A puzzler for you to think about

[rob1963]

Which group had at least one UK top 40 single every year in the 1980's?

:shrug:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Madness?

[Corabar Steve]

That's what I would've said too.

[rob1963]

Nope.

Madness had no hits in 1987 1988 or 1989.

I would expect Steve to get the answer to this one.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Duran Duran then.

Do I win a prize?

[Corabar Steve]

Duran Duran?

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

No hit in 1980, just looked....

[Corabar Steve]

Great minds.........

[rob1963]

Excellent guess, Darren.

Close, but no cigar though...Duran Duran had no hits in 1980.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Great minds.........

Were wrong....

The Cure?

[Corabar Steve]

We've already established that

[Corabar Steve]

Don't think so.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Excellent guess, Darren.

Close, but no cigar though...Duran Duran had no hits in 1980.


No hit in 1980, just looked....

Hello?

Keep up Ron.

Rob even...!

[rob1963]

The same is true of Depeche Mode...no hit in 1980!

[Corabar Steve]

Ub40

[Sapphire Disco]

Status quo

[Penfold42]

Ub40

I think he's got it.......

4 UB40 King / Food For Thought Mar 1980
6 UB40 My Way Of Thinking / I Think It's Going To Rain Jun 1980
10 UB40 The Earth Dies Screaming / Dream A Lie Nov 1980
16 UB40 Don't Let It Pass You By / Don't Slow Down May 1981
7 UB40 One In Ten Aug 1981
32 UB40 I Won't Close My Eyes Feb 1982
29 UB40 Love Is All Is Alright May 1982
25 UB40 So Here I Am Aug 1982
1 UB40 Red Red Wine Aug 1983
10 UB40 Please Don't Make Me Cry Oct 1983
16 UB40 Many Rivers To Cross Dec 1983
12 UB40 Cherry Oh Baby Mar 1984
9 UB40 If It Happens Again Sep 1984
1 UB40 featuring Chrissie Hynde I Got You Babe Aug 1985
3 UB40 Don't Break My Heart Oct 1985
5 UB40 Sing Our Own Song Jul 1986
12 UB40 Rat In Mi Kitchen Jan 1987
39 UB40 Watchdogs May 1987
14 UB40 Maybe Tomorrow Oct 1987
6 UB40 featuring Chrissie Hynde Breakfast In Bed Jun 1988
26 UB40 Where Did I Go Wrong Aug 1988
6 UB40 Homely Girl Nov 1989
4 UB40 Kingston Town Mar 1990

[Corabar Steve]

I have, I just checked in the GBoBHS

[rob1963]

Whoaaaa - UB40 is correct, but it's not the one I was thinking of!

So keep guessing!

[spin mobile disco]

Queen? I know they had a fair few in the 80's

[Penfold42]

Not in 83 - 87 or 88...:)

[rob1963]

Not Queen.

The group in question also had hit singles in 1990, 1991, 1992 & 1993.

[spin mobile disco]

Shame its a group cause cliff richard did pretty well as well.

[Corabar Steve]

Not Iron Maiden (nowt in 87, the same year Madness missed)

[rob1963]

Yes Steve...Iron Maiden.

They had a hit at the end of 1986 which was still in the charts in the first week of 1987.

Congratulations Steve - you have won the CPM (Cash prize monies).

All I need are your bank account details & sort code.....

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

What kind of quizmaster are you then?

UB40 was right, but not what you were thinking of?!!, Iron Maiden was wrong but right...

No wonder you don't actually write the questions. :sj:

[Penfold42]

No wonder you don't actually write the questions. :sj:

:lol:

That was better than the answer..............:D :D :D

[rob1963]

UB40 was a second answer which I was unaware of.

Iron maiden was not wrong but right...it was simply right!

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

UB40 was a second answer which I was unaware of.



If you write the questions, there is no such thing. ;)

Research, research and research. :D

[rob1963]

I didn't write the question...I was simply repeating a question that a friend asked me yesterday (I checked that the answer was correct, but didn't check if there were any other groups which achieved the same feat).

:D

[Corabar Steve]

Stranger in a strange land 22Nov 86 on the chart for 6 weeks peaked at 22, I've a feeling it wasn't in the top 40 by Jan 87.

[Corabar Steve]

They've only released 1 single that didn't go top 40.

[rob1963]

I think it was

[Corabar Steve]

Most of their singles peak within the first 2 weeks, then drop out of the top 40 the 6 weeks refers to it's time in the top 75

[BeerFunk]

Which group or artist has had possibly the most tribute acts of all, and made the sixth highest grossing musical film (at the box office)...

... yet have only had one UK top ten hit, and technically don't exist?

[Marc J]

Spinal Tap?


or The Blues Brothers :D

[BeerFunk]

Nope, never seen a tribute act for them, although they do fit some of the other criteria..

[Penfold42]

Paint Your Wagon..........:D

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Which group or artist has had possibly the most tribute acts of all, and made the sixth highest grossing musical film (at the box office)...

... yet have only had one UK top ten hit, and technically don't exist?

Got to be a cartoon or something...Archies? Nah, they can't have a load of tribute acts....never mind. :D

[Penfold42]

Fame.....

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Fame.....

Good shout!:cool:

[Penfold42]

Good shout!:cool:

:Embarassed:

or Rocky Horror.....or Best Little :Censored: house In Texas...........:)
I'm doing musical's ......try and narrow it down!!

''Tommy''

[BeerFunk]

Nope to all of them...

[Penfold42]

Grease....Phantom......Oliver........

[Marc J]

I did edit post #36 if no-one noticed :)

[BeerFunk]

Grease....Phantom......Oliver........
No.....no......no..... :D


I did edit post #36 if no-one noticed :)
Oh, well you could have made a new post!! That's the right answer, well done :)

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Which one was right - Blues Brothers?

[BeerFunk]

Yes.... right, who's next? :D

[TonyB]

I was going to suggest the Blues Brothers but they didn't have a top ten hit?

Their only hit, Everybody Needs Somebody To Love,:Blues Brothers: reached number 12 in April 1990.

[Penfold42]

Oh, well you could have made a new post!! That's the right answer, well done :)

..........have a look at post # 29..........:D :D :D :D :D :D

.....3 the same....being with 'R'.........

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

..........have a look at post # 29..........:D :D :D :D :D :D

Bunch of amateurs. :p

[Penfold42]

Bunch of amateurs. :p

LOL.....

I mean.....does he think i've nothing else to do.......:p :p :p :D

[BeerFunk]

I was going to suggest the Blues Brothers but they didn't have a top ten hit?

Their only hit, Everybody Needs Somebody To Love,:Blues Brothers: reached number 12 in April 1990.
Upon checking, you're right! :o I was under the impression that it was a top ten hit, perhaps in the US...?

Or maybe the question was supposed to read "despite never having a top ten hit" :confused:

[BeerFunk]

:D

Don't see anyone else coming up with questions though....

[Penfold42]

Upon checking, you're right! :o I was under the impression that it was a top ten hit, perhaps in the US...?

Or maybe the question was supposed to read "despite never having a top ten hit" :confused:

Please read post # 51.....do not pass go do not collect £200........:D

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

:D

Don't see anyone else coming up with questions though....

That's 'cos I spend my life writing questions and getting paid for doing so...;)

[BeerFunk]

Please read post # 51.....do not pass go do not collect £200........:D

Please read post #54..


....you haven't even got off 'Go' :lol:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

OK then, not music, but dingbats.

Hell 2 – 1 Heaven

What's the answer?

[Penfold42]

Please read post #54..


....you haven't even got off 'Go' :lol:
LOL.....

OK then, not music, but dingbats.

Hell 2 – 1 Heaven

What's the answer?

My brain hurts.............well my cell...:D

[BeerFunk]

OK then, not music, but dingbats.

Hell 2 – 1 Heaven

What's the answer?
Heaven In A Halfpipe?

[robbiedj]

Paradise Lost ?

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Heaven In A Halfpipe?

Nope.

Paradise Lost ?


Correct!

That lasted ages then...:(

[robbiedj]

Cannot tell a lie, it was Carol.

She plays dingbats, trivial pursuits etc with friends of ours, who we go to quiz nights with as a team. :whistle:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Cannot tell a lie, it was Carol.

She plays dingbats, trivial pursuits etc with friends of ours, who we go to quiz nights with as a team. :whistle:

Your turn to set the question then Robbie (Carol :p )

[robbiedj]

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h i j k l m n o
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Ok, Darren?

[rob1963]

Watership Down?

[Penfold42]

Watership Down?

Toooooo much time Rob.........:D
But i think your right..... :)

[robbiedj]

That's it. Your turn then!

[Corabar Entertainment]

:confused: sorry - obviously being thick.... how does the 'water' bit come into it then?

[robbiedj]

H to O, Angela :)

[Jiggles]

can i do one :D


During a recent music festival, four DJs entered the mixing contest. Each wore a number, either 1, 2, 3 or 4 and their decks were different colours. DJ Skinf Lint came first, and only one DJ wore the same number as the position he finished in. DJ Slam Dunk wore number 1. The DJ who wore number 2 had a red deck and DJ Jam Jar didn't have a yellow deck. The DJ who came last had a blue deck. DJ Park'n Ride beat DJ Slam Dunk. The DJ who wore number 1 had a green deck and the DJ who came second wore number 3. Can you determine who came where, which number they wore and the colour of their deck?

[Danno13]

Are we assuming the 4 colours are red, green, blue and yellow? Since the text only confirms that red and blue are used...

[Jiggles]

yes the 4 colours are red, green, blue and yellow

[Corabar Entertainment]

H to O, Angela :):doh:

[BeerFunk]

And the winners are....

1. DJ Skinf Lint (2) (Red)
2. Park'N Ride (3) (Yellow)
3. DJ Slam Dunk (1) (Green)
4. Rob James (4) (Blue)

Oops, sorry, #4 was meant to be Jam Jar! :p

[robbiedj]

And the winners are....

1. DJ Skinf Lint (2) (Red)
2. Park'N Ride (3) (Yellow)
3. DJ Slam Dunk (1) (Green)
4. Rob James (4) (Blue)

Oops, sorry, #4 was meant to be Jam Jar! :p

Agreed

[BeerFunk]

Agreed
OK, your turn, or mine? :D

[robbiedj]

Yours, mate

Choose your format now

[Jiggles]

# Name Wore Deck Colour
1 DJ Skinf Lint 2 red
2 DJ Park'n Ride 3 yellow
3 DJ Slam Dunk 1 green
4 DJ Jam Jar 4 blue

Correct :D

[BeerFunk]

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space; the beginning of every end and the end of every place?

[Marc J]

The letter e? :)

[BeerFunk]

Yep, that was too easy... :o

Your turn Marc!! ;)

[Marc J]

1111111
U11:30S

(the s should be capital, but for some reason the forum changes it to lower case, probably something to do with all uppercase post)

EDIT: now that I wrote that bit, it's let me change it :)

[BeerFunk]

Hmmm... I think that's stumped everyone... :D

The first line suggests binary... 127? I'm still working on it... ;)

[Marc J]

Some HUGE clues:-

Here's a similar one: -

11111111111
MEX10:45ICO

Both are films, and both are parts of a trilogy (although not the same trilogy).

[BeerFunk]

Thought I had it there...

1s Upon A Time

But can't explain the U and S :(

[BeerFunk]

Once Upon A Time In America
Once Upon A Time In Mexico

Very clever! :)

[Danno13]

Grrr... i actually wrote "once upon a time in america" out.. based on your previous reply.. and then couldn't fathom the logic so didn't post :(

Seems so obvious now though!

[BeerFunk]

Which five lettered word remains the same if you remove the first and last letters together, or if you remove the middle letter on it's own?

Edit : probably should say it sounds the same...

...and it starts with an 'e' :)

[rob1963]

Do we get a clue?

[BeerFunk]

OK, it ends with 'y', and has only one vowel (as I mentioned, it begins with 'e') :)

[robbiedj]

Empty

[rob1963]

Looks like you've got it Robbie!

Nice one!

[BeerFunk]

Yep, well done, next... :)

[rob1963]

Here's one similar to Beerfunk's.

Which word is still pronounced the same if you remove 4 of its 5 letters?

[BeerFunk]

Ooooo?

:D

[rob1963]

Errrrrrrr......I don't think Ooooo is a word!

[Corabar Entertainment]

queue ;)

[rob1963]

Well done Angela!

:claphands: :bowdown:

[Corabar Entertainment]

Relatively easy dingbat, seeing as it's Saturday night and everyone's probably a bit tired.....


ENTURY



.

[robbiedj]

Morning All.

Long Time No See, Angela

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Or end of (the) century

[Corabar Entertainment]

And the winner is....
Long Time No See, Angela :approve:

[robbiedj]

Ok, easy one then.


PALSTANDINGPAL
...... MISS

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Misunderstanding between pals.

[robbiedj]

Close enough/

Usually between friends

your turn, Darren

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Close enough/

Usually between friends

your turn, Darren

Preist

[rob1963]

Is that a dingbat Darren?

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Is that a dingbat Darren?

Yes, sorry! :o

[rob1963]

It has me completely stumped :(

[PropellerHeadCase]

Me too, actually.

I keep thinking about a priest changing a vowel (avowal) or a priest of a different stripe.

[kilmeedyman]

How about - Clerical Error

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

How about - Clerical Error

Boo!

Correct. Have you seen it before Mr C?

Your go then.

[kilmeedyman]

What do PATE, SCUD and RAVE have in common.

And, no, its not that they each have four letters.

[kilmeedyman]

What do PATE, SCUD and RAVE have in common.

And, no, its not that they each have four letters.

Ha ha - do I win a prize?

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Ha ha - do I win a prize?

Only if you've got the answer...:p

[Corabar Entertainment]

Same keys to type on a mobile

[kilmeedyman]

Same keys to type on a mobile

Top girl !

Well done Ang. Your turn

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Top girl !



Girl? :eek: :D

[rob1963]

Here's one I was asked by one of my quiz punters tonight:

Can you name any of the 3 England footballers with three 'O's in their surname?

[kilmeedyman]

Peter Osgood & Tony Woodc o c k spring to mind, struggling for the third....

[rob1963]

Well done Kilmeedyman, 2 out of 3.

Who can come up with the third one?

A clue: He is in his early 60's and only represented England once.

[PropellerHeadCase]

Is his first name Bob?

[Penfold42]

Ian Storey-moore....:)

[rob1963]

penmare...you're a clever old sausage!

Well done!

:D :D :D

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

penmare...you're a clever old sausage!

Well done!

:D :D :D

Amazing what you can find on Google...:p

[rob1963]

Darren...you old cynic!!!

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Darren...you old cynic!!!

Moi? :eek: :D

[rob1963]

:Laugh:

[Penfold42]

penmare...you're a clever old sausage!
Well done!
:D :D :D
Confession..........not me....:o


Amazing what you can find on Google...:p
Err.....some footy guy's here got it not me.......they may have gone on google......:D


Darren...you old cynic!!!
I thought that.............

Don't ask me to set a question.........i'm not very good......:o :)

[Penfold42]

As no one has set one try this....

The numbers game: if I said, 24 = h. in a d., you would say "hours in a day." See if you can figure out this one: 206 = b. in the h.b.

:)

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Bones in the human body

[Dragonfly]

crikey you google quick :D :D :D

[Penfold42]

Bones in the human body

...all of 2 min's........:o
Told you i was bobby.......:D

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

crikey you google quick :D :D :D

Nah, I've got pages of these....I write quizzes don't forget! :rolleyes:

[Dragonfly]

easy one ..... man pushes his car round london when he starts he has over £1000 in his pocket when he finishes he has nothing ..... why?

[Penfold42]

Hole in his pocket........:p

[Dragonfly]

nope

[Penfold42]

Mugged

[Dragonfly]

no..

[Penfold42]

He gives up pushing and get's in a taxi......

[Dragonfly]

incorrect

[Penfold42]

He wear's a hole in his shoe.....goes to Mr Harrods and buy's another pair...

[Dragonfly]

it's good but its not right

[robbiedj]

Playing Monopoly

[Dragonfly]

indeed well done

[Penfold42]

...he buy's a title from an MP.........:zip:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

it's good but its not right
:D :D

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Playing Monopoly

Got to be Carol again. :p ;)

[Penfold42]

The legend that is................:D :D :D

[Corabar Steve]

Say what you see (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Izet8zN1vmE)