Pot Pourri XXXVI Quiz

Pot Pourri XXXVI Quiz

Here is another themed quiz, this time on Culture and Society...
1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.

1 Who composed 'Pomp And Circumstance' ?
2 Who sued the Marquis of Queensberry for libel in 1895 ?
3 Who flew on stage for the first time in 1904 ?
4 Who sang 'A little bit of what you fancy does you good' ?
5 In which city was Charlie Chaplin born ?
6 Who was Hollywood's 'platinum blonde' ?
7 Who was Lucy in the long-running TV show ?
8 In which play does Professor Higgins appear ?
9 Which hero of Greek myth had a heel weakness ?
10 Who started the London Proms concerts ?
11 What was the Beatles' own record label ?
12 Lichtenstein and Johns were art exponents of what ?
13 What was Joseph Conrad's native language ?
14 Who was the Greek god of love ?
15 Who wrote about a white whale ?
16 Who was the first-ever English stage 'Sir' ?
17 In which country did Giotto and Raphael paint ?
18 In which European country did Moliere write his plays ?
19 According to Malory, what were there 150 of ?
20 Who did Ancient Egyptians think Nut was ?
21 Who celebrated the Festival of Samain ?
22 What revolutionary party did Robespierre lead ?
23 By what name is Kongfuzi better known ?
24 Who wrote about 'utilitarianism' ?

No more than 5 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please.  Good luck !

[BigPhilMac]

9. Achilles
2. That would be the great oscar wilde after queensbury called him a posing sodomite :p
23. Confucious, the wise old monkey himself
24. Jeremy bentham and john stuart mill
13. Polish, wrote primarily in english after settling in 1885

[neilh (R.I.P.)]

3. Peter Pan?
6. Jean Harlow
7. Lucille Ball
8. Pygmalion
15. Herman Melville

[BB Warrior]

1. Sir Edgar Elgar.
5. It is believed to be in London, but there is no official record of his birth place. ;)
10. Robert Newman, I think that Henry Wood was the first conductor... :-/
14. Eros.
15. Herman Melville wrote "Moby Dick". 8-)

[daveuk1]

4 I know Saxon had a track called "A little bit of what you fancy" when I hit the ground I was on the run.............. but I rather feel that isn't what you're talking about so I'll have to say Marie Lloyd

11 Apple

12 was that that thing that started in the 50's called Pop Art?

17 Italy?

May 1, 2013 14:29:09 GMT BigPhilMac said:

9. Achilles
2. That would be the great oscar wilde after queensbury called him a posing sodomite :p
23. Confucious, the wise old monkey himself
24. Jeremy bentham and john stuart mill
13. Polish, wrote primarily in english after settling in 1885

Just in inside the hour with a 0.5pt speed bonus.
9 correct, 1pt
2 top answer, 2pts
23 correct, 1.5pts
24 top answer, 2pts
13 top answer, 2pts. And I'm in a generous mood, so further bonus point as Conrad's Typhoon and Youth were two of my set books for Eng Lit 'O'Level.

Leader:
BigPhilMac   10pts

May 1, 2013 15:06:35 GMT neilh (R.I.P.) said:

3. Peter Pan?
6. Jean Harlow
7. Lucille Ball
8. Pygmalion
15. Herman Melville

All correct for a point each, plus a 'Professor Higgins' bonus for G.B.Shaw's Pygmalion. ;D

Leaderboard:
1 BigPhilMac  10pts
2 NeilH     6pts

May 1, 2013 18:06:29 GMT BB Warrior said:

1. Sir Edgar Elgar.
5. It is believed to be in London, but there is no official record of his birth place. ;)
10. Robert Newman, I think that Henry Wood was the first conductor... :-/
14. Eros.
15. Herman Melville wrote "Moby Dick". 8-)

1 correct, 1pt
5 correct, 1.5pts
10 top answer, 2pts
14 correct, 1pt
15 0.5 bonus point for Moby Dick (Professor Higgins already got Melville)


Leaderboard:
1 BigPhilMac  10pts
2= NeilH       6pts
2= BB Warrior  6pts

May 1, 2013 18:54:24 GMT daveuk1 said:

4 I know Saxon had a track called "A little bit of what you fancy" when I hit the ground I was on the run.............. but I rather feel that isn't what you're talking about so I'll have to say Marie Lloyd
11 Apple
12 was that that thing that started in the 50's called Pop Art?
17 Italy?

4 Marie Lloyd correct for 1pt, plus bonus for the reference to Saxon.
11 correct, 1pt
12 correct, 1.5pts
17 correct, 1pt - though of course it was not just one country in those days !


Leaderboard:
1 BigPhilMac  10pts
2= NeilH       6pts
2= BB Warrior  6pts
4 Daveuk1    5.5pts

16 plus 18-22 incl are left to get.

[BigPhilMac]

18 france
20 she was the goddess of the sky and depicted as a nude woman covered in stars or a cow, all very 50 shades me thinks :p
21 that would be the pagan gaels
22 the jacobin club?

May 2, 2013 12:54:58 GMT BigPhilMac said:

18 france
20 she was the goddess of the sky and depicted as a nude woman covered in stars or a cow, all very 50 shades me thinks :p
21 that would be the pagan gaels
22 the jacobin club?

18 correct, 1pt Again, feeling generous as I studied Moliere for French A Level: Tartuffe, Le Misanthrope and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. Sounds boring, but the books are actually quite funny: Tartuffe is about a flirt, Misanthrope is about a woman hater and Gentilhomme is about a poser ! So 1.5 bonus points.
20 top answer, 2pts. In the pictures I've seen, she extends right round the sky !
21 correct, 1pt (Celts would have been equally acceptable)
22 correct, 1pt.

Leaderboard:
1 BigPhilMac  16.5pts
2= NeilH       6pts
2= BB Warrior  6pts
4 Daveuk1    5.5pts

Just two left now: 16 and 19.

[neilh (R.I.P.)]

16. Sir Laurence Olivier
19. If you mean Thomas Malory, who wrote Morte D'Arthur, I'm guessing there were 150 Knights of the Round Table.

May 2, 2013 20:02:02 GMT neilh (R.I.P.) said:

16. Sir Laurence Olivier
19. If you mean Thomas Malory, who wrote Morte D'Arthur, I'm guessing there were 150 Knights of the Round Table.

16 sorry, not the one.
19 top answer, 2pts.

Leaderboard:
1 BigPhilMac  16.5pts
2 NeilH       8pts
3 BB Warrior  6pts
4 Daveuk1    5.5pts

[gandalf the untidy]

16 sir Henry Irving

May 2, 2013 21:22:54 GMT gandalf the untidy said:

16 sir Henry Irving

Yep, nailed him.
Last point goes to Gandalf.

Final points:
1 BigPhilMac  16.5pts
2 NeilH       8pts
3 BB Warrior  6pts
4 Daveuk1    5.5pts
5 GandalftheUntidy 1pt