November Pot Luck Quiz

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Question 1: Who composed the music for the ballet Swan Lake?

Question 2: What happened to Colombian footballer Andres Escobar after he scored an own goal in the 1994 World Cup?

Question 3: What was the uneasy period of peace that followed the declaration of war in 1939 known as?

Question 4: Who had a number one hit in the UK in 2005 with ‘Dakota’?

Question 5: From which stage show and film comes the characters Dr Frank N. Furter and Riff Raff the butler?

Question 6: Which city is known as the Big Easy?

Question 7: Is a catafalque a sort of catapult, a hat or a platform on which a dead body is placed?

Question 8: What did Danish chemist Soren Sorensen devise to measure acidity and alkalinity in 1909?

Question 9: What is the meaning of the army slang terms ‘jankers’?

Question 10: What were the names of the two houses who fought each other in the Wars of the Roses?

Question 11: What name is given to the greenish surface glow of a statue or other ornament that comes with age?

Question 12: Who earned the nickname ‘El Bandito’ after England knocked Argentina out of the 1966 World Cup?

Question 13: Which organization had its headquarters in Transport House in Smith Square until 1980?

Question 14: Who was the television detective played by Peter Falk in a shabby raincoat in the 1970’s?

Question 15: Which predecessor of the United Nations held its last meeting in April 1946?

Question 16: Whose admired paintings included The Night Watch?

Question 17: Which product manufactured by the Swedish Gas Accumulator Company has long been a desired feature of country homes thought middle-class Britain?

Question 18: What was the name of the chief engineer on the starship Enterprise?

Question 19: What is the name of the dog owned by the Simpson family in The Simpsons?

Question 20: What colour is topaz?



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Please state which question your answer refers to
One point per correct answer
Bonus points issued on QM's whim
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The QM's answer is final

[licorice]

Question 2: What happened to Colombian footballer Andres Escobar after he scored an own goal in the 1994 World Cup? - He was shot - executed at home


Question 5: From which stage show and film comes the characters Dr Frank N. Furter and Riff Raff the butler? - Rocky Horror Picture Show


Question 7: Is a catafalque a sort of catapult, a hat or a platform on which a dead body is placed?
Its a platform on which a dead body is placed.

Question 10: What were the names of the two houses who fought each other in the Wars of the Roses?
Houses of York and Lancaster



Question 14: Who was the television detective played by Peter Falk in a shabby raincoat in the 1970’s
Columbo


Question 18: What was the name of the chief engineer on the starship Enterprise?
Scotty.

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licorice

Question 2: What happened to Colombian footballer Andres Escobar after he scored an own goal in the 1994 World Cup? - He was shot - executed at home
Correct 1 point


Question 5: From which stage show and film comes the characters Dr Frank N. Furter and Riff Raff the butler? - Rocky Horror Picture Show. Correct 1 point


Question 7: Is a catafalque a sort of catapult, a hat or a platform on which a dead body is placed?
Its a platform on which a dead body is placed.
Correct 1 point

Question 10: What were the names of the two houses who fought each other in the Wars of the Roses?
Houses of York and Lancaster. Correct 1 point



Question 14: Who was the television detective played by Peter Falk in a shabby raincoat in the 1970’s
Columbo. Correct 1 point


Question 18: What was the name of the chief engineer on the starship Enterprise?
Scotty. Correct 1 point. The full answer is Lieutenant Commander 'Scotty' Scott, but as you are a newcomer to the Quiz I will give you full marks. Just this once.

6 points

[cujimmy]

Q1 - Tchaikovsky
Q3 - the phoney war
Q6 - New Orleans
Q8 - litmus paper
Q12 - Gary Linekar
Q13 - the UK Labour Party
Q15 - The League of Nations
Q16 - Rembrandt
Q20 - bluey-turquoise

[cujimmy]

Q9 - jail?

[licorice]

Q20 - Topaz is Yellow to Orangy Brown in colour.

[licorice]

No 4. The Stereophonics

[licorice]

NO 17. The Aga?

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cujimmy

Q1 - Tchaikovsky. Correct 1 point
Q3 - the phoney war Correct 1 point
Q6 - New Orleans Correct 1 point
Q8 - litmus paper Incorrect
Q9 - jail Incorrect
Q12 - Gary Linekar Incorrect
Q13 - the UK Labour Party Correct 1 point
Q15 - The League of Nations Correct 1 point
Q16 - Rembrandt Correct 1 point
Q20 - bluey-turquoise Incorrect


6 points

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licorice

Q20 - Topaz is Yellow to Orangy Brown in colour. Correct 1 point
No 4. The Stereophonics Correct 1 point
NO 17. The Aga Correct 1 point

3 points

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RECAP

Question 8: What did Danish chemist Soren Sorensen devise to measure acidity and alkalinity in 1909?

Question 9: What is the meaning of the army slang terms ‘jankers’?

Question 11: What name is given to the greenish surface glow of a statue or other ornament that comes with age?

Question 12: Who earned the nickname ‘El Bandito’ after England knocked Argentina out of the 1966 World Cup?

Question 19: What is the name of the dog owned by the Simpson family in The Simpsons?

RULES

Please state which question your answer refers to
One point per correct answer
Bonus points issued on QM's whim
No chit-chat within the quiz
Comments/queries can be placed in ‘Quizmaster asks/informs’ or PM the QM
The QM's answer is final
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[licorice]

No 8. The pH Scale.

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licorice

No 8. The pH Scale Correct 1 point

[SpaRHawK]

Question 19 is 'Santa's Little Helper'

Question 9 - Isn't Jankers something to do with being punished... you are on 'jankers' - e.g. press ups, cleaning dishes, pealing pototoes etc...

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SpaRHawK

Question 19 a) is 'Santa's Little Helper' Correct 1 point

Question 9 Jankers a) being punished. Correct 1 point

2 points

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RECAP

Question 11: What name is given to the greenish surface glow of a statue or other ornament that comes with age?

Question 12: Who earned the nickname ‘El Bandito’ after England knocked Argentina out of the 1966 World Cup?


RULES

Please state which question your answer refers to
One point per correct answer
Bonus points issued on QM's whim
No chit-chat within the quiz
Comments/queries can be placed in ‘Quizmaster asks/informs’ or PM the QM
The QM's answer is final

[kimfromzim]

Q 11. Patina

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kimfromzim

Q 11. Patina Correct 1 point

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RECAP

Question 12: Who earned the nickname ‘El Bandito’ after England knocked Argentina out of the 1966 World Cup?


RULES

Please state which question your answer refers to
One point per correct answer
Bonus points issued on QM's whim
No chit-chat within the quiz
Comments/queries can be placed in ‘Quizmaster asks/informs’ or PM the QM
The QM's answer is final

[jiggs]

Question 12 Geoff Hurst........ yawn

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jiggs

Question 12 Geoff Hurst. Incorrect

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Question 12 Antonio Rattin

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jiggs

Question 12 Antonio Rattin Incorrect

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RECAP

Question 12: Who earned the nickname ‘El Bandito’ after England knocked Argentina out of the 1966 World Cup?


RULES

Please state which question your answer refers to
One point per correct answer
Bonus points issued on QM's whim
No chit-chat within the quiz
Comments/queries can be placed in ‘Quizmaster asks/informs’ or PM the QM
The QM's answer is final

[jiggs]

Am I the weakest link? And who has the answer

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TCB Quiz Master




RULES

No chit-chat within the quiz
Comments/queries can be placed in ‘Quizmaster asks/informs’ or PM the QM
The QM's answer is final

Am I the weakest link? And who has the answer

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Question 12: Who earned the nickname ‘El Bandito’ after England knocked Argentina out of the 1966 World Cup?

A) Nobby Stlyles

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LICORICE 10

Cujimmy 6
Sparhawk 2
Kimfromzim 1
QM 1

Well done contestants