Quiz, Wedneday 1 December '10

[dandysmom]

Hi, hope we get a good crowd tonight. Since we may have some new players, just a quick overview: 10 general knowledge questions, 1st correct answer gets 3 points, 2nd, 2, third, 1. Googling a no-no, piggybacking on another's answer is fine. Winner gets to host next week. It's all in fun.

Let the game begin! :D

[Kazz]

Hiya Eileen.

I am here and ready to play.........................

[pamela81]

hi there, newbie to quiz will try my best :)

[calismum]

Hi there DM, Kazz and Pamela. Ready and waiting. How are you?

[Shelley123]

Hi Eileen.........

[Kazz]

How is everyone?

[angieh]

Hello everyone. I'm ready. Glass of chilled pinot to hand.

[Squirrel]

Hey there... Am also here! :)

[Kazz]

I have apple juice.

[pamela81]

i have strawberry and kiwi diluting juice :)

[Squirrel]

I'm still getting used to the format myself Pamela - just join in as you can. :)

[Shelley123]

How is everyone?

i'm fine Kazz, thanks.
we have a great crowd tonight

[lynz85]

hi all! im here and ready to fail embarrasingly again!

[calismum]

Diet coke here

[Squirrel]

Hadn't thought about a drink - will survive. Had a minty hot chocolate with my evening meal though, that was nice! :D

[dandysmom]

Hi all! Great turnout tonight ... snowy weather?? I'm fine, cold front thru. winds died down a bit and power not lost!

Shall we begin?

[pamela81]

thanx squirrel, will do what i can. how is everyone tonight?

[angieh]

Hi everyone, especially newbies! Anyone is allowed feline assistance of course!!!

[Shelley123]

yes, lets go.......

[Squirrel]

Lots of snow for all of us from this end, though I think it isn't hanging round the sky right now... don't want to say that too loudly though or things are likely to change again!

Sure - ready when you are Eileen! :)

[Kazz]

Yeah I am ready.

[pamela81]

im ready too

[calismum]

Great to see so many joining in - have fun all.

[dandysmom]

Wow, welcome all, I had to make another box on the score sheet ... excellent!

Q 1 The iris is the colored part of the eye. What is the white part called?

[Squirrel]

And to you CM :)

[pamela81]

no idea :S

[Kazz]

No idea................... ..

[angieh]

cornea???????????????

[Squirrel]

Um... Iris, pupil and... :?

Ditto with Pamela - will look for a likely person to know as posts come up I guess...

[calismum]

The sclera

[pamela81]

eyeball???? lol

[Shelley123]

sclera ???????

[Kazz]

The white bit?????????????????

[Squirrel]

PB - sclera

[Kazz]

The sclera

That sounds good to me. Better than my sad choice. Sclera

[dandysmom]

Three correct - the sclera

Q 2 How many years did Sleeping Beauty sleep according to the legend?

[calismum]

Brings back memories of biology when we had to disect a bull's eye.

'Take your scalpel and gently cut into the sclera'

[Squirrel]

100 years?

[lynz85]

erm retina?

[pamela81]

100 years?

[Shelley123]

100.................

[Kazz]

Ah ha read this to Molly the other night 100 years

[Shelley123]

Brings back memories of biology when we had to disect a bull's eye.

'Take your scalpel and gently cut into the sclera'

yes me too, i loved biology

[dandysmom]

Did everyone notice that Pilchard and crew have donned their Christmas hats?

[angieh]

100 years ............................ a long hibernation!

[calismum]

yep 100 years

[Kazz]

Okay just realised this many players I need to just say the answer not the "reason behind it" ;)

Any built a snowman yet?

[pamela81]

wouldnt mind doing that if the weather stays like this!!!

[Squirrel]

yes me too, i loved biology

Alright... in that case, pronunciation tips either of you? I have vague ideas, but often find am told my ideas are the weirdest thing you can get when someone else hears them... :roll:

[angieh]

Did everyone notice that Pilchard and crew have donned their Christmas hats?

Yes, Mags has done a thread! Mine have only just appeared in full. They were sort of balancing on the top line for a while, but all look festive now!!!

[lynz85]

100 years sounds right

[calismum]

Did everyone notice that Pilchard and crew have donned their Christmas hats?

yes, they look well pleased with themselves!

[Kazz]

Never noticed, seems only moments ago they had them on for last Christmas

[Squirrel]

they do look cute, but it took me forever (and at least one other poster) to enable me to work out what Mags was on about...

[angieh]

Alright... in that case, pronunciation tips either of you? I have vague ideas, but often find am told my ideas are the weirdest thing you can get when someone else hears them... :roll:

I am a great believer in splitting biological words (and chemical ones) into bits and then putting them together. Practising in private too.

There is a site I'm sure where you can get pronunciation help.

[Shelley123]

Did everyone notice that Pilchard and crew have donned their Christmas hats?

yes i did but didn't know their names :lol:

[Squirrel]

I am a great believer in splitting biological words (and chemical ones) into bits and then putting them together. Practising in private too.

There is a site I'm sure where you can get pronunciation help.

*laughs* I think I do that, then get told that no, it's not On-Tar-E-Oh, but On-Tare-E-Oh! :roll:

[dandysmom]

Three quick correct answers - 100 years! Smart players tonight, try this one

Q 3 What two countries border on three oceans?

[angieh]

I know the leader is Pilchard - do the others have names???

[calismum]

I am a great believer in splitting biological words (and chemical ones) into bits and then putting them together. Practising in private too.

There is a site I'm sure where you can get pronunciation help.

Good advice - there are loads of words I still think erm, how do I say that!!!

[Squirrel]

Q3??!?! :shock:

[lynz85]

...no idea!

[angieh]

Australia and ??????????????

[pamela81]

america and scotland?

[Kazz]

I am certain one is Australia.

[Shelley123]

sorry don't know this one

[dandysmom]

I think Pilchard is the only one we ever named ...... he's the second from the left.

[Kazz]

Alaska??????????????? Canada??????????????????Russia......nope not Russia.

[calismum]

Australia.???

[angieh]

Alaska???????????????????

[Kazz]

Okay Australia and Alaska

[dandysmom]

No, not Australia ... think Western Hemisphere

[calismum]

Canada sounds good!!

[Kazz]

Or Australia and Canada?????????????????

[dandysmom]

Alaska is not a country,,,,,,, almost have it; one correct out of two so far

[angieh]

Tierra del Fuego??????????????

[pamela81]

africa and austrailia?

[Kazz]

Okay Eileen Canada and USA. or Canada and Russia...........

[Squirrel]

I'll go with Canada I guess, but... :shrug:

[angieh]

Canada then .....................................

[calismum]

If Canada is correct then what about USA?

[Kazz]

Alaska is not a country,,,,,,, almost have it; one correct out of two so far


Isn't it.....................??????????????????????????? ???:shock::shock::shock::shock:

Canada and USA then....................got to be Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans

[dandysmom]

One point up for grabs ....

[pamela81]

south america?

[Squirrel]

Ok.. Canada and USA.

[Kazz]

So no one any one put their tree up yet?????????????????

[pamela81]

i put mine up on sunday!!!!

[dandysmom]

CM, Kazz and Pamela got both: Canada and the USA. Sneaky one, wasn't it?

Q4 what is an alligator pear more commonly known as?

[Squirrel]

tree is up at this end - done this morning cause 3 of us were in the house unable to get to or from work... Well, Mum a primary teacher and school was closed, Dad works in Ed and bridge was closed, and I needed a bus which wasn't running in the am to get to work...

[angieh]

So no one any one put their tree up yet?????????????????

Nooooooooooo! About a week before the day ......

[calismum]

Prickly Pear?????...........

[pamela81]

prickly pear?

[dandysmom]

Don't do a tree any more, but always did it on the 15th, no sooner. And down January 2nd.

[angieh]

Prickly pear?????????

[Kazz]

Avocado..............................

[calismum]

CM, Kazz and Pamela got both: Canada and the USA. Sneaky one, wasn't it?



Brilliant Q - really got the old brain creaking - lol

[angieh]

Tree and any other decs down 5th Jan or any time before 12th Night.

[lynz85]

an avocado!

[Squirrel]

Brilliant Q - really got the old brain creaking - lol

*laughs* 'stumped' is probably the description I'd have come up with!!! ;)

[pamela81]

we were snowed in so i had nothing to do so up went the tree after the we gutted the house. harris of course "helped" with the tree