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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Golfbuddy on 18 November 2007, 20:41:47

Title: Quiz Night Questions
Post by: Golfbuddy on 18 November 2007, 20:41:47
Question 1

What was the theme tune of the film 'The Dam Busters' called?

The Dam Busters March

Question 2

Who was the last English Monarch to abdicate?

Edward VIII

Question 3

From which country do the Magyars come from?

Hungary

Question 4

What's the name of the official report of proceedings of the British Parliament?

Hansard

Question 5

What country hosted the 1978 football world cup?

Argentina

Question 6

What country is the setting for Colleen McCullough's novel, 'The Thorn Birds'?

Australia

Question 7

What Scotsman is associated with the saying: 'If at first you don't succeed......”?

Robert the Bruce

Question 8

What two European countries entered the War of American independence against Britain?

France and Spain

Question 9

What two letters are stamped on the leg rings of the Queen's racing pigeons?

ER

Question 10

What Latin American country was the first to stage an Olympic Games?

Mexico

Question 11

What was Louise Joy Brown,  born July 25th 1978, famous for?

She was the first test tube baby

Question 12

In the play of the same name, who killed MacBeth?

MacDuff

Question 13

Who commentated on 'Come Dancing' for 15 years?

Peter West

Question 14

Who is the only living member of the Royle family to have played football for England?

Joe Royle

Question 15

Who was England's first world Formula 1 motor racing champion?

Mike Hawthorne

Final Question tie breaker 20 secs to answer

The worlds longest river according to our source is the Nile. How long is it in km?

Title: Quiz Results
Post by: Golfbuddy on 18 November 2007, 22:23:17
Pink OOFers got 24 out of 30

OOMegoolies got 26 out of 30 but they cheated on one question. ie the come dancing question so that answer has been removed, meaning that they also got 24 out of 30.

This meant that it all came down to the tie-breaker.

If you remember the question was:

The worlds longest river according to our source is the Nile. How long is it in km?

Pink OOFers went for 1500km

and

OOMegoolies went for 3500km

The answer is



































6690km so OOMegoolies are the winners.  [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif] [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif] [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif] [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif]