Off Topic Baldrick's November Quiz

[Baldrick's Cunning Plan]

Answers next week. No cheating....

1) In what year and where was the red and yellow card system introduced to manage football on-field discipline?
2) Which club did Kevin Keegan leave to go to Newcastle?
3) Why did Max Yasgur's US dairy farm become world famous in 1969?
4) Who were the original 'Tories'?
5) When were driving tests introduced in Britain?
6) Which bone do jockeys break most often?
7) Bill Clinton served as governor of which US state from 1979 to 1981?
8) What makes an opera a grand opera?
9) By trade, what was Shakespear's father?
10) What colour blood has a lobster?
11) Mick Jagger first appeared on TV doing what?
12) After which creatures were the Canary Islands named?
13) Who wrote the song "Belfast Child" in 1989
14) Approximately how long is the lifespan of a robin?
15) Who was the Roman god of sleep?
16) On which race track was Jim Clark killed in 1967?
17) What is the cube root of 729?
18) Who was the first coloured performer to appear in the Black and White Minstrel show?
19) What was the first film to feature the sound and visual depiction of a toilet flushing
20) Which football manager remarked, 'I have just opened the trophy cabinet. Two Japanese prisoners of war came out.'

 

[bradymk2]

2) hamburg?

4) cityzen?

7) arkansaw

9) tanner?

10) blue?

16) hockenheim

 

[originallambrettaman]

18 was Lenny Henry wasn't it?

And 20's Tommy Docherty.

 

[balkan tiger]

1 for sure and 1 a good maybe.

3 Woodstock music festival
6 clavical

 

[Baldrick's Cunning Plan]

A decent start gang. I won't mark them yet, let others have a go.

 

[Baldrick's Cunning Plan]

What about Q1? If you Google don't post the answers.

 

[Ernie Shackleton]

12) Dogs

17) 9

 

[The Piano Man]

2 Southampton
3 Woodstock
12 Ducks
17 9

 

[tigerscanada]

3.

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[Noggin The Nog]

1) 2012
2) Southampton
3) Woodstock
4) Members of a gentlemen's club
5) 1956
6) Shoulder
7) Arkansas
8) A top line singer/diva
9) Butcher
10) Blue
11) Being interviewed about his school
12) Canary birds
13) Jim Kerr from Simple Minds
14) One year.
15) Fiftywinks
16) Hockenhiem or such like in Germany
17) 17
18) Lovelace Watkins
19) Citizen Kane
20) Alex Ferguson

All guesses, except for 2,3,7

 

[Baldrick's Cunning Plan]

1) 2012
2) Southampton
3) Woodstock
4) Members of a gentlemen's club
5) 1956
6) Shoulder
7) Arkansas
8) A top line singer/diva
9) Butcher
10) Blue
11) Being interviewed about his school
12) Canary birds
13) Jim Kerr from Simple Minds
14) One year.
15) Fiftywinks
16) Hockenhiem or such like in Germany
17) 17
18) Lovelace Watkins
19) Citizen Kane
20) Alex Ferguson

All guesses, except for 2,3,7

You're getting better. A fair effort.

 

[HGS66]

1. 1970 Mexico World Cup
2. Southampton
3. Woodstock
6. Clavicle
9. Butcher?
12. Dogs
16. Brands Hatch?
17. 9
19. Physco?

 

[Baldrick's Cunning Plan]

1. 1970 Mexico World Cup
2. Southampton
3. Woodstock
6. Clavicle
9. Butcher?
12. Dogs
16. Brands Hatch?
17. 9
19. Physco?

Good effort

 

[tigerscanada]

1. 1970 Mexico World Cup
2. Southampton
3. Woodstock
6. Clavicle
9. Butcher?
12. Dogs
16. Brands Hatch?
17. 9
19. Physco?

An Eric moment !!

19. Physco?

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[x]

Answers next week. No cheating....

1 1987
2 hamburg
3 sending food into space
4 queen victorias family
5 1936
6 collar
7 pennsylvania
8 when its offspring have offspring
9 shop keeper
10 blue
11 snorting nesquick
12 dogs
13 u2
14 18 months
15 morpheus....
16 brands hatch
17 nine
18 al jolson
19 bottom the movie
20 brian clough

 

[Baldrick's Cunning Plan]

1 1987
2 hamburg
3 sending food into space
4 queen victorias family
5 1936
6 collar
7 pennsylvania
8 when it's offspring have offspring
9 shop keeper
10 blue
11 smortinng nesquick
12 dogs
13 u2
14 18 months
15 morpheus....
16 brands hatch
17 nine
18 al jolson
19 bottom the movie
20 brian clough

An interesting mix of incorrect answers. You did get a few right though. Answers tomorrow.

 

[x]

An interesting mix of incorrect answers. You did get a few right though. Answers tomorrow.

more than half were guesses, i'm afraid.

 

[Baldrick's Cunning Plan]

more than half were guesses, i'm afraid.

At least you had a go.

 

[x]

At least you had a go.

i was a bit late seeing the new questions. i like to have a go, but don't expect to get more than a handful right. sometimes i'll leave an educated guess, but sometimes i'll put a daft answer when i've really no idea.

 

[Brucebones]

Baldrick's Cunning Plan, post: 17966524, member: 1017534"]Answers next week. No cheating....

1) In what year and where was the red and yellow card system introduced to manage football on-field discipline? 1920
2) Which club did Kevin Keegan leave to go to Newcastle? Hamburg
3) Why did Max Yasgur's US dairy farm become world famous in 1969? The First to use milking machines
4) Who were the original 'Tories'?
5) When were driving tests introduced in Britain? 1935
6) Which bone do jockeys break most often? Collarbone
7) Bill Clinton served as governor of which US state from 1979 to 1981? Arkansas
8) What makes an opera a grand opera? Male Tenner
9) By trade, what was Shakespear's father? Carpenter
10) What colour blood has a lobster? Blue
11) Mick Jagger first appeared on TV doing what? Hosting TOTP
12) After which creatures were the Canary Islands named? LIZARD
13) Who wrote the song "Belfast Child" in 1989 Jim Kerr
14) Approximately how long is the lifespan of a robin? 10 years
15) Who was the Roman god of sleep? Zeus
16) On which race track was Jim Clark killed in 1967? Brands Hatch
17) What is the cube root of 729? 27
18) Who was the first coloured performer to appear in the Black and White Minstrel show? Ray Charles
19) What was the first film to feature the sound and visual depiction of a toilet flushing The Tramp
20) Which football manager remarked, 'I have just opened the trophy cabinet. Two Japanese prisoners of war came out? Neil Warnock