Backtrack to Sunday evening. One member of The Great Quiz Trio is on holiday in Skegness - on the Lincolnshire coast but I am up at "The Hammer and Pincers" with a pint of "Stones" waiting for Mike to arrive. I have already paid for his pint of "Moonshine" - brewed in Sheffield at The Abbeydale Brewery.
Mike is a lovely man to know and a good friend. By the way - that's him in the header picture. In recent years, he has been battling the various consequences of a fairly rare condition called myasthenia gravis. He has faced it with admirable fortitude and good humour, fighting to maintain his happy, "normal" life and interests instead of allowing the erosive condition to enslave and define him.
It was nice to spend some one-on-one time with him as we tackled the weekly quiz which, by the way, we narrowly won. Me and him, we know some stuff - and if we don't know things for sure, we often have great hunches. Our other team member - Mick - helps us out with pop music, dates and film knowledge - specialising in James Bond and "Starwars" which I know almost nothing about. We make a great team with my speciality being geographical knowledge and Mike being particularly good with history questions and anagrams.
Anyway, I brought my winning quiz sheet home on Sunday with the full intention of putting ten of the questions to you and others who both inhabit the blogosphere and quite like quizzing. Here we go...
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1. Which airline's first transatlantic service began in June 1984 connecting London Gatwick with Newark NJ?
2. What is the job title of someone who shoes horses?
3. Which T.O.V. marked the formal end of World War One?
4. The Beach Boys only had two number one hit singles in Great Britain. Name one of them.
5. In home brewing what is the other common name for the large glass container often called a "carboy"?
6. What is the bulbous fruit that Greek cooks slice and layer when they are preparing dishes of moussaka?
7. Which cartoon character had nephews called Huey, Dewey and Louie?
8. ANAGRAM. This is a well-known newspaper:-
HETERO VERBS
9. Which fast food chain now has more outlets across the world than McDonalds?
10. In 1940, the evacuation of which French seaside town was being referred to when using the codename "Operation Dynamo"?
Answers in "Comments"
How did you do?
ANSWERS
ReplyDelete1. Virgin Atlantic
2. farrier
3. Treaty of Versailles
4. "Good Vibrations" or "Do It Again"
5. demijohn
6. aubergine (American: egg plant)
7. Donald Duck
8. The Observer
9. "Subway"
10. Dunkirk
Good thing I wasn't on your team. I only got half of them correct.
ReplyDeleteHalf is better than some of the bloggers below Kelly!
DeleteOnly 6/10, I'm afraid. But for #8, I did get "The" -- can I have a half point, LOL?
ReplyDeleteThe Quiz Committee say no points for "The" I'm afraid Debra.
Delete1. I've no clue.
ReplyDelete2. I've no clue.
3. I've no clue ... am i just tired??
4. Good Vibrations.
5. I've no clue.
6. Eggplant ... loathe it.
7. Donald Duck.
8. The Eroverbs? Then I thought Overbser ... and finally Observer.
9. I've no clue as I don't ever eat at fast food places.
10.I've no idea.
I sucked here. Three I knew and one I reasoned out and 6 were stumpers.
Perhaps your worst performance ever Bob! But please don't slash your wrists - it's only a bit of fun!
Delete1. no idea
ReplyDelete2. Horse Smith
3. I don't know what T.O.V. means
4. California Girls or Good Vibrations
5. no idea
6. aubergine
7. Donald Duck
8. The Observer
9. Burger King (guessing)
10. no idea
Well, my contribution to your team win would have been less than substantial.
Like your team, mine has some specialists, and we always suffer when even just one person can't make it. Now our pub quiz is on break for the summer. We'll pick up again in September.
Not all of your answers were wrong Meike!
DeleteDunkirk is in France? I always had that down as a place in Holland or Belgium.
ReplyDeleteDid you study Geography at school?
DeleteYes, I did.
DeleteAccording to wikipedia, Dunkirk used to be under the Count of Flanders' rule; it is only 10 km from today's border between France and Belgium. Therefore, I wasn't that far off (only 10 km!) with my assumption that it is in Holland or Belgium... wikipedia also says "The area remained much disputed between Spain, the Netherlands, England and France."
Dunkirk has always been part of France since 1662.
DeleteOnly 3 correct today, #6, #7, #8. I know what a farrier is and does, but my mind kept saying "cobbler" and I know that's not right.
ReplyDeleteNo dear - a cobbler is concerned with human beings' shoes!
DeleteI got a pathetic 4 ! I knew demijohn but couldn't think of it, and got bored with newspaper anagram....should have got that with a bit of perseverance!
ReplyDelete"Must Try Harder" as teachers used to write on your school reports Frances.
DeletePS Always good to see " Quiztime" in the header !
ReplyDeleteSometimes I forget to do a quiz.
DeleteI thought I may have had nine correct, instead three.
ReplyDeleteAs one gets older the brain cell count reduces.
DeleteI got 8 !!!
ReplyDeleteWell done JayCee! Here's a star for the class chart - *
DeleteI got 6 correct. I used to go with colleagues to a weekly trivia quiz competition. My forte was history/geography. I was terrible at most everything else!
ReplyDeleteWe cannot know everything.
DeleteExcept for the all-knowing "Felon-in-Chief". I hear he's a genius.
DeleteHe can even see through mountains after bombing has occurred.
Delete60%, I missed 4, 5 and 9, and had no answer for 10 - there was a movie about that a few years ago that I have not seen.
ReplyDeleteFor a farm boy from Michigan, 60% is superb!
DeleteI didn't even try. Your pub quizzes are too difficult for me.
ReplyDeleteI aim to please so this was disappointing to read. Perhaps I can please you in some other way Ellen?
DeleteI got them all except no. 5 and no. 9. (I guessed KFC.)
ReplyDeleteOn Sunday night I guessed KFC too!
DeleteI am always amazed at your readers. Both the boasters (they get most answers right) and the endearing, downright self abashing, who admit that they'd be useless at a pub quiz. To the latter: Do not fear. It doesn't matter if you don't recognize some unknown country's flag or which Abba song didn't make it into the top ten.
ReplyDeleteIn my defense I will say that I am not competitive. This comes, partly, from temperament bred in the bone, and from having a younger sister who has insane need to be the best at everything. To keep the peace I'd always let her win, not least when we were already adults. Egg and spoon race anyone? Enter my youngest sister's eyeroll. Why, Ursula, she asks to this day, why? Well, it's no skin off my nose. I don't have anything to prove. Call me arrogant.
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1. and 4. failed me
ReplyDeleteWell if you scored eight that is pretty good ma'am.
DeleteBragging rights for me..10/10
ReplyDeleteWell done Traveller! Top dog!
DeleteWith no British team mates - or actually any team mates at all! - I only managed 2/10. (Aubergine and Donald Duck!)
ReplyDeleteTwo is better than none - in fact it is two better!
Delete2/10. Sigh
ReplyDeleteYou may not have got a high score but at least you are honest!
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