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?"

[Far Cough]

7 cheers zico

[Syd Puddefoot]

"Bloody 5 again. Guessed Vulcan, forgot about Klingon."

[zico]

"Shakespeare Quiz 1. Romeo and Juliet is set in which Italian city? Verona 2. What was the name of Shakespeare's wife? Anne Hathaway 3. Who is the Prince of Denmark in a Shakespeare play? Hamlet 4. Which king of Scotland is murdered in Macbeth? Duncan 5. Name the theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare which was built in 1599 and destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613? The Globe Theatre 6. True or false. Shakespeare is buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey? False (he's buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford upon Avon) 7. For two points name the two monarchs who ruled England during William Shakespeare’s lifetime? Queen Elizabeth I and King James I 8. Two plays by William Shakespeare, including “Much Ado About Nothing” and “Hamlet”, were translated into which fictional language? Klingon 9. What is the name of the Shakespearean theatre still active in his hometown, and a home to the Royal Shakespeare Company? Swan Theatre 10. Who, in the play Julius Caesar, delivers a eulogy in honour of his recently murdered friend with the opening lines, Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears? Mark Antony"

[zico]

"Back late today so answers will be this evening. Hopefully not too niche but here is a Shakespeare Quiz for you to ponder. 1. Romeo and Juliet is set in which Italian city? 2. What was the name of Shakespeare's wife? 3. Who is the Prince of Denmark in a Shakespeare play? 4. Which king of Scotland is murdered in Macbeth? 5. Name the theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare which was built in 1599 and destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613? 6. True or false. Shakespeare is buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey? 7. For two points name the two monarchs who ruled England during William Shakespeare’s lifetime? 8. Two plays by William Shakespeare, including “Much Ado About Nothing” and “Hamlet”, were translated into which fictional language? 9. What is the name of the Shakespearean theatre still active in his hometown, and a home to the Royal Shakespeare Company? 10. Who, in the play Julius Caesar, delivers a eulogy in honour of his recently murdered friend with the opening lines, Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears?"

[Texas Iron]

9

[Texas Iron]

9

[Texas Iron]

9

[easthammer]

A surprising 11

[Syd Puddefoot]

7. From 5 questions so keeping up the theme

[Mad Dog]

Just recounted I got 17 /18

[riosleftsock]

A disturbing 10

[Far Cough]

A very shite 2

[Mad Dog]

"16. Don't usually know any celeb shite, but somehow knew all of this. Except mimi rogers"

[zico]

"Celebrities Quiz 1. Which iconic British comedienne is married to Adrian Edmundson? Jennifer Saunders 2. Which celebrity mum has a daughter named Apple Martin? Gwyneth Paltrow 3. For two points what are Ant and Dec’s surnames? McPartlin and Donnelly 4. Which actor/writer presented the Crystal Maze on television and also wrote the Rocky Horror Picture Show? Richard O'Brien 5. Which actor, famous for starring in 'Last of the Summer Wine', was also the voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit films? Peter Sallis 6. How many children do Victoria and David Beckham have and I’ll give you bonus points for each one you can name? Four - Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper 7. Which celebrity rose to fame on Channel 4’s Gogglebox and went on to win I’m a Celebrity in 2016? Scarlett Moffat 8. Donald Trump had a cameo role in which 1992 Christmas movie sequel? Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (2 pts for full title) 9. Reese Witherspoon, George Clooney, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Winona Ryder, Brad Pitt, Jeff Goldblum, Danny DeVito, Bruce Willis and Julia Roberts were amongst around 77 guest stars during the run of which television sitcom? Friends 10. Tom Cruise has been married three times. For three points can you name his wives? Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes (Trivia - All of Cruise's three marriages broke up when his wife at the time was 33)"

[zico]

"Let's lighten things up today with a Celebrities Quiz 1. Which iconic British comedienne is married to Adrian Edmundson? 2. Which celebrity mum has a daughter named Apple Martin? 3. For two points what are Ant and Dec’s surnames? 4. Which actor/writer presented the Crystal Maze on television and also wrote the Rocky Horror Picture Show? 5. Which actor, famous for starring in 'Last of the Summer Wine', was also the voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit films? 6. How many children do Victoria and David Beckham have and I’ll give you bonus points for each one you can name? 7. Which celebrity rose to fame on Channel 4’s Gogglebox and went on to win I’m a Celebrity in 2016? 8. Donald Trump had a cameo role in which 1992 Christmas movie sequel? 9. Reese Witherspoon, George Clooney, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Winona Ryder, Brad Pitt, Jeff Goldblum, Danny DeVito, Bruce Willis and Julia Roberts were amongst around 77 guest stars during the run of which television sitcom? 10. Tom Cruise has been married three times. For three points can you name his wives?"

[easthammer]

5 today. Needed choices for catcher in the rye. Thanks Zico

[riosleftsock]

"7, and yes I knew about the Catcher in the Rye. I read it last year, only because i realised I'd never got round to it, and people used it as a reference. It wasn't bad, but nowhere near as good as some folk reckon. Fear and Loathing was the opposite, I was expecting it to be shit because of what I'd heard people say about it, and I loved it, fucking mental but thought provoking."

[Texas Iron]

4 today

[Texas Iron]

4 today

[Far Cough]

"Yeah zico, without the options I probably wouldn't have got it but as soon as I saw them, I immediately knew which one it was"

[zico]

"A very chilling performance from Attenborough in that Far Cough. Another disaster for British Justice was the Derek Bentley hanging. ""Let Him Have It"" with Christopher Eccleston is again another harrowing performance. Another to mention is ""To Catch a Killer"" re John Wayne Gacy. Brian Dennehy is terrifying in the role. Re Catcher in the Rye. I didn't have options listed originally so would be interested if anyone would have got it without the options."

[zico]

"A very chilling performance from Attenborough in that Far Cough. Another disaster for British Justice was the Derek Bentley hanging. ""Let Him Have It"" with Christopher Eccleston is again another harrowing performance. Another to mention is ""To Catch a Killer"" re John Wayne Gacy. Brian Dennehy is terrifying in the role. Re Catcher in the Rye. I didn't have options listed originally so would be interested if anyone would have got it without the options."

[Mad Dog]

7. I can thank south park for the catcher in the rye answer. Fucking awful book by the way. Had to read it at school. Hated it.

[Far Cough]

"8 a much better score for me If anyone hasn't seen 10 Rillington Place, you will be missing a classic, Richard Attenborough gives a magnificent performance as Christie Timothy Evans who was wrongfully hanged for the murders, was one of the reasons the UK eventually abolished the death sentence"

[Syd Puddefoot]

"Another 5, getting to be a habit."