qiuz help

[caretaker]

At work we are going to have a quiz night and as most staff that work there are brainy I have volunteered to organise the questions, so far so good but would like to include a who am I question or two.
I was wondering if any one could help out here.
Or if anyone has a good question that I could include let me know.
I will have to say this bunch are a bit brainy.
I will need 50+ questions some on art, books, and 2008.
I have got some off the internet but will have to wave through them.
Merry Christmas
Reg

 

[SketchUp Guru]

How about an obscure, book-related question?

Who said, "Go 'long, you ain't more than a paragraph." And in what book would you find it.

Edit to add the answer to the question. The fellow who became known as "The Boss" in Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

 

[filsgreen]

How about these Reg?

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?

116 years

2) Which country makes Panama hats?

Ecuador

3) From which animals do we get catgut?

Sheep and Horses

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October
Revolution?

November

5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?

Squirrel fur

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific is named after what animal?

Dogs

7) What was King George VI's first name?

Albert

8) What colour is a purple finch?

Crimson

9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

New Zealand

10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial
airplane?

Orange , of course.

 

[gatesmr2]

Hiya Reg

Hope some of these help you.

who said ........We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars ?
Oscar Wilde

When is Alex fergusons birthday ?
New Years Eve 31st december.

Which English town has waterways called The Backs?
Cambridge.

In which city are the Spanish Steps located?
Rome

Bubbles of which element are responsible for the condition of divers known as 'The Bends'?
Nitrogen.

Which is the only one of Richard Branson’s products not to have the Virgin name attached to it?
Mates condoms.

What is the real number of the devil?
It is in fact WWW as W in hebrew is 6.


Hope these help

Martin

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Name three sports where all the competitors go backwards from start to finish?

Answers, 1 Rowing, 2 Swimming, and 3 which most people never think of "Tug of War" :lol:

 

[caretaker]

This is getting good.
Please keep them coming.
As this will be a wine and nibbles night can we have one or two on food and wine and more on books as we are in a library.
Well done all of you, I can always rely on this forum.
I could take some wood peaces in for identifying, what do you think?

 

[PowerTool]

If you are going to take timber in for people to identify,and it is for the general populous (i.e. NOT woodies) then I would stick to native trees,and have leaves/seeds with them - more people will be able to recognise an acorn or oak leaf than a piece of oak.
I always deem a good quiz to be one where nobody gets 100%,and nobody gets less than 50%

Andrew

 

[The Weegie]

What about. name a country in the world that begins with the same letter and ends in the same letter apart from the letter A.


Tibet, Although it is ruled by china. And Central African Republic.

 

[Racers]

Hi,

Colective nouns are a good one We once won a quiz with "a murder of crows"

Here a few for you

austentation of peacocks
bazaar of guillemots
exaltation of larks
implausibility of gnus
band of mongooses
superfluity of nuns


Loads more on the web

Pete

 

[woody67]

Hiya Reg - We always liked anagrams of local place names on our quiz team....so, after looking at your profile and assuming you're from Hampshire......(forgive me if they're miles from you )

Farleigh Wallop = gear half pillow

North Wamborough = a brow thong humour

New Alresford = dwarfs leer on

Itchen Abbas = baths nab ice

Hope these help Reg - if not, drop me some of your local place names and I'll sort them.

Good luck - I used to love quizzing and am only too glad to help

Mark

 

[Racers]

Hi,

How about a trick one using Finnish/Finish


Q, If you asked Mika Häkkinen what colour the finish flag was what would he say?

A, Black and white checks.

Pete

 

[MikeG.]

How about printing a map of Africa with the country borders shown, but no names, and get them to try and fill the country names in. That could sit on the table for the entire evening, and be collected in with the last set of questions. Depending on how you count, there are 52 to 54 countries in Africa (despite what Sarah Palin thinks).....but I doubt if anyone will get more than 20 right.

Mike

 

[RogerM]

these are the q's from the last pub quiz I set:
1. Which Tory MP was arrested last week in connection with leaks from the civil service
Damian Green
2. What is the state capital of New York state
Albany
3. Who won the last season of Strictly Come dancing - Alesha Dixon

4. In 1963, the 2nd Viscount Stansgate renounced his peerage so that he could take his seat in the house of commons. At his own request, how has he been known subsequently?
Tony Benn
5. Democratic Republic of the Congo was known as what between 27 October 1971, and 17 May 1997
Zaire
6. Which Hollywood actor, star of the Big Sleep, Ryans Daughter, and Cape Fear - said that he only had 2 styles of acting - with and without a horse.
Robert Mitchum
7. Window tax was levied from 1696 until its abolition in 1851. What well known phrase still in everyday use, meaning to deprive someone off natural light but more often implying monetary injustice, came about as a direct result of the tax?
Daylight Robbery.
8. Barak Obama’s daughters, Malia and Sasha, will be the youngest children in the white House since who?


Amy Carter
9. Who played Tristram Farnon in the TV series All Creatures Great and Small
Peter Davison
10. When Barak Obama is inaugurated in January, what number president will he be?
44th
11. Korky the cat and Desperate Dan appeared in which comic? The Dandy


12. In 1971, what was Clint Eastwood’s debut feature length film as a director
Play Misty for me
13. Who was Henry VIII’s 4th wife Anne of Cleeves.

14. Which king died at the battle of Bosworth field in 1485 King Richard III



15. How many countries have a border with South Africa? 6

Namibia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
Swaziland
Lesotho

16. Which area of Manhattan was named after a Newspaper that was founded there in 1905?
Times Square
17. Allen Stewart Konigsberg is best known by his more famous pseudonym. How is he better known?
Woody Allen
18. Our current Queen comes from the house of Windsor. How many monarchs came from the House of Hanover? 6
Georges I to IV, William IV and Victoria.

19. When and where will the next Winter Olympics be held?
2010 Vancouver
20 Which Rugby Union trophy, competed for annually between England and Scotland, is made from melted down Indian Rupees
Calcutta Cup
21 Who was the famous son of the first headmaster of Plympton Grammar School, who became the first president of the Royal Academy of Art?
Joshua Reynolds

22 Which fictional TV character, and fighter of evil, lives in Sunnydale California? Buffy the Vampire slayer

23 What do John Flamsteed, Edmond Halley and Martin Rees have in common? They have all held the title of Astronomer royal

24 The following is the opening to which book?

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,....
A tale of 2 cities
25 Which street comes between Bow St and Vine St on the monopoly board? Marlborough st


26 Diana Prince is a super hero. How is she better known? Wonder woman


27 Who went walking in the rain with a group of related game birds in 1974? David Cassidy


28 Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987?

Aretha Franklin
Barbara Streisand
Madonna
Aretha Franklin
29 In which city will you find the Frick collection of art, put together by Henry Frick, the iron and coke magnate from Pennsylvania.
New York
30 Where am I?

Rio de Janeiro 8403 miles
Capetown 6830 miles
San Francisco 7424 miles
Sydney

 

[filsgreen]

Good quiz that Rog!

 

[gatesmr2]

Ok some food questions for you Reg

What is quince used for in a meal?
normally used as a jelly to accompany cheese.

What are the four different cuts you can get from a whole Fillet of beef?
Chateaubriand, Fillet, Tournedos,Fillet mignon(also known as the tail)

What is in Kedgeree? (curried fish normally eaten for breakfast)
Fish (either smoked haddock or fresh salmon) Rice, Hard boiled egg, Butter, Curry sauce or powder.

Name three of the five different cuts of vegetables?
Julienne (thin strips)
Brunoise (small dice)
Macedoine (medium dice of about 1/4 inch)
Jardiiere (Batons)
Paysanne (rough dice)

What are you allergic to if you request gluten free?
Flour

 

[BradNaylor]

Place the following British cities in order from the westernmost to the easternmost;

Bristol
Liverpool
Carlisle
Edinburgh



No-one ever gets it right!

Answer;

Edinburgh
Liverpool
Carlisle
Bristol


Dan

 

[filsgreen]

Not surprised they rarely get it right Dan, it's difficult with the map in front of you. It's definitely a question you either know or don't know!

 

[BradNaylor]

Not surprised they rarely get it right Dan, it's difficult with the map in front of you. It's definitely a question you either know or don't know!

I did a job a last year for a couple of real brainbox anorak types for whom the highlight of the year is setting the questions at the quiz night at their local school.

A friend of mine sends his kids to the same school. He tells me it is hilarious.

This couple's apparant aim is to set a quiz to which no-one manages to answer any of the questions. The lower the scores the happier they are and the cleverer they are able to show themselves to be.

At least that's what they believe.

In fact, everyone thinks they're sad tw@ts!

 

[RogerM]

Not surprised they rarely get it right Dan, it's difficult with the map in front of you. It's definitely a question you either know or don't know!

I did a job a last year for a couple of real brainbox anorak types for whom the highlight of the year is setting the questions at the quiz night at their local school.

A friend of mine sends his kids to the same school. He tells me it is hilarious.

This couple's apparant aim is to set a quiz to which no-one manages to answer any of the questions. The lower the scores the happier they are and the cleverer they are able to show themselves to be.

At least that's what they believe.

In fact, everyone thinks they're sad tw@ts!

I think I would agree with the majority. A pub quiz is meant to be entertainment, not an exam. Our local format is for 30 questions and we try to make it so that the winners get 23 - 25 out of 30, and for everyone to get over 15 - after all, the aim is to attract trade to the pub and not to alienate the clientele by making them feel like idiots. The winning score for the quiz I posted above was 23, which was a bit on the low side.

 

[SketchUp Guru]

As a suggestion for quiz question, you might Google Issac Asimov's Super Quiz. It is printed in the daily paper here. When we find a free newspaper laying on a table in the hospital's employee cafeteria we, the regular group of guys that have break together, have a quiz.

I usually end up reading them. They think it's because I kow all the answers but really it's because I rarely know them. :wink: