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Friday, Friday, Friday, and Happy Halloween
After some requests, this has been moved to the 1pm slot ... hope it suits.
Well you did ask for 40, so here we go.
Friday Fun Quiz No.9
1. Which legendary filmstar died in a car nicknamed The Little B a s t a r d?
2. Against which author did the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran proclaim a fatwa, or death sentence, in February 1989?
3. Name the fourth Tuesday in November and national holiday in the United States that was first celebrated in early colonial times in New England when, in 1621, it was first proclaimed by William Bradford?
4. What was the name of the manned-flight programme conducted between 1966 and 1967 that preceded the Apollo programme?
5. What is the hardest material in the human body?
6. Name the Dublin-born rock musician who was awarded an honorary knighthood in 1986?
7. Which sports commentator/anchorman suddenly proclaimed that he was the son of god?
8. Which board game, devised in the 1920's with playing pieces taken from the bracelet of the inventor's wife, is now licensed in over 32 countries and has been translated into 17 languages?
9. What part of the tree is also called the bole?
10. Name the pop singer who said "Sex is like eating a bag of crisps - quite nice but nothing marvellous"?
11. How many bytes are there in a kilobyte?
12. What is the southernmost U.S. state?
13. Many countries have eccentric leaders, but the president of North Korea is probably the strangest of all. Why?
14. If your geographical position was 0° latitude, 0° longitude, where in the world would you be?
15. What was Groucho Marks' real first name?
16. Who had "the face that launched a thousand ships"?
17. Who was Anne Hathaway?
18. If you were to take a lump of coal and squeeze for a long time at very high temperatures, what would you end up with?
19. The platypus and the echidna are the only mammals that do this. What is it?
20. What nationality was Adolf Hitler ?
21. What nationality are the Cardigans?
22. Who had a hit with "Rebel Rebel"?
23. Who was the female star of "Top Gun" and "Witness"?
24. What did He-man say when he lifted his sword and gained his strength?
25. Whose secret ingredient is code-named 7X?
26. What is the only word in the English language that ends in 'mt'?
27. Why was Dr Who's 'Tardis' so called?
28. A new street is built with one hundred new houses, numbered 1 to 100. How many number 9's are required to number all the houses?
29. A part of a wheel is a SPOKE, another word for people is FOLK, so how do you spell the word for the white of an egg?
30. Can a man marry his widow's half-sister?
31. What is the capital of Fiji?
32. When was decimal currency introduced in the UK?
33. What was escapologist Harry Houdini's real name?
34. What was Issur Danielovich Demsky better known as?
35. What was the Spruce Goose?
36. Of what nationality was Edvard Munch, painter of The Scream?
37. By what name, after a Surrey town, do we know hydrated magnesium sulphate?
38. What type of weather is especially associated with the cumulonimbus cloud?
39. Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks?
40. Which equestrian sport must be played right-handed?
Good Luck !!
Eeeelkkk Stuck on a call so can't concentrate :cry:
20. What nationality was Adolf Hitler ?
austrain
Eeeelkkk Stuck on a call so can't concentrate :cry:
... tut ... and this was moved for you too ... tut :D
20. What nationality was Adolf Hitler ?
austrain
Welcome Bex, and quite correct
24. by the power or grey skull (i think)
24. by the power or grey skull (i think)
By the power of grayskull you're right :D
28. 10
Wrong ... sorry :D
ronald146m
31-10-2003, 13:05
39. Shaft
:cool:
1. James Dean?
2. Salman Rushdie
11 1000
16 Helen of Troje
18. Diamond
22 David Bowie
28. 11
29 Yoke
40 Polo?
Edit: Question 16 reminds of the MilliHelen, which is the quantity of beauty required to launch just 1 ship :grin:
ronald146m
31-10-2003, 13:08
28. Twenty
:cool:
29 yoke
Wrong sorry :D
39. Shaft
Correct
1. James Dean? yep
2. Salman Rushdie yep
11 1000 wrong
16 Helen of Troje yep (troy)
18. Diamond yep
22 David Bowie yep
28. 11 wrong
29 Yoke wrong
40 Polo? yep
homealone
31-10-2003, 13:09
3. Thanksgiving
2. Salman Rushdie
5. Tooth enamel
7. David Eyke (sp?)
8. Monopoly
11. 1024
17. Shakespears Wife
18. Diamond
19. Lay eggs
22. David Bowie
24. I have the power
29 yolk
32. Feb 1972
35. Large plane built by Howard Hughes
37. Epsom salts
39. Shaft
40. Polo
28. 1
29. trick question ohhhh......egg white:erm:
homealone
31-10-2003, 13:13
29. Albumen
9. trunk
Nem's trying to catch up LOL Whats left Nem?
ronald146m
31-10-2003, 13:13
29. ALBUMEN
:cool:
ist installment
2 s rushdie
3 thanksgiving
4
5 bone
6bob geldoff
7 david ince
8 monopoly
9 trunk
13 he's a complete and utter despot and they have no nuetral voting
16 helen
17 shakespeares wife
18 diamond
19 lay eggs
20 austrian
21 irish?
22 david bowie
23 kelly brock
24 ihave the power(stupid twonk)
incog
30. umm yesnope - sorry :D
28. Twenty
:cool:
Yep
3. Thanksgiving Yep
2. Salman Rushdie Yep - but too late
5. Tooth enamel Yep
7. David Eyke (sp?) Yep Icke
8. Monopoly Yep
11. 1024 Yep
17. Shakespears Wife Yep
18. Diamond Yep but too late
19. Lay eggs Yep
22. David Bowie Yep but too late
24. I have the power nope and too late
29 yolk nope
32. Feb 1972 nope
35. Large plane built by Howard Hughes Close type of plane?
37. Epsom salts Yep
39. Shaft Yep but too late
40. Polo Yep but too late
29 albumen
32 1972
35 the plane howard hughes built
39 shaft
40 polo
all of the top of my head
incog
i'm giving up i answered two corrently...so my work here is done :p off to watch matrix reloaded :wavey:
34. Kirk DouglasYep
28. 1 nope
29. trick question ohhhh......egg white:erm: close:D
31. Suva yep
29. ALBUMEN
:cool: yep
2 s rushdie too late
3 thanksgiving too late
5 bone too late
6bob geldoff Yep
7 david ince too late
8 monopoly too late
9 trunk yep
13 he's a complete and utter despot and they have no nuetral voting nope :eek:
16 helen too late
17 shakespeares wife too late
18 diamond too late
19 lay eggs too late
20 austrian too late
21 irish? nope
22 david bowie too late
23 kelly brock nope
24 ihave the power(stupid twonk) too late
homealone
31-10-2003, 13:22
35. Passenger plane? - never went into service though.
ronald146m
31-10-2003, 13:22
26.dreamt
:cool:
38. Rain close
29 albumen too late
32 1972 need month and year
35 the plane howard hughes built what type of flying plane
39 shaft too late
40 polo too late
SMHarman
31-10-2003, 13:25
Friday, Friday, Friday, and Happy Halloween
After some requests, this has been moved to the 1pm slot ... hope it suits.
Well you did ask for 40, so here we go.
Friday Fun Quiz No.9
1. Which legendary filmstar died in a car nicknamed The Little B a s t a r d?
2. Against which author did the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran proclaim a fatwa, or death sentence, in February 1989? Salmon Rushdie
3. Name the fourth Tuesday in November and national holiday in the United States that was first celebrated in early colonial times in New England when, in 1621, it was first proclaimed by William Bradford? Turkey Day - Thanksgiving.
4. What was the name of the manned-flight programme conducted between 1966 and 1967 that preceded the Apollo programme?
5. What is the hardest material in the human body? Tooth
6. Name the Dublin-born rock musician who was awarded an honorary knighthood in 1986? Bob Geldof
7. Which sports commentator/anchorman suddenly proclaimed that he was the son of god? David Ike
8. Which board game, devised in the 1920's with playing pieces taken from the bracelet of the inventor's wife, is now licensed in over 32 countries and has been translated into 17 languages? Monopoly? Explains, the dog car etc.
9. What part of the tree is also called the bole?
10. Name the pop singer who said "Sex is like eating a bag of crisps - quite nice but nothing marvellous"?
11. How many bytes are there in a kilobyte? 1000 or 1024 depending on whether you are talking data or storage.
12. What is the southernmost U.S. state?
Florida at Key West
13. Many countries have eccentric leaders, but the president of North Korea is probably the strangest of all. Why?
14. If your geographical position was 0° latitude, 0° longitude, where in the world would you be?
North Pole
15. What was Groucho Marks' real first name?
16. Who had "the face that launched a thousand ships"?
17. Who was Anne Hathaway?
18. If you were to take a lump of coal and squeeze for a long time at very high temperatures, what would you end up with?Oil
19. The platypus and the echidna are the only mammals that do this. What is it?
20. What nationality was Adolf Hitler ?Austrian
21. What nationality are the Cardigans?Welsh
22. Who had a hit with "Rebel Rebel"?
23. Who was the female star of "Top Gun" and "Witness"?Kelly McGillis
24. What did He-man say when he lifted his sword and gained his strength?By the Power of Grayskull
25. Whose secret ingredient is code-named 7X?
26. What is the only word in the English language that ends in 'mt'?
27. Why was Dr Who's 'Tardis' so called? Time and Relative DImension Ship
28. A new street is built with one hundred new houses, numbered 1 to 100. How many number 9's are required to number all the houses?10, but you could use some of 6s upside down if you ran out.
29. A part of a wheel is a SPOKE, another word for people is FOLK, so how do you spell the word for the white of an egg? Well the Yolk is the Yellow bit - Its egg white IMHO.
30. Can a man marry his widow's half-sister? No he's dead.
31. What is the capital of Fiji?
32. When was decimal currency introduced in the UK? 10 March 1971
33. What was escapologist Harry Houdini's real name?
34. What was Issur Danielovich Demsky better known as?
35. What was the Spruce Goose?
36. Of what nationality was Edvard Munch, painter of The Scream? Spanish
37. By what name, after a Surrey town, do we know hydrated magnesium sulphate?
38. What type of weather is especially associated with the cumulonimbus cloud?
39. Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks?
40. Which equestrian sport must be played right-handed?Polo
Good Luck !!
35. Passenger plane? - never went into service though. nope - a particular type of passenger plane ...
26.dreamt yep
:cool:
homealone
31-10-2003, 13:27
14. North Pole
Scarlett
31-10-2003, 13:28
4 Mercury
12 Haiwai
14 (True) North pole
16 Helen of Troy
18 A diamond
19 Breath water
20 Austrian
21 Irish
25 Coke ?
27 Time And Relative Dimensions In Space
28 20
32: 1971
ronald146m
31-10-2003, 13:29
36 Norwegian
:cool:
Scarlett
31-10-2003, 13:30
36 Dutch
homealone
31-10-2003, 13:31
35 Of course - a "flying boat" - remember from the 'Rocketeer' - Jennifer Connolly:drool:
2. too late
3. too late
5. too late
6.too late
7. too late
8. too late
12. wrong - sorry
14. wrong - sorry
18. too late
20.too late
21. wrong sorry
23. yep well done
24. too late
28.too late
29.too late
30. Yep Well Done
32. Wrong Sorry
36. wrong sorry
40. too late
Which ones are left Nemesis?
It's a bit hard to keep track of 40 questions. (Though I don't envy your job either) ;)
35 the largest flying boat ever built
is that pendantic enough?
incog
ronald146m
31-10-2003, 13:35
14. In the Atlantic Ocean, somewhere off the west coast of Africa.
:cool:
14. North Pole
Nope sorry
35 Of course - a "flying boat" - remember from the 'Rocketeer' - Jennifer Connolly:drool: Yep, you got it
4 Mercury Nope
12 Haiwai Yep
14 (True) North pole nope
16 Helen of Troy too late
18 A diamond too late
19 Breath water too late
20 Austrian too late
21 Irish nope
25 Coke ? Yay
27 Time And Relative Dimensions In Space Yay
28 20 too late
32: 1971 ... and the month ??
38. Thunder? Yay
[QUOTE=danielf]36 Norwegian Yay
:cool:[/QUOTE
homealone
31-10-2003, 13:37
32. Feb 1971
The ones left are ...
4
10
14
15
21
32
33
14. In the Atlantic Ocean, somewhere off the west coast of Africa.
:cool:
Yep
12. Hawaii too late
32. Feb 1971
Yep, Phew it's calming down a bit now ....
SMHarman
31-10-2003, 13:40
4 - Gemini
10 Boy George
homealone
31-10-2003, 13:41
4. Gemini?
10. Boy George
Yep
4 - Gemini
Yep
The Questions left are:
15. What was Groucho Marks' real first name?
21. What nationality are the Cardigans?
33. What was escapologist Harry Houdini's real name?
33. Ehrich Weiss
Yep ............... One to go ..:D
dodgyboy
31-10-2003, 13:47
I've no idea if asny of these have been answered as I'm late :D
5. Tooth Enamel
7. David Eike
11. 1000 :disturbd:
12. Texas
18. A very hot and sore hand :D
21. swedish
22. David Bowie
28. 11
29. YOLK
30. Yes
32. 1971
38. Thunder Storms
39. Shaft (you're Damn right;))
40. Err.. polo
<snip>
39. Shaft (you're Damn right;))
40. Err.. polo
Nice try .... but all answered already :(
Last One ...
21. What nationality are the Cardigans?
21. Sweden
Done...
Well Done :D :D :D
Phew ..... that was tough ...
dodgyboy
31-10-2003, 13:51
Nice try .... but all answered already :(
There is always next week :D
If I dont forget again :disturbd:
Friday Fun Quiz No.9 - The Answers
1. James Dean
2. Salman Rushdie
3. Thanksgiving
4. Gemini
5. Tooth Enamel
6. Bob Geldof
7. David Icke
8. Monopoly
9. Trunk
10. Boy George
11. 1024
12. Hawaii
13. Heâ₠¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s Dead
14. Atlantic Ocean
15. Julius
16. Helen of Troy
17. Shakespeareââ ¡Ã‚¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s wife
18. A Diamond
19. Lay Eggs
20. Austrian
21. Swedish
22. David Bowie
23. Kelly McGillis
24. "By the power of Grayskull...I am He-Man!"
25. Coca-cola
26. Dreamt.
27. It's an acronym - Time And Relative Dimensions In Space
28. 20
29. albumen
30. No †“ Heâ₠¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s dead
31. Suva
32. 15 February 1971
33. Erich Weiss
34. Kirk Douglas
35. Howard Hughes Seaplane
36. Norwegian
37. Epsom Salts
38. Thunderstorms
39. Shaft
40. Polo
SMHarman
31-10-2003, 13:52
There is always next week :D
If I dont forget again :disturbd:
Actually you beat Danialf to the correct answer for No.21! Swedish!
Actually you beat Danialf to the correct answer for No.21! Swedish!oops :blush: well I was a little busy :D
40 was too much ...... pant .. pant
30 maybe but not 40 again ....
Caught you on a couple of trick ones this week too :D
homealone
31-10-2003, 13:59
Well Done :D :D :D
Phew ..... that was tough ...
Thanks Nemesis - you really do help to make the dreaded Friday afternoon go by a bit quicker. :Pumpkin: (well it is Halloween).:D
Thanks Nemesis - you really do help to make the dreaded Friday afternoon go by a bit quicker. :Pumpkin: (well it is Halloween).:D
Yeah, same here. Great fun for the Friday afternoon. But I can understand 40 is too much. It's hard for us to keep track of as well.
Yeah, same here. Great fun for the Friday afternoon. But I can understand 40 is too much. It's hard for us to keep track of as well.
I've started an Answers thread ... please feel free to comment there :D
dodgyboy
31-10-2003, 14:13
Thanks Nemesis - you really do help to make the dreaded Friday afternoon go by a bit quicker. :Pumpkin: (well it is Halloween).:D
Yeah, Thanx Nem. It livens the day up and is appreciated :tu:
thank you very much it was fun.
will miss next week and the week after as i have to work.
never mind 10 days will more than pay for crimbo.:D
incog :kiss:
handyman
31-10-2003, 14:49
Did I miss it :erm:
sorry nem got caught up building a rush pc for my housemate. Will be back on form and raring next week.
Gave the others a chance at least.
MadGamer
31-10-2003, 14:53
29) Yolk
29) Yolk
Sorry WNA, it's wrong .... read the question again :D
6. Bob Geldoff
12. Texas
14. North pole
17. Shakespears Wife
27. Acronym for Time And Relative Dimentions In Space
32. Feb 1971 (I was there !)
6. Bob Geldoff
12. Texas
14. North pole
17. Shakespears Wife
27. Acronym for Time And Relative Dimentions In Space
32. Feb 1971 (I was there !)Look Guys, it's over ... finished ... kaput ... check out the Answers thread ...
Now STEP AWAY FROM THE QUIZ ...:D
SMHarman
31-10-2003, 16:06
Look Guys, it's over ... finished ... kaput ... check out the Answers thread ...
Now STEP AWAY FROM THE QUIZ ...:D
Put the Quiz BACK IN THE BOX (to misquote Mr. Cage)
Look Guys, it's over ... finished ... kaput ... check out the Answers thread ...
Now STEP AWAY FROM THE QUIZ ...:D
Sorry, it was still going when I opened the thread and grew by three pages before I got round to posting a reply :D
Did I miss it :erm:
sorry nem got caught up building a rush pc for my housemate. Will be back on form and raring next week.
Gave the others a chance at least.
:rofl:
excuses excuses ;):p
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