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Rules

Here's the deal.

1. The QM's decision in all areas of the quiz shall be final
2. Refer to rule 1

There are 15 questions, PM your answers for them to me by Sunday 28th June 2009 at 7pm, each answer on a separate line please, in order of questions.

Your score for each question is number of people who give the same correct answer.

If you give an incorrect answer, you will receive the sheep score times 2 (my choice live with it)

You MUST pass on one question and score a 0 for that question.

Any questions post or PM with no guarantee of a sensible reply.

The reveal will be 7.30pm on Tuesday 30th June (as before my choice - live with it)

If you win you are QM or you can nominate.  

Guidance

Country will be the name that is better known as – not Republic of etc.
My interpretation of what a fecking County is will be final (as will the poker hand)
A book is a book and not a fecking film
My interpretation of Irish county names will be final - live with it

Questions.
**************************************************************
1.   Name a country that borders Germany

2.   Name a Euro note denomination

3.   Name an Island in the Mediterranean over 500 Sq Km’s in area

4.   Name a US state bordering Canada
 
5.   Name a whisk(e)y brand in the Diageo stable

6.   Name a county the M6 travels through

7.   Name a European Country that begins with a vowel.
 
8.   Name a Irish President from 1937 to date-
  
9.   Name a book by Ian Fleming that featured James Bond

10.   Name one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

11.   Name one of the political parties in the UK that have an MP
 
12.   Name a TV show that Bruce Forsyth compered
 
13.   Name a ranking poker hand

14.   Name a county in the province of Ulster (careful now)

15.   Name a person in the top 10 of the Sunday Times Britains richest list 2009.


Entrants
The Tank
Shogun
xxMairxx
Matt674
trafficjam
WarBwastard
G1BTW
RichEO
Tightend
Jon MW
Sharplea
Destroyer316
cf
Joobie538
pawprint
Laxie
Kinboshi

wp

needs more geography?

Is that you Laxie?

hmmm, as a tee-totaller i wonder which question i'll be using my pass on......... :D

sigh all that guinness research gone to waste :(

Greenland is now a country in it's own right. They became independant last week.

It's not in Europe, it doesn't begin with a vowel, nor does it border Germany. Just thought I'd mention it.

Wasn't me man.  Forgot to get my entry in on time for last night's reveal so ye can't blame me for anything quiz related in the past 24 hours.

2 repeats, FARCE.

meh

absolutely no idea on questions 4,5,8 or 14 and for that reason I'm out

Snap - can we get another QM to realise their quiz is a bit rubbish and to do it again?
Questions are meant to have at least one obvious answer. This seems like a very specialist quiz. Irish whiskey drinkers who like to travel will do very well.

+1.  although in my dream last night a whiskey advert came on TV and I said to whoever I was with 'look - that's a diageo one'.  fml.

5 and 8 are tough

5, I used to study Diageo but still find it tough

8, wtf? too specialist unless you hail from there


14 is just incendiary/provocative. I refuse to be told I am wrong on Londonderry again when I 100% know I am right and for that reason I am contemplating boycotting this

I actually don't think this one seems too hard  :dontask:

Is that just me then?

Oh dear, I think I could make a good guess on most of the questions and receive the largest sheep score ever but I have never heard of Diageo, is it a Casino in Las Vagas or some other establishment where whiskey flows free and easy? :dontask:

It's a drinks company

So you could just guess a whisky brand and hope it's one of theirs.

Wank questions ... Pass.

No

I realise that a one word answer is neither polite nor clever and for that I apologise unreservedly . Your comments are very welcome and I have taken into account a perceived level of cranial intelligence in the formulation of the questions. If my perception is so wide of the mark that is a real problem. Unfortunately, due to the fact that I really don’t give a flying the questions remain. Feel free to continue the abuse, it will be taken on board and suitably recorded for future posterity.

sent with several guesses seeing as how any alcohol question is an auto-pass - i resisted the temptation to "research" even though there don't appear to be any restrictions in place.............

restrictions are up to your own concience, but rest assured googling will be obvious (and only one drink Q FFS)

Guidance

Country will be the name that is better known as – not Republic of etc.
My interpretation of what a fecking County is will be final (as will the poker hand)
A book is a book and not a fecking film
My interpretation of Irish county names will be final - live with it



thats telling em -  ;scarymoment;

I got lucky with question 8 as a while ago Ger had asked a question on his blog and I had done some research and this president was all in that research.

The whisky one is not easy as I dislike the stuff but a guess is better than nothing.

Thought the questions were quite good really and should make for an interesting reveal.

sent

meh I can't enter now anyway coz I've already cheated.  Only half knew the name of an Irish president and looked them up to sate my curiosity.  [ ] I would have remembered the other half of their name.

What is a Pass for eh ?

I would've needed that for one of the others!

having sat next to Claire when said "research" was being undertaken i realize that my participation in this weeks RSQ was pointless :D

actually not pointless - more pointseveral..... :(

I think I've managed a good attempt at a correct answer to all these questions.

The sad thing is that it looks like this week will yet again be won by a googler. QMs really need to get a grip when it comes to making questions. RSQ questions are supposed to have easy answers and more difficult answers. Some of these have only the former.

The gatso method of making 20 questions and then removing all the wank ones ftw.

are u serious

1-4 easy and eminently getable
5 tough but guessable
6-7 easy
8 -- passable
9-13 so easy its laughable
14 should be a good debate -- but you might be surprised
15 unless u live in outer mongolia you can also get most of these

get a grip, get a grip -- sigh just sigh

And whatever you say you cant stop googlers

why am I bothering to reply - rest assured random penalties will be applied in a unfair and completly biased fashion on Tuesday

Guilty

1-3 are fine. 4 is shit. there's 1 obvious answer, beyond that I wouldn't have a clue


wtf is a diageo?


6 is ok, 7 is a farce as you're going to mark it wrongly. why not word the question so that it fits the way you plan to mark?


passable as in barely acceptable or as in people should use their pass? I know a total of zero answers for this


made even easier by the fact that we've already had 2 of the questions


sigh, lol


srs? I've not heard of most of them and the ones I would've gone for are not on it

I undertand the situation you are in but I fail to see the problem other than to get a grip

 rotflmfao but he can still set questions

Utter farce.

I will send mine in before the deadline.  Just remind me 101 times.  That should do it.

Deadline is tonight at 7:00pm

wow,

I can't play this, i feel sooooooooo insecure, who know this stuff of top of the head?????  Of course cheating would never be an option, coz if you cheat God knows and he reminds you as you go to collect your seat at the pearly gates and he redirects you down stairs to the warm room :)

Sigh, as i am thick i shall, like a sado, cheer from the rail ( has railman gone as a user name ??)

oppppppppppppsssssssssssssssssssss

I like a school boy i only glance at the questions, ( READ THE FOOOOOOKING QUESTION)  after chk i actually know a few, but do i want my name at the bottom of the list for ridacule, ( c can't even spell that)

(http://www.sfgate.com/blogs/images/sfgate/techchron/2006/12/13/hourglass.gif)

Tick fecking Tock 3 and a bit hours to go

Under two hours till deadline of 7pm

may I change an answer please?


on reflection, I may have risked a fail by slightly misunderstanding a question

no problem if not

I have carefully considered the request and given it sympathetic thought and have come to the inevitable conclusion, that in order to maintain a uniform and constant outlook on this upcoming farce  I must respectfully decline your request.

http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/020291.html

By my faithful watch you have one hour to get your answers in

(http://www.mouse-watches.com/store/mens-mickey-mouse-watch.jpg)

THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE EXTENDED UNDER ANY CIRCUSTANCES

My watch will be the benchmark and it says 18:07:30

Does it say this twice a day?

Just get your answers in and quit pontificating

Sent.  Thanks for the text message reminder!   rotflmfao

No point, as I won't be around for the reveal.

JFDI and stop being an arse i will mark in your absence and even object to my own answers just as if you are there

27 minutes

no problem. you are about to be banned for 48 hours. Speak soon

You have the power -- and I respect power

15 mins

You have the Questions, and sadly these aren't too bad. Must try harder to wind my indignation up for the reveal

Reviewing all the answers and to be honest you wont have to try too hard at the winding up

Oh and cork, bottle, laxie, indignation spring to mind at one of the questions

10 mins

Don't drag me down with yer ship! 

5 minutes

T fecking tenshin is feckin unbelievable. Ain't felt this tense since Laxie messed with my Aubergine.

Now we're passed the deadline I have to ask: would Spain have been a valid answer for the countries in europe beginning with e? So tempted, but didn't want to risk the fail.

obv Spain wrong not a vowel -- Espana -- possibly -- wait and see if anyone tried

what's a vowel then?  ;hide;

17 respondents

[X] I am a little bit disappointed

[  ] Do I care
[  ] Will I die from it


[X] the people who did respond - thank you
[X] The peole who didnt feck you
[X] Is it close at the end
[X] do googlers get penalties


In the event of a draw at the top I will invoke the Smyth/eejit rule -- countback on aces -- if still a draw countback on fails

have a nice day you apathetic bunch of ^^%$^%$

;hide;  I'm really scared - so aggresive

The last RSQ was by far the most enjoyable for me. I wanted this one to be just as stress free, so didn't enter, again. GL all :)

Hey I missed it again ;stickaforkinme;

Reveal is at 7.30pm tomorrow Tuesday 30th June 2009

1) There will be google penalties at my discretion
2) Objections succinctly put with evidence will be briefly considered
3) Personal attacks on the QM have been approved

be there

your £5 is in the post :)up

Are we there yet ?

33 minutes

I will be operating a colour code.

Green - I will entertain objections with good humour and ojbectivity
Amber - I will still entertain objections but without humour or objectivity
Red - You figure

Currently I am Green

Multicoloured farce.

one time!

Getting comfortable...!!!

OK Q1 on its way

Too hot and clammy, had to dig out my portable air con, huge but tremendous..!!!  ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the wind in my hair.....

1.       Name a country that borders Germany      
            
Denmark   5 and the sheep
Matt674   
WarBwastard   
Tightend   
JonMW   
Kinboshi
   
Belgium 4
Shogun   
trafficjam   
Destroyer316   
Joobie538
      
Luxemburg    3
Sharplea   
cf   
Pawprint   
      
Poland   2
RichEO   
Laxie   

Aces       
   
Holland   G1BTW
Switzerland    xxMairxx
Czech Rep.     thetank
                  
Fail 0      
                  
Pass 0                  

good start!

lmao just lmao -- its a marathon

Object Holland - Should be The Netherlands

LOL I live in hope!

objection

     
Luxemburg should be spelt Luxembourg.

Seconded..

Holland is a part of the Netherlands....

ooooh early and I'm still on green - therefore objection considered with humour and objectivity and

funnily and objectively fecking denied

love ya

+1

Holland is a region in the Netherlands

SECONDED

you are wrong though. Holland is a region of the Netherlands. Ergo, its a fail

objection to spelling will be treated with the contempt and the fact that botoom of the barrel scrapping objections are beneath you ---- denied

So if Holland is acceptable why was Londonderry not accepted in a previous RSQ

We'll be getting onto Londonderry later lol

GEr, u know this, I taught u this last year, FAIL..!!!

not my quiz -- so not my problem  -- going dark green

because Laxie is contrary, and the second worst QM ever

The first being ?

www.holland.com -- all objections to Holland and spelling denied -- scores shortly

xxMairxx   1
thetank   1
G1BTW   1
RichEO   2
Laxie   2
Sharplea   3
cf   3
pawprint   3
Shogun   4
Trafficjam   4
Destroyer316   4
Joobie538   4
Matt674   5
WarBwastard   5
Tightend   5
JonMW   5
Kinboshi   5

 WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>>  WRONG>>>> 

a tie. Suited Jock. Hold or Fail. Sharplea

but as that would make Laxie the fourth worst ever we'll make Laxie the worst ever

and then we have a Londonderry question coming. One hopes Duke doesn't go all pseudo republican on us

pseudo pseudo -- General we are going to Amber

omg, farce

it's not a country - how is this even a discussion?

go straight to red please. Not allowing fails of Londonderry would return you to green I am sure

tut tut tut

Wow, that took one whole question.

I'd get some more colours lined up if I were you.

you'll be red within 10 minutes if you keep dismissing 100% correct objections

renewed objection

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands

The Netherlands is often called Holland, which is formally incorrect as North and South Holland are actually two of its twelve provinces (see terminology of "the Netherlands"). The word Dutch is used to refer to the people, the language, and anything pertaining to the Netherlands. The difference between the noun and the adjective is a pecularity of the English language and does not exist in the Dutch language.

Whats the point if you are going to allow 100% incorrect answers...!!!   

The Netherlands is often called Holland, which is formally incorrect as North and South Holland are actually two of its twelve provinces (see terminology of "the Netherlands"). The word Dutch is used to refer to the people, the language, and anything pertaining to the Netherlands. The difference between the noun and the adjective is a pecularity of the English language and does not exist in the Dutch language.

Denied -- end of

2.       Name a Euro note denomination      
                  
5   4 -- sheep
WarBwastard   
G1BTW   
JonMW   
Kinboshi
         
10   3
thetank   
Matt674   
cf      
         
500    3
RichEO   
Destroyer316   
Laxie      
      
20   
xxMairxx   
trafficjam         
         
50   2
Sharplea   
Joobie538   

Aces   
   
200   Tightend   1         

Fail   1 Euro   Shogun         8   The note clue was in the question      
                         
Pass   Pawprint            0         

Must have had a few Whiskeys

it is neither of those, not repulic not anything, not even Holland...  Just like Wales is not called Clwyd...  You are WRONG>... 

sorry, but its just rank bad QMing. You can only say "my decision is final" when it is plainly wrong if you lack the confidence to back up your contention with real facts. As you have none you resort to sophistry.

Disappointing.

Clwyd  used to be a county -- one objection penalty

I know that 1 euro notes exist...  such a waste of time playing..

(http://www.xs4all.nl/~fearnet/1-euro-biljet.jpg)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/aug/30/qanda.euro (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/aug/30/qanda.euro)

You cannot get better than that!

Evidence has been posted of the 1 Euro note... !!!  OBJEC|TION....!!!!!!!!!!  USELESS QM

Sigh

never legal tender ECB said it would be too expensive

but Duke the question did not refer to legal tender or not. The note clearly exists

WRONG.... !!!!!!!!!!

QTY of mistakes by QM....  100%...   

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_banknotes

€1 and €2 notes
Italy, Greece, Austria and Slovenia have asked several times to introduce lower denominations of euro notes.[14] The ECB has stated that "printing a €1 note is more expensive (and less durable) than minting a €1 coin". On 18 November 2004 the ECB decided definitively that there was insufficient demand across the Eurozone for very low denomination banknotes. On 25 October 2005, however, more than half of the MEPs supported a motion calling on the European Commission and the European Central Bank to recognise the definite need for the introduction of €1 and €2 banknotes.[15] However it must be noted that the European Central Bank is not directly answerable to the Parliament or the Commission, and will therefore possibly ignore the motion.


Don't know where Jon got that image but it isnt in circulation

I spent 7 years travelling Europe and had plenty of em..  I wish I had saved some and I would clearly go next door and stick it on the end of his nose with spit...

the question might not have been totally verbose -- but you cant spend it so it aint allowed

rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao

So are we saying, that any of these would have counted ?

http://fakelog.com/

Why dont ya say that Belgium is clearly not next to Germany as well...  Follows your precendent...

Not the question that was asked though?

Why so stubborn Duke? No one will think any less of you (than we already do) if you change your mind

Basically if a 1 euro note is not legal tender then it is a FAIL end of, they only produce the 1 euro coin

umm no moving on that one i'm afraid

xxMairxx   3
pawprint   3
thetank   4
RichEO   5
G1BTW   5
Sharplea   5
Laxie   5
Trafficjam   6
Tightend   6
cf   6
Joobie538   6
Destroyer316   7
Matt674   8
WarBwastard   9
JonMW   9
Kinboshi   9
Shogun   12

How can the note exist if it isnt produced?? someone posts a pic that makes it real? unless he has a valid link with positive mention of a 1 euro note then ger is right to fail it

Move on..  please cancel all objections..  no point..

Oh I so love having the chance to object rather than being objected to lol

Who is doing your scoring?

Never use €1 notes where I live.  Only have the €1 coin.  Yer dead right Ger.  Stick to yer guns.  

(But Holland was a bit of an opps   rotflmfao )

why?

4 + 3 makes 7 in my book

LOL - its not me.

hold on then

Based on the dumb answers to objections, there is a high chance you do not know sums and additions...

[  ]  I wish I had entered now.

No yer dont, your correct answers would be marked wrong and QM would just tell yer to feck off ..  USELESS...  WORST EVER...

play with yourselves for a while -

anyones else thinks there score is to generous

xxMairxx   3
pawprint   3
thetank   4
RichEO   5
G1BTW   5
Sharplea   5
Laxie   5
Tightend   6
cf   6
Joobie538   6
Trafficjam   7
Destroyer316   7
Matt674   8
WarBwastard   9
JonMW   9
Kinboshi   9
Shogun   12

+1 I used them on my last holiday in Holland in the Netherlands.

Carl -- next question http://www.worldwide-tax.com/malta/malpopulation.asp (http://www.worldwide-tax.com/malta/malpopulation.asp)

3.       Name an Island in the Mediterranean over 500 Sq Km’s in area         
               
Crete   5 and sheep
xxMairxx   
Tightend   
cf   
Laxie   
Kinboshi   
      
Sicily    3
Matt674   
trafficjam   
Destroyer316
               
Sardinia   2
thetank   
JonMW
                  
Corsica   2
WarBwastard   
G1BTW            

Aces   
Majorca   Joobie538               1      
Kefalonia   Pawprint               1      
Corfu   Sharplea               1      
Ibiza   RichEO               1      

Fail   
Malta   Shogun            10   Under 500 sq km's   
                         
Pass      none                  
                        

They use them in Londonderry all the time.

this isn't going well :( i'm part maltese so at least knew not to fall into that trap

Fail   
Malta   Shogun            10   Under 500 sq km's   


LOL

Someone put the Ellsemere Port fire brigade on standby. Arson alert

Crete   5 and sheep
xxMairxx   
Tightend   
cf   
Laxie   
Kinboshi   


great minds think alike

and Laxie. FML

i thought crete would be pretty safe and people would be going after the not quite so obvious ones

I so wanted somebody to get Lesbos.

I couldn't work out the size so put one that I thought was big

Wind's blowing the wrong way.

 ;indestructable;

Keep asking the g/f but she just gives me dirty looks :(

they both gone quiet, maybe he popped thru to sock him one lol

 ;carlocitrone; :o ;shame;

pawprint   4
thetank   6
RichEO   6
Sharplea   6
G1BTW   7
Joobie538   7
xxMairxx   8
Trafficjam   10
Destroyer316   10
Laxie   10
Matt674   11
Tightend   11
JonMW   11
cf   11
WarBwastard   13
Kinboshi   14
Shogun   22

Obviously chartered a plane, but struggled to work out the size of an island from the air.   :)up

4.       Name a US state bordering Canada       
      
Alaska   3 and sheep
Destroyer316   
Sharplea   
Kinboshi   

Maine   2
cf   
Pawprint

North Dakota 2   
Matt674   
Tightend      

Montana   2
trafficjam   
JonMW      

Washington   2
Shogun   
thetank      

Aces

New Hampshire   Laxie         1
Michigan   RichEO         1
Minnesota   xxMairxx         1

Fail   

WarBwastard   Wisconsin   Close but no cigar   6
G1BTW   New Jersey   South of New York   6
Joobie538   New foundland   In Canada FFS   6

Pass    None          

pawprint   6
RichEO   7
thetank   8
xxMairxx   9
Sharplea   9
Laxie   11
Trafficjam   12
G1BTW   13
Matt674   13
Tightend   13
JonMW   13
Destroyer316   13
cf   13
Joobie538   13
Kinboshi   17
WarBwastard   19
Shogun   24

LOST All interest in the game during question 1...  TERRIBLE TERRIBLE QM....  Holland a country????????????????  NEVER..  NEVER...  NEVER...  Maybe in Irish folklaw...  But not in reality...  QM seems to have forgotten reality....  USELESS>.....

well that question generated discussion lol

[  ] QM know how to work out a fail score...

The next question will be treated with two distinct appoaches

1. The fails will be researched again with evidence
2. There is a google alert and it could involve a penalty

statement of fact or specific instance

I didn't know the rich list question so I was forced to guess this one :( not a clue, so if i do fail i hope there's been a lot of passes lol

Specifically??  ALL of them...

I hope everyone is checking their individual scores

please let me know in good time

5.       Name a whisk(e)y brand in the Diageo stable         
                  
Johnny Walker   5 and sheep
Shogun   
Tightend   
G1BTW   
JonMW   
Joobie538   
         
Bells 3
xxMairxx   
cf   
Pawprint   
         

Bushmills   2
Destroyer316   
Laxie            
         
Dalwhinnie   
Sharplea               1   Google alert - defining penalty      

Fail   
thetank   Knob Creek            10         
RichEO   Famous Grouse            10         
                           
Pass   
Matt674   
trafficjam   
WarBwastard   
Kinboshi      0         

phew \o/

Objection: Johnnie Walker Red Label and Johnnie Walker Black Label are two different BRANDS of whisky made by Diageo. If they are not different BRANDS then what are they?

different variations of the same brand -- denied

why waste your time objecting? QM doesn't even know what a country is so I doubt he knows what a brand is

I need proof that an alcohol intolerant person knows that his answer was in the Guinness stable by default still indepenent except for distibution -- penalty has to be applied

I never said Johnny Walker...  OBJECTION

keep up all coloured labels are treated the same for brand purposes

NO THEY ARE NOT

Nonsense, they're different brands

" A brand is a name or trademark connected with a product or producer." From wiki: brand

Do you think Diageo have different trademark filings for the different 'variations'? Of course they do, they're different brands. When you were reading up on marketing you probably didn't come across 'brands vs variations' too much eh? Cos they call the different 'variations' brands...

Farce! TM

But why should I even bother saying that...  they ARE different brands...  Like coke and diet coke..  Red and Black label ahev different drinks in the bottle with different tasted brewed for different times and are clearly different...   BUT DO I GIVE A FCUK

Sharplea is getting a 5 point penalty - his ace is still counted - therefore he gets 6 for the last round

fyp

you can argue that the parent company is the brand - I interpreted the main name as the brand - will consider that objection

this. such a farcical ruling otherwise. Quiz over, I'm in a huff

I know the feeling

Imagine if your HOLLAND answer had been accepted?

 :hello:












I see Belgium made another appearance for Mrsjam  ;D

 rotflmfao  this needs more love .........


the way Mr Tighty's mind works   tut tut

after careful consideration Johnny Walker stands with all variations in the same bucket

as would have bushmills

scores shortly

Holland was accepted and given an A

pawprint   9
Trafficjam   12
xxMairxx   12
Matt674   13
Laxie   13
Sharplea   15  (5 point penalty for obv googling)
Destroyer316   15
cf   16
RichEO   17
Kinboshi   17
thetank   18
G1BTW   18
Tightend   18
JonMW   18
Joobie538   18
WarBwastard   19
Shogun   29

Why bother, they have no meaningful measurement...!

Actually, after a disastrous beginning I think he is doing well now

More farce please

This.

Ger, just pick a winner.

6.       Name a county the M6 travels through         
         
Lancashire   5 and sheep
xxMairxx   
Matt674   
WarBwastard   
RichEO   
JonMW   

Staffordshire   3
thetank   
trafficjam   
cf         

Cheshire   
Shogun   
Destroyer316   
         
Aces

Cumbria   Pawprint               1
West Midlands   Kinboshi               1
Warickshire   Sharplea               1

Fail   
Tightend   Dumfries & Galloway   Turns into A74M         10
 G1BTW   Hertfordshire   M1 maybe         10

Pass   
Joobie538   Laxie            0

Stick to what you know and I am no good at judging sizes!

pawprint   10
Laxie   13
Trafficjam   15
Sharplea   16
xxMairxx   17
Destroyer316   17
Matt674   18
Kinboshi   18
Joobie538   18
cf   19
thetank   21
RichEO   22
JonMW   23
WarBwastard   24
G1BTW   28
Tightend   28
Shogun   31

ok

Fail   
Tightend   Dumfries & Galloway   Turns into A74M         10


The M6 ends at Gretna which is in Dumfries and Galloway. The M6 travels through it (not all the way through it but that would be language semantics to fail me for that) and turns into the A74

I did check this - but I will check it again

OBJECTION...!!!
Destroyer has no clue what the M6 is..!!  Let alone where it is...!!

the question is M6 travels through, so if it goes thru dumfries and galloway at any point it is therefore a pass, not a fail, doesnt matter that it changes to A74

both from wiki

"Travels through" means .. enters and exits ... TIGHTY FAILS !!

excuse me, did you enter?

travels through has different interpretations.

Will leave it with Duke, no problems here

The M6 motorway is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom. It runs from junction 19 of the M1 near Rugby in central England, passes between Coventry and Nuneaton, through Birmingham, Walsall and Stafford and near the major cities of Wolverhampton and Stoke-on-Trent. The motorway has a major junction onto the M56 and M62 at Warrington, giving access to Manchester and Liverpool. The M6 then heads north past Preston and Lancaster. After the latter two cities it passes through Cumbria with some parts very close to the edge of the Lake District, and then passes Carlisle, before terminating on the A74(M) near the Scottish border.


a fail i'm afraid

Travels through, means goes thru somewhere, doesnt matter that it changes to a different road, the M6 travels through there so is therefore a PASS

It hardly travels through it if it stops half way ... EPIC FAIL.  Stick to your guns Dukey baby :)

if you any other evidence -- please share -- will put quiz on hold this is important

Duke you have evidence that the M6 goes to Gretna which is  in Dumfries and Galloway

how can it possibly be a fail?

lol, give it up tighty. dodgy qm wouldn't give you this even if you were right. check a map, last exit on m6 is the gretna exit but it's in england. you cross into scotlandshire on the b7076

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=gretna

ffs

it goes to Gretna which is in D and G


ffs


steaming steaming steaming

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=m6+dumfries+and+galloway&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=uk&ei=0XJKSu2yE4W8jAfilIxi&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1

er, quite

ty

Put THIS into google maps

54.995392,-3.05347

proves my point again

OBJECTION to Espana.

From wiki: España is Spanish for "Spain", and may refer to:

I wasn't aware we were allowed to answer questions in different languages.

lol, answers were up, now down again

Thank good for that, thought I was seeing things .....

Anyway, Tighty deserves a fail for clearly googling that the M6 ends in Gretna, and then putting Dumfries and Galloway.

EPIC EPIC FAIL

And lets be honest, if Gatso is not backing you, then you know you are pissing in the wind :)

Nope I knew it ended there. Clearly I was attempting to be too clever for my own good, and ended up being not at all clever

ooops farcical wrong button -- shortly

2 hours in and we're still on question 6 of 15... :/

7.       Name a European Country that begins with a vowel.       
            
Iceland   5
thetank   
WarBwastard   
RichEO   
G1BTW   
Pawprint   

Italy 3
xxMairxx   
JonMW   
Laxie   

Albania   2
Matt674   
Tightend

Andorra   2
Destroyer316   
Sharplea         

Estonia 2
cf   
Kinboshi

Aces
Austria   Joobie538               1
UK   trafficjam               1
Espana   Shogun               1


Fail                   
                   
Pass                  

http://objection.mrdictionary.net/go.php?n=3142797

I so wanted Nellie to put Belgium for this question :D

OBJECTION: Espana; quiz in english, answers in english
UK is not a country! OMG!

any country which began with a vowel in its own language would have been allowed

more likely to put Blue IMHO

United Kingdom of great britain and Northern Ireland -- which part of that is difficult

lol

not a country though, its a union

UK is a collection of countries...not a single country.  Should really be a fail.

because.....????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

who issues your passport ?

neither is Holland..  U want to object to that too?

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland[12] (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain)[13] is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country,[

I was very tempted  rotflmfao

Now we know you know better - play nicely

wtf, this wasn't stipulated in the question.

and?

I would give you hell if I was QM

Any future questions involving letters and I'm gonna answer in a language that allows me to score an easy ace. The precedent has been set.

you turned me down trafficlight. I doubt you'll get a second chance. Though with QMs like these....

pawprint   15
Trafficjam   16
Laxie   16
Sharplea   17
Destroyer316   19
Joobie538   19
xxMairxx   20
Matt674   20
Kinboshi   20
cf   21
thetank   26
JonMW   26
RichEO   27
WarBwastard   29
Tightend   30
Shogun   32
G1BTW   33

8.       Name a Irish President from 1937 to date-       
               
Robinson   6
Shogun   
trafficjam   
Tightend   
JonMW   
Sharplea   
Laxie   

McAleese   3
WarBwastard   
Destroyer316   
Kinboshi      

Aces

De Valera   cf                  1
O'Dalaigh   xxMairxx                  1

Fail   thetank   Bertie Ahern   Taoiseach             12
   Matt674   Bertie Ahern   Taoiseach             12
   Joobie538   Gerry Adams   Hmm just Hmm            12
   Pawprint   Jack Lynch   Taoiseach            12

Pass   RichEO   G1BTW               

ffs I was sure De Valera was going to be popular :(

O'Dalaigh   xxMairxx                  1


of course

Rich feck off

Ger, you know I didnt google it

Sharplea has a rival

Seriously feck off, Ger posted a question somewhere else about an award when he got when he was younger, did some serious research back then when Dalaigh was president

xxMairxx   21
Trafficjam   22
Laxie   22
cf   22
Sharplea   23
Kinboshi   23
RichEO   27
pawprint   27
Joobie538   31
Matt674   32
WarBwastard   32
JonMW   32
Destroyer316   32
G1BTW   33
Tightend   36
thetank   38
Shogun   38

What does the Irish President do? Ceremonial? Never catch a role like that in this country

Yep...in his APAT blog.  

started badly, have improved tho. think i've chosen a likely sheep answer for the bruce forsyth question :(

9.       Name a book by Ian Fleming that featured James Bond      
                     
From Russia with Love   3
cf   
Joobie538   
Pawprint   
               
Dr No   3
Matt674   
Laxie   
Kinboshi   


Casino Royal   2
Shogun   
trafficjam      
               
Goldfinger 2
xxMairxx   
thetank   
               
Thunderball   2
JonMW   
Sharplea      
            
OHMSS   
RichEO   
Destroyer316   
   
Aces
            
Moonraker   WarBwastard         1               

Fail   G1BTW   Octopussy      6   Not a book in its own right - part of a collection of short stories            
                           
Pass   Tightend         0               

Duke have you checked you IM box

struggling enough here lol -- hang on

xxMairxx   23
Trafficjam   24
Sharplea   25
Laxie   25
cf   25
Kinboshi   26
RichEO   29
pawprint   30
WarBwastard   33
JonMW   34
Destroyer316   34
Joobie538   34
Matt674   35
Tightend   36
G1BTW   39
thetank   40
Shogun   40

scores are under review --

bugger - they stand

10.       Name one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World         
               
Gardens of Babylon   6
Shogun   
xxMairxx   
Destroyer316   
Sharplea   
Joobie538   
Laxie   
   
Pyramid of Giza   3
Matt674   
trafficjam   
Kinboshi      

Colossus   3
thetank   
Tightend   
JonMW         
   
Temple of Artemis   2
WarBwastard   
cf

Aces   

Lighthouse of Alexandria   RichEO                  1   

Fail   G1BTW   Egyptian Pyramids               12   Nope
   Pawprint   Temple of Diana               12   FFS

Pass                        

Are you sure ?

I'm just going to do a quick search before officially objecting.

bah, i was gonna go for the maousoeleloueum but i didn't know how to spell it lol

Diana is the Roman name for Artemis

The temple is Greek

tis fine, you can answer questions in whatever language you like

:D :D

From wiki

The Temple of Artemis (Greek: Ἀρτεμίσιον Artemision), also known less precisely as Temple of Diana


Okay, Greek and Roman mix up, but if we are allowing Holland and Espana, then in my opinion, this is no different.

I'll leave it with you Ger.

Trafficjam   27
cf   27
xxMairxx   29
Kinboshi   29
RichEO   30
Sharplea   31
Laxie   31
WarBwastard   35
JonMW   37
Matt674   38
Tightend   39
Destroyer316   40
Joobie538   40
pawprint   42
thetank   43
Shogun   46
G1BTW   51

11.       Name one of the political parties in the UK that have an MP       
                  
Conservative   3
thetank   
trafficjam   
WarBwastard   
            
Democratic Unionist   
Tightend   
Pawprint
            
Labour   2
Matt674   
Kinboshi      

Plaid Cymru   2
RichEO   
JonMW      
         
Sinn Fein   
cf   
Laxie      
            
UKIP   
G1BTW   
Joobie538         Only by a defection from Cons - but allowed         

Aces

Lib Dem   xxMairxx         1            
Respect   Sharplea         1   Google alert -- penalty discussion         

Fail   Destroyer316   Green Party      6   Tut Tut wee man         
                         
Pass   Shogun                     

lol, objections just being completed ignored now

OK, this one you can feck off. Everybody knows George Galloway is an MP and represents the RESPECT party.

I didn't

Who is he?

(p.s penalty pls)

less precisely -- good choice of words -- fail

objection sustained -- but there are a couple more questions

thetank   29
cf   29
Trafficjam   30
xxMairxx   30
Kinboshi   31
RichEO   32
Laxie   33
Sharplea   32
WarBwastard   38
JonMW   39
Matt674   40
Tightend   41
Joobie538   42
pawprint   44
Shogun   46
Destroyer316   46
G1BTW   53

You are still calculating the fails wrongly...  FARCE

I'm extremely disappointed.  I've chosen not to get involved, when objection after objection is declined, and trusted in the QM to uphold a level of fairness within with farcical concept.

But this is just too much.

so you're specifically objecting to this accusation? so that would be an admission that the previous one was correct. about time you fessed up to googleage

I have allowed one -- which is one more than I was prepared to do

the last one i objected to via MSN and got no reply.

this one i went public.

Not really, it's not like Diana is a translation of Artemis - it's just wrong.

12.       Name a TV show that Bruce Forsyth compered       
            
Generation Game   5
Shogun   
thetank   
G1BTW   
Sharplea   
cf   

Play your cards right   4
xxMairxx   
Matt674   
WarBwastard   
RichEO

The price is right   3
JonMW   
Laxie   
Kinboshi         

Sunday Night at the LP   2
trafficjam   
Joobie538      

You bet   2
Tightend   
Pawprint   

Strictly come dancing   Destroyer316               1

Fail                  
                  
Pass                  

fs, knew as soon as i'd submitted it that was a stupid answer, only thought of scd afterwards

OBFECKINJECTION...  Obvious google for people under 25...   Generation game has to have been googled...!!

How many of those ARE under 25?

Strictly come dancing is not a game show..you can't win a Kenwood mixer, his and hers bicycles or a Nissan Micra.  It's a talent show if anything.

he's getting desperate

i'm 23... sure he hosted it when i was little..

oooh the next question should be good

oh and by the way was that an objection

QM is desperate..!!!  HOLLAND...!!!!!!!!  and I thought u had half a brain..!!!  I was OBVIOUSLY wrong.... 

yep - again

Trafficjam   32
xxMairxx   34
thetank   34
Kinboshi   34
cf   34
RichEO   36
Laxie   36
Tightend   41
WarBwastard   42
JonMW   42
Sharplea   37
Matt674   44
Joobie538   44
pawprint   46
Destroyer316   47
Shogun   51
G1BTW   58

Here is some QM thinking....

Q - Name a country in UK.?

A - Lancashire...

Its right...  Its in the UK...  Its not a country like, but its in the UK so MUST be correct...

13.       Name a ranking poker hand   
            
Four of a kind   4
xxMairxx   
Tightend   
RichEO   
cf   

two pair   4
thetank   
WarBwastard   
JonMW   
Kinboshi   

Straight Flush   2
Sharplea   
Laxie   

Three of a kind   2
Shogun   
Pawprint

Aces

#2   G1BTW            1
Flush   Joobie538            1
Straight     Matt674            1
one pair   trafficjam            1
high card   Destroyer316            1

Fail               
               
Pass               

#2   G1BTW            1

pardon?

sort it out Ger.

A5 triple draw ranking hand

pardon?

sorted

ready steady go

Derry/Londonderry LOLOLOLOL

Trafficjam   33
xxMairxx   38
thetank   38
Laxie   38
Kinboshi   38
cf   38
RichEO   40
Sharplea   39
Matt674   45
Tightend   45
Joobie538   45
WarBwastard   46
JonMW   46
Destroyer316   48
pawprint   48
Shogun   53
G1BTW   59

What happened there ??????

A farce?

14.       Name a county in the province of Ulster (careful now)      
            
Armagh 2
xxMairxx   
thetank
      
Antrim   2
trafficjam   
Kinboshi
      
Fermanagh   2
G1BTW   
cf   
      
Tyrone   2
Matt674   
Pawprint      
   
Aces
Cavan   Laxie         1      
Donegal   Destroyer316         1      
Down   Tightend         1      
Derry/Londonderry   WarBwastard         1      

Fail   Shogun   Bangor      4   Town in Co Down   
   RichEO   Limerick      4   Munster   
   Joobie538   Durham      4   EH
   
Pass   JonMW   Sharplea            

OBJECTION to Londonderry

I wouldnt even go there

Why?  Why I ask, why?

Londonderry and Derry were both allowable?



Just LOL

RSQ precedent states that Londonderry doesn't exist does it not?

For the quiz or in general?

Trafficjam   35
Laxie   39
xxMairxx   40
thetank   40
Kinboshi   40
cf   40
RichEO   44
Sharplea   39
Tightend   46
JonMW   46
Matt674   47
WarBwastard   47
Destroyer316   49
Joobie538   49
pawprint   50
Shogun   57
G1BTW   61

so close so close

FYP.

you know who passed

i need a miracle...

why is that fixed you still have the same score ???

putting it in order.

15.       Name a person in the top 10 of the Sunday Times Britains richest list 2009.      
               
Duke of Westminster   6
Shogun   
trafficjam   
WarBwastard   
RichEO   
G1BTW   
Pawprint   

Mittal    2
Tightend   
Sharplea   

Aces

Rausing   JonMW                  1
Green   Kinboshi                  1
Abramovich   Laxie                  

Fail   Matt674   Queen               12
   Joobie538   Paul McCartney               12

Pass   xxMairxx   thetank   Destroyer316   cf         

LOLOLOL 4 way tie huh

shit looks that way rule 17 paragraph b subsection C will apply

xxMairxx   40
thetank   40
Laxie   40
cf   40
Trafficjam   41
Kinboshi   41
Sharplea   41
JonMW   47
Tightend   48
Destroyer316   49
RichEO   50
WarBwastard   53
pawprint   56
Matt674   59
Joobie538   61
Shogun   63
G1BTW   67

so in effect its a 4 way tie because Ger, despite evidence to the contrary, handed out extra points because he felt like it.

I bet you now Mair wins.

Person with most Aces is next QM?

noooo, so close

Work out who had most Aces, Ger, they can be the new QM or something like that

nah, should be person with least fails, don't think i got an ace :(

and why would I win? when 4 people won

Most Aces is the usual tiebreaker lol

Up to Ger though

Whoever wins is irrelevant..!! Accepting incorrect answers made it that way...  Disallowing correct answers too..  FIX..!!

This.

Ok aces by my flawed scoring was

xxMairxx   4
Laxie   3
thetank   1
cf   1


Therefore if she accepts xxMairXX has the floor

+1

Should I say lucky me? lol

Will do questions shortlyish...reveal for Monday evening

I think everyone should check their points in future

Nice one Mair.  wp, gg

did u get bored u were ahead for a while -- sound familiar

sigh

ooops

I would like to say it was a good quiz, but is just ...  wasn't...!!!

aye three fails and a debatable country -- you're right it wasn't

debabtabe country was not debatable..!!  FACT...  just plain incorrect...

You're country Espana -- was an Ace -- keep up

Well done Mair - gl with your quiz and get your whiip ready!

Because it WAS correct...  I am not questioning my score by the way...

+1!!!!!

Without actually knowing where the M6 is or what it is i thought i did rather well