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?"

[zico]

"Good quiz MD. Annoying that I didn't know 1 & 10 specifically and embarrassed to say I didn't know 9 considering they are one of my employers!! Got 8 ""if"" I get a point for King Lizard and ""around 1-2 feet"" for Velociraptor?>"

[Mad Dog]

"1) Everybody has a sim card. What does SIM stand for? SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE. (I heard this on radio 2 yesterday giving me the idea for today’s quiz) 2) What does PIN stand for? PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (you should never say pin number as that means personal identification number number) 3) What does NASA stand for? NATIONAL AURONAUTICS and SPACE ADMINISTRATION 4) What does HTTP stand for? HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL 5) ATM stands for automated teller machine. Where was the first ATM? ENFIELD, NORTH LONDON (BARCLAYS) 6) What does DVD stand for? DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC 7) What does VHS stand for? VIDEO HOME SYSTEM 8) What does MGM stand for? METRO GOLDWYN MAYER 9) How did TESCO get its’s name? FROM IT’S FOUNDERS TE Stockwell and jack COhen 10) What does QR code stand for? QUICK RESPONSE Additional dinosaur questions (for zico) 11) Stegosaurus lived further away in terms of time to the tyrannosaurs rex, than the t-rex did from us. How many years apart were they? 80 MILLION YEARS. 12) What does tyrannosaurus rex actually mean? TYRANT LIZARD KING 13) Which modern day animal is the descendant of tyrannosaurus rex? CHICKEN 14) How tall were velociraptors in real life? 1.5 – 2 FEET. ABOUT THE SIZE OF A TURKEY 15) Argentinosaurus is thought to be the biggest ever dinosaur. How long was it from tip to tail? 37-40 METERS"

[riosleftsock]

6 yesterday

[Mad Dog]

"1) Everybody has a sim card. What does SIM stand for? 2) What does PIN stand for? 3) What does NASA stand for? 4) What does HTTP stand for? 5) ATM stands for automated teller machine. Where was the first ATM? 6) What does DVD stand for? 7) What does VHS stand for? 8) What does MGM stand for? 9) How did TESCO get its’s name? 10) What does QR code stand for? Additional dinosaur questions (for zico) 11) Stegosaurus lived further away in terms of time to the tyrannosaurs rex, than the t-rex did from us. How many years apart were they? 12) What does tyrannosaurus rex actually mean? 13) Which modern day animal is the descendant of tyrannosaurus rex? 14) How tall were velociraptors in real life? 15) Argentinosaurus is thought to be the biggest ever dinosaur. How long was it from tip to tail?"

[easthammer]

5 today for me thank you. Does that mean I am not as much of a dinosaur as people think I am?

[Texas Iron]

Poor 4 today…

[Syd Puddefoot]

6 for the Battle quiz yesterday and 3 today. That included a guess on Q10 and the obvious answer on the Triceratops and probably only knowing Palaeontology from Ross on Friends. Dinosaurs a long way from my specialist subject!

[Far Cough]

5 cheers

[zico]

"Spot On......... You should do a dinosaur quiz, sure it would be better than mine. Raquel Welch running from a T-Rex is was my first interest in the subject!!"

[Mad Dog]

"Isla nublar. Set off Costa Rica, but filmed in hawaii if I'm not mistaken. As a kid dinosaurs and the solar system we're 2 things I read up about. Had loads of books. Still have an interest in it. My son was the same. I really enjoyed that documentary about the meteor that Attenborough did a few weeks back."

[zico]

"That's impressive to say the least MD, especially the name of the crater. One I left out as it was fiction rather than fact was ""What was the name of the island in the first Jurassic Park film>?"""

[Mad Dog]

Full marks today. As a kid I used to know absolutely fucking tons about dinosaurs. And when my boy was young he was into them too. I won money off a science teacher I used to work with over dinosaur knowledge

[zico]

"Dinosaurs Quiz 1. The Age of Reptiles, Dinosaurs and Conifers is known as what era? The Mesozoic Era 2. Scientists divide the answer to question one into three periods. For three points name them? Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous 3. The scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch, including the study of dinosaur fossils is called what? Paleontology 4. How many horns did a Triceratops have? Three 5. In 1841, Richard Owen, the first director of London‚Äôs Natural History Museum, created the name dinosaurs. The word dinosaur is from the Greek deinos and sauros and ‚Äúroughly‚Äù translates to what in English? Terrible lizard 6. Back in 2008 Scientists claimed they have discovered the world's largest dinosaur fossil site containing some 7,600 fossils from a pit the length of three football pitches. It was dubbed ‚ÄúDinosaur City‚Äù but in which country was ‚ÄúDinosaur City‚Äù found? China 7. Which Iguanodon body part helped scientist Gideon Mantell to realise that dinosaurs were reptiles? Teeth 8. A 26-metre-long replica dinosaur skeleton that graced the entrance of the Natural History Museum for more than a century before it was dismantled five years ago to embark on a UK-wide tour is returning to London for a limited time from May. What type of dinosaur is it and a bonus point if you can give its nickname? Diplodocus ‚Äì Dippy (naturally!) 9. The asteroid or comet impact that allegedly caused the extinction of the dinosaurs left a crater measuring between 180 and 240 kilometres across. It is buried underneath the Yucat?°n Peninsula in Mexico. By what name is the crater known? Chicxulub crater 10. Approximately how many million years ago did dinosaurs become extinct? Is it 45 million years, 55 million years or 65 million years? 65 million (Trivia - Dinosaurs went extinct about 65 million years ago (at the end of the Cretaceous Period), after living on Earth for about 165 million years. If all of Earth time from the very beginning of the dinosaurs to today were compressed into 365 days (one calendar year), the dinosaurs appeared January 1 and became extinct the third week of September.)"

[zico]

"Oops ignore below, I missed Q10!! Long day so back late, no mac sadly o rush back for! Might be a tough one today#!! Dinosaurs Quiz 1. The Age of Reptiles, Dinosaurs and Conifers is known as what era? 2. Scientists divide the answer to question one into three periods. For three points name them? 3. The scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch, including the study of dinosaur fossils is called what? 4. How many horns did a Triceratops have? 5. In 1841, Richard Owen, the first director of London‚Äôs Natural History Museum, created the name dinosaurs. The word dinosaur is from the Greek deinos and sauros and ‚Äúroughly‚Äù translates to what in English? 6. Back in 2008 Scientists claimed they have discovered the world's largest dinosaur fossil site containing some 7,600 fossils from a pit the length of three football pitches. It was dubbed ‚ÄúDinosaur City‚Äù but in which country was ‚ÄúDinosaur City‚Äù found? 7. Which Iguanodon body part helped scientist Gideon Mantell to realise that dinosaurs were reptiles? 8. A 26-metre-long replica dinosaur skeleton that graced the entrance of the Natural History Museum for more than a century before it was dismantled five years ago to embark on a UK-wide tour is returning to London for a limited time from May. What type of dinosaur is it and a bonus point if you can give its nickname? 9. The asteroid or comet impact that allegedly caused the extinction of the dinosaurs left a crater measuring between 180 and 240 kilometres across. It is buried underneath the Yucat?°n Peninsula in Mexico. By what name is the crater known? 10. Approximately how many million years ago did dinosaurs become extinct? Is it 45 million years, 55 million years or 65 million years?"

[zico]

"Long day so back late, no mac sadly o rush back for! Might be a tough one today#!! Dinosaurs Quiz 1. The Age of Reptiles, Dinosaurs and Conifers is known as what era? 2. Scientists divide the answer to question one into three periods. For three points name them? 3. The scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch, including the study of dinosaur fossils is called what? 4. How many horns did a Triceratops have? 5. In 1841, Richard Owen, the first director of London‚Äôs Natural History Museum, created the name dinosaurs. The word dinosaur is from the Greek deinos and sauros and ‚Äúroughly‚Äù translates to what in English? 6. Back in 2008 Scientists claimed they have discovered the world's largest dinosaur fossil site containing some 7,600 fossils from a pit the length of three football pitches. It was dubbed ‚ÄúDinosaur City‚Äù but in which country was ‚ÄúDinosaur City‚Äù found? 7. Which Iguanodon body part helped scientist Gideon Mantell to realise that dinosaurs were reptiles? 8. A 26-metre-long replica dinosaur skeleton that graced the entrance of the Natural History Museum for more than a century before it was dismantled five years ago to embark on a UK-wide tour is returning to London for a limited time from May. What type of dinosaur is it and a bonus point if you can give its nickname? 9. The asteroid or comet impact that allegedly caused the extinction of the dinosaurs left a crater measuring between 180 and 240 kilometres across. It is buried underneath the Yucat?°n Peninsula in Mexico. By what name is the crater known?"

[easthammer]

7 thank you Zico

[easthammer]

7 thank you Zico

[zico]

"I'm just glad the answers were right, I double checked most as I know you are all quite good at this stuff!"

[riosleftsock]

My first 10 for a very long time. Missing quite a few of my favourite battles there.

[Texas Iron]

8 Cheers…

[Texas Iron]

8 Cheers…

[Far Cough]

7.5 cheers zico

[Mad Dog]

6

[zico]

"You have the Battle, name the War/Wars Quiz 1. Gallipoli Campaign, in which control of the sea route from Europe to Russia was fought for? World War I 2. The Battle of Thermopylae, which inspired the hit film ""300”? Either Greco-Persian Wars or The Persian Wars acceptable 3. Hannibal's Crossing of the Alps is one of the most famous events of ancient military history, but in which war did it happen? Second Punic War (half a point for Punic Wars) 4. Battle of Yorktown, which helped turn colonists into the citizens of a new country? The American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence etc. 5. The English and French face off at the Battle of Agincourt, which is depicted in the Shakespeare play ""Henry V""? The Hundred Years' War 6. Battle of Gettysburg is infamous for its staggering death toll? The American Civil War 7. 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' was an event in which war? Crimean War 8. The battle of Midway was a decisive Allied naval victory and a major turning point in which war? World War II 9. The Battle of Bosworth Field was fought in 1485 in which Wars? Wars of the Roses - civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York 10. The Battle of Valmy was an important starting point of which major revolutionary conflict? French Revolutionary Wars"

[zico]

"You have the Battle, name the War/Wars Quiz 1. Gallipoli Campaign, in which control of the sea route from Europe to Russia was fought for? 2. The Battle of Thermopylae, which inspired the hit film ""300”? 3. Hannibal's Crossing of the Alps is one of the most famous events of ancient military history, but in which war did it happen? 4. Battle of Yorktown, which helped turn colonists into the citizens of a new country? 5. The English and French face off at the Battle of Agincourt, which is depicted in the Shakespeare play ""Henry V""? 6. Battle of Gettysburg is infamous for its staggering death toll? 7. 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' was an event in which war? 8. The battle of Midway was a decisive Allied naval victory and a major turning point in which war? 9. The Battle of Bosworth Field was fought in 1485 in which Wars? 10. The Battle of Valmy was an important starting point of which major revolutionary conflict?"