The Summer Quiz 2011 Round 1
By Old Pete
May 30 2011
The COYS Summer Quiz 2011
Well it's the end of the season and Old Pete has brushed off his memory banks and here we have Round 1 of the COYS Summer Quiz. A few differences this year.
- There will be a PRIZE!
- The quiz will run fortnightly
- competitors can only answer once - one posting per person. no altering or adding answers once you see other peoples efforts.
- all answers must be on the board by 16.00 hrs on the Second Thursday following publication . The cutoff Date will be shown at the top of each Quiz.
- At the end of the off season we will announce the winner - the person who has accrued the most points over the whole period.
The quiz is designed to be a bit of fun, and while the Quiz is designed to be Googgle and Wiki unfriendly, it is tempting to use these tools. Please resist the urge. If, in the opinion of the Quizmasters, it is believed that these tools have been used, appropriate sanction will be taken.
The editors decision is final in any disputes as to answers.
The current leader board is:
(not yet available)
So here is
| Q1 | complete the sequence - what is the next number - 45 -50 - 51 - 55 - 59 - and why? | A1 | 64 - they are all election years |
| Q2 | Diggin ,Thompson ,Lawes , Vass apart from the Saints what else do they have in common . | A2 | They are all former pupils of NorthamptonSchool for Boys. |
| Q3 | When Stalin said in world war two " that quantity had a quality of its own " - to what was he referring | A3 | The mass production of the T 34 tank. |
| Q4 | what was common indeed problematic about Mary Tudor, William III , Queen Anne and William IV | A4 | they all died without leaving a legitimate or living heir of their own body. |
| Q5 | Scotland , Denmark , Cyprus , Venice - what is the dramatic link between these . | A5 | All are settings for Shakespear plays - |
| Q6 | Who are or were - Laura , Mamie , Eleanor and Pat | A6 | all wives of US Presidents. |
| Q7 | What is the sporting connection between Swansea and 36 ? | A7 | Its where Garry Sobers hit six sixes. |
| Q8 | Which is the odd one out - Hans Christian Anderson , Henrick Ibsen , Deitrich Buxtenhude , Neils Bohr. | A8 | Ibsen was a Swede - all the others are Danes. |
| Q9 | Where am I - they drive on the left . There is main road named after a British 19 century Prime Minister - Its split | A9 | Nicosia |
| ( Gladstone is the PM btw ) | |||
| Q10 | What links - Vivien Leigh | A10 | all were born in India |
| Spike Milligan ,Cliff Richard and Paddy Ashdown |
The Summer Quiz 2011 Round 1
Posted by: ComeOnYouSaints.com (IP Logged)
Date: 30/05/2011 09:05
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Re: The Summer Quiz 2011 Round 1
Posted by: Clegthorpe (IP Logged)
Date: 30/05/2011 09:53
A1 64, General Elections
A2 NSB
A5 Shakespeare plays? ( but Cyprus should be Corfu, if I'm right?)
A6 First Ladies (Bush, Eisenhower, Roosevelt & Nixon)
A8 Ibsen (Norwegian, the others are Danish)
(edited typo A7 for A8 , answer unchanged.)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011:05:30:12:19:38 by Clegthorpe.
A2 NSB
A5 Shakespeare plays? ( but Cyprus should be Corfu, if I'm right?)
A6 First Ladies (Bush, Eisenhower, Roosevelt & Nixon)
A8 Ibsen (Norwegian, the others are Danish)
(edited typo A7 for A8 , answer unchanged.)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011:05:30:12:19:38 by Clegthorpe.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2011 Round 1
Posted by: ChrisG (IP Logged)
Date: 30/05/2011 10:55
Q3 The Red Army
Q10 All born in India
Q10 All born in India
Re: The Summer Quiz 2011 Round 1
Posted by: Mark H (IP Logged)
Date: 30/05/2011 12:16
A7 Garry Sobers 6 sixes in an over off the bowling of Malcolm Nash, 1968 at the St Helens ground in Swansea.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2011 Round 1
Posted by: DorsetSaint (IP Logged)
Date: 30/05/2011 14:43
Q4 - none produced a legitimate son/daughter as heir to the throne (I think)
Re: The Summer Quiz 2011 Round 1
Posted by: OldPete (IP Logged)
Date: 30/05/2011 15:17
re the rules -have we got this right - one posting per person ? currently some have only answered one or two questions - fine if thats all you know the answers to -
but - you do need to answer all questions even if in your view a previous poster has answered correctly on other questions. Otherwise you will only score on the question(s) you answer.
but - you do need to answer all questions even if in your view a previous poster has answered correctly on other questions. Otherwise you will only score on the question(s) you answer.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2011 Round 1
Posted by: Clegthorpe (IP Logged)
Date: 30/05/2011 15:56
So does everybody who posts a correct answer get points, or just the first person? If the latter, obviously instead of posting the ones I (thought) I knew straight away, should I have waited for others to post answers and then summarized them?
Just curious, I know it's just for fun.
Just curious, I know it's just for fun.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2011 Round 1
Posted by: desbralass (IP Logged)
Date: 30/05/2011 15:59
I can't see the questions...
Bridesmaids no more.
Bridesmaids no more.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2011 Round 1
Posted by: Clegthorpe (IP Logged)
Date: 30/05/2011 16:08
Desbralass,
Make sure you go into the article from the message list, rather than from the message board index or via previous/next. It's a previously discussed bug with articles.
Make sure you go into the article from the message list, rather than from the message board index or via previous/next. It's a previously discussed bug with articles.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2011 Round 1
Posted by: Sue Donimus (IP Logged)
Date: 30/05/2011 22:48
Q1 1964, all years of General Elections in UK
Q2 All attended Northampton School for Boys (there is a further answer but it's possibly libellous).
Q3 Weapons production during WW2
Q4 All monarchs with homosexual tendencies.
Q5 All settings for Shakespeare plays Denmark - Hamlet, Scotland - Macbeth, Venice - The Merchant of Venice, Cyprus - Othello. Though the play is subtitled 'the Moor of Venice' bulk of the action takes place on Cyprus
Q6 All former First Ladies: Laura BUSH, Mamie EISENHOWER, Eleanor ROOSEVELT, Pat(ricia) NIXON
Q7 Gary Sobers hit 6 sixes in an over off Malcolm Nash
Q8 Ibsen. He was Norwegian, others Danish
Q9 Hong Kong. Portland St named after Duke of Portland.
Q10 They were all born in India and all changed their names.
Q2 All attended Northampton School for Boys (there is a further answer but it's possibly libellous).
Q3 Weapons production during WW2
Q4 All monarchs with homosexual tendencies.
Q5 All settings for Shakespeare plays Denmark - Hamlet, Scotland - Macbeth, Venice - The Merchant of Venice, Cyprus - Othello. Though the play is subtitled 'the Moor of Venice' bulk of the action takes place on Cyprus
Q6 All former First Ladies: Laura BUSH, Mamie EISENHOWER, Eleanor ROOSEVELT, Pat(ricia) NIXON
Q7 Gary Sobers hit 6 sixes in an over off Malcolm Nash
Q8 Ibsen. He was Norwegian, others Danish
Q9 Hong Kong. Portland St named after Duke of Portland.
Q10 They were all born in India and all changed their names.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2011 Round 1
Posted by: St Marlowe (IP Logged)
Date: 31/05/2011 00:06
For the next Quiz we will have an email address to send your entry to. - No answers in the thread but you can signify your entry has been submitted.
I think that is fairer?
David L
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
- Live wrong and preposterously
I think that is fairer?
David L
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
- Live wrong and preposterously
Re: The Summer Quiz 2011 Round 1
Posted by: St Marlowe (IP Logged)
Date: 09/06/2011 23:18
Well - The winner this time was Sue Donimus
10 out of 12 with haves for q3 and q4 and a 0 for 10
Well done the next quiz will be up tomorrow.
David L
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
- Live wrong and preposterously
10 out of 12 with haves for q3 and q4 and a 0 for 10
Well done the next quiz will be up tomorrow.
David L
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
- Live wrong and preposterously
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