Off Topic Baldrick's Summer Quiz - Part 3

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Baldrick's Cunning Plan

Baldrick's Cunning Plan

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Answers next week. No cheating...

1) Who was the top scorer in the first Premier League season, 1992-93?
2) Why did England play in red in the 1966 World Cup final?
3) Under which sea is the world's longest road and rail tunnel being built?
4) How many countries are there in NATO?
5) In Disney's Snow White which dwarf was completely bald?
6) What is the most spoken language in the world?
7) Which is the oldest airline in the world still flying under its original name
8) Who is the all-time leading goal scorer in La Liga?
9) Who painted "Starry Night over the Rhone"?
10) Who directed the epic space opera film "Star Wars"?
11) What is acrophobia a fear of?
12) Which instrument has forty-seven strings and seven pedals?
13) How many hearts does an octopus have?
14) A dog sweats through which part of its body?
15) Muhammad Ali was born in which US state?
16) What is Tiger Woods' real first name?
17) What is sushi traditionally wrapped in?
18) What was the first country to give women the right to vote?
19) What are the only birds that can fly backward?
20) In 1929 what ingredient was removed from Coca-Cola?
 
1) Who was the top scorer in the first Premier League season, 1992-93? T. Sheringham
2) Why did England play in red in the 1966 World Cup final? Germany won the toss.
3) Under which sea is the world's longest road and rail tunnel being built? South China
4) How many countries are there in NATO? 24
5) In Disney's Snow White which dwarf was completely bald? Happy
6) What is the most spoken language in the world? English as a 2nd language...Mandarin 1st
7) Which is the oldest airline in the world still flying under its original name: Qantas
8) Who is the all-time leading goal scorer in La Liga? Raul
9) Who painted "Starry Night over the Rhone"? Monet
10) Who directed the epic space opera film "Star Wars"? George Lucas
11) What is acrophobia a fear of? open space
12) Which instrument has forty-seven strings and seven pedals? Organ
13) How many hearts does an octopus have? 4
14) A dog sweats through which part of its body? arsehole
15) Muhammad Ali was born in which US state? Kentucky
16) What is Tiger Woods' real first name? Dilrick
17) What is sushi traditionally wrapped in? fish
18) What was the first country to give women the right to vote? New Zealand
19) What are the only birds that can fly backward? humming
20) In 1929 what ingredient was removed from Coca-Cola? cocaine
 
The B&S Fanclub said:
1) Who was the top scorer in the first Premier League season, 1992-93? T. Sheringham
2) Why did England play in red in the 1966 World Cup final? Germany won the toss.
3) Under which sea is the world's longest road and rail tunnel being built? South China
4) How many countries are there in NATO? 24
5) In Disney's Snow White which dwarf was completely bald? Happy
6) What is the most spoken language in the world? English as a 2nd language...Mandarin 1st
7) Which is the oldest airline in the world still flying under its original name: Qantas
8) Who is the all-time leading goal scorer in La Liga? Raul
9) Who painted "Starry Night over the Rhone"? Monet
10) Who directed the epic space opera film "Star Wars"? George Lucas
11) What is acrophobia a fear of? open space
12) Which instrument has forty-seven strings and seven pedals? Organ
13) How many hearts does an octopus have? 4
14) A dog sweats through which part of its body? arsehole
15) Muhammad Ali was born in which US state? Kentucky
16) What is Tiger Woods' real first name? Dilrick
17) What is sushi traditionally wrapped in? fish
18) What was the first country to give women the right to vote? New Zealand
19) What are the only birds that can fly backward? humming
20) In 1929 what ingredient was removed from Coca-Cola? cocaine
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Not bad. Answers later. 8 is wrong but you'll know the answer.
 
5 dopey
6 chinese mandarin
11 heights
12 harp
13 3
14 tongue
15 kentucky
17 seaweed
19 humming bird
20 cocaine
 
ANSWERS BELOW....

1) Who was the top scorer in the first Premier League season, 1992-93?
2) Why did England play in red in the 1966 final?
3) Under which sea is the world's longest road and rail tunnel being built?
4) How many countries are there in NATO?
5) In Disney's Snow White which dwarf was completely bald?
6) What is the most spoken language in the world?
7) Which is the oldest airline in the world still flying under its original name
8) Who is the all-time leading goal scorer in La Liga?
9) Who painted "Starry Night over the Rhone"?
10) Who directed the epic space opera film "Star Wars"?
11) What is acrophobia a fear of?
12) Which instrument has forty-seven strings and seven pedals?
13) How many hearts does an octopus have?
14) A dog sweats through which part of its body?
15) Muhammad Ali was born in which US state?
16) What is Tiger Woods' real first name?
17) What is sushi traditionally wrapped in?
18) What was the first country to give women the right to vote?
19) What are the only birds that can fly backward?
20) In 1929 what ingredient was removed from Coca-Cola?

ANSWERS...

1) Teddy Sheringham
2) The famous images of Geoff Hurst scoring a hat-trick and Bobby Moore lifting the trophy in red shirts rather than white ones was because they lost a coin toss before the match which allowed West Germany to wear their white home shirts.
3) Descending up to 40 meters beneath the Baltic Sea, the world’s longest immersed tunnel will link Denmark and Germany when it opens in 2029
4) 32
5) Dopey
6) Mandarin
7) KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) founded on 7 October 1920
8) Lionel Messi
9) Vincent van Gogh
10) George Lucas
11) Heights
12) Harp
13) 3
14) Its paws
15) Kentucky
16) Eldrick
17) Seaweed
18) New Zealand (in 1893)
19) Hummingbirds
20) Cocaine
 
1. alan shearer.
2. colour clash with germany. either england lost the toss or germany didn't bring a change of kit. incidentally, man utd played in all blue when they won the european cup in 1968. clear hints in both cases to rethink their kits, expecially england's boring one.
3.
4. 33.
5. bashful. sw took his hat off and kissed his head.
6. cantonese.
7.
8. messi.
9. van gogh.
10. george lucas.
11. heights. acropolis, acrobat. any more acro words, ignoring across?
12. harp.
13. eight.
14. tongue.
15. the one with louiville (sp) in it. in the south somewhere. got two in mind. louiville sounds french, so i'll go for mississippi.
16. tiger.
17. parchment.
18.
19. humming birds.
20. she don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie. cocaine.

some guesses, of course, and i accidentally saw someone else's answer to 18, and can't think of a reasonable alternative.
 
x said:
1. alan shearer.
2. colour clash with germany. either england lost the toss or germany didn't bring a change of kit. incidentally, man utd played in all blue when they won the european cup in 1968. clear hints in both cases to rethink their kits, expecially england's boring one.
3.
4. 33.
5. bashful. sw took his hat off and kissed his head.
6. cantonese.
7.
8. messi.
9. van gogh.
10. george lucas.
11. heights. acropolis, acrobat. any more acro words, ignoring across?
12. harp.
13. eight.
14. tongue.
15. the one with louiville (sp) in it. in the south somewhere. got two in mind. louiville sounds french, so i'll go for mississippi.
16. tiger.
17. parchment.
18.
19. humming birds.
20. she don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie. cocaine.

some guesses, of course, and i accidentally saw someone else's answer to 18, and can't think of a reasonable alternative.
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If this is a wind up, well done!
 
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x said:
ah, i see what you mean. i didn't know when you posted the questions and i wanted to put my answers in without looking at what anyone else had put, so didn't see that you'd already posted the answers.
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I post the quiz and give the answers around a week later when I put answers below on the post. Credit where it's due, you had a go and didn't do too bad.
 
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