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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?"

"GEOGRAPHY 1. What body of water separates Africa and Europe? The Strait of Gibraltar 2. What is the only major city in the world located on two continents? Istanbul – Turkey 3. What is considered the oldest active volcano on Earth? Mount Etna 4. What is the only territory of the mainland Americas that still belongs to a European country? French Guiana/French Guinea 5. What was the most glaring error about the 1968 disaster movie Krakatoa, East of Java? Krakatoa is West of Java 6. What is the only sea on Earth with no coastline? Sargasso Sea (Found in the middle of the Northern Atlantic Subtropical Gyre it’s surrounded on all cardinal directions by ocean currents.) 7. The Baltic States refers to Lithuania, Latvia and which other country? Estonia 8. For 2 points Mount Everest can be approached from which two countries? Nepal and China (Tibet specifically) 9. For 3 points the equator passes through which three South American countries? Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil 10. Napoleon spent the last 6 years of his life in confinement on the island? St. Helena"

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"A paltry one for yesterday, and it wasn't for the link."

Do you want to do some more quizzes at some point Rio?

"5 yesterday, no link. Will be better today"

"Just a bit of old fashioned Geography today.... 1. What body of water separates Africa and Europe? 2. What is the only major city in the world located on two continents? 3. What is considered the oldest active volcano on Earth? 4. What is the only territory of the mainland Americas that still belongs to a European country? 5. What was the most glaring error about the 1968 disaster movie Krakatoa, East of Java? 6. What is the only sea on Earth with no coastline? 7. The Baltic States refers to Lithuania, Latvia and which other country? 8. For 2 points Mount Everest can be approached from which two countries? 9. For 3 points the equator passes through which three South American countries? 10. Napoleon spent the last 6 years of his life in confinement on the island?"

6 Guessed the link

10

"I got the first one because of the amount of times ned (ryerson..... needle nose ned,ned the head) the insurance salesmen greets him In the film"

"7. Same as Mad Dog, plus didn’t get Groundhog Day or Kings Speech questions. 41 years and counting!"

"I was hoping that 9 might have had a bit of a clue as Berkowitz was a bit of a ""Psycho""!"

"9. Didn't get first yank jn space, son of Sam or Diana's bodyguard"

5 no link though

"Today's answers WHAT’S THE LINK? 1. What character did Bill Murray play in the 1993 film Groundhog Day? PHIL Connors 2. Ghostbusters, sometimes referred to as the ""Ghostbusters theme song"", is a song written and performed by whom? RAY Parker Junior 3. Who preceded Louis van Gaal as the Head Coach of the Dutch National Football Team? FRANK De Boer 4. Born in 1859 Henry McCarty also known by the pseudonym William H. Bonney is better known as whom? BILLY the Kid 5. An English Rock singer, born Bernard William Jewry and known professionally as Shane Fenton in his early career became successful under what name? ALVIN Stardust 6. Who on May 5, 1961, became the first American in space? ALAN Shepard 7. Name the most decorated English footballer of all time? PAUL Scholes 8. Who was the original electric bass playing 5th member of The Beatles who died in 1962? STUART Sutcliffe 9. What was the real name of the serial killer known as the Son of Sam and .44 Caliber Killer who pleaded guilty to eight shootings that began in New York City on July 29, 1976? DAVID Berkowitz 10. Name Princess Diana’s bodyguard and the lone survivor of the crash in Paris in 1997? TREVOR Rees-Jones 11. Which Australian actor played the part of Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist in the 201 film “The Kings Speech”? GEOFFREY Rush 12. What is the Link? It’s been a long time!! First names of West Ham’s first 11 in the 1980 FA Cup Final – PHIL Parkes, RAY Stewart, FRANK Lampard, BILLY Bonds, ALVIN Martin, ALAN Devonshire, PAUL Allen, STUART Pearson, DAVID Cross, TREVOR Brooking, GEOFFREY Pike"

"Today's answers WHAT’S THE LINK? 1. What character did Bill Murray play in the 1993 film Groundhog Day? PHIL Connors 2. Ghostbusters, sometimes referred to as the ""Ghostbusters theme song"", is a song written and performed by whom? RAY Parker Junior 3. Who preceded Louis van Gaal as the Head Coach of the Dutch National Football Team? FRANK De Boer 4. Born in 1859 Henry McCarty also known by the pseudonym William H. Bonney is better known as whom? BILLY the Kid 5. An English Rock singer, born Bernard William Jewry and known professionally as Shane Fenton in his early career became successful under what name? ALVIN Stardust 6. Who on May 5, 1961, became the first American in space? ALAN Shepard 7. Name the most decorated English footballer of all time? PAUL Scholes 8. Who was the original electric bass playing 5th member of The Beatles who died in 1962? STUART Sutcliffe 9. What was the real name of the serial killer known as the Son of Sam and .44 Caliber Killer who pleaded guilty to eight shootings that began in New York City on July 29, 1976? DAVID Berkowitz 10. Name Princess Diana’s bodyguard and the lone survivor of the crash in Paris in 1997? TREVOR Rees-Jones 11. Which Australian actor played the part of Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist in the 201 film “The Kings Speech”? GEOFFREY Rush 12. What is the Link? It’s been a long time!! First names of West Ham’s first 11 in the 1980 FA Cup Final – PHIL Parkes, RAY Stewart, FRANK Lampard, BILLY Bonds, ALVIN Martin, ALAN Devonshire, PAUL Allen, STUART Pearson, DAVID Cross, TREVOR Brooking, GEOFFREY Pike"

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That has got to be the quickest I've ever got a link Got it after first 2. Still a couple of blanks though. Even with the link

"WHAT’S THE LINK? 1. What character did Bill Murray play in the 1993 film Groundhog Day? 2. Ghostbusters, sometimes referred to as the ""Ghostbusters theme song"", is a song written and performed by whom? 3. Who preceded Louis van Gaal as the Head Coach of the Dutch National Football Team? 4. Born in 1859 Henry McCarty also known by the pseudonym William H. Bonney is better known as whom? 5. An English Rock singer, born Bernard William Jewry and known professionally as Shane Fenton in his early career became successful under what name? 6. Who on May 5, 1961, became the first American in space? 7. Name the most decorated English footballer of all time? 8. Who was the original electric bass playing 5th member of The Beatles who died in 1962? 9. What was the real name of the serial killer known as the Son of Sam and .44 Caliber Killer who pleaded guilty to eight shootings that began in New York City on July 29, 1976? 10. Name Princess Diana’s bodyguard and the lone survivor of the crash in Paris in 1997? 11. Which Australian actor played the part of Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist in the 201 film “The Kings Speech”? 12. What is the Link? It’s been a long time!!"

"Morning all. Wonderful honesty from the WHO Quizzers on their scores... Quite a battle at the top end of the table. Turpinator

Just realised I miscounted. I didn't get jk Rowling either. Dropped 3 points not 2 9 out of 12

6

"4 Amazed so many of you got Victor Kiam. Now I see the name I remember him from the ad, but hadn’t thought about it for years, although I remembered it was Remington. Think I need multiple choice every time!"

"Seven for me too. Did not get Walt, JK, or John Merrick's doctor. Also do not get Bonny and Clyde which annoys me as that was deductible if not at top of mind."

Seven!