BS: Quiz; again?!

Subject: Quiz; again?!
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 19 Apr 02 - 04:30 PM

For those who are interested, This quiz is strictly for the birds. Liabilities may have been taken with spellings
Please do not post answers in the thread!
There is, again, a common thread to the answers!

1, What runs around the deck of a ship, or is another means of transport ?
2, What was shot by the Ancient Mariner ?
3, Who was the "running-mate" and vice President to George Bush (senior) ?
4, What was the name of John Wayne's character in "True Grit" ?
5, According to J K Rowling in the Harry Potter books, what form of post is used by wizards ?
6, Which British bank, (now part on Nat West) specialises in accounts for the very rich and famous ?
7, Apart from being described as "the Bard", Shakespeare was also known as the...(what) of Avon ?
8, In which comic did Dan Dare first appear ?
9, What was the title of the best known work of Arthur Ransome, who wrote in the Lake District ?
10, Who starred in the multi- Oscar winning film "Gladiator" ?
11, Which 1975 film starred Jack Nicholson as a sane man in a lunatic asylum ?
12, What was the name of Sarah Fergusson's helicopter ?
13, Talking of helicopters, "Hueys" share their name with what type of cartoon character ?
14, In chess, which other piece must move in order for a king to move more than one space (in one turn) ?
15, In which film does Mel Gibson provide the voice of "Rocky" ?
16, Who wrote "Gullivers Travels" ?
17, What name is given to wide bottomed trousers, or persons mentally unbalanced ?
18, Which Saint is remembered for his charity in giving half his cloak to a freezing beggar ?
19, What "game" is being played when two drivers aim directly at one another, to see who will "bottle out" first ?
20, What was the full title of the painting (by Van Klomp) featured in numerous episodes of "Allo Allo" ?

Definitely a few Anglocentric ones this time, which may make it harder! Answers in a few days in the usual place!

Nigel

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: Sorcha
Date: 19 Apr 02 - 04:37 PM

Nigel, m'luv, you're going to drive me the rest of the way round the bend,man!!

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: Hrothgar
Date: 19 Apr 02 - 07:11 PM

16 in five minutes.

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: Gareth
Date: 19 Apr 02 - 07:19 PM

Carefull Butty - I might retaliate with a Nautical or Railway Quiz.

Voice off :" But arn't you Welsh supposed to get your retailiation in first ?

Gareth

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Apr 02 - 07:23 PM

Does anything here have anything to do with folk or blues?

Thought not..

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: Anahootz
Date: 19 Apr 02 - 07:25 PM

16 in a minute and a half...hmmm. Brit-culture ones give me "a spot of trouble"

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: The Walrus
Date: 20 Apr 02 - 06:50 AM

I got stuck on No.13, I couldn't think of it so I started searching web site on "Hueys", trying to find a nickname for them and couldn't, gave up, came back to the quiz to submit my answers and suddenly realized I'd misread the question D'oh! (moral:- If all else fails -Read the question twice)

Regards

Walrus

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 20 Apr 02 - 07:24 AM

The Walrus has now submitted 20/20.

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 20 Apr 02 - 08:10 AM

For Gareth (yes, get your retaliation in first! U.S. pre-emptive strike!) A Nautical theme! No misspellings required in this one.
Usual caveats with regard posting answers.

1, On which ship did the Pilgrim Fathers sail to America ?
2, Who circumnavigated the world in the yacht Gypsy Moth IV ?
3, Who completed his navigation of the world in the ship "The Golden Hind" ?
4, And what was the ship's former name ?
5, Whose ship "Stuck, nor rest, nor motion. As idle as a painted ship, upon a painted ocean" ?
6, Which of Henry VIII's flagships sank in 1545, and was raised again in 1982 ?
7, If I were to mention "Ships that pass in the night", which American poet would I be quoting ?
8, Which ship sank on its maiden voyage 14-15 April 1912 ?
9, What name was given to the ships used by marauding Norsemen (Vikings) ?
10, What type of boat was a U-Boat ?

11, What term describes a light, canoe-type boat, completely enclosed by watertight skins ?
12, What term is used for a canal boat with a 'beam' (width) of less than 7 feet ?
13, Whose flagship was the Santa Maria ?
14, What was the theme song for the TV series "The Golden Girls" ?
15, Which ship was commanded by James Tiberius Kirk ?
16, Who wrote "I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; And all I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by" ?
17, Talking of "Tall Ships", which (very apt) brand of whisky sponsors the "Tall Ships Race" ?
18, Who wrote "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" ?
19, What is the state capital of North Dakota ?
20, Which ship was named after a German Admiral who went down with his flagship in the 1914 Battle of the Falklands ?

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 20 Apr 02 - 08:14 AM

For Guest: yes the first quiz was lacking in any music connotation, but the thread title was preceded by "BS", a sure sign that something may run 'Off-topic' However, apart from some of the following questions mentioning music, there are some musical connections in the answers! In an attempt to get more people scoring 20, this quiz has 24 questions (Generous, aint I) The answers, once found, form 8 sets of 3, but not necessarily together. For the benefit of those to the West of the Atlantic, it may help to start with 22,23,24 which are one set!
The liberties taken with spelling and/or pronunciation may be greater than usual. You have been warned. Comments welcome here. but please keep answers for PMs.

1, After Pandora had opened her box, and released all the evils on the world, what remained in the box ?
2, Who played Victor Meldrew's long suffering wife? or, Who played Tasha Yar in Star Trek: The Next Generation?
3, What was the nickname of the short, bald member of The Harlem Globetrotters ?
4, In Anglican churches, to whom is an additional side altar usually dedicated ?
5, According to the rhyme, who "Played upon the ladle"? or, What was the surname of Lord Beaverbrook, the newspaper publisher ?
6, Who is the best remembered ovine character from Tales of Toytown ?
7, What word describes goods or raw materials, or the liquid in which meat or veg. have been simmered for a long time ?
8, What word denotes a poet, particularly of the Celtic order of poets ?
9, What term describes the fruit of certain plants (particularly squashes) whose dried shells may be used for ornament, or for drinking vessels ?
10, Which fruit, a cross between a tangerine, grapefruit & orange, takes its name from its wrinkled appearance ?
11, Which pop singer appeared in the title role of the TV series "Budgie" ?
12, Who had had a vision on the road to Damascus ?
13, Who sang the theme song for the TV series "Minder" ?
14, What was the previous name for the siemens, the S.I. unit of conductance ? (for the non-scientists, its the opposite of the ohm!)
15, Which Swansea born dandy was influential in making Bath into a fashionable holiday centre ?
16, What word describes a plant or stem from which cuttings are taken, or onto which graftings are made ?
17, Which singer had his story told in the film "Hear My Song" ?
18, Which 1969 film about a taxi driver starred Shirley MacLaine & Ricardo Montalban ?
19, What word describes a beer container, particularly one of 36 gallon capacity ?
20, What word can mean to reduce in intensity, a safe or till, or a Bridge signal where a high card is followed by a low card ?
21, What word describes legal, or illegal, devices for the production of spirituous liquor ?
22, Which duo performed "Listen to the Ocean" & "Sipping Cider" ?
23, Which British playwright wrote "The Caretaker", "The Lover", and the screenplay for "The French Lieutenant's Woman" ?
24, Question 4 asked about the side chapel in an Anglican church. How would this same question be answered in Italian ?

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: Gareth
Date: 20 Apr 02 - 09:24 AM

Oi ! thats cheating mixing in litary quotations

Gareth 18 in 3 minutes

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 20 Apr 02 - 10:14 AM

Yes Gareth, 18 in 3 minutes, and the other two in ...days?
plus there is another (harder) quiz of 24, or did you mean 18/24 ?
Nigel

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: The Walrus
Date: 21 Apr 02 - 05:20 AM

Refresh

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 21 Apr 02 - 12:44 PM

Answers for "Strictly for the Birds are now posted in the usual answer thread. SQ2
The other two answer sheets will follow in a few days.
So far no one has claimed a score for the Groups Of Three quiz, Have I made it too hard ?

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 21 Apr 02 - 08:30 PM

Answers to the nautical quiz (20 questions) now posted at SQ"

And still no answers to the connections !
Any clues wanted ??

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: The Walrus at work
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 08:20 AM

Refreshing again (I for one haven't finished it yet)

W

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 06:09 AM

The Walrus has now submitted 24/24, and identified all the connections. If it helps the first two answers are not connected!
9,8 & 10 Are! but may leave you groaning!

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 08:44 PM

common thread?

Subject: RE: BS: Quiz; again?!
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 25 Apr 02 - 04:50 AM

Guest: Common thread, not in the 24 question one, but that contains 8 threads of 3 answers, and, as a *Big Hint*.
The whole thing "in its totality" does not refer to Christopher Columbus being a Musical Producer of a Clint Eastwood Film. He was merely a Stooge who had the good Grace to be Leaving On A Jet Plane for the Marrakesh Express