The All New All New Groundspeak UK Pub Quiz

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

Corneas?

I know this isn't the right answer but hair doesn't have a blood supply and it is part of the body! Should the question be qualified by something?

[Nediam]

I know this isn't the right answer but hair doesn't have a blood supply and it is part of the body! Should the question be qualified by something?

 

Hair cells are created by the papilla which is at the base of the follicle, the papilla has a rich blood supply

[+minstrelcat]

The lens of the eye doesn't have a blood supply either...

[+T.R.a.M.P.]

I thought that 'seeing stars' was actually blood corpuscles crawling across the cornea

Or maybe I've been hit on the head too much

[+keehotee]

Ahem........ sorry, been at a seminar all afternoon so have to play catch-up.......

Michelangelo didn't design the swiss guard uniform - it didn't exist in it's current form until 1910!

 

It is commonly thought that the uniform was designed by Michelangelo, but it would seem rather that he had nothing to do with it.

 

That's from the Vatican website........they might know something about it!

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

Ahem........ sorry, been at a seminar all afternoon so have to play catch-up.......

Michelangelo didn't design the swiss guard uniform - it didn't exist in it's current form until 1910!

If it's incorrect blame my sources of information. In the printed form "Reader's Digest Book of Facts" published 1985 and supported online by the BBC website 2002

 

P

[+Simply Paul]

Given recent, err, questions and answers of contentious quality, I'm taking executive action on this thread. Under article 23 of the UN charter on Forum Etiquette, I, as thread-initiator, can pose my own question at any time if I believe the quiz has jumped the tracks and is heading down an embankment towards a local Tesco.

 

So, without an internet search OR using a dictionary, can someone tell me how a 92 year old woman can be nubile?

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

Doesn't nubile mean "of marriageable age" or something like that?

 

P

[+The Bongtwashes]

Given recent, err, questions and answers of contentious quality, I'm taking executive action on this thread. Under article 23 of the UN charter on Forum Etiquette, I, as thread-initiator, can pose my own question at any time if I believe the quiz has jumped the tracks and is heading down an embankment towards a local Tesco.

 

So, without an internet search OR using a dictionary, can someone tell me how a 92 year old woman can be nubile?

When being described by a 97 year old man?

 

Tesco? You must be Off Yer Trolley!

Edited February 21, 2008 by The Bongtwashes

[+keehotee]

Nubile just means able to marry. If she's single, or in a country that allows more than one husband, she could be 102 and nubile..........

[+Simply Paul]

Doesn't nubile mean "of marriageable age" or something like that?

 

P

Izzy and the Lizard King gets a very speedy DING! Nubile means, literally, able to marry. So she could be any age. Over to you, but keep it i) Pubby and ii) having one, clear, correct answer!

 

Sorry Keehotee. You were even 'righter' than IatLK but they were quicker and close enough.

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

Where is the largest mass of exposed granite in the world to be found?

The name of the country isn't enough it needs to be a bit more precise.

Edited February 21, 2008 by Izzy and the Lizard King

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

Nope! It's not anywhere in China.

 

P

[+Simply Paul]

I'm going to make a wild guess at Cornwall

[Sharpeset]

Aberdeen?

[+Guanajuato]

I thought I knew the answer, but googled all the same. I was wrong, but I did discover two different potential answers.

 

I'm guessing, but I think one was the tallest granite mountain, whilst the other was the largest granite dome. Didn't seem very clear to me

[NickPick]

Is it Edinburgh?

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

No right answer yet. It isn't necessarily the tallest (in fact it isn't). It's the largest exposed MASS (and it's been made into a sort of monument by having carvings put on it).

 

P

[+Team Sieni]

Mt Rushmore?

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

Mt Rushmore?

No. But you're getting warm. Right country.

 

P

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

Mt Rushmore?

No. But you're getting warm. Right country.

 

P

Stone Mountain, Atlanta, is a large rock with carvings! I visited in 1995 during a Project Managers Convention

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

DING!

 

With carvings of 3 Confederate heroes of the Civil War Stone Mountain, NE of Atlanta, Georgia, USA is the right answer.

 

Take it away TLHM.

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

DING!

 

With carvings of 3 Confederate heroes of the Civil War Stone Mountain, NE of Atlanta, Georgia, USA is the right answer.

 

Take it away TLHM.

Who was the second man to go into space, when and the name of the spacecraft?

[+keehotee]

Allen (?) Shepherd, in Freedom 7? in 1961?

But may have to sit through The Right Stuff again tonight to check.......

Edited February 22, 2008 by keehotee

[+Guanajuato]

No right answer yet. It isn't necessarily the tallest (in fact it isn't). It's the largest exposed MASS (and it's been made into a sort of monument by having carvings put on it).

P

 

As I was told so often many years ago when doing exams, answer the question that is asked, not what you THINK the question is...

[+Guanajuato]

Who was the second man to go into space, when and the name of the spacecraft?

 

Do we actually know for sure that the Russians hadn't sent men into space before Gagarin? maybe they just kept quiet until they got one back safely?

 

I'm just being argumentative again, aren't I.

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

Allen (?) Shepherd, in Freedom 7? in 1961?

But may have to sit through The Right Stuff again tonight to check.......

KER CHING!

 

Over to keehotee

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

Who was the second man to go into space, when and the name of the spacecraft?

 

Do we actually know for sure that the Russians hadn't sent men into space before Gagarin? maybe they just kept quiet until they got one back safely?

 

I'm just being argumentative again, aren't I.

Yep! I bet you don't believe in Santa either!!!!

[+keehotee]

Who was the second man to go into space, when and the name of the spacecraft?

 

Do we actually know for sure that the Russians hadn't sent men into space before Gagarin? maybe they just kept quiet until they got one back safely?

 

I'm just being argumentative again, aren't I.

Yep! I bet you don't believe in Santa either!!!!

Actually - if we're being really pedantic - outer space starts 100km straight up - somebody could have gone that high in a balloon before NASA sent anybody up...... but they wouldn't have lived to tell

 

Oh well - better think of a question then........

[+keehotee]

Name the knot......

 

1.

 

2.

 

3.

 

4.

 

5.

 

6.

 

7.

 

8.

 

9.

 

10.

[+MartyBartfast]

A few I know, some are quesses:

 

1. Spanish bowline.

2. Fishermans bend.

3.

4. Figure 8.

5. Reef knot.

6. Bowline

7.

8. Clove Hitch

9. Rolling hitch

10. Sheet bend

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

Is 8 a Clove Hitch?

[NickPick]

1: Double Bowline

2: Round turn and two half hitches

3: Double Thumb Knot

4: Figure Eight

5: Reef Knot

6: Bowline

7: Handy Billy (It's actually a figure 8 on a bight and a round turn and 2 half hitches, used as an improvised block and tackle)

8: Clove Hitch

9: Rolling hitch

10: Sheet Bend

[+keehotee]

A few I know, some are quesses:

 

1. Spanish bowline. nope

2. Fishermans bend.nope

3.

4. Figure 8.ding

5. Reef knot.ding (would also have accepted square knot)

6. Bowline.ding

7.

8. Clove Hitch.ding

9. Rolling hitch. ding

10. Sheet bend. ding

 

Which I make 6 out of 10........

[+Birdman-of-liskatraz]

2 = Round turn and two half hitches?

[+keehotee]

1: Double Bowline. nope

2: Round turn and two half hitches.ding

3: Double Thumb Knot. ding - (also double overhand)

4: Figure Eight. ding

5: Reef Knot. ding

6: Bowline .ding

7: Handy Billy (It's actually a figure 8 on a bight and a round turn and 2 half hitches, used as an improvised block and tackle) - hmmmmm - tempted to give a hemi-ding - as shown it's actually a wagonners hitch, 'cause it's been tied off.......

8: Clove Hitch.ding

9: Rolling hitch.ding

10: Sheet Bend.ding

Which I think gives you 2 1/2....

 

Do we give it to Marty or wait for the last correct answers...?

 

Naaaaah - over to Mr Bartfast.......................

[NickPick]

Does that make 1 a bowline on a bight then?

[+MartyBartfast]

With number 1 I was in 2 minds whether it was the Spanish or Portuguese & having now looked it up in a book of knots it is the Portuguese Bowline.

 

Name the 5 principal characters, and the main characters pet, who lived in a village which was surrounded by Aquarium, Totorum, Laudanum & Compendium.

Edited February 22, 2008 by MartyBartfast

[+Simply Paul]

Asterix, Obilix, Dogmatix(?), Hygenix, Err, the Druid... I've got some of the books somewhere but I can't find one at the moment!

[+MartyBartfast]

Asterix, Obilix, Dogmatix(?), Hygenix, Err, the Druid... I've got some of the books somewhere but I can't find one at the moment!

First three right, and although Hygenix was a character he's not what I would call one of the principals (the one's who have a mini biography on the intro page).

Edited February 22, 2008 by MartyBartfast

[+Simply Paul]

Reposting this due to a

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Thinking about it, the fishmonger was Unhygenix. I think the Druid was Getafix and the cheif's name was something like Vitalstatistix- or was that his wife?

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

Come on Paul

 

Asterix, Obelix, Dogmatix, Getafix, Vitalstatistix,..... I know you're right with those but I can't remember any other names. You must remember the others. Put me out of my misery. Wasn't there a minstrel or something?

Was Julius Caesar counted as a main character.

[+MartyBartfast]

Come on Paul

 

Asterix, Obelix, Dogmatix, Getafix, Vitalstatistix,..... I know you're right with those but I can't remember any other names. You must remember the others. Put me out of my misery. Wasn't there a minstrel or something?

Was Julius Caesar counted as a main character.

 

All right so far, so the DING goes to whoever names the bard (who always finsishes up tied to a tree while the rest of the village has a feast on the back page)

[+Simply Paul]

I have now found Asterix in Spain, but not before I'd Googled the answer as it was 'doing my head in'. I can confirm it ends in 'ix'

[+MartyBartfast]

I have now found Asterix in Spain, but not before I'd Googled the answer as it was 'doing my head in'. I can confirm it ends in 'ix'

 

Well I'm going to give Paul the DING for getting all the others, and also for being scrupulously honest, the bard was Cacofonix.

 

My all time favourite character name in the Asterix books was a Roman called Nefarius Purpose

[+Simply Paul]

Thanks very much. Give the character names associated with the following (mostly British TV) catchphrases (last one right gets the ding):

 

1) "'I am smoking a faaaaaag!"

2) "'Have you seen it?"

3) "Bite my shiny metal a**!"

4) "You plonker!"

5) "Niiiice. Grrrrrreat."

6) "Yeah, but no, but..."

7) "Sorry CJ"

8) "I don't believe it!"

9) "You dirty old man!"

10) "Que?"

11) "You silly moo!"

12) "I have a cunning plan"

13) "He's fallen in the wah-terrr"

14) "You stupid woman!"

15) "You stupid boy!"

16) "No, no, no, no...yes"

17) "Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on..."

18) "Sweetie, darling"

19) "I'm free!"

20) "Yeah-I-know."

21) "He's 'avin' a laff!"

22) "Booyakasha!"

23) "How very dare you!"

24) "What you talkin' about Willis?!"

25) "I'm afraid I was very, very drunk."

26) "D'oh!"

27) "Galic bread?"

28) "Feck! Arse! Girls!"

29) "Ah-ahh!"

30) "There's only one way to find out. Fight!" (It's not his real name...)

31) "This is a local shop for local people."

32) "My arse!"

Edited February 23, 2008 by Simply Paul

[+Simply Paul]

Many right, some wrong, and a couple missed as I was editing my original post. I'd like full names though, not just the first one. Waynetta should be easy enough!

[+MartyBartfast]

1. Waynetta Slob

11. Alf Garnett talking to his wife.

12. Sodoff Baldrick (full name )

13. Bluebottle

14. Rene Artois

15. Capt. George Mainwaring

16. Jim Trott

21. Andy Millman

25. Rolly Birkin (Spelling is probably way off but it's something like that)

27. Peter Kay

30. Harry Hill

Edited February 23, 2008 by MartyBartfast

[+MartyBartfast]

2. Kryten

5. The John Thompson Jazz dude in the Fast Show - didn't know he had a name.

 

(I was thinking of Metal Mickey for 2 but can't think of anything child friendly that matches A**.)

Edited February 23, 2008 by MartyBartfast

[+dino-irl]

14) "You stupid woman!" Boycie (don't think he had another name?) about Marlene in only "Fools and Horses"

 

23) "How very dare you!" Derek? Catherine Tate Show

Edited February 23, 2008 by dino-irl