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Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:21 pm
by bennymacca
Dogwatcher wrote:
bennymacca wrote:1. Excluding 'The', what are the five most popular words in names of US Newspapers?


Be remiss of me not to have a go at this:

Post, Times, Standard, Truth, Herald, Tribune.


Got 2 right, Times and Herald.

Minus a point for not being able to count to 5

BoundaryRider84 wrote:
bennymacca wrote:oats, so ill pay it


That's was the hardest one so far in my opinion. I knew like 2


They have been much harder this week. Usually i can get 5 without issues, and up to 8, but this week ive been around the 4-5 mark.

BoundaryRider84 wrote:I'll add in Daily

yup

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:41 pm
by Dogwatcher
Of course!

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:42 pm
by Dogwatcher
Chronicle.

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:47 pm
by BoundaryRider84
News

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 11:29 am
by bennymacca
This one is a bit easier

1. Which nine Countries border Germany?

2. Ganymede is our solar system's largest moon, what planet does it orbit?

3. What sport involves a keeper, three chasers and a quaffle?

4. What was World War One called before World War Two?

5. What word starting with 'P' was the act of assessing someone's personality by the bumps on their skull?

6. What are the state capitals of New York State, California and Nevada ?

7. What kind of Rice is usually used when making Risotto?

8. Which Australian TV legend was the first guest of Rove Live when it moved to Network Ten?

9. In what decade did Kentucky Fried Chicken change it's marketing name to KFC?

10. Actor Match: Which actor has appeared in all of the following films? Z for Zachariah, About Time, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Big Short

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 12:10 pm
by Failed Creation
bennymacca wrote:
6. What are the state capitals of New York State, California and Nevada ? Albany, Sacramento, and Carson City.

9. In what decade did Kentucky Fried Chicken change it's marketing name to KFC? 1990s.


Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 12:13 pm
by Booney
1 - Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark....One more.

4 - The Great War

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 12:17 pm
by The Dark Knight
3 Quidditch

4 The Great War

6 Albany, Carson City, Sacramento

7 Arborio

10 Margot Robbie

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 12:19 pm
by BoundaryRider84
1. Denmark, France, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands,
2. Jupiter
3. Harry Potter plays it ????
4. Great War
7. Arborio

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 12:31 pm
by bennymacca
Everyone above is correct

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:58 am
by bennymacca
1. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective was Jim Carrey's first lead role, making him an overnight celebrity. What were his next five films?

2. The first inter-racial kiss on television was on which show?

3. Apart from Britain, which two countries fought in the Crimean War?

4. Diana Prince is the alter ego of which super hero?

5. The first Rugby Union World Cup was held in 1987. Who won?

6. Members of 'The Religious Society of Friends' are known as what, beginning with 'Q'?

7. Who is the first character mentioned in the Harry Potter books?

8. What do Dwayne Johnson & Alcatraz have in common?

9. When liquid becomes a solid its called freezing, when liquid becomes a gas it's called evaporation, what is it called when a solid directly becomes a gas?

10. Actor Match: Which actor has appeared in all of the following films? Highlander, Entrapment, Medicine Man, The Rock, The Hunt For Red October

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:14 pm
by The Dark Knight
10 Sean Connery

5 New Zealand

7 Vernon Dursley

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:15 pm
by Dogwatcher
1. The Mask, PD II, Cable Guy, Truman Show
3. Russia was one. France?
4. Wonderwoman
5. New Zealand, def France
6. Quakers
8. Both known as The Rock
10. Sean Connery?

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:18 pm
by Dogwatcher
Gee, I forgot some really obvious Jim Carrey fillums in my list.

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:36 pm
by bennymacca
The Dark Knight wrote:10 Sean Connery

5 New Zealand

7 Vernon Dursley


Yep

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:36 pm
by bennymacca
Dogwatcher wrote:1. The Mask, PD II, Cable Guy, Truman Show
3. Russia was one. France?
4. Wonderwoman
5. New Zealand, def France
6. Quakers
8. Both known as The Rock
10. Sean Connery?


Truman show is incorrect. The rest are right.

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:07 pm
by The Ash Man
1. Dumb and Dumber
9. Sublimation

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:09 pm
by bennymacca
The Ash Man wrote:1. Dumb and Dumber
9. Sublimation



Yup

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:15 pm
by Dogwatcher
bennymacca wrote:
Dogwatcher wrote:1. The Mask, PD II, Cable Guy, Truman Show
3. Russia was one. France?
4. Wonderwoman
5. New Zealand, def France
6. Quakers
8. Both known as The Rock
10. Sean Connery?


Truman show is incorrect. The rest are right.


I'm happy with that. Can't believe I forgot D&D.

Re: The Lunch Quiz

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:20 pm
by Magellan
bennymacca wrote:1. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective was Jim Carrey's first lead role, making him an overnight celebrity. What were his next five films? The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, The Truman Show, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty.

2. The first inter-racial kiss on television was on which show? All in the Family.

3. Apart from Britain, which two countries fought in the Crimean War?

4. Diana Prince is the alter ego of which super hero?

5. The first Rugby Union World Cup was held in 1987. Who won? New Zealand (?)

6. Members of 'The Religious Society of Friends' are known as what, beginning with 'Q'? Quakers.

7. Who is the first character mentioned in the Harry Potter books? Voldemort.

8. What do Dwayne Johnson & Alcatraz have in common? Both nicknamed 'The Rock'.

9. When liquid becomes a solid its called freezing, when liquid becomes a gas it's called evaporation, what is it called when a solid directly becomes a gas?

10. Actor Match: Which actor has appeared in all of the following films? Highlander, Entrapment, Medicine Man, The Rock, The Hunt For Red October
Sean Connery.