Monday, January 07, 2013

Next Quiz - Sunday 3rd February

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...

Bringing Up The Rear with 75%, followed by Old Hamtonwellians with 67% and I've Just Quizzed In My Pants with 60%.

Les were the best team of 3 (there were no teams of 2) with 59%

I think this shows that the questions were too hard - we aim to get an average score of about 60% - so it'll be easier next time.

Quiz Questions for Sunday 6th January 2013


Current Affairs
Which TV show has just been honoured with a set of stamps to celebrate its 50th birthday?
Which company bought zipcar (Streetcar) earlier this week?
Why has Gerard Depardieu renounced French citizenship?
Who did GQ vote best & worst dressed out of Dan Stevens, Ed Sheeran, Tinie Tempah, Nick Grimshaw?
What is the nationality of Chelsea striker Demba Ba?
Which country opened the World's longest high-speed rail route at the end of last year?
Name the creator of Thunderbirds, who died in December.
With what event was Norman Schwarzkopf, who died in Dec, most famously associated?
Which Danish TV drama series comes to UK screens this weekend?
What made it's first journey, to be commemorated next week, on 10 January 1863?

Picture Round
The theme was newspaper front pages (all taken fromthe Daily Mail).  Teams had to name the year.

Music Round
In an unpopular move (although it's something we've done every year) we played clips from 10 singles from the previous year. Teams had to name the song and artist from a selection including One Direction, Psy, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Dappy.  It wasn't popular with some of the older players, but one team got 19/20 and one got 18/20.

2012
Which seaside town saw the UK's biggest % growth in house prices in 2012?
2012 was officially the UK's second-wettest year on record.  What remains the wettest year: 2000, 2007 or 2008?
What word was invented to describe Mitt Romney's error-prone trip to the UK and Europe?
At what destination did Curiosity arrive on 6 August last year?
The 'Fifty Shades' trilogy took the three top spots in the 2012 bestselling books chart: T / F?

Coming Attractions
Which action film franchise will get its 5th film this February?
How many of these sporting events will take place in 2013 - Ashes (Eng) Ashes (Aus) Lions Tour
In which country will the final of the Europa League take place?
Which rapper’s new album (released in Feb) is called Street King Immortal?
Which British comedian has written a kids book called Gangsta Granny, out in March?

General Knowledge
Which American singer was born Elizabeth Grant in 1986?
Which comedian stars in the new ‘Compare The Market’ TV ad?
Which animal has the longest life expectancy – a deer, a kangaroo, or a tiger?
Which city is known as the city of angels?
In the film Transformers, what car does Bumblebee transform into?
With which locally-based religious grouping was William Wilberforce associated?
Which organisation was previously based at Lancaster Gate and then Soho Square, before moving to their current home in London's north-western suburbs?
Having previously been reinvented by Sebastian Faulks and Jeffrey Deaver, which character will form the basis of a William Boyd novel in 2013?
Which group was first the first to evolve out of amphibians, crustaceans, or insects?
Why was Sandy Island in the news in 2012?

Friday, December 21, 2012

Next Quiz - Sunday 6th January 2013

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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Please join our new Facebook page here.  Facebook deleted the old group, but they've now re-instated it, but with none of the original members.  If you play the quiz, please join, so that we can invite you to events.

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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...

...Toby's Tigers with 84% folowed by The Jobbies with 80% and Village Idiots with 79%

Quiz Questions from Sunday 16th December - Special Christmas Quiz


Current Affairs
Which UK city will next year’s Tour de France start from?
Which British comic published its last ever print edition earlier this month?
What number (10th  etc) in line for the throne will the new Royal baby be when it is born?
What % of people currently living in England & Wales were born in other countries (10%)
What musical instrument was Ravi Shankar (who died in December) most famous far?
Lionel Messi last week surpassed the old record of 85 goals in a calendar year, which had stood since 1972.  Who was the previous holder of the record?
3rd December saw a landmark anniversary of the sending of the first text message.  How many years since it was sent?
What prize did Elizabeth Price win earlier this month?
Who is the President of Egypt?
Which company 'volunteered' to contribute some extra tax, following much bad publicity about tax avoidance?

Picture Round
Panto Stars - Pics taken from panto fliers, including Brian Blessed, Su Pollard, and Vanilla Ice

Music Round
The usual Christmas hits, including Slade, Band Aid, Justin Bieber and Michael Buble

It’s Christmas!
Which two celebrity chefs star in the Waitrose Christmas ad?
How many Geese a-laying?
In the cracker joke, what breakfast cereal do cats eat?
Which terrestrial TV channel is showing Eddie Stobart’s Christmas Delivery on Christmas Day?
Which comedian has a DVD on sale this Christmas called Craic Dealer?
According to research by The Grocer magazine, which two of the following Christmas Dinner regulars have risen most in price (% terms) over the last year: Christmas Pudding, Sherry, Sprouts or Turkey?
Which author is currently on course to take the No. 1 slot in the book charts for Christmas?
How many Christmas Trees were ordered for the White House this year: 27, 54 or 100?
What name is given to the expected peak day for online shopping prior to Christmas?
In which European country did the custom of Christmas lights originate?

General Knowledge
In what year was smoking banned in Pubs in the UK? (1pt if one year off)
In which country is Lapland?
What is the name of Will Ferrell’s character in Elf?
Which pop star has perfumes called Purr & Meow?
Which country does Sherry (traditionally) come from?
What was the target of the fatal Mallory & Irvine expedition of 1924?
In which century did the Gt Fire of London, Great Plague and the English Civil war happen?
What poison was the Marsh Test historically used to detect?
Which classic Christmas song was first featured on an album called ‘If I Should Fall From Grace with God’?
What is the first line of the second verse of ‘While Shepherd’s Watched…”

Monday, December 03, 2012

Next Quiz - Special Christmas Quiz - Sunday 16th December

The Special Christmas Quiz.  With Christmas questions, Christmas pictures, Christmas music, and 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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Please join our new Facebook page here.  Facebook deleted the old group, but they've now re-instated it, but with none of the original members.  If you play the quiz, please join, so that we can invite you to events.

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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...

Les with 83%, followed by Old Hamtonwellians with 71% and Toby's Tigers with 70%.

Whipping Dread was the best team of two or less - it was a one man team with a very impressive 38%

Quiz Questions from Sunday 2nd December


Current Affairs
What became the most viewed video ever on YouTube last month?
What was the score when Celtic played Barcelona in Glasgow?
Who Tweeted “Why is Xxxx XxXxxxxx trending *Innocent Face*"?
Which company admitted that they used East German political prisoners to make their products in the 1970s?
What item of office equipment did Brother stop making in their factory in Wales in October?
Why was Mark Carney in the news this week?
In the General Synod of the church of England, the houses of bishops, clergy and lay members voted on women bishops.  Which was the only house of the three to vote against women bishops, stopping the move?
In which country did 'Movember' originate?
On what date was the Leveson report made public?
Which recent TV thriller saw Gabriel Byrne playing the UK's Prime Minister?

Picture Round
For Movember (2 days late) we had men with moustaches, including Michael Owen, Salvador Dali, and Merv Hughes... and one without (Burt Reynolds, from Deliverance)

Music Round
Suggested by my friend Dr Paul Stupples, the theme was songs with brackets in them, including Rita Ora, Blue Oyster Cult (which very few knew), Abba, and Rihanna.

Chocolate
What religion was common to almost all of the chocolate makers in the UK in the 19th centrury – Catholic, Mormon, or Quaker?
In what decade was the Kitkat first made?
Which of the following are made by Nestle – Mars Bar, Milky Bar, Milky Way, Maltesers?
Which company makes Kinder Surprise?
True or False – The Dairy Milk bar contains no mention of the word ‘chocolate’ on the wrapper

Europe
Which politician famously asked: "How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?"
In which country would you find the northernmost point of mainland Europe?
How many stars are there on the European Union flag?
What is the highest denomination Euro banknote?
Which European country (not France) is the world's largest wine producer?

General Knowledge
Which disease takes its name from the words ‘bad air’ in Italian?
Outside which tube station would you find the Lyttleton pub, named after radio presenter Humphrey Lyttleton?
Which children’s author’s characters included Hunka Munka, Piglin Bland, and a cat called Simpkin?
At what age does a British child first go abroad, on average?
What was the nationality of Michel Bich, inventor of the Bic Crystal pen?
Who wrote 'The Three Musketeers' and 'The Man in the Iron Mask'?
What will finally connect up the North London, South London, East London and West London Lines this month?
Which British artist painted what is condidered to be the definitive image of Stonehenge in 1835?
Lithium is the only metal light enough to float on water: true or false?
From which two main London stations can you catch a direct train to Exeter?

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Next Quiz - Sunday 2nd December

*Please note - this is not The Christmas Quiz.  The Christmas Quiz will be on Sunday 16th*

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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Please join our new Facebook page here.  Facebook deleted the old group, but they've now re-instated it, but with none of the original members.  If you play the quiz, please join, so that we can invite you to events.

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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...

...Old Hamtonwellians with 86% followed by Strictly Come Quizzing with 85% and Quiz on Her Face with 72%

The Quizzard is Never LAte, Bilbo Baggins was the best team of two with 51%

(Lots of 'Quiz' names in this month!)

Quiz Questions from Sunday 4th November


Current Affairs
Who plays Q in the new James Bond film?
Which two global publishing companies announced a merger in October?
Which band or artist won the Mercury Music Prize?
Which species of tree is currently threatened by a disease, originating in Denmark?
Which Northern Irish city is the 2013 UK city of culture?
Which two of Lambeth's parks held firework displays on Friday?
Why was Felix Baumgartner in the news in October?
Who lost their sponsorship deal with Nike on 17th October?
Who won the 2012 Booker Prize?
Between then, how many goals did Reading, Arsenal, Man United and Chelsea score on in their matches on 30th/31st October?
Picture Round
The theme was celebrities in fancy dress, mostly taken from coverage of Jonathan Ross' Halloween party, and including Danny Baker, Frank Skinner, Claudia Winkelman, and Stephen Fry

Music Round
Mashups- Teams had to name both artists featured in each track.  For example this one

Obama or Romney?  Who…
Lived abroad for 30 months in his late teens & early 20s
Has or had a family dog called Bo
Married in a civil service in Michigan
Has an honourary degree from the University of Utah
Won a Grammy Award

The US
Which US state has the lowest population density?
In which decade did the American Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln take place?
Which major American political scandal took place in 1986-87?
Which US initiative provided economic aid to European countries from 1947-51?
In which state would you find the southernmost point of mainland US?

General Knowledge
Which country has the internet domain suffix ZA?
In which decade was the Red Bull energy drink launched?
Who wrote The Day of The Jackal?
Which two Islands are known in the native language as The Larger One and The Smaller One?
Who lost to George W Bush in the 2000 US presidential election?
From what type of flowering plant is vanilla obtained?
Which two continents are separated by the body of water known as Drake Passage?
Apart from football, which other sport did Geoff Hurst play to first-class standard?
With what metal does a whitesmith traditionally work?
What does the following sequence describe, in descending order?  Geoff, Atilla, Desmond, Douglas.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Next Quiz - Sunday 4th November

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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Please join our new Facebook page here.  Facebook deleted the old group, but they've now re-instated it, but with none of the original members.  If you play the quiz, please join, so that we can invite you to events.

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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...

Coming Soon

Quiz Questions from Sunday 6th October

Coming Soon

Monday, September 03, 2012

Next Quiz - Sunday 7th October

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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Please join our new Facebook page here.  Facebook deleted the old group, but they've now re-instated it, but with none of the original members.  If you play the quiz, please join, so that we can invite you to events.

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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...

Harry Hewitt with 84%, followed by Rimjaw with 74% and Last of the Hamtonwellians with 68%.

Quiz Questions from Sunday 2nd September


Current Affairs
What is the name of the hurricane currently attacking America?
Which company did Asil Nadir run, resulting in his convictions for theft last month?
How many of these films did Tony Scott direct – Beverly Hills Cop, Crimson Tide, Man on Fire, The Rock?
In which decade did man LAST walk on the moon?
Which Pop Star has a new perfume out called Fame?
Who was No. 1 on the list of the World's Most Powerful Women, as published by Forbes earlier this month?
What was the name of the Paralypic opening ceremony?
Which University lost its Visa licence this week?
How much did a court award Apple in damages in their case against Samsung?
The idea of what new tax was floated by Nick Clegg this week?  Was it a Transaction Tax, Tycoon Tax, or Wealth Tax?

Picture round
Olympic Gold medalists; teams had to identify Team GB winners from London 2012, including Jade Jones, Laura Trott, Nick Skelton, and Greg Rutherford

Music Round
A kind of tribute to Neil Armstrong, including Rocket Man, Man on the Moon, Moondance, Starship, and - um - Alien Ant Farm

Sequences – Put these items in chorological order
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest, The Girl Who Played With Fire
The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum
Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith
Diamonds are Forever, Live and Let Die
Bad Romance, Paparazzi

English Towns
What is the county town of East Sussex (and also, historically, of all of Sussex)?
Which English town is associated with the birth of the Paralympics?
In which town would you find the Adnams Brewery?
Which Northamptonshire town was left as one of the largest in Europe without a railway station between the 1960s and 2000s?
What is the northernmost town in England?

General Knowledge
What are the first names of the main 2 characters in 50 Shades of Grey?
Which London shop is partly made from the beams of two war ships?
What sort of job in a hospital does a phlebotomist do?
How many of these books were written by Jeremy Clarkson – And Another Thing, For Crying Out Loud, How Hard Can It Be, Or Is That Just Me?
Which bag company makes the Bayswater bag?
Name Charles Dickens' final, unfinished novel
In which country would you find Nova Scotia?
Manuka is a type of what food product?
In which national park would you find England's highest peaks: the Lake District, Peak District or Yorkshire Dales?
What is required to achieve an 'Olympic Full House', as achieved by American sprinter Carmelita Jeter last month?

Thursday, August 09, 2012

Next Quiz - Sunday 2nd September

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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Please join our new Facebook page here.  Facebook deleted the old group, but they've now re-instated it, but with none of the original members.  If you play the quiz, please join, so that we can invite you to events.

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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...

Gold Medal - Old Hamtonwellians - 77 points
Silver Medal - Landorians - 76 points
Bronze Medal - Edgely - 69 points

Mixed Pairs - Just The Two of Us - 66 points