QUIZ at JWs

[huahinjim]

Thanks Sateeb for a great night. You'll be a hard act to follow next quiz (provisionally the 25 November).

Thanks also to Johnny W and the staff + anonymous lasagne maker

See you next time....

[sateeb]

Cheers...I'm sure the next one will be a great success.

Are you sure about the 25th Nov?...Looks like a Sunday on my calender


Anyway,here are a couple more rounds from last night.



R3 General knowledge

1) .la has become a popular suffix for Los Angeles based websites, but it is actually the internet code for which country?

2) Which cartoon character is also the official state bird of New Mexico?

3) What flavour is the traditional Greek aperitif Ouzo?

4) Hermano in Spanish. Fratello in Italian. What is it in English?

5) Tapas in Spain. Banchan in Korea. Dim Sum in China. What M is the equivalent dish in Greece?

6) Which popular beverage is also the German word for 'storage'?

7) What is the name of the French National Anthem?

8 ) In Thailand, what are Klong Prem, Lard Yao and Bang Kwam?

9)Formed in 2001, which pop group took their name from a popular lesbian sexual position?

10) The Russian word for 'truth', founded in 1912 and closed down in 1991, what was the name of the infamous state owned Soviet newspaper?







R4 Music.....The origin of Band names...Name the band.



1) Malcolm and Angus Young developed the idea for the band's name after seeing it written on an
electric sewing machine.

2) This band took their name from the stimulant Dexedrine.

3) This band took their from the villain of the science fiction movie Barbarella.

4) Steve Harris named the band after the torture device as shown in the film, The Man in the Iron Mask.

5)This band named themselves after their gym teacher, Mr Skinner, at their high school in Florida.

6) This band named themselves after a phase of sleep patterns.

7) This band named themselves after the bumbling detectives in Herge's Adventures of Tin Tin.

8 ) The title of a UK unemployment Form.

9) This group tool\k their name from a type of US spy plane.

10) This band's first studio was in the basement of a car repair shop, and they considered themselves to be the "masters of the basement".



Not sure why my number eight key has become a cool smiley.......

[sateeb]

Ok..here are rounds 5 and 6


R5 TOM, DICK OR HARRY



1...What was the name of the detective that appeared in films such as Magnum Force?

2...Which former jockey wrote the novel Dead Cert?

3...Who was the famous manager of Elvis Presley?

4...Which was the first company to issue traveller's cheques?

5...Who played the lead role in the TV series Magnum PI?

6...Which footballer was named PFA young player of the year in 2000?

7...Who did the writer Robert Bolt describe as "A man for all seasons"?

8...Who played Bert the sweep in Mary Poppins?

9...Which writer was married to Vivien Merchant and Lady Antonia Fraser?

10..Who was the first male singer to record UK chart hits with 9 different record labels?




R6 Movies......Movie Tag lines....Name the Movie



1...In space no one can hear you scream...1979

2...Houston, we have a problem...1995

3...They're back!...1986

4...We are not alone...1977

5...Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...1978

6...Who ya gonna call?...1984

7...A long time ago in a galaxy far far away...1977

8...Be afraid. Be very afraid...1986

9...The list is life...1993

10..Earth. It was fun while it lasted...1998

[JW]

The Lasagne was made by Martin and Mui and in the discussions at the end I forgot to thank him... bugger!
Great food and looking forward to the 25th for the next episode with Jim as Quiz master.
Thanks again to Sateeb for all of his work and patience, table six will be retaken next quiz!

[sateeb]

Next 2 rounds


Round 7....POT LUCK


1...Which is the only vowel not found on the top line of a standard keyboard(duh)?

2...What does the term Prima Donna literally mean?

3...What was The Beatles LAST RECORDED album called?

4...What was the name of Fred and Wilma Flintstone's child?

5...Girls School was the "B" side to which 1977 Xmas UK number 1 hit about a place in Scotland?NO IT WASN"T RECORDED BY JIMMY SAVILLE

6...Which Beatles chart topper contains the line "she's a big teaser, she took me halfway there?

7...In which country is the Barossa Valley a famous wine making region?

8...What was James Bond's cigarette of preference?

9...Who was shot in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles in 1968?

10..Which real life character connects the actors Paul Muni, Edward G Robinson, Rod Steiger, Jason Robards and Robert De Niro?



R8...SCIENCE AND NATURE


1...In which organ of the human body would you find the alveoli?

2...What M is the correct term for short-sightedness?

3...Name the substance secreted from glands in the heads of worker bees and fed to bee larvae and queen bees?

4...What T has the chemical symbol W?

5...What does a palaeontologist study?

6...By what other name is iron pyrite often called?

7...By what name was the Kennedy Space Centre best known before being renamed after JFK's assassination?

8...To which animal does the word "lupine" refer?

9...Named after the Surrey town in which it was discovered, how is hydrated magnesium sulphate better known?

10..In computing, what single unit of measurement is equivalent to 1000 gigabytes?

[huahinjim]

Cheers...I'm sure the next one will be a great success.

Are you sure about the 25th Nov?...Looks like a Sunday on my calender

OOOPS!!
Quite correct Sateeb - but no bonus point this round Well at least I did say 'provisional'

OK - next quiz (still provisional ) is THURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER 7 30PM

[sateeb]

Looking forward to it Jim.


If anybody needs the answers to the posted rounds please let me know.

[JW]

Hi All,

Next quiz will be on Thursday 22nd start at 7.30pm. Sateeb is having a break after 3 cracking quizzes - welcome to huahinjim and mrs huahinjim as quiz masters for the evening.
Last quiz we had a really scrummy homemade lasagne for eats - working on something equally as good (we hope) for the next one.

Everyone welcome

[huahinjim]

Hi All,

Next quiz will be on Thursday 22nd start at 7.30pm. Sateeb is having a break after 3 cracking quizzes - welcome to huahinjim and mrs huahinjim as quiz masters for the evening.
Last quiz we had a really scrummy homemade lasagne for eats - working on something equally as good (we hope) for the next one.

Everyone welcome

BUMP!!
Questions for Thursday's quiz now ready
Looking forward to a good evening

Mrs & Mr HHJ

[Don East Stand]

Hi Huahinjim,

Glad the questions are all ready for Thursday night.

If you would be good enough to PM me the questions that would be greatly appreciated!

Mind you knowing my memory these days, it probably wouldn't help very much!

[sateeb]

See you there on Thursday Mr & Mrs Jim...Looking forward to it.

[huahinjim]

Hi Huahinjim,

Glad the questions are all ready for Thursday night.

If you would be good enough to PM me the questions that would be greatly appreciated!

Mind you knowing my memory these days, it probably wouldn't help very much!

I have 2 versions - 1 with and 1 without the answers. Let me know which you prefer.
The 1 with the answers didn't help me much!

Jim

[huahinjim]

See you there on Thursday Mr & Mrs Jim...Looking forward to it.

Hope it lives up to Barry's and your quizzes.

[JW]

Looking forward to the night! Will be great am sure

[Dr Mike]

First one I've misse for a while But it is Thanksgiving on Thursday and although not American, I just love that holiday and I'll be eating Turkey.