thursday night quiz

[pamela81]

Evening everyone, do we have any players out there?

[angieh]

I am here Pamela ........... how are you?

[pamela81]

im not too bad angie thanks, how are you? :)

[lynz85]

hi pamela and angie :)

[angieh]

OK - just loving this warm weather - always makes me feel so much better. Sad it's forecast to end tomorrow!

[pamela81]

hi lynz, how you feeling? xx

[Shelley123]

Hello i'm here

[angieh]

Hi Lynz - are you any better now?

[angieh]

Hi Shelley! Hope all is well with you too?

[pamela81]

evening shelley, how are you tonight? Didnt realise its tomorrow the nice weathes due to stop :( just in time for the weekend!!

[Shelley123]

i'm fine thanks, been very busy today but all ok now
Didn't know you've not been too good Lynz ?

[lynz85]

hi shelley,

yes im def feeling a lot better, my brain doesnt feel quite as scrambled, still slightly lightheaded at times but hey-ho, back to work tomorrow :(

[angieh]

I think it's beginning to cool down from tomorrow and will turn chilly again over the w/end, although no rain forecast for southern England, and we desperately need rain.

[lynz85]

i took a bad reaction to the anti-biotics i was on shelley, felt most odd. feeling a bit better now its gettign out my system

[pamela81]

i was looking forward to some sun over teh weekend aswell, never mind :)

shall we start?

[Shelley123]

sorry about that Lynz, glad your feeling better now

[angieh]

Yes, let's start.

[pamela81]

question 1.

how many sides does a 50p have?

[lynz85]

5???????????????????????????????

[Shelley123]

8 .................................................. ..............

[angieh]

7 - but I've just cheated by counting them!

[lynz85]

no! wait!! 7?????????????????

[pamela81]

shelley? any idea? :)

[Shelley123]

pb 7 please

[lynz85]

thats what i get for trying to trace it out in my scrambled head!!

[Shelley123]

thats what i get for trying to trace it out in my scrambled head!!

lol..............................................

[pamela81]

7 is the right answer :)

Question 2

On a snooker table, if you add up the point value of each ball, what is the total?

[angieh]

'fraid I've no idea here ...................

[lynz85]

snooker, erm 45??????????

[pamela81]

not 45 but not far off

[Shelley123]

42 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????

[lynz85]

42????????????

[pamela81]

2right answers, angie, want to pb?

[angieh]

Oh yes - 42 - is that why it's the answer to life, the universe and everything????

[pamela81]

42 is correct.

question 3

What was Christopher Deans job before he won a skating gold medal with Jane Torville in 1984 winter olympics?

[angieh]

He worked in a shoe shop.

[lynz85]

ermmm................. skater :P

[pamela81]

Oh yes - 42 - is that why it's the answer to life, the universe and everything????

i always thought that was a deck of cards. my mum has a song from teh 50s i think and it goes through a deck of cards and how it acted as an almanack for soldiers in teh war. was 1 of my grandas favourite songs

[lynz85]

i think il just pb shoe shop!!!

[Shelley123]

pb Angie please, she has me convinced,lol

[angieh]

i always thought that was a deck of cards. my mum has a song from teh 50s i think and it goes through a deck of cards and how it acted as an almanack for soldiers in teh war. was 1 of my grandas favourite songs

:lol: :lol: :lol: I was thinking Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy!

[pamela81]

he didnt work in a shoe shop.

[angieh]

i think il just pb shoe shop!!!

pb Angie please, she has me convinced,lol

Pure SPAM!

[angieh]

He was an estate agent or a hairdresser?

[Shelley123]

Pure SPAM!

:lol: you convinced me

[Shelley123]

I'l say hairdresser then

[pamela81]

not a hairdresser either, think wearing a uniform and being an upstanding citizen because of his job

[lynz85]

policeman???????????????

[Shelley123]

policeman /////////////////////////////////////////

[angieh]

Policeman????? (Well I never!)

[pamela81]

yeh he was a policeman

Dean grew up in Calverton, Nottinghamshire.

From 1974-80, he was a police constable with Nottinghamshire Police.

question 4

which lightweight packaging was accidently invented by engineers Alfred fielding and Mark Chavannes?

[Shelley123]

bubble wrap /////////////////////////////////

[lynz85]

bubblewrap??????????????

[angieh]

p/b bubble wrap pls

[pamela81]

bubble wrap is right
Bubble wrap was invented in 1957 by engineers Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes. Fielding and Chavannes sealed two shower curtains together, creating a smattering of air bubbles, which they originally tried to sell as wallpaper.[4] When the product turned out to be unsuccessful as wallpaper, the team marketed it as greenhouse insulation.[4] Although Bubble Wrap was branded by Sealed Air Corporation (founded by Fielding and Chavannes) in 1960, it was not until a few years later that its use in protective packaging was discovered.[5] As a packaging material, Bubble Wrap's first client was IBM, which used the product to protect the IBM 1401 computer during shipment.[4] Fielding and Chavannes were inducted into the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame in 1993.[5] Sealed Air celebrated Bubble Wrap's 50th birthday in January 2010.[6]

[pamela81]

question 5

"Noble Rot" is a term used in the making of which drink?

[Shelley123]

I'm amazes it's been around for so long. Just imagine it as a wall paper, very spacey

[angieh]

It's a certain type of wine

[pamela81]

i couldnt believe it when i saw that question, i had to use it!! also impressed me that much that i wanted to share a wee bit of info about it :)

[lynz85]

i dont know il go along with angie's wine!

[pamela81]

shelley do yo want to pb or have a guess?

[Shelley123]

will have to PB too, i'm afraid

[Kazz]

I am Sorry I fell asleep................

[lynz85]

shelley how was your sons birthday?

[angieh]

Does anyone else save those envelopes that are lined with bubble wrap? I started saving them for reusing and I've got such a pile of them now, I really need to pass them on to someone else!!!

[pamela81]

wine is right :)

question 6

What is the capital of Paraguay?

[Shelley123]

Hi sleepy head, nice to see you

[angieh]

I am Sorry I fell asleep................

You are forgiven..... sleep is good.

[pamela81]

haha angie i dont tend to use them unfortunately.
Hi kazz welcome to teh quiz :)

[lynz85]

hi kazz...................

[Shelley123]

Chris is having a nice b/day i think, he's a man of few words,lol
He's had plenty of visitors and is now at his friends house for tea

[pamela81]

glad hes having a good day shelley :)

[lynz85]

glad hes having a nice day :)

dont know this one im afraid!

[Shelley123]

glad hes having a good day shelley :)

thanks.........................................

[Shelley123]

glad hes having a nice day :)

dont know this one im afraid!

thanks...................................

[Kazz]

Whats the question please? and Happy Birthday Chris

[angieh]

I've been racking my poor old brain and had a couple of sips of G&T and still the answer is avoiding me .....

[pamela81]

Whats the question please? and Happy Birthday Chris

the question is what is the capital of paraguay?

[Shelley123]

Whats the question please? and Happy Birthday Chris

I'l say thanks on behalf of Chris and tell him on his return

[Kazz]

Yes please tell him and Thank you to you received today
Answer Montevideo ?????????????

[pamela81]

the capital sounds like the word kinda like the word assumption if that helps?

[Shelley123]

Yes please tell him and Thank you to you received today
Answer Montevideo ?????????????

your welcome :D

[pamela81]

its not montevideo

[Shelley123]

geography isn't my strong point,lol

[pamela81]

anyone with any other answers?

[Kazz]

Okay well I am sure thats a capital city of somewhere....right sounds like assumption???
Ascension????? or is that an island..............

[angieh]

Assumpta??????

[pamela81]

the answer is Asuncion

Asunción (Spanish pronunciation: [asunˈsjon], Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.

Question 7

in what country are the music awards the grammys held?

[Shelley123]

Usa ??????????????????????????????????

[lynz85]

america?????????????

[angieh]

Usa?????????

[Kazz]

Ahh has to be USA

[pamela81]

America is right :)

Queation 8

willow is traditionally used to make the blade of bats in which sport?

[Kazz]

Cricket........

[Shelley123]

Cricket........................................... .................

[angieh]

cricket ......................

[lynz85]

baseball??????????????

[pamela81]

cricket is right

A cricket bat is a specialised piece of equipment used by batsmen in the sport of cricket to hit the ball. It is usually made of willow wood. Its use is first mentioned in 1624.

quetsion 9

urchin is an ancient term for which animal?

[angieh]

hedgehog ............

[Shelley123]

I want to say Hedgehog, so i will,lol