Daily Quiz anyone?

[easthammer]

"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?"

[Mad Dog]

Richard kiel (jaws from bond film) original hulk. But ended up being deemed not bulky enough despite height. Charles napier did the voice from s2 onwards. Napier got in loads of films. Lead singer of good ole boys in blues bros and one of the 2 guards lecter kills in silence of lambs (amongst many other flims)

[riosleftsock]

"Mr Dog, Lou Grant was another spin off from the Mary Tyler Moore show. It was on tv every week for what seemed forever when I was a kid, but I checked and it only actually ran for 5 seasons (1977-82), the lead was a very good actor. I'm not awarding points for random hulk trivia (but I'm curious to know now....). I'm trying to gauge how difficult/easy to set the questions so everybody can get at least a few right, so some may appear harder than others as I find a level."

[Mad Dog]

"Don't know the lou grant one. Never heard of it. Otherwise unless I have mistakes, I think this will be a 10 (including bonus point for the hulk question) Any chance of a bonus bonus point for knowing who was originally due to play hulk (and is still in 1 scene in the pilot) and who voiced him? Hulk is my favourite superhero. Spider-man close 2nd"

[riosleftsock]

"Sorry its late, completely forgot it was my turn. USA Part 2 1. Which road, known as the mother road, completed in November 1926 went from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California stretching 2,448 miles? 2. Which state is the Grand Canyon in? 3. Which state is home to Mount Rushmore? 4. The Statue of Liberty is situated on Liberty Island, what was the previous name of this Island? 5. In popular tv series 'The Hulk', what was the characters name, and for a bonus point, name both actors who played him? 6. Which actor played 'Lou Grant' in the long running tv series of the same name? 7. Whit is 'Pemmican'? 8. What is the southernmost state capital in mainland USA? 9. Which is the northenmost US state capital? 10. Who was the first president of the USA?"

[Far Cough]

1

[Syd Puddefoot]

Also One. Hurt Locker. Only other one I might have got if I thought long enough about it was Woody Allen. All the others no clue.

[Turpinator]

One

[DiCaniosLefty]

4

[charlie paynter]

"Only 3 here, including Rosebud. I used to love Citizen Kane."

[charlie paynter]

"Only 3 here, including Rosebud. I used to love Citizen Kane."

[Mad Dog]

I've never actually seen the film. All I know is that's some fellas dying words... and it's a sledge or something.

[zico]

I knew films were one or two favourites such as yourself Mad Dog so will thow one in once in a while but had to put a toughie in! I would probably have got 6 and a half. If you got Rosebud I salute you!

[Mad Dog]

9. Films are my favourite topic. Didn't get the vertigo ones

[riosleftsock]

6 - thanks zico

[zico]

"Apologies for the late answers... FILM 1. The 1989 movie ""Born on the Fourth of July"" was based on the autobiography of which ex-Vietnam veteran and anti-war campaigner? Ron Kovic 2. What was the name of the magical wishing machine in Tom Hank’s “Big”? Zoltar 3. What’s the name of the skyscraper in Die Hard? Nakatomi Plaza 4. What is the name of Quint’s shark-hunting boat in Jaws? The Orca 5. In It's A Wonderful Life the taxi driver and policeman share their names with which two Sesame Street characters? Half a point for each. Bert and Ernie 6. Kathryn Bigelow became the first female to win a Best Director Oscar, for which 2008 movie? The Hurt Locker 7. Kim Novak played two characters in the in the classic thriller Vertigo. Could be tricky this so you get one full point for each first name – Will give you two points per answer if you can get the first and surnames of each character. Judy Barton and Madeleine Elster 8. Doc Brown’s souped-up DeLorean from Back to the Future must reach exactly what speed in miles per hour to travel through time? 88mph 9. Who has been nominated for 24 Academy Awards: sixteen as a screenwriter, seven as a director, and once as an actor? Woody Allen 10. What was the last dying word uttered by Charles Foster Kane in the 1941 film Citizen Kane? Rosebud"

[zico]

"A bit of FILM today. 1. The 1989 movie ""Born on the Fourth of July"" was based on the autobiography of which ex-Vietnam veteran and anti-war campaigner? 2. What was the name of the magical wishing machine in Tom Hank’s “Big”? 3. What’s the name of the skyscraper in Die Hard? 4. What is the name of Quint’s shark-hunting boat in Jaws? 5. In It's A Wonderful Life the taxi driver and policeman share their names with which two Sesame Street characters? Half a point for each. 6. Kathryn Bigelow became the first female to win a Best Director Oscar, for which 2008 movie? 7. Kim Novak played two characters in the in the classic thriller Vertigo. Could be tricky this so you get one full point for each first name – Will give you two points per answer if you can get the first and surnames of each character. 8. Doc Brown’s souped-up DeLorean from Back to the Future must reach exactly what speed in miles per hour to travel through time? 9. Who has been nominated for 24 Academy Awards: sixteen as a screenwriter, seven as a director, and once as an actor? 10. What was the last dying word uttered by Charles Foster Kane in the 1941 film Citizen Kane?"

[zico]

"Morning all. I will do Mon, Wed and Fri this week with Rio doing Tues and Thurs. Current score table - Turpinator

[Texas Iron]

6

[charlie paynter]

3

[Turpinator]

8

[Syd Puddefoot]

3. Including the wildly inspired guess of the Green Bay Packers based on nothing but naming a random team.

[Mad Dog]

4

[riosleftsock]

"Zico Well done mate, yes that works for me."

[zico]

"A mere 2 and I only knew the Baetles one as I came across it doing one of the quizzes! Thought Goldie was Private Benjamin and changed Times to Telegraph at last minute! Thanks Rio. Shall I do Mon, Wed and Fri next week and you do Tues and Thurs?"

[Far Cough]

7 Cheers sock0