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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?"

"Zico The russian revolution was, partially, the first colour revolution. Funded with foreign money and an agitator sponsored by the bundestag, what could possibly be the motive in the midst of world war one?"

"Rios I knew Gorbacev and the time zones. Know a bit about the Romanovs, but couldn't remember enough. Was a shocking story though. Poor family."

"Rios I knew Gorbacev and the time zones. Know a bit about the Romanovs, but couldn't remember enough. Was a shocking story though. Poor family."

"Zico 3 is a decent stab for guesses. I'll do Ukraine next Thursday, so read up on its history if you get a chance (there will be at least one football question). Happy to do Croatia/Yugoslavia next."

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"zico, yes indeed"

"Thanks for that Rios. Just got in and had a quick go, but was woeful with my guesses and got 3. Googled Cough's score and assume that's an 8"

"Tex Only 3 multiple choice questions, so getting 7 right is hardly lucky guesses. Well done mate!"

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"Sorry the answers are late, still on projects away from home. 1) What was the first Russian royal family name Gudanov, Romanov or Rurik? Rurik 2) Which alphabet does the Russian language use? Phoenician, Arabic or Cyrillic? Cyrillic 3) Where was the last of the Romanov royal family executed by the bolsheviks? St Petersberg, Yekaterinburg or Nizhny Novgorod? Yekaterinburg 4) When Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin landed back on earth, how did he make contact with his control centre? By a landline after being taken by horse and cart to the nearest village with a phone. (phone or horse and cart will do) 5) Under which ruler did the Crimean Khaganate become part of the Russian empire? Catherine the Great 6) Under which soviet leader did Crimea fall under Ukrainian administration? Nikita Kruschev - a native ukrainian gave it away in 1954 in just 15 minutes. 7) Under which soviet leader were policies of Glasnost and Perestroika enacted? Mikhail Gorbachev 8) Which Russian novelist wrote ""the Gulag Archipelago""? Fyodor Dostoevsky, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn or Mikhail Bulgakov? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 9) The deepest lake in the world is in the old USSR, what is its name? Lake Baikal 10) How many time zones are there in Russia 5, 8 or 11? 11"

"Sorry, but could be a busy day tomorrow, so Thursday's russia quiz is early (Ukraine next week - hope you've all been good little students of the maps and history on the tv lately) 1) What was the first Russian royal family name Gudanov, Romanov or Rurik? 2) Which alphabet does the Russian language use? Phoenician, Arabic or Cyrillic? 3) Where was the last of the Romanov royal family executed by the bolsheviks? St Petersberg, Yekaterinburg or Nizhny Novgorod? 4) When Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin landed back on earth, how did he make contact with his control centre? 5) Under which ruler did the Crimean Khaganate become part of the Russian empire? 6) Under which soviet leader did Crimea fall under Ukrainian administration? 7) Under which soviet leader were policies of Glasnost and Perestroika enacted? 8) Which Russian novelist wrote ""the Gulag Archipelago""? Fyodor Dostoevsky, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn or Mikhail Bulgakov? 9) The deepest lake in the world is in the old USSR, what is its name? 10) How many time zones are there in Russia 5, 8 or 11?"

"Only 4, not enough for the link. Not nearly enough!"

4 thanks zico

6 didn't get the link

9. Link did help a bit

3 No link

3 No link

"What’s the link? 1. In the sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing which began on 20 September 2008 which English television and radio journalist and broadcaster kept coming bottom of the score board after the judges' votes, but the public consistently voted to keep him in the competition, until he left the show following a farewell dance saying: ""The trouble is that there is now a real danger that I might win the competition. Even for me that would be a joke too far."" John SERGEANT 2. Which American filmmaker has directed classics such as Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Mrs. Doubtfire, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and its sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets? Chris COLUMBUS 3. Which ex footballer holds the record for winning The Premier League Golden Boot Award four times in 2001/02, 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06? Thierry HENRY 4. Can you name the rather voluptuous UK-based comedy actress, producer, presenter and businesswoman who starred alongside Kenny Everett on The Kenny Everett Television Show? CLEO Rocos 5. Can you remember the surname of the then couple, David and Elizabeth, who designed the wedding dress for (as she was known at the time) Lady Diana Spencer? EMANUEL 6. Name the only person to have held all four Great Offices of State in the UK which are the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary, respectively? JAMES Callaghan 7. Inspector Clouseau is of course the fictional detective in Blake Edwards's Pink Panther series of films, but what was Clouseau’s first name? JACQUES 8. 25 Grammy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, five Academy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. With 52 Academy Award nominations, he is the second most-nominated individual, after Walt Disney. His compositions are considered the epitome of film music and he is considered to be one of the greatest composers of classical music in history. Who is he? John WILLIAMS 9. Name the football stadium in Belfast, which is the National Stadium of Northern Ireland and the home ground of Linfield F.C.? WINDSOR Park 10. At which British film and television studio did a fire break out last week on or near the Richard Attenborough stage, which is to be the set of Disney's upcoming live-action remake of 'Snow White'? PINEWOOD 11. There is a link to British film in there somewhere. What’s the link? Carry On Films – Films = Sergeant, Columbus, Henry, Cleo, Emmanuelle, - Actors = Sid JAMES, Hattie JACQUES – Kenneth WILLIAMS, Barbara WINDSOR - All films made at Pinewood Studios."

"Good to have you back, DiCanio... What’s the link? 1. In the sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing which began on 20 September 2008 which English television and radio journalist and broadcaster kept coming bottom of the score board after the judges' votes, but the public consistently voted to keep him in the competition, until he left the show following a farewell dance saying: ""The trouble is that there is now a real danger that I might win the competition. Even for me that would be a joke too far."" 2. Which American filmmaker has directed classics such as Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Mrs. Doubtfire, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and its sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets? 3. Which ex footballer holds the record for winning The Premier League Golden Boot Award four times in 2001/02, 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06? 4. Can you name the rather voluptuous UK-based comedy actress, producer, presenter and businesswoman who starred alongside Kenny Everett on The Kenny Everett Television Show? 5. Can you remember the surname of the then couple, David and Elizabeth, who designed the wedding dress for (as she was known at the time) Lady Diana Spencer? 6. Name the only person to have held all four Great Offices of State in the UK which are the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary, respectively? 7. Inspector Clouseau is of course the fictional detective in Blake Edwards's Pink Panther series of films, but what was Clouseau’s first name? 8. 25 Grammy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, five Academy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. With 52 Academy Award nominations, he is the second most-nominated individual, after Walt Disney. His compositions are considered the epitome of film music and he is considered to be one of the greatest composers of classical music in history. Who is he? 9. Name the football stadium in Belfast, which is the National Stadium of Northern Ireland and the home ground of Linfield F.C.? 10. At which British film and television studio did a fire break out last week on or near the Richard Attenborough stage, which is to be the set of Disney's upcoming live-action remake of 'Snow White'? 11. There is a link to British film in there somewhere. What’s the link?"

"I haven't been bothered posting my scores for awhile. Anyway, 5 today, 7 yesterday."

"8 yesterday, 5 today I'd better start doing Thursday's."

"8 yesterday, 5 today I'd better start doing Thursday's."

Quiz was done before yesterday so apologies if the QUANTAS question was in bad taste after yesterday's tragedy.