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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: TheBoy on 02 December 2007, 20:04:18
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Please do not reply to this post until the quiz is over. This post will be updated during the quiz.
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Question 1
Who played Edmund Blackadder in the BBC comedy series Blackadder?
2s Company : rowan atkinson
mikedundee : mr Bean
PinkOOF : Rowan Atkinson
SpongeBuddy : rowan atkinson
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Question 2
What sport is contested between the United States and Great Britain for the Walker Cup?
2s Company : golf
mikedundee : Sailing
PinkOOF : Golf
SpongeBuddy : Golf
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Question 3
What river flows through the Grand Canyon in the USA?
2s Company : Colerado
mikedundee : Missisipi
PinkOOF : Colordo
SpongeBuddy : Colorado
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Question 4
Who wrote the novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang : The Magical Car?
2s Company : Ian Flemming
mikedundee : Enid Blyton
PinkOOF : Ian Flemming
SpongeBuddy : Ian Flemimg
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Question 5
What colour light is displayed from the starboard side of a ship?
2s Company : green
mikedundee : White
PinkOOF : green
SpongeBuddy : green
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Question 6
Which Welsh city is called Abertawe in Welsh?
2s Company : Swansea
mikedundee : Aberystwyth
PinkOOF : Swansea
SpongeBuddy : Swansea
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Question 7
'She's a good girl, loves her mama
Loves Jesus and America, too'
These lyrics are from which song?
Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
Jack and Diane - John Mellencamp
Fool To Cry - Rolling Stones
Lyin' Eyes - Eagles
2s Company : Tom Petty
mikedundee : Jack and Diane
PinkOOF : free fall - Tom Petty
SpongeBuddy : Tom Petty
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Question 8
What is the first part of JRR Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy called?
2s Company : Fellowship of the Ring
PinkOOF : The fellowship of the ring
SpongeBuddy : fellowship of the ring
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Question 9
Until the introduction of the Euro, what was the unit of currency in Austria?
2s Company : Shilling
mikedundee : Pfennig
PinkOOF : Franc's
SpongeBuddy : Schilling
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Question 10
What is the longest river in Great Britain?
2s Company : River Severn
mikedundee : Tweed
PinkOOF : Severn
SpongeBuddy : Severn
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Question 11
What is Britain's largest freshwater fish?
2s Company : carp
mikedundee : pike
PinkOOF : Carp
SpongeBuddy : pike
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Question 12
What is the well known Japanese word for "empty orchestra"?
2s Company : karaoke
mikedundee : emteeokee
PinkOOF : karaoke
SpongeBuddy : karaoke
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Question 13
What 1965 protest song was a hit for Barry McGuire and urged us to "Think of all the hate there is in Red China, then take a look around at Selma, Alabama"?
2s Company : Eve of Destruction
mikedundee : Klu Klux klan
PinkOOF : eve of destruction
SpongeBuddy : Eve of destruction
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Question 14
Which novel, first published in 1719, is based on the real-life exploits of Alexander Selkirk?
2s Company : Robinson Crusoe
mikedundee : To the Manor Born
PinkOOF : Robinson Cruso
SpongeBuddy : Robinson Crusoe
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Question 15
How many wives of Henry VIII were beheaded?
2s Company : 2
mikedundee : 4
PinkOOF : 2
SpongeBuddy : 2
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Question 16
From which plant do we get Vanilla?
2s Company : Orchid
mikedundee : Orchid
SpongeBuddy : orchid
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Question 17
Who was the second man to step foot on the surface of the moon?
2s Company : Buzz Aldrin
mikedundee : Buzz Aldrin
PinkOOF : Buz Aldrin
SpongeBuddy : Buzz Aldrin
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Question 18
Gresty Road is the home of which English team?
2s Company : Crewe Alexandra
mikedundee : Crewe
PinkOOF : Crewe Alex
SpongeBuddy : Crewe Alexandra
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Question 19
Which mountain range separates France and Spain?
2s Company : The Pyrenees
mikedundee : french alps
PinkOOF : Pyrenees
SpongeBuddy : Pyrenees
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Question 20
What was once called brimstone?
2s Company : Sulfur
mikedundee : fire
PinkOOF : Sulphur
SpongeBuddy : Sulpher
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There endeth the quiz. Unless the tie breaker is required...
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Did MikeDundee not know the answer to question 8 then!?! ;D
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Did MikeDundee not know the answer to question 8 then!?! ;D
Had to change Amy's nappy at question 8 and sack Macallan :y ;D
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Answers
I've not been too critical on spelling were having a pub quiz not an english lesson so if I can tell what you mean you get the point.
1. Rowan Atkinson
2. Golf
3. Colorado
4. Ian Fleming
5. Green
6. Swansea
7. Free Fallin'
8. The Fellowship of the Ring
9. The Schilling
10. The Severn
11. The Pike
12. Karaoke
13. Eve of Destruction
14. Robinson Crusoe
15. Two
16. Orchid
17. Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin
18. Crewe Alexandra
19. Pyrenees
20. Sulphur
Results in a minute.
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He missed it. he was changing bottles. ::)
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In 4th place with 4 points Mike Dundee
In 3rd place with 17 points Pink OOF (Loo-knee, VXL V6)
In 2nd place with 18 points 2's Company (Razzo, Guppy)
Which means the winners with 19 points are Spongeys Dead Golf Bats. USpongebob, Dead & Buried,Golfbuddy & Nickbat)
Congratulations Gentlemen and very well done to the other teams.
Hope you all enjoyed it.
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And a round of applause for the quizmaster :D
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In 4th place with 4 points Mike Dundee
In 3rd place with 17 points Pink OOF (Loo-knee, VXL V6)
In 2nd place with 18 points 2's Company (Razzo, Guppy)
Which means the winners with 19 points are Spongeys Dead Golf Bats. USpongebob, Dead & Buried,Golfbuddy & Nickbat)
Congratulations Gentlemen and very well done to the other teams.
Hope you all enjoyed it.
Excuse me we had 20 thank you
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what did we get wrong???
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Well done John :y and cheers Jamie for setting it up another good quiz ;)
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We want a recount. :(
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it's a technicality, recount!!! recount
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1 point handicap for having too many in your team.
Well done, captain Zok.
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Well done all involved
Good quiz again
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Well done John and Jaime. :y
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Well someone had to lose, and after all I did have a handicap ;D ;D
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Well done John and Jaime. :y
Scoring was a bit harsh though. It wouldn't have happened in my day. ;D ;D ;D
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Well done John and Jaime. :y
Scoring was a bit harsh though. It wouldn't have happened in my day. ;D ;D ;D
Chirpy chirpy tweet tweet ;D ;D ;D
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Very good... well done to all.... especially the team with more than the average amount of team members ;D
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Wanna go double or quits on the tiebreaker?
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Very good... well done to all.... especially the team with more than the average amount of team members ;D
Well that could'nt have been me ::), Amy went to bed after question 8 and Macallan got sacked :y....then I realised i still had some more Mcallan to drink ;D ;D
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Wanna go double or quits on the tiebreaker?
Hmmmm. Tough question. I'll have to consult my team mates. ::)
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Wanna go double or quits on the tiebreaker?
Hmmmm. Tough question. I'll have to consult my team mates. ::)
Unfair >:(
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Wanna go double or quits on the tiebreaker?
Hmmmm. Tough question. I'll have to consult my team mates. ::)
Sorry, John. I've consulted the team and the unanimous decision is 'Not on your nelly'!!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Wanna go double or quits on the tiebreaker?
Hmmmm. Tough question. I'll have to consult my team mates. ::)
Unfair >:(
Sorry Mickey No Mates. :'(
You did have a team mate but we kidnapped him and locked him in our room until the end of the quiz. ;D ;D ;D
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Wanna go double or quits on the tiebreaker?
Hmmmm. Tough question. I'll have to consult my team mates. ::)
Unfair >:(
Sorry Mickey No Mates. :'(
You did have a team mate but we kidnapped him and locked him in our room until the end of the quiz. ;D ;D ;D
Did'nt even know I had a quiz mate to start with ;D ;D
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Wanna go double or quits on the tiebreaker?
Hmmmm. Tough question. I'll have to consult my team mates. ::)
Unfair >:(
Sorry Mickey No Mates. :'(
You did have a team mate but we kidnapped him and locked him in our room until the end of the quiz. ;D ;D ;D
Did'nt even know I had a quiz mate to start with ;D ;D
I know. We made sure we kept it that way. ;D ;D ;D
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Wanna go double or quits on the tiebreaker?
Hmmmm. Tough question. I'll have to consult my team mates. ::)
Unfair >:(
Sorry Mickey No Mates. :'(
You did have a team mate but we kidnapped him and locked him in our room until the end of the quiz. ;D ;D ;D
Did'nt even know I had a quiz mate to start with ;D ;D
I know. We made sure we kept it that way. ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Wanna go double or quits on the tiebreaker?
Hmmmm. Tough question. I'll have to consult my team mates. ::)
Unfair >:(
Sorry Mickey No Mates. :'(
You did have a team mate but we kidnapped him and locked him in our room until the end of the quiz. ;D ;D ;D
Did'nt even know I had a quiz mate to start with ;D ;D
I know. We made sure we kept it that way. ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D
Typical southerners :P
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Sounds as if you all had a great time, even without me :'(
Sorry i couldnt be there guys, but you all know the reason why.
Glad to see that Mike got a few right this time ;D ;D ;D