Hi all,
As I hosted a quiz last night, I thought I'd share the questions with you. I dimly remember somebody once putting down questions round by round on Fruitchat, being PMed with the answers by everyone, and then publishing the correct answers a few days later, complete with people's scores. As a shameless plagiarist, I'll be using the same format for any who wish to take part (I'm sure I can trust you all not to cheat). Or failing that I'll just put all the questions and answers on here when I've got fed up of waiting for people to play. Anyway, here's Round 1:
1. Which singer has appeared on a record 21 of the 68 editions of Now That’s What I Call Music!, either as a solo artist or part of a group?
2. One country of the world, and one capital city, contain three dotted letters in a row. Which are they?
3. Which name, much in the news of late, is reportedly about to overtake Jack as the most popular name in Britain for baby boys?
4. Which Scottish botanist discovered numerous trees, herbs and shrubs while exploring the Pacific Northwest, before dying when he fell into a pit trap and was crushed to death by a bull that fell in later? He is now best remembered for the tree that bears his surname.
5. In a famous advert in the 1990s, office women lusted after a man on his morning Diet Coke Break. According to the women, what time was the same man’s afternoon break?
6. How many stations are there on the Victoria Line? And which stop is the only nodeless one on a tube map, in that it contains no links to either a mainline station or another tube line?
7. Which conservation area, famed for its wildlife, takes its name from a local onomatopoeic word for the sound of a bell ringing?
8. On June 22nd 2006, Croatian Josip Simunic caused great embarrassment to an Englishman, after the latter mistakenly gave him the same item three times. What was the item, and who was the Englishman?
9. The words avocado and orchid derive from the Nahuatl and Greek respectively for which body part?
10. Which six mainland African countries does the Equator travel through? Bonus point for getting the correct order.
Non-Seasonal, Non-Festive Quiz
Staggering number of responses so far. I won't post the answers to Round 1 just yet, just in case any latecomers want to play, but I can reveal that so far:
Sue Denim has 7 points
Fotherz has 12 points
Nil Satis has 14 points
It's two points per question, unless the question has two or more parts when it's a point per question. The highest team score for that round was 17, so Mr Satis has started impressively. On to Round 2:
1. Which 1975 film, starring Donald Sutherland and with an insect in the title, features a prominent character called Homer Simpson? And which 1989 film sequel with an insect in the title features a prominent character called Martin Brundle?
2. WIZARD, HOVELS, BEVY and VOLE are among the few words to have which distinction? And the surname of which US president also shares this distinction?
3. Toni Poole on June 15 2007, and Emma Hadfield, Lisa Roughead and Alex Curran on June 16 2007, all did what?
4. Politics aside, what links Malcolm Rifkind, David Mellor and John Simpson during the latter years of their education? John Simpson achieved it in 1964, and Rifkind in 1967.
5. Which current football manager is occasionally known as Colin Wanker, that being an anagram of his name, and some would say an accurate summation of his character?
6. According to her maid, whose final words were “Is my swan costume ready”?
7. What is the only US state capital whose name does not share any letters with the name of its state?
8. After six weeks of searching this year, it was announced that nobody could find any baiji, leading to a sad conclusion. What is a baiji, and what was the conclusion?
9. Neil Fitzmaurice has had recurring roles in two acclaimed Channel 4 sitcoms, playing Ray Von in one and Jeff Heaney in the other. Which two shows are they?
10. The following are recurring characters in a particular author’s books. Name the author in each case. a.Nathan Zuckerman, b.Jack Reacher, c.Count Olaf, d.Tempe Brennan, e.Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
Sue Denim has 7 points
Fotherz has 12 points
Nil Satis has 14 points
It's two points per question, unless the question has two or more parts when it's a point per question. The highest team score for that round was 17, so Mr Satis has started impressively. On to Round 2:
1. Which 1975 film, starring Donald Sutherland and with an insect in the title, features a prominent character called Homer Simpson? And which 1989 film sequel with an insect in the title features a prominent character called Martin Brundle?
2. WIZARD, HOVELS, BEVY and VOLE are among the few words to have which distinction? And the surname of which US president also shares this distinction?
3. Toni Poole on June 15 2007, and Emma Hadfield, Lisa Roughead and Alex Curran on June 16 2007, all did what?
4. Politics aside, what links Malcolm Rifkind, David Mellor and John Simpson during the latter years of their education? John Simpson achieved it in 1964, and Rifkind in 1967.
5. Which current football manager is occasionally known as Colin Wanker, that being an anagram of his name, and some would say an accurate summation of his character?
6. According to her maid, whose final words were “Is my swan costume ready”?
7. What is the only US state capital whose name does not share any letters with the name of its state?
8. After six weeks of searching this year, it was announced that nobody could find any baiji, leading to a sad conclusion. What is a baiji, and what was the conclusion?
9. Neil Fitzmaurice has had recurring roles in two acclaimed Channel 4 sitcoms, playing Ray Von in one and Jeff Heaney in the other. Which two shows are they?
10. The following are recurring characters in a particular author’s books. Name the author in each case. a.Nathan Zuckerman, b.Jack Reacher, c.Count Olaf, d.Tempe Brennan, e.Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
Right. Updated Round 1 scores:
Northern Monkey: 7
Sue Denim: 8
Donttellhimpike: 10
Fotherz: 12
Nil Satis: 14
Round 2 scores to date:
Sue: five points for 13
DTHP: eight for 18
NS: eleven for 25
And Round 3:
1. How many different colours are there on the flag of South Africa?
2. In Irish mythology, what was the childhood name of the pre-eminent hero of Ulster, who was near unbeatable in battle due to his spear and warrior frenzy? The name is possibly more familiar today as either a record label, with the Divine Comedy and Richard Hawley on its books, or as a satellite TV channel.
3. Name two three letter words that are pronounced exactly the same but share no common letters?
4. Mrs McGinty, Lord Edgware, Evans and Roger Ackroyd all appear in the titles of novels written by which female author?
5. Which sport has accounted for a record 17 Sports Personalities of the Year since the award began?
6. Ethelbert is the middle name of which cartoon character, who first appeared in the short film Fast and Furry-ous in 1949?
7. Clarence, Freddie and Galahad Threepwood are all characters created by which author, born in 1881? And which computer game series features the character Guybrush Threepwood?
8. Afghanistan is one of two countries that carry three consecutive letters of the alphabet somewhere in their name. What is the other?
9. “So I close in saying that I might have been given a bad break, but I've got an awful lot to live for. Thank you.” Who said this, at New York’s Yankee stadium in 1939, before dying two years later from a rare form of sclerosis?
10. Who are the five highest point scorers in Test Rugby Union history? ‘Tests’ in this case includes matches played with the British Lions. A bonus point for getting this in the correct order.
Northern Monkey: 7
Sue Denim: 8
Donttellhimpike: 10
Fotherz: 12
Nil Satis: 14
Round 2 scores to date:
Sue: five points for 13
DTHP: eight for 18
NS: eleven for 25
And Round 3:
1. How many different colours are there on the flag of South Africa?
2. In Irish mythology, what was the childhood name of the pre-eminent hero of Ulster, who was near unbeatable in battle due to his spear and warrior frenzy? The name is possibly more familiar today as either a record label, with the Divine Comedy and Richard Hawley on its books, or as a satellite TV channel.
3. Name two three letter words that are pronounced exactly the same but share no common letters?
4. Mrs McGinty, Lord Edgware, Evans and Roger Ackroyd all appear in the titles of novels written by which female author?
5. Which sport has accounted for a record 17 Sports Personalities of the Year since the award began?
6. Ethelbert is the middle name of which cartoon character, who first appeared in the short film Fast and Furry-ous in 1949?
7. Clarence, Freddie and Galahad Threepwood are all characters created by which author, born in 1881? And which computer game series features the character Guybrush Threepwood?
8. Afghanistan is one of two countries that carry three consecutive letters of the alphabet somewhere in their name. What is the other?
9. “So I close in saying that I might have been given a bad break, but I've got an awful lot to live for. Thank you.” Who said this, at New York’s Yankee stadium in 1939, before dying two years later from a rare form of sclerosis?
10. Who are the five highest point scorers in Test Rugby Union history? ‘Tests’ in this case includes matches played with the British Lions. A bonus point for getting this in the correct order.
Sue Denim hit 14 points in Round 3. Nil Satis scored 11 and DTHP 4. Round 4 now, answers after Christmas:
1. The Canadian Prime Minister is currently being sent a second-hand novel every two weeks in order for him to greater appreciate literature. The sender is one of his countrymen, and the winner of the 2002 Booker Prize. Who are the two people in question?
2. An onychophage would have which bad habit?
3. Tony Slattery, Katie Puckrick, Roger Lloyd Pack and Linda Lusardi starred in a show called Dead Ringer in 1992, which in turn was part of a gameshow that ran for 276 episodes until 1995. What was the show?
4. In all of Shakespeare’s work, only one word begins with the letter X. Appropriately, it is found in the Taming of the Shrew. What is the word?
5. Sport. Which object has been specially designed to withstand 65km/h winds and rain of up to 50mm per hour, which is just as well as it will be travelling 137,000km next year?
6. The reputed inventor of snooker shares his full name with which former British prime minister, who was born in 1869?
7. Television. Which duo live at 62 West Wallaby Street, Wigan, Lancs?
8. Where currently in London can Gwylum, Thor, Hugin, Munin, Branwen, Bran, Gundulf and Baldrick be found? The oldest ever such resident, Jim Crow, died aged 44.
9. Which famous person was born in 1954, had the maiden name of Kasner, married Joachim (Yo-ack-him) Sauer in 1998, but retains the surname of her first husband?
10. What were the names of the five zones during the history of TV show The Crystal Maze?
1. The Canadian Prime Minister is currently being sent a second-hand novel every two weeks in order for him to greater appreciate literature. The sender is one of his countrymen, and the winner of the 2002 Booker Prize. Who are the two people in question?
2. An onychophage would have which bad habit?
3. Tony Slattery, Katie Puckrick, Roger Lloyd Pack and Linda Lusardi starred in a show called Dead Ringer in 1992, which in turn was part of a gameshow that ran for 276 episodes until 1995. What was the show?
4. In all of Shakespeare’s work, only one word begins with the letter X. Appropriately, it is found in the Taming of the Shrew. What is the word?
5. Sport. Which object has been specially designed to withstand 65km/h winds and rain of up to 50mm per hour, which is just as well as it will be travelling 137,000km next year?
6. The reputed inventor of snooker shares his full name with which former British prime minister, who was born in 1869?
7. Television. Which duo live at 62 West Wallaby Street, Wigan, Lancs?
8. Where currently in London can Gwylum, Thor, Hugin, Munin, Branwen, Bran, Gundulf and Baldrick be found? The oldest ever such resident, Jim Crow, died aged 44.
9. Which famous person was born in 1954, had the maiden name of Kasner, married Joachim (Yo-ack-him) Sauer in 1998, but retains the surname of her first husband?
10. What were the names of the five zones during the history of TV show The Crystal Maze?
There's never a good time to accidentally delete all of your inbox messages, but when those messages included people's answers to your quiz then it's especially stupid. However, from memory and the scores so far, Nil Satis has won this one, with Sue Denim and DTHP very close for second. Answers below.
Round 1
1. Robbie Williams
2. Fiji and Beijing.
3. Muhammad
4. David Douglas
5. 3.30pm
6. 16, Pimlico
7. The Ngorongoro crater
8. Yellow card, Graham Poll
9. Testicle
10. Gabon, Republic of the Congo (can also be written as Congo-Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia
Round 2
1. The Day of the Locust, The Fly II – Son of Fly
2. The words have symmetrically distributed letters. (James J) Polk.
3. Married Premiership footballers
4. Appeared on University Challenge
5. Neil Warnock
6. Anna Pavlova
7. Pierre, South Dakota
8. Yangtze River Dolphin, that it is extinct.
9. (Peter Kay’s) Phoenix Nights, Peep Show
10. a. Philip Roth b. Lee Child c. Lemony Snicket (accept Daniel Handler) d. Kathy Reichs e. John Updike
Round 3
1. Six
2. Setanta
3. Ewe and you
4. Agatha Christie
5. Athletics
6. Wile E Coyote
7. PG Wodehouse, Monkey Island
8. Tuvalu.
9. Lou Gehrig
10. Neil Jenkins (1090), Jonny Wilkinson (1029), Diego Dominguez (983), Andrew Mehrtens (967), Michael Lynagh (911)
Round 4
1. Stephen Harper, Yann Martel
2. Biting one’s nails
3. The Krypton Factor
4. Xanthippe
5. The Olympic torch
6. Neville Chamberlain
7. Wallace and Gromit
8. The Tower of London (they are the ravens)
9. Angela Merkel
10. Ocean, Futuristic, Medieval, Ocean, Industrial
Round 1
1. Robbie Williams
2. Fiji and Beijing.
3. Muhammad
4. David Douglas
5. 3.30pm
6. 16, Pimlico
7. The Ngorongoro crater
8. Yellow card, Graham Poll
9. Testicle
10. Gabon, Republic of the Congo (can also be written as Congo-Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia
Round 2
1. The Day of the Locust, The Fly II – Son of Fly
2. The words have symmetrically distributed letters. (James J) Polk.
3. Married Premiership footballers
4. Appeared on University Challenge
5. Neil Warnock
6. Anna Pavlova
7. Pierre, South Dakota
8. Yangtze River Dolphin, that it is extinct.
9. (Peter Kay’s) Phoenix Nights, Peep Show
10. a. Philip Roth b. Lee Child c. Lemony Snicket (accept Daniel Handler) d. Kathy Reichs e. John Updike
Round 3
1. Six
2. Setanta
3. Ewe and you
4. Agatha Christie
5. Athletics
6. Wile E Coyote
7. PG Wodehouse, Monkey Island
8. Tuvalu.
9. Lou Gehrig
10. Neil Jenkins (1090), Jonny Wilkinson (1029), Diego Dominguez (983), Andrew Mehrtens (967), Michael Lynagh (911)
Round 4
1. Stephen Harper, Yann Martel
2. Biting one’s nails
3. The Krypton Factor
4. Xanthippe
5. The Olympic torch
6. Neville Chamberlain
7. Wallace and Gromit
8. The Tower of London (they are the ravens)
9. Angela Merkel
10. Ocean, Futuristic, Medieval, Ocean, Industrial
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yes it was a good quiz; better, far, than the pub offerings like redtooth.
good stuff GGDR.
some of the Qs are perfect e.g. the state/capital pairing which we should all know but requires a bit of brainpower to figure out. imo a good quiz gives the answerer a sense of achievement to have known/remembered/worked out the answers.
and i want a bonus point for ORC/AUK
good stuff GGDR.
some of the Qs are perfect e.g. the state/capital pairing which we should all know but requires a bit of brainpower to figure out. imo a good quiz gives the answerer a sense of achievement to have known/remembered/worked out the answers.
and i want a bonus point for ORC/AUK
nobody ever wins on those things.
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