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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?"

"Rios, you might be ok today then! Old London Quiz 1. What cathedral was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1967? 2. What cast iron and plate glass structure, was built to house the Great Exhibition of 1851? 3. Which Captain attempted to steal the crown jewels in 1671? 4. Who was Lord Mayor of London four times between 1397 and 1419, and the inspiration for a classic English folk tale? 5. Founded in 1879, who are London's oldest football club still playing professionally? 6. London Underground's history dates to which year when the world's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway, opened between Paddington and Farringdon serving six intermediate stations. Was it 1863, 1873 or 1883? 7. What connects the old locations of Buck's Row, Hanbury Street, Dutfield's Yard off Berner Street, Mitre Square and Miller's Court, off Dorset Street? 8. Who wrote ""Das Kapital"" while living in London? 9. In which year was Buckingham Palace built, was it 1503, 1603 or 1703? 10. The Monument stands at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill in the City of London. It was built between 1671 and 1677 to commemorate what?"

"Zico An unimpressive 4, I'm rubbish at modern history"

"Didn't have time yesterday but looked at the answers and being really honest with myself I got 10............Not really,,,, 4! Thanks MD. Rios anything for last Wednesday?"

4. Somehow.

6 Cheers

"Not really, just had 0 issues with traffic and A roads / motorway the entire way home"

"Not really, just had 0 issues with traffic and A roads / motorway the entire way home"

"Sounds like you may have broken a speed limit or two (lol). Got stuck in horrific traffic on A35, and stopped for brekkie, lunch and dinner on way as well as a few hours at durdle/lulworth. 10 hours on way home in all."

3 hours door to door. Also wife and 2 kids in the car

"For the record, my drive home was over 270 miles today with two kids and the wife"

9 today. Just got back from Lulworth and Durdle Door after a week in Exmouth. Cracking part of the country. Dorset must have the most Union Jacks and jubilee tributes to her maj anywhere

3 only today‚Ķ ?üò??üò?

"For absolutely 0 bonus points. Guess where im currently on holiday???? Weymouth . Got a nice 190 mile drive back now 1.What is the design/ colours of the dorset flag? White Cross, Red outline, yellow background 2.What colour are weymouth fc shirts (not the same as the flag)? Claret and blue 3.What is the name of the beach that runs between weymouth and portland? Chesil beach 4.True or false. The bendiest Road in Britain is in Dorset True 5.What is the name given to the 96-mile stretch of coast between Exmouth in East Devon and Studland Bay in Dorset? Jurassic coast 6.What is the official county town of Dorset? Dorchester 7.Which superhot chilli, rated at a terrifying 1.5 million Scoville Heat Units, was first developed in Dorset? Dorset naga chilli 8.What is noteworthy about the post box found at Barnes Cross near Sherborne? Oldest postbox in UK (and still in use) 9.What is a Dorset Knob? Type of biscuit 10.Which is the only Dorset football team in the Premier League? Bournmouth 11.Dorset Blue Vinney is a kind of what? Cheese 12.Scenes for which 2017 film, directed by Christopher Nolan, were filmed around Weymouth harbour? Dunkirk 13.Which deadly disease arrived in Weymouth in the 14th Century? Bubonic plague 14. How many motorways run through dorset? 0 (one of 5 counties with no motorway) 15.In 1973, Ridley Scott directed an iconic British advert which was shot on Gold Hill in Shaftesbury. What was it for? Hovis"

5 for Thursday

5 for Thursday

"For absolutely 0 bonus points. Guess where im currently on holiday???? 1.What is the design/ colours of the dorset flag? 2.What colour are weymouth fc shirts (not the same as the flag)? 3.What is the name of the beach that runs between weymouth and portland? 4.True or false. The bendiest Road in Britain is in Dorset 5.What is the name given to the 96-mile stretch of coast between Exmouth in East Devon and Studland Bay in Dorset? 6.What is the official county town of Dorset? 7.Which superhot chilli, rated at a terrifying 1.5 million Scoville Heat Units, was first developed in Dorset? 8.What is noteworthy about the post box found at Barnes Cross near Sherborne? 9.What is a Dorset Knob? 10.Which is the only Dorset football team in the Premier League? 11.Dorset Blue Vinney is a kind of what? 12.Scenes for which 2017 film, directed by Christopher Nolan, were filmed around Weymouth harbour? 13.Which deadly disease arrived in Weymouth in the 14th Century? 14. How many motorways run through dorset? 15.In 1973, Ridley Scott directed an iconic British advert which was shot on Gold Hill in Shaftesbury. What was it for?"

Only 8 on a films round. I'm somewhat irked by this. I'll blame it on the beer I've been drinking all day on my hols. Speaking of which.....

"9, thanks zico"

"7 muchas gracias, zico"

"Just the Five, thanks Zico"

"Historical Films Quiz 1. Liam Neeson played the title role in the 1993 historical drama Schindler's List, but what was Schindler's first name? Oskar 2. The 1981 movie ""Chariots of Fire"" tells the true story of two British track athletes who competed in the 1924 summer Olympics. For two points name the athletes and for a bonus two points which actors portrayed them? Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson) Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross) 3. Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise were the main characters in which 1995 film? Apollo 13 4. Gerard Butler played which King in the 2006 epic historical action film 300? King Leonidas of the Greek city-state of Sparta 5. The 1960 classic Spartacus stars Kirk Douglas in the lead role, but which actress played his love interest Varinia? Jean Simmons 6. In the 1959 epic Ben Hur’s’ chariot race, the lap counter was made of nine bronze sculptures of which aquatic mammal? Dolphins 7. ""Let my people go"" is a recurring phrase in Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 epic movie ""The Ten Commandments"". Charlton Heston stars as Moses, but who plays the Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II? Yul Brynner 8. Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and set during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II. The film is known for its graphic portrayal of war, especially its depiction of the assault on which beach during the Normandy landings? Omaha 9. For two points Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford played the parts of which two journalists in the 1976 film All the President's Men? Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward 10. What was the codename of the Allied military operation during the Second World War depicted in the 1977 film A Bridge Too Far? Operation Market Garden"

"Long day on the road as per usual for Thursdays so answers will be late. Well as it's bank holiday for some in the UK, not me, I am sure there may be the odd old film on, so today's quiz is Historical Films 1. Liam Neeson played the title role in the 1993 historical drama Schindler's List, but what was Schindler's first name? 2. The 1981 movie ""Chariots of Fire"" tells the true story of two British track athletes who competed in the 1924 summer Olympics. For two points name the athletes and for a bonus two points which actors portrayed them? 3. Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise were the main characters in which 1995 film? 4. Gerard Butler played which King in the 2006 epic historical action film 300? 5. The 1960 classic Spartacus stars Kirk Douglas in the lead role, but which actress played his love interest Varinia? 6. In the 1959 epic Ben Hur’s’ chariot race, the lap counter was made of nine bronze sculptures of which aquatic mammal? 7. ""Let my people go"" is a recurring phrase in Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 epic movie ""The Ten Commandments"". Charlton Heston stars as Moses, but who plays the Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II? 8. Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and set during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II. The film is known for its graphic portrayal of war, especially its depiction of the assault on which beach during the Normandy landings? 9. For two points Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford played the parts of which two journalists in the 1976 film All the President's Men? 10. What was the codename of the Allied military operation during the Second World War depicted in the 1977 film A Bridge Too Far?"

7 for Queenie…vid Bless Her…

7 for Queenie…vid Bless Her…

7 not bad for a non-royalist.