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"?

What does the J in Michael J Fox stand for?

dont think it stands for anything does it ?

Correct - it's just an initial - there was already a Michael Fox in the Actor's Guild

Saw a interview with him on that Inside the Actors Guild it was very interesting .

Staying with Micheal J Fox then , what was the title of the tv show that gave him his big break ?

Family Ties

Yep , remember watching that years ago

Who played Marty McFly in BttF before it was re-cast/re-shot with Fox?

Eric Stoltz

Which other Robert Zemeckis film did Christopher Lloyd star in ?

Was it Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

yes it was

What was Christopher Lloyd's full character name in Taxi?

JuliusHMarx wrote:Family Ties

I remember "Mallory". Man she was hot back then.

I really wish I hadn't checked what she looks like now. Bad move.

JuliusHMarx wrote:What was Christopher Lloyd's full character name in Taxi?

The Reverend Jim? He was a loveable spacecake. I used love Taxi. One of the best shows ever. Up there with MASH.

Reverend Jim
but what was his surname?

No idea Julius. Memory not that good. It was Polish or summat. With a ski at the end. No?

Grabowski?

It was Iggy..............ski wasn't it ?

Ignatowski - or as he put it "Starchild spelt backwards"

Brilliant. He was a great character. Set yerman up for more odd characters throughout his career.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY0iouvBTwg

Your up Gibbo

Up what Kenny bud?

Oh roysh.

Which of these cocks came first?
The Aircraft cockpit, the feathered Shuttlecock or Thomas Crapper's Ballcock?

Mine! Every f**king time!

Crappers Ballcock ?

I'll go for the feathered shuttlecock.
If someone can go for the aircraft cockpit, we can get this over with quickly

I think it's the Feathered Shuttlecock. Probably early 1800's

Shuttlecock it is Julius. Nearly Rav, nearly.

How many Olympic Gold medals has GB won in the 21st century?

28 was it this time? + I think 18 in 2008? 2004 and 2000? Dunno.

Id guess 28 + 18 + 16 + 12 = 74.

Too high

64?

60. Feicing unreal this Olympics though, lot to be proud of. Heck I was roaring on all of them (except Murray....)

Still too high.
Maybe give a breakdown per Olympics to see where the difference is?

Well Im feiced. I even got the one that finished just last week wrong. GB & NI got 29. Only checked that one the BEEB just now.

53?

Too low

Ah de Brits are gettin cocky now.

56?

58?


Gibbo, the Brits are always Cocky Nothing wrong with it, sure that Sexton basterd is an arrogant feicer.

56? Too low

58? Too high



2012 - 29, 2008 - 19, 2004 - 9, 2000 - not in the 21st century!

Ah here now! That's not fair Julius man. It is in both the 20th and 21st Centuries. End and beginning.

Time is an elephant. Man's concept of it, is skewed. I want the Universal referee!

Can you name the 3 teams that have 100 % Heineken Cup final records all having won each final they played in ?

Well Leinster's one, I think, and I'll guess Leicester Tigers too. Are Bath the third?

Leinster's right, Tigers not. Wasps I'm pretty sure. Bath is probably the other think they've only got there once and won it.

Leinster 3 wins from 3 finals , Bath 1 win from 1 final are correct but Leicester Tigers record is 2 wins from 5 finals ......... so one more to get

Thomond is right with Wasps 2 wins from 2 finals

Who today broke the record for most catches for the England/Wales/South Africa cricket triumvirate?

presume Andrew Strauss as he was level top and the only current one playing....

Correct hodge. ask away mate.

This weekend (saturday and sunday's games) saw the most penalties on the opening weekend of the premier league since which year?

Sheesh - not my best subject - 2002?