NEW GAME! Boxing Kangaroo 13/07 Deadline 2:15pm

by paperbag_puncher Thu 05 Jul 2012, 10:20 am

First topic message reminder :

Anyone ever play sheep? Basically I'll ask a series of "mainly boxing" related questions and the aim is to answer with the most popular answer. So for example if I asked name a heavyweight champion and 7 people said Ali they would get 7 points. If 5 said Louis they would get 5 points and so on. Whoever gets the most points wins. You would PM me your answers. I've seen it played on other forums and it seems to work well and passes some time.

Seems to be a bit of interest so we'll go again.

I have included the odd non boxing question to jazz it up a bit

NOTE THIS IS KANGAROO. In kangaroo answers must be incorrect. Incorrect answers score the same as in sheep, while correct answers score 0. Highest score wins. Again I have recycled some questions as there is a different dynamic to this game again

THIS GAME IS JUST FOR FUN.

Name a boxer who fought and lost to Ricky hatton
Name a current British boxer who holds a World Title
Name and English boxer who was born in London
Name a British boxer who has never been KO'd
Name a British HW who is fighting at Upton Park this weekend
Name a character from the Simpsons whos surname is Simpson
Name a British actor who hasn't won an Oscar
Name an English city
Name a country that uses the Euro
Name a football team that retained its premier league status in the 20011/2012 season

Everyone welcome please PM me your answers in an unnumbered list by 2:15Pm if you want to play. Remember you are looking for the most popular answer

rules:

game 1:

game 2:

game 3:

game 4:

game 5:

game 6:

game 7:

game 8:

game 9:

game 10:

Can you please PM your answers on their own in an unnumbered list. So without the questions or numbers beside them. Thanks it makes the calculating much easier thumbsup

Player	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Game 9	Game 10	Total
owen10ozzy	10	-	-	-	1	10	7	-	10	5	43
superflyweight	-	-	10	1	5	-	5	-	7	10	38
two_tone	3	-	-	-	7	-	5	-	10	-	35
Imperial Ghosty	10	-	-	10	1	-	5	5	3	-	34
alanqlm	-	10	7	-	-	10	7	-	-	-	34
TopHat24/7	-	1	-	-	-	7	3	7	-	-	18
Reborn-DeeMcK-Reborn	-	7	5	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	15
Union Cane	1	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	7	15
bhb001	-	-	-	-	10	1	1	-	-	1	13
Jdizzle	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	3	13
bellchees	-	-	-	-	-	1	10	1	-	-	12
Seanusarrilius	-	3	3	-	3	-	-	-	1	-	10
seanmichaels	5	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	9
6oldenbhoy	-	-	-	7	1	-	-	-	-	-	8
rowley	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7
compelling and rich	3	-	1	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	7
spencerclarke	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7
mobilemaster8	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	6
Danny	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Soldier_Of_Fortune	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1

by **Union Cane** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:06 am

Union Cane wrote:
Union Cane wrote:McLarnin was Canadian.

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

James McLarnin, known as Jimmy McLarnin (19 December 1907; County Down, Ireland – 28 October 2004; Richland, Washington, USA), was a Canadian professional boxer who became two-time welterweight world champion and an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee.

The question was "Name an Irish world champion"...

by TopHat24/7 Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:07 am

Union Cane wrote:
Union Cane wrote:
Union Cane wrote:McLarnin was Canadian.

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

James McLarnin, known as Jimmy McLarnin (19 December 1907; County Down, Ireland – 28 October 2004; Richland, Washington, USA), was a Canadian professional boxer who became two-time welterweight world champion and an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee.

The question was "Name an Irish world champion"...

You believe everything you read on Wikipedia?? Born in Ireland = Irish ethinicity, even if he uprooted early in life.

by paperbag_puncher Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:08 am

Union Cane wrote:
Union Cane wrote:
Union Cane wrote:McLarnin was Canadian.

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

James McLarnin, known as Jimmy McLarnin (19 December 1907; County Down, Ireland – 28 October 2004; Richland, Washington, USA), was a Canadian professional boxer who became two-time welterweight world champion and an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee.

The question was "Name an Irish world champion"...

I'm allowing McLarnin. He was born on the island of Ireland and lived there till he was 3. If you disagree that is fine.

by Soldier_Of_Fortune Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:08 am

Union is right. It does say Irish boxer not Canadian boxer born in Ireland

by **Union Cane** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:09 am

TopHat24/7 wrote:You believe everything you read on Wikipedia?? Born in Ireland = Irish ethinicity, even if he uprooted early in life.

Nonsense.

By your logic if the question was "Name an English super middleweight champion" then Joe Calzaghe would be correct.

by **seanmichaels** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:09 am

paperbag_puncher wrote:
Union Cane wrote:
Union Cane wrote:
Union Cane wrote:McLarnin was Canadian.

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

James McLarnin, known as Jimmy McLarnin (19 December 1907; County Down, Ireland – 28 October 2004; Richland, Washington, USA), was a Canadian professional boxer who became two-time welterweight world champion and an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee.

The question was "Name an Irish world champion"...

I'm allowing McLarnin. He was born on the island of Ireland and lived there till he was 3. If you disagree that is fine.

That's what I'm talking about.

by TopHat24/7 Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:10 am

Union Cane wrote:
TopHat24/7 wrote:You believe everything you read on Wikipedia?? Born in Ireland = Irish ethinicity, even if he uprooted early in life.

Nonsense.

By your logic if the question was "Name an English super middleweight champion" then Joe Calzaghe would be correct.

Lennox Lewis - Canadian or British?

by **Union Cane** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:11 am

If I'm born in a barn it doesn't make me a cow, or whatever it was whoever it was said.

by TopHat24/7 Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:12 am

TopHat24/7 wrote:
Union Cane wrote:
TopHat24/7 wrote:You believe everything you read on Wikipedia?? Born in Ireland = Irish ethinicity, even if he uprooted early in life.

Nonsense.

By your logic if the question was "Name an English super middleweight champion" then Joe Calzaghe would be correct.

Lennox Lewis - Canadian or British?

by paperbag_puncher Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:13 am

Question 7: Name a British Prime Minister

James Callaghan - 3
bellchees
rowley
Union Cane

David Cameron - 2
alanqlm
Seanusarrilius

Robert Walpole - 2
JDizzle
TopHat24/7

Spencer Perceval - 2
superflyweight
Imperial Ghosty

Stanley Baldwin - 2
owen10ozzy
compelling and rich

ACES:

Gordon Brown - two_tone
Clement Atley - bhb001
Lord Palmerston - Danny
Neville Chamberlain - seanmichaels
Ramsay MacDonald - Soldier_Of_Fortune
Robert Peel - 6oldenbhoy

by Imperial Ghosty Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:13 am

Born in Ireland to Irish parents, think that makes him Irish as far as I'm concerned or do we class mcguigan as British not Irish?

by paperbag_puncher Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:13 am

Scores after question 7:

Imperial Ghosty - 10
6oldenbhoy - 12
Danny - 13
superflyweight - 17
JDizzle - 17
Soldier_Of_Fortune - 17
Union Cane - 17
TopHat24/7 - 17
bhb001 - 18
rowley - 19
Seanusarrilius - 19
bellchees - 21
compelling and rich - 21
seanmichaels - 21
alanqlm - 21
two_tone - 21
owen10ozzy - 22

by **Union Cane** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:14 am

Lennox Lewis - dual nationality.

by TopHat24/7 Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:14 am

Union Cane wrote:If I'm born in a barn it doesn't make me a cow, or whatever it was whoever it was said.

If a cow gave birth to you, in a barn, a raised you in a herd of cows I would call you a cow. He was born in Ireland, to Irish parents, raised by an Irish family, but moved to Canada aged 3.

Were his parents not Irish because they moved part way through their lives also?

by **seanmichaels** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:16 am

TopHat24/7 wrote:
Union Cane wrote:If I'm born in a barn it doesn't make me a cow, or whatever it was whoever it was said.

If a cow gave birth to you, in a barn, a raised you in a herd of cows I would call you a cow. He was born in Ireland, to Irish parents, raised by an Irish family, but moved to Canada aged 3.

Were his parents not Irish because they moved part way through their lives also?

They weren't irish as they didn't wear green tights, like potatoes or have ginger hair.

by paperbag_puncher Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:17 am

Question 8: Name a Liam Neeson movie

chroncicles of narnia-prince caspian - 2
compelling and rich
JDizzle

Kinsey - 2
rowley
Soldier_Of_Fortune

Love Actually - 2
TopHat24/7
two_tone

The A Team - 2
Danny
Union Cane

ACES:

Batman Begins - seanmichaels
Kingdom of Heaven - owen10ozzy
Michael Collins - superflyweight
Taken - Seanusarrilius
Taken 2 - alanqlm
The Dead Pool - bellchees
The Haunting - Imperial Ghosty
The Phantom Menace - bhb001

INCORRECTS - 3:

Liam Neeson - 6oldenbhoy

by **Union Cane** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:17 am

Bob Fitz is British then, that's that old debate sorted.

by TopHat24/7 Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:18 am

Union Cane wrote:Lennox Lewis - dual nationality.

He was later awarded dual nationality, that doesn't answer the question. His original citizenship before emigrating was British and he never gave this up.

by TopHat24/7 Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:19 am

paperbag_puncher wrote:Question 8: Name a Liam Neeson movie

INCORRECTS - 3:

Liam Neeson - 6oldenbhoy

by **Union Cane** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:20 am

Ok, but McLarnin clearly considered himself to be Canadian, which is an entirely different scenario.

Irrelevant anyway, P-Bag has decided and his word is final.

by alanqlm Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:22 am

Union Cane wrote:Ok, but McLarnin clearly considered himself to be Canadian, which is an entirely different scenario.

Irrelevant anyway, P-Bag has decided and his word is final.

I consider myself to be both handsome and intelligent, unfortunately not everybody agrees.

by **Union Cane** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:23 am

On a side note, McLarnin had some fantastic nicknames :

Baby Faced Assassin
Beltin' Celt
Dublin Dynamiter
Dublin Destroyer
Murderous Mick
The Belfast Spider
The Jew Killer
The Jew Beater
Hebrew Scourge
The Irish Lullaby

by **seanmichaels** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:24 am

Just as an aside, how come my incorrect was worth 8, but Goldenbhoy's was only 3?

by paperbag_puncher Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:25 am

Question 9: Name a female who has won an Oscar for best actress or best supporting actress

Emma Thompson - 2
Danny
owen10ozzy

Marisa Tomei - 2
6oldenbhoy
Soldier_Of_Fortune

Meryl Streep - 2
Seanusarrilius
Union Cane

ACES:

Angelina Jolie - two_tone
Audrey Hepburn - bhb001
Helen Mirren - bellchees
Holly Hunter - Imperial Ghosty
Jennifer Hudson - alanqlm
Jessica Tandy - rowley
Jodie Foster - TopHat24/7
Kate Winslet - seanmichaels
kathy bates (misery) - compelling and rich
Kim Basinger - superflyweight
Reese Witherspoon - JDizzle

by Imperial Ghosty Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:25 am

Not much reference to being Irish in his nicknames were there?

by TopHat24/7 Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:25 am

paperbag_puncher wrote:Question 8: Name a Liam Neeson movie

ACES:

Taken 2 - alanqlm

Do unreleased films count?

by paperbag_puncher Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:26 am

Scores after question 9:

Imperial Ghosty - 12
Danny - 17
6oldenbhoy - 17
superflyweight - 19
bhb001 - 20
JDizzle - 20
TopHat24/7 - 20
Soldier_Of_Fortune - 21
Union Cane - 21
rowley - 22
Seanusarrilius - 22
bellchees - 23
seanmichaels - 23
alanqlm - 23
compelling and rich - 24
two_tone - 24
owen10ozzy - 25

by bellchees Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:26 am

Union Cane wrote:On a side note, McLarnin had some fantastic nicknames :

Baby Faced Assassin
Beltin' Celt
Dublin Dynamiter
Dublin Destroyer
Murderous Mick
The Belfast Spider
The Jew Killer
The Jew Beater
Hebrew Scourge
The Irish Lullaby

My god how can he just call himself the Jew Killer

by **seanmichaels** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:27 am

Imperial Googley has run away with it......

by paperbag_puncher Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:29 am

Question 10: Name a boxer in the IBHOF whos surname begins with W

Pernall Whitaker - 5
two_tone
Danny
seanmichaels
bhb001
Seanusarrilius

Jersey Joe Walcott - 4
rowley
superflyweight
Union Cane
TopHat24/7

Albert Chalky Wright - 2
owen10ozzy
Soldier_Of_Fortune

ACES:

Ad Wolgast - Imperial Ghosty
Barbados Joe Walcott - bellchees
Harry Wills - alanqlm
Ike Williams - 6oldenbhoy
jess willard - compelling and rich
Jimmy Wilde - JDizzle

by paperbag_puncher Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:29 am

Scores after question 10:

Imperial Ghosty - 13
6oldenbhoy - 18
JDizzle - 21
Danny - 22
superflyweight - 23
Soldier_Of_Fortune - 23
bellchees - 24
alanqlm - 24
TopHat24/7 - 24
bhb001 - 25
compelling and rich - 25
Union Cane - 25
rowley - 26
Seanusarrilius - 27
owen10ozzy - 27
seanmichaels - 28
two_tone - 29

by TopHat24/7 Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:30 am

Can't see me catching up much on the last question, as I could only think of two 'W's in the IBHOF and they're both bleeding obvious JJ Walcott and Sweet Pea!

by **Union Cane** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:31 am

Well played Ghosty, fantastic performance.

thumbsup

by paperbag_puncher Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:32 am

Guys I'm heading out of the office for a few hours. I've kept the same questions for Normal sheep. Deadline is 2pm. Union if you could do the table and scores for game 4 I'd be much obliged.

by **seanmichaels** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:33 am

Ad Wolgast my ar5e.

by TopHat24/7 Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:37 am

seanmichaels wrote:Ad Wolgast my ar5e.

haha maybe Imperial Googley was a good moniker after all.....

by **Union Cane** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:38 am

Round 4 scores :

Imperial Ghosty - 10
6oldenbhoy - 7
Jdizzle - 5
Danny - 3
superflyweight - 1
Soldier_Of_Fortune - 1

by alanqlm Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:39 am

missed out by a point darn... I hate reverse sheep.

by Imperial Ghosty Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:40 am

The original boxing loony and not the hardest jump when I already had welsh in my head.

by TopHat24/7 Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:47 am

alanqlm wrote:missed out by a point darn... I hate reverse sheep.

Second time that's happened to me!

by bhb001 Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:53 am

Damn, I was pushing the top five before the last question!! He was the only well known boxer I could think of with a surname beginning W and I hoped he was in there. At least it was better than having an incorrect answer. Thanks for this

by Soldier_Of_Fortune Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:53 am

seanmichaels wrote:Ad Wolgast my ar5e.

and he got away with Jimbo, that as an incorrect answer was at least 12 points!

I would have beaten him, and thats saying something. I hate reverse sheep. But I know a couple of members who love it.

by Imperial Ghosty Wed 11 Jul 2012, 12:16 pm

Mclarnin is Irish.

by bellchees Wed 11 Jul 2012, 12:22 pm

Imperial Ghosty wrote:Mclarnin is Irish.

Don't let his being born in Ireland to Irish parents fool you, Wikipedia says he's Canadian so he's Canadian.

by **Union Cane** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 12:26 pm

Ok, Wikipedia is discredited, how about this list of the greatest Canadian fighters?

http://boxrec.com/ratings.php?country=CA&sex=m&division=P4P&status=E&SUBMIT=Go

by **Union Cane** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 12:26 pm

Nowhere to be seen on the Irish list...

http://boxrec.com/ratings.php?country=IE&sex=m&division=P4P&status=E&SUBMIT=Go

by compelling and rich Wed 11 Jul 2012, 12:31 pm

i know im special and everything but why am i in the league twice?

i dont like reserve sheep, i get too angry with other people for daring to use the same answer. i mean liam neeson movie i pick a f furious

talking lion!! even then theres 3 to pick yet still get the same as someone else picard

by **Union Cane** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 12:34 pm

compelling and rich wrote:i know im special and everything but why am i in the league twice?

by two_tone Wed 11 Jul 2012, 12:43 pm

Can someone post the new questions for game 5 please if they are up as I can't see the update. Ta

by **Union Cane** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 12:44 pm

Same questions as game 4, but it's a normal game rather than reverse.

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