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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.  

12- Thanks Zico

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13 thanks Zico 

Although I guessed you wanted Mark Twain as the answer to Q3. I believe the real answer is that it is unattributed. Some people will have Oscar Wilde as the answer but that is probably just as doubtful as Mark Twain. This has led to a few arguments when I ran quizzes at my old golf club.

Random Trivia 69


1. The Brooklyn Bridge in New York connects Brooklyn with which other New York borough?
Manhattan

2.  What is the male part of a flower called?
The Stamen

3.  Who famously remarked that "Golf is a good walk spoiled"?
Mark Twain

4.  What is the name of the syndrome in which hostages grow to empathise with their captors?
Stockholm Syndrome

5.  Who wrote the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo"?
Alexander Dumas

6.  In which field is the prestigious PRITZKER prize awarded?
Architecture

7.  Which, in terms of area, is the largest of Britains National Parks?
The Cairngorms

8.  Who was the compere for the first UK National Lottery draw in 1994?
Noel Edmonds

9.  Who immediately preceded Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa?
F.W. (Frederik Willem) de Klerk

10. In which archipelago would you find the islands of Sao Miguel, Terceira and Pico?
The Azores

11.  For two points name both the male actor and female actress who appeared in the most Carry On Films?
Kenneth Williams, 26 films. – Joan Sims, 24 films.

12.  What was the title of the 1990s sequel to the TV sit-com "Are You Being Served?
"Grace and Favour" [In the US it was called "Are You Being Served Again!"].

13.  Which is longer the Suez or Panama Canal?
The Suez Canal - The Suez Canal has an extension of 193 kilometres. The Panama Canal is 80 kilometres long 

14.  Which is the oldest professional football club in London?
Fulham

15.  In which English county were the "Poldark" novels and TV series set?
Cornwall

16.  Who wrote The Monkees hit "I'm A Believer"?
Neil Diamond

17.  The script of the first Tarzan film to star Johnny Weissmuller, "Tarzan the Ape Man, in 1932, was written by which Welsh actor, dramatist, singer and composer?
Ivor Novello

18.  Who played the role of "The Joker" in the 1960s TV series of "Batman"?
Cesar Romero

19.  Who was famously the dubbed singing voice of, amongst others, Deborah Kerr in “The King and I” and “An Affair to Remember”, Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady" and Natalie Wood in "West Side Story"?
Marni Nixon

20.  In which of Charles Dickens novels do the following characters appear [a] Uriah Heep, Mrs Bardell, [c] Jenny Wren, [d] Mr Bumble and [e] Abel Magwitch.  Point for each
[a] David Copperfield, Pickwick Papers, [c] Our Mutual Friend, [d] Oliver Twist and [e] Great Expectations



 

Random Trivia 69


1. The Brooklyn Bridge in New York connects Brooklyn with which other New York borough?

2.  What is the male part of a flower called?

3.  Who famously remarked that "Golf is a good walk spoiled"?

4.  What is the name of the syndrome in which hostages grow to empathise with their captors?

5.  Who wrote the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo"?

6.  In which field is the prestigious PRITZKER prize awarded?

7.  Which, in terms of area, is the largest of Britains National Parks?

8.  Who was the compere for the first UK National Lottery draw in 1994?

9.  Who immediately preceded Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa?

10. In which archipelago would you find the islands of Sao Miguel, Terceira and Pico?

11.  For two points name both the male actor and female actress who appeared in the most Carry On Films?

12.  What was the title of the 1990s sequel to the TV sit-com "Are You Being Served?

13.  Which is longer the Suez or Panama Canal?

14.  Which is the oldest professional football club in London?

15.  In which English county were the "Poldark" novels and TV series set?

16.  Who wrote The Monkees hit "I'm A Believer"?

17.  The script of the first Tarzan film to star Johnny Weissmuller, "Tarzan the Ape Man, in 1932, was written by which Welsh actor, dramatist, singer and composer?

18.  Who played the role of "The Joker" in the 1960s TV series of "Batman"?

19.  Who was famously the dubbed singing voice of, amongst others, Deborah Kerr in “The King and I” and “An Affair to Remember”, Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady" and Natalie Wood in "West Side Story"?

20.  In which of Charles Dickens novels do the following characters appear [a] Uriah Heep, Mrs Bardell, [c] Jenny Wren, [d] Mr Bumble and [e] Abel Magwitch.  Point for each


 

9. Thanks Zico.

11.

Cheers Zico 

14 - Had  ‘TV personality’ as the connection due not associating all them names with comedy


Cheers Zico

12 and no connection either.

Not easy, scored 9 not even close on the connection but thanks Zico

Not sure if this one worked so apologies if it was too tough or confusing!


Connections Quiz – What’s the connection?

1.  Who did Alex Ferguson replace as Manchester United manager in 1986?
Ron Atkinson

2. Nigel Mansell won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1992 driving for which Formula One team and constructor?
Williams

3.  The 1932 popular song "Underneath the Arches" is one of the most famous songs of which duo?
Flanagan and Allen

4.  Which author was best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol?
Frederick Forsyth

5. Can you name the striker who played for West Ham over two different periods between 1992–1994 and 1996–1997?
Steve Jones

6. Although she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Clarice Starling in “The Silence of the Lambs”, Jodie Foster decided not to reprise her role in the sequel “Hannibal”.  Which actress took over the part?
Julianne Moore

7. Which English darts player in October 1984 became the first player to hit a televised nine-dart finish?
John Lowe

8. Can you name the girlfriend of Soham murderer Ian Huntley who knowingly provided Huntley with a false alibi. She received a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence for conspiring with Huntley to pervert the course of justice?
Maxine Carr

9. Which member of England's World cup winning football side was an uncle to a member of England's World cup winning Rugby Union side?
George Cohen [The Uncle of Ben Cohen].

10. What was the surname of the butler of Baskerville Hall in the Sherlock Holmes story “The Hound of the Baskervilles”?
Barrymore - John Barrymore

11.  Can you name the character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1997 film Titanic?
Jack Dawson

12.  Bubinga, Padauk and Paulownia are all types of what?
Wood

13. What was the name of the character played by James Stewart in the 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life"?
George Bailey

14.  Can you name the teacher played by Michael Cronin in the children’s TV series Grange Hill between 1979 and 1986?
Mr Baxter - Geoff 'Bullet' Baxter

15.  Who has served as the president of Ireland since 11 November 2025?
Catherine Connolly

16.  Which former Champion jockey was chairman of Swindon Town FC from 2001 until August 2007?
Willie Carson

17.  American rock singer and musician Vincent Damon Furnier is better known as whom?
Alice Cooper

18.  Can you name the English archbishop and martyr, famously murdered by knights of Henry II at Canterbury Cathedral. After his death, his tomb and relics became a focus for pilgrimage, and he was made a saint?
Thomas Becket

19.  Which 1968 American crime thriller film marks the first of five collaborations between director and producer Donald Siegel and Clint Eastwood, which continued with Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970), The Beguiled (1971), Dirty Harry (1971) and Escape from Alcatraz (1979)?
Coogan's Bluff

20.  One of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify him as Nathanael, but by what other name is he known?
Bartholomew

21.  What’s the connection?
All are surnames of British comedians or comedic actors, such as Rowan Atkinson, Kenneth Williams, Micky Flanagan – Dave Allen, Bruce Forsyth, Milton Jones, Dudley Moore, Arthur Lowe, Jimmy Carr -Alan Carr, Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael Barrymore, Les Dawson, Victoria Wood, Bill Bailey, Stanley Baxter, Billy Connolly, Frank Carson, Tommy Cooper, Rob Becket, Steve Coogan, John Eric Bartholomew, sorry for the curveball, obviously better known as Eric Morecambe   (Obviously whether you can also describe Rob Becket as a comedian is debatable!)

 

Connections Quiz – What’s the connection?

1.  Who did Alex Ferguson replace as Manchester United manager in 1986?

2. Nigel Mansell won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1992 driving for which Formula One team and constructor?

3.  The 1932 popular song "Underneath the Arches" is one of the most famous songs of which duo?

4.  Which author was best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol?

5. Can you name the striker who played for West Ham over two different periods between 1992–1994 and 1996–1997?

6. Although she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Clarice Starling in “The Silence of the Lambs”, Jodie Foster decided not to reprise her role in the sequel “Hannibal”.  Which actress took over the part?

7. Which English darts player in October 1984 became the first player to hit a televised nine-dart finish?

8. Can you name the girlfriend of Soham murderer Ian Huntley who knowingly provided Huntley with a false alibi. She received a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence for conspiring with Huntley to pervert the course of justice?

9. Which member of England's World cup winning football side was an uncle to a member of England's World cup winning Rugby Union side?

10. What was the surname of the butler of Baskerville Hall in the Sherlock Holmes story “The Hound of the Baskervilles”?

11.  Can you name the character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1997 film Titanic?

12.  Bubinga, Padauk and Paulownia are all types of what?

13. What was the name of the character played by James Stewart in the 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life"?

14.  Can you name the teacher played by Michael Cronin in the children’s TV series Grange Hill between 1979 and 1986?

15.  Who has served as the president of Ireland since 11 November 2025?

16.  Which former Champion jockey was chairman of Swindon Town FC from 2001 until August 2007?

17.  American rock singer and musician Vincent Damon Furnier is better known as whom?

18.  Can you name the English archbishop and martyr, famously murdered by knights of Henry II at Canterbury Cathedral. After his death, his tomb and relics became a focus for pilgrimage, and he was made a saint?

19.  Which 1968 American crime thriller film marks the first of five collaborations between director and producer Donald Siegel and Clint Eastwood, which continued with Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970), The Beguiled (1971), Dirty Harry (1971) and Escape from Alcatraz (1979)?

20.  One of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify him as Nathanael, but by what other name is he known?

21.  What’s the connection?


 

12. Thanks Zico. And that's with getting 4 and 13 right, for the wrong reasons. 

Excellent quiz.

13 Thanks Zico 

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16 today thanks zico

easthammer wrote: ↑30 Jan 2026, 16:42 PS In answer to your question, Zico, obviously, an Oscar would have become either a Dicky or a Davie

PS In answer to your question, Zico, obviously, an Oscar would have become either a Dicky or a Davie

Can hardly believe it, but thanks to a good few lucky guesses, I have 16 today, thanks Zico

Bit of useless information.  "The most famous and widely accepted origin story for the name Oscar is credited to Margaret Herrick, the Academy’s first librarian. The story goes that Herrick saw one of the awards sitting on an executive’s desk and remarked, “He reminds me of my Uncle Oscar.”  Wonder what they would be called if his name had been Dave or Dick?!

Have a good weekend all.

Academy Awards Quiz

1.  The 1st Academy Awards were held in which year, was it 1919, 1929 or 1939?
1929

2.  The first televised Academy Awards happened in which year, was it 1943, 1953 or 1963?
1953

3.  Which was the first colour film to win best picture, was it “A Star is Born”, “The Grapes of Wrath” or “Gone With the Wind”?
Gone With the Wind

4.  True or false: The 1970 best picture winner was an X-rated film?
True - Midnight Cowboy was the first and only X-rated movie to win best picture

5.  In 1971, George C Scott became the first best actor winner to do what, was it give a televised speech, sent someone else to collect his award or refused the award?
Refused the award 

6.  True or false: Composer Oscar Hammerstein II was the first person named Oscar to win an Oscar?
True 

7.  Who received the longest standing ovation in Oscar history, was it Charlie Chaplin, Jimmy Stewart or John Wayne?
Charlie Chaplin received a 12-minute standing ovation at the 44th Academy Awards in 1972, the longest in Oscar history.

8.  Which was the first animated film to earn a best picture nomination, was it “Charlotte’s Web” (1973), “Beauty and the Beast” (1991) or “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1937)?
Beauty and the Beast

9.  In 2020, who became the first person to win an Oscar for a Netflix original, was it Kathy Bates, Laura Dern or Margot Robbie?
Laura Dern

10.  Which British film legend was presenting the award for Best Picture at the 1974 Ceremony when a male streaker ran onto the stage, was it Richard Burton, Peter O’Toole or David Niven?
David Niven

11. Who is the most nominated actor in Oscar history, is it Meryl Streep, Katharine Hepburn or Jack Nicholson?
Meryl Streep (currently with 21 nominations)

12.  Which director has won the most Oscars for Best Director, is it Martin Scorsese, Alfred Hitchcock or John Ford?
John Ford - has received the most awards in this category with four.  Incredibly Hitchcock was nominated for the Best Director Oscar five times but never won although he received an Honorary Oscar in 1968.

13.  Who was the first African American actor to win an Academy Award for “Best Actor in a Leading Role”, was it Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington or Forest Whitaker?
Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field (1963)

14.  Who is the youngest person to ever win an Academy Award in any “competitive category”, is it Anna Paquin, Shirley Temple or Tatum O ‘Neal?
Tatum O'Neal - 10 years, 148 days for Paper Moon.  Has held record for 51 years (1974–present) - Shirley Temple did win an (Honorary/non-competitive Oscar, Age 6)

15.  Where did the first Academy Awards event take place, was it “The Broadway Theatre”, “The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel” or “The Beverly Hills Hotel”?
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

16.  Which film in the “Star Wars” series was nominated for the Best Picture award, was it “Star Wars – A New Hope” (1977), “Star Wars – Empire Strikes Back” (1980) or “Star Wars – Return of the Jedi” (1983)
“Star Wars – A New Hope

17.  Out of the nine nominations, how many awards did 'Citizen Kane' (1941) actually win, was it one, two or three?
One

18. Walt Disney holds the record for the most total competitive awards won by a person.  How many Oscars did he win, was it 12, 22 or 32?
22 - Disney received 59 Academy Award nominations, including 22 awards: both totals are records.  He also was awarded Four Honorary Academy Awards

19.  Which of the following Alfred Hitchcock films won the Best Picture Oscar, was it “Rebecca” (1940), “Suspicion” (1941) or “Lifeboat” (1944)?
Rebecca

20.  Three films hold the record of winning the most Academy Awards, having garnered 11 Oscars each.  Can you name them?  Point for each.
Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).


 

Oscar nominations have been in the news this week so here is another

Academy Awards Quiz

1.  The 1st Academy Awards were held in which year, was it 1919, 1929 or 1939?

2.  The first televised Academy Awards happened in which year, was it 1943, 1953 or 1963?

3.  Which was the first colour film to win best picture, was it “A Star is Born”, “The Grapes of Wrath” or “Gone With the Wind”?

4.  True or false: The 1970 best picture winner was an X-rated film?

5.  In 1971, George C Scott became the first best actor winner to do what, was it give a televised speech, sent someone else to collect his award or refused the award?

6.  True or false: Composer Oscar Hammerstein II was the first person named Oscar to win an Oscar?

7.  Who received the longest standing ovation in Oscar history, was it Charlie Chaplin, Jimmy Stewart or John Wayne?

8.  Which was the first animated film to earn a best picture nomination, was it “Charlotte’s Web” (1973), “Beauty and the Beast” (1991) or “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1937)?

9.  In 2020, who became the first person to win an Oscar for a Netflix original, was it Kathy Bates, Laura Dern or Margot Robbie?

10.  Which British film legend was presenting the award for Best Picture at the 1974 Ceremony when a male streaker ran onto the stage, was it Richard Burton, Peter O’Toole or David Niven?

11. Who is the most nominated actor in Oscar history, is it Meryl Streep, Katharine Hepburn or Jack Nicholson?

12.  Which director has won the most Oscars for Best Director, is it Martin Scorsese, Alfred Hitchcock or John Ford?

13.  Who was the first African American actor to win an Academy Award for “Best Actor in a Leading Role”, was it Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington or Forest Whitaker?

14.  Who is the youngest person to ever win an Academy Award in any “competitive category”, is it Anna Paquin, Shirley Temple or Tatum O ‘Neal?

15.  Where did the first Academy Awards event take place, was it “The Broadway Theatre”, “The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel” or “The Beverly Hills Hotel”?

16.  Which film in the “Star Wars” series was nominated for the Best Picture award, was it “Star Wars – A New Hope” (1977), “Star Wars – Empire Strikes Back” (1980) or “Star Wars – Return of the Jedi” (1983)

17.  Out of the nine nominations, how many awards did 'Citizen Kane' (1941) actually win, was it one, two or three?

18. Walt Disney holds the record for the most total competitive awards won by a person.  How many Oscars did he win, was it 12, 22 or 32?

19.  Which of the following Alfred Hitchcock films won the Best Picture Oscar, was it “Rebecca” (1940), “Suspicion” (1941) or “Lifeboat” (1944)?

20.  Three films hold the record of winning the most Academy Awards, having garnered 11 Oscars each.  Can you name them?  Point for each.



 

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14 thanks Zico

18 today thanks zico

22 - Got 8 of the clubs

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