Off Topic Saturday Quiz

No cheating now boys n girls
Who’s the brains on here


The questions
1 What is thought to have originated in marmots from Kyrgyzstan?
2 Which logo features an incomplete jigsaw globe?
3 Who is the only writer to win both the Booker Prize and Carnegie Medal?
4 The High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument is on which battlefield?
5 Where did the Reggae Sunsplash festival debut in 1978?
6 Which muppets were named after New York hotels?
7 Hamlet says “Alas, poor…” about Yorick and what else?
8 Crayford and Romford are London’s last venues for which sport
What links:
9 Cookiecutter; goblin; megamouth; thresher; wobbegong?
10 California, 1848; Victoria, 1851; Witwatersrand, 1886; Yukon, 1896?
11 Comma; corkscrew; rod; spherical; spiral?
12 Aminul Islam, Bangladesh; Kevin O’Brien, Ireland; Rahmat Shah, Afghanistan?
13 Hermes, 1; Aphrodite 2; Ares 4; Zeus, 5; Cronus 6; Poseidon 8?
14 Maximilien Robespierre; Dian Moran; jealousy; absinthe?
15 Kinder Surprise; haggis; fresh ackee?

 

0/15


**** quiz . Prick ruined my confidence

 

Prob 4 or 5 before wild guessing

 

0/15...and I ain't even started drinking yet.

Edit: 1/15....I just realised what 2 is. At least I am not a total wazzock.

 

1/15

 

Gave up at 13 when I realised there isn't a courier company called ahprodite!

 

1/2 a point from question 6.

 

1) probably hitler
2) the tm logo
3) michael acaine

i genuinely couldnt score a point

 

3 that I know...Haven't a clue with the others.

 

2 - you probably use a lot...and no, not PornHub.

 

Just got 14, which would be a damned sight easier if it had said Diana Moran, and not Dian.

 

Just worked out 9 so up to about 6 or 7ish I think. Too lazy to think any more.

 

If I’ve got them right then 10, sitting watching the world go by from a lounger overlooking the Ligurian Sea. Absolutely scorching day

 

Toughies are those.
3. Hemmingway for a guess
4. Gettysburg for a guess
5. Montego Bay for a guess
6. Waldorf is one...
7. 'I knew him well'
8. Greyhound racing or speedway
10. Gold
11. Funfair rides?
12. Foreign secretary in those countries
Clueless the rest.

 

The questions
1 What is thought to have originated in marmots from Kyrgyzstan?

small rounds droppings.

2 Which logo features an incomplete jigsaw globe?

The carelessly packed jigsaw company.

3 Who is the only writer to win both the Booker Prize and Carnegie Medal?

Jordan AKA Katie Price she won one under each name.

4 The High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument is on which battlefield?

The Rebellion Monument battlefield.

5 Where did the Reggae Sunsplash festival debut in 1978?

Kinderland, Scarborough

6 Which muppets were named after New York hotels?

Hilton and Marriott

7 Hamlet says “Alas, poor…” about Yorick and what else?

"Over here son on me head"

8 Crayford and Romford are London’s last venues for which sport

Gladiator fighting

What links:
9 Cookiecutter; goblin; megamouth; thresher; wobbegong?

Semi-colons

10 California, 1848; Victoria, 1851; Witwatersrand, 1886; Yukon, 1896?

Semi-colons

11 Comma; corkscrew; rod; spherical; spiral?

Semi-colons

12 Aminul Islam, Bangladesh; Kevin O’Brien, Ireland; Rahmat Shah, Afghanistan?

Semi-colons

13 Hermes, 1; Aphrodite 2; Ares 4; Zeus, 5; Cronus 6; Poseidon 8?

Semi-colons

14 Maximilien Robespierre; Dian Moran; jealousy; absinthe?

Semi-colons

15 Kinder Surprise; haggis; fresh ackee?

Semi-colons


What do I win?

 

I'll get back to ya in a fortnight.

 

My guesses.

I reckon I've got 8.

 

The answers
1 Black Death.
2 Wikipedia.
3 Penelope Lively.
4 Gettysburg.
5 Jamaica (Montego Bay).
6 Statler and Waldorf.
7 His father’s ghost.
8 Greyhound racing.
9 Types of shark.
10 Gold discovered.
11 Basic shapes of bacteria.
12 First century scorers for newest Test cricket nations.
13 Greek equivalent to Roman gods/planets: Mercury; Venus; Mars; Jupiter; Saturn; Neptune.
14 Green nicknames: sea green incorruptible (Carlyle); Green Goddess TV fitness expert; green eyed monster; green fairy.
15 Foods that are banned in the USA.

 

The questions
1 What is thought to have originated in marmots from Kyrgyzstan?
Marmite
2 Which logo features an incomplete jigsaw globe?
DeWalt (well there’s a bit missing off mine)
3 Who is the only writer to win both the Booker Prize and Carnegie Medal?
Carnegie Booker
4 The High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument is on which battlefield?
Linnet Car Park
5 Where did the Reggae Sunsplash festival debut in 1978?
Cleethorpes
6 Which muppets were named after New York hotels?
Boris & Stanley Johnson
7 Hamlet says “Alas, poor…” about Yorick and what else?
Yorick. He told us he couldn’t afford to eat any more
8 Crayford and Romford are London’s last venues for which sport
Dogging
What links:
9 Cookiecutter; goblin; megamouth; thresher; wobbegong?
Nicknames Chazz’s girlfriends have given to ‘little Chazz’
10 California, 1848; Victoria, 1851; Witwatersrand, 1886; Yukon, 1896?
Fine vintage wines found in SW3’s cellar
11 Comma; corkscrew; rod; spherical; spiral?
Nicknames Chazz’s girlfriends have given to ‘little Chazz‘
12 Aminul Islam, Bangladesh; Kevin O’Brien, Ireland; Rahmat Shah, Afghanistan?
Places the Allams considered for pre season tours. Kevin O’Briens house being a big favourite.
13 Hermes, 1; Aphrodite 2; Ares 4; Zeus, 5; Cronus 6; Poseidon 8?
Delivery companies
14 Maximilien Robespierre; Dian Moran; jealousy; absinthe?
Regularly named in Castro’s favourite dinner party guests
15 Kinder Surprise; haggis; fresh ackee?
Things Ric has eaten deep fried.