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"?

Squash - No

One has a French name. I presume it originated near the border with Spain... similar to that Jai alai game they play in Florida

Another one - you need a good strong piece of rope.

Stop press: Jeu de Paume = Real Tennis so you were spot on PJ.

So still 6 down ... 2 to go. (excluding Rackets)

OK, you just made that real easy LB

Pelota and bondage.

They stopped it because of the rope burns.

OK, you have a tug at it now, PJ.

How very dare you sir! What I do in my own time is entirely my own business!

Now, back to the question. I believe it's tug-of-war?

I'd love to know what the others are.

Tug of war is one, and I'm sure I've seen footage from an early (Modern) Olympic Games of the athletes jumping through barrels.

Oh, and I think there used to be a competition to see who could glide the furthest off one stroke in the pool.

Tug of war
American football

Softball? Not in anymore like.

Thomond wrote:Softball? Not in anymore like.

Must have been a side effect of all that tugging...

yep, Tug-of War and Softball. Also baseball and a few others.

The barrel one and the longest swim-glide sounds pretty cool, Lucky.

Whoever wants to post the next question.... go for it!

What are the real names of the Marx Brothers?

You are one of them... I know that one. Julius H Marx. "H" is for Henry or Harry I think?

Others must be German/Hungarian origin I'd imagine? Was one Adolph?

They're fairly English sounding names, although they were a German Jewish family. The brothers were all born in New York.
Harpo's name was later that of a (in)famous German.

Wagner?

the first name of an infamous German

With the slightly different spelling like I wrote a few post above?

Julius - Graucho
Adolph... not sure... Harpo?

Did you edit that post I'm sure I didn't see Adolph in there before!

Yes, Harpo was Adolph, which was shortened to Ahdie, then Artie, then became Arthur - long before anyone had heard of Hitler.

No it was there.

So the others...

Chico - ?
Zeppo - ?
Gummo - ?

(I heard a sound bite of Harpo talking for a few seconds. Is it true he had a few lines in one the the early movies... but it's often overlooked?)

There's a sound clip of him talking off-stage before coming on in character on a talk show. And a few short clips of him recording his memoirs.

He never spoke in the films, but there's speculation he joined in a four-part harmony whilst they were hiding in barrels in Monkey Business.

We're struggling here Julius... any hints for us?

Chico has the same name as a Star Trek actor
Zeppo has the same name as an insult given by hippies in an episode of Star Trek
Gummo is the same as a town in New Jersey

Derek
Beatnik
Trenton

How'd I do?

Leonard - as in Leonard Nimroy for Chico?

Leonard

Zeppo's rhymes with sherbet (more or less)
Gummo's rhymes with stilton

Herbert and Milton? (you are too kind, Julius!)

Linebreaker wrote:Herbert and Milton? (you are too kind, Julius!)

Yep, Leonard, Adolph, Herbert, Milton and, of course, Julius.

Never would have got those without your hints. Great question.

I need a little time to do some research... watch this space.

Linebreaker - we're still watching

Here's one.

How many different actors have starred as Indiana Jones?
(excluding voicing video games)

Sorry Julius. I've been busy.

Well, there's Harrison Ford of course and River Phoenix as a young Indiana Jones. There's a few more though whose names escape me just now.

So at least 3 or 4... maybe more?

Linebreaker wrote:So at least 3 or 4... maybe more?

That's 3 answers - one of them is right

I'll leave it to Kenny... he'll know for sure.

Corey Carrier, Sean Patrick Flanery and George Hall played him in The Young Indianna Jones Chronicles

Someone else can set a question , i have to go out now

Okay then: where is Kenny going?

I know that one

Im going to pick the kids up from singing club

Correct!

Kenny wrote:Corey Carrier, Sean Patrick Flanery and George Hall played him in The Young Indianna Jones Chronicles

Wot a total and utter smort orse that Kenny is. Ban im from quizzes. PJ too.

Gibson wrote:

Kenny wrote:Corey Carrier, Sean Patrick Flanery and George Hall played him in The Young Indianna Jones Chronicles

Wot a total and utter smort orse that Kenny is. Ban im from quizzes. PJ too.

I have the early ones on video

Go on Gibbo sets us a question

Seeing Gibbo is celebrating Holland and Ireland's Gold medal performances, I'll jump in with a quickie...

What was the initial/original name of the sex-pot dance troupe "Hills Angles" from the Benny Hill Show?

Extra points if you can name 3 of the regulars dancers. Gibbo will get this one I'm sure.

Was it Love Machine? And I seem to remember Sue Upton was one of them.
There was another tall burd in it, who starred in soft-porn horror movies and ting. Cant remember her name but she was hot.

Jane Leeves .... Daphne from Frazier fame was a Hills Angel

Correct Gibbo - Love Machine. Sue Upton was one...

There were a few more Sue's ...

1. Sue _ _ _ _ (surname is mentioned somewhere below) and had a part in the 1986 Mind Your Language remake.
2. Sue _ _ _ _ _ (think of part of name of 2001: A Space Odyssey author)
3. Sue Mc_ _ _ _ _ _ (as in it's not a load of....)

4. One also appeared with such comedians as Morecambe and Wise, Dick Emery, Spike Milligan (in his Q series), Frankie Howerd, Tommy Cooper.

5. One was one of the first ever Page 3 girls. (first name similar to a small red fruit... but slightly different spelling)

6. One has a very British surname and appeared in Oliver! with British actor Ron Moody and later worked for the Beeb.

7. One moved to the United States, where she performed in small roles until she secured a recurring part in the television sitcoms Murphy Brown and even more success in Frasier. Correct Kenny: Jane Leeves

8. One had appearances with Mike & Bernie Winters, Frankie Howerd, Des O'Connor and Jimmy Tarbuck; such television programs as Bless This House, Bachelor Father, Father, Dear Father and Tales of the Unexpected and a part the 1973 film version of Love Thy Neighbour... she has beautiful surname!

9. Another one had film appearances in The Prisoner, Call My Bluff and The Golden Shot and an uncredited role as Professor Dent's secretary in the first James Bond film, Dr No. On radio, she was a regular on the BBC World Service programme Animal, Vegetable and Mineral.

Does any of that help?

Oh Man. Just remembered. Lorraine Doyle. Sexiest of the lot.

Yes that's another - did the Hot Gossip / Hot Gossamer thing.

Shall we keep going or does someone want to have a go?

Think we need another question dont you

Sure. I'll update the answers above later then.