West Ham Online

"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?"

6. A couple of the ones i didn't get are so obvious now. Shell for example.

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"Apologies for the late answers. Why Did You Call It That? Ever wondered how companies get their names? 1. Which athletics company was named after the Greek goddess of victory? NIKE 2. Which company named themselves for their first product, the Ever-Sharp Mechanical Pencil? SHARP 3. What did the Hassenfeld Brothers call their toys and games business? HASBRO 4. When Oskar Deutsch wanted to entertain our nation, which company did he set up? ODEON 5. August Horch left the company he had founded to set up another car manufacturer. He wasn’t allowed to use his surname (which means Hark in German) again, so he went for a Latin translation. What was it? AUDI 6. And which car manufacturer was allegedly named after the daughter of the Finance Officer of its parent company? MERCEDES 7. Which name did Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore choose for their Integrated Electronics company? INTEL 8. Which company was apparently importing Japanese Seashells to Europe when they discovered oil? SHELL 9. Which athletics company is named after an African antelope? REEBOK 10. Puma was founded by Rudolf Dassler, known as Rudi. Which company did his brother Adolf found? ADIDAS"

"Mad Dog 1:01 Wed Dec 8 Really? Fascinating, if the hate was that bad I'm surprised they didn't go in different cemeteries! I always find it quite sad that the creators of big companies never seem to see the fruits of their labour. Would Walt Disney for instance like what his creation has become now or would he be happy raking it in?! If you want a good film ""The Founder"" with Michael Keaton is worth a watch. All about the start of McDonalds and the back stabbing etc that goes on."

10 was set up in pure spite. They are buried at opposite ends of a cemetery because they hated each other so much

"Unable to give it much time or thought yesterday so only scored 3 and 3 from a quick look at the questions. Thanks, Zico"

"Sorry you have decided that Turps, sorry it's difficult to cover everyone's strengths all the time, pop your head in just do the ones you want to do. Why Did You Call It That? Ever wondered how companies get their names? 1. Which athletics company was named after the Greek goddess of victory? 2. Which company named themselves for their first product, the Ever-Sharp Mechanical Pencil? 3. What did the Hassenfeld Brothers call their toys and games business? 4. When Oskar Deutsch wanted to entertain our nation, which company did he set up? 5. August Horch left the company he had founded to set up another car manufacturer. He wasn’t allowed to use his surname (which means Hark in German) again, so he went for a Latin translation. What was it? 6. And which car manufacturer was allegedly named after the daughter of the Finance Officer of its parent company? 7. Which name did Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore choose for their Integrated Electronics company? 8. Which company was apparently importing Japanese Seashells to Europe when they discovered oil? 9. Which athletics company is named after an African antelope? 10. Puma was founded by Rudolf Dassler, known as Rudi. Which company did his brother Adolf found?"

"3 and zero. I hate cryptic clues and lyrics round is just a test on your personal choice, so I,m going to bow out. Thanks for the effort Zico and East Hammer"

I was hoping the US version is pretty much the same! Ill be impressed if anyone got that one Charlie!

6 and 7 - enjoyed that

7 and 7 today... Link helped...

7 and 7 today... Link helped...

2 and 7

"Cluedo: 9 Enjoyed this, impressed that you got two in one with the Sherlock Holmes question! Football teams: 15 Cheers Zico"

7 (clued link really helped with a couple) 8 football teams

3 & 7

"What’s the Link? 1. What was Alfred Hitchcock's first film made in colour? ROPE 2. At which San Francisco venue did The Beatles perform their last scheduled public concert? CANDLESTICK Park 3. In 2000, who bared all at the Gielgud Theatre replacing Kathleen Turner in the role of Mrs Robinson in the play ""The Graduate""? Jerry HALL 4. Which Beatles album included Yellow Submarine, Eleanor Rigby and Got to get you into my life? REVOLVER 5. First introduced in the 1953 James Bond novel Casino Royale, Vesper Lynd was the first Bond girl to be created by Ian Fleming. Name the actress who played her in Daniel Craig’s first outing as James Bond in the 2006 film of the same name? Eva GREEN 6. Aged 99, which American actress and comedian, is said to have had the longest television career of any entertainer, spanning 80 years winning eight Emmy Awards in various categories, three American Comedy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award in the process? Betty WHITE 7. Which was the first novel to feature Sherlock Holmes? A StTUDY in SCARLET 8. Which film, directed by Baz Luhrmann in 1992, led to the slightly odd addition of Strictly to the Come Dancing revival? Strictly BALLROOM 9. Which character was played by Frank Thornton in Are You Being Served? Captain PEACOCK 10. Yperite was first used by the German Army in September 1917. It was one of the most lethal of all the poisonous chemicals used during the war. What is it commonly known as? MUSTARD Gas 11. What’s the Link? The board game Cluedo or Clue --------------------------------------------------- Bonus Quiz Cryptic Football Teams 1. Below a pork joint it’s heavy Southampton 2. Taming of more than one hiding in built up area Shrewsbury Town 3. Hairpiece with a runner Wigan Athletic 4. Playful jester of cathedral type jet planes Kidderminster Harriers 5. Flash Car, flash house Aston Villa 6. Unexcited evil woman smoking cigars or reading Shakespeare Dulwich Hamlet 7. How old after Gerrard Stevenage 8. From Friends with Territory Ross County 9. Jason’s Identity flows into the river Bournemouth 10. Holy toilet rock St Johnstone 11. A transparent sheet of celluloid spasm Celtic 12. Upfront and joined together Leeds United 13. Under the skull growing with branches but not quite city status Braintree Town 14. A pack near Richmond goes walking Wolverhampton Wanderers 15. A cooks pasture midweek Sheffield Wednesday"

8 yesterday

"This is reposted for Tuesday but if anyone has already had a go I have added some more Cryptic Football Teams as a Bonus. Main Quiz - What’s the Link with the answers? 1. What was Alfred Hitchcock's first film made in colour? 2. At which San Francisco venue did The Beatles perform their last scheduled public concert? 3. In 2000, who bared all at the Gielgud Theatre replacing Kathleen Turner in the role of Mrs Robinson in the play ""The Graduate""? 4. Which Beatles album included Yellow Submarine, Eleanor Rigby and Got to get you into my life? 5. First introduced in the 1953 James Bond novel Casino Royale, Vesper Lynd was the first Bond girl to be created by Ian Fleming. Name the actress who played her in Daniel Craig’s first outing as James Bond in the 2006 film of the same name? 6. Aged 99, which American actress and comedian, is said to have had the longest television career of any entertainer, spanning 80 years winning eight Emmy Awards in various categories, three American Comedy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award in the process? 7. Which was the first novel to feature Sherlock Holmes? 8. Which film, directed by Baz Luhrmann in 1992, led to the slightly odd addition of Strictly to the Come Dancing revival? 9. Which character was played by Frank Thornton in Are You Being Served? 10. Yperite was first used by the German Army in September 1917. It was one of the most lethal of all the poisonous chemicals used during the war. What is it commonly known as? 11. What’s the Link? Bonus Quiz Cryptic Football Teams 1. Below a pork joint it’s heavy 2. Taming of more than one hiding in built up are 3. Hairpiece with a runner 4. Playful jester of cathedral type jet planes 5. Flash Car, flash house 6. Unexcited evil woman smoking cigars or reading Shakespeare 7. How old after Gerrard 8. From Friends with Territory 9. Jason’s Identity flows into the river 10. Holy toilet rock 11. A transparent sheet of celluloid spasm 12. Upfront and joined together 13. Under the skull growing with branches but not quite city status 14. A pack near Richmond goes walking 15. A cooks pasture midweek"

"5.5, giving myself half a point for any with only one word wrong."

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"5 Cheers Turps. Can't believe I didn't get the SWAT one! Had a chuckle at Wildlife Fund threatening to sue, Hawk Hogan comes to mind!!"

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