The MDD pub quiz.

[HyperRAT]

Welcome to The MDD Tavern... Come in, get a drink, put your feet up and settle down as the all new pub quiz is about to begin!

I'll ask the first question. The first post with the correct answer gets to post the next one, and so on...


Rule 1 - No googling!

Rule 2 - Don't make the questions too hard. Only about the level of a regular pub quiz.


So I'll start with Question #1:

Name both parents of Henry VIII (Henry Tudor)

[Penfold42]

Give up on the question....where's my beer??

[HyperRAT]

What would you like to drink? We have a fine selection of real ales, ****tails etc!

Here's a lager, now answer the question hehe :D

[Candybeatdiscos]

Henry the seventh? and Elizabeth of York i reckon

[Candybeatdiscos]

What are the first names of the twin girls in Bart`s class in The Simpsons?

[PropellerHeadCase]

I have a vague feeling that one of them's Mona, but I don't really know.

[BeerFunk]

No idea whatsoever.... I find these things easier if someone reads them out over the mic too :D

[Candybeatdiscos]

dont fink this is gonna take off hyperrat

[rob1963]

No idea whatsoever.... I find these things easier if someone reads them out over the mic too :D

Don't you find it even easier if the questions are printed onto a hand out sheet?

:rolleyes:

[Tom]

was going to post that maby if rob got on the stage with his "stage voice" and take over but he beat me to it. :lol:

[rob1963]

dont fink this is gonna take off hyperrat

Lewnics,

I don't want you cheating by asking your ant for the answers!

[Candybeatdiscos]

busted

[PropellerHeadCase]

Well that was an ant-iclimax :(

[rob1963]

Well that was an ant-iclimax :(

:tumble:

[Penfold42]

Don't you find it even easier if the questions are printed onto a hand out sheet?

:rolleyes:

:lol:

[PropellerHeadCase]

:tumble:

:boxer: :boxer2:












I had to use the second boxer, too, as the first one looks like an angry aerobicizing lobster which doesn't send quite the right message ;)

[Marc J]

I know the answer, as it came up in something else just last week....but I Googled it at the time so am I allowed to say or not?

[rob1963]

Go for it Marc!

[JAMdisco]

I know, my kids watch it all the time - it's Sherri & Terri.

Next Question....

What animal is the only real living unicorn?

[Excalibur]

I know, my kids watch it all the time - it's Sherri & Terri.

Next Question....

What animal is the only real living unicorn?

Narwhal?

[JAMdisco]

yep - obviously tooo easy! Your go Peter

[Marc J]

Actually, with good timing, you can make a unicorn out of a goat :)

[JAMdisco]

Actually, with good timing, you can make a unicorn out of a goat :)

Would you care to elaborate?

[Excalibur]

OK, So as a grumpy old man, how old was Methuselah?

PS, we know a song about that, don't we? ;)

[HyperRAT]

Just used my 'phone a friend' (wife's family quite religious);

Was he 969?

[rob1963]

OK, So as a grumpy old man, how old was Methuselah?

In which year? :rolleyes:

[Marc J]

Would you care to elaborate?

With some careful grafting of the horn buds at the right stage of development, a goat's horns can be "encouraged" to grow into a single horn, thus making it a "living unicorn" - unicorn being taken literally as a "one horned animal" :)

See http://www.lair2000.net/Unicorn_Dreams/Unicorns_Man_Made/unicorns_man_made.html ;)

[Excalibur]

Just used my 'phone a friend' (wife's family quite religious);

Was he 969?

He was indeed! And the song? Track 5 ;) :D


http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=653057

Away you go Sir.

[Candybeatdiscos]

Just used my 'phone a friend' (wife's family quite religious);

Was he 969?


HyperRAT younever gave us that option at the beginning of the thread - is this you making up rules as you go along

[PropellerHeadCase]

Actually, he just said "no google" ;)

[axeman]

so whats the new question, Steven ?

[Candybeatdiscos]

so i can check wikipedia - well its not google is it

[PropellerHeadCase]

I dunno, I think this is kinda self-regulating - not much fun looking up the answer unless everyone's stumped.

[Digitalsounds]

I say Pub, You Say Quiz

Pub

QUIZ

Pub

QUIZ

:D

[HyperRAT]

My word, I've never been in a forum where people take thinks so seriously! Is that just a characteristic that us DJs suffer??! hehe

Right then, next question...

'Carlsberg' lager is made by appointment to what?

Nice easy one for ya!

[Penfold42]

I say Pub, You Say Quiz
Pub
QUIZ
Pub
QUIZ
:D
:lol:


My word, I've never been in a forum where people take thinks so seriously! Is that just a characteristic that us DJs suffer??! hehe

Right then, next question...

'Carlsberg' lager is made by appointment to what?

Nice easy one for ya!

Me......if i can be @rsed to make the appoinment to go to the boozer...............:D :D :D :D :D

[Candybeatdiscos]

dunno.....i dont sell Carlsberg

[Penfold42]

dunno.....i dont sell Carlsberg

:eek: What none in your hotel.......what is it then???


Think the answer it Danish something.....but what's a pastry got to do with a beer ...who know's.....:p :D

[Dragonfly]

My word, I've never been in a forum where people take thinks so seriously! Is that just a characteristic that us DJs suffer??! hehe

Right then, next question...

'Carlsberg' lager is made by appointment to what?

Nice easy one for ya!

the dentist?

[PropellerHeadCase]

The Danish Royal Family?

[Excalibur]

The Danish Royal Family?

According to Carlsberg.com, you're close. For health reasons, no cigar!;)

[Candybeatdiscos]

:eek: What none in your hotel.......what is it then???

We sell Tennants Lager, Stella, Carling & Miller on tap, Bud Miller, Stella, Corona, C2, NBA all on bottles

[HyperRAT]

The Danish Royal Family?

Indeed you are close, but not quite there!

[Corabar Steve]

The British Royal family?

[PropellerHeadCase]

The Danish Royal Family's Palace Guard?

[Excalibur]

The Danish Royal Family's Palace Guard?

Think great Joni Mitchell albums for a clue.;)

[Corabar Steve]

Don Juan?

[Penfold42]

Think great Joni Mitchell albums for a clue.;)
The Very Best Of Joni Mitchell???

[Corabar Steve]

Woodstock?

[Excalibur]

How I vigorously dislike people who intentionally miss the point of a post. :bang:

I will have to answer myself if you don't get it, except I feel I have cheated by looking it up. See if this helps.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Court-Spark-Joni-Mitchell/dp/B000002GXL/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1199887867&sr=1-4 :D :D :D

[Corabar Steve]

Nope

[Excalibur]

Nope

The Royal Danish http://www.amazon.co.uk/Court-Spark-Joni-Mitchell/dp/B000002GXL/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1199893339&sr=1-4

Just without the Mael Brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good heavens, I should be doing crossword clues! :eek: :bang:

[Candybeatdiscos]

ahhh i think i get ya - the royal danish court?

[Excalibur]

ahhh i think i get ya - the royal danish court?

Well done that man. On the neck of the new bottle it says just that.

Court and spark album title. Sparks were two twin brothers Ron and Russell Mael. So without a Mael brother- Court!:D

Your turn young man.:)

[Penfold42]

ahhh i think i get ya - the royal danish court?

I thought it was the Royal Danish 'Spark'...........:p :D

[Excalibur]

I thought it was the Royal Danish 'Spark'...........:p :D

There's always one! :bang: :bang: :bang:

[Candybeatdiscos]

ok ok my turn.....Ok time to go cryptic

tv show - "They used to be indexed documents?"

as stated the question is cryptic - much along the lines of -

"best dad = top of the pops"

[BeerFunk]

X Files?? I was about to hit the back button on my browser when it struck me! :D

[Corabar Steve]

Gotta be.

[rob1963]

Your turn, beerfunk!

[BeerFunk]

Oooh... OK..

Which rocker featured in "U571" (as the Chief Engineer of a U.S. submarine), "Pay It Forward" (as Helen Hunt's abusive ex husband), and "Cry Wolf" (as a suspicious journalism teacher)?

[Dragonfly]

jon bon jovi ?????

[BeerFunk]

Yes.... I thought that was quite difficult too! :)

[Dragonfly]

not when youre a fan thats seen him 5 times lol

[Dragonfly]

ok easy one dingbat ...

OFFIC............E

[rob1963]

I often have dingbats in my quiz, but that one has me stumped Dave!

[flatliners]

here is one for you. name the tv programme that filled in the same time slot when starsky and hutch finished on british tv

[PropellerHeadCase]

Um, flatliners, you need to have correctly answered Dragonfly's Dingbat first.

Office Space?

[Dragonfly]

Um, flatliners, you need to have correctly answered Dragonfly's Dingbat first.

Office Space?

nope :D

[Corabar Steve]

not when youre a fan thats seen him 5 times lol

Or even if you're not a fan & have seen him / them 8 times :sj:

[rob1963]

Dave...do we get a clue?

Pretty please!

:D :D :D

[Dragonfly]

erm .... ill try and think of a clue that doesnt give it away.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

I was thinking office monkey, but I dn't know why...

[Dragonfly]

nope

[rob1963]

About that clue.....

[TonyB]

Official envelope missing?

[Excalibur]

Out of the office/leaving the office?

[Candybeatdiscos]

office message?

[Dragonfly]

all wrong ............. the only clue that makes it very easy is

corporate festivity....

[PropellerHeadCase]

Office Part-E ;)

[Dragonfly]

Office Part-E ;)


we have a wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnneeeeerrrrrr !!!!!!! well done mr. propeller man :beer1:

[BeerFunk]

How does the '.......' represent 'part'?? :confused:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

How does the ....... represent 'part'?? :confused:

The E is leaving, eg: parting

[Dragonfly]

because it is parting the offic and the e ?????? i had it on a pub quiz once that i attended.

[BeerFunk]

Hmmm... OK yeah, but then it would be office parting e. If the letter 'e' at the end wasn't complete, then it would make more sense!

[PropellerHeadCase]

Right, quick and probably easy...

Which well-known artist was offered 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' (ahead of Simple Minds, obviously), but turned it down only to cover the song several years later?

[Candybeatdiscos]

billy idol ..... but wasn't bryan ferry also offered it although decided not to record it?

[Candybeatdiscos]

ok, which solo artist is accompanied by his live band called Neverland Express, when performing?

the name's taken by his obsession with peter pan

[PropellerHeadCase]

billy idol ..... but wasn't bryan ferry also offered it although decided not to record it?

I know someone else was offered it, and Mr Ferry certainly has the right sort of voice... you may be right.

To the question at hand...


Not his obsession but his song-writer's obsession, no?

[Corabar Steve]

Michael Jackson? :sj:

[Candybeatdiscos]

I know someone else was offered it, and Mr Ferry certainly has the right sort of voice... you may be right.

To the question at hand...


Not his obsession but his song-writer's obsession, no?

yes mate your right its his songwriters obsession

[PropellerHeadCase]

Michael Jackson? :sj:

:Laugh:


On the grounds that I appear to have indirectly answered Lewnics' question and that no-one else has posted anything...

Only one artist has covered a Beatles song and had their version perform better on the UK charts than The Beatles original. Who is the performer, and which song was it?

[Excalibur]

:Laugh:


On the grounds that I appear to have indirectly answered Lewnics' question and that no-one else has posted anything...

Only one artist has covered a Beatles song and had their version perform better on the UK charts than The Beatles original. Who is the performer, and which song was it?

Overlanders, Michelle?

PS I Wikipedia'd the answer to Lewnics' question, so immediately disqualified myself!;) :D The answer did actually surprise me!

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

The Beatles didn't release Michelle, did they?

My guess would be Marmalade's Obla di obla da (or however it's spelled)

[Corabar Steve]

The Beatles didn't release Michelle, did they?


They did, don't knowif it was a single though :sj:.

Artist or artists?

Got it!

Ferry Aid - Let it be No 1, Beatles got to No 2

[Candybeatdiscos]

:Laugh:
On the grounds that I appear to have indirectly answered Lewnics' question and that no-one else has posted anything...


The answer for anyone wanting to know was Meatloaf

[PropellerHeadCase]

We'll give that one to Steve, shalle we? Though that now means there are two artists as Shirley Bassey reached number four with 'Something', as the Beatles did, but she stayed in the charts longer.

[Corabar Steve]

Ok, the only Bob Dylan song to get to number 1 in the UK?

[BeerFunk]

Ok, the only Bob Dylan song to get to number 1 in the UK?
Trick question - 'Mr. Tambourine Man'?

[Corabar Steve]

My info was wrong, there were 2, give me both

[rob1963]

Only a guess.....Lay lady lay?

[Penfold42]

My info was wrong, there were 2, give me both

:jawdrop: :D

[rob1963]

:jawdrop: :D

Tony,

It wasn't Steve that was wrong.....it was his info!

[Corabar Steve]

We have one correct & one incorrect answer so far. The first to post both correct gets the next question.

[Candybeatdiscos]

Mr Tambourine man and knocking on heavens door - the latter was covered by dunblane after the tragedy of kids and teachers being shot and killed by a madman named thomas hamilton

although this also included a revised verse, so not a straight cover

[Corabar Steve]

I'll give you that (having checked the facts) although my source only gave Mr Tambourine Man & Mighty Quinn

EDIT: Having checked my original source the Question should've been " What is the only Dylan song (at the time unreleased by him) to have got to number 1?" The answer being Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)

[rob1963]

Ok...now let's have a question from the Lewnics ant.

:D :D :D

[Candybeatdiscos]

ok (from the ant)

How many known ant species are there living in the world?

[Penfold42]

ok (from the ant)

How many known ant species are there living in the world?

I don't know.....but there is one that really get's on my wick........!!!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Candybeatdiscos]

so are you a candle?

[Penfold42]

so are you a candle?
:lol:
I used wick because the filter stopped with peeing me off.......:D

[Excalibur]

I don't know.....but there is one that really get's on my wick........!!!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Absolutely!!!


ok (from the ant)

How many known ant species are there living in the world?

This should be interesting! Having just Coperniced it, there is a variance of 250% between the stated figure, and " Experts estimate "!:eek:

[PropellerHeadCase]

So my answer should now read: Somewhere between 718 and 1795?

[Excalibur]

So my answer should now read: Somewhere between 718 and 1795?

Only if you're working in Tithes! ;) ;) :D

[Candybeatdiscos]

So my answer should now read: Somewhere between 718 and 1795?

Well its a lot more than that lol

[Excalibur]

Well its a lot more than that lol

We know! Look up tithes!;)

[BeerFunk]

EDIT: Having checked my original source the Question should've been " What is the only Dylan song (at the time unreleased by him) to have got to number 1?" The answer being Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)
I think The Byrds released Mr Tambourine Man slightly before Dylan did... can anyone confirm (can't find my Guinness music book :rolleyes: )

[rob1963]

ok (from the ant)

How many known ant species are there living in the world?

Well...there is your ant, and then there are a few others, which makes 809 in total.

[PropellerHeadCase]

OK, after Excalibur's cryptic clue, and then sum...

7898 - 19745 :D


One does wonder how there can be enough diversity in the ant population to justify such huge numbers of species demarcations... "Ooh! That ant has an extra thoracic ridge it must be a new species"... "No, it was an unfortunate accident with a twig."

[Excalibur]

OK, after Excalibur's cryptic clue, and then sum...

7898 - 19745 :D


One does wonder how there can be enough diversity in the ant population to justify such huge numbers of species demarcations... "Ooh! That ant has an extra thoracic ridge it must be a new species"... "No, it was an unfortunate accident with a twig."

http://www.earthlife.net/insects/ants.html

http://www.greensmiths.com/ants.htm

According to these two sources. ;) :D

[PropellerHeadCase]

Well my second guess wasn't a million miles away, then.

Given the vast separation between web-sourced answers who's next?

[Candybeatdiscos]

"For more than 100 million years, ants have been living on the Earth. They can be found almost anywhere on the planet.

As of 2007, there are 11,880 known ant species, most of which reside in hot climates."

[Candybeatdiscos]

PropellerHeadCase we will gve you that one - your turn

[PropellerHeadCase]

John Cleese's character in 'A Fish Called Wanda' and Cary Grant's Sealyham Terrier share the same name - what name and what is significant about it?

[Corabar Steve]

Cleese was called Archie Leach in the film which is Grant's real name was the dog named after it's owner?
I think The Byrds released Mr Tambourine Man slightly before Dylan did... can anyone confirm (can't find my Guinness music book :rolleyes: )
Dylan released it first on an album

[HyperRAT]

Hey all, it's good to see you enjoying the Pub Quiz :)

[rob1963]

there are 11,880 known ant species, most of which reside in hot climates."

I guess there aren't many in Fife, then!


Hey all, it's good to see you enjoying the Pub Quiz :)

Of course we are HyperRat.

You can't beat a good pub quiz...not that I know much about them :rolleyes:


OK Steve...your go!

[Penfold42]

You can't beat a good pub quiz...not that I know much about them :rolleyes:

Saves on handing paper out and shoe leather........:sofa:

[Corabar Steve]

OK Steve...your go!

Was I right then?

[rob1963]

Was I right then?

I think so, because I know for a fact that Cleese was Archibald Leach in the film, which was definately Grant's real name.

[rob1963]

Saves on handing paper out and shoe leather........:sofa:

:jawdrop:

[PropellerHeadCase]

Yes, Cary Grant gave his own birth name, Archie Leach, to his dog and this was Cleese's character's name, too.

[Corabar Steve]

OK. Give me a while to think of a good one.

[PropellerHeadCase]

No worries, it took me a bit to put the parts of my question together... I'll clearly have to try harder if I don't want the first answer to be the right one.

[Corabar Steve]

What is the world's biggest living organism?

[Excalibur]

What is the world's biggest living organism?

And just how do you expect us jesters to refrain from the obvious stupid humorous answers?:confused:

[Dragonfly]

What is the world's biggest living organism?

are we talking height , length , mass ???? :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Marc J]

The Great Barrier Reef

[rob1963]

Oohhhh...I think you could be right there, Marc

[Corabar Steve]

Sorry, just to clarify, should've said single living organism.

So as the barrier reef is compromised of many many separate organisms, no.

[rob1963]

Sorry, just to clarify, should've said single living organism.

So as the barrier reef is compromised of many many separate organisms, no.

Compromised or comprised?

:rolleyes:


What about the whale?

[Corabar Steve]

Probably :sj:

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

I'm gona say a tree. or maybe jelly fish.

i thought people and animals were made up of thousands of seperate ones:confused:

[Corabar Steve]

I'm gona say a tree. or maybe jelly fish.



No biggest plant (redwood) & no, biggest animal (Lions Mane Jellyfish)

[PropellerHeadCase]

Dagnabbit, before getting to this last post I'd already had Giant Redwood fixed in my head as the answer.

As far as largest animal is concerned surely the blue whale beats the jellyfish on mass, if not on length. It'd be like comparing a six foot tall man to a 7 foot long tape worm - the man is clearly larger.

[BeerFunk]

You can't beat a good pub quiz...not that I know much about them :rolleyes:
:lol:


Sorry, just to clarify, should've said single living organism.

So as the barrier reef is compromised of many many separate organisms, no.
I think I've heard this question before, is it not a large group of trees that share the same roots or something to that effect?

[PropellerHeadCase]

Like the fairy rings in the Kalahari that are, in some cases, kilometres across?

These plants grow outward concentrically from a central parent plant... as the parent dies off the outer offspring send new offspring outwards. Fascinating stuff.

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

As far as largest animal is concerned surely the blue whale beats the jellyfish on mass, if not on length. It'd be like comparing a six foot tall man to a 7 foot long tape worm - the man is clearly larger.

I was just thinking that a whale is made up of thousands of single organisms but to my knowledge a jellyfish is only made from one single organism.

[Corabar Steve]

There are some very warm answers & some stone cold ones

[rob1963]

There are some very warm answers & some stone cold ones

Which are the warm ones Steve?

:D

[Corabar Steve]

That would be telling :sj:

[rob1963]

That would be telling :sj:

You're no fun! :(

[Corabar Steve]

I was just thinking that a whale is made up of thousands of single organisms but to my knowledge a jellyfish is only made from one single organism.

Spud, you're taking this way too seriously! :sj:

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

Spud, you're taking this way too seriously!

No. just trying to put my useless knowledge to good use (even if its wrong)
:daft: :D :daft:

So was i right:D

[Corabar Steve]

No :sj:

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

:bang: :bang: :bang:
Any where close?

hmm... ok...

what about a mushroom?

[Corabar Steve]

Bingo!


Officially known as Armillaria ostoyae, or the honey mushroom, the fungus is 3.5 miles across. The small mushrooms visible above ground are only the tip of the iceberg.

Experts estimate that the giant mushroom is at least 2,400 years old, but could be 7,200 years old.

Previously, the world's largest organism was another Armillaria ostoyae, which covers a mere 1,500 acres near Mt. Adams in Washington state. There you go




The small mushrooms visible above ground are only the tip of the iceberg. & there was me thinking it was fungi

[rob1963]

Congratulations Spud.....your go!

[Corabar Steve]

I could've held out for the exact answer, buit that would've taken forever :sj:

[Excalibur]

Bingo!

There you go



& there was me thinking it was fungi

Ah, but we know you're the only fun guy here , Steve! ;) :D

:coat:

[BeerFunk]

Well Steve, I could drag this one out some more by asking you to define 'biggest' ;)

[Corabar Steve]

Well Steve, I could drag this one out some more by asking you to define 'biggest' ;)

However you want, 3.5 miles makes it the biggest living thing on the planet.

[BeerFunk]

Well, upon a little research, it seems that the exact size and structure is only speculated as of yet, but it's most likely to be the biggest compared to the candidates.. anyway...

Who's turn is it anyway? :)

[Corabar Steve]

Spud's I think

[BeerFunk]

Spud's I think
What?! His guess isn't even a living organism, let alone the biggest! :rolleyes:

http://mega-pl.com/catalog/images/Mushroom_30910.jpg

[Corabar Steve]

Stop it, Rob'll only get upset :sj:

[PropellerHeadCase]

Ahem....


Like the fairy rings in the Kalahari that are, in some cases, kilometres across?

These plants grow outward concentrically from a central parent plant... as the parent dies off the outer offspring send new offspring outwards. Fascinating stuff.

OK, so my memory wasn't a hundred percent on...

"There are three kinds of fairy rings. One type has no mushrooms; stimulated grass growth reveals the activity of these fungi in soil (Fig. 1). Another type contains a ring of mushrooms as well as a ring of stimulated grass growth. A third type contains only a ring of mushrooms, with no evidence of unusual grass growth (Fig. 2). (http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/FactSheets/fairyring/fairyring.htm)

I was mixing up a plant that does something like this and the fungi, but still...

Oh, I also got the right environment, just the wrong continent:

"Mojave Desert: An interesting plant in this area is the Creosote Bush that over many thousands of years have formed rings." "One of these shrubs maybe the oldest living thing and it has been tentatively dated at 11,700 years old."

"The creosote bush (Larea divaricata) is a hardy shrub that grows in the Basin and Range country of the American Southwest. An original bush will split apart as it ages and the pieces will continue to grow radially outward. What appears to be a ring of bushes is really all one bush. The largest known creosote bush ring is 50 feet (15m) in diameter. Not large by these standards, but the bush is 13,000 years old."

Oh, unrelated but I thought this was interesting...
"Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) trees have evolved to clone themselves when conditions are severe enough to require it. 106 acres of aspen trees in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah were discovered (in 1992 as well) to be genetically identical. 10,000 years old, and over 6 million metric tons in weight."

[rob1963]

What?! His guess isn't even a living organism, let alone the biggest! :rolleyes:

http://mega-pl.com/catalog/images/Mushroom_30910.jpg

Whoaaa.....it's my mushroom light!

£28 new from ebay...bargain! (The lamps alone are £26 in my local disco shop!)

:D :D :D

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

Whoaaa.....it's my mushroom light!


I do actually use 2 of these:o . Great, cheap effects

Ok give me a few mins to get a question for you....

WATCH THIS SPACE....

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

OK Heres one for you....

Where would you find a Diencephalon?

Lets see how you go with this one. Have Fun:D

[Excalibur]

OK Heres one for you....

Where would you find a Diencephalon?

Lets see how you go with this one. Have Fun:D

In a circus! Is it a two headed lady?:confused: :D :D

[rob1963]

In a circus! Is it a two headed lady?:confused: :D :D

Excalibur...look me in the eye & say you didn't use Google to find that answer!

:p

[Excalibur]

Excalibur...look me in the eye & say you didn't use Google to find that answer!

:p

No I didn't you cheeky :Censored: ! I use Copernic, myself. Etymologically my answer has a big element of accuracy, except having used Copernic to find out the real answer, I find I'm wrong, and the real answer is very easy, very interesting, and very surprising. ;) :D :D

Edit: Hint- If I had taken more notice of diencephalon I might have got closer.;)

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

No I didn't you cheeky ! I use Copernic, myself. Etymologically my answer has a big element of accuracy, except having used Copernic to find out the real answer, I find I'm wrong, and the real answer is very easy, very interesting, and very surprising.


Didn't understand much of that but ok:confused:

No one has yet given an answer. you seem to clearly know the answer so go ahead:D :D :D

[Excalibur]

Didn't understand much of that but ok:confused:

No one has yet given an answer. you seem to clearly know the answer so go ahead:D :D :D

Unless absolutely no-one answers in the near future I have disqualified myself, due to using a search engine. Fear not, I'm sure someone will get it legally!;) :D

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

As there has been so little response to this question if theres no correct answers by tomorow you can post your answer.

And that hint really dosen't help.

[Corabar Steve]

I've a feeling it's medical, I'll have to have a think.

[Excalibur]

I've a feeling it's medical, I'll have to have a think.

Warm........................

[Corabar Steve]

It's in the brain isn't it? or at least somewhere in the head.

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

Very good Corabar Steve. Well Done:approve:

Heres the quote:

"Your diencephalon sits beneath the middle of your cerebrum and on top of your brain stem. It contains two important structures called the thalamus and the hypothalamus. Your thalamus acts as a relay station for incoming sensory nerve impulses, sending them on to appropriate regions of your brain for processing. It is responsible for letting your brain know what's happening outside of your body."

taken from:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/brain/brain.shtml

Your Turn Steve.

[Corabar Steve]

I had an ex who was a medical student, I thought I remembered testing her on the brain at some point & that rang a dim & distant bell.

Next question coming up later.

[PropellerHeadCase]

Etymologically my answer has a big element of accuracy, except having used Copernic to find out the real answer, I find I'm wrong, and the real answer is very easy, very interesting, and very surprising. ;) :D :D

Edit: Hint- If I had taken more notice of diencephalon I might have got closer.;)

I would only have gotten :D a bit closer myself for, as you say, etymology is key... hydro-en-cephaly: water-on-the brain (for those that don't know).



...that rang a dim & distant bell.

No, that's Quasi Modo, different again ;)

[Excalibur]

I would only have gotten :D a bit closer myself for, as you say, etymology is key... hydro-en-cephaly: water-on-the brain (for those that don't know).

The cure for which, as we all know is a tap on the knee!:coat:


[QUOTE No, that's Quasi Modo, different again ;)[/QUOTE]

Is that like Quasi stereo? :confused:

[PropellerHeadCase]

The cure for which, as we all know is a tap on the knee!:coat:

Tap on the head, surely?



Is that like Quasi stereo? :confused:

No, you're confused with Quadrophony, I think ;)

[Corabar Steve]

Still can't think of a question.

Back later.

[PropellerHeadCase]

That's OK, Excalibur and I will keep the crowd baffled, if not entertained :D

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

More confussed...:rolleyes:

[rob1963]

Still can't think of a question.

Back later.

I take it you don't do quiz nights, Steve?

:rolleyes:

[BeerFunk]

The thing is, it's hard to post a question which can't be shot down by a Google search in under a minute.. I imagine that's what Steve is doing :)

[PropellerHeadCase]

The whole point is to not Google for the answer - admittedly it's on the honour system, but so far so good.

[Excalibur]

The whole point is to not Google for the answer - admittedly it's on the honour system, but so far so good.

Absolutely!:D I've got every answer so far, but none without the help of a search engine, therefore disqualified every time! To borrow a quote from somebody I forget " The only person you cheat is yourself" or thereabouts.:)

We can all Google/Copernic/other-search-engines-are-available the answers, but that is the complete opposite of what is intended, as we're trying to have a "Pub Quiz" . How many of you sit with a laptop Googling the answers in your local? :eek:

Perhaps the answer is to set up a conference call involving most of us ob here, and get Rob to call out the questions? ;) :D :D

[BeerFunk]

Still, it's inevitable that some will google the answers and pretend they 'just knew' - I would imagine someone's done it already :rolleyes:

There are certain questions which are not easy to google though :)


The whole point is to not Google for the answer - admittedly it's on the honour system, but so far so good.
And how do you know?

[Excalibur]

The whole point is to not Google for the answer - admittedly it's on the honour system, but so far so good.





And how do you know?

Because Alan is a trusting soul, who has not met any of us in person, and still believes in Fair Play, Father Christmas, The Tooth Fairy, and that Rob and I secretly agree on everything!;) :D :D :D :D :D :D

[rob1963]

Here's one to be going on with while we're waiting for Steve.

Which Hollywood actor was born in 1977 in Kent, and made his screen debut as a teenager in several episodes of the TV show "Casualty"?

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Leonardo di Caprio is not the right answer...

[rob1963]

Correct.....









Leonardo Di Caprio is not the right answer.

[PropellerHeadCase]

Because Alan is a trusting soul, who has not met any of us in person, and still believes in Fair Play, Father Christmas, The Tooth Fairy, and that Rob and I secretly agree on everything!;) :D :D :D :D :D :D

You mean there's no Father Christmas? Permission for lower lip to wobble, sir?

But seriously, given how many people have self-disqualified due to the use of nefarious outside help it seems reasonable to assume that most are playing fair.

[BeerFunk]

Here's one to be going on with while we're waiting for Steve.

Which Hollywood actor was born in 1977 in Kent, and made his screen debut as a teenager in several episodes of the TV show "Casualty"?
Another clue please... :)

[PropellerHeadCase]

Orlando Bloom?

[Corabar Steve]

Jude Law

[Excalibur]

Jude the obscure

Oops sorry, I think I put that in the wrong thread!:o :o

[Corabar Steve]

Brad Pitt? :sj:

[rob1963]

Orlando Bloom?

:thumbsup: :clap: :banana:

[Corabar Steve]

Now what are we going to do?

When I post my question we'll have 2 running :sj:

[rob1963]

Nothing wrong with that...twice as many = twice the fun!

Might be an idea for people to quote the original question with their guess to avoid any confusion, though!

[PropellerHeadCase]

Or Steve needs to ask a question that I'll most likely answer... or vice versa...

Here ya go, Steve...

Name two bands whose names are acronyms where what the initials stand for has changed at least once.

Clue: One is a punk band from Austin, and the other is a side-project of a well-known Hollywood actor.

[Corabar Steve]

No Idea.

I thought S.O.D. but they were from NYC

[PropellerHeadCase]

Hasn't Stormtroopers of Death always been Stormtroopers of Death, though?

Anyone else?

[Corabar Steve]

Or W.A.S.P. but they're not Punk, I'll keep thinking.

[Excalibur]

Hasn't Stormtroopers of Death always been Stormtroopers of Death, though?

Anyone else?

And not Spear Of Destiny? :confused: ;) :D :D

[PropellerHeadCase]

Or W.A.S.P. but they're not Punk, I'll keep thinking.

To be fair W.A.S.P. have never confirmed whether WASP stands for anything at all. Once, when asked, Blackie Lawless replied, "We Ain't Sure, Pal"... classic!

[PropellerHeadCase]

Name two bands whose names are acronyms where what the initials stand for has changed at least once.

Clue: One is a punk band from Austin, and the other is a side-project of a well-known Hollywood actor.

MDC - I knew of 'Millions of D@mn Christians' and 'Metal Devil Cokes', but there are about a dozen incarnations of this acronym.

Russell Crowe's side-project is a band called TOFOG which originally stood for 'Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts' but as at the last album stood for 'The Ordinary Fear of God'.

Sorry Steve, I tried for the re-unification of the thread. Your turn to ask a question that I might get ;)

[Corabar Steve]

I'm still trying to think of a good one for everyone.

[rob1963]

I'm still trying to think of a good one for everyone.

Steve,

I take it you're not someone who believes in rushing things?

:rolleyes:

[PropellerHeadCase]

Yo! Bum Rush the Show!

[Corabar Steve]

Queens of the Stoneage formed from the ashes of Kyuss, what band was guitarist Nick Oliveri also in prior to QOTS?

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

Really havent a clue....

I'm gona say at a 100% guess AC/DC:D

[Corabar Steve]

No .

[BeerFunk]

Don't know, don't care! :p

[PropellerHeadCase]

Buckcherry?

[Excalibur]

Bucks Fizz? ****, I'm still posting in the wrong thread!;) :D

BTW, I actually knew the Russell Crowe link, except I couldn't quite remember the name of the band. :(

[Corabar Steve]

No .

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

Give Us A Clue Steve:) :confused: :)

[Corabar Steve]

That question was really only for Alan, to sort out who posts the next proper question.

I think I have a good one for general consumption which I'll post later if Al doesn't get the QOTSA one

[PropellerHeadCase]

Can't do it Steve, sorry.

[Corabar Steve]

The Dwarves.

Now what was that other question?

Poo! I've forgotten it.

Right here's a fairly easy one.

Who is the only person to have been in:

Star Trek
Star Trek: TAS
Star Trek: TNG
Star Trek: DS9
Star Trek: Voyager
Enterprise
& the Pilot episode of Star Trek?

[PropellerHeadCase]

Roddenberry, himself?

[Corabar Steve]

Nope, dead before DS9 first aired.

[BeerFunk]

Would William Shatner be too obvious? :D

[Corabar Steve]

He wasn't in the pilot episode.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Scotty.

[Corabar Steve]

Nope

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Leonard Nimoy?

[Corabar Steve]

Nope, although he was at least in the pilot which is more than can be said for Shatner.

[Excalibur]

McCoy?

[Corabar Steve]

Nope

[BeerFunk]

I was too curious to find out, so I had to google it... :sofa:

(Obviously I won't post again until someone gets it, which I don't imagine they will!)

[rob1963]

I was too curious to find out, so I had to google it... :sofa:

Same here!

:D :D :D

[Corabar Steve]

I thought you were sat on the thread for rather a long time

[PropellerHeadCase]

Multi-guess...
Colm Meeney
One of the Klingons
The Chinese guy whose name temporarily escapes me

[Corabar Steve]

No, no & no.

[PropellerHeadCase]

Oh, oh, and oh :(

[Corabar Steve]

Anyone else? Or Shall I set a new question?

[Penfold42]

Is it that woman...Yah Hurra......thingy wotsit.......:D

[Corabar Steve]

Nope.

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

Anyone else? Or Shall I set a new question?

New question:D. My brain hurts:(

[rob1963]

Anyone else? Or Shall I set a new question?

Why don't you tell Al that his first guess was very warm?

[Corabar Steve]

Because it wasn't. He wasn't in any of them. (but I see where you're coming from)

[PropellerHeadCase]

Which first guess? Roddenberry?


How about - sacrificial extra on the "Away Team"? You know, the extra cast member that always goes away with the named cast members to a hostile planet but never comes back.

[PropellerHeadCase]

Or how about the guy in charge of the FX team that work on all of the Enterprise footage?