Friday Early Evening Quiz
 

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1) Which Cable Forum recently lost most of his balls and gained a gold star?

2) Who wrote the lyrics to the hit song "Hi ho silver lining"?

3) Who played the character of Harry Lime, in the film "The Third Man" ?

4) Aside from France,which other European Country has Voted against the EU Constitution?

5) What is the name for a single flower or branch in the head of a cauliflower?

6)The quote "Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what you can do for your country" is attributed to Ex-President Kennedy, but to whom is the following quote attributed "Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch." ?

7) What was the name of Joe Pesci's character in the film "Home Alone" ?

8) What colour is calamine powder?

9) How many ordinary bottles of champagne make up a Nebuchadnezzar ?

10) Where in the human body is the zygommatic bone?

11) What metal is the most abundant in the earthââ‚ƚ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s crust?

12) Who provides the voice for Yoda, Miss Piggy and Cookie Monster ?

13) Who won this years Eurovision song contest?

14) Miranda is a moon of what planet?

15) What is the only venomous mammal in the world ?

16) Which multi-medium chat client is said to be named after a character in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?

17) What is the name of the spacecraft on its way to a rendevouz with the comet Tempel-1 on July 4th?

18) Which musician released an album called Rendevouz?

19) What was the name of Morgan freeman's character in the film Deep Impact?

20) St Paul's Cathedral has just been restored, but who was the monarch when Sir Christopher Wren designed it?

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1 - ramrod

8 - pink

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1) Gaz

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Homealone


3) Who played the character of Harry Lime, in the film "The Third Man" ?

Orson Wells

4) Aside from France,which other European Country has Voted against the EU Constitution?

Netherlands

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4) The Netherlands
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13) Greece

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9) How many ordinary bottles of champagne make up a Nebuchadnezzar ?

Eight?

11) What metal is the most abundant in the earthââ‚ƚ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s crust?

Silicon

12) Who provides the voice for Yoda, Miss Piggy and Cookie Monster ?

Frank Oz

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All correct

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14) Jupiter?

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Both correct

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[QUOTE=MetaWraith]
8) What colour is calamine powder?

Pink?

14) Miranda is a moon of what planet?

Saturn

18) Which musician released an album called Rendevouz?

Jean Michel Jarre

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10) Eye

20) Elizaeth I

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4) correct but taken
13) Correct

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Galileo?

Charles II?

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5)Florette

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12) Correct, others not so

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Floret

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11 Aluminium

15 Male Duck Billed Platypus

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5) floret?

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[QUOTE=Graham]14 & 18 Correct, 8 COrrect but already answered
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Neither correct i'm afraid

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16) Trillian

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Last try: 16

16) Which multi-medium chat client is said to be named after a character in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?[/QUOTE]

Slartibartfast?! :D

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Correct
Wtg, Watch out for the carrots though :)

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Keppler?

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Both correct :)

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17 Deep Impact

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Correct, and i've got this pain in my diodes

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10) Must be the cheekbone then I think

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Slartibartfast?! :D[/QUOTE]

9) Nope
16) Nope and it's answered now

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Wierd Al Yankovich?

[/QUOTE]

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Correct, made your mark with that one :)
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it certainly is, you cheeky monkey :)
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Nope, good guess though.

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6) Orson Wells I think :erm:

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Well done
As a hint to everybody, that's also the answer to another question

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15) Orson Wells :rofl:

or maybe 3)

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Ahem do you mean question three? ;) http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...69&postcount=4

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19) Orson Welles?
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Oh well

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Sure do, you got it ages ago :)

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Just checking :)

So what's left?

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Gotta slap my own wrist
Inadvertantly said Graham had got #14 correct

That's still open as are 2, 7, 9, 19, 20

edit

2) Who wrote the lyrics to the hit song "Hi ho silver lining"?
7) What was the name of Joe Pesci's character in the film "Home Alone" ?
14) Miranda is a moon of what planet?
19) What was the name of Morgan freeman's character in the film Deep Impact?
20) St Paul's Cathedral has just been restored, but who was the monarch when Sir Christopher Wren designed it?

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14) Pluto

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14) Uranus

Hasn't someone already answered 20 ??

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Sorry,nope,

CLUE : Think flatulent planet

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20) George II

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Correct,

hmmm will check

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10-Face/skull

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2, Jeff Beck (not that I'm old enough to know but I had a prompt ;) )

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7) Harry Lime (I think there is some kind of pattern to the quiz where one question leads to another and some answers are the same)

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Oh.

Ok, try Uranus.

Hang on, didn't I get this one with Charles II??
:confused:

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9-50?

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Cheek, and answered already by Marge

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harry?

Mr President. ;) Thats nough I hope...

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Correct, Hi Ho,who prompted you :)
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Correct and yes you did,i missed it earlier
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*brucie voice* Lower

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Someone who knew the answer lol Chi ;)

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7) Harry 1/2 pt for the other 1/2 what was his fruity surname
19) nope, that was his office, what was his name.

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:nono: back off punky :knock: See Post 46

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Just 9 and 19 left now, btw googling is now allowed

9) How many ordinary bottles of champagne make up a Nebuchadnezzar ?
19) What was the name of Morgan freeman's character in the film Deep Impact?

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9. 20?

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9) 20

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COrrect. I'll drink to that

Ya just pipped Marge, though post times show the same.

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19) President Tom Beck

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Thought it had a 0 somewhere lol

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President Beck (Googled)

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Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaa

and now is anybody going to guess the answer the #7
forename = Harry (guessed by Punky)
What's the surname ?
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Yup, but just beaten to it.

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See post 46 and post 54

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Only #7 left
7) What was the name of Joe Pesci's character in the film "Home Alone" ?

CLUE : There is an Orson Welles Connection

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Harry Lime

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Sorry missed that one

That's them all answered,

brb with scores on the doors

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Marge get in there first with the full right answer (post 46).

It was nice having my 1/2 point while it lasted :)

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Sorry Gav, if I was halfway nice I'd say you could have it but, what can I say, it's a jungle out there :p:

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Provisional Score Board

1) Homealone & Ramrod . Graham & PaulYoung666, Diamond (1/2)
2) Jeff Beck . Paul
3) Orson Welles . Graham
4) Netherlands . Graham
5) Floret . Angua
6) Orson Welles . Marge
7) Harry Lime . Marge
8) Pink . PaulYoung666
9) 20 . Paul
10) Cheek . Marge
11) Aluminium . Homealone
12) Frank Oz . Graham
13) Grease . Diamond
14) Uranus . Graham
15) Duckbilled Platypus . Homealone
16) Trillian . Mal
17) Deep Impact . Homealone
18) Jean Michelle Jarre . Graham
19) President Tom Beck . Marge
20) Charles II . Graham


Graham : 7
Marge : 4
Homealone : 3
PaulYoung666 : 2
Paul : 2
Angua : 1
Mal : 1
Diamond : 1/2

I Hereby declare Graham the winner of the dubious honour of conducting next weeks quiz.
Well done all.
Pretty hectic doing this.

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He's back and still the best!

(He said modestly :D )

Ok, folks, next quiz is next Friday at 1pm, don't be late...!

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whoa, whoa, I got the answer to 14 :eek:

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Oh and yes there was a theme running through the questions, untill i shuffled the order and then substituted some entirely new ones.
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After a stewards enquiry, ( I checked back through the posts)
Yes you did.
It does not affect the medal placings though. :) phew !! wipes brow.

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Thank you for doing the quiz, much appreciated and please can you change the scores on the doors Miss Ford ;)

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Offically Ratified Scores

1) Homealone & Ramrod . Graham & PaulYoung666, Diamond (1/2)
2) Jeff Beck . Paul
3) Orson Welles . Graham
4) Netherlands . Graham
5) Floret . Angua
6) Orson Welles . Marge
7) Harry Lime . Marge
8) Pink . PaulYoung666
9) 20 . Paul
10) Cheek . Marge
11) Aluminium . Homealone
12) Frank Oz . Graham
13) Grease . Diamond
14) Uranus . Marge
15) Duckbilled Platypus . Homealone
16) Trillian . Mal
17) Deep Impact . Homealone
18) Jean Michelle Jarre . Graham
19) President Tom Beck . Marge
20) Charles II . Graham


Graham : 6
Marge : 5
Homealone : 3
PaulYoung666 : 2
Paul : 2
Angua : 1
Mal : 1
Diamond : 1/2

Graham just pipped Marge to the line.

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by half a point , do the maths again ;) :D :D :D

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I gave you and Graham a full point (one name each)
whereas I gave Diamond a consolation half point because he said Gaz (Homealone)

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Don't forget, today's quiz will be at 1pm!

Be there or be beaten by someone else who got there first :D
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Thirty minutes to quiz time... :Sprint:
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Fifteen minutes and counting... :dozey:
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Almost time :Yikes:

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Time! :D