Quiz Night

Started by Fenton, 23 May 2015, 06:55:38 PM

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Westmarcher

Quote from: Last Hussar on 26 May 2015, 06:49:43 PM
Couple of weeks ago I ran a Quiz night.  This is the Current Affairs Round


1.What Standard International (SI) unit is used to express flow rate of electric charge, i.e. the current?

2.From which fruitcake, which often contains currants, is it traditional to save a slice from, in order to celebrate birth of your first child.

3.What Ocean current crosses the Atlantic, starting from the tip of Florida, and is responsible for Britain being warmer than an island this far north should be?

4.What is female equivalent of a Sultan called?

5.Which member of the Great British Bake Off team is nicknamed 'Bez' by the others?

6.Ribes nigrum is a woody shrub in the family Grossulariaceae, grown for its piquant berries.  What is it called in English?

7.Christopher Frederick "Bunny" Currant received numerous medals in the Second World War for his efforts fighting the Nazis, and was even famous enough to play himself alongside David Niven in the 1941 film 'First of the Few.  In which branch of the Armed Forces did he serve?

8.The justification for something's existence is often referred to by which French phrase?

9.What word for money comes from the idea that it flows, and has its roots in the Latin 'To run'?

10.Following the General Election, David Liddington has been reappointed as which minister?

1. Amp sure its not volt. Ohm, watt can it be?
2. Wedding Cake.
3. Gulf Stream
4. Sultana
5. Pass
6. Blackcurrant bush?
7. RAF
8. Raison d'être
9. Currency
10. Ambassador to Del Monte?
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Last Hussar

Westmarcher wins with 7

1   What Standard International (SI) unit is used to express flow rate of electric charge, i.e. the current?
   Ampere or amp

2   From which fruitcake, which often contains currants, is it traditional to save a slice from, in order to celebrate birth of your first child.
   Wedding Cake

3   What Ocean current crosses the Atlantic, starting from the tip of Florida, and is responsible for Britain being warmer than an island this far north should be?
   The Gulf Stream and/or North Atlantic Drift

4   What is female equivalent of a Sultan called?
   Sultana

5   Which member of the Great British Bake Off team is nicknamed 'Bez' by the others?
   Mary Berry – apparently after Bez of the Happy Mondays!

6   Ribes nigrum is a woody shrub in the family Grossulariaceae, grown for its piquant berries.  What is it called in English?
   Blackcurrant.

7   Christopher Frederick "Bunny" Currant received numerous medals in the Second World War for his efforts fighting the Nazis, and was even famous enough to play himself alongside David Niven in the 1941 film 'First of the Few.  In which branch of the Armed Forces did he serve?
   RAF

8   The justification for something's existence is often referred to by which French phrase?
   Raison d'etre.

9   What word for money comes from the idea that it flows, and has its roots in the Latin 'To run'?
   Currency.  In the 50s the Bank of England actually modelled the country's finances with a water based computer.

10   Following the General Election, David Liddington has been reappointed as which minister?
   Minister for Europe.

I had to do a 'real Current affairs' question at the end - its quite hard to write that many Current Pun jokes.

Lets try another round....
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Last Hussar

Thesaurus Songbook

I'm going to give you some song lyrics that have been reworded with synonyms – you need to state what the song is

1   I bade farewell to the quintessential American woman, then travelled to the earth bank in a Chevrolet, although upon arriving the water body was arid. The locals were partaking of fermented grain spirits, believing that our lives were over.

2   I am prepared to perambulate almost 805 kilometres, and further more would stroll another 805.  You are gazing upon the male who is willing to travel 1609 kilometres on foot merely to collapse at the entrance to your house.

3   I am merely a destitute young man, from an equally impoverished household.  Please do not make my existence suffer this horrible situation.

4   The situation can not get any worse, it can only improve, now we have encountered each other.

5   I am going to impart to you some information, which I am certain you will comprehend, for that entity is the fact that I wish for our carpal areas to grasp each other.

6   I am unable to receive any fulfilment, I do not obtain gratification, though I attempt it repeatedly, I do not get any, no I don't, not at all.

7   We moved rhythmically to the finest melody for all the hours of darkness, and I could remember all the lyrics. Although I have forgotten the tune and words now, the girl will not pass out of my memory, because of the boogying we did to the aforementioned tune.

8   The underworld has disappeared, and the Kingdom of God has arrived, meaning there is nothing left to be scared of, so wiggle your buttocks and locate yourself with me. Now shout excitedly.  I am destroying the representation of my previous image with fire.  You are the person who gives a solid basis to my feelings, beloved.  Please allow yourself to be amused by me.

9   Both of us should be present, as well as edible shellfish from beneath coastal waters. I also require air to move from a high pressure system to a low pressure system, while precipitation is needed but should be infrequent, plus a minced beef dish from Texas and Mexico, as well as a carbonated white wine.

10   As it stands, things are almost finished. I am confronting the end of the show, a metaphor for death. So mate I will make this understandable, I'll make my justification, and I am confident of it. My existence has been broad, using all the opportunities available; but even better, I completed it by the method I wished to use.

I have neither the time nor the crayons to explain why you are wrong.

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fsn

27 May 2015, 08:38:40 PM #19 Last Edit: 27 May 2015, 08:43:53 PM by fsn
1 American Pie
2 I would walk 500 miles
3 Bohemian Rhapsody
4 Things can only get better
5 I wanna hold your hand
6 I can't get no .... .... ... satisfaction
7 ??
8 ??
9 ??
10 My Way
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Last Hussar

I don't expect anyone here to get #7.
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fsn

I've just worked it out using Google!
Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
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11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
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Leon

No idea on some of these, they ring a bell but I can't quite 'translate' them back to the real songs...

Quote from: Last Hussar on 27 May 2015, 08:28:26 PM
1   I bade farewell to the quintessential American woman, then travelled to the earth bank in a Chevrolet, although upon arriving the water body was arid. The locals were partaking of fermented grain spirits, believing that our lives were over.

Don Henley? - American Pie

Quote from: Last Hussar on 27 May 2015, 08:28:26 PM
2   I am prepared to perambulate almost 805 kilometres, and further more would stroll another 805.  You are gazing upon the male who is willing to travel 1609 kilometres on foot merely to collapse at the entrance to your house.

Proclaimers - 500 Miles

Quote from: Last Hussar on 27 May 2015, 08:28:26 PM
3   I am merely a destitute young man, from an equally impoverished household.  Please do not make my existence suffer this horrible situation.

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Quote from: Last Hussar on 27 May 2015, 08:28:26 PM
4   The situation can not get any worse, it can only improve, now we have encountered each other.

??

Quote from: Last Hussar on 27 May 2015, 08:28:26 PM
5   I am going to impart to you some information, which I am certain you will comprehend, for that entity is the fact that I wish for our carpal areas to grasp each other.

??

Quote from: Last Hussar on 27 May 2015, 08:28:26 PM
6   I am unable to receive any fulfilment, I do not obtain gratification, though I attempt it repeatedly, I do not get any, no I don't, not at all.

Rolling Stones - Can't Get No Satisfaction

Quote from: Last Hussar on 27 May 2015, 08:28:26 PM
7   We moved rhythmically to the finest melody for all the hours of darkness, and I could remember all the lyrics. Although I have forgotten the tune and words now, the girl will not pass out of my memory, because of the boogying we did to the aforementioned tune.

??

Quote from: Last Hussar on 27 May 2015, 08:28:26 PM
8   The underworld has disappeared, and the Kingdom of God has arrived, meaning there is nothing left to be scared of, so wiggle your buttocks and locate yourself with me. Now shout excitedly.  I am destroying the representation of my previous image with fire.  You are the person who gives a solid basis to my feelings, beloved.  Please allow yourself to be amused by me.

??

Quote from: Last Hussar on 27 May 2015, 08:28:26 PM
9   Both of us should be present, as well as edible shellfish from beneath coastal waters. I also require air to move from a high pressure system to a low pressure system, while precipitation is needed but should be infrequent, plus a minced beef dish from Texas and Mexico, as well as a carbonated white wine.

??

Quote from: Last Hussar on 27 May 2015, 08:28:26 PM
10   As it stands, things are almost finished. I am confronting the end of the show, a metaphor for death. So mate I will make this understandable, I'll make my justification, and I am confident of it. My existence has been broad, using all the opportunities available; but even better, I completed it by the method I wished to use.

Sinatra - My Way
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Last Hussar

I don't know who Don Henley is, but he'll be annoyed Don McClean's been getting the credit for 40 years!

7 is a One Direction song.
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Leon

Quote from: Last Hussar on 27 May 2015, 10:52:53 PM
I don't know who Don Henley is, but he'll be annoyed Don McClean's been getting the credit for 40 years!

I knew it was a Don...  Don Henley was the singer/drummer for the Eagles, then he went solo with songs like 'Boys of Summer'.
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Ithoriel

7 is "Best Song Ever" then.

8 is Robbie Williams "Let Me Entertain You"

9 is Nat King Cole "Let there be love" - remembered the lyrics but not the song or artist took a while to get my google-fu working :)

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Last Hussar

How are people not getting answers that other people have already given!
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Techno

I agree with all of Nobby's answers.  :D

But I couldn't get 7,8 & 9 until.....he told us.

(Should have got No.8 though.)

Do some more, L/H ! :)....Good fun. :-bd

Cheers - Phil

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Quote from: Last Hussar on 28 May 2015, 01:16:38 AM
How are people not getting answers that other people have already given!

I had the thing open as a separate tab and went back to it from time to time as inspiration or frustration hit :)

Before posting I refreshed the page and then deleted any answers already given but if I'd just posted it there would have been at least a couple of "I dunno" entries that others had worked out by then.
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