Quiz Questions

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Created by hughie1986 on Fri 16 Sep 2011.

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

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by PJHolybloke Today at 10:20 am

Which well known children's book includes the chapter "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn"?

founding members or first players were people who emigrated from Ireland?

No to be more precise ,it's the Irish government. That the Steelers are linked to.

Is it something to do with the owners? The Steelers belong to the Rooney family and that's an Irish name,

It's linked to that but not the fully correct answer. PJ, you know everything! (or you are very quick using Google )

King Kenny knows everything Thomond, I'm just another poor relation in comparison - when I do Google answers I don't post them.

Beyond the Taoiseach's I don't know much about Irish Government but I do know there's never been a Rooney as Taoiseach so unless you dish up some stonking clues I have nothing else to offer.

Would it help if I said Sydney Poitier holds a similar postion to Rooney?

You mean the film star? He is something to do with UNISEF?

No Poitier's other diplomatic work is the answer although he does work for UNESCO.. I don't think this will be got. I only found it out the other day and that's because they had an article about him in the paper.

No, I don't think so - I do know Poitier was the first Black actor to be nominated for an oscar, but I have to be honest here, I actually thought he was dead. Shame on me.

Well I knew that the Rooney's, formerly Art, owned the Steelers, but that has already been said. I reckon if that is close you should give it to PJ

Thomond wrote:Would it help if I said Sydney Poitier holds a similar postion to Rooney?

It might help if you told us which Rooney you're talking about, I know it's not Wayne - unless it's "Granny sh@gger of the Year".

Spoiler:

Answer in spoiler tag.

I wouldn't have got that if I guessed till I died.

Ask us another.

You take it you were pretty close.

OK, for which film did Poitier become the first black actor to recieve a nomination at the Oscars?

He spent almost the entire film chained to Tony Curtis.

Well that's a thread clearer

He won it for In the Heat of the Night I think as Virgil Tibbs but I think that was alongside someone else (Albert Finney?)

Adam D wrote:He won it for In the Heat of the Night I think as Virgil Tibbs but I think that was alongside someone else (Albert Finney?)

I just checked my own answer and I was so far off!

It was Rod Steiger and he didnt win an Oscar for it!

He didn't even get a nomination for it - but to be fair I think he should have, one of his best performances.

The Defiant ones ?

KingKenny gets the prize, except there isn't one - so he gets to ask the next question instead.

Ok staying with the Oscars .......

Which Actor (male) has received the most nominations ( 8 ) without ever winning Best Actor .

Al Pacino?

He is Irish I think, I'm forgetting his name. It's not Gabriel Byrne I presume?

Thomond wrote:He is Irish I think, I'm forgetting his name. It's not Gabriel Byrne I presume?

Peter O'Toole?

Richard Harris?

Think he got one for "A Man Named Horse" though, didn't O'Toole get one for Lawrence of Arabia?

Hobo is right AFAIK.

Who the hell won it the year he made Lawrence then?! I bet he was as a dog.

Which two best Actress Oscar Winners have turned up at the Razzies to collect worst actress awards in person?

Ooooh one of them did that last year or the year before didn't she?

Winslett? Knightley?

The film about the Lezzers?

wasnt the film about the lezzers or either of the two mentioned

One of the two is British though? Maybe??

Liz Hurley? or however you spell it

Halle Berry??

I think Berry did - the year she cried and rambled on about Poitier...

Good shot braveheart.

Berry is one. (for Catwoman)

The other is still to be mentioned.

Helen Mirren?

Nope

Bollix.

PJHolybloke wrote:Bollix.

I am not sure if this was a guess but its actually correct!

Adam D wrote:

PJHolybloke wrote:Bollix.

I am not sure if this was a guess but its actually correct!

I'm not getting it... the actress or film?

Sandra Bullock? She's god awful.

Mickado wrote:Sandra Bullock? She's god awful.

Correct!

Bullock - All About Steve (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcLeid8g3MU)
Berry - catwoman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-7s_yeQuDg)

Now that makes sense. I was thinking way too laterally.

Ok, here's one.

What lake holds the most freshwater in the world? I say freshwater to discount the caspian sea, which is huge but doesn't count as a lake technically.

Lake Victoria's a fair size?

I know lake Baikal (sp) is the deepest in the world so maybe that?

Sorry Luckless, I didn't see your reply.

Bathman has it though. Apparently (according to wiki) it contains 20% of all the unfrozen fresh water on the planet!!