Last Hussar's Quiz Night

[Last Hussar]

Answers from Monday's round.

   Multiple Choice answers

1   An American ton, also called a Short Ton, is 907kg, an Imperial ton is 1,016 kg, and a metric tonne is, unsurprisingly 1000kg, so the Imperial 'Long' ton is the heaviest.

2   Tokyo is the largest, population wise with over 13 million people. London is about 9 million, while Washington has only two thirds of a million.

3   Germany with 84 million people is the most populous, France has 68 million, or 64 million if you use the UN estimate, and the UK 67 million.

4   Chesham is the most northerly tube station.

5   George the third with fifty nine years and ninety six days is the longest of those three, and third all time behind Victoria and Brenda.

6   The sizes are Berkshire 722 square miles, Buckinghamshire 746 square miles, Oxfordshire 754 square miles so Oxfordshire is largest.

7   Scotland's mainland is furthest west.

8   Churchill, who was born in 1874, is the oldest. Roosevelt was born 1882, and Stalin in 1878.

9   Hamlet was written in 1600 to 1601, and is the earliest, the other two written 1605 to 1606.

10   The M6 is longest, about 40 miles longer than either of the others.

[Last Hussar]

I've found a tabletop in a format I can post;

Movie Taglines - These were on the posters - what films?

1   Check-in. Relax. Take a shower.

2   Don't get mad. Get everything.

3   Escape or die frying

4   For anyone who ever wished upon a star

5   For Harry and Lloyd, every day is a no-brainer.

6   For three men the civil war wasn't hell. It was practice.

7   Houston, we have a problem

8   In Space, no one can here you scream

9   Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.

10   Life is in their hands -- Death is on their minds.

11   On every street in every city in this country, there is a nobody who dreams of being a somebody.   

12   She brought a small town to its feet and a corporation to its knees

13   The first casualty of war is innocence

14   The Happiest sound in the world.

15   The true story of a real fake

16   They're young, they're in love, and they kill people

17   We are not alone

18   We scare because we care

19   When he said I do, he never said what he did.

21   Who ya gonna call?

22   With great power comes great responsibility

23   You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies

24   You'll believe a man can fly.

25   You'll never go in the water again.

Bonus point - what mistake was pointed out to me on the night?

[Roy]

1. Dreamland (Margot Robbie)
2. Hobo with a Shotgun
3. The Founder (aka. the McDonald's movie)
4. Solaris (1972)
5. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
6. Tom, Dick, and Harry: The Very British War Years
7. The Alamo (see what I did there ... Sam Houston?)
8. Star Wars Episode 1.5: Return of Jar Jar Binks
9. Crawl
10. Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and The Farm Midwives (2012)
11. All the President's Men
12. The Iron Lady
13. Battle of the Sexes (2017)
14. Brassed Off
15. Apollo 11 (2019)
16. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
17. The Last Man on Earth (1964)
18. It
19. Repo Men (2010)
20. Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
21. The A-Team
22. The China Syndrome
23. Slumdog Millionaire
24. The Men Who Stare at Goats
25. Underwater (2020)

[Roy]

Answers from Monday's round.
Multiple Choice answers

Well I got at least one wrong (Scotland). Never kept my answer sheet, so don't know how many correct.

[Leon]

New round - Multiple Choice.

Nice and easy – I'll give you three choices. The choices are in alphabetical order.

1   What is heaviest, an American Ton, an Imperial Ton, or a Metric ton?

Not a clue.

2   Which of these Cities has the highest population – London, Tokyo or Washington DC?

Probably Tokyo?  London is about 7 million I think and American cities are usually lower populations that you'd think.

3   Of these three, which country has the highest population – France, Germany or the United Kingdom?  I have used the national estimates, not the UN one.

Germany.

4   Which is the most northerly station on the London Underground – is it Amersham, Chalfont and Latimer, or Chesham?

No idea, too northern for that one!

5   Of these three, who was King of Britain the longest – George the first, George the second, or George the third.

Nope... 

6   Which of these counties is the largest by land area – Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, or Oxfordshire?

Northern...

7   The mainland of which country is furthest west – England, Scotland or Wales? That is the mainland – NOT any islands, and I have used lines of longitude, not distance from the Prime Meridian

Scotland

8   Which Allied wartime leader was born first? Churchill, Roosevelt, or Stalin?

Churchill

9   Which of these Tragedies did Shakespeare write first? Hamlet, King Lear, or Macbeth?

Not a clue

10   The three longest motorways in the UK are the M1, M4, and M6. Which is the longest?

M6 I think, just as the M1 switches to an A-road at Leeds whereas the M6 goes up to Scotland.

[Leon]

Movie Taglines - These were on the posters - what films?

1    Check-in. Relax. Take a shower.

Psycho

2    Don't get mad. Get everything.

First Wives Club

3    Escape or die frying

Sausage Party

4    For anyone who ever wished upon a star

Hook

5    For Harry and Lloyd, every day is a no-brainer.

Dumb and Dumber

6    For three men the civil war wasn't hell. It was practice.

??

7    Houston, we have a problem

Apollo 13

8    In Space, no one can here you scream

Alien

9    Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.

Jaws 2

10    Life is in their hands -- Death is on their minds.

Flatliners

11    On every street in every city in this country, there is a nobody who dreams of being a somebody.

??

12    She brought a small town to its feet and a corporation to its knees

Erin Brockovich

13    The first casualty of war is innocence

??

14    The Happiest sound in the world.

The Sound of Music

15    The true story of a real fake

Catch Me If You Can

16    They're young, they're in love, and they kill people

??

17    We are not alone

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

18    We scare because we care

Monsters Inc.

19    When he said I do, he never said what he did.

??

21    Who ya gonna call?

Ghostbusters

22    With great power comes great responsibility

Spiderman

23    You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies

The Social Network

24    You'll believe a man can fly.

Superman

25    You'll never go in the water again.

Jaws

Bonus point - what mistake was pointed out to me on the night?

Not a clue!

[Gwydion]

1. Psycho
2. Nope
3. Chicken Run
4. Nope
5. Nope
6. No
7. Apollo13
8. Alien
9. Jaws 2
10. 12 Angry Men
11. No
12. No
13. Platoon
14. No
15. No
16. Bonnie and Clyde
17. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
18. No
19. True Lies
20. Dwarf Dog in Welsh is Corgi
21. Ghostbusters
22. No
23. No
24. Superman
25. Jaws

Bonus: You missed out question 20. But I helped you out.

[Last Hussar]

Dwarf dog is corgi.

Is that any help?

[Roy]

Bonus: You missed out question 20. But I helped you out.

He can't 'ave?

I've got an answer for number twenty!

20. Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

And an alternative answer for every single other one 

[Roy]

1. Psycho ??
2. -
3. -
4. - (though obviously referencing Disney)
5. - Dumber & Dumber. Or. Dumb & Dumber To
6. -
7. Apollo 13
8. Alien
9. Jaws II
10. -
11. -
12. -
13. Platoon
14. - a vuvuzela? 
15. -
16. -
17. -
18. -
19. -
21. Ghostbusters
22. Spiderman (though I prefer my original answer of The China Syndrome)
23. The Social Network
24.
25. Jaws

No. 20 is missing

[Raider4]

Bonus point - what mistake was pointed out to me on the night?

Missing question 20. And you mean "hear" where you've written "here"

[Last Hussar]

Never spotted that! Oops.

[Last Hussar]

And the answers (sans 20, but still with spelling mistakes)


Check-in. Relax. Take a shower.    Psycho

Don't get mad. Get everything.    The first wives club

Escape or die frying    Chicken run

For anyone who ever wished upon a star    Pinocchio

For Harry and Lloyd, every day is a no-brainer.    Dumb and Dumber

For three men the civil war wasn't hell. It was practice.    The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Houston, we have a problem    Apollo 13

In Space, no one can here you scream    Alien

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.    Jaws 2

Life is in their hands -- Death is on their minds.    12 Angry Men

On every street in every city in this country, there is a nobody who dreams of being a somebody. Taxi
Driver

She brought a small town to its feet and a corporation to its knees    Erin Brockovich

The first casualty of war is innocence    Platoon

The Happiest sound in the world.    The Sound of Music

The true story of a real fake    Catch me if you can

They're young, they're in love, and they kill people    Bonnie and Clyde

We are not alone    Close Encounters of the Third kind

We scare because we care    Monsters Inc

When he said I do, he never said what he did.    True Lies

Who ya gonna call?    Ghostbusters

With great power comes great responsibility    Spiderman

You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies    The Social Network

You'll believe a man can fly.    Superman

You'll never go in the water again.    Jaws

[Last Hussar]

This one should be easy for you lot

Science Fiction and Fantasy

1   The majority of which movie takes place on the USCSS Nostromo?

2   What does NEWT stand for in the Harry Potter books

3   Who is the Lawman of the Future?

4   The Dragonlance series of books created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman are based on which game?

5   Eoin Coifer, best known for his Artemis Fowl books, wrote "And another thing", the sixth volume in which series of books, following the death of the original author?

6   Sindarin and Quenya are the most famous and the most developed of the languages by which author?

7   Which game has the tag line "In the darkness of the future there is only war."

8   What 1986 movie has David Bowie as Jareth, king of the goblins?

9   The plot of which Star Wars prequel ends just before the start of the original Star Wars movie.

10   Lord of the Rings starts with a joint birthday party for Bilbo and Frodo. For half a point each, how old are they?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

10/10!