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Simply Paul

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I'm going to guess at (and hope for a Hotter! Colder! when the next person makes their suggestion- we need the help I think!)

 

1. How many 'sports' were represented in Athens 2004 37

 

2. What was the total number of 'events'. 182

Dorsetgal & GeoDog

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all 28 (assuming Dorsetgal is correct, and who am I to doubt).

 

I've chucked in swimming....next?

 

But then again it's not my quiz.

 

I know it is 28, I am part of the accessible transport planning for 2012, so have done more than the average amount of reading on the subject of the Olympics for the past 18 months or so, and for obvious reasons have a general interest in the Olympics, but would not be any more able to name more than about a dozen off the top of my head, just like anyone else!

Simply Paul

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, how many events does the Decathlon count as?
My hunch would be one as there is only one Decathlon Gold medal?
good point -hadn't thought of that... :lol:
Men's Decathlon, Women's Decathlon = Two gold medals = Two events? :lol:
kbootb

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, how many events does the Decathlon count as?
My hunch would be one as there is only one Decathlon Gold medal?
good point -hadn't thought of that... :lol:
Men's Decathlon, Women's Decathlon = Two gold medals = Two events? :lol:

Isn't it the heptathlon for women, or am I hopelessly out of date?

Izzy and the Lizard King

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, how many events does the Decathlon count as?
My hunch would be one as there is only one Decathlon Gold medal?
good point -hadn't thought of that... :lol:
Men's Decathlon, Women's Decathlon = Two gold medals = Two events? :lol:

Isn't it the heptathlon for women, or am I hopelessly out of date?

There's also the pentathlon isn't there? Don't all of the parts of these exist in their own right as individual events as well?

There must well over 200 track and field events alone before we count the swimming, cycling, shooting, rowing, etc., etc.,..... :huh:

kbootb

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all 28 (assuming Dorsetgal is correct, and who am I to doubt).

 

I've chucked in swimming....next?

 

But then again it's not my quiz.

 

I know it is 28, I am part of the accessible transport planning for 2012, so have done more than the average amount of reading on the subject of the Olympics for the past 18 months or so, and for obvious reasons have a general interest in the Olympics, but would not be any more able to name more than about a dozen off the top of my head, just like anyone else!

 

The 'who am I to doubt' bit was meant as an acknowledgement of your greater knowledge in this area. I knew about your involvement and torch carrying etc so didn't doubt for a second that your answer was correct.

 

I guess I was still trying to work out if the interpretation of events vs sports matched the question setter's intention

 

We often have that problem at quiz nights. Sometimes the question setter has taken an answer from a book, but if you know a bit more about the subject there are other possible answers, and you have to work out what level the quiz is, if you see what I mean.

naffita

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Total number of sports 28

Total number of events completed 301

 

There are 301 gold medals awarded, but then, the team games get more than one for one event. Four for the relay, eight for rowing and goodness how many for synchronised drowning etc.

Ten point nine

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Total number of sports 28

Total number of events completed 301

 

Ding, :o

28 sports, some have more than one discipline and some have more than one event in each discipline. Team sports count as 1 medal.

 

Sorry for the delay

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Ten point nine

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How's about naming the SPORTS, not disciplines or events, that will be at the Beijing PARALYMPICS 2008?

 

One sport on each reply as suggested earlier.

 

Sorry I've jumped in there it should be the Spokes question.

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kennamatic

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:o:D Are we allowing google and wikipedia now then?? :D:D

 

:D:D:D

 

Sorry not sure what I've done here

 

You haven't done anything wrong. My view of the comment is that it is implying that The Spokes used an internet search engine to find the answer, following an earlier comment, which they may or may not have done. It's against "the rules" which are probably somewhere back on page 1 with occasional reference elsewhere whenever this same "problem" turns up. However, I'm sure one of the others will be along shortly to tell me I'm wrong if I've misinterpreted. B)

 

On this point, because I've never taken the chance to make it before. It has been said one can use an encyclopedia to look stuff up but not online. As an avid quiz player, and organiser, I can't really see, IMHO, why walking across the room to look in a book is any better than checking online. A quiz should be about the knowledge you have and that you learn from questions and answers that others supply. If you were in a pub you couldn't get an encyclopedia out to answer a question, even if you were carrying one on you.

Ten point nine

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I'm not sure I would have gotten the number of events in a month of Sundays without some higher / lower help :o

 

I wouldn't even try to guess with the Paralympics, too many classifications in some sports.

The Spokes

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I knew the answer as I am into cycling and athletics and would have been able to tell you in a bar quiz how many gold, silver and bronze medals were won, (there are more bronze awarded) and how many the Great Britain team won.

The number of sports is laid down in the Olympic charter.

Why did 301 stick in my memory, Oh yes I used to play darts and 301 and 501 was a common game.

Perhaps I looked that up as well.

 

Thank you for calling me a cheat, very nice thanks.

Sharpeset

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Impressive :-)

 

I want you on my side in any pub quiz.

 

I'm curious now... why are there more bronzes?

 

In boxing there's no 'punch off' between the losing semi finalists, so both get bronze (I believe)

Pete

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naffita

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I'm not sure I would have gotten the number of events in a month of Sundays without some higher / lower help :)

 

Neither would I, but I used to read out the quiz at my local pub, and one of the tie-breakers was "How many gold medals are awarded at the olympics". Some things stick in the dustbin of the brain and 301 was one of them.

As to whether the number of golds is the same as the number of events I cannot argue.

Simply Paul

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A question from The Spokes then please, as I'm satisfied nothing underhand has happened.

 

For what it's worth, I'll now remember 28 sports, 301 events, and if I can do it, I'm sure lots of other people can/will/have.

Simply Paul

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I've a feeling the Spokes may not want to ask a question (the quiz has been 'parked' for 3 days) so I'm going to jump in.

 

Where, allegedly, would you find Shatner's Bassoon? Where was the phrase first used? Points will be awarded for showing your working out :laughing:

keehotee

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Was it ceremoniously destroyed by members of the board of Universal Pictures following Shatner / Kirk's use of it on Lt Uhuru , during a slack moment whilst filming Star trek V - The Final Frontier - thus causing her to leap up naked from a sand dune and perform the feather dance (memorably caught on film by an off-duty cameraman and subsequently used in the film to mitigate any scandal???

 

 

 

 

:laughing::)

dodgydaved

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I might know the answer to this one but I would have to watch a DVD to find out and im not sure if that is in the rules

 

 

....from Page 1 of the original thread:

 

"Rule 1 - No googling!

 

Rule 2 - Try and keep your question at the level someone in a pub quiz might be able to answer..."

 

.....nowt about DVD's there I feel :laughing:

keehotee

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oh well in that case....... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

Edited to remove correct answer 'cos I CBA to set a question this evening

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Simply Paul

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Kehotee's first answer is a peach, but it isn't right. Watching a DVD is 'in home' research, and that's fine. If/when the Spokes come back, I hope whoever the next question setter is would be happy to offer them the chance to ask a question instead.

harryhotspur

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Is it somewhere in your brain then

 

It wa used as part of a fictional drug alert on the drug episode of brass eye but they cut the main bit out of the dvd but noel edmonds still says it affects that part of your brain, dan I shall have to put it on again

 

It was about some fake cake drug

Simply Paul

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I was about to say 'urry up 'arry(hotspur) but there's no need- DING! Yep, it was a spoof thing in your brain which the 'made up' drug Cake affected in the Drugs episode of Brass Eye. Hardly well known, but an unusual enough name to... well, stick in people's minds, I hoped :)

 

Over to you Harry!

naffita

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Since nobody seems to be having a go,,,,,

 

That annoying jingle for M&S on telly, "I wanna marry a lighthouse keeper", is on the soundtrack of which film?

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