Trivia Thread

[Macca371]

OK, I just had an idea. This probably won't take off but it's worth a try.
Thread Rules:

You see a question. If you know the answer then post it.

The person who asked the question will watch out for the correct answer. When the correct answer is posted the person will register the answer as correct by posting 'CORRECT' and the person who first posted the correct answer.

The person who got the question correct will then ask a question and so on and so forth...
(Please ask all questions in bold for clarity - thankyou!)

I'll start with a question - fingers at the ready.

What major event in French history happened 60 years ago this week?

[danielf]

The liberation of Paris?

[Macca371]

correct daniel

[danielf]

correct daniel

What unit is used to express the 'hotness' of chillies?

[Macca371]

scoville?

[danielf]

scoville

Correct :)

[Macca371]

From which country was the state of Alaska, US, purchased?

[Ramrod]

Russia?

[Macca371]

Yes, and that was quick! lol.

Correct.

[MetaWraith]

liberation of paris, scovilles and russia - you lot are too quick, oh well guess that's lunch break over.

[Ramrod]

Where in the human body is the bone that can be called the 'stirrup'?

[danielf]

Where in the human body is the bone that can be called the 'stirrup'?

The ear.

[Ramrod]

correct danielf :)

[danielf]

What structure is featured in the flag of Cambodia?

[Macca371]

three towered temple

(yes I googled)

[Ramrod]

Angor Wat?--total guess :D

[danielf]

three towered temple

(yes I googled)

A bit more precise? :)

[danielf]

Angor Wat?--total guess :D

Is the correct answer :)

[Macca371]

the temple represent angor wat

[Macca371]

wd ramrod

[Ramrod]

Thanks? :)


Who won the battle of Sluys?

edit...and no googling, you mangy lot! :D

[Macca371]

english

[Macca371]

I admit... I googled. If you'd have said 100 years then I wouldn't have had to, honest :)

[Ramrod]

Correct Macca :tu:

[Chris W]

King Edward?

[Macca371]

What is the wealthiest state in the US?

[Ramrod]

Florida

[Macca371]

Nope... think small and west.

This is quite hard so googling is permitted.

[gazzae]

California?

[Ramrod]

California is what I meant..no idea why I put Florida :disturbd:
edit.....doh, beaten to it

[Macca371]

ok, some sites are saying this is Connecticut, some are saying california and some are saying new jersey - forget this question.

[Macca371]

ok gazzae let's go with your answer. Correct :)

[gazzae]

What is a cicatrice?

[Bifta]

What is a cicatrice?

a scar

[gazzae]

Correct

[Ramrod]

What is a cicatrice?I only know 'cos I googled :D

[Bifta]

What's the average cost of 20 marlboro lights in Turkey? .... (in sterling)

[gazzae]

70p

[Bifta]

70p

Higher (clever googling will get the answer)

[zoombini]

£1.42

[Bifta]

£1.42

Correct

[Macca371]

£1.20

[zoombini]

Even simple googling got the answer.

[zoombini]

What is "HASL" referring to?

[Macca371]

Hawai'i Association of School Librarians

OR

a computer language (more likely methinks).

[zoombini]

Nope.

[gazzae]

Solder plating?

[Macca371]

a normal language then?

[danielf]

Hot Air Solder Leveling? (whatever that may be?)

[Bifta]

Height above mean sea level

[zoombini]

Almost gazzae...

It's no language & soon to be outlawed.

[zoombini]

Hot Air Solder Leveling? (whatever that may be?)

Correct.

Its a method of coating a circuit board with enough tin/lead finish so that the pads can be soldered to, but dipping it in a bath of solder & then blowing it off again with blasts of hot air.

Well, its hard to come up with a hard question on the spot!

[zoombini]

This is another of those "googlequizzes" isn't it.

[danielf]

Remember the 1966 Football world cup final? How many people attended, and what where their names?

Just kidding :)

Thinking of a question now...

[Marge]

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, who was the other man on the moon ??

[danielf]

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, who was the other man on the moon ??

Ermm, you have to answer a question correctly before you can post one. (still thinking...)

[zoombini]

Wallace (and his dog Grommit).

[Marge]

Ermm, you have to answer a question correctly before you can post one. (still thinking...)

Whoops, that'll teach me about reading a thread properly :dunce:

[Macca371]

http://www.geoexplorer.co.uk/sections/diary/diary_images/australia/tumbleweed_parachilna.jpg

*twiddles thumbs*

lol

[zoombini]

yes its a picture??????

Tumbleweed.

Thats a big back garden you have there.

[danielf]

What does SLORC stand for?

[zoombini]

In the mean time.

What colour is a "Dry Powder" fire extinguisher?

[zoombini]

State Law and Order Restoration Council

[Macca371]

In the mean time.

What colour is a "Dry Powder" fire extinguisher?


Green. And wait your turn!

[Marge]

In the mean time.

What colour is a "Dry Powder" fire extinguisher?


Black ??

[zoombini]

Wrong... anyway. That "was" Halon.

[danielf]

State Law and Order Restoration Council

Correct :)

It's the name by which the Burmese Junta went for a number of years. I think they changed it now...

[gazzae]

What does SLORC stand for?

State Law and Order Restoration Council ?

[zoombini]

So its me again, question still stands then.

We could do with an "autorefresh" tickbox for threads like this, with settable times.

[gazzae]

Red ?

[danielf]

Like most fire extinguishers, Red I would think...

[zoombini]

Red ?

Correct.
They "were" different colours but are now all Red.
Really confusing to the user in a fire as they have to then look for the label.

[Macca371]

blue

[gazzae]

Which team lost four straight Superbowls?

[zoombini]

the Buffaloe Bills.

[Macca371]

nicks

[gazzae]

Originally Posted by zoombini
the Buffaloe Bills.

Correct, will have to think up a harder ones!

[Macca371]

which one gazzae?

EDIT: ignore this

[zoombini]

What 2 items was the power supply designed by one of Dilberts colleagues composed of ?

Google that!!

[gazzae]

A cat and a slice of buttered toast?

[zoombini]

Hmm, I can imagine you flicking through the past archives at Dilbert.com :D

[zoombini]

What's the procedure if a question cannot be answered? (say within 5 minutes)
Supply the answer & ask another? (maybe easier)

[zoombini]

Anyone give up?

Its got very quiete..

[zoombini]

Its been too long so I'll ask another.

How about:
What commonly used "thing" was designed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign?

[zoombini]

Oh no, Zoombini killed the thread, Zoombini killed the thread ..

Edit: Hello, is anyone there? I'm feeling all alone now :(

[Mr_love_monkey]

Its been too long so I'll ask another.

How about:
What commonly used "thing" was designed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign?
Graphic web browser? (i.e. Mosaic) :)

[zoombini]

I'll say correct just so we can move on & I'm not left all alone.

IE users do a help about here!

[gazzae]

Its been too long so I'll ask another.

How about:
What commonly used "thing" was designed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign?

LED?

[zoombini]

By the way, it was a Nail & a piece of wood (Dilbert).

[Mr_love_monkey]

What number am I thinking of?



No, seriously, if a group of bears is a sleuth, a group of elephants is a herd, what is a group of partridges called?

[gazzae]

What number am I thinking of?



No, seriously, if a group of bears is a sleuth, a group of elephants is a herd, what is a group of partridges called?

A covey

[Mr_love_monkey]

correct....

perhaps the number question would have been better :)

[zoombini]

Nah, its called "dinner!"

[gazzae]

In which city is Kurt Cobain said to have obtained his trademark red and black jumper?

[Marge]

In which city is Kurt Cobain said to have obtained his trademark red and black jumper?

London ??

[gazzae]

London ??

nope

[zoombini]

Ulster

[Marge]

New York

[gazzae]

Ulster

Ulster is a province not a city ;)

[gazzae]

New York

Nope, Zoombini is close

[Marge]

Belfast :rolleyes:

[gazzae]

Belfast

Yep


Terry Lavery revealed: "The story goes that, when Nirvana played in Belfast in June 1992, Kurt's wife spotted a young fan wearing the jumper outside the King's Hall.

"She said 'my Kurt would love that' and gave the fan something mad like £40 for the jumper - which went on to become a big part of the cult that has built up around Cobain since his death!",

[zoombini]

It was an Ulsterman that sold it him, I just don't know the cities there.

[Marge]

Gonna ask my question now it's my turn

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, who was the other man on the moon ??

or

Which planet is currently home to Proppin ??

[zoombini]

IT'S YOUR TURN NOW DEBSY.

AND IT SHOULD NOT BE "WHERE IS PROPPIN?" :d

i AM ACTUALLY WORKING, SO NEED CAPSLOCK ON FOR NOW :D

[gazzae]

Assuming you mean the man on the same mission as Neil and Buzz, and on the moon even if he didn't walk on it, its michael collins

[zoombini]

Did Collins actually go down? Or was it the Ruski?

[zoombini]

Did they actually land on the moon for real? Hmm, this could be controversial. :D

[Mr_love_monkey]

Gonna ask my question now it's my turn

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, who was the other man on the moon ??


Mr Spoon?

[Marge]

Assuming you mean the man on the same mission as Neil and Buzz, and on the moon even if he didn't walk on it, its michael collins

Correct young man !!!!

[gazzae]

Can't think of any more tricky ones so here goes...

How many times has Robbie Savage been sent off in his professional football career?

[Ramrod]

Well if you don't know the first thing about football it's b*oody tricky! :disturbd:

[Marge]

Can't think of any more tricky ones so here goes...

How many times has Robbie Savage been sent off in his professional football career?

Not enough, can't stand the ****** !!!!!!!!!!!

[zoombini]

0

[gazzae]

Not enough, can't stand the ****** !!!!!!!!!!!

You maybe suprised by the answer

[gazzae]

0

Yep

[zoombini]

OH NO! not me again.

But I wanna go for a brew.

I'll pass to MR Love Monkey, he's quiete but watching :D

[zoombini]

Well if you don't know the first thing about football it's b*oody tricky! :disturbd:

BTW, neither do I , its how to use Google that you need to know.

[Ramrod]

BTW, neither do I , its how to use Google that you need to know.That's cheating! :D
Now....where is the next question?

[zoombini]

Bye.. me is signing off to go home in a bit..

[Mr_love_monkey]

Since it seems to have fallen to me.... :)

What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?

[Ramrod]

Invented by women (I googled--I'm weak :cry: ) :D

[Mr_love_monkey]

Invented by women (I googled--I'm weak :cry: ) :D
Admitting the problem is the first stage :)

[Ramrod]

Me go :)
In what part of the body can you find a mortice joint?

[Mr_love_monkey]

If I remember my Biology.. its the ankle...

[Marge]

Me go :)
In what part of the body can you find a mortice joint?

Mouth ??

[Ramrod]

If I remember my Biology.. its the ankle...Correct :)

[Mr_love_monkey]

What food never goes off?

[Marge]

Corned Beef cos everyone's got a tin in their cupboard thats been there for years

[Mr_love_monkey]

Our survey said 'Uhhh uhhhhh' (that noise it made on family fortunes)

[Ramrod]

What food never goes off?Dried food?

[BBKing]

Which planet is currently home to Proppin ??

Never mind that, where did they find a big enough rocket?!

Question: How many times *should* Robbie Savage have been sent off? I'll start the bidding at 23.

[Mr_love_monkey]

Dried food?
nope....

i'll make it a bit eaiser... it's a natural food, with (hopefully) very little if anything done to it

[Ramrod]

Nuts?

[Mr_love_monkey]

Nuts?
Same to you!

nope :)

[Ramrod]

Lembas? :D

[Marge]

nope....

i'll make it a bit eaiser... it's a natural food, with (hopefully) very little if anything done to it

water

[Mr_love_monkey]

Lembas? :D
I had to go and look that up.... :)

Nope...


water


not sure that counts as food.....

[Marge]

Raisins

[Mr_love_monkey]

Raisins
Nope...

do you all give up?

[Marge]

pasta

[Mr_love_monkey]

pasta
Nope!...


I'm going to have to go now... so I shan't leave you all hanging....:)

The answer is................................................ .....................

Honey!

and here's what you could have won : *wheels on caravan, with speedboad*

[Marge]

i was gonna say honey as well :erm: :fit:

[zoombini]

Oh good, then the jar that I have had in my cuboard for years can still be used :D

[Atomic22]

and here's what you could have won : *wheels on caravan, with speedboad*
do you need a packet of tunes mr_love_monkey? :)

[Ramrod]

Nope!...


I'm going to have to go now... so I shan't leave you all hanging....:)

The answer is................................................ .....................

Honey!Good question! :)

[Mr_love_monkey]

do you need a packet of tunes mr_love_monkey? :)
And second dass tidket to Dottingham please....