brandy traditionally made from the double distillation of which fruit? Cherries (morello cherries) 10. Which slang term is often used for high-proof distilled spirits that were usually produced illicitly? Moonshine 11. Which well-known distilled beverage is made from the blue agave plant? Tequila 12. Which word originally refers to a drink made with water and rum, which British Vice admiral Edward Vernon introduced into the navy in 1740? Grog 13. Which sparkling wine was once referred to as ""Spanish champagne"" although such naming is no longer permitted under EU law? Cava 14. What is the well-known name for Japanese rice wine? Sake 15. Which distinctive type of brandy, the oldest brandy distilled in France, gets its name from a region in Gascony situated between the Adour and Garonne rivers in the lower Pyrenees? Armagnac 16. What was the name of the 17th century monk at the Benedictine abbey in Hautvillers who produced a brand of vintage Champagne? Dom Perignon 17. Which, orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur is produced in Saint-Barthelemy-d'Anjou, France? Cointreau 18. Jack Daniels is a brand of whiskey associated with which American state? Tennessee 19. My favourite tipple has two key ingredients, one is vodka and the other Coffee liqueur (Tia Maria/Kahlua), although I tend to have coke with mine as well. What’s it called? Black Russian 20. Gin gets its predominant flavour from which sort of berries? Juniper"
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"With all that's going on in the world I am sure we all need a drink! Alcohol Quiz 1. Which dry anise-flavoured aperitif is associated with and widely consumed in Greece and Cyprus? 2. The name of the world's best-selling single-malt whisky also means ""valley of the deer"" in Scottish Gaelic - what is it? 3. Calvados, a brandy from Normandy in France, is mostly made from which fruit? 4. Which aromatized, fortified wine, historically having the two main types of sweet and dry, is a key ingredient in cocktails such as as the Martini, the Manhattan, and the Negroni? 5. Which brand of rum is named after a 17th-century Welsh pirate? 6. Facundo Masso, a Spanish wine merchant born in 1814, produced the first clear, or ""white"" rum in the world - what was Masso's middle name? 7. Made with Caribbean rum, what is the flavour of Malibu? 8. Also called ""honey-wine"" which alcoholic beverage has been created since ancient times by fermenting honey with water? 9. Kirsch is a clear, colourless brandy traditionally made from the double distillation of which fruit? 10. Which slang term is often used for high-proof distilled spirits that were usually produced illicitly? 11. Which well-known distilled beverage is made from the blue agave plant? 12. Which word originally refers to a drink made with water and rum, which British Vice admiral Edward Vernon introduced into the navy in 1740? 13. Which sparkling wine was once referred to as ""Spanish champagne"" although such naming is no longer permitted under EU law? 14. What is the well-known name for Japanese rice wine? 15. Which distinctive type of brandy, the oldest brandy distilled in France, gets its name from a region in Gascony situated between the Adour and Garonne rivers in the lower Pyrenees? 16. What was the name of the 17th century monk at the Benedictine abbey in Hautvillers who produced a brand of vintage Champagne? 17. Which, orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur is produced in Saint-Barthelemy-d'Anjou, France? 18. Jack Daniels is a brand of whiskey associated with which American state? 19. My favourite tipple has two key ingredients, one is vodka and the other Coffee liqueur (Tia Maria/Kahlua), although I tend to have coke with mine as well. What’s it called? 20. Gin gets its predominant flavour from which sort of berries?"
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easthammer
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16 today thanks. Went on honeymoon to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The Maldavian island we were on was beautiful. Never thought that a resort without TV or any outside contact would be good but snorkelling on reef every day was more than enough. Swimming wiith black tip reef sharks was quite something and getting a clean from cleaner wrasse. That and the brutal cocktails which were part of the all inlcusive deal.
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"Oceans, Seas & Lakes 1. Which of the five Great Lakes of North America would come first in an alphabetical list? Lake Erie 2. In which Ocean would you find The Maldives? The Indian Ocean 3. Into which sea does the River Nile flow? The Mediterranean 4. The ""Puerto Rican Tench"" is the deepest part of which ocean? The Atlantic 5. What is the largest lake within the UK's Lake District National Park? Lake Windermere 6. Which Sea lies to the North of Poland? The Baltic Sea 7. Which European Country is known as ""The Land of a Thousand Lakes""? Finland 8. Which Sea separates Australia from New Zealand? The Tasman Sea 9. What piece of water separates the Isle of Wight from the English mainland? The Solent 10. How many oceans does the USA border? Three - The Atlantic to the East, the Pacific to the West and the Arctic to the North bordering Alaska! 11. What country contains the Ural, Yenisei, and Lena rivers? Russia 12. The Great Barrier Reef is located in which sea? Coral Sea 13. Approximately how much of the Earth's surface is covered by water: 51%, 61%, or 71%? 71% 14. What reservoir is formed behind the Hoover Dam? Lake Mead 15. What is the largest river in Cambodia? Mekong 16. Flowing through Switzerland and France, which river also lends its name to a well-known wine region? Rhone 17. Kinneret or Lake Tiberias is a body of water better known by what name? The Sea of Galilee 18. What is the deepest point in the oceans named? The Mariana Trench 19. True or false, the longest mountain range in the world is under the ocean? True. The Mid-Oceanic Ridge stretches all across the ocean floor along tectonic plate boundaries, reaching roughly 65 thousand km in length! 20. On the English coast, there is only one place called a cape and it shares its name with the county in which it is located. What is its name? Cape Cornwall"
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"Oceans, Seas & Lakes 1. Which of the five Great Lakes of North America would come first in an alphabetical list? 2. In which Ocean would you find The Maldives? 3. Into which sea does the River Nile flow? 4. The ""Puerto Rican Tench"" is the deepest part of which ocean? 5. What is the largest lake within the UK's Lake District National Park? 6. Which Sea lies to the North of Poland? 7. Which European Country is known as ""The Land of a Thousand Lakes""? 8. Which Sea separates Australia from New Zealand? 9. What piece of water separates the Isle of Wight from the English mainland? 10. How many oceans does the USA border? 11. What country contains the Ural, Yenisei, and Lena rivers? 12. The Great Barrier Reef is located in which sea? 13. Approximately how much of the Earth's surface is covered by water: 51%, 61%, or 71%? 14. What reservoir is formed behind the Hoover Dam? 15. What is the largest river in Cambodia? 16. Flowing through Switzerland and France, which river also lends its name to a well-known wine region? 17. Kinneret or Lake Tiberias is a body of water better known by what name? 18. What is the deepest point in the oceans named? 19. True or false, the longest mountain range in the world is under the ocean? 20. On the English coast, there is only one place called a cape and it shares its name with the county in which it is located. What is its name?"
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"Totally agree. Just don't understand what goes through the minds of film studios with remakes and some sequels and how they think they will be a success. If the original is good, how are you going to better it? The ones that do succeed like Aliens or the BTTF Trilogy have one thing going for them and that is they still have the main protagonist or characters of the original. For instance as talented as the girls from the Ghostbusters remake might be who actually thought they could recapture the chemistry of Murray, Ramis, Hudson and Ackroyd?! Anyway...... Vampire Quiz 1. David Soul starred in a 1979 American miniseries television adaptation of which Stephen King novel? Salem’s Lot (absolute classic) 2. On his death which famous horror film star was buried in his Dracula cape? Bela Lugosi 3. Bran Castle, Hunyad Castle and Poenari Castle are all possibilities for the basis of Castle Dracula in the Dracula legend (and Bram Stoker's book). In which country do all these castles stand? Romania 4. Bram Stoker's novel Dracula was partly set in which North Yorkshire seaside town? Whitby 5. Who played Buffy Summer in the original TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Sarah Michelle Gellar 6. What is the name of the Dutch vampire hunter in the novel Dracula? Abraham Van Helsing 7. Who played Dracula mores times on film than any other actor? Christopher Lee 8. What is the name of the vampire in the 1922 silent film Nosferatu? Count Orlok 9. Which famous British actor portrayed Dracula in the video to Pet Shop Boys’ song Heart? Sir Ian McKellen 10. Which cemetery in London was believed to be haunted by a vampire during the 60s and 70s? Highgate Cemetery 11. Which British film company was responsible for the production of many of the vampire movies of the 60?s and 70?s? Hammer Films 12. American author of gothic fiction, erotic literature, and Christian literature. She was best known for her series of novels The Vampire Chronicles. The first book became the subject of a film adaptation—Interview with the Vampire (1994). Name her? Anne Rice 13. Name Count Dracula's deranged, fanatically devoted henchman? Renfield 14. Which “Last of the Summer Wine"" actor played a man who got a stake through the heart in ""Taste the Blood of Dracula""? Peter Sallis 15. 1987’s The Lost Boys was set in which fictional town, was it Santa Maria, Santa Mina or Santa Carla? Santa Carla - Most of the film was shot in Santa Cruz, California. 16. Who played the character who fought vampires in ""The Omega Man"" (1971)? Charlton Heston 17. Chris Sarandon played the lead vampire, Jerry Dandridge, who moved next door to Charlie Brewster, a teenager who liked to watch vampire movies. Of course, nobody believed Charlie when he told people that he saw his vampire neighbour through the window biting a woman whose dead body turned up a few days later. Name the 1985 film? Fright Night 18. Which actress from ""Cape Fear"" fought vampires in ""From Dusk Till Dawn""? Juliette Lewis 19. 1998’s “Vampires” starring James Woods was directed and scored by which legendary American horror, action, and science fiction filmmaker? John Carpenter 20. In Bram Stoker’s book what is the name of the ship on which Dracula travels to England, which is found empty of crew, with just one body remaining? The Demeter"
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"Aye decent film. The villain in it is the same bad guy from karate kid 3 (and cobra kai s4 and 5) Terry ailver Same with lost Boys and dusk till dawn. Awful sequels. They were gonna make lost girls soon after original but dropped the plans. Literally watched lost boys a week ago and dusk till dawn a couple of weeks back. The remake to q17 if fucking awful, can't remember much about the original sequel as I haven't seen it for 30 years. But my recollection is it wasnt that bad. and you can't get it anywhere at all now. ""You're so cool brewster"""
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On advance I know I've got 19 today. Haven't got a clue on the cemetery one. Some of my favourite films listed here Luckily I daw the pet shop boys video on one of rhe music channels a couple of weeks back and thought.. bloody hell is that ....
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"I too had never head of the Predator name either so impressed if anyone got that. MD's last question leads well into this Vampire Quiz 1. David Soul starred in a 1979 American miniseries television adaptation of which Stephen King novel? 2. On his death which famous horror film star was buried in his Dracula cape? 3. Bran Castle, Hunyad Castle and Poenari Castle are all possibilities for the basis of Castle Dracula in the Dracula legend (and Bram Stoker's book). In which country do all these castles stand? 4. Bram Stoker's novel Dracula was partly set in which North Yorkshire seaside town? 5. Who played Buffy Summer in the original TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer? 6. What is the name of the Dutch vampire hunter in the novel Dracula? 7. Who played Dracula mores times on film than any other actor? 8. What is the name of the vampire in the 1922 silent film Nosferatu? 9. Which famous British actor portrayed Dracula in the video to Pet Shop Boys’ song Heart? 10. Which cemetery in London was believed to be haunted by a vampire during the 60s and 70s? 11. Which British film company was responsible for the production of many of the vampire movies of the 60?s and 70?s? 12. American author of gothic fiction, erotic literature, and Christian literature. She was best known for her series of novels The Vampire Chronicles. The first book became the subject of a film adaptation—Interview with the Vampire (1994). Name her? 13. Name Count Dracula's deranged, fanatically devoted henchman? 14. Which “Last of the Summer Wine"" actor played a man who got a stake through the heart in ""Taste the Blood of Dracula""? 15. 1987’s The Lost Boys was set in which fictional town, was it Santa Maria, Santa Mina or Santa Carla? 16. Who played the character who fought vampires in ""The Omega Man"" (1971)? 17. Chris Sarandon played the lead vampire, Jerry Dandridge, who moved next door to Charlie Brewster, a teenager who liked to watch vampire movies. Of course, nobody believed Charlie when he told people that he saw his vampire neighbour through the window biting a woman whose dead body turned up a few days later. Name the 1985 film? 18. Which actress from ""Cape Fear"" fought vampires in ""From Dusk Till Dawn""? 19. 1998’s “Vampires” starring James Woods was directed and scored by which legendary American horror, action, and science fiction filmmaker? 20. In Bram Stoker’s book what is the name of the ship on which Dracula travels to England, which is found empty of crew, with just one body remaining?"
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"MD, I hate to correct a fellow quizzer but it was Brian Cox who played Lektor/Lecter in Manhunter,. Ronny Cox was in Deliverance., Hoping that makes up for the fact that I couldn't member Jessops first name in A Few Good men!"