BS: Two Quizzes (to pass the time)

Subject: RE: BS: Two Quizzes (to pass the time)
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 03:53 PM

Snuffy & Greg tie on 39/40.
Snufy failed on the 'Roy Hattersley' question which Greg looked up, Greg got the answer to number 16 (in the first quiz) and tried to work backward to No15, getting "clink" which doesn't fit the question.

So honours even!

Nigel

Subject: RE: BS: Two Quizzes (to pass the time)
From: Snuffy
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 08:38 AM

"look up the Roy Hattersley question"

That's cheating, Greg! :-)))

Subject: RE: BS: Two Quizzes (to pass the time)
From: Teribus
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 06:51 AM

Second Quiz:
"3.       Who commanded the British fleet against the Spanish Armada?"

If the answer here is supposed to be Drake, then the question is wrong. Lord Thomas Howard of Effingham was the commander the ENGLISH Fleet when it confronted the Spanish Armada in 1588.

Subject: RE: BS: Two Quizzes (to pass the time)
From: greg stephens
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 04:58 AM

right, I've done the lot. Have to admit to having to look up the Roy Hattersley question, but i managed the rest out of my head.
   Now I can get on with my day!

Subject: RE: BS: Two Quizzes (to pass the time)
From: greg stephens
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 04:26 AM

Thanks very much for this Nigel. Have completed the first quiz to my own satisfaction(and hopefully Nigel's), I'll have a look at the second.

Subject: BS: Two Quizzes
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 14 Aug 03 - 04:33 PM

This time 2 quizzes to keep you guessing. As usual Please do not put the answers in the thread
Both quizzes are similar in that they rely (to some extent) on deliberate misspellings/Mispronunciations, as many of you will no doubt expect. Feel free to comment in the thread, or PM me with answers/complaints etc.,
CHEERS

Nigel

There is a running connection in the answers which groups them in pairs (1&2, 3&4, 5&6, etc) the theme has been discussed as slang on Mudcat!
1.        To pull the hammer of a firearm into the firing position?
2.        What is the base for the decimal system of numbering?
3.        An adult pollywog, or a recess in a brick?
4.        An open way, usually surfaced with tarmac or concrete?
5.        Trophies given for certain competitions, e.g. Wimbledon singles championships?
6.        Of what does a kilometre comprise (approx.) 3280?
7.        A container of preserves of whole fruit with sugar?
8.        A self-propelled vehicle designed to carry passengers?
9.        According to Shakespeare, "To sleep, perchance to dream, Ay, there's …" what?
10.        Dispenser of alcoholic beverages to non-members?
11.        A solution of sugar in water, often containing fruit juice?
12.        Another name for a 'rug' sounding like an early member of the Liberal party?
13.        A container for gravy or sauce?
14.        The exposed area of a mine, from which coal may be mined?
15.        An enclosure for domesticated animals, or an (abbreviated) American term for a prison?
16.        A strong and foul smell?
17.        Foodstuffs which may be Cox's, Golden delicious, etc.?
18.        Where one may take a flight with the sole purpose of gaining height?
19.        Containing Boron (as in the antiseptic acid H3BO3)?
20.        Temporarily without cash?

A second quiz For a theme I've taken a Biblical quote "With them went every kind of animal, domestic & wild, large and small, and every kind of bird. A male and female of each kind of living being. So each answer is an animal, particularly male or particularly female!
1.        What was the name of the 'Piper's son' accused of the theft of a pig?
2.        What one word means to scatter or place seed in or on a field?
3.        Who commanded the British fleet against the Spanish Armada?
4.        What type of party excludes women, except if working (barmaids etc.,)?
5.        If we (U.K.) enter the EMU, what portrait could disappear from banknotes?
6.        Which opera by Janacek features a cast mainly of animals & birds?
7.        What term is used for an all female get together, particularly immediately prior to a wedding?
8.        What word, in informal English, means "a quick look"?
9.        What word means to tire by being dull & repetitive, or a high, steep fronted wave moving up an estuary?
10.        What word means to try to unseat a rider, or is slang for an American banknote?
11.        Which Labour politician unsuccessfully challenged Roy Hattersley for deputy leadership in 1988? (Surname)
12.        In darts, what is the highest scoring "Double"?
13.        What word means to playfully prod someone's rear end?
14.        Whose demise was brought about by a sparrow with an arrow?
15.        No.1 in the UK hit parade (1974) Who did Paper Lace tell not to be a hero?
16.        Which is the Tonic note in the tonic sol-fa scale?
17.        What name is given to the chief officer of a municipal corporation, equivalent to a Provost in Scotland?
18.        What name is given to a small flag flown at the bow of a ship indicating its nationality?
19.        What word means to frighten or overawe with threats?
20.        What is the name of the fictitious pub in Ambridge?