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T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:47 am
by magpie in the 80's
The answers to the following 20 questions all contain the name of a tool


1 Who did Humphrey Bogart portray in the Maltese Falcon?
SAM SPADE
2 What name is given to the cocktail comprising of vodka and orange juice?
SCREWDRIVER
3 Which singer was born Stanley Kirk Burrell?
MC HAMMER
4 In which 1928 cartoon did Mickey Mouse make his debut?
PLANE CRAZY
5 Which pop group are named after a lesbian sex position?
SCISSOR SISTERS
6 Which song contains the line, “Well she was just seventeen, you know what I mean”?
I SAW HER STANDING THERE
7 What word is the name of a tool, an African primate and a cotton fabric?
DRILL
8 Which surveying tool consists of a moveable telescope mounted within two perpendicular axes?
THEODOLITE
9 What has been the most played video on MTV?
SLEDGEHAMMER
10 Anvil, bypass and parrot beak are three designs of which tool?
SECATEURS
11 What is known as the death card?
ACE OF SPADES
12 On Desert Island Discs which song did Simon Cowell describe as the best song ever written?
MACK THE KNIFE
13 Under what name did John Taylor and Everton Bonner hit the charts?
CHAKA DEMUS AND PLIERS
14 In which film did Danny Glover play Detective David Tapp?
SAW
15 Which detective made his literary debut in the 1947 story I The Jury?
MIKE HAMMER
16 In Kent what name is given to the counterpart of Yorkshire’s ridings?
LATHES
17 In Bob the Builder what type of vehicle is Muck?
BULLDOZER
18 In Bob the Builder what type of equipment is called Dizzy?
CEMENT MIXER
19 In Bob the Builder what type of vehicle is called Lofty?
CRANE
20 What name was given to the series of eight paintings by William Hogarth?
THE RAKES PROGRESS

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:55 am
by godoubleblues
quiet at work today :D

Q5 - scissor sisters
Q14 - Saw

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:09 pm
by magpie in the 80's
godoubleblues wrote:quiet at work today :D

Q5 - scissor sisters
Q14 - Saw

BOTH CORRECT GDB

no i finished on thursday. back on the 5th :shock:

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:50 pm
by godoubleblues
magpie in the 80's wrote:
godoubleblues wrote:quiet at work today :D

Q5 - scissor sisters
Q14 - Saw

BOTH CORRECT GDB

no i finished on thursday. back on the 5th :shock:


no, I meant it was quiet for me so I could have a go at a few quizzes :D

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:07 pm
by magpie in the 80's
godoubleblues wrote:
magpie in the 80's wrote:
godoubleblues wrote:quiet at work today :D

Q5 - scissor sisters
Q14 - Saw

BOTH CORRECT GDB

no i finished on thursday. back on the 5th :shock:


no, I meant it was quiet for me so I could have a go at a few quizzes :D

HAHA i thought you meant that but wasnt 100% sure

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:20 pm
by Interceptor
magpie in the 80's wrote:2 What name is given to the cocktail comprising of vodka and orange juice? screwdriver
6 Which song contains the line, “Well she was just seventeen, you know what I mean”? I Saw Her Standing There
9 What has been the most played video on MTV? Sledgehammer?
11 What is known as the death card? Grim Reaper with a scythe?
15 Which detective made his literary debut in the 1947 story I The Jury? Mike Hammer

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:16 pm
by spell_check
4) Steamboat Willy
9) Money for Nothing?

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:29 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Interceptor wrote:2 What name is given to the cocktail comprising of vodka and orange juice? screwdriver
6 Which song contains the line, “Well she was just seventeen, you know what I mean”? I Saw Her Standing There
9 What has been the most played video on MTV? Sledgehammer?
11 What is known as the death card? Grim Reaper with a scythe? INCORRECT
15 Which detective made his literary debut in the 1947 story I The Jury? Mike Hammer

OTHERS CORRECT INTER

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:30 pm
by magpie in the 80's
spell_check wrote:4) Steamboat Willy
9) Money for Nothing?

BOTH INCORRECT SPELLY

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:34 am
by JAS
Q1 Sam Spade
Q7 Drill?
Q11 Ace of Spades
Q18 Cement truck
Q19 Crane

Regards
JAS

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:56 am
by magpie in the 80's
JAS wrote:Q1 Sam Spade
Q7 Drill?
Q11 Ace of Spades
Q18 Cement truck
Q19 Crane

Regards
JAS

CORRECT JAS

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 9:45 pm
by JAS
Q3 MC Hammer :-??
Q12 Maxwells's Silver Hammer? ..the Beatles one
Q17 Dumper truck..not sure if you call them that.

Regards
JAS

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:07 am
by magpie in the 80's
JAS wrote:Q3 MC Hammer :-??
Q12 Maxwells's Silver Hammer? ..the Beatles one............INCORRECT
Q17 Dumper truck..not sure if you call them that....WE CALL IT A BULLDOZER ;)

Regards
JAS

Q3 CORRECT JAS

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:58 am
by Footy Chick
4. steamboat Willie?

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:32 am
by magpie in the 80's
Footy Chick wrote:4. steamboat Willie?

INCORRECT FC

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:37 am
by The Ash Man
8. Theodolite?
4. Plane Crazy

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:44 am
by magpie in the 80's
The Ash Man wrote:8. Theodolite?
4. Plane Crazy

CORRECT TAM

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:10 pm
by mickey
10. pruners/shears/secateurs

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:17 pm
by JAS
Q12 How about that one Sledgehammer by the guy that's not Phil Collins ~x( same band though :roll:

Regards
JAS

Re: T186 TOOLS OF THE TRADE QUIZ

PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:33 pm
by magpie in the 80's
mickey wrote:10. pruners/shears/secateurs

CORRECT MICKEY