AFFILIATE SEARCH | Shop Amazon.co.uk using this search bar and support WHO!
Daily Quiz anyone?
-
easthammer
- Posts: 2481
- Old WHO Number: 15731
- Has liked: 10 times
- Been liked: 92 times
Daily Quiz anyone?
"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?"
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
bucks fizz release making your mind up 1981 2. was jurassic park released 1993 3. Declaration of independence in USA 1776 4. First manned space flight 1961 5 ghostbusters released 1984 6. The office first on tv in UK 2001 7. Margaret thatcher first elected prime minister 1979 8. Seat belts become law for front seats of car 1983 9. Channel 5 launched 1997 10. John Prescott punches member of public for throwing an egg at him 2001 11. Blue Peter first on tv 1958 12. David moyes born 1963 13 hear'say win inaugural series of popstars 2001 14. Eastenders first on tv 1985 15 titanic sank 1912 16 titanic film released (the Leonardo dicaprio one) 1997 (usa) 1998 (uk) 17 attack on Pearl Harbour 1941 18 9/11 attacks on world trade centre and Washington 2001 19. Battle of waterloo 1815 20. IPhone fist on sale 2007 21. E.t the extra terrestrial released 1982 22. South Park first on tv 1997 23. Tv-am first broadcast on ITV 1983 24. Barack Obama first becomes president 2008 25. West ham first play in premier league 1993 (we weren’t in the original premier league in 92)
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
I have an uncanny knackered of knowing what year films are released. Don't ask me why. However seeing as most of you lot don't like films and I just saw bucks fizz on mtv... What year... 1. did bucks fizz release making your mind up? 2. was jurassic park released? 3. Declaration of independence in USA 4. First manned space flight 5 ghostbusters released 6. The office first on tv in UK 7. Margaret thatcher first elected prime minister 8. Seat belts become law for front seats of car 9. Channel 5 launched 10. John Prescott punches member of public for throwing an egg at him 11. Blue Peter first on tv 12. David moyes born 13 hear'say win inaugural series of popstars 14. Eastenders first on tv 15 titanic sank 16 titanic film released (the Leonardo dicaprio one) 17 attack on Pearl Harbour 18 9/11 attacks on world trade centre and Washington 19. Battle of waterloo 20. IPhone first on sale 21. E.t the extra terrestrial released 22. South Park first on tv 23. Tv-am first broadcast on ITV 24. Barack Obama first becomes president 25. West ham first play in premier league
-
easthammer
- Posts: 2481
- Old WHO Number: 15731
- Has liked: 10 times
- Been liked: 92 times
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
"Tradition Quiz - apologies gents it seems three questions had disappeared!! Hence only 27 in total. Have updated Q numbers. 1. Prior to God Save the Queen which hymn traditionally closes the last night of the Proms? Jerusalem 2. What is the traditional signal used to announce a new pope has been chosen? White smoke 3. Which traditional British form of entertainment is a combination of harlequinade and burlesque? Pantomime 4. What flag does a merchant ship traditionally fly to indicate it is about to set sail? Blue Peter 5. By tradition, what is the dominant colour of a Hindu bride’s wedding dress? Red 6. With which traditional activity would a squire or foreman, a bagman, a fool, and a beast or hobby be associated? Morris Dancing (the earliest known and surviving English written mention of Morris dance is dated to 1448) 7. Which traditional annual event takes place at Cooper’s Hill near Gloucester on Spring Bank Holiday? Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake – cheese rolling on its own is fine. 8. Which oatmeal, black treacle, and ginger cake is it traditional to eat on 5th November to celebrate Bonfire Night? Parkin (accept Perkin) 9. The winning jockey of which classic British horse race is traditionally awarded an over-sized red floppy cap? St. Leger 10. Which phrase is it traditional to say to a theatre performer to wish them ""good luck""? Break a leg 11. Name the traditional festival, dating back to 1882, that is held in Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire, to celebrate the annual harvest? Straw Bear Festival 12. Which Devon town, on the edge of Dartmoor, has held an annual Goosey Fair on the second Wednesday of October since 1823? Tavistock 13. In which country is it a tradition to eat a KFC dinner on Christmas day? Japan 14. What sort of fight happens on the last Wednesday of August in a festival that is held in the Valencian town of Bunol? La Tomatina - A tomato fight (the tradition of tomato throwing) 15. Which city's street carnival, according to Guinness World Records, is the largest carnival in the world? Rio de Janeiro 16. The Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, is held annually in which German city? Munich (in Bavaria) 17. In the UK, it is traditional on the 10th wedding anniversary to give a gift made from which material? Tin 18. The British Royal Family traditionally attend the annual Highland Games Gathering held in which Scottish village? Braemar 19. For locals in Caracas, Venezuela, it is tradition to use which form of transport to get to Christmas mass? Roller skates 20. In which Nordic country are The Wife Carrying World Championships held annually, where the prize is the wife's weight in beer? Finland 21. What is poet Jonathan Swift describing in his poem with the verse: ""Deprived of root, and branch, and rind, Yet flowers I bear of every kind: And such is my prolific power, They bloom in less than half an hour.""? A maypole 22. What is the name of the small, rounded, lightweight boat traditionally used on the rivers of Wales? Coracle 23. In which Irish castle can one lean backwards, holding on to an iron railing, to kiss a stone that bestows the 'gift of the gab'? Blarney Castle 24. Mardi Gras is also known as ""Fat"" what? (Hint: we need a day of the week) Fat Tuesday 25. Guy Fawkes Night is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November each year, but in which year was the actual Gunpowder Plot? 1605 (2 years after the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603) 26. The Royal Family traditionally spend Christmas at which of their residences? Sandringham House 27. Whakapohane in the Maori culture is a physical gesture of disapproval or contempt, by what name in Western culture is this action generally known by? Mooning (or baring one's buttocks)"
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
"Tradition Quiz 1. Prior to God Save the Queen which hymn traditionally closes the last night of the Proms? 2. What is the traditional signal used to announce a new pope has been chosen? 3. Which traditional British form of entertainment is a combination of harlequinade and burlesque? 4. What flag does a merchant ship traditionally fly to indicate it is about to set sail? 5. By tradition, what is the dominant colour of a Hindu bride’s wedding dress? 6. With which traditional activity would a squire or foreman, a bagman, a fool, and a beast or hobby be associated? 7. Which traditional annual event takes place at Cooper’s Hill near Gloucester on Spring Bank Holiday? 8. Which oatmeal, black treacle, and ginger cake is it traditional to eat on 5th November to celebrate Bonfire Night? 9. The winning jockey of which classic British horse race is traditionally awarded an over-sized red floppy cap? 10. Which phrase is it traditional to say to a theatre performer to wish them ""good luck""? 11. Name the traditional festival, dating back to 1882, that is held in Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire, to celebrate the annual harvest? 12. Which Devon town, on the edge of Dartmoor, has held an annual Goosey Fair on the second Wednesday of October since 1823? 13. In which country is it a tradition to eat a KFC dinner on Christmas day? 14. What sort of fight happens on the last Wednesday of August in a festival that is held in the Valencian town of Bunol? 15. Which city's street carnival, according to Guinness World Records, is the largest carnival in the world? 16. The Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, is held annually in which German city? 17. In the UK, it is traditional on the 10th wedding anniversary to give a gift made from which material? 18. The British Royal Family traditionally attend the annual Highland Games Gathering held in which Scottish village? 19. For locals in Caracas, Venezuela, it is tradition to use which form of transport to get to Christmas mass? 20. In which Nordic country are The Wife Carrying World Championships held annually, where the prize is the wife's weight in beer? 21. What is poet Jonathan Swift describing in his poem with the verse: ""Deprived of root, and branch, and rind, Yet flowers I bear of every kind: And such is my prolific power, They bloom in less than half an hour.""? 25. What is the name of the small, rounded, lightweight boat traditionally used on the rivers of Wales? 26. In which Irish castle can one lean backwards, holding on to an iron railing, to kiss a stone that bestows the 'gift of the gab'? 27. Mardi Gras is also known as ""Fat"" what? (Hint: we need a day of the week) 28. Guy Fawkes Night is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November each year, but in which year was the actual Gunpowder Plot? 29. The Royal Family traditionally spend Christmas at which of their residences? 30. Whakapohane in the Maori culture is a physical gesture of disapproval or contempt, by what name in Western culture is this action generally known by?"
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
"Science 1. Which chemical element is also called quicksilver? Mercury 2. On Earth how many equinoxes occur each year? Two (it’s when the sun crosses the equator) 3. The sun is largely composed of which two gasses? Point for each Hydrogen and helium 4. The French chemist Charles Gerhardt made acetylsalicylic acid in 1853. What is it now widely known as? Aspirin 5. Which scale is used to give a measure of acidity and alkalinity? pH scale 6. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system: which one is the second largest? Saturn 7. Which part of the human body does lumbago affect? Back (lower back) 8. An excess of what in the bloodstream causes jaundice? Bile (bilirubin) 9. What acid accumulates in the muscles when exercising beyond your anaerobic threshold? Lactic Acid 10. Diamonds are a form of which chemical element? Carbon 11. What colour does litmus paper turn when immersed in acid? Red 12. In medical science, what does the “I” stand for in MRI scans? Imaging 13. What is the first element listed on the periodic table? Hydrogen 14. What does the ‘G’ in 3G and 4G stand for as in mobile telecommunications? Generation (Third and Fourth Generation) 15. What is the better-known name for the white crystalline powder diacetylmorphine? Heroin (it was pharmaceutical company Bayer’s original trade name) 16. In forensic science, what does the ‘F’ in AFIS stand for? Fingerprint (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) 17. To measure what did early scientists use a Clepsydra? Time – it’s a water clock 18. What scale does the Met Office use in marine forecasts to classify wind intensity based on observed sea conditions? Beaufort scale 19. Which metal has the highest electrical conductivity of any element? Silver (it also has the highest thermal conductivity of any metal, and is the most reflective metal) 20. What does the ‘V’ stand for in the fertility treatment IVF? Vitro (In vitro fertilization)"
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
"Science 1. Which chemical element is also called quicksilver? 2. On Earth how many equinoxes occur each year? 3. The sun is largely composed of which two gasses? Point for each 4. The French chemist Charles Gerhardt made acetylsalicylic acid in 1853. What is it now widely known as? 5. Which scale is used to give a measure of acidity and alkalinity? 6. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system: which one is the second largest? 7. Which part of the human body does lumbago affect? 8. An excess of what in the bloodstream causes jaundice? 9. What acid accumulates in the muscles when exercising beyond your anaerobic threshold? 10. Diamonds are a form of which chemical element? 11. What colour does litmus paper turn when immersed in acid? 12. In medical science, what does the “I” stand for in MRI scans? 13. What is the first element listed on the periodic table? 14. What does the ‘G’ in 3G and 4G stand for as in mobile telecommunications? 15. What is the better-known name for the white crystalline powder diacetylmorphine? 16. In forensic science, what does the ‘F’ in AFIS stand for? 17. To measure what did early scientists use a Clepsydra? 18. What scale does the Met Office use in marine forecasts to classify wind intensity based on observed sea conditions? 19. Which metal has the highest electrical conductivity of any element? 20. What does the ‘V’ stand for in the fertility treatment IVF?"
-
easthammer
- Posts: 2481
- Old WHO Number: 15731
- Has liked: 10 times
- Been liked: 92 times
-
easthammer
- Posts: 2481
- Old WHO Number: 15731
- Has liked: 10 times
- Been liked: 92 times
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
"Twins Quiz 1. What is the surname of the identical twin brothers who compiled the Guiness Book of Records together between 1955 and 1975? McWhirter (Ross and Norris) 2. The Krays is a 1990 British biographical crime drama film directed by Peter Medak. Which real life brothers portrayed Ronnie and Reggie in the film? Full point for both first names and surname. Martin and Gary Kemp from Spandau Ballet 3. Mary-Kate Olsen has an equally famous twin sister, what's her name? Ashley 4. Which twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology are known together as the Dioscuri? Full point for both. Castor and Pollux (note: their mother was Leda, but they had different fathers) 5. Which famous author fathered twins named Judith and Hamnet? William Shakespeare 6. Charles Cheeryble and his twin Edwin were the wealthy Cheeryble brothers in which Charles Dickens’ novel? Nicholas Nickleby 7. Bee Gee brothers Maurice, Robin and Barry Gibb were born on the Isle of Mann to English parents, and lived in Chorlton, Manchester until the late 1950s. Which two were twins? Maurice & Robin 8. Julius Benedict and Vincent Benedict are Twins in the film of the same name. For two points which actors played them? Arnold Schwarzenegger (in the 1988 American comedy film Twins, Danny DeVito played Vincent) 9. Rene and Willy were precursors to the famous De Boers (Fank and Ronald), with the Netherlands-born twins playing for both FC Twente and PSV together. They also both went to the 1974 and 1978 World Cups. Can you remember their surname? Van de Kerkhof 10. Which boxer, who was first to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award twice, had a twin brother named George? Henry Cooper 11. At which sport were the Gullikson twins successful? Tennis 12. Which twins had a number 1 hit with the song ""When""? The Kalin Twins 13. Twins Sam and Eric can’t be told apart, not even by Piggy, in which classic novel? Lord of the Flies 14. What's the last name of Matt and Luke, former members of the 1980s British pop group Bros? Goss 15. Margaret Thatcher was the mother to twins, can you give their names? Carol and Mark 16. What is the surname of the Australian cricketing twins Mark and Steve? Waugh 17. Lisa Kudrow played Phoebe Buffay and her twin sister in TV’s Friends. What was the name of Phoebe’s twin? Ursula 18. What's the last name of twins Fred and George in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books? Weasley 19. What are John and Edward Grimes, collectively known as? Jedward 20. Elvis Presley’s identical twin brother was sadly delivered stillborn thirty-five minutes before Elvis was born. What was his name? Jesse"
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
"Twins Quiz 1. What is the surname of the identical twin brothers who compiled the Guiness Book of Records together between 1955 and 1975? 2. The Krays is a 1990 British biographical crime drama film directed by Peter Medak. Which real life brothers portrayed Ronnie and Reggie in the film? Full point for both first names and surname. 3. Mary-Kate Olsen has an equally famous twin sister, what's her name? 4. Which twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology are known together as the Dioscuri? Full point for both. 5. Which famous author fathered twins named Judith and Hamnet? 6. Charles Cheeryble and his twin Edwin were the wealthy Cheeryble brothers in which Charles Dickens’ novel? 7. Bee Gee brothers Maurice, Robin and Barry Gibb were born on the Isle of Mann to English parents, and lived in Chorlton, Manchester until the late 1950s. Which two were twins? 8. Julius Benedict and Vincent Benedict are Twins in the film of the same name. For two points which actors played them? 9. Rene and Willy were precursors to the famous De Boers (Fank and Ronald), with the Netherlands-born twins playing for both FC Twente and PSV together. They also both went to the 1974 and 1978 World Cups. Can you remember their surname? 10. Which boxer, who was first to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award twice, had a twin brother named George? 11. At which sport were the Gullikson twins successful? 12. Which twins had a number 1 hit with the song ""When""? 13. Twins Sam and Eric can’t be told apart, not even by Piggy, in which classic novel? 14. What's the last name of Matt and Luke, former members of the 1980s British pop group Bros? 15. Margaret Thatcher was the mother to twins, can you give their names? 16. What is the surname of the Australian cricketing twins Mark and Steve? 17. Lisa Kudrow played Phoebe Buffay and her twin sister in TV’s Friends. What was the name of Phoebe’s twin? 18. What's the last name of twins Fred and George in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books? 19. What are John and Edward Grimes, collectively known as?"