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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2008 12:36:34 GMT
Okay, it's Good Friday and the regulars are still visiting the Forum. Me? I'm off to New Malden to see a football match with margo shortly, so apologies for the dilatory quiz marking but here's another General Knowledge one to keep you going:
1 What name is given to the back part of a golf club head where it bends to join the shaft ?
2 Which cult TV series featured Kyle MacLachan as agent Dale Cooper ?
3 What nationality is cricketer Usman Afzaal ?
4 Under the pseudonym of Apollo C.Vermouth, who produced I’m The Urban Spaceman by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band ?
5 On which island is the Canadian seaport of Sydney ?
6 Who was the author of the classic novel The Three Musketeers ?
7 Rothesay is a town on the east coast of which Scottish island ?
8 Who wrote the 1947 play A Streetcar Named Desire ?
9 How many moons has Mars ?
10 Which French actress stars in the 1969 comedy film The April Fools, with Jack Lemmon ?
11 Which island boasts the Dettifoss and Gullfoss waterfalls and the Hekla volcano ?
12 Which country lies between Estonia and Lithuania ?
13 Which French sculptor is famous for works such as The Kiss and The Thinker ?
14 Which adult male singing voice is lower than tenor and higher than bass ?
15 Approximately how long is the Great Wall of China: is it 1400 miles, 1500 miles or 1600 miles ?
16 Which Turkish city was formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople ?
17 To which famous literary figure was Anne Hathaway married ?
18 What was the name of the wife of Odysseus, who remained faithful during his long absence ?
19 From what former province of Spain did Cervantes’ Don Quixote come ?
20 Which former Spice Girl was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Population Fund ?
21 Which hi-tech company introduced the iPod sound carrier system ?
22 Which Canadian actor portrayed Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek TV series ?
23 What name is given to a self-propelled underwater missile ?
24 In which South American country does the Orinoco River originate ?
25 Of which island in the Mediterranean Sea is Cagliari the capital ?
26 Who is the patron saint of sailors ?
27 What is the capital of Guyana ?
28 What term was used by Europeans in the Middle Ages to refer to Muslims ?
29 Which German composer wrote the cantata Carmina Burana ?
30 Which famous US baseball player was known as The Sultan of Swat ?
No more than 10 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
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petem
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Post by petem on Mar 21, 2008 12:43:17 GMT
10 Bridget Bardot?
12 Latvia
16 Istanbul
17 William Shakespere
20 Gerri Halliwell
21 Apple
23 Torpedo
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Post by Duncan Disorderly on Mar 21, 2008 12:50:33 GMT
2. Twin Peaks
3. Pakistani
5. Vancouver Island
7. Bute
9. 2
11. Iceland
12. Latvia
16. Istambul
17. William Shakespere
23. Torpedo
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Post by fazza on Mar 21, 2008 14:34:20 GMT
3. Usman Afzaal is very much English, played for Northants, good player. Think he went back to Notts where his house was, and probably still is.
4. Neil Innes??
5. Nova Scotia
8. Tennessee Williams
11. Iceland, where Mums go
13. Roden
14. Baritone
24. Venezuela
25. Sardinia
27. Georgetown, home of the only Test Match ground in S America, I think
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Post by CraigC on Mar 21, 2008 15:09:13 GMT
6. Alexandre Dumas
18. Penelope
22. William Shatner
28. Saracens
29. Carl Orff
30. Babe Ruth
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Post by Duncan Disorderly on Mar 21, 2008 16:08:08 GMT
4. Paul McCartney
15. 1400 miles
22. Jeffery Hunter
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Post by scooner on Mar 21, 2008 16:18:12 GMT
1. Normally the bit i hit the ball with..... the hosel. Or the heel of the club.
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Post by DA-DM on Mar 21, 2008 22:41:18 GMT
i'm a big bit late.....
2. spooks
6. dumas
9. 2
13. rodin
14. alto
15. 1400 miles
17. william shakespeare (cottage is in stratford upon avon i think ?)
20. gerri halliwell
23. torpedo
26. st nicholas ?
27. G
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Post by fazza on Mar 22, 2008 5:44:13 GMT
DA, you will get spanked as you are only allowed 10 answers at a time, you naughty girl. You may well get away with it as some of these have already been given.
But I really like your answer to 27. You obviously have my sense of humour. We should stick together as there isn't many of us left!
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Post by DA-DM on Mar 22, 2008 11:58:47 GMT
::)
i hadn't logged in til my post, i was busy most of the afternoon so i missed the quiz being posted :(
no. 27 isn't a proper answer silly ! therefore i only have 10 answers ;D :-*
p.s. we don't have to use glue or anything . do we ? :-/
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2008 13:14:34 GMT
10 Bridget Bardot? 12 Latvia 16 Istanbul 17 William Shakespere 20 Gerri Halliwell 21 Apple 23 Torpedo 2 submissions within the quarter-hour: Petem the first so he scores a 2pt bonus. 6 correct answers out of 7, Brigitte Bardot being the only incorrect one. Leader: Petem 8pts |
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Post by fazza on Mar 22, 2008 13:46:57 GMT
::) we don't have to use glue or anything . do we ? :-/ A bit icky!!!! |
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Post by DA-DM on Mar 22, 2008 13:49:51 GMT
also dangerous !
what about something safe ?
like syrup !
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2008 13:50:20 GMT
2. Twin Peaks 3. Pakistani 5. Vancouver Island 7. Bute 9. 2 11. Iceland 12. Latvia 16. Istambul 17. William Shakespere 23. Torpedo 1.5pt speed bonus for 'Duncan'. 9 correct out of 10, only one I disagree with is 5 Vancouver Island. Leaderboard: 1 DuncanDisorderly 10.5pts 2 Petem 8pts |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2008 13:59:34 GMT
3. Usman Afzaal is very much English, played for Northants, good player. Think he went back to Notts where his house was, and probably still is. 4. Neil Innes?? 5. Nova Scotia 8. Tennessee Williams 11. Iceland, where Mums go 13. Roden 14. Baritone 24. Venezuela 25. Sardinia 27. Georgetown, home of the only Test Match ground in S America, I think Not all right. ;) 3. Usman Afzaal was born in Rawalpindi in 1977 which in my book makes him Pakistani. Will however give you 1.5pts for an answer loaded with good cricketing information, plus a 1pt Northants bonus. 4. nice try, but incorrect 5. incorrect 8. correct, 1pt 11. correct, 1pt + 0.5pt jokey bonus 13. correct, 1pt (Auguste Rodin) 14. correct, 1pt 24. correct, 1pt 25. correct, 1pt 27. correct, maximum 2pts Leaderboard: 1 PeteFarrelly 11pts 2 DuncanDisorderly 10.5pts 3 Petem 8pts |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2008 14:02:11 GMT
6. Alexandre Dumas 18. Penelope 22. William Shatner 28. Saracens 29. Carl Orff 30. Babe Ruth Immaculate. 6 out of 6, simple as that. Leaderboard: 1 PeteFarrelly 11pts 2 DuncanDisorderly 10.5pts 3 Petem 8pts 4 CraigC 6pts |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2008 14:06:19 GMT
4. Paul McCartney 15. 1400 miles 22. Jeffery Hunter Duncan's in for seconds ! 4 correct, 1pt + 1pt 'ditched the gold digger' bonus. ;D 15. not right, a 50/50 chance left ! 22. Craig got it, it was William Shatner. Leaderboard: 1 DuncanDisorderly 12.5pts 2 PeteFarrelly 11pts 3 Petem 8pts 4 CraigC 6pts |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2008 14:09:24 GMT
1. Normally the bit i hit the ball with..... the hosel. Or the heel of the club. Good answer Jon, worth the maximum 2pts. Leaderboard: 1 DuncanDisorderly 12.5pts 2 PeteFarrelly 11pts 3 Petem 8pts 4 CraigC 6pts 5 Scooner 2pts |
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Post by fazza on Mar 22, 2008 15:49:40 GMT
also dangerous ! what about something safe ? like syrup ! I like the idea of safe stickiness! |
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Post by fazza on Mar 22, 2008 15:53:30 GMT
15. I will probably pick the wrong one with my recent luck: 1600?
and there is a "Sydney" on Nova Scotia, but obviously not a seaport then?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2008 16:51:22 GMT
i'm a big bit late..... 2. spooks 6. dumas 9. 2 13. rodin 14. alto 15. 1400 miles 17. william shakespeare (cottage is in stratford upon avon i think ?) 20. gerri halliwell 23. torpedo 26. st nicholas ? 27. G As Pete points out, only 10 answers at a time, please, and - more importantly - I can't score answers that have already been given as correct. So I will only respond to this abridged version : 15. 1400 miles 'Duncan' thought so too, and I marked him wrong as my quiz book from which these are taken says 1500 miles. But having researched it the question was bollox as the answer really is 3580 miles. So I'm awarding you a point and one to 'Duncan' too. 17. william shakespeare (cottage is in stratford upon avon i think ?) Well, Petem got the answer Shakey, but you can have a bonus point for mentioning Anne Hathaway's cottage. 26. st nicholas ? Correct, 1pt 27. G I'll take it as a serious answer and will score you a bonus point for that clever answer. You also get a bonus point for the interplay with PeteF on sticky matters which was a good source of entertainment on a cold and wet Saturday afternoon. Similarly, 1pt to him. Leaderboard: 1 DuncanDisorderly 13.5pts 2 PeteFarrelly 12pts 3 Petem 8pts 4 CraigC 6pts 5 DA 5pts 6 Scooner 2pts |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2008 17:01:38 GMT
15. I will probably pick the wrong one with my recent luck: 1600? and there is a "Sydney" on Nova Scotia, but obviously not a seaport then? 15.1pt in compensation for the spurious question, as mentioned above. 5 ...and there is a "Sydney" on Nova Scotia, but obviously not a seaport then? The answer really is Cape Breton Island, but as it is part of the Province of Nova Scotia I've relented and decided to give you the point. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Breton_IslandLeaderboard: 1 PeteFarrelly 14pts 2 DuncanDisorderly 13.5pts 3 Petem 8pts 4 CraigC 6pts 5 DA 5pts 6 Scooner 2pts Just two left for Wolfman: ;D 10 & 19. |
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Post by Duncan Disorderly on Mar 22, 2008 18:27:07 GMT
10. Catherine Deneuve (tried to leave that one to Lord Cheeky)
19. Galician?
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Post by WolfLord on Mar 22, 2008 19:29:55 GMT
19.La Mancha
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2008 19:36:15 GMT
Well done lads, last two points shared equally between D/D and Wolfie:
10 was Catherine Deneuve and 19 La Mancha.
Quiz ended thus:
1 DuncanDisorderly 14.5pts
2 PeteFarrelly 14pts
3 Petem 8pts
4 CraigC 6pts
5 DA 5pts
6 Scooner 2pts
7 Wolfman 1pt
Next G/K Quiz going up at 8pm. ;)
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