Quiz 4-19
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Quiz 4-19
Hello all, time for a quiz. This is a pub-type quiz, so Google is not your friend. Have fun.
Rules
1...The quiz will be posted on Saturday or Sunday evening, my time.
2...Answers are worth a point apiece, except some questions may ask for additional info, worth extra points.
2a...There are musical clues scattered throughout the quiz (in groups of 5 or 10). Identify the song and artist from the clue supplied.
3...Until the first set of answers have been posted players are restricted to one post apiece, containing as many answers as they like. Additional posts will be ignored and edited posts will be disqualified. After the first group of answers have been posted, all restrictions are cancelled (free for all).
4...The judge's decision is final, but he may listen to reason.
1...Name Britain's first overseas colony.
2...The word for this eye covering comes from the Middle English word meaning 'to be struck blind.'
Bonus point, what was the Middle English word?
3...What European city is built on an extinct volcano?
4...Since the 1980's, telephones in the shape of what cartoon character have been washing up on beaches in Bretagne?
5...In what island nation is a downpour referred to as a tank rain?
6...The British Advertising Review Board banned an ad - set to the Dylan Thomas poem Rage - for what automobile?
Bonus point, why?
7...Not to be outdone, The Australian ARB banned an ad from what automaker because they used a toy vehicle to simulate certain driving conditions?
Bonus point, why?
8...Point each, name the two largest lakes in Europe and the country in which they are located.
9...The EU recognizes 24 spoken languages. Which is the most common?
10..In what European country is it considered impolite to clink glasses during a toast?
11..In addition to being the First Lord of the Admiralty during the American Revolution, what else is John Montagu known for?
12..Name the only American President where the nation was at war for every day he was in office.
13..At 72.6 inches average height, the people from this country are the tallest in Europe.
14..Who is/was Angela Dorothea Kasner better known as?
15..The Straits of Magellan are considered to be the waters of what country?
Bonus point, what country is Coronation Gulf the waters of?
16..Point each, all animals - except these two species - are banned from the British Houses of Parliament.
17..This board game is also known as Alfapet, Skip-a-Cross, and Palabras Cruzadas.
18..Who co-authored the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?
19..The Arctic Circle crosses seven countries and one territory. Point each...
Bonus point, the territory is owned by what country?
Bonus bonus point, which two dispute the ownership of Hans Island?
20..A vixen is the female of what species?
21..Stop and rest awhile as the morning light arrives...
22..The night is bitter the stars have lost their glitter...
23..On State Street that great street I just want to say...
24..My lonely days are over and life is like a song...
25..There they lie in that fountain somewhere in the heart of Rome...
26..Who is/was Heloisa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto better known as?
27..In what South American country do cats have only seven lives?
28..Name the only muscle in the body that is attached at only one end.
(Not that, that's an organ.)
29..The largest alpine lake in North America is in the United States. Name it.
30..Which capital city has the highest elevation in the world?
31..Who were the first people to cultivate potatoes?
32..This painter's last name was van Rijn. What was his first name?
Bonus point, name the Don McLean song about him.
33..What are Smarties known as in the United States?
34..The natives of this country call their capital city Krung Thep. Point each, name the country and what is the city called by foreigners?
35..What is the most common given name in the world?
36..What does the "G" in G-string stand for?
37..What call sign preceded SOS as the international maritime distress call?
Bonus point, it allegedly stood for what?
38..What was banned by the Volstead Act in the US in 1919?
39..What are bilateral periorbital hematomas better known as?
40..Name the oldest commercial company in North America.
41..The way you wear your hat the way you sip your tea...
42..Sometimes I think that I know what love's all about...
43..He calls me Charlie Mason a stargazer am I...
44..I was bruised and battered I couldn't tell what I felt...
45..I dropped it I dropped it yes on the way I dropped it...
46..What Dire Straits album was the first ever album to sell one million copies in cd format?
47..Point each, what two members of Dire Straits were ex-members of the group Brewers Droop?
48..The zyzzyva is a Tropical American weevil. What is unique about this insect?
49..What drug derived its name from the expression quiet interlude?
50..In the Beatles song In My Life the instrument in the musical break is actually a piano speeded up to sound like a harpsichord. Who played it?
51..Point each, in what British city was the world's first overhead railway line located, and what was it called?
52..There is the sound of an anvil in the Beatles song Maxwell's Silver Hammer. Who played it?
53..The first ever female vocal in a Beatles song was the line 'not when he looked so fierce'. Point each, name the song and who sang the line.
54..The title of what Beatles song is allegedly the term for a clean bill of health for a Hamburg prostitute?
55..George Harrison's mom contributed the line 'what they need is a damned good whacking' to what Beatles song?
56..The Death Metal group Stovokor sings in what off-Earth language?
57..The 1980's cartoon strip Bloom County included an imaginary metal band called Deathtöngue. What instrument was played by Bill the Cat?
Bonus point, Opus the Penguin?
58..What cosmetic company voluntarily ended product testing on animals because of a series of Bloom County cartoons?
59..What is the smallest squared number that is also the sum of two squared numbers?
60..In what game are the players issued a squidger?
61..Belladonna's on the High Street her breasts are on the offbeat...
62..A long time ago came a man on a track walking thirty miles with a pack on his back...
63..To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars...
64..He wears gor blimey trousers and lives in a council flat...
65..Well you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind my baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine...
66..In 1705, this scientist became the first to be knighted.
67..On April 4th 1955, this airline became the first to introduce scheduled turboprop air service in North America.
(The answer must be the name of the company as it was then.)
Bonus point, name the aircraft type.
68..What is a Kimberley Pipe?
69..In what country may one find the following dishes on the menu:
a...Blow Up A Flatfish With No Result.
b...Husband And Wife Lung Slice.
70..How many noble gasses are there?
Bonus point each...
Bonus bonus point, why are they called noble gasses?
71..What fast food company's current slogan is "We have the meats!"
72..Shojiro Ishibashi's last name translates to 'stone bridge' in English. Name the company he founded.
73..What is a blueberry grunt?
74..The Apollo 11 Lunar Module was named Eagle. Name the Command Module.
75..The Apollo 13 CM was named Odyssey. Name the LM.
76..The Apollo 15 CM was named for the ship of a British explorer. Point each...
77..Both the CM and the LM of Apollo 10 were named for cartoon characters. Point each, name the characters and the strip.
78..Point each, name the three Space Shuttles that shared a name with either a CM or an LM of the Apollo Program.
79..The saddle shape of what potato chip is mathematically known as a hyperbolic paraboloid?
80..The guests at the 1951 John Scott Award ceremonies were all presented with a non-stick muffin pan. For what commercial product did chemist Roy Plunkett win the award that year?
Translate the following, and what language is it:
...La kato kaj la violono
La bovino saltis super la lunon.
Rules
1...The quiz will be posted on Saturday or Sunday evening, my time.
2...Answers are worth a point apiece, except some questions may ask for additional info, worth extra points.
2a...There are musical clues scattered throughout the quiz (in groups of 5 or 10). Identify the song and artist from the clue supplied.
3...Until the first set of answers have been posted players are restricted to one post apiece, containing as many answers as they like. Additional posts will be ignored and edited posts will be disqualified. After the first group of answers have been posted, all restrictions are cancelled (free for all).
4...The judge's decision is final, but he may listen to reason.
1...Name Britain's first overseas colony.
2...The word for this eye covering comes from the Middle English word meaning 'to be struck blind.'
Bonus point, what was the Middle English word?
3...What European city is built on an extinct volcano?
4...Since the 1980's, telephones in the shape of what cartoon character have been washing up on beaches in Bretagne?
5...In what island nation is a downpour referred to as a tank rain?
6...The British Advertising Review Board banned an ad - set to the Dylan Thomas poem Rage - for what automobile?
Bonus point, why?
7...Not to be outdone, The Australian ARB banned an ad from what automaker because they used a toy vehicle to simulate certain driving conditions?
Bonus point, why?
8...Point each, name the two largest lakes in Europe and the country in which they are located.
9...The EU recognizes 24 spoken languages. Which is the most common?
10..In what European country is it considered impolite to clink glasses during a toast?
11..In addition to being the First Lord of the Admiralty during the American Revolution, what else is John Montagu known for?
12..Name the only American President where the nation was at war for every day he was in office.
13..At 72.6 inches average height, the people from this country are the tallest in Europe.
14..Who is/was Angela Dorothea Kasner better known as?
15..The Straits of Magellan are considered to be the waters of what country?
Bonus point, what country is Coronation Gulf the waters of?
16..Point each, all animals - except these two species - are banned from the British Houses of Parliament.
17..This board game is also known as Alfapet, Skip-a-Cross, and Palabras Cruzadas.
18..Who co-authored the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?
19..The Arctic Circle crosses seven countries and one territory. Point each...
Bonus point, the territory is owned by what country?
Bonus bonus point, which two dispute the ownership of Hans Island?
20..A vixen is the female of what species?
21..Stop and rest awhile as the morning light arrives...
22..The night is bitter the stars have lost their glitter...
23..On State Street that great street I just want to say...
24..My lonely days are over and life is like a song...
25..There they lie in that fountain somewhere in the heart of Rome...
26..Who is/was Heloisa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto better known as?
27..In what South American country do cats have only seven lives?
28..Name the only muscle in the body that is attached at only one end.
(Not that, that's an organ.)
29..The largest alpine lake in North America is in the United States. Name it.
30..Which capital city has the highest elevation in the world?
31..Who were the first people to cultivate potatoes?
32..This painter's last name was van Rijn. What was his first name?
Bonus point, name the Don McLean song about him.
33..What are Smarties known as in the United States?
34..The natives of this country call their capital city Krung Thep. Point each, name the country and what is the city called by foreigners?
35..What is the most common given name in the world?
36..What does the "G" in G-string stand for?
37..What call sign preceded SOS as the international maritime distress call?
Bonus point, it allegedly stood for what?
38..What was banned by the Volstead Act in the US in 1919?
39..What are bilateral periorbital hematomas better known as?
40..Name the oldest commercial company in North America.
41..The way you wear your hat the way you sip your tea...
42..Sometimes I think that I know what love's all about...
43..He calls me Charlie Mason a stargazer am I...
44..I was bruised and battered I couldn't tell what I felt...
45..I dropped it I dropped it yes on the way I dropped it...
46..What Dire Straits album was the first ever album to sell one million copies in cd format?
47..Point each, what two members of Dire Straits were ex-members of the group Brewers Droop?
48..The zyzzyva is a Tropical American weevil. What is unique about this insect?
49..What drug derived its name from the expression quiet interlude?
50..In the Beatles song In My Life the instrument in the musical break is actually a piano speeded up to sound like a harpsichord. Who played it?
51..Point each, in what British city was the world's first overhead railway line located, and what was it called?
52..There is the sound of an anvil in the Beatles song Maxwell's Silver Hammer. Who played it?
53..The first ever female vocal in a Beatles song was the line 'not when he looked so fierce'. Point each, name the song and who sang the line.
54..The title of what Beatles song is allegedly the term for a clean bill of health for a Hamburg prostitute?
55..George Harrison's mom contributed the line 'what they need is a damned good whacking' to what Beatles song?
56..The Death Metal group Stovokor sings in what off-Earth language?
57..The 1980's cartoon strip Bloom County included an imaginary metal band called Deathtöngue. What instrument was played by Bill the Cat?
Bonus point, Opus the Penguin?
58..What cosmetic company voluntarily ended product testing on animals because of a series of Bloom County cartoons?
59..What is the smallest squared number that is also the sum of two squared numbers?
60..In what game are the players issued a squidger?
61..Belladonna's on the High Street her breasts are on the offbeat...
62..A long time ago came a man on a track walking thirty miles with a pack on his back...
63..To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars...
64..He wears gor blimey trousers and lives in a council flat...
65..Well you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind my baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine...
66..In 1705, this scientist became the first to be knighted.
67..On April 4th 1955, this airline became the first to introduce scheduled turboprop air service in North America.
(The answer must be the name of the company as it was then.)
Bonus point, name the aircraft type.
68..What is a Kimberley Pipe?
69..In what country may one find the following dishes on the menu:
a...Blow Up A Flatfish With No Result.
b...Husband And Wife Lung Slice.
70..How many noble gasses are there?
Bonus point each...
Bonus bonus point, why are they called noble gasses?
71..What fast food company's current slogan is "We have the meats!"
72..Shojiro Ishibashi's last name translates to 'stone bridge' in English. Name the company he founded.
73..What is a blueberry grunt?
74..The Apollo 11 Lunar Module was named Eagle. Name the Command Module.
75..The Apollo 13 CM was named Odyssey. Name the LM.
76..The Apollo 15 CM was named for the ship of a British explorer. Point each...
77..Both the CM and the LM of Apollo 10 were named for cartoon characters. Point each, name the characters and the strip.
78..Point each, name the three Space Shuttles that shared a name with either a CM or an LM of the Apollo Program.
79..The saddle shape of what potato chip is mathematically known as a hyperbolic paraboloid?
80..The guests at the 1951 John Scott Award ceremonies were all presented with a non-stick muffin pan. For what commercial product did chemist Roy Plunkett win the award that year?
Translate the following, and what language is it:
...La kato kaj la violono
La bovino saltis super la lunon.
Re: Quiz 4-19
1...Name Britain's first overseas colony.
Jamaica (more's the pity!)
3...What European city is built on an extinct volcano?
Rome
4...Since the 1980's, telephones in the shape of what cartoon character have been washing up on beaches in Bretagne?
Yogi Bear
8...Point each, name the two largest lakes in Europe and the country in which they are located.
Balaton/Plattensee – Hungary
9...The EU recognizes 24 spoken languages. Which is the most common?
If you mean spoken by most people as first language, German
10..In what European country is it considered impolite to clink glasses during a toast?
Switzerland
12..Name the only American President where the nation was at war for every day he was in office.
Lyndon Johnson
13..At 72.6 inches average height, the people from this country are the tallest in Europe.
Netherlands
14..Who is/was Angela Dorothea Kasner better known as?
Angela Merkel
15..The Straits of Magellan are considered to be the waters of what country?
Chile
17..This board game is also known as Alfapet, Skip-a-Cross, and Palabras Cruzadas.
Scrabble
18..Who co-authored the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?
Friedrich Engels
19..The Arctic Circle crosses seven countries and one territory. Point each...
Norway, Finland, Sweden, Russia, Canada, USA, Greenland
20..A vixen is the female of what species?
Fox
27..In what South American country do cats have only seven lives?
Peru
28..Name the only muscle in the body that is attached at only one end.
Tongue
29..The largest alpine lake in North America is in the United States. Name it.
Tahoe
30..Which capital city has the highest elevation in the world?
Sucre, Bolivia
31..Who were the first people to cultivate potatoes?
Irish
32..This painter's last name was van Rijn. What was his first name?
Rembrandt
Bonus point, name the Don McLean song about him.
Vincent
33..What are Smarties known as in the United States?
M and Ms
34..The natives of this country call their capital city Krung Thep. Point each, name the country and what is the city called by foreigners?
Bangkok, Thailand
35..What is the most common given name in the world?
Mohamed in its various different spellings
39..What are bilateral periorbital hematomas better known as?
Bruises
46..What Dire Straits album was the first ever album to sell one million copies in cd format?
Love over Gold
49..What drug derived its name from the expression quiet interlude?
Qualude
51..Point each, in what British city was the world's first overhead railway line located, and what was it called?
Birmingham
59..What is the smallest squared number that is also the sum of two squared numbers?
36
64..He wears gor blimey trousers and lives in a council flat...
My old man's a dustman.
Harry Corbett
67..On April 4th 1955, this airline became the first to introduce scheduled turboprop air service in North America.
Air Canada (Trans Canadian Airlines)
Bonus point, name the aircraft type.
Vickers Viscount
68..What is a Kimberley Pipe?
A diamond bearing seam
79..The saddle shape of what potato chip is mathematically known as a hyperbolic paraboloid?
Pringles
Translate the following, and what language is it:
...La kato kaj la violono
La bovino saltis super la lunon.
Esperanto
The cat took the violin
The cow jumped over the moon.
Jamaica (more's the pity!)
3...What European city is built on an extinct volcano?
Rome
4...Since the 1980's, telephones in the shape of what cartoon character have been washing up on beaches in Bretagne?
Yogi Bear
8...Point each, name the two largest lakes in Europe and the country in which they are located.
Balaton/Plattensee – Hungary
9...The EU recognizes 24 spoken languages. Which is the most common?
If you mean spoken by most people as first language, German
10..In what European country is it considered impolite to clink glasses during a toast?
Switzerland
12..Name the only American President where the nation was at war for every day he was in office.
Lyndon Johnson
13..At 72.6 inches average height, the people from this country are the tallest in Europe.
Netherlands
14..Who is/was Angela Dorothea Kasner better known as?
Angela Merkel
15..The Straits of Magellan are considered to be the waters of what country?
Chile
17..This board game is also known as Alfapet, Skip-a-Cross, and Palabras Cruzadas.
Scrabble
18..Who co-authored the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?
Friedrich Engels
19..The Arctic Circle crosses seven countries and one territory. Point each...
Norway, Finland, Sweden, Russia, Canada, USA, Greenland
20..A vixen is the female of what species?
Fox
27..In what South American country do cats have only seven lives?
Peru
28..Name the only muscle in the body that is attached at only one end.
Tongue
29..The largest alpine lake in North America is in the United States. Name it.
Tahoe
30..Which capital city has the highest elevation in the world?
Sucre, Bolivia
31..Who were the first people to cultivate potatoes?
Irish
32..This painter's last name was van Rijn. What was his first name?
Rembrandt
Bonus point, name the Don McLean song about him.
Vincent
33..What are Smarties known as in the United States?
M and Ms
34..The natives of this country call their capital city Krung Thep. Point each, name the country and what is the city called by foreigners?
Bangkok, Thailand
35..What is the most common given name in the world?
Mohamed in its various different spellings
39..What are bilateral periorbital hematomas better known as?
Bruises
46..What Dire Straits album was the first ever album to sell one million copies in cd format?
Love over Gold
49..What drug derived its name from the expression quiet interlude?
Qualude
51..Point each, in what British city was the world's first overhead railway line located, and what was it called?
Birmingham
59..What is the smallest squared number that is also the sum of two squared numbers?
36
64..He wears gor blimey trousers and lives in a council flat...
My old man's a dustman.
Harry Corbett
67..On April 4th 1955, this airline became the first to introduce scheduled turboprop air service in North America.
Air Canada (Trans Canadian Airlines)
Bonus point, name the aircraft type.
Vickers Viscount
68..What is a Kimberley Pipe?
A diamond bearing seam
79..The saddle shape of what potato chip is mathematically known as a hyperbolic paraboloid?
Pringles
Translate the following, and what language is it:
...La kato kaj la violono
La bovino saltis super la lunon.
Esperanto
The cat took the violin
The cow jumped over the moon.
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Re: Quiz 4-19
1. Virginia
3. Edinburgh
9. German
12. Obama, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
13. Croatia?
15. Chile
16. Cats and dogs.
17. Hopscotch?
19. Russia, USA, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Finland.
Denmark
Denmark and Canada
20. Fox (ta da! )
28. tongue
30. Lima, Peru?
31. Inca
32. Rembrandt
34. Thailand, Bangkok
35. Mohammed (spellings various)
37. Charlie Quebec Delta - the Titanic's was first received by a lighthouse on PEI
38. Alcohol
40. Hudson's Bay Company
46. Money for Nothing?
49. Qualudes
56. Klingon
59. 25
62. Telegraph Road - Dire Straits
64. My old man's a dustman
68. Diamond mine
70. Six. Helium, Neon, Xenon, Argon, Radon and ... Otherwon. They are chemically inert
76. Endeavour
77. Snoopy and Charlie Brown, Peanuts
79. Pringles
80. Teflon
3. Edinburgh
9. German
12. Obama, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
13. Croatia?
15. Chile
16. Cats and dogs.
17. Hopscotch?
19. Russia, USA, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Finland.
Denmark
Denmark and Canada
20. Fox (ta da! )
28. tongue
30. Lima, Peru?
31. Inca
32. Rembrandt
34. Thailand, Bangkok
35. Mohammed (spellings various)
37. Charlie Quebec Delta - the Titanic's was first received by a lighthouse on PEI
38. Alcohol
40. Hudson's Bay Company
46. Money for Nothing?
49. Qualudes
56. Klingon
59. 25
62. Telegraph Road - Dire Straits
64. My old man's a dustman
68. Diamond mine
70. Six. Helium, Neon, Xenon, Argon, Radon and ... Otherwon. They are chemically inert
76. Endeavour
77. Snoopy and Charlie Brown, Peanuts
79. Pringles
80. Teflon
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Re: Quiz 4-19
Stoneboat wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:37 pmHello all, time for a quiz. This is a pub-type quiz, so Google is not your friend. Have fun.
Rules
1...The quiz will be posted on Saturday or Sunday evening, my time.
2...Answers are worth a point apiece, except some questions may ask for additional info, worth extra points.
2a...There are musical clues scattered throughout the quiz (in groups of 5 or 10). Identify the song and artist from the clue supplied.
3...Until the first set of answers have been posted players are restricted to one post apiece, containing as many answers as they like. Additional posts will be ignored and edited posts will be disqualified. After the first group of answers have been posted, all restrictions are cancelled (free for all).
4...The judge's decision is final, but he may listen to reason.
1...Name Britain's first overseas colony.
Bermuda
2...The word for this eye covering comes from the Middle English word meaning 'to be struck blind.'
Bonus point, what was the Middle English word?
3...What European city is built on an extinct volcano?
4...Since the 1980's, telephones in the shape of what cartoon character have been washing up on beaches in Bretagne?
Mickey Mouse
5...In what island nation is a downpour referred to as a tank rain?
6...The British Advertising Review Board banned an ad - set to the Dylan Thomas poem Rage - for what automobile?
Bonus point, why?
7...Not to be outdone, The Australian ARB banned an ad from what automaker because they used a toy vehicle to simulate certain driving conditions?
Bonus point, why?
8...Point each, name the two largest lakes in Europe and the country in which they are located.
9...The EU recognizes 24 spoken languages. Which is the most common?
English
10..In what European country is it considered impolite to clink glasses during a toast?
11..In addition to being the First Lord of the Admiralty during the American Revolution, what else is John Montagu known for?
12..Name the only American President where the nation was at war for every day he was in office.
Obama
13..At 72.6 inches average height, the people from this country are the tallest in Europe.
14..Who is/was Angela Dorothea Kasner better known as?
Angela Merkel
15..The Straits of Magellan are considered to be the waters of what country?
Bonus point, what country is Coronation Gulf the waters of?
Chile
16..Point each, all animals - except these two species - are banned from the British Houses of Parliament.
17..This board game is also known as Alfapet, Skip-a-Cross, and Palabras Cruzadas.
18..Who co-authored the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?
19..The Arctic Circle crosses seven countries and one territory. Point each...
Bonus point, the territory is owned by what country?
Bonus bonus point, which two dispute the ownership of Hans Island?
Canada
Iceland
Norway
Sweeten
Finland
Russia
USA (Alaska)
Greenland 'owned' by Denmark
Hans Island disputed by Canada and Greenland.
20..A vixen is the female of what species?
Fox
21..Stop and rest awhile as the morning light arrives...
22..The night is bitter the stars have lost their glitter...
23..On State Street that great street I just want to say...
24..My lonely days are over and life is like a song...
25..There they lie in that fountain somewhere in the heart of Rome...
3 Coins in the fountain
26..Who is/was Heloisa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto better known as?
27..In what South American country do cats have only seven lives?
28..Name the only muscle in the body that is attached at only one end.
(Not that, that's an organ.)
29..The largest alpine lake in North America is in the United States. Name it.
30..Which capital city has the highest elevation in the world?
31..Who were the first people to cultivate potatoes?
32..This painter's last name was van Rijn. What was his first name?
Bonus point, name the Don McLean song about him.
33..What are Smarties known as in the United States?
34..The natives of this country call their capital city Krung Thep. Point each, name the country and what is the city called by foreigners?
35..What is the most common given name in the world?
36..What does the "G" in G-string stand for?
37..What call sign preceded SOS as the international maritime distress call?
Bonus point, it allegedly stood for what?
38..What was banned by the Volstead Act in the US in 1919?
39..What are bilateral periorbital hematomas better known as?
40..Name the oldest commercial company in North America.
41..The way you wear your hat the way you sip your tea...
42..Sometimes I think that I know what love's all about...
43..He calls me Charlie Mason a stargazer am I...
44..I was bruised and battered I couldn't tell what I felt...
45..I dropped it I dropped it yes on the way I dropped it...
46..What Dire Straits album was the first ever album to sell one million copies in cd format?
47..Point each, what two members of Dire Straits were ex-members of the group Brewers Droop?
48..The zyzzyva is a Tropical American weevil. What is unique about this insect?
49..What drug derived its name from the expression quiet interlude?
50..In the Beatles song In My Life the instrument in the musical break is actually a piano speeded up to sound like a harpsichord. Who played it?
51..Point each, in what British city was the world's first overhead railway line located, and what was it called?
52..There is the sound of an anvil in the Beatles song Maxwell's Silver Hammer. Who played it?
53..The first ever female vocal in a Beatles song was the line 'not when he looked so fierce'. Point each, name the song and who sang the line.
54..The title of what Beatles song is allegedly the term for a clean bill of health for a Hamburg prostitute?
55..George Harrison's mom contributed the line 'what they need is a damned good whacking' to what Beatles song?
56..The Death Metal group Stovokor sings in what off-Earth language?
57..The 1980's cartoon strip Bloom County included an imaginary metal band called Deathtöngue. What instrument was played by Bill the Cat?
Bonus point, Opus the Penguin?
58..What cosmetic company voluntarily ended product testing on animals because of a series of Bloom County cartoons?
59..What is the smallest squared number that is also the sum of two squared numbers?
60..In what game are the players issued a squidger?
61..Belladonna's on the High Street her breasts are on the offbeat...
62..A long time ago came a man on a track walking thirty miles with a pack on his back...
63..To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars...
64..He wears gor blimey trousers and lives in a council flat...
My Old Mans a Dustman.
65..Well you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind my baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine...
66..In 1705, this scientist became the first to be knighted.
67..On April 4th 1955, this airline became the first to introduce scheduled turboprop air service in North America.
(The answer must be the name of the company as it was then.)
Bonus point, name the aircraft type.
Vickers Viscount
68..What is a Kimberley Pipe?
Where you find diamonds. The out let of lava flow from a volcano.
69..In what country may one find the following dishes on the menu:
a...Blow Up A Flatfish With No Result.
b...Husband And Wife Lung Slice.
70..How many noble gasses are there?
Bonus point each...
Bonus bonus point, why are they called noble gasses?
71..What fast food company's current slogan is "We have the meats!"
72..Shojiro Ishibashi's last name translates to 'stone bridge' in English. Name the company he founded.
73..What is a blueberry grunt?
74..The Apollo 11 Lunar Module was named Eagle. Name the Command Module.
75..The Apollo 13 CM was named Odyssey. Name the LM.
76..The Apollo 15 CM was named for the ship of a British explorer. Point each...
77..Both the CM and the LM of Apollo 10 were named for cartoon characters. Point each, name the characters and the strip.
78..Point each, name the three Space Shuttles that shared a name with either a CM or an LM of the Apollo Program.
79..The saddle shape of what potato chip is mathematically known as a hyperbolic paraboloid?
80..The guests at the 1951 John Scott Award ceremonies were all presented with a non-stick muffin pan. For what commercial product did chemist Roy Plunkett win the award that year?
Teflon
Translate the following, and what language is it:
...La kato kaj la violono
La bovino saltis super la lunon.
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3- Edinburgh
8- Switzerland, Lakes Constance and Geneva
12- FD Rooseveldt
13 - Holland
15 - Guide dogs, falcon
17- Draughts
19- Norway, Sweden, Finland. Russia, Canada, US, Greenland (Denmark).
20-Fox
28-Tongue
30-Quito
31 - North American Indians
39-Black eyes
41- 'you can't take that away from me' -Frank Sinatra
51- Liverpool - The dockers umbrella
64- 'My old mans a dustman' Lonnie Donnigan
79 - Pringles
The cat played the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon -Spanish
8- Switzerland, Lakes Constance and Geneva
12- FD Rooseveldt
13 - Holland
15 - Guide dogs, falcon
17- Draughts
19- Norway, Sweden, Finland. Russia, Canada, US, Greenland (Denmark).
20-Fox
28-Tongue
30-Quito
31 - North American Indians
39-Black eyes
41- 'you can't take that away from me' -Frank Sinatra
51- Liverpool - The dockers umbrella
64- 'My old mans a dustman' Lonnie Donnigan
79 - Pringles
The cat played the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon -Spanish
It's always my fault - SWMBO
Re: Quiz 4-19
hmmm all my answers went into the ether! bugger
Re: Quiz 4-19
take 2 .. this time I've left out the ones already answered above
1...so, not Australia then?
2...blind
4...Garfield
5...not Australia!
7...Amarok, because the monkey see monkey do brigade can't be trusted - danger
8...Russia
9...English
10..Heathens!
28..tongue
29..Tahoe
33..Smarties?
37..OMG .. thanks for this great memory .. CQ CQ CQ DX .. q codes so CQ D distress
46..Brothers in Arms
47..Knopfler
53..Yoko
73..a dessert
74..Columbia
78..Columbia, Edeavour
1...so, not Australia then?
2...blind
4...Garfield
5...not Australia!
7...Amarok, because the monkey see monkey do brigade can't be trusted - danger
8...Russia
9...English
10..Heathens!
28..tongue
29..Tahoe
33..Smarties?
37..OMG .. thanks for this great memory .. CQ CQ CQ DX .. q codes so CQ D distress
46..Brothers in Arms
47..Knopfler
53..Yoko
73..a dessert
74..Columbia
78..Columbia, Edeavour
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Re: Quiz 4-19
30. La Paz - Bolivia
31. The Incas
42. Philadelphia - Neil Young
43. Sailing To Philadelphia - Mark Knopfler
44. Streets of Philadelphia - The Boss
56. Must be Klingon
62. Telegraph Road - Dire Straights
63. I left my heart in San Francisco - many
66. Isaac Newton
67. Capital Airlines Viscount
31. The Incas
42. Philadelphia - Neil Young
43. Sailing To Philadelphia - Mark Knopfler
44. Streets of Philadelphia - The Boss
56. Must be Klingon
62. Telegraph Road - Dire Straights
63. I left my heart in San Francisco - many
66. Isaac Newton
67. Capital Airlines Viscount
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Re: Quiz 4-19
Rules
1...The quiz will be posted on Saturday or Sunday evening, my time.
2...Answers are worth a point apiece, except some questions may ask for additional info, worth extra points.
2a...There are musical clues scattered throughout the quiz (in groups of 5 or 10). Identify the song and artist from the clue supplied.
3...Until the first set of answers have been posted players are restricted to one post apiece, containing as many answers as they like. Additional posts will be ignored and edited posts will be disqualified. After the first group of answers have been posted, all restrictions are cancelled (free for all).
4...The judge's decision is final, but he may listen to reason.
1...Name Britain's first overseas colony.
Open
2...The word for this eye covering comes from the Middle English word meaning 'to be struck blind.'
Bonus point, what was the Middle English word?
Both open
3...What European city is built on an extinct volcano?
Edinburgh - Fox
4...Since the 1980's, telephones in the shape of what cartoon character have been washing up on beaches in Bretagne?
Garfield the cat - Acebaby
5...In what island nation is a downpour referred to as a tank rain?
Open
6...The British Advertising Review Board banned an ad - set to the Dylan Thomas poem Rage - for what automobile?
Bonus point, why?
Both open
7...Not to be outdone, The Australian ARB banned an ad from what automaker because they used a toy vehicle to simulate certain driving conditions?
VW - Acebaby
Bonus point, why?
It might encourage reckless driving - Acebaby
8...Point each, name the two largest lakes in Europe and the country in which they are located.
Lakes Geneva and Constance/Suisse - 4mastacker
9...The EU recognizes 24 spoken languages. Which is the most common?
English - ian16th
10..In what European country is it considered impolite to clink glasses during a toast?
Open
Have a point for heathens AB, it's funnier than my answer.
11..In addition to being the First Lord of the Admiralty during the American Revolution, what else is John Montagu known for?
Open
12..Name the only American President where the nation was at war for every day he was in office.
Barack Obama - Fox
13..At 72.6 inches average height, the people from this country are the tallest in Europe.
Holland - Cape
14..Who is/was Angela Dorothea Kasner better known as?
Angela merkel - Cape
Point anyone, what is her official German title?
15..The Straits of Magellan are considered to be the waters of what country?
Chile - Cape
Bonus point, what country is Coronation Gulf the waters of?
Open
16..Point each, all animals - except these two species - are banned from the British Houses of Parliament.
Dogs - Fox
Second open
17..This board game is also known as Alfapet, Skip-a-Cross, and Palabras Cruzadas.
Scrabble - Cape
18..Who co-authored the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?
Fredrich Engels - Cape
19..The Arctic Circle crosses seven countries and one territory. Point each...
US/Canada/Greenland/Norway/Finland/Sweden/Russia - Cape
Iceland - ian16th
Bonus point, the territory is owned by what country?
Denmark - Fox
Bonus bonus point, which two dispute the ownership of Hans Island?
Canada/Denmark - Fox
20..A vixen is the female of what species?
Fox - Cape
21..Stop and rest awhile as the morning light arrives...
Open
22..The night is bitter the stars have lost their glitter...
Open
23..On State Street that great street I just want to say...
Open
24..My lonely days are over and life is like a song...
Open
25..There they lie in that fountain somewhere in the heart of Rome...
Three Coins In A Fountain - ian16th
Artist open
26..Who is/was Heloisa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto better known as?
Open
27..In what South American country do cats have only seven lives?
Open
28..Name the only muscle in the body that is attached at only one end.
Tongue - Cape
29..The largest alpine lake in North America is in the United States. Name it.
Lake Tahoe - Cape
30..Which capital city has the highest elevation in the world?
La Paz Bolivia - Wodrick
31..Who were the first people to cultivate potatoes?
The Inca - Fox
32..This painter's last name was van Rijn. What was his first name?
Rembrandt - Cape
Bonus point, name the Don McLean song about him.
Vincent (Starry Starry Night) - Cape
33..What are Smarties known as in the United States?
M&M's - Cape
Both are available in Canada.
34..The natives of this country call their capital city Krung Thep. Point each, name the country and what is the city called by foreigners?
Thailand/Bangkok - Cape
35..What is the most common given name in the world?
Muhammed - Cape
36..What does the "G" in G-string stand for?
Open
37..What call sign preceded SOS as the international maritime distress call?
CQD - Fox
Bonus point, it allegedly stood for what?
CQ code (Come Quick Distress) - Acebaby
38..What was banned by the Volstead Act in the US in 1919?
Booze - Fox
39..What are bilateral periorbital hematomas better known as?
Open
Point for black eyes 4mast, but the answer I'm looking for has an animal in it.
40..Name the oldest commercial company in North America.
Hudson's Bay Company - Fox
HBC - Here Before Christ.
1...The quiz will be posted on Saturday or Sunday evening, my time.
2...Answers are worth a point apiece, except some questions may ask for additional info, worth extra points.
2a...There are musical clues scattered throughout the quiz (in groups of 5 or 10). Identify the song and artist from the clue supplied.
3...Until the first set of answers have been posted players are restricted to one post apiece, containing as many answers as they like. Additional posts will be ignored and edited posts will be disqualified. After the first group of answers have been posted, all restrictions are cancelled (free for all).
4...The judge's decision is final, but he may listen to reason.
1...Name Britain's first overseas colony.
Open
2...The word for this eye covering comes from the Middle English word meaning 'to be struck blind.'
Bonus point, what was the Middle English word?
Both open
3...What European city is built on an extinct volcano?
Edinburgh - Fox
4...Since the 1980's, telephones in the shape of what cartoon character have been washing up on beaches in Bretagne?
Garfield the cat - Acebaby
5...In what island nation is a downpour referred to as a tank rain?
Open
6...The British Advertising Review Board banned an ad - set to the Dylan Thomas poem Rage - for what automobile?
Bonus point, why?
Both open
7...Not to be outdone, The Australian ARB banned an ad from what automaker because they used a toy vehicle to simulate certain driving conditions?
VW - Acebaby
Bonus point, why?
It might encourage reckless driving - Acebaby
8...Point each, name the two largest lakes in Europe and the country in which they are located.
Lakes Geneva and Constance/Suisse - 4mastacker
9...The EU recognizes 24 spoken languages. Which is the most common?
English - ian16th
10..In what European country is it considered impolite to clink glasses during a toast?
Open
Have a point for heathens AB, it's funnier than my answer.
11..In addition to being the First Lord of the Admiralty during the American Revolution, what else is John Montagu known for?
Open
12..Name the only American President where the nation was at war for every day he was in office.
Barack Obama - Fox
13..At 72.6 inches average height, the people from this country are the tallest in Europe.
Holland - Cape
14..Who is/was Angela Dorothea Kasner better known as?
Angela merkel - Cape
Point anyone, what is her official German title?
15..The Straits of Magellan are considered to be the waters of what country?
Chile - Cape
Bonus point, what country is Coronation Gulf the waters of?
Open
16..Point each, all animals - except these two species - are banned from the British Houses of Parliament.
Dogs - Fox
Second open
17..This board game is also known as Alfapet, Skip-a-Cross, and Palabras Cruzadas.
Scrabble - Cape
18..Who co-authored the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?
Fredrich Engels - Cape
19..The Arctic Circle crosses seven countries and one territory. Point each...
US/Canada/Greenland/Norway/Finland/Sweden/Russia - Cape
Iceland - ian16th
Bonus point, the territory is owned by what country?
Denmark - Fox
Bonus bonus point, which two dispute the ownership of Hans Island?
Canada/Denmark - Fox
20..A vixen is the female of what species?
Fox - Cape
21..Stop and rest awhile as the morning light arrives...
Open
22..The night is bitter the stars have lost their glitter...
Open
23..On State Street that great street I just want to say...
Open
24..My lonely days are over and life is like a song...
Open
25..There they lie in that fountain somewhere in the heart of Rome...
Three Coins In A Fountain - ian16th
Artist open
26..Who is/was Heloisa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto better known as?
Open
27..In what South American country do cats have only seven lives?
Open
28..Name the only muscle in the body that is attached at only one end.
Tongue - Cape
29..The largest alpine lake in North America is in the United States. Name it.
Lake Tahoe - Cape
30..Which capital city has the highest elevation in the world?
La Paz Bolivia - Wodrick
31..Who were the first people to cultivate potatoes?
The Inca - Fox
32..This painter's last name was van Rijn. What was his first name?
Rembrandt - Cape
Bonus point, name the Don McLean song about him.
Vincent (Starry Starry Night) - Cape
33..What are Smarties known as in the United States?
M&M's - Cape
Both are available in Canada.
34..The natives of this country call their capital city Krung Thep. Point each, name the country and what is the city called by foreigners?
Thailand/Bangkok - Cape
35..What is the most common given name in the world?
Muhammed - Cape
36..What does the "G" in G-string stand for?
Open
37..What call sign preceded SOS as the international maritime distress call?
CQD - Fox
Bonus point, it allegedly stood for what?
CQ code (Come Quick Distress) - Acebaby
38..What was banned by the Volstead Act in the US in 1919?
Booze - Fox
39..What are bilateral periorbital hematomas better known as?
Open
Point for black eyes 4mast, but the answer I'm looking for has an animal in it.
40..Name the oldest commercial company in North America.
Hudson's Bay Company - Fox
HBC - Here Before Christ.
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41..The way you wear your hat the way you sip your tea...
You Can't Take That Away From Me/Frank Sinatra - 4mastacker
42..Sometimes I think that I know what love's all about...
Philadelphia/Neil Young - Wodrick
43..He calls me Charlie Mason a stargazer am I...
Sailing To Philadelphia/Mark Knopfler - Wodrick
44..I was bruised and battered I couldn't tell what I felt...
Streets Of Philadelphia/The Boss - Wodrick
45..I dropped it I dropped it yes on the way I dropped it...
Open
46..What Dire Straits album was the first ever album to sell one million copies in cd format?
Brothers In Arms - Acebaby
47..Point each, what two members of Dire Straits were ex-members of the group Brewers Droop?
Mark Knopfler - Acebaby
Second one open
Bonus point anyone, what Bob Dylan album did they both play on?
48..The zyzzyva is a Tropical American weevil. What is unique about this insect?
Open
49..What drug derived its name from the expression quiet interlude?
Quaaludes - Cape
50..In the Beatles song In My Life the instrument in the musical break is actually a piano speeded up to sound like a harpsichord. Who played it?
Open
51..Point each, in what British city was the world's first overhead railway line located, and what was it called?
Liverpool/The Dockers Umbrella - 4mastacker
52..There is the sound of an anvil in the Beatles song Maxwell's Silver Hammer. Who played it?
Open
53..The first ever female vocal in a Beatles song was the line 'not when he looked so fierce'. Point each, name the song and who sang the line.
Song title open
Yoko Ono - Acebaby
54..The title of what Beatles song is allegedly the term for a clean bill of health for a Hamburg prostitute?
Open
55..George Harrison's mom contributed the line 'what they need is a damned good whacking' to what Beatles song?
Open
56..The Death Metal group Stovokor sings in what off-Earth language?
Klingon - Fox
57..The 1980's cartoon strip Bloom County included an imaginary metal band called Deathtöngue. What instrument was played by Bill the Cat?
Bonus point, Opus the Penguin?
Both open
58..What cosmetic company voluntarily ended product testing on animals because of a series of Bloom County cartoons?
Open
59..What is the smallest squared number that is also the sum of two squared numbers?
25 - Fox
25 is 5 squared = the total of 3 squared and 4 squared.
60..In what game are the players issued a squidger?
Open
61..Belladonna's on the High Street her breasts are on the offbeat...
Open
62..A long time ago came a man on a track walking thirty miles with a pack on his back...
Telegraph Road/Dire Straits - Fox
63..To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars...
I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Wodrick
Artist open
64..He wears gor blimey trousers and lives in a council flat...
My Old Man's A Dustman - Cape
Artist open
Cape, I can't find where Corbett sang that.
65..Well you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind my baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine...
Open
66..In 1705, this scientist became the first to be knighted.
Isaac Newton - Wodrick
67..On April 4th 1955, this airline became the first to introduce scheduled turboprop air service in North America.
(The answer must be the name of the company as it was then.)
Company name open
Bonus point, name the aircraft type.
Vickers Viscount - Cape
Cape you got the Trans part right.
68..What is a Kimberley Pipe?
An igneous rock that may contain diamonds - Cape
69..In what country may one find the following dishes on the menu:
a...Blow Up A Flatfish With No Result.
b...Husband And Wife Lung Slice.
Open
70..How many noble gasses are there?
Six - Fox
Bonus point each...
Helium/neon/argon/xenon/radon - Fox
One open
Bonus bonus point, why are they called noble gasses?
They are (mostly) inert - Fox
71..What fast food company's current slogan is "We have the meats!"
Open
72..Shojiro Ishibashi's last name translates to 'stone bridge' in English. Name the company he founded.
Open
73..What is a blueberry grunt?
A blueberry dessert - Acebaby
74..The Apollo 11 Lunar Module was named Eagle. Name the Command Module.
Columbia - Acebaby
75..The Apollo 13 CM was named Odyssey. Name the LM.
Open
76..The Apollo 15 CM was named for the ship of a British explorer. Point each...
Explorer open
Endeavour - Fox
77..Both the CM and the LM of Apollo 10 were named for cartoon characters. Point each, name the characters and the strip.
Charlie Brown/Snoopy/Peanuts - Fox
78..Point each, name the three Space Shuttles that shared a name with either a CM or an LM of the Apollo Program.
Columbia/Endeavour - Acebaby
One open
79..The saddle shape of what potato chip is mathematically known as a hyperbolic paraboloid?
Pringles - Cape
80..The guests at the 1951 John Scott Award ceremonies were all presented with a non-stick muffin pan. For what commercial product did chemist Roy Plunkett win the award that year?
Teflon - Fox
Translate the following couplet, and what language is it:
...La kato kaj la violono
La bovino saltis super la lunon.
Translation open. It's a couplet that's common in English and I deliberately left out the first few words that repeat themselves.
Esperanto - Cape
You Can't Take That Away From Me/Frank Sinatra - 4mastacker
42..Sometimes I think that I know what love's all about...
Philadelphia/Neil Young - Wodrick
43..He calls me Charlie Mason a stargazer am I...
Sailing To Philadelphia/Mark Knopfler - Wodrick
44..I was bruised and battered I couldn't tell what I felt...
Streets Of Philadelphia/The Boss - Wodrick
45..I dropped it I dropped it yes on the way I dropped it...
Open
46..What Dire Straits album was the first ever album to sell one million copies in cd format?
Brothers In Arms - Acebaby
47..Point each, what two members of Dire Straits were ex-members of the group Brewers Droop?
Mark Knopfler - Acebaby
Second one open
Bonus point anyone, what Bob Dylan album did they both play on?
48..The zyzzyva is a Tropical American weevil. What is unique about this insect?
Open
49..What drug derived its name from the expression quiet interlude?
Quaaludes - Cape
50..In the Beatles song In My Life the instrument in the musical break is actually a piano speeded up to sound like a harpsichord. Who played it?
Open
51..Point each, in what British city was the world's first overhead railway line located, and what was it called?
Liverpool/The Dockers Umbrella - 4mastacker
52..There is the sound of an anvil in the Beatles song Maxwell's Silver Hammer. Who played it?
Open
53..The first ever female vocal in a Beatles song was the line 'not when he looked so fierce'. Point each, name the song and who sang the line.
Song title open
Yoko Ono - Acebaby
54..The title of what Beatles song is allegedly the term for a clean bill of health for a Hamburg prostitute?
Open
55..George Harrison's mom contributed the line 'what they need is a damned good whacking' to what Beatles song?
Open
56..The Death Metal group Stovokor sings in what off-Earth language?
Klingon - Fox
57..The 1980's cartoon strip Bloom County included an imaginary metal band called Deathtöngue. What instrument was played by Bill the Cat?
Bonus point, Opus the Penguin?
Both open
58..What cosmetic company voluntarily ended product testing on animals because of a series of Bloom County cartoons?
Open
59..What is the smallest squared number that is also the sum of two squared numbers?
25 - Fox
25 is 5 squared = the total of 3 squared and 4 squared.
60..In what game are the players issued a squidger?
Open
61..Belladonna's on the High Street her breasts are on the offbeat...
Open
62..A long time ago came a man on a track walking thirty miles with a pack on his back...
Telegraph Road/Dire Straits - Fox
63..To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars...
I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Wodrick
Artist open
64..He wears gor blimey trousers and lives in a council flat...
My Old Man's A Dustman - Cape
Artist open
Cape, I can't find where Corbett sang that.
65..Well you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind my baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine...
Open
66..In 1705, this scientist became the first to be knighted.
Isaac Newton - Wodrick
67..On April 4th 1955, this airline became the first to introduce scheduled turboprop air service in North America.
(The answer must be the name of the company as it was then.)
Company name open
Bonus point, name the aircraft type.
Vickers Viscount - Cape
Cape you got the Trans part right.
68..What is a Kimberley Pipe?
An igneous rock that may contain diamonds - Cape
69..In what country may one find the following dishes on the menu:
a...Blow Up A Flatfish With No Result.
b...Husband And Wife Lung Slice.
Open
70..How many noble gasses are there?
Six - Fox
Bonus point each...
Helium/neon/argon/xenon/radon - Fox
One open
Bonus bonus point, why are they called noble gasses?
They are (mostly) inert - Fox
71..What fast food company's current slogan is "We have the meats!"
Open
72..Shojiro Ishibashi's last name translates to 'stone bridge' in English. Name the company he founded.
Open
73..What is a blueberry grunt?
A blueberry dessert - Acebaby
74..The Apollo 11 Lunar Module was named Eagle. Name the Command Module.
Columbia - Acebaby
75..The Apollo 13 CM was named Odyssey. Name the LM.
Open
76..The Apollo 15 CM was named for the ship of a British explorer. Point each...
Explorer open
Endeavour - Fox
77..Both the CM and the LM of Apollo 10 were named for cartoon characters. Point each, name the characters and the strip.
Charlie Brown/Snoopy/Peanuts - Fox
78..Point each, name the three Space Shuttles that shared a name with either a CM or an LM of the Apollo Program.
Columbia/Endeavour - Acebaby
One open
79..The saddle shape of what potato chip is mathematically known as a hyperbolic paraboloid?
Pringles - Cape
80..The guests at the 1951 John Scott Award ceremonies were all presented with a non-stick muffin pan. For what commercial product did chemist Roy Plunkett win the award that year?
Teflon - Fox
Translate the following couplet, and what language is it:
...La kato kaj la violono
La bovino saltis super la lunon.
Translation open. It's a couplet that's common in English and I deliberately left out the first few words that repeat themselves.
Esperanto - Cape
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Initial scores:
Capetonian 26
Fox3 25
Acebaby 12
Wodrick 9
4mastacker 8
ian16th 3
Capetonian 26
Fox3 25
Acebaby 12
Wodrick 9
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Re: Quiz 4-19
39 Fractured skull resulting in raccoon eyes
48 Jumping beans?
Late again but thanks for a great quiz
48 Jumping beans?
Late again but thanks for a great quiz
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Re: Quiz 4-19
Thanks Stoneboat, I'm delighted to have done so well, and thank you for a great quiz. Just luck as you put the quiz up as I was about to sit down for dinner so the meal had to be deferred as I was in haste to get my answers in, might have done better if I'd had more time. The person who gets in first does have something of an (unfair?) advantage over those who follow.
After I'd done the quiz, I googled some of the answers and would like to make a couple of comments, just out of interest and not wanted to invoke any sort of arguments!
8. According to Wikipedia, the largest lakes in Europe are in Russia, which officially is Europe at least in part. Lakes Geneva and Constance come in at nos. 23 and 24 after a large number of other lakes, including Balaton. I know you didn't design this a 'trick' question but Bodensee/Constance is not in 'a' country, since it falls under 3 different countries (DE, CH, AT), and Lake Geneva is also shared by CH and FR.
14. Bonus point : Mad Frau Merkel's official title is Bundeskanzler (or probably s/be feminine form Bundeskanzlerin.)
30. The highest capital city is not La Paz (11942 feet) because that is the seat of government and not the official capital which is Sucre at 9022 feet. This means that the highest capital is Quito at 9355 feet.
33. Smarties and M&M are not the same, Smarties are small circular discs with chocolate inside, M&Ms are larger and contain a nut.
After I'd done the quiz, I googled some of the answers and would like to make a couple of comments, just out of interest and not wanted to invoke any sort of arguments!
8. According to Wikipedia, the largest lakes in Europe are in Russia, which officially is Europe at least in part. Lakes Geneva and Constance come in at nos. 23 and 24 after a large number of other lakes, including Balaton. I know you didn't design this a 'trick' question but Bodensee/Constance is not in 'a' country, since it falls under 3 different countries (DE, CH, AT), and Lake Geneva is also shared by CH and FR.
14. Bonus point : Mad Frau Merkel's official title is Bundeskanzler (or probably s/be feminine form Bundeskanzlerin.)
30. The highest capital city is not La Paz (11942 feet) because that is the seat of government and not the official capital which is Sucre at 9022 feet. This means that the highest capital is Quito at 9355 feet.
33. Smarties and M&M are not the same, Smarties are small circular discs with chocolate inside, M&Ms are larger and contain a nut.
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1. Newfoundland?
14. Chancellor
32. Isn't Vincent about only Vincent Van Gogh; not Rembrandt?
70. Krypton!
71. Subway?
76. James Cook
14. Chancellor
32. Isn't Vincent about only Vincent Van Gogh; not Rembrandt?
70. Krypton!
71. Subway?
76. James Cook
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Thanks for another great quiz Stoneboat. The music questions are closer to my era.
1. Plantations of Ireland
6. Ford Mustang. The poem and video content promoted aggressive driving
10. Hungary. The Magyars were annoyed to hear the Austrians were drinking and clinking to celebrate the victory over them in 1848. The Year of Revolutions! As a result, one does not clink glasses in Hungary. Read this in a guidebook before our visit but forgot. An old aristo type told us off in Budapest but he did buy us a drink!
11. Allegedly invented the sandwich as JM was the Earl of Sandwich
16. Cats - to catch the vermin?
22. The Man That Got Away/Judy Garland
23. Chicago/Frank Sinatra
24. At Last/Etta James
25. Sinatra again
36. Girdle
45. A Tisket A Tasket/Ella Fitzgerald (was the song banned in some states as it was thought to be about losing virginity?)
50. George Martin
52. George Martin
54. Ticket To Ride (not Ryde on the Isle of Wight as I thought. An older, more knowing school pal put me right)
63. Tony Bennett
64. Lonnie Donegan
67. Trans Canada Air Lines
71. Arby's
1. Plantations of Ireland
6. Ford Mustang. The poem and video content promoted aggressive driving
10. Hungary. The Magyars were annoyed to hear the Austrians were drinking and clinking to celebrate the victory over them in 1848. The Year of Revolutions! As a result, one does not clink glasses in Hungary. Read this in a guidebook before our visit but forgot. An old aristo type told us off in Budapest but he did buy us a drink!
11. Allegedly invented the sandwich as JM was the Earl of Sandwich
16. Cats - to catch the vermin?
22. The Man That Got Away/Judy Garland
23. Chicago/Frank Sinatra
24. At Last/Etta James
25. Sinatra again
36. Girdle
45. A Tisket A Tasket/Ella Fitzgerald (was the song banned in some states as it was thought to be about losing virginity?)
50. George Martin
52. George Martin
54. Ticket To Ride (not Ryde on the Isle of Wight as I thought. An older, more knowing school pal put me right)
63. Tony Bennett
64. Lonnie Donegan
67. Trans Canada Air Lines
71. Arby's
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Stoneboat wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2019 3:38 pmRules
1...The quiz will be posted on Saturday or Sunday evening, my time.
2...Answers are worth a point apiece, except some questions may ask for additional info, worth extra points.
2a...There are musical clues scattered throughout the quiz (in groups of 5 or 10). Identify the song and artist from the clue supplied.
3...Until the first set of answers have been posted players are restricted to one post apiece, containing as many answers as they like. Additional posts will be ignored and edited posts will be disqualified. After the first group of answers have been posted, all restrictions are cancelled (free for all).
4...The judge's decision is final, but he may listen to reason.
1...Name Britain's first overseas colony.
Newfoundland, my zon - Fox
2...The word for this eye covering comes from the Middle English word meaning 'to be struck blind.'
Bonus point, what was the Middle English word?
Both open
3...What European city is built on an extinct volcano?
Edinburgh - Fox
4...Since the 1980's, telephones in the shape of what cartoon character have been washing up on beaches in Bretagne?
Garfield the cat - Acebaby
5...In what island nation is a downpour referred to as a tank rain?
Open
6...The British Advertising Review Board banned an ad - set to the Dylan Thomas poem Rage - for what automobile?
Ford Mustang - TB
Bonus point, why?
They thought repeated use of the word rage would encourage road rage - TB
7...Not to be outdone, The Australian ARB banned an ad from what automaker because they used a toy vehicle to simulate certain driving conditions?
VW - Acebaby
Bonus point, why?
It might encourage reckless driving - Acebaby
8...Point each, name the two largest lakes in Europe and the country in which they are located.
Lakes Geneva and Constance/Suisse - 4mastacker
Both the largest lakes in Europe are in Russia, Lake Lagoda and Lake Onega. My mistake, 4mastacker's points stand.
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the ... urope.html
9...The EU recognizes 24 spoken languages. Which is the most common?
English - ian16th
10..In what European country is it considered impolite to clink glasses during a toast?
Hungary - TB
have a point for the reason TB.
Have a point for heathens AB, it's funnier than my answer.
11..In addition to being the First Lord of the Admiralty during the American Revolution, what else is John Montagu known for?
The sandwich - TB
Montagu was the Earl of Sandwich.
TB there was a CBC announcer based in Vancouver that swore the Duke of Shrewsbury invented the sandwich, so he refused to call it a sandwich, calling it a shrewsbury instead. Can't remember the guy's name, his phone number was 1-800-sad-goat. He was a really funny guy, gayer than three hummingbirds. Sadly he died a few years ago.
12..Name the only American President where the nation was at war for every day he was in office.
Barack Obama - Fox
13..At 72.6 inches average height, the people from this country are the tallest in Europe.
Holland - Cape
14..Who is/was Angela Dorothea Kasner better known as?
Angela Merkel - Cape
Point anyone, what is her official German title?
Bundeskanzlerin - Cape
15..The Straits of Magellan are considered to be the waters of what country?
Chile - Cape
Bonus point, what country is Coronation Gulf the waters of?
Open
16..Point each, all animals - except these two species - are banned from the British Houses of Parliament.
Dogs - Fox
Second open
17..This board game is also known as Alfapet, Skip-a-Cross, and Palabras Cruzadas.
Scrabble - Cape
18..Who co-authored the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?
Fredrich Engels - Cape
19..The Arctic Circle crosses seven countries and one territory. Point each...
US/Canada/Greenland/Norway/Finland/Sweden/Russia - Cape
Iceland - ian16th
Bonus point, the territory is owned by what country?
Denmark - Fox
Bonus bonus point, which two dispute the ownership of Hans Island?
Canada/Denmark - Fox
20..A vixen is the female of what species?
Fox - Cape
21..Stop and rest awhile as the morning light arrives...
Open
22..The night is bitter the stars have lost their glitter...
The Man That Got Away/Judy Garland - TB
23..On State Street that great street I just want to say...
Chicago/Frank Sinatra - TB
24..My lonely days are over and life is like a song...
At Last/Etta James - TB
25..There they lie in that fountain somewhere in the heart of Rome...
Three Coins In A Fountain - ian16th
Frank Sinatra - TB
26..Who is/was Heloisa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto better known as?
Open
27..In what South American country do cats have only seven lives?
Open
28..Name the only muscle in the body that is attached at only one end.
Tongue - Cape
29..The largest alpine lake in North America is in the United States. Name it.
Lake Tahoe - Cape
30..Which capital city has the highest elevation in the world?
La Paz Bolivia - Wodrick
worldatlas.com sez La Paz.
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the ... -world.htm
31..Who were the first people to cultivate potatoes?
The Inca - Fox
32..This painter's last name was van Rijn. What was his first name?
Rembrandt - Cape
Bonus point, name the Don McLean song about him.
Vincent (Starry Starry Night) - Cape
Have a point for van Gogh, Fox. Cape's point stands, my mistake.
33..What are Smarties known as in the United States?
M&M's - Cape
Both are available in Canada.
No nuts in Canadian M&M's. The candy outer shell is thinner, is all. I prefer Smarties.
34..The natives of this country call their capital city Krung Thep. Point each, name the country and what is the city called by foreigners?
Thailand/Bangkok - Cape
35..What is the most common given name in the world?
Muhammed - Cape
36..What does the "G" in G-string stand for?
Open
37..What call sign preceded SOS as the international maritime distress call?
CQD - Fox
Bonus point, it allegedly stood for what?
CQ code (Come Quick Distress) - Acebaby
38..What was banned by the Volstead Act in the US in 1919?
Booze - Fox
39..What are bilateral periorbital hematomas better known as?
Point for black eyes 4mast, but the answer I'm looking for has an animal in it.
Raccoon eyes - Mrs. Ex-A
40..Name the oldest commercial company in North America.
Hudson's Bay Company - Fox
HBC - Here Before Christ.
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Re: Quiz 4-19
Stoneboat wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2019 3:40 pm41..The way you wear your hat the way you sip your tea...
You Can't Take That Away From Me/Frank Sinatra - 4mastacker
42..Sometimes I think that I know what love's all about...
Philadelphia/Neil Young - Wodrick
43..He calls me Charlie Mason a stargazer am I...
Sailing To Philadelphia/Mark Knopfler - Wodrick
44..I was bruised and battered I couldn't tell what I felt...
Streets Of Philadelphia/The Boss - Wodrick
45..I dropped it I dropped it yes on the way I dropped it...
A Tisket A Tasket/Ella Fitzgerald - TB
46..What Dire Straits album was the first ever album to sell one million copies in cd format?
Brothers In Arms - Acebaby
47..Point each, what two members of Dire Straits were ex-members of the group Brewers Droop?
Mark Knopfler - Acebaby
Second one open
Bonus point anyone, what Bob Dylan album did they both play on?
48..The zyzzyva is a Tropical American weevil. What is unique about this insect?
Open
Dictionary, anyone?
49..What drug derived its name from the expression quiet interlude?
Quaaludes - Cape
50..In the Beatles song In My Life the instrument in the musical break is actually a piano speeded up to sound like a harpsichord. Who played it?
George Martin - TB
51..Point each, in what British city was the world's first overhead railway line located, and what was it called?
Liverpool/The Dockers Umbrella - 4mastacker
52..There is the sound of an anvil in the Beatles song Maxwell's Silver Hammer. Who played it?
Open
Not this time TB.
53..The first ever female vocal in a Beatles song was the line 'not when he looked so fierce'. Point each, name the song and who sang the line.
Song title open
Yoko Ono - Acebaby
54..The title of what Beatles song is allegedly the term for a clean bill of health for a Hamburg prostitute?
Ticket To Ride - TB
55..George Harrison's mom contributed the line 'what they need is a damned good whacking' to what Beatles song?
Open
56..The Death Metal group Stovokor sings in what off-Earth language?
Klingon - Fox
57..The 1980's cartoon strip Bloom County included an imaginary metal band called Deathtöngue. What instrument was played by Bill the Cat?
Bonus point, Opus the Penguin?
Both open
58..What cosmetic company voluntarily ended product testing on animals because of a series of Bloom County cartoons?
Open
59..What is the smallest squared number that is also the sum of two squared numbers?
25 - Fox
25 is 5 squared = the total of 3 squared and 4 squared.
60..In what game are the players issued a squidger?
Open
61..Belladonna's on the High Street her breasts are on the offbeat...
Open
62..A long time ago came a man on a track walking thirty miles with a pack on his back...
Telegraph Road/Dire Straits - Fox
63..To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars...
I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Wodrick
Tony Bennett - TB
64..He wears gor blimey trousers and lives in a council flat...
My Old Man's A Dustman - Cape
Lonnie Donegan - TB
Sorry Cape, I can't find where Corbett sang that.
65..Well you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind my baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine...
Open
66..In 1705, this scientist became the first to be knighted.
Isaac Newton - Wodrick
67..On April 4th 1955, this airline became the first to introduce scheduled turboprop air service in North America.
(The answer must be the name of the company as it was then.)
Trans Canada Air Lines - TB
Bonus point, name the aircraft type.
Vickers Viscount - Cape
68..What is a Kimberley Pipe?
An igneous rock that may contain diamonds - Cape
69..In what country may one find the following dishes on the menu:
a...Blow Up A Flatfish With No Result.
b...Husband And Wife Lung Slice.
Open
70..How many noble gasses are there?
Six - Fox
Bonus point each...
Helium/neon/argon/xenon/radon/krypton - Fox
Bonus bonus point, why are they called noble gasses?
They are (mostly) inert - Fox
71..What fast food company's current slogan is "We have the meats!"
Arby's - TB
Agree about Arby's TB. There was one on Brookpark Road near the airport in Cleveland. Ate there a couple of time, ghastly stuff.
72..Shojiro Ishibashi's last name translates to 'stone bridge' in English. Name the company he founded.
Open
73..What is a blueberry grunt?
A blueberry dessert - Acebaby
74..The Apollo 11 Lunar Module was named Eagle. Name the Command Module.
Columbia - Acebaby
75..The Apollo 13 CM was named Odyssey. Name the LM.
Open
76..The Apollo 15 CM was named for the ship of a British explorer. Point each...
James Cook/Endeavour - Fox
77..Both the CM and the LM of Apollo 10 were named for cartoon characters. Point each, name the characters and the strip.
Charlie Brown/Snoopy/Peanuts - Fox
78..Point each, name the three Space Shuttles that shared a name with either a CM or an LM of the Apollo Program.
Columbia/Endeavour - Acebaby
Challenger - Fox
79..The saddle shape of what potato chip is mathematically known as a hyperbolic paraboloid?
Pringles - Cape
80..The guests at the 1951 John Scott Award ceremonies were all presented with a non-stick muffin pan. For what commercial product did chemist Roy Plunkett win the award that year?
Teflon - Fox
Translate the following couplet, and what language is it:
...La kato kaj la violono
La bovino saltis super la lunon.
Translation open. It's a couplet that's common in English and I deliberately left out the first words that repeat themselves. I want both lines of the couplet (minus the repeated word.)
Esperanto - Cape
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Revised initial scores:
Fox3 31
Capetonian 27
Tall Bird 19
Acebaby 12
Wodrick 9
4mastacker 8
ian16th 3
Mrs. Ex-A 1
Fox3 31
Capetonian 27
Tall Bird 19
Acebaby 12
Wodrick 9
4mastacker 8
ian16th 3
Mrs. Ex-A 1
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I'm all out. Great quiz again Stoneboat, many thanks.
I especially like that the ones I don't know, I wish I knew
I especially like that the ones I don't know, I wish I knew