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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?"

"Thanks for covering Thursdays Cough, really appreciated. WARS & BATTLES 1 1. On which date did the Japanese attack Pearl harbour in WW2? 2. One of the most infamous blunders in military history took place at the Battle of Balaclava, how is it known? 3. What was the code name for the allied operation to liberate Kuwait in the 1990s? 4. Which island was awarded the George Cross by King George VI in WW2? 5. What was the name of the peace treaty entered into at the end of WWI? 6. In which US State did the Battle of Little Big Horn take place? 7. In which year did the Bay of Pigs invasion take place? 8. The Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo, in which modern country is the site of the battle? 9. Which TWO States fought in the Punic Wars? Point for each. 10. Which TWO nations fought the so-called ""Football"" war in 1969? Point for each."

"8 which is not very good, but I wouldn't be surprised if that is more than the average opening stand for English batsmen in the current Test"

"10, thought I'd get more on cricket"

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7. I can't stand cricket

9. Q11 was a surprise!

"Answers 1.Australia 2.2013 3.Sunil Gavaskar 4.Lord’s 5.Middlesex 6.David Warner 7.Alastair Cook 8.Paul Collingwood, Stuart Broad, Eoin Morgan 9.Australia 10.1 11.USA and Canada 12.To determine a target score in case a limited overs match is abandoned due to rain or other circumstances. 13.The batsman has scored a six 14.Golden duck 15,Southern Brave 16.Nine days (England v South Africa, 1939) 17.Brian Lara (v England in 2004) 18.Mitchell Starc 19.2003 20.True"

"Seeing as the Ashes are going to shit for England, here's some cricket questions: 1.The Big Bash League is based in which country? 2.Ben Stokes made his Test debut for England in which year? 3.Who was the first player to reach 10,000 runs in Test cricket? 4.Which ground is commonly referred to as the Home of Cricket? 5.Which first-class county club did Phil Tuffnel play for? 6.Which player racked up the highest score in a single innings during the 2019 Cricket World Cup? (166) 7.Who has recorded the most career runs in England Test match cricket? 8.Name the three England players to have captained the Twenty20 International side more than 10 times. 9.Who has won more series’ of The Ashes – England or Australia? 10.How many runs did Jack Leach score during his iconic second innings with Ben Stokes during the 2019 Ashes Third Test at Headingley? 11.The first official international cricket match was held in 1844 between which two nations? 12.What is the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method used for in cricket? 13.A cricket umpire raises both of their arms straight above their head – what does this signify? 14.What is the term used when a player is bowled out by the first ball they face? 15.Jofra Archer will play for which team in The Hundred? 16.How many days did the longest recorded Test match last? 17.Who is the only batsman to record 400 runs in an international Test match? 18.Which player took the most wickets in the 2019 Cricket World Cup? 19.Nasser Hussain last captained the England Test team in which year? 20.Eoin Morgan has played more ODI matches for Ireland than he has played Test matches for England – true or false?"

Also just the four.

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If we are following Mad Dog's scoring then 100 If not then just 4 Thanks Zico

7 Cheers zico

Thought you had a full house at first glance!

11 (In binary.... 3 in real numbers)

"Aviation Quiz 1. What is longer, the classic Boeing 747's wing-span or the distance of the Wright Brothers' first flight? A classic Boeing 747's wing-span (wing-span is 195 feet and the Wright Brothers first flight was 120ft) 2. Concorde takes off From London’s Heathrow Airport and Orly Airport outside Paris, the first Concordes with commercial passengers simultaneously take flight on January 21, 1976. For two points what were the final destinations of the two flights? The London flight was headed to “Bahrain” in the Persian Gulf, and the Paris to “Rio de Janeiro” via Senegal in West Africa. 3. Which town in North Carolina is associated with the Wright Brothers' first ever controlled flight in 1903? Kitty Hawk 4. Which airport surpassed Heathrow in 2014 to become the busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic? Dubai International Airport 5. By what name was the Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat better known? Spruce Goose 6. Name the British aircraft designer who designed the Second World War fighter the Supermarine Spitfire? R. J. Mitchell (Reginald Joseph Mitchell) 7. In 2016, Madeira Airport renamed itself after which famous locally born person? Cristiano Ronaldo 8. The Comet was the world's first commercial jet airliner - it was developed and manufactured by which British aviation manufacturer? de Havilland 9. Which European city's airport is named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? Salzburg 10. What is the IATA airport code for Los Angeles International Airport? LAX"

"Aviation Quiz 1. What is longer, the classic Boeing 747's wing-span or the distance of the Wright Brothers' first flight? A classic Boeing 747's wing-span (wing-span is 195 feet and the Wright Brothers first flight was 120ft) 2. Concorde takes off From London’s Heathrow Airport and Orly Airport outside Paris, the first Concordes with commercial passengers simultaneously take flight on January 21, 1976. For two points what were the final destinations of the two flights? The London flight was headed to “Bahrain” in the Persian Gulf, and the Paris to “Rio de Janeiro” via Senegal in West Africa. 3. Which town in North Carolina is associated with the Wright Brothers' first ever controlled flight in 1903? Kitty Hawk 4. Which airport surpassed Heathrow in 2014 to become the busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic? Dubai International Airport 5. By what name was the Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat better known? Spruce Goose 6. Name the British aircraft designer who designed the Second World War fighter the Supermarine Spitfire? R. J. Mitchell (Reginald Joseph Mitchell) 7. In 2016, Madeira Airport renamed itself after which famous locally born person? Cristiano Ronaldo 8. The Comet was the world's first commercial jet airliner - it was developed and manufactured by which British aviation manufacturer? de Havilland 9. Which European city's airport is named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? Salzburg 10. What is the IATA airport code for Los Angeles International Airport? LAX"

"Aviation Quiz 1. What is longer, the classic Boeing 747's wing-span or the distance of the Wright Brothers' first flight? 2. Concorde takes off From London’s Heathrow Airport and Orly Airport outside Paris, the first Concordes with commercial passengers simultaneously take flight on January 21, 1976. For two points what were the final destinations of the two flights? 3. Which town in North Carolina is associated with the Wright Brothers' first ever controlled flight in 1903? 4. Which airport surpassed Heathrow in 2014 to become the busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic? 5. By what name was the Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat better known? 6. Name the British aircraft designer who designed the Second World War fighter the Supermarine Spitfire? 7. In 2016, Madeira Airport renamed itself after which famous locally born person? 8. The Comet was the world's first commercial jet airliner - it was developed and manufactured by which British aviation manufacturer? 9. Which European city's airport is named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? 10. What is the IATA airport code for Los Angeles International Airport?"

6 for me thanks Zico

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"7 for me also, thanks Zico."

6. There are 10 types of people In the world. Those that know binary and those that don't

7 cheers zico

"Code Quiz 1. What does the acronym ZIP stand for in the American Zip Code? Zone Improvement Plan 2. What was the first name of Mr. Morse, the American inventor of Morse code? Samuel 3. What was the name of the English country house and estate in Milton Keynes that became the centre of Allied code-breaking during World War Two? Bletchley Park 4. During World War Two what was the German codename for the invasion of the Soviet Union? Operation Barbarossa 5. On June 26, 1974, a Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio installed the first bar code scanning equipment. The first product to be scanned using a Universal Product Code (UPC) bar code was a 10-pack of what? Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum (will accept just gum or chewing gum). (This pack of gum is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution 's National Museum of American History.) 6. What is the name of the system of conveying information at a distance by means of hand-held flags? Flag semaphore - will accept just semaphore 7. What word represents the letter 'K' in the NATO phonetic alphabet? Kilo 8. What was Nazi Germany's code name for the proposed invasion of England? Operation Sealion (German: Unternehmen Seel??we) 9. Who had the codename ""Rawhide""? This Secret Service code name belonged to the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan 10. Which code representing computer processor instructions uses a two-symbol system which is often ""0"" and ""1""? Binary code"

"Funny feeling there will be some big scores today. Code Quiz 1. What does the acronym ZIP stand for in the American Zip Code? 2. What was the first name of Mr. Morse, the American inventor of Morse code? 3. What was the name of the English country house and estate in Milton Keynes that became the centre of Allied code-breaking during World War Two? 4. During World War Two what was the German codename for the invasion of the Soviet Union? 5. On June 26, 1974, a Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio installed the first bar code scanning equipment. The first product to be scanned using a Universal Product Code (UPC) bar code was a 10-pack of what? 6. What is the name of the system of conveying information at a distance by means of hand-held flags? 7. What word represents the letter 'K' in the NATO phonetic alphabet? 8. What was Nazi Germany's code name for the proposed invasion of England? 9. Who had the codename ""Rawhide""? 10. Which code representing computer processor instructions uses a two-symbol system which is often ""0"" and ""1""?"