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T170 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:13 am
by magpie in the 80's
1 Which championship football club has an elephant on its badge?
COVENTRY CITY
2 In Victorian times who was known as the Elephant Man?
JOHN MERRICK
3 Which song was penned in 1957 by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart?
NELLIE THE ELEPHANT
4 Which American political party has an elephant as its symbol?
REPUBLICAN
5 Which character from the Jungle Book has a name derived from the Hindi word for elephant?
COLONEL HATHI
6 Which Hindu deity, a lord of beginnings and an eliminator of obstacles is depicted with the head of an elephant?
GANESH
7 What does the term pachyderm literally mean?
THICK SKIN
8 In a story by Jean de Brunhoff, who is the son of the king of the elephants?
BARBAR
9 Which act recorded the 2003 Grammy winning album entitled Elephant?
THE WHITE STRIPES
10 The Order of the Elephant is the highest award in which European country?
DENMARK
11 Which 1941 film was based on an original story by Helen Aberson?
DUMBO
12 Which film character played by Brendan Fraser owned a pet elephant called Shep?
GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE
13 What was the name of the elephant in the Simpson’s episode entitled Bart Gets an Elephant?
STAMPY
14 Which elephant like creatures feature in the book The House at Pooh Corner?
HEFFALUMP
15 What name is given to a male elephant?
BULL
16 What is the title of the series of stories by Rudyard Kipling that include How the Camel Got its Hump and The Elephants Child?
JUST SO STORIES
17 What is the name of the aggressive periodic condition amongst adult male elephants that derives its name from the Hindi for madness?
MUSTH
18 Which Prophet is said to be born in the Year of the Elephant?
MOHAMMED
19 Which island country is home to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage?
SRI LANKA
20 Which son of Hamilcar Barca is closely associated with elephants?
HANNIBAL

Re: T170 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 8:22 am
by godoubleblues
Q13 - Stampy

Re: T170 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:14 pm
by magpie in the 80's
godoubleblues wrote:Q13 - Stampy

CORRECT GDB

Re: T170 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:22 pm
by JAS
Q3 Nellie the elephant
Q6 Ganesh?
Q12 George of the Jungle :D
Q14 Hephalumps 8-[ they is scary like woozels (just had a thought...could be Heffalumps :? )
Q15 Bull

Regards
JAS

Re: T170 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:08 pm
by Pseudo
2 - Merrick... John Merrick?
6 - Ganesh (right you are, JAS)
20 - Hannibal

Re: T170 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:28 am
by magpie in the 80's
JAS wrote:Q3 Nellie the elephant
Q6 Ganesh?
Q12 George of the Jungle :D
Q14 Hephalumps 8-[ they is scary like woozels (just had a thought...could be Heffalumps :? )
Q15 Bull

Regards
JAS

CORRECT JAS

Re: T170 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:28 am
by magpie in the 80's
Pseudo wrote:2 - Merrick... John Merrick?
6 - Ganesh (right you are, JAS)
20 - Hannibal

CORRECT PSEUDO

Re: T170 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:10 am
by Kahuna
5/ Hajji
7/ Wrinkled Skin
16/ Just So Stories
17/ Must
18/ Mohammed?

Re: T170 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:10 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Kahuna wrote:5/ Hajji...CLOSE ENOUGH.....HATHI
7/ Wrinkled Skin......CLOSE ENOUGH....THICK SKIN
16/ Just So Stories
17/ Must....CLOSE ENOUGH....MUSTH
18/ Mohammed?

OTHER 2 CORRECT K

Re: T170 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:19 pm
by Hazbeen
4. Democrat?
9. Black Eyed Peas

Re: T170 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:43 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Hazbeen wrote:4. Democrat?
9. Black Eyed Peas

both incorrect hb

Re: T170 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:00 pm
by The Ash Man
4. Republican
9. White Stripes
10. Denmark
19. Sri Lanka

Re: T170 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:43 pm
by magpie in the 80's
The Ash Man wrote:4. Republican
9. White Stripes
10. Denmark
19. Sri Lanka

ALL CORRECT TAM

Re: T170 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:17 am
by magpie in the 80's
magpie in the 80's wrote:1 Which championship football club has an elephant on its badge?
COVENTRY CITY
2 In Victorian times who was known as the Elephant Man?
JOHN MERRICK
3 Which song was penned in 1957 by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart?
NELLIE THE ELEPHANT
4 Which American political party has an elephant as its symbol?
REPUBLICAN
5 Which character from the Jungle Book has a name derived from the Hindi word for elephant?
COLONEL HATHI
6 Which Hindu deity, a lord of beginnings and an eliminator of obstacles is depicted with the head of an elephant?
GANESH
7 What does the term pachyderm literally mean?
THICK SKIN
8 In a story by Jean de Brunhoff, who is the son of the king of the elephants?
BARBAR
9 Which act recorded the 2003 Grammy winning album entitled Elephant?
THE WHITE STRIPES
10 The Order of the Elephant is the highest award in which European country?
DENMARK
11 Which 1941 film was based on an original story by Helen Aberson?
DUMBO
12 Which film character played by Brendan Fraser owned a pet elephant called Shep?
GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE
13 What was the name of the elephant in the Simpson’s episode entitled Bart Gets an Elephant?
STAMPY
14 Which elephant like creatures feature in the book The House at Pooh Corner?
HEFFALUMP
15 What name is given to a male elephant?
BULL
16 What is the title of the series of stories by Rudyard Kipling that include How the Camel Got its Hump and The Elephants Child?
JUST SO STORIES
17 What is the name of the aggressive periodic condition amongst adult male elephants that derives its name from the Hindi for madness?
MUSTH
18 Which Prophet is said to be born in the Year of the Elephant?
MOHAMMED
19 Which island country is home to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage?
SRI LANKA
20 Which son of Hamilcar Barca is closely associated with elephants?
HANNIBAL


QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE

END OF QUIZ :D