Daily Quiz anyone?

[zico]

Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.  

[only1billybonds]

13.

Cheers Zico 

[easthammer]

6 thanks Zico I am back on form 

[Westside]

16. Thanks Zico.

[mallard]

14 Yesterday 
12 Today

Thanks Zico, have a great weekend off

[zebthecat]

13 today thanks zico.

[zico]

2000’s Quiz

1.  Harry Potter captivated audiences throughout the 2000s.  How many Harry Potter films are therein the original franchise? (NOT including the Fantastic Beasts trilogy, merely Harry Potter)
Eight

2.  In Hong Kong in 2005 there was an acute outbreak of SARS, what does the acronym SARS stand for?
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 

3.  Which company released 9 out of the 10 top selling video games of the 2000s?
Nintendo

4.  Which 2008 British comedy series centred around four socially awkward friends?
The Inbetweeners

5.  The X Factor created by Simon Cowell premiered in which year, was it 2000, 2002 or 2004?
2004

6.  England celebrated victory in the Rugby World Cup thanks to a winning drop goal from Jonny Wilkinson in which year?  Bonus two points if you can remember the score.
2003 – England 20 Australia 17

7. Tv show ‘Friends' finished in 2004 after how many seasons, was it eight, ten or twelve?
Ten

8.  Which celebrity shaved her head during a now-infamous breakdown in 2007?
Britney Spears

9. In what year did Michael Jackson die. Was it 2007, 2008 or 2009?
2009

10.  In which American state did the 2002 Winter Olympics take place?  
Utah - Salt Lake City

11.  In which sea did the Russian submarine Kursk sink in 2000?
Barents Sea

12.  What epic film won the Oscar for Best Picture for 2000?
Gladiator

13.  Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected as President in the US during 2008. But who did he beat to the White House in the 2008 US Presidential Election?
John McCain

14.  In 2005, Doctor Who returned to British TV screens for its first full series since 1989 with which actor in the lead role alongside which singer-turned-actress for a bonus point?
Christopher Eccleston - Billie Piper

15.  In January 2009, which well-known British high street chain of stores closed its doors for the last time?
Woolworths

16.  In 2003 Roger Federer won his first major grand slam title at Wimbledon, who did he beat in the final, was it Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Roddick or Mark Philippoussis?
Mark Philippoussis

17.  In 2003, who locked himself in a glass box above the Thames for 44 days?
David Blaine

18.  In 2001, who became famous for cheating on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Charles Ingram

19.  In 2009, Carol Ann Duffy became the first woman hold which important position?
Poet Laureate

20.  The first ever series of ITV’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! aired in 2002. Who won the very first edition?
Tony Blackburn


 

[zico]

Here's your starter for ten, or twenty!  Or was that Bamber Gascoigne!  

2000’s Quiz

1.  Harry Potter captivated audiences throughout the 2000s.  How many Harry Potter films are therein the original franchise? (NOT including the Fantastic Beasts trilogy, merely Harry Potter)

2.  In Hong Kong in 2005 there was an acute outbreak of SARS, what does the acronym SARS stand for?

3.  Which company released 9 out of the 10 top selling video games of the 2000s?

4.  Which 2008 British comedy series centred around four socially awkward friends?

5.  The X Factor created by Simon Cowell premiered in which year, was it 2000, 2002 or 2004?

6.  England celebrated victory in the Rugby World Cup thanks to a winning drop goal from Jonny Wilkinson in which year?  Bonus two points if you can remember the score.

7. Tv show ‘Friends' finished in 2004 after how many seasons, was it eight, ten or twelve?

8.  Which celebrity shaved her head during a now-infamous breakdown in 2007?

9. In what year did Michael Jackson die. Was it 2007, 2008 or 2009?

10.  In which American state did the 2002 Winter Olympics take place?  

11.  In which sea did the Russian submarine Kursk sink in 2000?

12.  What epic film won the Oscar for Best Picture for 2000?

13.  Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected as President in the US during 2008. But who did he beat to the White House in the 2008 US Presidential Election?

14.  In 2005, Doctor Who returned to British TV screens for its first full series since 1989 with which actor in the lead role alongside which singer-turned-actress for a bonus point?

15.  In January 2009, which well-known British high street chain of stores closed its doors for the last time?

16.  In 2003 Roger Federer won his first major grand slam title at Wimbledon, who did he beat in the final, was it Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Roddick or Mark Philippoussis?

17.  In 2003, who locked himself in a glass box above the Thames for 44 days?

18.  In 2001, who became famous for cheating on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

19.  In 2009, Carol Ann Duffy became the first woman hold which important position?

20.  The first ever series of ITV’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! aired in 2002. Who won the very first edition?



 

[easthammer]

15 thanks Zico 

[zebthecat]

16 today thanks zico.
That last question was evil.

[only1billybonds]

15

Thanks Jeremy 

[Westside]

14. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Bloody hell, what is it three years of doing this, I'm bound to phrase one or two incorrectly!  Yes, you can have a point Mr. Anon!  Thank your lucky stars it didn't cost you the star prize of the Speedboat!!  

Random Trivia 8

1.  What is the name shared by a famous Professional golfer and the man elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in 2015?
Tom Watson

2.  What name is given to the line behind which the throwing player must stand in a game of darts?
Oche

3.  If you have dysphagia, what do you have difficulty doing?
Swallowing

4.  It's sometimes called a cenote, but by what name do we better know the holes in the ground that can suddenly appear as a collapse of the surface layer?
Sinkhole

5.  Which London store was nicknamed 'the Queen's grocer'?
Fortnum & Mason

6.  In January 2011, which of the Chanel Islands (with a population of about 600) was designated as Europe's first Dark Sky Community and the world's first Dark Sky Island because it is sufficiently clear of light pollution to allow astronomy with the naked eye?
Sark

7.  Which 20-year-old, unemployed Liverpudlian comedian, was convicted of stealing from comedian Terry-Thomas and given two-years’ probation in 1960?
Jimmy Tarbuck - he was convicted of stealing a diamond-encrusted cigarette holder from the dressing room of Terry-Thomas

8.  Which of Shakespeare's plays tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth?
The Comedy of Errors

9.  In which century was the American science-fiction adventure television series Buck Rogers set in, was it 23rd, 24th or 25th?
25th century

10.  The Three Gorges Dam can be found in which country?
China

11.  A quad bike may also be known as an ATV - what does the acronym ATV stand for?
All-Terrain Vehicle

12.  Which comedian has appeared in the sitcom Not Going Out as Toby and was also a regular panellist on the satirical comedy show Mock the Week?
Hugh Dennis

13.  Which Cairo born journalist and broadcaster presented a British television documentary series that ran from 1958 to 1994?
Alan Whicker - Whicker's World

14.  Former AC Milan legend George Weah served as the 25th president of which country from 2018 to 2024.?
Liberia

15.  Which popular drink was sold in a glass bottle with a yellow cellophane wrap until 1983?
Lucozade - (after rebranding, between 1984 and 1989, UK sales tripled)

16.  Which sort of birds are associated with the Tower of London?
Ravens

17.  The palace and main residence of English monarchs in London, from 1530 until 1698, gives its name to which well-known London road?
Whitehall (from the Palace of Whitehall)

18.  Which highly controversial process for extracting gas uses a high-pressure water mixture directed at the rock to release the gas inside?
Fracking

19.  By what name is the address 30 St Mary Axe more informally known?
The Gherkin

20.  For a full point place the names the Beatles in the order from oldest to youngest?
Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison





 

[only1billybonds]

He's got a touch of the Paxman's going on lately.

[Mr Anon]

We all know that this place thrives on arguments but I never thought I'd see the dayvwhen the quiz got edgey.

This Zico fellow has been getting off scot free for far too long!

[only1billybonds]

We all know that this place thrives on arguments but I never thought I'd see the dayvwhen the quiz got edgey.

[Mr Anon]

9.  Nintendo came out with which handheld game that was released in the United States in 1990?
Game Boy

Not sure about this quizmaster! Gameboy is a handheld games console, I said Super Mario Land, can I have a point?

[zico]

Going to give East a break before we get to the 2000's!! 

Random Trivia 8

1.  What is the name shared by a famous Professional golfer and the man elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in 2015?

2.  What name is given to the line behind which the throwing player must stand in a game of darts?

3.  If you have dysphagia, what do you have difficulty doing?

4.  It's sometimes called a cenote, but by what name do we better know the holes in the ground that can suddenly appear as a collapse of the surface layer?

5.  Which London store was nicknamed 'the Queen's grocer'?

6.  In January 2011, which of the Chanel Islands (with a population of about 600) was designated as Europe's first Dark Sky Community and the world's first Dark Sky Island because it is sufficiently clear of light pollution to allow astronomy with the naked eye?

7.  Which 20-year-old, unemployed Liverpudlian comedian, was convicted of stealing from comedian Terry-Thomas and given two-years’ probation in 1960?

8.  Which of Shakespeare's plays tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth?

9.  In which century was the American science-fiction adventure television series Buck Rogers set in, was it 23rd, 24th or 25th?

10.  The Three Gorges Dam can be found in which country?

11.  A quad bike may also be known as an ATV - what does the acronym ATV stand for?

12.  Which comedian has appeared in the sitcom Not Going Out as Toby and was also a regular panellist on the satirical comedy show Mock the Week?

13.  Which Cairo born journalist and broadcaster presented a British television documentary series that ran from 1958 to 1994?

14.  Former AC Milan legend George Weah served as the 25th president of which country from 2018 to 2024.?

15.  Which popular drink was sold in a glass bottle with a yellow cellophane wrap until 1983?

16.  Which sort of birds are associated with the Tower of London?

17.  The palace and main residence of English monarchs in London, from 1530 until 1698, gives its name to which well-known London road?

18.  Which highly controversial process for extracting gas uses a high-pressure water mixture directed at the rock to release the gas inside?

19.  By what name is the address 30 St Mary Axe more informally known?

20.  For a full point place the names the Beatles in the order from oldest to youngest?




 

[only1billybonds]

15 as well.

Cheers Zico 

[mallard]

15 Thanks Zico

[Westside]

13. Thanks Zico.

[easthammer]

6 thanks Zico my decline continues

[zebthecat]

15 today thanks zico.

[zico]

90’s Quiz

1.  Which lawyer stated, 'If It Doesn't Fit, You Must Acquit'?
Johnnie Cochran – OJ Simpson trial

2.  In which 1990 film featured an escort called Vivian Ward?
Pretty Woman

3.  Who provided the cross that allowed Gary Lineker to grab England’s equalizer against Germany in the 1990 World Cup Semi-Final?
Paul Parker

4.  Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain married who in 1992?
Courtney Love

5.  Which female tennis player was stabbed on the court on 30 April 1993? 
Monica Seles

6.  In which US state was the Columbine High School massacre? 
Colorado

7.  Who portrayed Cruella De Vil in the 1996 movie 101 Dalmatians? 
Glenn Close

8.  In what year did Princess Diana die following a car crash in Paris?
1997

9.  Nintendo came out with which handheld game that was released in the United States in 1990?
Game Boy

10.  Name the comet that passed the sun for the first time in 4,200 years in April 1997?
Hale-Bopp

11.  Who challenged Margaret Thatcher for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 1990, resulting in her resignation?
Michael Heseltine

12.  Which 90s movie featured the characters Andy and Red, and was based on a story by Stephen King?
The Shawshank Redemption

13.  Which U.S. President was inaugurated in January 1993?
Bill Clinton

14.  What was the name of the international agreement that aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, adopted in 1997?
Kyoto Protoco

15.  What infamous computer virus (also a girl’s name) caused significant internet disruption in 1999 by sending copies of itself to email contacts?
The Melissa virus

16.  "Zombie" and "Linger" were two of the biggest 1990s hits for The Cranberries fronted by which late singer?
Dolores O'Riordan

17. Which actor hosted the Academy Awards a whopping six times during the 1990s? His nine total hosting stints are second only to Bob Hope's nineteen? 
Billy Crystal

18.  What was the two-word name for the American campaign that liberated Kuwait following an Iraqi invasion in 1990? The U.S. led a coalition of 39 countries in the effort.
Desert Storm

19.  Which category 5 hurricane that devastated Florida, the Bahamas, and Louisiana in August of 1992 is remembered as one of the worst natural disasters of the ‘90s?
Hurricane Andrew

20.  Describing the life of a supermodel, who famously told Vogue magazine for their October 1990 issue that "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day?"
Linda Evangelista





 

[zico]

90’s Quiz

1.  Which lawyer stated, 'If It Doesn't Fit, You Must Acquit'?

2.  In which 1990 film featured an escort called Vivian Ward?

3.  Who provided the cross that allowed Gary Lineker to grab England’s equalizer against Germany in the 1990 World Cup Semi-Final?

4.  Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain married who in 1992?

5.  Which female tennis player was stabbed on the court on 30 April 1993? 

6.  In which US state was the Columbine High School massacre? 

7.  Who portrayed Cruella De Vil in the 1996 movie 101 Dalmatians? 

8.  In what year did Princess Diana die following a car crash in Paris?

9.  Nintendo came out with which handheld game that was released in the United States in 1990?

10.  Name the comet that passed the sun for the first time in 4,200 years in April 1997?

11.  Who challenged Margaret Thatcher for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 1990, resulting in her resignation?

12.  Which 90s movie featured the characters Andy and Red, and was based on a story by Stephen King?

13.  Which U.S. President was inaugurated in January 1993?

14.  What was the name of the international agreement that aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, adopted in 1997?

15.  What infamous computer virus (also a girl’s name) caused significant internet disruption in 1999 by sending copies of itself to email contacts?

16.  "Zombie" and "Linger" were two of the biggest 1990s hits for The Cranberries fronted by which late singer?

17. Which actor hosted the Academy Awards a whopping six times during the 1990s? His nine total hosting stints are second only to Bob Hope's nineteen? 

18.  What was the two-word name for the American campaign that liberated Kuwait following an Iraqi invasion in 1990? The U.S. led a coalition of 39 countries in the effort.

19.  Which category 5 hurricane that devastated Florida, the Bahamas, and Louisiana in August of 1992 is remembered as one of the worst natural disasters of the ‘90s?

20.  Describing the life of a supermodel, who famously told Vogue magazine for their October 1990 issue that "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day?"

 

[only1billybonds]

14.


Cheers Zico