Quiz 19th april

[Shelley123]

hello, anyone want to play ?

[lynz85]

hi shelley! :D

[pamela81]

hi shelley, are we having 2 quizzes tonight?? :D i replied to the other thread aswell!! :P

[Shelley123]

Oh no, this is not a good start,lol
Hi Lynz and Pamela

[Shelley123]

i thought i was just editing the first thread as i used an o instead of a q for the title and we ended up with two seperate threads.

[angieh]

Evening all .......... I went for the thread with most answers!

[pamela81]

ahhhh haha atleast we are here now :D

[lynz85]

how are we all tonight??

[Shelley123]

I think we will start shall we, there are a mix of questions tonight, some quite easy and some a bit harder

[angieh]

I have no idea where that fortnight without the quiz went to ....... time just flies by!

[pamela81]

im ready to go :D

[angieh]

Yes, let's get started .......... I have half a glass of wine left and Kizzy is sitting on the second chair next to me fast asleep.

[Shelley123]

1. What do Americans call a torch?

[pamela81]

i have my cup of tea and Skye beside me ready to help

[angieh]

A flashlight?

[pamela81]

a flashlight??????

[lynz85]

flashlight...............

[Shelley123]

Hope Skye is good with general knowledge, Pamela.
I'm hemmed in by two Basenjis and i mean hemmed in, i can hardly type for Kwame leaning

[Shelley123]

Yes a flashlight, well done all

[pamela81]

shes being more of a pest at teh moment, shes getting very demanding for attention just now

[Shelley123]

2. Which word can go before, meat, dog and roll?

[angieh]

Monty has been rather quiet and well behaved today, I hope he's OK!!!

[Shelley123]

shes being more of a pest at teh moment, shes getting very demanding for attention just now

:lol: .............................

[pamela81]

is it sausage?

[angieh]

That'll be "sausage"!

[Shelley123]

Monty has been rather quiet and well behaved today, I hope he's OK!!!

maybe he regrets his behaviour last night ;) :lol:

[lynz85]

hot?????????????

[pamela81]

Monty has been rather quiet and well behaved today, I hope he's OK!!!

hes maybe just being good after not being so good at his class

[angieh]

He was quiet funny last night .......... almost like he'd got stage fright!

[lynz85]

can i change my answer to sausage please

[Shelley123]

sausage is correct

[Shelley123]

can i change my answer to sausage please

yes you can Lynz

[Shelley123]

3. Who is the oldest of the Seven Dwarfs?

[pamela81]

is it doc???????

[angieh]

Grumpy????

[lynz85]

doc..........................

[Shelley123]

Doc is correct, i would never have known that answer

[Shelley123]

4. What colour are Harrods's shopping bags?

[pamela81]

the only reasin i knew it is because he is the "leader" of them and when you say all the names his is always first.

[pamela81]

green and gold?

[angieh]

Green and yes, gold I think

[lynz85]

dunno, il pb pamela.........

[pamela81]

my dad got me a harrods keyring when he was there years ago and told me it was made from real gold!! not quite sure if it was true or not

[angieh]

the only reasin i knew it is because he is the "leader" of them and when you say all the names his is always first.

It's a memory game my OH and I play sometimes :oops: :oops: :oops: to name the 7 dwarves ..... I never get them all right and make up some that don't exist, but it can get quite funny especially after a drink or two!!!

[Shelley123]

Green and Gold is correct, i can tell where you lot shop,lol

[angieh]

my dad got me a harrods keyring when he was there years ago and told me it was made from real gold!! not quite sure if it was true or not

Absolutely true Pamela ...... and the streets of London are paved with gold too ............ :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Shelley123]

right, a hard one now, hopefuly

5. How many consonants are there in the English alphabet?

[pamela81]

is it really true angie? i thought he was having me on like he normally does

[pamela81]

is it 21 and 5 vowels???

[lynz85]

21?????/..............

[angieh]

21 if my sums are right????????

[Shelley123]

if it is Gold Pamela, there should be a hall mark on it

[Shelley123]

21 is correct

[angieh]

is it really true angie? i thought he was having me on like he normally does

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Aren't Dads funny? My Dad used to tell me he made intergalactic dust in his garage!

[pamela81]

i will need to have a wee look and see if i can find it, gave it to OH and not sure where it is now!!

[Shelley123]

6. What is the next highest prime number after 31?

[pamela81]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Aren't Dads funny? My Dad used to tell me he made intergalactic dust in his garage!

my dad is soo funny aswell always the joker, i do like what your dad used to tell you aswell though!!! thats funny :lol:

[Shelley123]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Aren't Dads funny? My Dad used to tell me he made intergalactic dust in his garage!

Wow, what a man :lol:

[angieh]

I have NO IDEA .............

I tried watching the 1st in that Hard Sums series the other night and got completely lost on the first problem and turned over.

[Shelley123]

i must admit that i don't do maths at all,lol

[lynz85]

37???????????????/

[Shelley123]

can't even remember what a prime number is, i'm so glad i'm the quiz master,lol

[pamela81]

it is 37 i believe.............

[Shelley123]

two correct amswers, angie want to piggy back

[angieh]

;) :shock: :oops: Shelley - glad you said that .... I wasn't going to admit I'm not sure what they are!

[angieh]

OK 37 then .............. thanks!

[Shelley123]

i realy think i have a specific learning disorder re maths, it's as if i can feel the numbers leaving my head or something, i've laways had a problem

[Shelley123]

7.Which side of a ship is starboard?

[pamela81]

ive always loved maths, but i cant tell you what a number is if it has more than 6 digits!!! i can work things out in my head quite quick usually like answers to maths questions

[angieh]

I'm slow but OK with arithmetic, but maths is a no no with me too. I used to have nightmares about symbols chasing me around the school!

[lynz85]

right????????????????

[angieh]

Right side ...............................

[Shelley123]

i was put on a dunces table :(

[pamela81]

pb right side aswell please

[Shelley123]

right side is correct

8.What colour were ETs eyes?

[pamela81]

i think they were brown

[lynz85]

orange???????????????

[angieh]

I can't remember ................ yellow?

[Shelley123]

no correct answers.......................

[angieh]

ummmmmmmm blue????

[pamela81]

im going to be normal then and guess blue as thats a normal eye colour eventhough et wasnt "normal"

[lynz85]

green????????????

[pamela81]

ive just looked at the sentence!! could i have used the word "normal" anymore in it????

[Shelley123]

Blue is the colour

[Shelley123]

ive just looked at the sentence!! could i have used the word "normal" anymore in it????

No :lol: ;)

[Shelley123]

9.What creatures body does the Sphinx have?

[angieh]

No, not normally!!!!

[pamela81]

is it a cat????

[angieh]

The body of a lioness ..........................

[lynz85]

cat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Shelley123]

one correct answer

[lynz85]

pb lioness then.......

[Shelley123]

i'll give Pamela and Lynz a point each as you could argue that it's a big cat ;)

[pamela81]

im sure its cat because you get a sphinx cat but teh sphinx for far larger than a normal cat so im going ot guess lioness aswell

[Shelley123]

10.. At the start of a game of chess, who moves first? (as in which colour )

[angieh]

Is it white? or black????

[pamela81]

its teh person playing the whites, great game!!!

[lynz85]

white??????????

[Shelley123]

angie do you want to narrow down your answer :D

[angieh]

Ah yes, white please!