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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?"

Aye. That was one of the 2 points I dropped.

You get a point for John Merrick. Two for Joseph as per the explanation.

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10. Didnt get Walt disney and put john merrick. I can thank south park for the Helen Keller answer

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"7, I had John Merrick for the last one."

"Todays answers.... Again apologies for the late post. FAMOUS PEOPLE 1. As legend has it the name Kurt Russell, scribbled on a piece of paper, were the last written words of which famous American Oscar winner? Walt Disney 2. Which London born actor hosted the Academy Awards a record 19 times either solo or as part of a duo? Bob Hope 3. In US folklore who were Parker & Barrow? One point for Bonnie and Clyde (Two points if you put this - Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow) 4. Who was Henry VIII married to when he died? Catherine Parr 5. Who liked his electric razor so much he bought the company? Victor Kiam 6. Who was the leading Confederate General in the American Civil War who was accidentally shot by his own men at the Battle of Chancellorsville? Thomas Stonewall Jackson 7. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and the only woman to win the Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two scientific fields. Who was she? Marie Curie (Physics 1903 - Chemistry 1911) 8. Who was the deaf and blind American authoress who wrote such works as The Story of my Life, Out of the Dark and Let us have Faith? Helen Keller 9. What does the JK stand for in JK Rowling? Joanne Kathleen (Joanne is her Christian name and the ""K"" stands for ""Kathleen"", which was the first name of her grandmother) 10. John Hurt achieved acclaim for his portrayal of a person labelled The Elephant Man. What was this man's real name and for a bonus point what was the name of his Doctor and friend, portrayed in the film by Anthony Hopkins? Two points if you really knew your stuff and put Joseph Merrick (However will accept John for 1 point, reasoning below) - Frederick Treves (1 point) (Footnote – Joseph was Merrick’s real name but most people’s first introduction to the Elephant Man was the excellent 1980 film directed by the visionary David Lynch in which John Hurt portrays him as John Merrick. This mistake is because Sir Frederick Treves (Merrick’s doctor and friend) himself even refers to him as John in his various writings on the subject including The Elephant Man And Other Reminiscences. There are various theories as to why this was the case including that he wanted the reader to identify Joseph with the everyman or simply that he himself called him John.)"

Syd Puddefoot 8:41 Fri Sep 10 Yep needed to put the night club options down as well if that's what you meant?

"Also 11! Assuming 2 points for Q9, did you mean to post the bonus answer? A few calculated guesses supplementing scant knowledge, plus two or three totally random guesses. I might have got only two or three in total had it not been multiple choice."

"Forgot to ask if Rio could do one again today so plonking this down early and I'll place answers down this evening when I get back. If Rio had one planned please carry on Rio and I'll put the answers tio this down over the weekend as a bonus quiz so we are covered either way.... FAMOUS PEOPLE 1. As legend has it the name Kurt Russell, scribbled on a piece of paper, were the last written words of which famous American Oscar winner? 2. Which London born actor hosted the Academy Awards a record 19 times either solo or as part of a duo? 3. In US folklore who were Parker & Barrow? 4. Who was Henry VIII married to when he died? 5. Who liked his electric razor so much he bought the company? 6. Who was the leading Confederate General in the American Civil War who was accidentally shot by his own men at the Battle of Chancellorsville? 7. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and the only woman to win the Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two scientific fields. Who was she? 8. Who was the deaf and blind American authoress who wrote such works as The Story of my Life, Out of the Dark and Let us have Faith? 9. What does the JK stand for in JK Rowling? 10. John Hurt achieved acclaim for his portrayal of a person labelled The Elephant Man. What was this man's real name and for a bonus point what was the name of his Doctor and friend, portrayed in the film by Anthony Hopkins?"

"A full 11 Easthammer, mightily impressed. Matter of interest, how many might you guys have got without the multiple choice?"

"A full 11 Easthammer, mightily impressed. Matter of interest, how many might you guys have got without the multiple choice?"

The Hills are alight! Full House so 10 or 11 depending on how the bonus works.

Slightly embarrassed to say I got 9 today

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A stonkingly gay 8 which I blame my wife and kids for.

I actually had the answers in alphabetical order originally to make it easier but was never happy with The Phantom of the Opera as a T (as per word The) rather than a P (as in Phantom) so thought it would be confusing! Interesting side note there were actually 9 Von Trapp children in real life but I guess too many kids on set would have been too much!!

"7. I actually knew a few of those,despite hating theatre and musicals"

7...surprised myself ?üòÉ

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"Musicals 1. What is the longest-running Musical in West End history? Les Mis?©rables 2. What is the longest-running Musical in Broadway history? The Phantom of the Opera 3. The King and I told the story of a real-life English governess who went to teach the children of the King of Siam in Victorian times. What was her name? Anna Leonowens 4. Which one song title do the musicals West Side Story and The Sound Of Music have in common? Maria 5. The Wiz was released as a film in 1978 starring who as Dorothy? Diana Ross 6. In which rock musical, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, do the actors perform the entire show on roller skates? Starlight Express 7. What's the name of the high school in the movie Grease? Rydell High 8. How many von Trapp children are there in ""The Sound of Music""? Seven 9. The plot of the 1966 musical Cabaret is set in which city? And for a bonus point can you also name the seedy night club that is the focus for its nightlife? Berlin, - Kit Kat Klub 10. What‚Äôs the name of Bill Sykes‚Äô dog in Oliver!? Bull‚Äôs-eye"

The ONLY good musical is book of morman

"FarCough, Yes I'll allow that as I'd never heard of it. Anyone else got that then let me know..... Today's quiz is on MUSICALS. After some thought I thought it would be too specific and maybe too difficult so have made it a multiple choice quiz to make it easier,although hoping not ""too"" easy now. One answer per question, no tricks in there. Musicals 1. What is the longest-running Musical in West End history? The Phantom of the Opera, Les Mis?©rables, Mamma Mia! 2. What is the longest-running Musical in Broadway history? The Phantom of the Opera, Les Mis?©rables, Chicago 3. The King and I told the story of a real-life English governess who went to teach the children of the King of Siam in Victorian times. What was her name? Angela Llewellyn, Anna Leonowens, April Langridge 4. Which one song title do the musicals West Side Story and The Sound Of Music have in common? Something Good, Somewhere, Maria 5. The Wiz was released as a film in 1978 starring who as Dorothy? Irene Cara, Diahann Carroll, Diana Ross 6. In which rock musical, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, do the actors perform the entire show on roller skates? Starlight Express, Song and Dance, Sunset Boulevard 7. What's the name of the high school in the movie Grease? Rosewood High, Rydell High, Lawndale High 8. How many von Trapp children are there in ""The Sound of Music""? Six, Seven, Eight 9. The plot of the 1966 musical Cabaret is set in which city? And for a bonus point can you also name the seedy night club that is the focus for its nightlife? Berlin, - Kit Kat Klub, D?ºsseldorf - Club Boh?®me, Munich - The Martini Club 10. What‚Äôs the name of Bill Sykes‚Äô dog in Oliver!? Butch, Bull‚Äôs-eye, Beast"

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"5. Guessed late for Red Rum, but one point as my first year was his last."