Daily Quiz anyone?

[zico]

Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.  

[mallard]

11 for me - fond memories of Q.10


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[only1billybonds]

15.

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[Westside]

14. Thanks Zico.

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Sporting Trivia Quiz

1.  What is the name of the fictional sport played in the Harry Potter series?
Quidditch

2.  What is the only Olympic sport that has a finish line no competitor will ever cross?
Swimming

3.  What are the time periods in the game of Polo called?
Chukkas, also spelt Chukkers

4.  Who held the British ski jumping record from 1988 to 2001?
Eddie the Eagle (Michael David Edwards)

5.  What did Maurice Garin win in 1903 and again in 1904, but was disqualified for allegedly catching a train?
The Tour de France

6.  Whose real name is Eldrick?
Tiger Woods

7.  Which retired tennis player in 2004 accidentally locked himself in a hotel bathroom, almost failing to collect his 'BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year' award?
Andy Murray

8.  Rachael Blackmore became the first female to win what in 2021?
The Grand National

9.  In which European country was John McEnroe born?
West Germany – Will accept Germany

10. Which West Ham player on 5 May 1990 scored with the last kick of his career in a 4-0 home win against Wolves?
Liam Brady

11.  Leicester City won the Premier League title in the 2015/16 season by how many points, was it 6, 8 or 10?
10 points (above second place Arsenal)

12.  Which horse infamously fell on the final straight while leading the 1956 Grand National?
Devon Loch

13. Which team held the record for the fastest goal in FIFA World Cup qualifying history for 22 years after shocking England just 8.3 seconds into their 1993 game?
San Marino

14. Which world championships involve sawing, chopping, logrolling, and climbing? 
Lumberjack World Championships

15.  Henry VIII's obesity and other medical problems can be traced to a leg wound accident in which sport?
Jousting

16.  What term, the name of an Asian city, refers to a checkout with a single, treble, and double 20 in darts?
Shanghai

17.  What sport takes place on a piste 14 metres long and 1.5 metres wide?
Fencing

18.  What did the US Open adopt in 1973 and Wimbledon in 1986 for visibility reasons?
Yellow tennis balls

19.  Which sport's first international match was played in Manhattan in 1844 between the USA and Canada?
Cricket

20.  The New Zealand men’s basketball team has which nickname?
The Tall Blacks, a spin on the name of the New Zealand Rugby World Cup team, the All Blacks.
 

[zico]

Sporting Trivia Quiz

1.  What is the name of the fictional sport played in the Harry Potter series?

2.  What is the only Olympic sport that has a finish line no competitor will ever cross?

3.  What are the time periods in the game of Polo called?

4.  Who held the British ski jumping record from 1988 to 2001?

5.  What did Maurice Garin win in 1903 and again in 1904, but was disqualified for allegedly catching a train?

6.  Whose real name is Eldrick?

7.  Which retired tennis player in 2004 accidentally locked himself in a hotel bathroom, almost failing to collect his 'BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year' award?

8.  Rachael Blackmore became the first female to win what in 2021?

9.  In which European country was John McEnroe born?

10. Which West Ham player on 5 May 1990 scored with the last kick of his career in a 4-0 home win against Wolves?

11.  Leicester City won the Premier League title in the 2015/16 season by how many points, was it 6, 8 or 10?

12.  Which horse infamously fell on the final straight while leading the 1956 Grand National?

13. Which team held the record for the fastest goal in FIFA World Cup qualifying history for 22 years after shocking England just 8.3 seconds into their 1993 game?

14. Which world championships involve sawing, chopping, logrolling, and climbing? 

15.  Henry VIII's obesity and other medical problems can be traced to a leg wound accident in which sport?

16.  What term, the name of an Asian city, refers to a checkout with a single, treble, and double 20 in darts?

17.  What sport takes place on a piste 14 metres long and 1.5 metres wide?

18.  What did the US Open adopt in 1973 and Wimbledon in 1986 for visibility reasons?

19.  Which sport's first international match was played in Manhattan in 1844 between the USA and Canada?

20.  The New Zealand men’s basketball team has which nickname?

 

[zico]

13 today thanks zico.
It is thanks to Dr Beeching that we have excellent cycle tracks around where I live - East Grinstead.
He was from EG as well.

Small world Zeb, I'm down Haywards Heath way.

[zebthecat]

13 today thanks zico.
It is thanks to Dr Beeching that we have excellent cycle tracks around where I live - East Grinstead.
He was from EG as well.

[mallard]

13 thanks Zico 

[only1billybonds]

11.

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[ironsofcanada]

Thanks Zico

Trains not my thing - 6.

And  I only know 18. because I took a collegue from Oxford to one of our cup games.  We spend the afternoon at the British Library before and his kids wanted a picture and something from that shop, which is close. 

 

[Westside]

14.Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Trains Quiz

1.  What nickname was given to the Shinkansen high-speed trains of Japan because of their appearance and speed?
Bullet trains

2.  The BBC documentary Great British Railway Journeys often refers to an 1840's copy of The Bradshaw Guide.  Which ex politician presents the show?
Michael Portillo

3.  Which two cities did the original Orient Express run between?  Point for each city.
Paris and Istanbul (originally called Constantinople)

4.  What was the name of Robert Stephenson’s early steam locomotive of 0-2-2-wheel arrangement. It was built for and won the Rainhill Trials of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR), held in October 1829 to show that improved locomotives would be more efficient than stationary steam engines?
Rocket

5.  The Red Arrow is a famous overnight sleeper train in which country?
Russia

6. Opened in 2001, name the highest railway in the United Kingdom?
Cairngorm Mountain Railway

7.  Track 61 is a private railway platform underneath which New York hotel, linking it to Grand Central Station, is it the The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Waldorf Astoria Hotel or Trump International Hotel & Tower?
Waldorf Astoria Hotel

8.  In which Sean Connery James Bond film does much of the action takes place on the Orient Express?
From Russia, with Love

9.  Which railway company was founded in Bristol in 1833 and appointed Isambard Kingdom Brunel as chief engineer?
The Great Western Railway

10.  Luas is a tram and light rail system in which European city?
Dublin

11.  The National Railway Museum is in which UK city?
York

12. The train involved in the Great Train Robbery was travelling from Glasgow and was stopped by the robbers in Buckinghamshire.  In which year did it occur, was it 1960, 1963 or 1966?
1963

13.  TGV is which European countries intercity high-speed rail service?
France

14.  What was the name of the report in the early 1960s that reshaped the British railways, was it the Beeching Report, the Bunting Report or the Barnard Report?
The Beeching Report

15.  Which station is the London terminus for Eurostar?
St Pancras International

16.  In which rock musical does a child’s train set magically comes to life with engines competing to become the 'Fastest Engine in the World'?
Starlight Express

17.  What's the iconic name of the famous sleeping cars built and operated on most American railways from 1867 to 1968?
Pullman

18.  Which station is the starting point for Harry Potter's Hogwarts Express? And for a bonus point what's the number of the secret Platform between platforms 9 and 10?
King's Cross. Platform 9 3/4.

19.  Which train officially became the first steam locomotive to reach 100 miles per hour in 1934?
Flying Scotsman

20. The UK's longest “direct” rail service runs between which two locations?  Point for each.
Aberdeen and Penzance

 

[zico]

Trains Quiz

1.  What nickname was given to the Shinkansen high-speed trains of Japan because of their appearance and speed?

2.  The BBC documentary Great British Railway Journeys often refers to an 1840's copy of The Bradshaw Guide.  Which ex politician presents the show?

3.  Which two cities did the original Orient Express run between?  Point for each city.

4.  What was the name of Robert Stephenson’s early steam locomotive of 0-2-2-wheel arrangement. It was built for and won the Rainhill Trials of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR), held in October 1829 to show that improved locomotives would be more efficient than stationary steam engines?

5.  The Red Arrow is a famous overnight sleeper train in which country?

6. Opened in 2001, name the highest railway in the United Kingdom?

7.  Track 61 is a private railway platform underneath which New York hotel, linking it to Grand Central Station, is it the The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Waldorf Astoria Hotel or Trump International Hotel & Tower?

8.  In which Sean Connery James Bond film does much of the action takes place on the Orient Express?

9.  Which railway company was founded in Bristol in 1833 and appointed Isambard Kingdom Brunel as chief engineer?

10.  Luas is a tram and light rail system in which European city?

11.  The National Railway Museum is in which UK city?

12. The train involved in the Great Train Robbery was travelling from Glasgow and was stopped by the robbers in Buckinghamshire.  In which year did it occur, was it 1960, 1963 or 1966?

13.  TGV is which European countries intercity high-speed rail service?

14.  What was the name of the report in the early 1960s that reshaped the British railways, was it the Beeching Report, the Bunting Report or the Barnard Report?

15.  Which station is the London terminus for Eurostar?

16.  In which rock musical does a child’s train set magically comes to life with engines competing to become the 'Fastest Engine in the World'?

17.  What's the iconic name of the famous sleeping cars built and operated on most American railways from 1867 to 1968?

18.  Which station is the starting point for Harry Potter's Hogwarts Express? And for a bonus point what's the number of the secret Platform between platforms 9 and 10?

19.  Which train officially became the first steam locomotive to reach 100 miles per hour in 1934?

20. The UK's longest “direct” rail service runs between which two locations?  Point for each.




 

[ironsofcanada]

14 
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[zebthecat]

15 today thanks zico.

[easthammer]

14 thanks Zico 

[only1billybonds]

11.

Cheers Zico 

[Westside]

13. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Some more Geography Quiz

1.  What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily

2.  Which river forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico?
Rio Grande

3.  Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains

4.  What is the southernmost point of South America called?
Cape Horn

5.  Which desert spans much of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa?
Kalahari Desert

6.  What is the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world?
Lake Baikal

7.  Which river runs through Paris?
Seine

8.  Which city is known as the “Gateway to the West” in the United States?
St. Louis

9.  What is the official language of Brazil?
Portuguese

10.  Which continent has the most countries?
Africa

11.  What is the deepest ocean in the world?
Pacific Ocean

12.  Which European country has the longest coastline?
Norway

13.  Which U.S. state is known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”?
Minnesota

14.  What is the second-highest mountain in the world?
K2

15.  Which continent has the driest climate?
Antarctica

16.  Which country is home to the Great Victoria Desert?
Australia

17. What is the capital city of Chile?
Santiago

18.  What is the capital city of Switzerland?
Bern

19. Which mountain range forms the backbone of Italy?
Apennines

20. Which country lies entirely within the Alps?
Liechtenstein


 

[zico]

Some more Geography Quiz

1.  What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

2.  Which river forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico?

3.  Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia?

4.  What is the southernmost point of South America called?

5.  Which desert spans much of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa?

6.  What is the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world?

7.  Which river runs through Paris?

8.  Which city is known as the “Gateway to the West” in the United States?

9.  What is the official language of Brazil?

10.  Which continent has the most countries?

11.  What is the deepest ocean in the world?

12.  Which European country has the longest coastline?

13.  Which U.S. state is known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”?

14.  What is the second-highest mountain in the world?

15.  Which continent has the driest climate?

16.  Which country is home to the Great Victoria Desert?

17. What is the capital city of Chile?

18.  What is the capital city of Switzerland?

19. Which mountain range forms the backbone of Italy?

20. Which country lies entirely within the Alps?


 




 

[Westside]

9. Thanks Zico.

[mallard]

12 for me thanks Zico

[only1billybonds]

An abysmal 9 for me. 

Cheers Zico 

[easthammer]

13 Thanks Zico

[zico]

Famous Routes Quiz

1.  The Pembrokeshire Coast Path is a designated National Trail in which country?
Wales

2.  One of Britain's major Roman roads, known as Watling Street, connected north-western England with London and the port of Dubris in the southeast. What is Dubris's modern name?
Dover

3.  The Wild Atlantic Way is a tourism trail on the west coast of which country?
Ireland

4.  Which trail starts in Edale, Derbyshire and ends in Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders?
Pennine Way

5.  What name was given to the network of ancient trade routes which connected Europe with China?
The Silk Road

6.  Which historical route ran from Winchester in Hampshire, to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury?
The Pilgrims’ Way

7.  The scenic driving route which circles the northern part of Scotland, starting and ending in Inverness, is known as the 'North Coast' what?
500 (North Coast 500)

8.  Which historic footpath stretches along the border of England and Wales?
Offa’s Dyke Path

9.  The Trans-Siberian Railway connected Moscow in the west to which city in the east?
Vladivostok

10.  The Kumano Kodo is a series of ancient pilgrimage routes in which East Asian country?
Japan

11.  Which famous hiking trail in the Eastern United States extends approximately 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine?
Appalachian Trail

12.  Name the 2,400-mile-long highway connecting Los Angeles to Chicago?
Route 66

13. Route 1 or the Ring Road is an 830 miles long national road circling which Nordic Island country?
Iceland

14.  The Romantic Road is a "theme route" of surface roads in which European country?
Germany

15. The Great Ocean Road is one of the world's most scenic coastal drives along the south-west coast of which Australian state?
Victoria

16.  Which Roman Road linked Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) to Lincoln (Lindum Colonia)?
The Fosse Way

17.  Ermine Street is a major Roman road in England that ran from London (Londinium) to Lincoln (Lindum Colonia) and finished where?
York (Eboracum)

18.  Name the high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the Hinterrhein and the Mesolcina (Misox) valleys between Thusis (canton of Graubünden) and Bellinzona (canton of Ticino)?
San Bernardino Pass

19.  The National Route 40, also known as RN40 or "Ruta 40”, is 3200 miles long and traverses which South American country from north to south?
Argentina

20.  Which 147-mile way-marked walking route stretches from the banks of the River Humber to Rutland?
The Viking Way