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Author Topic: Friday Quiz 24 - 2008  (Read 13359 times)

dave.m

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Friday Quiz 24 - 2008
« on: June 06, 2008, 10:59:33 AM »

Sport (but not too hard)

1. What is the maximum number of horses allowed to run in the Grand National?

2. Name three of the five colours of the 5 Olympic rings?

3. What is the diameter of a basketball hoop? 12 inches, 18 inches or 24 inches?

4. In cycling, what colour jersey is awarded to the leader in a stage race of the Tour de France?

5. What is the highest score a judge can award in figure skating?

6. Which sport uses a piece of equipment that must be exactly 9 foot long and 5 foot wide?

7. What is the maximum score for a single game in 10-pin bowling?

8. In feet and inches, how far should the centre of dartboard be from the floor?

9. In which county is Lord`s cricket ground?

10. Who first said `They say football is a matter of life and death. Frankly it`s much more than that`?



Who Are These Musical People?




Please note that No.8 has a microphone hanging out of his underpants.  :blush:  :blush:


Answers on Sunday. Good Luck!

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Re: Friday Quiz 24 - 2008
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2008, 12:21:08 PM »

1, 40

2,red,yellow,green

3,18"

4,yellow

5,6

6,darts

7,300

8,5.6"

9,Middlesex

10,Bill Shankley


Part two


1,Paul MaCartney

2, pass

3,Elton John

4,Madonna

5,Anastascia

6,Bruce Springstein

7,Tom Jones

8,Robbie Wiliams

9,David Bowie

10,Jimmy Hendrix
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Re: Friday Quiz 24 - 2008
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2008, 04:07:12 PM »

Sport
1. What is the maximum number of horses allowed to run in the Grand National?
No idea

2. Name three of the five colours of the 5 Olympic rings?
Red, green, blue, yellow, black - chosen because every nation flag includes at least one of those colours

3. What is the diameter of a basketball hoop? 12 inches, 18 inches or 24 inches?
18?

4. In cycling, what colour jersey is awarded to the leader in a stage race of the Tour de France?
Yellow

5. What is the highest score a judge can award in figure skating?
6?

6. Which sport uses a piece of equipment that must be exactly 9 foot long and 5 foot wide?
Table Tennis

7. What is the maximum score for a single game in 10-pin bowling?
No idea

8. In feet and inches, how far should the centre of dartboard be from the floor?
Dunno

9. In which county is Lord`s cricket ground?
The former county of Middlesex, now Greater London

10. Who first said `They say football is a matter of life and death. Frankly it`s much more than that`?
The late great Bill Shankley

Pictures
1. Paul McCartney
2. Van Morrison
3. Elton John
4. Madonna
5. Christina Aguillera (sp?)
6. The Boss - Bruce Springsteen
7. Tom Jones
8. Robbie Williams
9. Leonard Cohen
10. Jimi Hendrix
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dave.m

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Re: Friday Quiz 24 - 2008
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2008, 07:29:16 PM »

Well done Chaps.

Sport

1. What is the maximum number of horses allowed to run in the Grand National?

40

2. Name three of the five colours of the 5 Olympic rings?

Blue, Yellow, Black, Green & Red

3. What is the diameter of a basketball hoop? 12 inches, 18 inches or 24 inches?

18 inches

4. In cycling, what colour jersey is awarded to the leader in a stage race of the Tour de France?

Yellow

5. What is the highest score a judge can award in figure skating?

Six

6. Which sport uses a piece of equipment that must be exactly 9 foot long and 5 foot wide?

Table Tennis

7. What is the maximum score for a single game in 10-pin bowling?

300

8. In feet and inches, how far should the centre of dartboard be from the floor?

5 ft 8 in

9. In which county is Lord`s cricket ground?

Middlesex

10. Who first said `They say football is a matter of life and death. Frankly it`s much more than that`?

Bill Shankly


Famous Caricatures

1. Paul McCartney

2. Van Morrison

3. Elton John

4. Madonna

5. Anastacia

6. Bruce Springsteen

7. Tom Jones

8. Robbie Williams

9. David Bowie

10. Jimi Hendrix

dave
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Re: Friday Quiz 24 - 2008
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2008, 09:52:46 AM »

Thanks Dave, but I still think pic #9 looks more like Leonard Cohen than David Bowie.

(I have no idea who Anastacia is.)
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dave.m

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Re: Friday Quiz 24 - 2008
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2008, 10:45:37 AM »

Thanks Dave, but I still think pic #9 looks more like Leonard Cohen than David Bowie.

(I have no idea who Anastacia is.)

This is Anastacia
http://www.anastacia.com/

dave
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