Daily Quiz anyone?

[zico]

Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.  

[only1billybonds]

13.

Cheers Zico 

[zebthecat]

13 today thanks zico
Small, far away.

[easthammer]

10 thanks Zico

[Westside]

11. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Ireland Quiz

1.  Which Irish sports stadium is the third largest stadium in Europe?
Croke Park

2.  Which river beginning with “L” flows through the centre of Dublin?
The River Liffey

3.  The colour traditionally associated with St. Patrick was not green but which colour?
Blue

4.  The Blarney Stone is a block of what type of rock?
Limestone

5.  Which airline has the Irish harp in its logo? 
Ryanair

6.  Which Dublin stadium was demolished in 2007 to make way for the construction of the Aviva Stadium?
Lansdowne Road Stadium

7. Which famous Irish writer is known for the novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’? 
Oscar Wilde

8.  What is the national symbol of Ireland, often associated with St. Patrick?  Bonus point if you can tell me what date is St Patrick’s Day?
Shamrock – 17th March

9.  Which island is known as the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean and celebrates St. Patrick's Day as a public holiday? (Hint: the southern part of the island is now uninhabitable after a 1995 volcano eruption)
Montserrat

10.  Former Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane's bust-up in Saipan with manager Mick McCarthy before the World Cup has become the stuff of football folklore.  Which year did this happen?
2002

11. Which American city's river is famously dyed green in a fifty-year-old St. Patrick's Day tradition?
Chicago

12. Which Irish city is known as the “Marble City”?
Kilkenny

13. St. Patrick is reputed to have driven what animals out of Ireland, was it bears, rats or snakes?
Snakes

14.  Which Irish rock band, formed in Limerick in 1989, rose to fame with their debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
The Cranberries

15.  Who is Republic of Ireland’s most capped footballer with 146 caps?
Robbie Keane

16.  Which of these authors was born in Dublin, was it Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker or Arthur Conan Doyle?
Bram Stoker

17.  In the Irish folk song The Irish Rover, what is the 'Irish Rover'?
Sailing ship

18.  At which racecourse is the Irish Grand National run?
Fairyhouse Racecourse

19. Which theatre in Dublin is also known as the National Theatre of Ireland?
Abbey Theatre

20. What is the highest mountain in Ireland?
Carrauntoohil   (Two points if you got this)



 

[zico]

Ireland Quiz

1.  Which Irish sports stadium is the third largest stadium in Europe?

2.  Which river beginning with “L” flows through the centre of Dublin?

3.  The colour traditionally associated with St. Patrick was not green but which colour?

4.  The Blarney Stone is a block of what type of rock?

5.  Which airline has the Irish harp in its logo? 

6.  Which Dublin stadium was demolished in 2007 to make way for the construction of the Aviva Stadium?

7. Which famous Irish writer is known for the novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’? 

8.  What is the national symbol of Ireland, often associated with St. Patrick?  Bonus point if you can tell me what date is St Patrick’s Day?

9.  Which island is known as the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean and celebrates St. Patrick's Day as a public holiday? (Hint: the southern part of the island is now uninhabitable after a 1995 volcano eruption)

10.  Former Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane's bust-up in Saipan with manager Mick McCarthy before the World Cup has become the stuff of football folklore.  Which year did this happen?

11. Which American city's river is famously dyed green in a fifty-year-old St. Patrick's Day tradition?

12. Which Irish city is known as the “Marble City”?

13. St. Patrick is reputed to have driven what animals out of Ireland, was it bears, rats or snakes?

14.  Which Irish rock band, formed in Limerick in 1989, rose to fame with their debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

15.  Who is Republic of Ireland’s most capped footballer with 146 caps?

16.  Which of these authors was born in Dublin, was it Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker or Arthur Conan Doyle?

17.  In the Irish folk song The Irish Rover, what is the 'Irish Rover'?

18.  At which racecourse is the Irish Grand National run?

19. Which theatre in Dublin is also known as the National Theatre of Ireland?

20. What is the highest mountain in Ireland?

 

[only1billybonds]

12.

Thanks Zico 

[zebthecat]

16 today thanks zico.
My Welsh Mum (RIP) would be OK with that.
Her maternal side was from Snowdonia.

[easthammer]

13 thanks Zico

[mallard]

12 - Thanks Zico

[Westside]

13. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Wales Quiz

1. Which future James Bond was born in Colwyn Bay in 1946?
Timothy Dalton

2. In which year was Cardiff proclaimed capital of Wales, 1755, 1855 or 1955?
1955

3. According to the legend, which vegetable were Welsh soldiers asked to wear on their helmet? 
Leek

4.  What earth bank that roughly follows the border between England and Wales was according to several sources built to keep the Welsh in?
Offa's Dyke

5.  The United Kingdom's smallest city by population and urban area in is in Wales, what is it called?
St. David's

6.  Where are the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Agency [DVLA] offices located?
Swansea

7.  At which racecourse is the Welsh Grand National run?
Chepstow

8.  What is the name of the river that flows through Cardiff?
River Taff

9.  What is the only Welsh county to play first-class cricket?
Glamorgan

10.  Where was the 2010 Ryder Cup held?
Celtic Manor - Celtic Manor Hotel, Newport

11.  How many letters are in Wales’s longest place name, often known in short as Llanfair PG, is it 48, 58 or 68? 
58 [Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch] (Thought it would be harsh to ask you to spell it!)

12.  Which castle was the site of the investiture of the Prince of Wales?
Caernarfon Castle

13.  Which mountain range lies between Aberystwyth and Rhayader?
The Cambrian Mountains

14. What is the name of The Millennium Stadium since 2016? 
Principality Stadium

15.  Who is Wales most capped footballer with 111 caps?
Gareth Bale

16.  Which castle in Gwent is the second largest in Britain?
Caerphilly

17.  What is the highest peak in Wales? 
Mount Snowdon

18.  What are the two colours on the flag of Saint David? (point for each)
Yellow (gold) and black

19. The Welsh comedian and singer Harry Secombe played which central character in the Goon Show?
Neddie Seagoon

20.  Who was the only UK Prime Minister to have spoken Welsh as his first language? 
David Lloyd George


 

[zico]

More trivial trivia:

If your mum was at Filton during Concorde's development, she may well have seen my father (working on the engines) and, during the school holidays, me, sat in the refectory, ostensibly to improve my French, but I suspect more to break the boredom for my father on his daily trips from Chadwell Heath to Filton.

Interesting Mike.  I seem to remember Filton mentioned but she talked more about Farnborough as that's where she met dad.  She was in the Ministry of Aviation and talked more about working under Barnes Wallis and creating a levitating bed, which according to legend was part of the experimentation towards the Hovercraft, although I have no idea.  Not sure of dates but somewhere between 1955 and 1965 I suspect considering I was born in 68 and know she had quit by then.

[Mike Oxsaw]

17 today thanks zico.
I saw the very last condorde flight from the balcony at home as the Heathrow approach path went over our road. It was three of them one after the other and it was a sad day.

May have said this before so apologies if I have.  I contacted British Airways several months before to see if mum would be able to take a flight as she designed concordes windows way back.  They did reply but basically to say she could if she bought a ticket along with everyone else!  Unfortunately I didn't have £20 odd grand lying around..

More trivial trivia:

If your mum was at Filton during Concorde's development, she may well have seen my father (working on the engines) and, during the school holidays, me, sat in the refectory, ostensibly to improve my French, but I suspect more to break the boredom for my father on his daily trips from Chadwell Heath to Filton.

[zico]

Wales Quiz

1. Which future James Bond was born in Colwyn Bay in 1946?

2. In which year was Cardiff proclaimed capital of Wales, 1755, 1855 or 1955?

3. According to the legend, which vegetable were Welsh soldiers asked to wear on their helmet? 

4.  What earth bank that roughly follows the border between England and Wales was according to several sources built to keep the Welsh in?

5.  The United Kingdom's smallest city by population and urban area in is in Wales, what is it called?

6.  Where are the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Agency [DVLA] offices located?

7.  At which racecourse is the Welsh Grand National run?

8.  What is the name of the river that flows through Cardiff?

9.  What is the only Welsh county to play first-class cricket?

10.  Where was the 2010 Ryder Cup held?

11.  How many letters are in Wales’s longest place name, often known in short as Llanfair PG, is it 48, 58 or 68? 

12.  Which castle was the site of the investiture of the Prince of Wales?

13.  Which mountain range lies between Aberystwyth and Rhayader?

14. What is the name of The Millennium Stadium since 2016? 

15.  Who is Wales most capped footballer with 111 caps?

16.  Which castle in Gwent is the second largest in Britain?

17.  What is the highest peak in Wales? 

18.  What are the two colours on the flag of Saint David? (point for each)

19. The Welsh comedian and singer Harry Secombe played which central character in the Goon Show?

20.  Who was the only UK Prime Minister to have spoken Welsh as his first language? 



 

[zico]

15 thanks Zico

A pedantic note or two, just because I haven't had one for a while
The Elgin Marbles have little to do with the town of that name but are linked to the Lord that shares his title with the town's name. And for even more nit pickiing Gretna Green is a small village not to be confused witj the nearby town of Gretna. But worries as zI got both corrrct


 

Wouldn't be the same without a pedantic note or two East!    Yes, I saw that re Elgin Marbles but the question would have been so bloody long you would have all been asleep by the time you had read it.  So I placed the word "referred" to rather than "named after".  Re Gretna, I didn't know that.  You learn something new every day.

[easthammer]

15 thanks Zico

A pedantic note or two, just because I haven't had one for a while
The Elgin Marbles have little to do with the town of that name but are linked to the Lord that shares his title with the town's name. And for even more nit pickiing Gretna Green is a small village not to be confused witj the nearby town of Gretna. But worries as zI got both corrrct
 

[mallard]

13 - Thanks Zico

[zebthecat]

17 today thanks zico.
Not bad for a sassenach bampot.

[Westside]

13. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Scotland Quiz

1.  Which town on the Scottish Borders is traditionally a destination for runaway brides?
Gretna Green

2.  More known for something else, what is the largest lake, by volume, in Scotland?
Loch Ness

3.  Beginning with “C” which river flows through Glasgow?
River Clyde

4.  Drumossie Moor around four miles east of Inverness was the site of which last large scale pitched battle fought on British soil, and in many sources the last battle of any sort fought in Great Britain?
Battle of Culloden [16 April 1746]

5.  On which island are the Cuillin Mountains?
Skye

6.  Which town is said to be the "Home of Golf"?
St. Andrews

7.  Which city is known as "The Granite City"?
Aberdeen

8.  After which town are the Parthenon Marbles usually referred?
Elgin

9.  Which city goes under the nicknames "Auld Reekie" or "Athens of the North"?
Edinburgh

10.  In which town is the Robert Burns centre located?
Dumfries

11.  Cornton Vale was Scotland's only all-female prison until April 2023, near which city was it located?
Stirling

12.  Which island group houses the most Northerly settlement, castle and church in the British Isles?
The Shetland Islands

13.  Beginning with “S” what is the name of the fictional, isolated Scottish island in the 1973 British folk horror film “The Wicker Man”?
Summerisle

14.  At which racecourse is the Scottish Grand National run?
Ayr

15.  Who is Scotland’s most capped footballer with 102 caps?
Kenny Dalglish

16.  Which army regiment founded in 1650 takes its name from the Border's town in which it was formed?
The Coldstream Guards

17.  Scotland swept England aside in a stunning Calcutta Cup win in the Six Nations this year, what was the score, was it 29-18, 30-19 or 31-20?
31 – 20

18. Sean Connery won one Oscar in his lifetime for Best Supporting Actor at the 1987 Awards for which film?
The Untouchables as Jim Malone

19.  What is the name of the extinct volcano that overlooks Edinburgh?
Arthur's Seat

20. By what name are Scottish mountains over 3,000 ft. high known by?
Munros 


 

[zico]

Scotland Quiz

1.  Which town on the Scottish Borders is traditionally a destination for runaway brides?

2.  More known for something else, what is the largest lake, by volume, in Scotland?

3.  Beginning with “C” which river flows through Glasgow?

4.  Drumossie Moor around four miles east of Inverness was the site of which last large scale pitched battle fought on British soil, and in many sources the last battle of any sort fought in Great Britain?

5.  On which island are the Cuillin Mountains?

6.  Which town is said to be the "Home of Golf"?

7.  Which city is known as "The Granite City"?

8.  After which town are the Parthenon Marbles usually referred?

9.  Which city goes under the nicknames "Auld Reekie" or "Athens of the North"?

10.  In which town is the Robert Burns centre located?

11.  Cornton Vale was Scotland's only all-female prison until April 2023, near which city was it located?

12.  Which island group houses the most Northerly settlement, castle and church in the British Isles?

13.  Beginning with “S” what is the name of the fictional, isolated Scottish island in the 1973 British folk horror film “The Wicker Man”?

14.  At which racecourse is the Scottish Grand National run?

15.  Who is Scotland’s most capped footballer with 102 caps?

16.  Which army regiment founded in 1650 takes its name from the Border's town in which it was formed?

17.  Scotland swept England aside in a stunning Calcutta Cup win in the Six Nations this year, what was the score, was it 29-18, 30-19 or 31-20?

18. Sean Connery won one Oscar in his lifetime for Best Supporting Actor at the 1987 Awards for which film?

19.  What is the name of the extinct volcano that overlooks Edinburgh?

20. By what name are Scottish mountains over 3,000 ft. high known by?

 

[only1billybonds]

12.

Thanks Zico 

[zico]

13. Thanks Zico.

Question 19, featured in the million pound question, for the first million pound winner on the UK's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." I.e which English King did she marry.

Yes indeed, Judith Keppel.  I seem to remember Tarrant being stunned because she had visited Eleanor of Aquitaine's or the Kings grave a week before on holiday or something. 

[Westside]

13. Thanks Zico.

Question 19, featured in the million pound question, for the first million pound winner on the UK's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." I.e which English King did she marry.