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dave.m

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Friday Quiz 27 - 2008
« on: June 27, 2008, 11:00:05 AM »

A couple of rounds to test you again.

Fruit and Veg

1. What is the capital city of Belgium?

2. On TV Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snork were collectively known as whom?
 
3. What is the nickname of Bournemouth FC?

4. What role did Angie Dickinson play in Police Woman?

5. Which Beatles song was on the flip side of Penny Lane?
 
6. Which character in the film Toy Story continually lost parts of his body?

7. Describe the vessel in which the Owl and the Pussycat went to sea?

8. Which South African State became a British Colony after the Boer war?
 
9. The British were nicknamed after this fruit because the sailors ate them to prevent scurvy?

10. What type of vegetable are Charlotte, King Edward and Maris Piper?


Ships

1. In which city was the Titanic built?

2. The Queen Annes Revenge was the name of the pirate ship that Edward Teach sailed. What name was he more notoriously known as? 

3. Which famous ship was damaged by fire in May 2007 while undergoing restoration at Greenwich in London?

4. The Mary Rose was raised from the waters off which naval port in 1988?

5. What is the name of the Cunard liner that has replaced The QE2?

6. What was the name of the Argentine cruiser sank during the Falklands war?

7. Which ship came to the rescue at the sinking of the Titanic? Lusitania, Carpathia or Bismark?

8. In 1989, which ship hit a reef in Prince William Sound in Alaska, causing a major oil spill?

9. The Black Pig was a ship belonging to which fictional character?

10. In 1987 the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized with the loss of 193 lives when leaving which European port?

Good Luck.

Answers on Sunday

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Re: Friday Quiz 27 - 2008
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2008, 03:17:15 PM »

Fruit and Veg

1. What is the capital city of Belgium?
Brussels

2. On TV Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snork were collectively known as whom?
The Banana Splits
 
3. What is the nickname of Bournemouth FC?
The Cherries

4. What role did Angie Dickinson play in Police Woman?
Sgt Leanne "Pepper" Anderson

5. Which Beatles song was on the flip side of Penny Lane?
Strawberry Fields
 
6. Which character in the film Toy Story continually lost parts of his body?
No idea

7. Describe the vessel in which the Owl and the Pussycat went to sea?
a beautiful pea green boat

8. Which South African State became a British Colony after the Boer war?
Orange Free State
 
9. The British were nicknamed after this fruit because the sailors ate them to prevent scurvy?
limes

10. What type of vegetable are Charlotte, King Edward and Maris Piper?
Spuds


Ships

1. In which city was the Titanic built?
Belfast

2. The Queen Annes Revenge was the name of the pirate ship that Edward Teach sailed. What name was he more notoriously known as?
Blackbeard

3. Which famous ship was damaged by fire in May 2007 while undergoing restoration at Greenwich in London?
The Cutty Sark

4. The Mary Rose was raised from the waters off which naval port in 1988?
Southampton

5. What is the name of the Cunard liner that has replaced The QE2?
The QE3?

6. What was the name of the Argentine cruiser sank during the Falklands war?
The Belgrano

7. Which ship came to the rescue at the sinking of the Titanic? Lusitania, Carpathia or Bismark?
Carpathia

8. In 1989, which ship hit a reef in Prince William Sound in Alaska, causing a major oil spill?
Dunno

9. The Black Pig was a ship belonging to which fictional character?
Captain Pugwash

10. In 1987 the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized with the loss of 193 lives when leaving which European port?
Zeebrugge
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Re: Friday Quiz 27 - 2008
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2008, 06:33:41 PM »

Fruit and Veg

1. What is the capital city of Belgium?
Brussels

2. On TV Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snork were collectively known as whom?
The Banana Splits
 
3. What is the nickname of Bournemouth FC?
The Cherries

4. What role did Angie Dickinson play in Police Woman?
Sgt Pepper (Screen nick name, screen charachter name proper, don.t know

5. Which Beatles song was on the flip side of Penny Lane?
Strawberry Fields
 
6. Which character in the film Toy Story continually lost parts of his body?
Mr Potatohead ?

7. Describe the vessel in which the Owl and the Pussycat went to sea?
a beautiful pea green boat

8. Which South African State became a British Colony after the Boer war?
Orange State
 
9. The British were nicknamed after this fruit because the sailors ate them to prevent scurvy?
Lime

10. What type of vegetable are Charlotte, King Edward and Maris Piper?
Tottenham Hotspur fans  :P


Ships

1. In which city was the Titanic built?
Belfast

2. The Queen Annes Revenge was the name of the pirate ship that Edward Teach sailed. What name was he more notoriously known as?
Blackbeard

3. Which famous ship was damaged by fire in May 2007 while undergoing restoration at Greenwich in London?
The Cutty Sark

4. The Mary Rose was raised from the waters off which naval port in 1988?
Southampton

5. What is the name of the Cunard liner that has replaced The QE2?
Queen Victoria

6. What was the name of the Argentine cruiser sank during the Falklands war?
The Belgrano

7. Which ship came to the rescue at the sinking of the Titanic? Lusitania, Carpathia or Bismark?
I thought it was the California, ah well

8. In 1989, which ship hit a reef in Prince William Sound in Alaska, causing a major oil spill?
Exxon Valdes

9. The Black Pig was a ship belonging to which fictional character?
Captain Pugwash

10. In 1987 the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized with the loss of 193 lives when leaving which European port?
Zeebrugge
 
 
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Re: Friday Quiz 27 - 2008
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2008, 07:51:20 PM »

Fruit and Veg

1. What is the capital city of Belgium?
Brussels

2. On TV Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snork were collectively known as whom?
One Banana... Two Banana...  etc - Banana Splits.
 
3. What is the nickname of Bournemouth FC?
Pass

4. What role did Angie Dickinson play in Police Woman?
Pass

5. Which Beatles song was on the flip side of Penny Lane?
Pass
 
6. Which character in the film Toy Story continually lost parts of his body?
Mr Potatohead

7. Describe the vessel in which the Owl and the Pussycat went to sea?
A beautiful pea green boat

8. Which South African State became a British Colony after the Boer war?
Transvaal
 
9. The British were nicknamed after this fruit because the sailors ate them to prevent scurvy?
Limey

10. What type of vegetable are Charlotte, King Edward and Maris Piper?
Potato


Ships

1. In which city was the Titanic built?
Belfast

2. The Queen Annes Revenge was the name of the pirate ship that Edward Teach sailed. What name was he more notoriously known as?
Blackbeard

3. Which famous ship was damaged by fire in May 2007 while undergoing restoration at Greenwich in London?
Cutty Sark

4. The Mary Rose was raised from the waters off which naval port in 1988?
Pass

5. What is the name of the Cunard liner that has replaced The QE2?
Pass

6. What was the name of the Argentine cruiser sank during the Falklands war?
Belgrano

7. Which ship came to the rescue at the sinking of the Titanic? Lusitania, Carpathia or Bismark?
Carpathia

8. In 1989, which ship hit a reef in Prince William Sound in Alaska, causing a major oil spill?
Pass

9. The Black Pig was a ship belonging to which fictional character?
Captain Pugwash

10. In 1987 the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized with the loss of 193 lives when leaving which European port?
Zeeburgge
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Re: Friday Quiz 27 - 2008
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2008, 05:32:31 PM »

Round 2 Q4 and Q5 proved a stumbling block.

Fruit and Veg

1. What is the capital city of Belgium?
 
BRUSSELS

2. On TV Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snork were collectively known as whom?

The BANANA Splits
 
3. What is the nickname of Bournemouth FC?

The CHERRIES

4. What role did Angie Dickinson play in Police Woman?

Sgt PEPPER Anderson

5. Which Beatles song was on the flip side of Penny Lane?

STRAWBERRY Fields forever
 
6. Which character in the film Toy Story continually lost parts of his body?

Mr POTATO head

7. Describe the vessel in which the Owl and the Pussycat went to sea?

A beautiful PEA green boat

8. Which South African State became a British Colony after the Boer war?

ORANGE Free state
 
9. The British were nicknamed after this fruit because the sailors ate them to prevent scurvy?

LIMES

10. What type of vegetable are Charlotte, King Edward and Maris Piper?

POTATOES


Ships


1. In which city was the Titanic built?

Belfast

2. The Queen Annes Revenge was the name of the pirate ship that Edward Teach sailed. What name was he more notoriously known as? 

Blackbeard

3. Which famous ship was damaged by fire in May 2007 while undergoing restoration at Greenwich in London?

Cutty Sark

4. The Mary Rose was raised from the waters off which naval port in 1988?

Portsmouth

5. What is the name of the Cunard liner that has replaced The QE2?

Queen Mary 2

6. What was the name of the Argentine cruiser sank during the Falklands war?

General Belgrano

7. Which ship came to the rescue at the sinking of the Titanic? Lusitania, Carpathia or Bismark?

Carpathia

8. In 1989, which ship hit a reef in Prince William Sound in Alaska, causing a major oil spill?

Exxon Valdez

9. The Black Pig was a ship belonging to which fictional character?

Captain Pugwash

10. In 1987 the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized with the loss of 193 lives when leaving which European port?

Zeebrugge

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Re: Friday Quiz 27 - 2008
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2008, 08:34:19 PM »

d'oh I was a bit slow when doing that quiz and forgot about the Fruit + Veg association...
and blindly went on my own merry way just answering as I thought.
lol I possibly could have got a couple of others if Id been thinking straight and at least tried a guess  :lol:


Thanks as ever, for doing the quiz dave :)
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