Monday, December 19, 2011

Next Quiz - Sunday 8th January 2012

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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The quiz is a no smartphone zone. It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone (other smartphones are available) then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this!

& the winners were...

Thank Reem It's Christmas with 84%, followed by Old Hamtonwellians with 80%.  Space Robots from Mars were third with 78, after beating Potato in a tie break.

Noble Team were the best team of two players with 63%

The Old Hamtonwellians won a tie break to win best team at half time (first 3 rounds) by beating Space Robots; both teams had scored 51%.

All in all a very good quiz - well done everyone.

Quiz Questions from Sunday 18th December - Christmas Quiz

Round 1
Which two animals are visiting Edinburgh Zoo from China?
Name one of them
Name one member of Little Mix
Which two Arsenal players were recently honoured with statues?
Data from the Large Hadron Collider has hinted at the discovery of what particle?
The word 'Mistletoe' comes from Saxon words meaning dung and twig - true or false?
In which country are potato salad and sausages traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve?
Which girl group switched on 2011's Oxford Street Christmas lights?
Who banned Christmas celebrations between 1644 and 1660?
From which saint does Santa Claus take his name?

Picture Round
The theme was 'Christmas TV Specials' & teams had to identify the shows from the image.  Lots of TV chefs, but also Ruth Jones, The Borrowers and Great Expectations.

Music Round
A very traditional Christmas music round that most teams found pretty straightforward.  Lots of people thought it was Elvis singing It'll be Lonely This Christmas instead of Mud.

Round 4
In which of the Queens houses does she traditionally spend Christmas?
Where is the Christmas film Home Alone set?
In the Christmas Cracker joke, how does Good King Wenceslas like his Pizzas?
& how does Bob Marley like his doughnuts?
In addition to Brandy & Butter, what other item must go into Brandy Butter?
In the virtual absence of turkey, KFC is hugely popular at Christmas in Japan and may sometimes be ordered up to several months in advance: true or false?
Which out of Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Lightning is not one of Santa's reindeer?
On Christmas Eve 1968, Bill Anders, Jim Lovell and Frank Borman read from the Bible in a live television broadcast.  What was unusual about their location?
Which English king was crowned, appropriately, on Boxing Day 1135?
Which American soul singer died on Christmas day 2006?

Round 5
Which British TV show has had more Christmas specials, out of The Bill, Jonathan Creek, or The Likely Lads?
Which famous mathematician and scientist was born on Christmas day in 1642?
In which century was Christmas Island discovered?
Spell Myrrh
In which cartoon did Tom Hanks play Father Christmas?
Which author is the Beckhams' daughter Harper Seven supposedly named after?
At the start of a frame, how many balls are there on a snooker table (including the white)?
Which Clapham restaurant has been offering a highly successful 'Crazy Month' promotion of half-price pizza and pasta for more than 10 years now?
What name is given to the coastline and World Heritage Site stretching 95 miles from Exmouth in Devon to Swanage in Dorset?
How many Lords-a-Leaping?

Monday, December 05, 2011

Next Quiz - Sunday 18th December - Christmas Quiz

A special Christmas Quiz with Christmas Questions, Christmas Music, Christmas Pictures & Christmas Prizes!

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 smartphone zone. It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone (other smartphones are available) then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this!

& the winners were...

Les with 87%, followed by Old Hamtonwellians with 86% and It Started With a Kestrel with 83%

Just Moved Here was the best team of two

Quiz Questions from Sunday 4th December

Current Affairs
Name all three teams drawn against England in the Euro 2012 group stage
What colour was Jimmy Savile’s coffin?
Which TV talent show judge has a perfume called The Female Boss?
How many people are there over 100 in the UK? (to nearest 10,000)
Why did over 100 people complain about the new Littlewoods TV ad?
Name the enquiry currently investigating phone hacking and media conduct
Which recent date saw a mass public sector strike?
Which square in Cairo has again been the focus of Egyptian demonstrators?
What notable anniversary of the King James Bible falls in 2011?
Which Republican candidate was reduced to a prolonged silence in a TV interview when asked about Libya?

Pictures
This month the pictures were all of world leaders - and beyond some obvious ones like Angel Merkel and Julia Gillard, they proved pretty tricky for most.

Music
The theme was mashups; teams had to name the two artists mashed together.  All mashups were taken from this site; the best one was probably this one (AC/DC vs. Katie Perry)

Company names
Which clothing company was named after a South African antelope?
Which toy company was named ‘Play Well’ in the language of the country it was founded in?
Which office supplies company was originally called the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company?
Which car company was named after the Latin word for Listen?
Which book gave the company Starbucks its name?

London
Which central London tube station reopened on 28th Nov, having been closed since April?
Which literary figure and lexicographer said that "when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life"?
In an annual average year, London receives less rain than either Rome or Bordeaux - true or false?
Which London roundabout has been nicknamed 'Silicon Roundabout'?
The first Roman settlement at London was founded in which century AD?

General Knowledge
What musical instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
What subject would you be studying at school if you were learning about Geffen Goods?
In what century did Dick Turpin live?
How many Baldwin brothers are there?
Which video game character stars in the game …& the Curious Village?
In terms of energy production, what does the abbreviation CHP stand for?
Name the stadium in which Barcelona play football
How many England football managers have received knighthoods?
People who suffer from Anosmia lack what?
In which travelcard zone is the Landor pub?