A Quiz

[Dwarf]

I thought that it was about time we had another quiz. So here goes.

1. Why do we sometimes call actors thespians ?
2. In what year was the King's Cross fire ?
3. What is the real name of Boris Karloff ?
4. Who was England's goalkeeper for the 1966 World Cup ?
5. Who invented the Spinning Jenny ?
6. What is Turdus merula the Latin name for ?
7. Who assassinated the Austrian Archduke, an event which ultimately led to the First World War ?
8. What famous Australian building was designed by the Norwegian architect Jørn Oberg Utzon and opened in 1973 ?

 

[Thorsen]

1. No clue
2. No clue
3. No clue
4. No clue
5. Jenny?

um I think I failed this one....

 

[pebbly]

1= thespis
2=1987
3=william pratt
4= gordon banks
5= james hargreaves ?

 

[Thorsen]

1= thespis
2=1987
3=william pratt
4= gordon banks
5= james hargreaves ?

I should have known 1 and 3. I cheated after posting.... No way I would have known 2 and 4 (I still dont). 5 maybe

but wow Pebbly.... your pretty smart

 

[pebbly]

1= thespis
2=1987
3=william pratt
4= gordon banks
5= james hargreaves ?

I should have known 1 and 3. I cheated after posting.... No way I would have known 2 and 4 (I still dont). 5 maybe

but wow Pebbly.... your pretty smart

I just love quizzes add to google the first though

 

[boogieboy]

i failed to answer all

 

[seavixen32]

To follow on from Pebbly:

5. James Hargreaves
6. Common blackbird
7. Gavrilo Princip
8. Sydney Opera House

 

[Corazon]

Now can we have a quiz I actually know some of the answers to?

 

[seavixen32]

Pssssst......Google is your friend.

 

[Corazon]

Yeah, but c'mon, where's the challenge in that.

 

[strollin]

Now can we have a quiz I actually know some of the answers to?

Ok, here ya go:

1. What is your name? (Extra points given if spelled correctly)
2. What time is it?
3. What day is it?
4. How do you dial 911?
5. Does the rain in Spain fall mainly on the plain?

 

[Hopalong X]

1. Me, myself and I
2. Now
3. Today
4. Use a rotary phone. Push button phones do not have a dial.
5. Except when it rains on the mountains and valleys.

 

[Dwarf]

1. Me (at least it was, last time I looked in the mirror).
2. Now (at least it was just then, now it's just now (at least it was just then,...)).
3. Today. Except for those in different time zones, where it could be either yesterday, today, or even tomorrow.
4. Press 9 once and then 1 twice.
5. Thanks to gravity, rain always falls.

 

[Corazon]

1. My name is a semi-unique designation given by my parental units and entered into the public register shortly after my birth. Although there is a good chance other people with both my first and last name are somewhere on the planet, it's not likely I will ever meet them, and in my own circles my name will clearly identify me and serve to get my attention when called out by another member of the human species (or a talking machine or parrot).

2. This question requires a more precise formulation. Is the current time requested that of the total amount of time elapsed since the Big Bang, relative to another fixed point in time, or based on a human-developed calendar and clock measurement scale? If yes, which one? Note that according to Einstein's relativity theory, spatial location as well as the influence of local gravity wells will further complicate the process of giving a definite answer to this question.

3. It is Thursday, which occurs once every 168 hours for a duration of 24 hours. This particular Thursday is set to expire and be replaced by the notion of Friday at a time point roughly 2 hours and 6 minutes from now. ("Now" refers here to the moment at which the previous sentence was typed in by its writer into this forum.)

4. Pick up the phone and attempt to faithfully reproduce the following sounds, each consisting of two overlapping tones: bLoop BLeeP BLeeP. Repeat this process until an emergency operator responds. (Note, this will not work in areas where pulse dialing is used. In this case, imitate the following sounds: Tiktiktiktiktiktiktiktiktik <pause> Tik <pause> Tik.)

5. Only partially. Spain as a whole appears to be an even mix of flat and mountaineous areas, and rain tends to fall more in the northern areas where weather is influenced by the nearby ocean. Therefore, a considerable amount of rain will fall on hills and mountains; however it does tend to collect in the basins which may be considered "the plain".
Opinions tend to diverge on this matter, although a popular musical has effected public opinion to sway toward a "yes" answer.

 

[Tews]

I was going to ask something about a chicken laying an egg and a half, but after Corazons superb reply, I think I'll just go have a piece of pumpkin pie instead!

 

[Corazon]

*grins*

I wasn't overthinking my answers, was I?

*grins some more*

 

[Hopalong X]

*grins*

I wasn't overthinking my answers, was I?

*grins some more*

Of course not!

 

[Frank1]

I hope you would ask some easier questions next time.