Quiz Questions

by Suspicious lurker Thu 08 Sep 2011, 12:22 am

First topic message reminder :

Following the trend on here, ill give the first question, answer it and ask another pub quiz question

Simples

What country has the longest coastline in the world??

by Mickado Mon 12 Sep 2011, 11:25 am

Linebreaker wrote:A mean looking Russian guy wasn't it? Name escapes me.

Probably Vladimir or Ivan Somebody-or-other-ski?

No that was the boxer from Rocky IV, Ivan Drago - played by Dolf Lungren. I have no idea of the name of the guy from the first movie though. Put us out of our misery here!

by **Pal Joey** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 11:27 am

Ah, that's right Mick... C'mon Kenny - tell us please?!

by **Kenny** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 11:44 am

Spider Rico , is the boxer Rocky is fighting at the start of the 1st film he appears in Rocky Balboa helping out in Rocky's restaurant cleaning dishes .

by Mickado Mon 12 Sep 2011, 11:47 am

Nicely played sir. Hit us with another one so.
boxing

by **Kenny** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 11:53 am

Which organisations motto is Blood and Fire ?

by Mickado Mon 12 Sep 2011, 12:04 pm

Hmmm, I’ll go with the Free Masons?

by **Kenny** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 12:09 pm

No not the Free Masons

I have to set off for work now , so do you want the answer or does someone else want to ask a question and then come back to mine ?

by TwisT Mon 12 Sep 2011, 12:33 pm

It is the Salvation Army......pretty extreme when you think it is just OAP's lol.

by **Pal Joey** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 12:49 pm

Well done x, your turn now...

by TwisT Mon 12 Sep 2011, 12:56 pm

What actor starred in Spartacus and as Hecule Poirot?

by Mickado Mon 12 Sep 2011, 1:05 pm

Poirot was yerman David.... Something.

Mind gone blank.

by TwisT Mon 12 Sep 2011, 1:13 pm

I think you are thinking of David Suchet, and that is wrong. Plenty of people have played Poirot back in the day.

by Mickado Mon 12 Sep 2011, 1:17 pm

I was indeed. It’s all a bit before my time!

by TwisT Mon 12 Sep 2011, 1:20 pm

He also starred as Blackbeard............

Come on someone must get it now. One of the greats. A Sir no less.

by Mickado Mon 12 Sep 2011, 1:22 pm

Alec Guinness?

by TwisT Mon 12 Sep 2011, 1:30 pm

by sodhat Mon 12 Sep 2011, 1:30 pm

The only person who has played Blackbeard is Ian McShane, and I'm assuming it isn't him as he isn't a Sir...and arguably not one of the greats!

by TwisT Mon 12 Sep 2011, 1:41 pm

No again. I didn't think this would be so hard a question lol.

by sodhat Mon 12 Sep 2011, 1:48 pm

barring naming actors that I know to be 'Sirs' I think I'm out of ammo!

by TwisT Mon 12 Sep 2011, 1:57 pm

Surname begins with U

by **Pal Joey** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 2:09 pm

Peter Ustinov?

by TwisT Mon 12 Sep 2011, 2:14 pm

Nice one:

He got a supporting actor Oscar in Spartacus. He played Poirot in Death on the Nile and other films. And he starred in the Disney film Blackbeards Ghost as Blackbeard.

Your go.

by **Pal Joey** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:12 pm

The "U" gave it away. I was thinking Kirk Douglas for some reason.

What is the longest bridge built entirely over water?

by sodhat Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:18 pm

Oh nuts, I know this but I can't think of the name...it's in Denmark isn't it? Aalborg?

Am I even on the right line?!

by TwisT Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:19 pm

I think it is in Japan (remember from a Top Gear episode), but can't think of the name.

Although there was one planned to cross from Russia to Canada but don't know if it ever got built.

I will have to pass this one.

by Mickado Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:24 pm

I know there’s a bridge in Florida that goes to the keys which is really long, but I think it hops between islands? Screw it, it’s probably in Japan or Hong Kong but I’ll go with that one.

by **Pal Joey** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:24 pm

No sodhat... a bit longer than the one between Denmark-Sweden.

Close x, but not in Japan or Russia-Alaska

by Guest Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:26 pm

It's in China isn't it? a newly opened one?

by **Pal Joey** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:30 pm

The ones connecting the Florida Keys are a series of bridges between islands Mickado... not the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge near New Orleans either.

Nearer Hong Kong but a bit further north. Recently completed.

by nottins Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:31 pm

Linebreaker wrote:The "U" gave it away. I was thinking Kirk Douglas for some reason.

What is the longest bridge built entirely over water?

Continuous or aggregate ? There's one in Louisiana that holds one record and one in China that holds the other, but can't remember which is which.

by **Pal Joey** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:36 pm

Correct dreamer, I'll give that one to you...

The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge - between Quingdao and Huangdao districts, 41.58 km (25.84 miles) long.

There are a few really long rail bridges like the recently completed Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge - 164.8 km (102.4 miles) long viaduct... but only about 9km (5.6 miles) of that is over water.

by Mickado Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:40 pm

Linebreaker wrote:Correct dreamer, I'll give that one to you...

The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge - between Quingdao and Huangdao districts, 41.58 km (25.84 miles) long.

There are a few really long rail bridges like the recently completed Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge - 164.8 km (102.4 miles) long viaduct... but only about 9km (5.6 miles) of that is over water.

nice trivia

by Guest Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:43 pm

ha I was going to say it was 41miles long! (at least I remembered the correct figure though right? Wink

)

Right, am a bit busy at work so here's a quick one:

What were the Christian names of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?

by **Pal Joey** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:44 pm

yeah, that was aggregate for the JBB nottins, the Louisiana one (continuous) is 38.28 km over water.

by **Pal Joey** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:46 pm

Didn't realise there was so much controversy... so maybe it is the LP Causeway?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Pontchartrain_Causeway

by Guest Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:52 pm

Sounds like both can count as the correct answer to me Smile

by **Pal Joey** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:57 pm

rugbydreamer wrote:Sounds like both can count as the correct answer to me

So how about whoever gets their question up first?

Ready.... set..... GO!

by Guest Mon 12 Sep 2011, 3:59 pm

I've already put mine up! (just so quick off the mark...)

by TwisT Mon 12 Sep 2011, 4:01 pm

Henry and Robert? I remember from the League of Extraordinary Gentleman Smile

by **Pal Joey** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 4:03 pm

sorry, still distracted by those damn bridges...

They were the same person weren't they? Or did each 'one' also have a first name? Ha!... how odd!

I'll take a punt with Ernst & Peter? Smile

by Guest Mon 12 Sep 2011, 4:10 pm

TwisT you've got the first one right

Tis Henry Jekyll.

Just Hyde to go.

Robert, Ernst and Peter are all wrong.

by TwisT Mon 12 Sep 2011, 4:12 pm

He says it in the film but i can't remember the name!

Jason Flymmng goes "Bravo *name*, Bravo"

Ahhhhhhh I need to think.

by **Pal Joey** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 4:13 pm

James or John?

by Guest Mon 12 Sep 2011, 4:16 pm

both wrong Breaker sorry.

by **Pal Joey** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 4:17 pm

just a wild guess... I thought initials may be HJ and JH?

by Guest Mon 12 Sep 2011, 4:18 pm

sadly not, that would be far too logical Wink

by **Pal Joey** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 4:20 pm

not to mention too symmetrical.

Albert?

by Guest Mon 12 Sep 2011, 4:26 pm

nope not Albert.

by **Pal Joey** Mon 12 Sep 2011, 4:38 pm

Kenny will probably know it.... king

by Guest Mon 12 Sep 2011, 4:45 pm

I actually thought one of you would get it straight away!

You're right though, Kenny seems to know everything...

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