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OK folks - here we go!

There are 13 questions, PM your answers to me by noon on Monday 1st June.  Each answer is to be on a different line with corresponding question number.

Reveal will be Tuesday 2nd June starting at 20.30.

Your score for each question is number of people who give the same correct answer. So you want to go for answers that you think will be less commonly given. Levelling commonly happens. The answer most commonly given is called the sheep, with the corresponding sheep score.

You are not allowed to do ANY research on or off the internet to come up with answers - all answers must be your own from the murky depths of your brain.

If you give an incorrect answer, you will receive the sheep score + one half the number of distinct answers given, rounded up.

You MUST pass on one, and only one, question and score a 0 for that question.  Objections must be accompanied by proof (links) or they will be ignored.

All are welcome to enter this week and previous winners must nominate a new QM.

Where I am using a specific source from which I have collated correct answers that may be questionable, the sources are quoted after the question.  Unless those sources can be proven to be fundamentally wrong, only correct answers as specified from the source will be accepted.

Any questions, please post on this thread.

Aaaaaaab.

1. Name a character from Lost who was a passenger on Oceanic flight 815

2. Name a band/artist who have/has headlined the main stage at a V-Festival

3. Name one of the UK's top 10 selling grocery brands in 2006 (source: checkout/AC Neilsen 2007)

4. In April 2003 the BBC conducted it's 'Big Read' survey of the nation's favourite books.  Name a book that appeared in the top 20 of the list.

5. Name a Mr Kipling's cake (source: www.mrkipling.co.uk 'Mr Kipling cakes')

6. Name a UK Christmas Number one single from 1980-2008

7.  Now for the requisite sports question.  Name one of the top ten countries on the final medals board for the Beijing 2008 olympics.

8.  Name a poker site on the boss media network (source: pokerscout.com)

9.  Name one of the 10 longest running productions in London theatre (including productions which have finished their run)

10. Pick a prime number below 60.

11.  Name a Winner of the British Fashion Awards' 'British Designer of the year' 1984-2008.

12.  Name a winner of a blonde bash main event (real name or forum name)

13.  Name a City in the USA to which British Airways currently fly direct from London Heathrow.


Current Entrants
Josedinho
FuglyBaz
Laxie
Suited_Jock
The Duke
G1BTW
Tightend
Trafficjam
Technolog
Matt674
Gatso
thetank
Itsmralex2u
CDW1111
The Crow
Shogun112
Holdorfold
Sharplea
Jon MW
Robert HM
xxMairxx
Kinboshi
Acidmouse
Scotty2Hatty
CF

Tough one for me. I reckon i've sent 9 Sheep 3 fails and a pass.
Also i usually put the PM Subject as RSQ. I didn't this time. Apologies

[ ] there are just 11 positions in field hockey

sorry, won't be able to make it by Noon on Monday. Fly to Dublin tomorrow, back Mon pm

Never watched Lost, no idea on fashion, would guess at V festival and the rest are ok

Saving myself a drubbing

oops - there were when I played at school.  Will check this out.

OK - I'm scrapping this question - bear with me while I find a replacement.  Farce already!

16 off the top of my head. do you want a pm so you can investigate further?

nah it's ok thanks - looks like there's too much ambiguity around it.  have put in a safer question.

as you will apparently find this one more difficult than usual I'm willing to make an exception and accept a late entry from you :D

there was no ambiguity, you just fucked it up. good start

I'm happy. I could only come up with Goalkeeper.

Dunno - a couple of sites I looked at said there were no fixed positions, so thought it might be too contentious.

you can see why I don't like the sports questions though - I'm so shit I can't even set a bloody question!

:D that was already the sheep answer with only two of you in!

there aren't any fixed positions, that's why there's not just 11

good. 

[  ] I care any more.

what happens if in a year the series finale of lost does the inevitable and tells us that it was all a dream? how will that affect q1?

stop stirring you!

I like how you've made it a little easier for us googlers this time around.

Feck just Feck. end of message

Sent

FARCE

Holy crap I have no idea about questions 2,4,5,8,11.

The whole point of the RSQ is to have questions that everyone can answer, but to find unique answers and avoiding the sheep takes skill.

FARCEFARCEFARCEFARCEFARCEFARCEFARCEFARCEFARCEFARCEFARCEFARCEFARCEFARCE

Apart from the Lost question which people would be, er, Lost on if they haven't seen it, I don't see any questions there that people wouldn't be able to get right with a good educated guess.  Most people have managed to send me perfectly good answers so far :p

I've tried to put a mix of questions so that there won't be one person getting the aces in every round.  perfect rsq questions imo :D

q3. I see you've used a 2 year old source. what year are they taking their data from?

q7. do you mean the final medals table or just a country that at some point was in the top 10 in a shogun stylee?

the source in from january 2007, so presumably 2006.

final medals table - question amended.

presumably 2006? so we have to guess what year your data is from? you're doing well

(http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2009/5/29/128880748166368875.jpg)

Would knowing the year help with the googling? Or do you know the tables for each year? (Warning there may be a test on this in Leeds).

do you not think that knowing the year would help? if the stats turn out to be from 1964 then it kinda changes the answers from if it' 1979, 1993 or 2006.

DUCY?

unfortunately qm has no idea what year it is so we'll just have to guess blindly

this as a hard one

No, star trek , no bird questions, beats me , gonna have to guess most of these

it's 2006.

Wish it was.

that would be so sweet. all of girls aloud would be 3 years younger

 I am going to have a stab at this but they are nearly all guesses.  In the book question, does that mean books of all time favourite - not that year?

I think it means 'books that are all time favourites, in that year'

1: not a clue
2: not a clue
3: do i look like i know what a supermarket or kitchen looks like
4: whats a book
5: diabetic rub it in
6: wahey i think i got one
7: wahey 2 in a row hello
8: is there any poker site other than blonde?
9: pass
10: good 3 right out of ten aint bad
11: do i look like a follower of fashion
12: i am trying to forget
13: 4 out of 13 aint bad and 4 of them are possible sheep

another farce

so for those reasons i am out

sent  - mainly guesses

Sented Miss.

rotflmfao rotflmfao

sentysent

tell trafficjam, no googling or asking partners please. I know what these GasgoiGne's are like

Can confirm trafficjam's answers have passed the 'not googled' test :)up

lol. Euphemism for 'wrong'? :D

I can give you total assurance that none of my answers were googled.

 ..... jeeeze all i wanted was a nice chillaxing Sunday and now I have to do Mr Photographic Memory's bidding   rotflmfao



 ;nana;

In keeping with the NO RESEARCH rule, I kept my eyes closed whilst walking down the cake and biscuit aisile yesterday so as not to see any Mr Kipling stuff ........ big mistake ... I'm craving kipling cakes now

also confirmed non-googled.

Definately didn't ask hubby - in fact I think I will win the cup for the biggest sheep ever lol

i know what you mean, i could kill for a Mr Kiplings triple chocolate tutti frutti slice right now :(

18 entrants so far.  Remember deadline for entries is tomorrow at Noon!

it is?

yes so hurry along.

Mine is sent, don't expct to do well at all this time around..bottom o the results here i come lol

21 in now - a few more hours to get your answers in.

FARCE SENT FARCE

Sent, with the help of my office worker who surprisingly knew about fashion :)

FARCE.  CHEAT.  Your friend is called Mr Google.  BAN!!

ahem


schoolboy error admitting that you cheated on that one!  Will try to come up with a suitable punishment ;)

Is a ban enough do you think?

Public flogging?

cheated and still came up with the sheep answer ::)  I'm thinking auto-fail for that question and some kind of forfeit to be carried out at bB8.......

I dont want to win :) I have passed running this twice so feel free to Fail all my answers. Just wanted to boost the number of entrants  ;ifm; ;sark; ;yippee;

Punishment - make him do the next one.

mwhahahahahaha.  Should a previous QM win this week, I will be certain to draw this to their attention ;)

Alternatively, if allowing the answer to the fashion question to stand makes Acidmouse victorious, I shall let it through.

Good idea.  Unless it's the same answer as mine.

Hmm - what if he really does want to win and has just tricked me into letting the answer through?  I think a forfeit at bB8 should be enforced just to be on the safe side.

A message for everyone that passed question 1.  Go to shops.  Buy Lost series 1 box set.  Watch it.  Repeat with series 2, 3, 4 and 5.  You won't regret it.  Best TV show ever.  FACT.

PASS

just under half an hour left for those last (25) minute entries!

Entries are now closed.  Join me from 8.30 tomorrow night to see which of the quality field of 23 runners will emerge as the un-wooly victor!

FARCE!

We have a cheat amongst us, not saying who yet, I am giving the person a chance to come clean. You know who you are.

Pray tell!  Name and shame!  Full disclosure for those who play by the rules and for the integrity of RSQ and the blonde poker community (and so we can abuse them).

I am in the process of totting up the scores, so speak now or forever hold your peace!

Are the scores relating to the original submissions or altered after prompted corrections?

the only person i prompted for a correction was you, and only so I could deny you it if you tried to get it through ;D

So we have to rely on your word then?

Hmmm - interesting timing.  I am just marking the answers to a question on which a lenient QM would probably give Robert HM a pass, but a harsh one would fail him.  I wonder which way I should go?

LDO

Go with your conscience

such a shame.  would have been an ace as well.

I never ever fancied watching Lost, til I saw it was on Virgin on Demand, so I started watching it, got so hooked i watched about 3 episodes a night seasons 1 - 3, still to catchup on the rest but I was addicted.

I was a latecomer too.  Watched the first episode when it was aired on Channel 4 and wasn't feeling it (thought then it was just going to be a series about plane crash survivors getting by on a deserted island ::) ).  Started watching from the beginning at the time Series 2 was being aired here, and so glad I did!

Lost: You either have watched it or haven't. Therefore not a valid RSQ question.

Wasn't expecting much, you delivered.

bitter?

Saddened.

you might want to consider having someone with you tomorrow night then.

That bad? I might just stay away, not sure I can take any more disappointment.

I was going to just suggest a box of tissues, but I presume you have some handy for surfing t'internet in any case.

so are you saying that your scoring system does not allow for changes?

No - I'm not doing final scores yet, just provisional scores for each round.

(http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/07/0726_globalbrands/image/70_kleenex.jpg)

aren't those pocket packs a bit fiddly to open with one hand?

Open them the night before in leiu of a likely wank the following day.

Crap questions, not playing, going to bed

xxx

missed the deadline anyway :p

[ ] Gutted
[ ] it will be a success
[X] It will be better than Laxie's effort

oh ye of little faith.  It'll run like clockwork.

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e76/notquitelast/Broken-Clock.jpg)

GG RSQ, You had a great run imo.

Have you been QM yet?

Sigh, missed this

If anyone wants to play but hasn't got answers in yet I'll accept additional entries up until midnight.  Will mess my spreadsheet up, obv, but nvm.

and put any answers you want as it seems rules don't count any longer.

wiiiiii, ty

::)  you'll see how harshly I apply the rules tomorrow Mr HM.

Which ones or are you going to choose and change on a whim? It would be nice to know.

None of them.  I have extended the deadline to allow more people to enter, at my own great inconvenience. 

[  ] allowing additional entries will affect your chances of winning

OK two late entries takes us up to 24 happy reverse sheepers (and Robert) this week :)up

lol

5 and a bit hours til reveal!  Oooh I could crush a grape.  Hope Robert gets invited out or something.

Never mind Robert ... Its Gatso you need to hope goes out !

I'm not scared of him.  Gatso at least has a valid reason usually when he objects to something.  as there will be no such grounds tonight, I expect him to be relatively well behaved.  robert, on the other hand, I expect to cause trouble for the hell of it!

Yes, it's an RSQ question.

FARCE..!!!
Telling people whre to find the answers is tantamount to inviting cheating..!!

if people are going to cheat, they're going to cheat regardless imo.

Having a look on Mr Kipling website is NOT cheating as the rules do not include that site as a banned site..!! :)

Yes it is, Carl - ANY research is cheating. Google is provided as an example of a site used for research.

"You are not allowed to do ANY research on or off the internet to come up with answers - all answers must be your own from the murky depths of your brain."

It was in the QMs rules, you maybe saved a fail as she will possibly change the rules as she goes along.

is this an admission of cheating? 

Just to save a little time later. One objection to each question. Anyone else who objects has an automatic seconder.

there's one particular question i'm expecting a barrage of objections to.  Save the red one for that.

Nope...  I aint cheated...!! I used to work in Cherry Lane..!!

did you look at any other apparently 'non-banned' websites for research purposes?

err, no need for seconders, we scrapped that rule about 15 quizzes ago because it was shit. can't remember whose idea it was

I'd completely forgotten about tonight until 2 minutes ago when I saw all the new posts on this thread. that's another evening wasted then

you could always invite Rob out to the cinema or something.

is there anything good on? I saw startrek the other day, no idea what else is on atm

yeah loads - just turn up at Leicester Square around 8.30ish, meet Rob under a clock or something, then take your pick.

ok, it's a date. I'll be wearing a carnation and have a copy of the london times tucked under my arm

have fun - talk to you tomorrow!

Gatso, please stay in tonight .... your posts are the highlight of the RSQ's for me, plus I am compiling a list of the amount of times your quite reasonable and correct objections are ignored or fobbed off by the quite frankly mentally deficient quiz masters ;)

hush you.  I should like to make clear that this point that objections or the like by non-participants will be ignored!

It matters not, those that DO participate get ignored anyway LOL

no, no - all valid objections from participants will be considered.  then overruled probs.

the important thing as a qm is to have an understanding of the english language. if you don't then you are doomed as has been shown in 17 of the previous 18 quizzes

Ah, but Claire, you didn't state that in the rules (unlike previous QM's) FYL, it's a free for all!

Nice try and all that, but you can't add a rule at this late stage  :D

translation please?

Oh dear, this doesn't show much hope...

Was nice to find out double quarter pounders with cheese are the least of your troubles Robert.   rotflmfao

важную вещь как QM заключается в понимании английского языка. Если у вас нет, то вы обречены, как было показано в 17 предыдущих 18 викторины

la chose importante comme un qm est d'avoir une compréhension de la langue anglaise. si vous faites alors ne vous êtes pas condamné selon 17 du précédent 18 quizzes

Learn to speak proper like what we do, or face the barrage of abuse like the other mugs got.

derp a der derp derp derp a der der der 17 derp dep 18 derp diddly derp di derp

I fear the worst.

Question 1 was a horrible start. Why put a question that about half your potential responders will have to pass as the first question? hardly encouraged 40+ respondees did it? as shown in a response of 24.

Question 2 was equally bad. Far too South-East centric. I thought Glastonbury would have been a better question choice.

Question 3, to be fair, was decent and required some thought. I reckon there will be fails on that. Possibly myself included

Question4 was nicely high-brow. Well done

Question 5 shows Farce potential

Of the others the Q11 fashion required complete guesswork, but guesswork to avoid a sheep is not so easy. I reckon it in a nanosecond put dozens of male RSQers off the format for life. Fashion? stick to sport, please

Question 13 was genuinely good, I expect much controversy.

I could go on, but will later instead.

either you don't know what the v festival is or you don't know where the south east is

In the North West LDO

quite. I may have failed it then. I believed the V festival was the one in Chelmsford, I think. Chelmsford is in the South East of the country (though not compared to Kent), so I probably don't know what the V festival is then

it's held simultaneously in chelmsford and weston under lizard in staffs. was previously in temple newsom park in leeds

well I didn't know that

but as Chelmsford is in the South East I can safely swat away your premature objection to my point. A rarity, and one I will enjoy

I had no idea what a fecking v festival was, I thought it was a reunion of the TV program seeing as Q1 was about TV. Anyway as a guess I put the dunkenest, druggiest, dirtiest musical personality I could think of and I couldn't be arsed to google it after I had sent in the Q's to see if I was anywhere close. Cos this quiz is a total and utter farce - and as farces go it is worse that my efforts in Dublin last weekend (both at poker and drinking)....

Is anyone prepared to take odds now on me finishing in the bottom 3?

Answers DEFINATELY not googled as Claw can attest to :)

rotflmfao rotflmfao  me too - never heard of it except the TV programme! Thought it must be something to do with bands though.

Don't think I will enjoy tonight's reveal, only slightly more preferable to listening to gatso chomp popcorn in some cinema.

I've not played this before. Am rather looking forward to it :D

LOL i was same, took the guess it was something to do wi a music fest and took a guess at one.

 rotflmfao rotflmfao ;yippee;







It wears off :)

Have you heard of the expression 'Farce' before? ;)

was the use of the word 'band' in the question a clue?

As in a terminally ill patient, in great pain, looking forward to depart this world.

Roll on next quiz, let's get this farce behind us.

sigh, stood up. gonna have to rsq now

And you really think reading the question properly helps

Sorry chum, maybe next time, let's see who's the QM

8.30? WTF??!?!?!!?

sorry, I have a young daughter and can't give it full attention until she's in bed.

I will strip naked on live webcam if I'm not last in this farce

Valid excuse

Gatso and ItsMrHilton are what make a farce a farce.

This one doesn't need much help to be honest

[  ]  I disagree

+1

This is when you knew a farce was in the making.

20 mins to go ...... and I've got that blinking song in my head    ;madasahatstand;

OK I'm actually ready now, but rather than start the reveal early and risk the wrath of Robert HM for breaking my own rules again, I will use this interlude to tease you with a few pictures of some sheep/aces that will be revealed later this evening.....

Ok Im ready this time

interlude pictures on stand by

(http://www2.canada.com/topics/travel/guides/maps/wg-australia-245-400x300.gif)

(http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/060926/112237__hurley_l.jpg)

(http://img.alibaba.com/photo/11664568/Nescafe_Classic_Coffee.jpg)

(http://www.allabouttheatre.org/images/cats_logo.gif)

(http://blondepoker.com/blondepedia/images/photos/photo_4638.jpg)

(http://c2.api.ning.com/files/LRN63WVLF9gfoEc*ePbIgQFWNyKVaJVK0VjGLFMF-4P1e6WJ8ctDowJkDKf5IuqmisNT76jGEwzJSZioVV*lzEbZe7xj9otg/muse2.jpg)

excited yet?

Sheep ace picture

Whats Dr Who got to do with it

oxymoron surely?

This is gonna be the best one yet

argh, muse were an ace, i thought that was an obv one

you can tell i'm new at this lol

yes Crow - I do believe you may be right. 

OK - let's get on with the show.....

an ace or a sheep.

ahh, thought they were all aces lol

Moist.

Question 1 - Name a character from Lost who was a passenger on Oceanic flight 815


Sheep


Jack - Trafficjam, Technolog, The Crow (3)

Claire - Laxie, Jon MW, Scotty2Hatty (3)

Charlie - The Duke, xxMairxx (2)

Locke - Matt674, Acidmouse (2)



Aces (1 point each)


Eko - Josedinho

Walt - Suited Jock

Hurley - Gatso

Jin - ItsMrAlex2u

Rose - CDW1111

Sayid - Shogun112

Boon - HoldorFold

Shannon - Sharplea

Artz - Cf


Fails (10 points)


Santa Claus - G1BTW



Passes (0 points)


FuglyBaz, Tightend, Thetank, Robert HM, Kinboshi

gogogo

no Kate?

OBJECTION....  Where is the intro?

my first objection

It is Mr Eko

disappointed no one went for Sawyer, but I'm not going to let that keep me from posting a pic

(http://www.productionninja.com/uploads/lost-sawyer.jpg)

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38245000/jpg/_38245119_elphick150.jpg)

FARCE

overruled - Eko sufficient imo.

oooo errrr be still my beating heart, he is one hot piece of male! Thanks for the Pic! lol (sawyer that is not the other one LOL)

[] Nice shirt

Proof that eko was on the plane please

Dirty Perv from Eastenders

you're right - this pic is much better.

(http://tv.popcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/josh_holloway.jpg)

Wow desktop pic FTW

OBJECTION -- picture imbalance

artz? ?

it's only got 4 letters. getting them in the wrong order is poor imo

Nooooo.  It's Boon FFS.

he's gay yer know

did someone who didn't enter this week's rsq say something?

new Rule

If a player gets ALL the sheep answers, they score minus 100

I raise (http://www.talkstink.com/wp-content/images/evangelineLillyBikini1.jpg)

Dyslexia WTF!

oooh he is NICE !

Did someone who did not enter last weeks RSQ end up as the QM?

This farce is turning into a WI peep show

poor maybe, but acceptable (particularly since I didn't notice).

Claw - did ItsMrHippo2u enter?

+1

He wasn't on the flight

got it working.. shud be a pic

hmm - thought he was a 'taily'.  Proof in support of objection please.

yup

 rotflmfao rotflmfao

Im guessing he was seeing as the tailies would have been harder to infilitrate (see Ethan , Losties) as there were fewer of them.. Analucia etc all trusted him

So where is the Jersey Joker?

OK just checked on Lostpedia and Eko was deffo on flight.

Any more objections before I post final scores for Q1?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Eko

He seems to have been on the plane.

I'm Lost.

FFS now this farce is turning into a fecking history lesson for Lost

gone out to avoid public humiliation perhaps?

farce?

Eko was a pretend priest doing drug runs from Nigeria or somewhere.  Will serach for link.

Who is artz?

The teacher..

Absolute joke people objecting Eko.
1.Please go back and watch Lost.
2.Write me an apology.
3.Withdraw from this quiz.

In any order

Gone out?  He lives in Jersey ffs - there's nowhere to go!

+1

Eko Eko Eko Eko

Must be bad having to wear a jersey in this weather...

scores after question 1.  you'll just have to put up with the crappy formatting.

Kinboshi   0
Tightend   0
Thetank      0
Robert HM   0
FuglyBaz   0
Sharplea   1
Gatso      1
Cf      1
Josedinho   1
Suited Jock   1
Shogun112   1
ItsMrAlex2u   1
HoldorFold   1
CDW1111      1
Acidmouse   2
The Duke   2
xxMairxx   2
Matt674      2
Scotty2Hatty   3
Jon MW      3
Laxie      3
Technolog   3
The Crow   3
Trafficjam   3
G1BTW      10

you are thinking of his brother Mich - he crashed in the small aircraft years before.

Ah, perhaps it was Eko brother that was on that small yellow plane then.

moving on.....

Currently watching Series one again - so far no Eko (or artz, still cant remember this guy)

don't think we ever saw eko on the plane but he was at the airport as everyone was boarding and then on the island when the plane crashed so if he wasn't on it then he's bloody superman

LOL

http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Leslie_Arzt

It is actually Arzt..

Please do.

Question 2 - Name a band/artist that have/has headlined the main stage at a V Festival.


Sheep


Muse - Suited Jock, The Crow, Sharplea (3)

Oasis - Josedinho, Robert HM (2)

Franz Ferdinand - Tightend, Cf (2)


Aces (1 point each)


Red Hot Chili Peppers - Laxie

The Prodigy - Matt674

Pulp - Gatso

Coldplay - ItsMrAlex2u

Travis - CDW1111

Manic Street Preachers - Jon MW

Foo Fighters - Kinboshi

The Killers - Scotty2Hatty


Fails (12 points each)


Dido - Fuglybaz (later amended to an ace)

Amy Winehouse - The Duke, HoldorFold

Vincent van Gogh - G1BTW

Blue - Trafficjam

Kaiser Chiefs - Thetank

Maximo Park - Shogun112

Girls Aloud - xxMairxx


Passes (0 points)

Technolog, Acidmouse

1 down. Just 2 and 3 to go..... ;)

HUGE OBJECTION...  Maximo park is correct
Saw myself

good quiz imo

Objection -- looking for link

link please

;carlocitrone;

no idea, never googled it, knew it in my head but will find now

when? they played an afternoon once

Blue - Trafficjam


Made me LOL, thx

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1046052/Amy-Winehouse-worst-V-Festival-gigs-nights.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1046052/Amy-Winehouse-worst-V-Festival-gigs-nights.html)

Watched it all already but hubby decided to download them all and watch it all again - it's quite interesting to see it again and all the little bits that may have been missed first time round.

The guy who plays Eko - anyone remember him in the series Oz??? 

HEADLINED MAIN STAGE

Fecking Farce

wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii total guess ftw.

they played middle of the bill last year - is that what you're thinking of?  Not headliner.

SO if they were on main stage, is that different from headlining?

lol, yes

http://www.stephennewton.com/maximo-park-v-festival-2008/

did not headline.

like the fact Eko was on the plane? ;)

Were they on the plane?

She made plenty fecking headlines

did not headline

FARCE

OK any more objections before scores?

Claw is correct

great job so far

extremely surprising that someone so mentally unstable can so far hold it together so well

Well done indeed

YES...  BIGGEST FARCE OF ALL>>>>

I want the definition of headline in proper English please

+1

lol, nice try duke, but

(http://www.failpix.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/fail.png)

+ 10

- verb     to be the star of an entertainment.

lol - I am the new Susan Boyle.

LOL, he's not appeared yet  ;D

you have an imaginary friend

fella has an imaginary monkey

Perfect IMO

Breakdown imminent then

Can we book Stavros Flatley for the Blonde bash ??

OK.  When a festival is advertised, the headliners are the ones in big writing above all the other bands that will be appearing on a particular stage - hence the term 'headline'.  They are also the final act (or acts where there are joint headliners) to appear on stage.

Claw, I hear you are looking for staking. Please tell us more

CROW, are you coming to Leeds ??

The question never said all this stuff..!!! FARCE

anything to pause this farce

[   ] This will finish before 1am

Well thought it might be a boy band festival!!!! ;hide;

fyp

scores after question 2

Kinboshi      1
Acidmouse      2
Gatso         2
Cf         2
ItsMrAlex2u      2
CDW1111         2
Tightend      2
Robert HM      2
Technolog      3
Matt674         3
Josedinho      3
Jon MW         4
Laxie         4
Sharplea      4
Suited Jock      4
Scotty2Hatty      5
The Crow      6
Thetank         12
FuglyBaz      12
Shogun112      13
HoldorFold      13
The Duke      14
xxMairxx      14
Trafficjam      15
G1BTW         22

Boy band fan alert  ;D

just lolol @ people who don't know what a headline act is. you really need to get out

;D

Your right I dont get out often enough

Where to a v festival full of boy bands

p.s. have i won yet?

by the end of the evening they will be queueing to stake me

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2015/2497442838_27fd7eaa96.jpg?v=0)

Are we done yet?

She probably has half a clue how to do a RSQ quiz

 rotflmfao

Question 3 - Name one of the UK's top ten selling grocery brands in 2006


Sheep


Warburtons - FuglyBaz, Thetank, HoldorFold (3)

Coca Cola - Laxie, Gatso, Acidmouse (3)

Hovis - The Crow, Sharplea (2)


Aces (1 point each)


Walkers - Suited Jock

Nescafe - Shogun112

Andrex - Kinboshi


Fails (13 points each)


Uncle Ben's - The Duke

Durex - G1BTW

McCain - Tightend

Heinz - Trafficjam, ItsMrAlex2u, CDW111, xxMairxx, Scotty2Hatty, Cf

Muller - Technolog

Kellog's - Matt674, Jon MW

Rank Hovis McDougall - Robert HM


Passes (0 points)

Josedinho

Ah well, half a clue isn't the end of the world.  Better than others who had no clue.

just a few long hours to go!

woot :)

No waaaaaaayyyyyyyy, what are you two doing buying posh bread .....  Hoping for an ace on that one ;-)

Pause for an hour for an explanation to Q3

3 questions and I have had 2 sheep already   Ouuuch

Here's the top 10 in full

1. Coca-Cola
2. Warburtons
3. Walkers
4. Hovis
5. Cadbury Dairy Milk
6. Nescafe
7. Andrex
8. Lucozade
9. Kingsmill
10. Robinsons

FAIL - Heinz Baked Beans !!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok - presumably no objections there as the top ten is the top ten

Didn't Robert sort of say Hovis?

OBJECTION - Heinz

http://www.intangiblebusiness.com/Reports/The-UKs-Most-Valuable-Grocery-Brands-2006~375.html

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

robert said 'Rank Hovis McDougall'.  They are a company that own a total of 15 brands.  Hedging his bets = fail.

Everyone buys Heinz Baken Beans - whoever made this list!

Errrm, sorry, but WTF?!

Lucozade higher than Heinz?!

6. The Top 10

 

1. Coca-Cola: £1,057.3m
2. Cadbury Dairy Milk: £523.8m
3. Warburtons: £390m
4. Nescafe Instant Coffee: £374.8m
5. Hovis: £362.8m
6. Lucozade: £358.9m
7. Robinsons: 326.9m
8. Andrex: £302.5m
9.; Heinz Baked Beanz: £256.4m
10: Pepsi: £247.8m

objection

http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=99458

Kelloggs and Mccain in the top ten for 2006

Farce list is wrong

that is a different survey to the one I am using for this quiz (see OP)

QM stated their source.. My Ace stands imo :P

links to different surveys which have different criteria will not be considered as valid objections.

Link to your source?

It's a shame that the list wasn't compiled by Common Sense!

but still a correct answer..we can;t google your source yet other sources say your source is wrong. So your sauce is brown bread

SHOCKIN

here's a link to the BBC's write up following the survey in question

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6381755.stm

[  ] questions giving minor source references that are then proven to be mistaken are excellent

poor tighty. did the one that you googled have different answers?

Farce

Please clarify source "checkout"

what is the circulation of this magazine? is it a magazine? can it be considered as definitive compared to the leading market research company in the UK, TNS, referenced above?

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee EPIC !

OK.  question asked for top selling brands in UK in 2006, as per AC Nielsen/Checkout survey of January 2007.  Links so far have included one to a poll of favourite brands (tightend) and most valuable brands (the duke)

[ ] same thing.

interesting question Q3 actually..genuinely surpised to see some of the fails there

details of the survey can be found in the BBC link post above.

http://www.abc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=nav/abc&noc=y (http://www.abc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=nav/abc&noc=y)

can we move on.. its a school night..

AC Neilsen is a Danish company. As source material it is second rate

yes - scores on the way

this has no relevance to the objection

ps please break your habit of sucking up to female QMs

ta

Yet it was the source material clearly stated in the question. If you think their results are stupid you should have picked a stupid answer in the first place :)

so most selling is not most valuable -- FARCE

http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/marketingdata/biggest+brands/581351/Top-Selling-Brands-2006/

I did! lol

Q4 time please

Good quiz Claw

that's the ABC audit, put checkout in search to find all the circulation figures for 'checkout'

and while you're comparing a magazine to a market research company could you please tell us how a dog compares to a housebrick

Scores after Question 3

Kinboshi   2
Josedinho   3
Acidmouse   5
Gatso      5
Suited Jock   5
Sharplea   6
Laxie      7
The Crow   8
Shogun112   14
Cf                    15
ItsMrAlex2u   15
CDW1111      15
Tightend   15
Robert HM   15
Thetank      15
FuglyBaz   15
Technolog   16
Matt674      16
HoldorFold   16
Jon MW      17
Scotty2Hatty  18
The Duke   27
xxMairxx   27
Trafficjam   28
G1BTW      35

In Prypriat they are identical

p.s it was not clarified whether checkout was market research or a magazine

do AC Neilsen make bacon?

OBJECTION: Stupid question as you can't justify your source!

Question fails
QM fails
Quiz fails

I deserve and ACE for the honour shown in refusing to change my answer when offered the chance!!

QM fail

Just like Londonderry Laxie, bending the rules to supplicant mods

Question 4 - In April 2003 the BBC conducted it's 'Big Read' survey of the nation's favourite books.  Name a book that appeared in the top 20 of the list.


Sheep


Pride and Prejudice - Suited Jock, Thetank, CDW1111 (3)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Technolog, ItsMrAlex2u, Scotty2Hatty (3)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Sharplea, xxMairxx (2)


Aces (1 point each)


Catch-22 - The Duke

The Catcher in the Rye - Tightend

The Lord of the Rings - Gatso

Wuthering Heights - Jon MW

Nineteen Eighty-Four - Kinboshi

Little Women - Cf


Fails (12 points each)


The Hobbit - Josedinho, Robert HM

Kama Sutra - G1BTW

Memoirs of a Geisha - Trafficjam

The BFG - Matt674

As the Crow Flies - The Crow, obv

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - HoldorFold

James and the Giant Peach - FuglyBaz

Robinson Crusoe - Acidmouse


Passes (0 points)

Laxie, Shogun112

Refusing to change yer answer?!  You didn't refuse, you just plain knew better and didn't bother to ask!

linky to the official site if  you want to check how close/far off the mark your fails were:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/

Durex - G1BTW
Kama Sutra - G1BTW


Someone isnt getting any...

That Q was ok -- move on -- good quiz

http://uk.nielsen.com/site/documents/Top100_2007.pdf

Source for Q3. Not our fault you tried to be a smartarse and fail miserably.

Dear Robert,

you know I only offered you the option to change your answer so I could tell you to go fuck yourself if you tried :) xx

Objection - The question should state 'All Time Favourites' I took it the question as Favourite in 2003!  I did ask this before submitting because my all time favourite would have been Rebecca!

Ouch - 2 away   

scores after question 4

Kinboshi   3
Gatso      6
Laxie      7
Suited Jock   8
Sharplea   8
Shogun112   14
Josedinho   15
Cf     16
Tightend   16
Acidmouse   17
ItsMrAlex2u   18
CDW1111      18
Thetank      18
Jon MW      18
Technolog   19
The Crow   20
Scotty2Hatty 21
Robert HM   27
FuglyBaz   27
Matt674      28
HoldorFold   28
The Duke   28
xxMairxx   29
Trafficjam   40
G1BTW      47

sorry trafficjam - i was up in nottingham when you posted your question, and by the time I saw it someone had already answered (correctly).

:D :D

[ ]

• correct :D

TOP TIP: Bored out shopping with the missus? Find a geriatric couple and accidentally 'drop' a mutlipack or Durex in their trolley. Much entertainment at checkout ensues.

Yes but their answer still was not clear to me - I need things spelt out clearly as I am old and getting senile!

I don't understand this objection. you picked a book from the 1990s anyway so why not an older one?

G1BTW - you can get staking now.

Question 5 - Name a Mr Kipling's Cake


Sheep


Cherry Bakewell - Tightend, Suited Jock, The Crow, Shogun112, Scotty2Hatty (5)

French Fancy - Gatso, Kinboshi, Acidmouse (3)

Lemon Slice - Josedinho, The Duke (2)

Viennese Whirls - HoldorFold, xxMairxx (2)

Mince Pies - Thetank, Cf (2)


Aces (1 point each)


Raspberry Swiss Roll - Laxie

Manor House - Trafficjam

Almond Slice - Technolog

Bakewell Slice - Matt674

Choc Chip Cake Bar - ItsMrAlex2u

Mini Battenburg - Sharplea

Battenburg - Jon MW



Fails (13 points each)


Bakewell Tart - FuglyBaz, CDW1111

Exceedingly good cake - G1BTW

Apple Pie - Robert HM


No passes

Objection

How can the list have No jeffery Archer. N0 Stephen King, or the all time favorite ,,THE BIBLE

must be a fawlty list

and your daughter's excuse, apart from genetics?

Thought it was later than that - time flies!

I got a PM from QM asking if I wished to change it as I had a fail, I refused.

haha, that's epic. I didn't have a clue for this question. Mince Pies was a complete total guess.

(I'm not a fan of cakes lol)

(http://thebernoullitrial.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/basil-fawlty-on-phone.jpg)

 ;tightend; ;tightend;   worth an ace that one   ;D

see my previous post on this subject.

do you wish to object to your apple pie fail?

I have just got onto this thread and have objection to number 2. Dido was a headline act at V festival, goggle "Did Dido headline V Festival?" and it will show you on BBC website that she headlined with The Strokes!

man there was loads i coulda went for http://www.mrkipling.co.uk/products.aspx but no 3rd sheep... sheep or aces so far.. weird

rotflmfao

rotflmfao rotflmfao

still recon that list is fawlty claw

To fecking right!! OBJECTION

sorry fugly, that question is long closed now.  I will check it out and proffer an apology if you are right.

Mr Kipling make 'bramley apple pies' no 'apple pies'

I was abducted by aliens at the age of 10, part of the experiment was to remove my brain and insert a sponge to see how well a human could function ......  result Spongeholdtraingleknickers

He is.

Scores after question 5


Kinboshi   6
Laxie      8
Gatso      9
Sharplea   9
Suited Jock   13
Josedinho   17
Cf                    18
Shogun112   19
ItsMrAlex2u   19
Jon MW      19
Acidmouse   20
Thetank      20
Technolog   20
Tightend   21
The Crow   25
Scotty2Hatty 26
Matt674      29
HoldorFold   30
The Duke   30
CDW1111      31
xxMairxx   31
Robert HM   40
FuglyBaz   40
Trafficjam   41
G1BTW      60

Prejudice!

It's Apple Pies made with Bramley apples

(http://www.mrkipling.co.uk/_client/images/content/products/236664_6BramleyApplePies.gif)

Robbed imo.

Muse headlined, followed on the bill by the strokes, and then Dido.  Not a headliner.

I've heard they're exceedingly good.

lol at bramley being the biggest word on the box ;D

What a waste of our lives it has been entering a quiz that the QM OBVIOUSLY has no idea what she is talking about...!!!..  results will not be recognised

Lock at the font woman, "Apple Pie" on it's own as that is just what they are!

I reckon im heading for another sheep here... did anyone else have East17?

SECONDED

Question 6 - Name a UK number one single from 1980-2008


Sheep


Do They Know It's Christmas?, Band Aid - Laxie, The Crow, Robert HM, xxMairxx (4)

Mistletoe and Wine, Cliff Richard - Trafficjam, Technolog, Kinboshi (3)

Mr Blobby, Mr Blobby - FuglyBaz, Thetank, Cf (3)

Stay Another Day, East 17 - Josedinho, Shogun112 (2)

Don't you want me?, Human League - Tightend, Sharplea (2)

Sound of the Underground, Girls Aloud - ItsMrAlex2u, Scotty2Hatty (2)


Aces (1 point each)

There's no-one quite like Grandma, St Winifred's School Choir - The Duke

Goodbye, Spice Girls - Gatso

Only You, The Flying Pickets - CDW1111

Hallelujah, Alexandra Burke - HoldorFold

Always on my Mind, Pet Shop Boys - Jon MW

2 Become 1, Spice Girls - Acidmouse


Fails (11 points each)


Stay, East 17 - Suited Jock, Matt674

Paranoid, Black Sabbath - G1BTW


No passes

Claw makes exceedingly crap quizzes

Thank you Sir

FARCE imo.. it was called stay

http://www.mrkipling.co.uk/products.aspx

they are also undisputably 'pies' but that would be about as acceptable an answer for that question as 'cake'

Dido was a headline act. As in Co-Headline! Have you ever been to a co-headline show before? Both bands cannot play on stage at the same time. Check Slipknot and Slayer who did a co-headlining tour. Unless you want Seasons of the Abyss and Prosthetic Limb Nursery playing at the same time :)

FYP

sorry - deffo called stay another day. 

I think I might make the 100!

Don't be ridiculous

erm yes, but she was third on the bill.

WTF? You're avin a laugh?

What about Noddy's crew, was that right?

Always on my Mind, Pet Shop Boys - Jon MW


very sad

very googled

Just catching up - but I should be on 4 here, not 5.

I know most of these because of the "Christmas Number Ones" category on Pints Make Prizes :D

Would Marc Almond and Gene Pitney been a correct answer?  They were at number one, but I can't remember if it was at xmas?

Cherry Bakewell - Tightend, Suited Jock, The Crow, Shogun112, Scotty2Hatty (5)



Mince Pies - Thetank, Cf (2)

Tarts!

Is Marc Almond a Kipling cake ?

sorry scott - I'll go back and check when i get a minute

No he's a tart

scores after question 6


Kinboshi   9
Gatso      10
Sharplea   11
Laxie      12
Josedinho   19
Jon MW      20
Cf      21
Shogun112   21
ItsMrAlex2u   21
Acidmouse   21
Thetank      23
Technolog   23
Tightend   23
Suited Jock   24
Scotty2Hatty   28
The Crow   29
HoldorFold   31
The Duke   31
CDW1111      32
xxMairxx   35
Matt674      40
FuglyBaz   43
Robert HM   44
Trafficjam   44
G1BTW      71

An exceedingly good Almond slice.

Just to stir it up, the question did say CAKE and lots of the answers were not CAKES, there were slices and pies

nah, cowboys like pet shop boys. I saw it on brokeback mountain

correct score will be reflected from next updated scores onwards.

gatso, sorry, we should have gone to the cinema, my bad.

anyone else and i would have allowed it.  hope that helps xx