Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Next Quiz - Sunday 6th February 2011

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per person to enter, max 5 to a team

Lots of prizes!

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The quiz is a no iPhone zone (I should probably try to find a picture of an iPhone 4.0). It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& The winners were...

Old Hamtonwellians with 90% (!), followed by both We Wish You a Merry Quizmas and Green Socks with 79%.

Green Socks won the tie-break by being able to get the closest estimate for how many copies of Dawn French's book had been sold last week, so were declared second.

Quiz Questions from Sunday 19th December - Christmas Quiz

Current Affairs
Who is Shane Warne’s new girlfriend (although maybe not any more)?
Which of these areas in the UK suffers most from obesity – East Midlands, North West, or South Wales?
What style of art (e.g. painting, sculpture) is practiced by this year’s Turner Prize winner?
Name 2 members (1st name only) of One Direction
Which UK city is opening its own embassy in London next year?
How many votes did England get in the first round of World Cup voting?
Name the justice secretary?
Which Egyptian resort recently suffered a spate of shark attacks?
What were Charles and Camilla on their way to when their car was attacked?
Which politician was forced to cancel a trip to Sri lanka after controversy?

Picture Round

Music Round
The theme was Christmas mashups, some taken from here
Teams had to identify both songs in each mashup, but not the artists.

Christmas
Complete the next line:  “Good tidings we bring...”
Which popular lager was originally launched in the 1920s as a Christmas beer?
How many Maids a-Milking?
Which film is the sponsor of this year’s Regent Street Christmas lights?
On what date do Germans celebrate Christmas?
In which Australian city are England playing this year's Boxing Day test?
in which century was thr Christmas tree introduced to the UK?
What was lost on Mars on Christmas day 2003?
By what name is St Stephen's day better known?
How many Premier League football matches are programmed for Boxing Day 2010 (within 2)?

General Knowledge
In the Christmas favourite The Wizard of Oz, what does the Tin Man ask The Wizard for – Brain, courage, or heart?
In which country would you find the mountain range the Bungle Bungles?
What does the word Lego mean in Danish?
Name Homer Simpson’s dad (not Grandpa!)
What is the nickname of the QPR footballer Fitz Hall?
What drove the Kings of Leon from the stage at a concert in summer 2010: pigeon droppings from above, missiles from the crowd or a power failure?
90% of the UK's blackcurrant harvest is sold to which company?
What opened as Clapham Road station in 1900?
Which has the larger land area out of Antarctica and Australia?
In which century was Antarctica discovered, and the first landing made?

Monday, December 13, 2010

Next Quiz - Sunday 19th December - Special Christmas Quiz

A special Christmas quiz, with Christmas questions, Christmas pictures, Christmas music & Christmas prizes.

See last year's Christmas quiz for an idea of what to expect.

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per person to enter, max 5 to a team

Lots of prizes!

The Landor is on Landor Road, where it meets Willington Road, two minutes walk from Clapham North tube station (Northern Line)


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Join our Facebook group by searching for 'landor quiz' on Facebook.com



The quiz is a no iPhone zone (I should probably try to find a picture of an iPhone 4.0). It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& The winners were...

...Scrunicorn & The Droog with 73%, followed by Stephen Hawking's Football Boots with 71%

Quiz Questions from Sunday 5th December

Current Affairs

What is the date of the Royal Wedding?
What is Prince William’s nickname for Kate?
Which London store planned & then abandoned a promo with live Penguins?
Which four countries make up the acronym PIGS?
How did President Obama come to need 5 stitches on his lip?
Name the 2 countries which England beat at rugby during the recent Autumn internationals?
Name the Irish Prime Minister
Tory Howard Flight got into trouble for a claim that government policies might cause the poor to do what?
Which 'I'm a celebrity' contestant is notorious for a bought PhD?
Which area of London's bishop fiercely criticised the royal; wedding?


Picture Round
[Coming Soon]


Music Round
The Theme was transport, so lots of stuff like LEaving on a Jet Plane, Joe Le Taxi, and - um - Van Halen

So good they named it twice
Which 1980s pop group had a number one single with Girls on Film?
Which company’s product would you use if you were lost?
Which mountain range would you find in Pernululu National Park, Australia?
Which illness is caused by a deficiency of vitamin B?
Name a popular means of transport in Thailand

The ashes
Which Australian ended his career in an Ashes test, with an average of 99.94?
What nickname was given to the controversial English tactic of leg-theory, used against Australia in the 1930s?
Which opinionated player and now commentator scored his 100th hundred at his home ground of Headingley, in an Ashes match?
In which decade did the Ashes legend begin: 1880s, 1900s or 1920s?
In which Australian city did the first Ashes test of the current series take place?

General Knowledge
Who won the first series of X Factor?
What is the nationality of hairdresser Vidal Sassoon?
How is rock star Ian Kilminster more commonly known?
How many men have ever walked on the moon? (To the nearest 2
Which artist created the Peanuts cartoons?
Which 3 months do UK meteorologists consider to constitute Autumn for technical purposes?
Which American is the most popular author on facebook, in terms of the most fans?
The A23 links which two cities?
Which American writer's autobiography is now being published exactly 100 years after his death?
What is the record time for travelling to every single tube station (+/- 10%)