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Yaaaay, It's Friday..
Also it's the day before the get together in Manchester (God help the Mancs, they don't know what's going to hit them :D)
So Quiz Number 5, eh, here goes.
Friday Fun Quiz No.5
1. What in the medical world was first classified into the A.O.B. system in 1902?
2. Which peak overlooks the city of Cape Town?
3. Who was first to be voted out of the original British Big Brother house?
4. Which TV secret agentââ‚ƚ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s real name was Paul Metcalfe?
5. What nickname was given to the day when over £100 billion was wiped off the value of shares in the city of London?
6. In which British town did Michael Ryan run riot killing 14 people?
7. Which is the first animal listed in the Oxford English Dictionary?
8. What nationality is Jean Marc Bosman, famous for his †˜Bosman Rulingââ‚Ã⠀šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢ affecting football throughout Europe?
9. Which actor, who played Dr, Who collapsed and died at a Dr, Who convention?
10. In which country was England cricket captain Nasser Hussain born?
11. Who was Anne Hathaway?
12. The sounds we hear are transmitted from the outer to the inner ear by three small, distinctively-shaped bones called the malleus, the incus and the stapes. What is the common name ?
13. If the symbol of your profession is a "caduceus", you are a what ?
14. The largest land mammal that ever lived, Indricotherium, is most closely related to which mammal of today?
15. What is a sackbut?
16. Which is the third largest planet in the Solar System?
17. The 19th-century French archeologist Jean-FranÃÃâ€*’§ois Champollion (1790-1832) is most famous for his discovery of what ?
18. Which classic adventure book includes among its characters Ben Gunn, Israel Hands and Dr. Livesey?
19. In Polaroid photography, which was introduced in the early 1960s, a photograph is processed into a finished print immediately after the picture is taken. The inventor of Polaroid photography was who ?
20. The Irish play an ancient team sport, somewhat similar to field hockey, called what?
Good Luck
3. Who was first to be voted out of the original British Big Brother house?
Sada
5. What nickname was given to the day when over £100 billion was wiped off the value of shares in the city of London?
Black Wednesday
6. In which British town did Michael Ryan run riot killing 14 people?
Hungerford
7. Which is the first animal listed in the Oxford English Dictionary?
Aardvark (?)
8. What nationality is Jean Marc Bosman, famous for his †˜Bosman Rulingââ‚Ã⠀šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢ affecting football throughout Europe?
Belgian
9. Which actor, who played Dr, Who collapsed and died at a Dr, Who convention?
Patrick Troughton
12. The sounds we hear are transmitted from the outer to the inner ear by three small, distinctively-shaped bones called the malleus, the incus and the stapes. What is the common name ?
Anvil, stirrup and something else
16. Which is the third largest planet in the Solar System?
Neptune
20. The Irish play an ancient team sport, somewhat similar to field hockey, called what?
Shinty
3. Who was first to be voted out of the original British Big Brother house?
Sada - CORRECT
5. What nickname was given to the day when over £100 billion was wiped off the value of shares in the city of London?
Black Wednesday - Nearly, wrong Day
6. In which British town did Michael Ryan run riot killing 14 people?
Hungerford - CORRECT
7. Which is the first animal listed in the Oxford English Dictionary?
Aardvark (?) - CORRECT
8. What nationality is Jean Marc Bosman, famous for his †˜Bosman Rulingââ‚Ã⠀šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢ affecting football throughout Europe?
Belgian - CORRECT
9. Which actor, who played Dr, Who collapsed and died at a Dr, Who convention?
Patrick Troughton - CORRECT
12. The sounds we hear are transmitted from the outer to the inner ear by three small, distinctively-shaped bones called the malleus, the incus and the stapes. What is the common name ?
Anvil, stirrup and something else - Nearly, one more
16. Which is the third largest planet in the Solar System?
Neptune - WRONG, Sorry!!
20. The Irish play an ancient team sport, somewhat similar to field hockey, called what?
Shinty -WRONG, Sorry!!
homealone
03-10-2003, 12:18
15. What is a sackbut?
A Medieval wind instrument
18. Which classic adventure book includes among its characters Ben Gunn, Israel Hands and Dr. Livesey?
Treasure Island
Welcome homealone :wavey: I knew you'd be around :D
15. What is a sackbut?
A Medieval wind instrument - CORRECT
18. Which classic adventure book includes among its characters Ben Gunn, Israel Hands and Dr. Livesey?
Treasure Island - CORRECT
[QUOTE=Nemesis]
2. Which peak overlooks the city of Cape Town?
Table top
20. The Irish play an ancient team sport, somewhat similar to field hockey, called what?
hurling?
QUOTE]
5. Black Monday
12. Anvil, stirrup and hammer
16. Uranus
[QUOTE=Nemesis]
2. Which peak overlooks the city of Cape Town?
Table top - I'll give you that (Table Mountain)
20. The Irish play an ancient team sport, somewhat similar to field hockey, called what?
hurling? - CORRECT
QUOTE]
5. Black Monday - CORRECT
12. Anvil, stirrup and hammer -CORRECT
16. Uranus - CORRECT
Well Done :D
homealone
03-10-2003, 12:27
Welcome homealone :wavey: I knew you'd be around :D
:wavey: - highlight of the week, Nemesis, & just happens to co-incide with my lunch break:)
2. Which peak overlooks the city of Cape Town
Sugar Loaf Mountain
<edit> oh dear - seen the correct answer now. Least you know I'm not googling;)
Well Done :D
As usual, my answers are guaranteed 100% Google-free :D
:wavey: - highlight of the week, Nemesis, & just happens to co-incide with my lunch break:)
2. Which peak overlooks the city of Cape Town
Sugar Loaf Mountain - WRONG - already answered (Table Mountain)
Go on Google, you know you want to :D
1. Blood Groups? - CORRECT - Blood
Numbers 4, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 19 left
Come on keep going :)
17. Deciphering Hieroglyphs with the aid of The Rosetta stone?
homealone
03-10-2003, 12:52
Numbers 4, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 19 left
Come on keep going :)
11. Anne Hathaway was Shakespeare's wife
13. caduceus symbol = a doctor
17. Deciphering Hieroglyphs with the aid of The Rosetta stone? - CORRECT
We're getting there .. :D
11. Anne Hathaway was Shakespeare's wife - CORRECT
13. caduceus symbol = a doctor - CORRECT
Googling ??
11 : Anne Hathaway was William Shakespeare's wife ( well after they got married she was ... )
edit, damn, missed that it was already answered :(
nother edit...oh and i knew that cos I have been in teh cottage she lived in before she got married ... not through use of google ;)
11 : Anne Hathaway was William Shakespeare's wife ( well after they got married she was ... ) - CORRECT but homealone got there first
Sorry :) :D
19. Edwin Land ... hence 'Land Camera'
19. Edwin Land ... hence 'Land Camera' - CORRECTNo's 4, 10 & 14 left people, is it getting too hard for you ????
Maybe an easier one next week ?
Captain Scarlett - CORRECT
Madras - that's a curry isn't it ?? What's the Country
You been googling Nem?
http://www.freequizzes.co.uk/buytrivia.htm ;)
You been googling Nem?
http://www.freequizzes.co.uk/buytrivia.htm ;)
Might have been :blush: :D
Was running out of time, .... and I was actively encouraging Google....
/Me Bad
Madras (now Chennai), India :)
Madras (now Chennai), India :) - Last one CORRECTOK Paul caught me out this week :(
Next week I'll have more time, and will post a complete mix. Anyone got any specialist subjects i.e. Music, Politics, etc etc - or do you want more General Knowledge stuff. PM me with any Ideas
Anyway 'til next week - Have Fun
homealone
03-10-2003, 13:21
No's 4, 10 & 14 left people, is it getting too hard for you ????
Maybe an easier one next week ?
They did seem harder this week, but of course that applies to any question which you don't know:)
- poll of the office brain cells -
14. Rhinocerous
Later Nem, how about a pop quiz next time for us oldies ;)
Later Nem, how about a pop quiz next time for us oldies ;)
What age art thou Paul ??
Are we talking 30's/40's - Music that is ?? :D
They did seem harder this week, but of course that applies to any question which you don't know:)
They've steadily got harder as I've tried to gauge what level to pith the questions. The early quizzes got answered vv quickly. I'll tone them back a bit - makes for more fun.:D
- poll of the office brain cells -
14. Rhinocerous - CORRECT, but Paul beat you to it.
homealone
03-10-2003, 13:36
CORRECT, but Paul beat you to it.
:blush: didn't see that, sorry.
Nice one Nemesis, thanks for helping us get through a very slow Friday:)
C'mon then, where's number 6 Nem ;)
Haven't fed Google this morning and it's straining at the leash :)
C'mon then, where's number 6 Nem ;)
Haven't fed Google this morning and it's straining at the leash :)Down boy
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