Saturday Quiz - 19/04/08

[alexgirl73]

Good evening all, are we ready to begin? :D

[dandysmom]

All set here.....

[pinklizzy]

I'm ready!!!!!!!

[angieh]

I'm here Alex!

[alexgirl73]

Rght, we'll start off then and anyone can join in as they come along :)

Q1 - What is the name of the balck panther in the Jungle Book?

[angieh]

Baghera? ..........

[dandysmom]

Bagheera ....

[pinklizzy]

Bagheera.....

[alexgirl73]

lol, clean sweep there, but one point ot angie as she got in first!

Q2 - What type of animal was Boris, the subject of a song by 'The Who'?

[angieh]

Spider.............

[dandysmom]

??? pass .....

[pinklizzy]

rhino............

[alexgirl73]

lol PL, not quite. Another point to angie (obviously a fan of The Who)

Q3 - From which film is this quote taken 'Carpe diem - sieze the day boys'?

[angieh]

The History Boys

[dandysmom]

Not a clue.....

[pinklizzy]

Dead Poets society.

[Kazz]

Sorry I am late I have visitors but will try to keep up.e

[alexgirl73]

well done pinklizzy!

Q4 - Henry John Deutchendorf jr was better known as which singer?

[alexgirl73]

don't be daft Kazz, away and entertain your visitors lol!

[Kazz]

Robin Williams film dead poets society.

[dandysmom]

????????????

[angieh]

Hal David????

[alexgirl73]

we're past that question Kazz lol, but you were correct!

[pinklizzy]

No idea!.........

[Kazz]

John Denver

[Kazz]

Ha Ha my mom loves him, would have posted this with the answer but being dial up I need all the help I can get, ;)

[alexgirl73]

well done Kazz!!! Didn't think anyone would get that one!

Q5 - Which famous novel features the characters Ralph, Jack and Piggy?

[angieh]

Lord of the Flies???????

[pinklizzy]

Think it's Lord of the flies,did ii at school

[Kazz]

The boys on the island, public school boys...the Conch
Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[alexgirl73]

Dont you just hate it when you know it adn can see it in front of you but cant remember the name lol!

[Kazz]

Lord of the Flies.................I hate dial up.

[dandysmom]

Lord of the Flies?

[alexgirl73]

angie again!

Q6 - Tennis, how many courts are there at Wimbledon?

[angieh]

Oh good question - 17????

[dandysmom]

My friend Carolyn would know...I don't follow tennis Wild guess: 5?

[pinklizzy]

20 i do think

[Kazz]

Twenty.......I hate dial up.

[pinklizzy]

Sorry! OH trying to post answers!

[Kazz]

Agggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[alexgirl73]

nope, no one correct so far, another guess folks?

[angieh]

22??????????????????

[pinklizzy]

21...................

[dandysmom]

25? ............

[Kazz]

Twenty and centre court = 21

[alexgirl73]

nope sorry, the correct answer is 18!

Q7 - What did the F stand for in John F Kennedy?

[dandysmom]

Fitzgerald .......

[pinklizzy]

Fraser............

[angieh]

Fitzgerald............

[Kazz]

I am sure there are 20, maybe 21 if you include centre court.

[Kazz]

Agghhhhhh

Fitzgerald............
Too late I imagine

[alexgirl73]

well done Eileen!

Q8 - In Greek mythology, who was the twin sister of Apollo?

[angieh]

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/00wimbledon1.html

Seems there are more if you count the shale and indoor courts, but I think the grass court number is a bit ambiguous!

[dandysmom]

Minerva? ........

[angieh]

Starbuck????????????

[angieh]

Ah Minerva, the goddess of the theatre!

[alexgirl73]

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/00wimbledon1.html

Seems there are more if you count the shale and indoor courts, but I think the grass court number is a bit ambiguous!


hmmm, the place where I got my question was obviously out of date then, sorry:oops:

[pinklizzy]

Florentina! (not a clue!)

[angieh]

How come we're back on food PL? I LOVE Florentines at Christmas!!!!

[Kazz]

Artemis........................

[dandysmom]

If it wasn't Minerva, it was Diana.....I have been out of school too many years...:-D

[Kazz]

I was going to Oscar Apollo but hated the name Artemis for Cleo. Just a little background. Bet I was too slow though.

[alexgirl73]

well done Kazz, correct :) (and Pl you got the point for the wimbledon question)

Q9 - Which country sends the most letters abroad?

[angieh]

Kazz - can you tell me why you have "Klingons on the starboard bow"????????

[pinklizzy]

Sorry,had one today,it was the first thing thought of!

[angieh]

The U.K. ..............

[pinklizzy]

Australia...........

[angieh]

Sorry,had one today,it was the first thing thought of!
Yummy aren't they?

[dandysmom]

We often end up with food theses, I notice ...

Wild guess again: China?

[Kazz]

Kazz - can you tell me why you have "Klingons on the starboard bow"????????

Because I am a star trek fan and have moved my way through most of the quotes....live long prosper etc etc etc:-D

[Kazz]

Ireland.............

[angieh]

"The engines can't stand any more ............."!!!!!

[alexgirl73]

well done angie, correct again lol! Last question

Q10 - Can you name the 3 fire signs of the Zodiac?

[dandysmom]

So that's where that came from! One of the insurance companies here uses it......

[pinklizzy]

leo,aries and sagittarius

[Kazz]

So that's where that came from! One of the insurance companies here uses it......

what Klingons on the starboard bow

[dandysmom]

Super question...... except I don't know! Cancer, Leo, Scorpio?? My Taurus is an Earth sign ....

[angieh]

Capricorn, Taurus & Leo????

[dandysmom]

No, "live long and prosper", silly!!! :-D

[angieh]

No, "live long and prosper", silly!!! :-D
:-D :-D :-D

Surely the Star Trek people copywrited it?

[Kazz]

Well I know its not Gemini. Because thats me. :)

So I go with.............Leo Aries and something....

[alexgirl73]

well done PL, you got that one correct :D

well done ladies, it was a close one tonight, but the final standings are;

angie - 4 points
pinklizzy - 3 points
kazz - 2 points
eileen - 1 point

Thanks for playing :D

[angieh]

Sagittarius??????

[dandysmom]

Maybe they did; it has been a long time since I've seen it; long before I was on here, but it caught my eye as Kazz's signature..

[angieh]

Coo that was quick tonight - girls are tops!!!!! Hooray.

Don't forget bonus brain exercise - remember all the clues tomorrow after a night's sleep!!!

Thanks Kazz - excellent questions. I'm OK for Wednesday. So same time, same place as they say....................

[dandysmom]

Well, thank you Alex for graciously volunteering to be quizmistress again!!~ Those were good questions!! Angie, you keep winning so are you going to do Wednesday??

Edited: crossed with your post, Angie, disregard the question. A good game tonight!!

[angieh]

Yup - that'll teach me eh? Yes fine Eileen - no worries.

[alexgirl73]

look forward to wednesday then angie :)

[dandysmom]

Yup - that'll teach me eh? Yes fine Eileen - no worries.

Hee hee, that's one good thing about dial-up: I may know the answers but can't get posted quickly enough! :-D