Famine's Sunday Quiz: Round 3

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amp88
TV or beer :p
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Or maybe even a chick with blue hair in the shape of a peni- no erm.. Matchstick!! Yeah thats the one..
 
I, uh, botched up on the WRC question. Hopefully the F-man will forgive me. American History class kind of payed off for this week. I be's good in them there histories.
 
Omnis
I, uh, botched up on the WRC question. Hopefully the F-man will forgive me. American History class kind of payed off for this week. I be's good in them there histories.
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Wow, that's bad. I GUESSED and I got it right! :p
 
Go figure - I expected to do terribly on this one and I had my best showing to date, even if Famine did throw me a gimme. I'm eager to see the answers posted.
 
:lol: How the hell did I go down to -31?! :lol:
 
Sent in my (rushed) entry.
 
Bee
:lol: How the hell did I go down to -31?! :lol:
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Complain = die.

:D

I'll put it back. Eventually. Maybe...
 
I'm pretty pleased with that!
 
Famine
Complain = die.

:D

I'll put it back. Eventually. Maybe...
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Go on Famine, you know you wanna, im just a poor defenceless 16 year old... :rolleyes:
 
A surprising amouint of theses seem to come from QI.

Stephen Fry is so up himself!
 
I'm happy with that score this week, no bonus points to boost my score :lol:.
 
I'm not even trying this one. My score would be a Zero.
 
VTGT07
I'm not even trying this one. My score would be a Zero.
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Give it a go - I did and even managed to get two right. :)

You never know, you might get lucky...
 
Well theres a couple of real easy ones in there and a few that you'll either know or not. The domino's one for example you can work out even if you don't know off the top of your head.
 
Darn, at least I know I've gotten 5 and 8 right.

What the heck did Bee do to score worse than me?
 
Asked a silly question. He got 8 really.
 
Better late then never.

When i first glanced over the questions, i didn't bother because i thought i would only get 2 or 3. But on closer inspection, i think i can get more. So i have submitted my answers.
 
Any more for any more, or is it answering time?
 
Yeah, which ones did I get.......



Wrong ;)
 
why cant you make the questions about things i know!

You mak3in me l0k dum :irked:
 
live4speed
Well theres a couple of real easy ones in there and a few that you'll either know or not. The domino's one for example you can work out even if you don't know off the top of your head.
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I worked it out, and still got it wrong. :crazy: good job im doing a maths degree, lol
 
Can we have the answers Fam - i need to know which airport is closest to the city it supplies.
 
Okay then...

1. Who was the first "President of the United States of America"?
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George Washington. Obviously.

2. Who was the first "President of the United States"?
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Much harder, this, and several possible correct answers. Everyone who mentioned more than one got two bonus points per additional correct answer.

So, in order...

Peyton Randolph - Though he was President of the Continental Congress (in fact he was the first President of both the First and Second Continental Congress), he can be considered as President of the United States.
Samuel Huntington - The first man to actually have the words "President of the United States" in his title: President of the United States in Congress Assembled.
Thomas McKean - Successor to Huntington, but the first man to be referred to solely as "President of the United States", though the title changed to this midway through his term.
John Hanson - Successor to McKean, but the first man to be referred to solely as "President of the United States" for the entirety of his term in office.

3. What invention is Christopher Cockerell famous for?
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The Hovercraft
4. What is used to represent the letter "W" in the phonetic (or RT) alphabet?
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"Whisky" (or "Whiskey")
5. How many dominoes are there in a standard "double-six" set?
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28.

That is seven blanks (-/-, -/1, -/2, -/3, -/4, -/5, -/6), six ones (1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6), five twos (2/2, 2/3, 2/4, 2/5, 2/6), four threes (3/3, 3/4, 3/5, 3/6), three fours (4/4, 4/5, 4/6), two fives (5/5, 5/6) and one six (6/6).
6. Which International Airport is the closest to the centre of the city it serves?
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Gibraltar.
7. The characters Bob Ewell, Atticus Finch and Boo Radley appear in which novel?
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"To Kill A Mockingbird", by Harper Lee.
8. Who is the only Englishman to have won the World Rally Championship drivers' title?
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Richard Burns - who died on Friday (aged just 34).
9. Who, along with winning the European Cup that year, was 1968 European Footballer of the Year?
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George Best - who also died on Friday.
10. What is the location of "StarGate Command" in the TV series/film "Stargate"/"Stargate SG-1"?
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Cheyenne Mountain (pronounced "Shy-anne"), in Colorado - real life location, so it is pointed out, of NORAD.
 
Do I not get points for #10, I was right just not as specific :lol:.
 
4. What is used to represent the letter "W" in the phonetic (or RT) alphabet?

"Whisky" (or "Whiskey")
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That question is misleading! That's not the "phonetic" alphabet! It has nothing to do with pronunciation, it has to do with clarity during radio transmissions. I knew this answer, I just got waylaid by the question. I was trying to come up with some sort of pronunciation abbreviation like they give in a dictionary.
 
I don't know if it might be different in the US, but over here the phonetic alphabet is Alpha, Bravo, Charle, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot ect.
 
Where you thinking Double-you Duke? :lol:
 
live4speed
I don't know if it might be different in the US, but over here the phonetic alphabet is Alpha, Bravo, Charle, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot ect.
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Well, correct, but it's not referred to in the US as the "phonetic" alphabet as far as I know.

And yeah, because of the word "phonetic" I was thinking along the lines of Dunc's post above. Ah well, no use whinging any more about it.
 
-127?!

What the hell man?! :lol: Just because Sheffield Wednesday suck.... :lol:
 
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