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]

"What‚Äôs the Connection? 1. On April 30, 1993, during a tennis match in Hamburg, Germany, which female player was stabbed in the back with a nine-inch boning knife by G?ºnter Parche, an obsessive fan of Steffi Graf? 2. Who is the German politician and physician who has been President of the European Commission since 1 December 2019? 3. What was the first name of the character played by Whitney Houston in the 1992 romantic-thriller ‚ÄúThe Bodyguard‚Äù? If you get the surname as well, I‚Äôll give you a bonus point‚Ķ 4. Which Dutch Golden Age painter painter's surname was Harmenszoon van Rijn but generally he was simply known by his first name? 5. In the late 1980s, who presented the Channel 4 TV show ""The Last Resort""? 6. Which author was well known for his works such as The Big Sleep, The Long Goodbye and Farewell, My Lovely? 7. Who in Greek Mythology who was the Titan Goddess of Prophecy & Intellect, daughter of Uranus and Gaea and grandmother of the sun god Apollo, the moon goddess Artemis? 8. Name the French actor and mime artist most famous for his stage persona, ""Bip the Clown""? 9. What Is a Baby Kangaroo Called? 10. What‚Äôs the Connection?"

[zico]

"What‚Äôs the Connection? 1. On April 30, 1993, during a tennis match in Hamburg, Germany, which female player was stabbed in the back with a nine-inch boning knife by G?ºnter Parche, an obsessive fan of Steffi Graf? 2. Who is the German politician and physician who has been President of the European Commission since 1 December 2019? 3. What was the first name of the character played by Whitney Houston in the 1992 romantic-thriller ‚ÄúThe Bodyguard‚Äù? If you get the surname as well, I‚Äôll give you a bonus point‚Ķ 4. Which Dutch Golden Age painter painter's surname was Harmenszoon van Rijn but generally he was simply known by his first name? 5. In the late 1980s, who presented the Channel 4 TV show ""The Last Resort""? 6. Which author was well known for his works such as The Big Sleep, The Long Goodbye and Farewell, My Lovely? 7. Who in Greek Mythology who was the Titan Goddess of Prophecy & Intellect, daughter of Uranus and Gaea and grandmother of the sun god Apollo, the moon goddess Artemis? 8. Name the French actor and mime artist most famous for his stage persona, ""Bip the Clown""? 9. What Is a Baby Kangaroo Called? 10. What‚Äôs the Connection?"

[Syd Puddefoot]

8

[Mad Dog]

15. And I'm kicking myself over thr Spencer Tracy one.

[easthammer]

9 today thank you

[Far Cough]

8 ta zico

[zico]

"Two Answers Quiz (one point for each correct answer so maximum of 20 points) 1. Only two male actors that have won the Oscar for 'Best Actor' in two consecutive years? Spencer Tracy and Tom Hanks 2. Two Ex-Governors of California to have a star on Hollywood Boulevard? Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger 3. Santa's Reindeer that begin with a letter 'C'? Comet and Cupid 4. The Khyber Pass connects which two countries? Afghanistan and Pakistan 5. Which pair of German-Americans performed an illusion and magic act in Las Vegas for many years. A big part of the act involved white Siberian tigers until a tragic event at a show finished their act? Siegfried and Roy 6. Clarence Seedorf is the only player to have won the UEFA Champions League with three different teams. AC Milan was one. Name the other two? Ajax, Real Madrid 7. Ex-Heavyweight World Champion Lennox Lewis had a career record of 44 fights - 41 wins – 1 draw - 2 losses. Which two opponents did his defeats come against? Oliver McCall and Hasim Rahman 8. Which are the only two countries in South America that don't border Brazil? Chile and Ecuador 9. Timothy Dalton only did two Bond films, what were they called? The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill 10. Which two books do castaways automatically receive on Desert Island discs? Complete works of Shakespeare and the Bible"

[zico]

"Answers will be a bit later today... Two Answers Quiz (one point for each correct answer so maximum of 20 points) 1. Only two male actors that have won the Oscar for 'Best Actor' in two consecutive years? 2. Two Ex-Governors of California to have a star on Hollywood Boulevard? 3. Santa's Reindeer that begin with a letter 'C'? 4. The Khyber Pass connects which two countries? 5. Which pair of German-Americans performed an illusion and magic act in Las Vegas for many years. A big part of the act involved white Siberian tigers until a tragic event at a show finished their act? 6. Clarence Seedorf is the only player to have won the UEFA Champions League with three different teams. AC Milan was one. Name the other two? 7. Ex-Heavyweight World Champion Lennox Lewis had a career record of 44 fights - 41 wins – 1 draw - 2 losses. Which two opponents did his defeats come against? 8. Which are the only two countries in South America that don't border Brazil? 9. Timothy Dalton only did two Bond films, what were they called? 10. Which two books do castaways automatically receive on Desert Island discs?"

[zico]

"Answers will be a bit later today... Two Answers Quiz (one point for each correct answer so maximum of 20 points) 1. Only two male actors that have won the Oscar for 'Best Actor' in two consecutive years? 2. Two Ex-Governors of California to have a star on Hollywood Boulevard? 3. Santa's Reindeer that begin with a letter 'C'? 4. The Khyber Pass connects which two countries? 5. Which pair of German-Americans performed an illusion and magic act in Las Vegas for many years. A big part of the act involved white Siberian tigers until a tragic event at a show finished their act? 6. Clarence Seedorf is the only player to have won the UEFA Champions League with three different teams. AC Milan was one. Name the other two? 7. Ex-Heavyweight World Champion Lennox Lewis had a career record of 44 fights - 41 wins – 1 draw - 2 losses. Which two opponents did his defeats come against? 8. Which are the only two countries in South America that don't border Brazil? 9. Timothy Dalton only did two Bond films, what were they called? 10. Which two books do castaways automatically receive on Desert Island discs?"

[easthammer]

23 thanks Zico

[Mad Dog]

18. Cheers zico

[Syd Puddefoot]

18. No clue on Bananarama or Noah's brats. Thanks Zico

[Texas Iron]

21 Couple of lucky guesses…

[riosleftsock]

17 - mainly because I remember 2 of the banarama girls first names I couldn't remember any of the surnames

[Far Cough]

18 cheers zico

[zico]

"Three Answers Quiz (one point for each correct answer so maximum of 30 points) 1. James Dean cemented his place in cinema history with just three films to his credit. Can you name them? East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause, and Giant 2. In the bible, Noah had three sons - can you name them? Shem, Ham, and Japheth 3. In geology, what are the 3 types of rock? Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic 4. Which three football teams were part of the original football league in 1888 and part of the Premiership when it started in 1992? (Clue – Two are currently in the PL and one is in the Championship) Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers and Everton 5. The Three Tenors were a popular operatic singing group during the 1990s and early 2000s, consisting of whom? Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti 6. What were the first names of the three Bronte sisters? Charlotte, Emily and Anne 7. What are the names of the three ballets composed by Tchaikovsky? Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty 8. Which three countries make up the Benelux countries? (The Clue is in the name!) Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg 9. In the 20th century, who were the only three England internationals to be named European footballer of the year? Kevin Keegan, Stanley Matthews, Bobby Charlton 10. Can you name the three original members of 80’s pop group Bananarama? Christian and surname required for full three points. Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward"

[zico]

"Three Answers Quiz (one point for each correct answer so maximum of 30 points) 1. James Dean cemented his place in cinema history with just three films to his credit. Can you name them? 2. In the bible, Noah had three sons - can you name them? 3. In geology, what are the 3 types of rock? 4. Which three football teams were part of the original football league in 1888 and part of the Premiership when it started in 1992? (Clue – Two are currently in the PL and one is in the Championship) 5. The Three Tenors were a popular operatic singing group during the 1990s and early 2000s, consisting of whom? 6. What were the first names of the three Bronte sisters? 7. What are the names of the three ballets composed by Tchaikovsky? 8. Which three countries make up the Benelux countries? (The Clue is in the name!) 9. In the 20th century, who were the only three England internationals to be named European footballer of the year? 10. Can you name the three original members of 80’s pop group Bananarama? Christian and surname required for full three points."

[Syd Puddefoot]

"Nine. Linked helped with a couple. Got ""Clarice"" first time of asking but ""Starling"" dribbled out of my memory after much searching while i was washing up. If i had checked the answers before tea would have got an eight."

[riosleftsock]

"5, I got the link but it still didn't help."

[easthammer]

"8 with the help of the link, nice one Zico"

[Mad Dog]

6. Got the link after clarice STARLING. Wasn't that helpful today though.

[Texas Iron]

4 ?üò??üò?

[Far Cough]

4 cheers zico

[zico]

"What’s the connection? 1. What’s the name of the character played by Jodie Foster in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs? Clarice STARLING 2. Golden Hind was of course a galleon captained by Francis Drake in his circumnavigation of the world between 1577 and 1580. What was she originally known as before Drake renamed her? PELICAN 3. Who was the first female presenter on BBC Radio 1 in 1970 and is its longest-serving presenter? Annie NIGHTINGALE 4. Which British magazine stopped publishing in 1984, after 104 years? TIT-Bits 5. In the Man from U.N.C.L.E. television series U.N.C.L.E.'s primary adversary in the pilot episode was WASP, but what did it become known as in the main series? THRUSH 6. Which former goalkeeper died in the Munich air crash whilst working as a newspaper reporter? Frank SWIFT 7. Which 1975 American comedy-drama film, (based on the novel by Ken Kesey), was the second film, after 1934’s It Happened One Night, to win all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role, Actress in Lead Role, Director, and Screenplay)? One Flew Over the CUCKOO’S Nest 8. Who was Tony Blair's first Foreign Secretary when Labour returned to power in 1997? ROBIN Cook 9. What links novelist Jack Higgins and the Apollo 11 moon landing? The EAGLE Has Landed (The Eagle has landed was a novel by Jack Higgins and the code phrase signalling a successful landing on the Sea of Tranquillity) 10. What was the name of William Wordsworth's house in Grasmere in the Lake District between1799 to 1808? DOVE Cottage 11. In which craft did Sir Donald Campbell die whilst endeavouring to set a water speed record on Coniston Water in 1967? BLUEBIRD 12. What’s the connection? BIRDS"

[riosleftsock]

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