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Right then....following on from Alex's "If this is the answer, what is the question" quiz of a week or two ago, it looks like it's time for me to pick up the baton and set a quiz myself.

In keeping with the theme of innovation we are going for something slightly different again here. The quiz is...

                                   'Absolute Blonderdash!'


Below are two words, a date, a person/character and a film title. Your job is to proffer as believable a definition as possible for each item...without resorting to cheating/Google of course. You score a point each time one of your answers is 'chosen'. You can also score a point if you select the correct answer from the line-up.

For example.... if the word was "abligurition"....you might enter the definition: "A pressure sore that grows on the glutus maximus". Now, "abligurition" is actually an observation of lavish spending on food and drink, but that's almost irrelevant*....as you score points for the number of entrants that select your answer as their guess as to which definition is 'correct'! Beware...sometimes the definitions are sensible...other times ridiculous!

*It's unlikely (though possible) that you will know the true definition of these items. If you do, good for you, well done, give yourself a pat on the back etc. Keep it to yourself, submit a novel and incorrect definition, and pick up the bonus point for choosing the correct answer from the line up. If you submit an answer too close to the true definition I will give you a nudge to change it by PM ;)

Timeline

15th Jan - Quiz opens for submission of definitions.
22nd Jan - Submission of definitions closes, definitions posted in the thread. Quiz reopens for submission of entrants' guesses.
27th Jan 10pm - Submission of guesses closes.
28th Jan - REVEAL


Right then....enough waffle. Time for the quiz!! Send me your 'answers' by PM with the subject line "Blonderdash". For your submission to be valid, you commit to selecting from the proposed answers of the other entrants between 22nd-28th Jan, otherwise your submission will be null and void.  ;izimbra; In the event of a tiebreak whoever submits their guesses first will be deemed the victor.


1. Palooka

2. 24th March 1951

3. Sylvan Goldman

4. Jamon Jamon (Offer one-two sentences that read like the 'teaser' as to the film's contents from the back of the DVD-box).

5. Karoshi



Good luck!!

Entrants

Sir Tight of End - RECEIVED
Tal - RECEIVED
kinboshi - RECEIVED
Geo the Sarge - RECEIVED
smashedagain - RECEIVED
millidonk - RECEIVED
Cf - RECEIVED
david3103 - RECEIVED
bobAlike - RECEIVED
VBlue - RECEIVED
cambridgealex - RECEIVED
MintTrav - RECEIVED
Ruud - RECEIVED
Silo Graham - RECEIVED
Waz1892 - RECEIVED

Oooooooh, a variation of a popular Milligan household game. Like it. Will be in.

Like it.

:)

In

I knew all five definitions, so it lacked a challenge for me

I know two, and could make a good guess for a third.But two I have no idea about.


Doesn't really matter though,as it's about creating definitions that people will go for.

In. Bosh.

Making up rubbish. I'm going to take some beating with home field advantage.

3 super brains n just the one thicky so far. I will delay my entry for a few days so more people enter and are not intimidated by all us super brains. Game requires more thickies for max enjoyment.

Bit harsh on Tighty.

My grandad used to say he was gonna take me to palookaville. So can't wait to find out what that actually means.

lol..... 4 minutes and 2 seconds. You must still be at work lol

IN.

Are people allowed to enter phase 2 only?

I'd happily take a guess at the correct definitions and can honestly say that I genuinely don't know the true answer to any of them.

I understand I won't be able to win but my participation may improve the overall competition for those involved in phases 1 and 2.

Can those not wanting to play stage 1 nominate a ghost writer?

Can you add to the op that no googling or such is allowed before its too late.

Done now.


Yeah ok, why not. Though obviously the more the merrier for both phases.

I've read the op about 10 times. Makes more sense than a kinboshi hand history, but I still don't get it.glglglgl all.

:)

It's my fault waffling too much.

1. Write fake definitions for the 5 items and PM to me before the 22nd.
2. Pick which definition you believe to be correct from the list of submitted answers when I post them itt.

The basic idea of balderdash is that you have to work out what the definition of a word is. Now the other team has to try and put you off the scent by making up some other possible definitions that sound like they could fit.

Say the word were "Gorilla"

The definition you'd be looking for would be "Giant ape with the latin name gorilla gorilla"

But the opposition might have thrown in a few curve balls:
- A defensive position in the game Kabaddi, similar to a sweeper
- An energetic dance from the South Pacific
- A Mexican style of cooking, similar to a barbeque

Here's where blonderdash comes in.

Your job is in two parts:
1. You need to make up a plausible (ideally wrong) answer for each of the things Ed has given - so what could have but didn't happen on 24 March 1951? - and send one for each to Ed.
2. All the wrong answers and the correct one will be presented together and your job is to identify the correct definition. You will score a point every time someone picks your curve ball wrong answer.

The idea is to come up with a really plausible wrong answer so everyone picks it and then yourself to pick the right answer so you don't give anyone else any points.

Does that help?

Ahhh, that's better. Ok, I'll give it a go. Cheers Ed.

It does tal, thanks. But Ed just done an idiots guide which works better for me. :)

And tighty knows the answer to all 5? Without cheating. Right.

Fair enough, so.

Happy blonderdashing!

Tbf he spends a lot of time at DTD perusing the internet while people fold tgeir way to the money.

I reckon (read, 'am hoping') Tighty is leveling. I know he knows basically everything, but I'd be gutted if I hadn't located at least a couple of blind spots!

Thick 'ed.

Bit cruel after he went to the trouble of putting this quiz on.

 :hello:

I was joking. I think I knew one. Ed has my answers so he'll be aware of this.

I didn't think you'd want us to give you correct answers?

Is this a sort of internet (or do I mean web?) version of Call my Bluff, which used to feature Frank Muir?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_My_Bluff_(UK_game_show)

yes, the second stage will be

the first stage is actually compiling the guesses as to what the answer is

there is a popular board game called Balderdash, hence Ed's wordplay on the blonde quiz title


Next week, the winner has to do a Pictionary quiz

If you happen to know the correct answer....don't tell me now. Instead, keep it schtum, submit a made up definition, and snipe off the bonus point for picking the right definition when the time comes.


Yes, though perhaps slightly closer to the fantastic game that is Balderdash:

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

I trust you will be entering Teeks?

Umm, I will try. I'm in the Thicko Deparetment, but I try & support all of these things when I am able.

That's fine and what I thought. I reckon I have a rough idea for two but wouldn't want to commit too heavily. Am hoping a similar definition crops up for them.

Right I have just had a phone call from my thick mate. He said this is a bit confusing for some people and I obv put him straight but I thought you might like to make it clearer for everyone else.

My mate thinks that he knows one of the answers. Lets say he knows what a Gorilla is. Why should he put a made up answer instead of the correct one. Lets assume as Tighty knows everything he answers the correct definition, all the super brains go for tighty's definition to as well as Kinboshi who googled it then he gets mega points? My mate is left with egg on his face because he answered " the part of the cooker you use for making cheese on toast" and no one went with his answer.

Cheers for clearing this up for him.

Because anyone who submits a 'correct' answer gets a gentle reminder by PM from me regards the rules/guidelines of the quiz ;) They are then prompted to submit a 'made up' definition.

oh right I think he gets it.

Edit: just had a light bulb moment. Was thinking how are we gonna be able to answer the correct answer if we all submit red herrings.... You are gonna post the correct answer too are n't you. All the responses will posted but not who actually posted em right.

I have aces. Why would I want to convince the other guy I have a rubbish hand? What if I end up convincing him to call?

Kinboshi included a Pictionary question in his recent quiz

I expect your thick mate thinks that people google just because they actually have some trivial knowledge.  Does everyone who beats 'him' at poker just get lucky and actually aren't better poker players?

I did a 'dingbats' rather than a pictionary question.  But you've got me thinking :D

:)  you and Tighty are both showing the sort of dominance in quizes that Lance Armstrong once showed in cycling.

Quizzes.

;)

fml. Any one can use spell checker :)

Anyone.

could if I wanted lol

Could if I wanted, lol

If one of the answers I submitted turns out to be correct I will look the bottom of a stranger's shoe

thats very brave of you

All those friggin school fees down the friggin drain.

Keep hitting sets. You'll soon win them back.

Maybe at an EPT. Fair point.

I trust you'll be entering?

::) I know. A few more hours' studying and he could have gone to Pembroke.

Never mind.

Tompkins table rankings '04-'08

Emmanuel - 1,5,1,1,2
Pembroke - 6,6,4,7,10

*cough*

Awesome concept, will be in for sure. Will we get to find out whose definition is whose at any point?

bloody hope not

Yip, in the reveal.

Sigh,yes.

I was there 02-05. We were top in 02 and Cam was top of the world ratings.

Admittedly, it dropped a bit while I was there....ahem...

Blonde quizzes now the venue for Cambridge inter College bragging fests. Anybody go to Westfield Comp,Sheffield between 1970 and 1974 ?

ffs. So you weren't born in March 1951 then

In, as a representative of both The University of Life (BS) and The Open University (BSc)

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 ;surrender;

In for 1st quiz participation on blonde.  Hope I 'got it' and can throw you all a few good curve balls to think on.

Go on then, flicked it in.

Looks like a pretty even mix of brainiacs and thickies for the quiz. Just hope I can remember the time of the reveal this time round.

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On course for part two Ed. looks a lot of typing for you or do you copy n paste

As in the event of a tie, the blonde who submitted their guesses first wins, does this mean I'm currently in the nut no-win spot?

 


He/She who submits their selections first in the next part will be the benefactor in the event of a tie-break.

most excited I've been for a quiz reveal.

cant wait to see your answers buddy. Do you actually know any if the correct answers? Pretty sure I know a couple

And do either of them know any of the answers?

lol.

Stuck at work but promise to submit answers by 8pm. Please allow for this Ed

Open til midnight.

Will upload options in the morning.

Glad it was extended, in.

farce

And so it begins!

in - i think I've entered correctly?

Up and waiting.

Right then.....here they are!!

Please submit the answer which you believe to be correct (obv not your own!) to me by PM by 10pm on 28th January. You will score one point each time one of your answers is selected, and a bonus point each time you select the true answer of a question. In the event of a tiebreak, he who submits this part earliest will be deemed the winner....so crack on!! Oh, and obviously NO GOOGLING!!

Please simply list as question number/letter of answer.

Eg.

1 k
2 a
3 b
4 d
5 o


Very best of luck!

1. PALOOKA

(a) A sport played mainly in asian countries, reportedly played by over 200million people every day.  A growing call for it to be part of the 2018 or 2022 Olympics games due to its popularity in the Far East.

(b) A palooka, or pallouqa is the name given to russian 'matryoshka' dolls (often referred to as Baboushka dolls since they prepresent an old woman or grandmother). Palooka dolls are not made in the traditional style and represent a cat, or pallou as the Russians refer to them.

(c) Palooka is a cruiser class warship within the Ugandan Navy, named after Ugandas first Admiral of the fleet Obafeme Palooka.

(d) A woodwind musical instrument, similar to an ocarina.

(e) A game of "hoopla" played by Indian Children.

(f) Old American slang for being inebriated.

(g) A palooka is a wooden utensil used to carve wood in southern Asia.

(h) The marking on a Mexican sombrero.

(i) An Argentinian dance, known for it's complicated footwork and unusual in that it is one of the few dances in the world in which the woman leads.

(j) A hat worn to keep the head warm in the mountains in Chile.

(k) A card game which originated in Korea in the 1950's. Best described as a cross between 5 card draw and Uno.

(l) An incompetent or easily defeated athlete, especially a prizefighter.

(m) Swahili for "president".

(n) Artistic representation of a historical period, the autheticity of which has been distorted since creating an incorrect notion of the reality.

(o) A variant of padooki with only 2 betting rounds.

(p) Term used to describe someone of Polish decent. From Polak.

2. 24th MARCH 1951

(a) The year the National Health System (NHS) was created in the UK.

(b) A dummy date to hide the fact that no date has been set.

(c) The date Oxford beat Cambridge in the boat race by 8 lengths- the greatest margin by which the infamous race has ever been won.

(d) The date that the microwave oven were first invented.

(e) The birth date of Sir Ian of Gascoigne.

(f) Elvis Presley walks into the offices of Sun Records aiming to pay for a few mintues studio time to record a two-sided acetate disc, he would later claim he intended as a gift for his Mother.

(g) Winston Churchill's last day as PM.

(h) The date Kevin Keegan was born.

(i) The day a major in medical breakthrough terms occured.  Small Pox it is written in the history books was been eridcated from the UK completely.

(j) In the Boat Race on 24 March 1951, Oxford sank and the race was rescheduled for 26 March, when Cambridge won.

(k) Princess Anne's birthday.

(l) The date of the Munich air disaster.

(m) The 24th March 1951 was a significant date in the history of the UK road network. It was on this day that the Road Traffic Act (Responsibilities) 1951 was introduced in law and codified responsibility for maintenance on many minor roads as falling to local authorities.

(n) Date of the last nuclear testing in the Nevada desert.

(o) The date that Israeli Eva Binhad gave birth to the only known Nontuplets.

(p) The day a young Ian Gascoigne first stood on the Hillsborough Kop, the spot now marked by a special brick under a seat.

3. SYLVAN GOLDMAN

(a) Is the real name of Oscar Schindler.

(b) Is the co founder of the multi billion dollar firm Goldman-Sachs.

(c) Sylvan Goldman was a friend and near neighbour of Ian Fleming in Jamaica. He was credited by Fleming with having first suggested the plotline of Thunderball. Fleming used his name as inspiration for the character Auric Goldfinger in a later book.

(d) The first transsexual to be elected to public office in the US when she became District Attorney of Clarke County, Virginia in April 2005.

(e) The original name for Dan Brown's literary hero Robert Langdon ('the Da Vinci Code') before a last minute change by the publishers.

(f) The real name of Jeff Goldbulm.

(g) A co-founder of the Goldman Sachs investment banking group.

(h) One half of the famous banking duo Goldman & Sachs.

(i) Neil Goldman’s grandfather on Family Guy.

(j) Inventor of the vacuum cleaner.

(k) The founder of Investment bank Goldman Sachs.

(l) The man generally credited with inventing the casino chip.

(m) Was the first foreign minister in the first Israeli cabinet led by prime minister David Ben-Gurion in 1948.

(n) 8" golden statue discovered by Oxford University archaeologist, Sir Charles Digby Frobishire. Found in Albania 1902.

(o) London's first Jewish mayor and was a founder of the Westminster Bank, today one of England's leading banks.

(p) An American businessman and inventor of the shopping trolley.

4."JAMON, JAMON"

(a) One mans search for the best ham in the world continues...

(b) Jane is on holiday in Jamaica where she meets the guy of her dreams. But is all what it seems?

(c) A pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep. A little pig goes a long way.

(d) Cape Town is the latest city where a string of murders has taken place in one of the townships.  Normally there wouldn't be such publicity surrounding the deaths but there's a dark secret linking these bodies and of bodies discovered in Johannesburg, Durban and Bloemfontein.

(e) Jose Luis' mother is determined to break her son's engagement to a girl from a lower-class family, and hires Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter to seduce Sylvia.

(f) The story of one woman's love tested to the extremes by her abusive husband.

(g) The gripping true story of one boy's fight to take his place as a man among his fellow Masai. A compelling journey from rejection to acceptance.

(h) A tale of lust and industrial espionage as a young Preservative factory employee struggles to cope with the toast spreading requirements of her domineering boss

(i) (1992) Brazilian drama about the life and career of Gary Glitter. Carmo Dalla Vecchia plays Paul Francis Gadd as he travels from singing in his local club to becoming one of the most celebrated musicians of his generation.

(j) Follows the sexual exploits in Spain of Glaswegian Sean McDermott. The title is the Spanish equivalent of an old Glaswegian term for oral sex (Gamon............"gies a gammie hen) and replicates the Spanish word for Ham.

(k) Swahili film named after the sound a telephone makes. The English equivalent is ring ring.

(l) Sophie was a real good looking girl from the waist down. This is the story of how her legs got her into trouble.

(m) Four Spanish brothers quietly tend their farm in 1930s Facist Spain.  When guerillas are arrested taking refuge in their smokehouse 'Jamon Jamon' ignites as their simple life becomes embroiled in a tale of religion, bribery, corruption, and political ideology.

(n) Jamon Jamon is one of the most crime-ridden districts in Manila; not a place where Westerners would usually venture by choice. But Roger Vance has no choice.

(o) A fusion of Jamaican and Bollywood influences brings us the romantic love story of an Indian Princess and a Rasta Romeo.

(p) A Spanish film, despite its "meat" title follows the story of the Bull fighting in the Spanish towns and cities.  Following the story from its origins to today's moral dilemmas Spain and its people found themselves asking.

5. KAROSHI

(a) A Chinese term for complete peace found through meditation.

(b) The name of the Gown given to the winner of the Japanese Sumo League Championship.

(c) A penalty in Taekwondo for hitting or kicking a non-target area of the body, usually the legs or neck.

(d) Japanese word translating as 'table manners'.

(e) The 12th and final course in the traditional Japanese menu "Sabashi".

(f) A Japanese word meaning "death by overwork".

(g) An ancient Japanese duel performed with swords.

(h) Final evolution of Pokèmon Lickitung, becoming a large lizard with the ability to attack by firing water from its mouth.

(i) Is the name given to the art of Origami, only using aluminium to create masterful creations by folding the lightweight metal.

(j) Island off the coast of Japan which suffered a devastating earthquake in 1970s.

(k) Karoshi is a game, similar to petang, played in remote areas of Pakistan. A Karoshi is a masterful player of the game.

(l) Japanese name for the 'blowfish', a poisonous fish that must be prepared by highly-skilled chefs otherwise the poison can kill diners.

(m) Japanese indoor footwear expected to be worn by visitors and guests.

(n) Earlier version of the katana.

(o) Algerian wheat-based savoury dish.

(p) A Japanese word meaning "overwrought about religion, homeopathy and speed cameras".

Should duplicate answers not have been grouped into one code?

Enjoyed, answers submitted. If all answers are in early can we get an early reveal? 1 time!

Maybe re: bolded...but I wasn't too sure how that would effect scoring (?). I have left all answers as submitted save for ensuring common formatting etc. and one tweak of which I informed the respondent.

You were the second in I'm afraid behind the fast-fingered Tal!

Jeez, what does that kid do for a living?

professional quizzer?

I guess I'm third in with the answers - and am already finding it hard to resist hitting google

If I told you, you probably wouldn't believe me.

First class degree from Cambridge on jobseekers living with mum? Trawler fisherman? Porn star?

[X] know one answer for sure.
[X] thought, hmm this one sounds about right, but can't possibly be as it was my answer and you would have rejected
[X] thought as Kinboshi is Japanese, it would be easy and pick the answer relating to Japan.

Looks like as I only know 1 answer tighty starts with a 5-1 lead. Probably enough :)


In. Actually thought two of my answers were correct and picked the same letter twice. Not a good omen

Thread has potential

Is it wrong that I want to know what tal does, more than I want to see the reveal?

Lots of great answers there. I can narrow it down to about four likely ones in most cases, except for the last question, but it's difficult to choose one out of those.

I want to choose my own answer for one of the questions! :-\

Couldn't care less about the reveal. 

Might start a thread, on the diary board, called "Tal does, therefore he is..."

Haha, I thought mine was the most plausible for one of them as well :D

I can honestly say I haven't a clue for any of these. Wild guesses submitted.

Answers in, can I Google now?

I think he's a spy. It all adds up.

Given that it gives you no competitive advantage, my answer has to be "yes".

I would however compare it to finding out the Wrestlemania results from the others at school when you've got the VHS to watch on your return home. Fantastically tempting and rather difficult to avoid, but ultimately considerably less fulfilling.

Have to agree with this, where's the fun in knowing before the 'reveal'?

It's very interesting watching the answers coming in and seeing who's picking what.

By the early polls the reveal should be pretty fun with but a length across the principal protagonists (and a few tailed off, granted!)

Good point, I shall hold on for the answers

Am I allowed to select my own answers?

I was pondering this as in the live balderdash game you can select your own answers to try and encourage others to pick yours too. In this version though I don't see how this would benefit you.

Ultimately, I suppose you can but surely you wont get any points for that?

;)

couldn't resist......

Why?

I thought it's a point for every time your answer is picked. So picking my own guarantees a point? Or have I completely mis-understood lol.

Not that it matters. We ain't allowed!

yeah +1 although I don't know if I won't google em before the reveal.

Why are the mods always looking for angles :)

I've had 12/15 responses so far...no-one has got them all right, and we've only had one duck. However....the real potential for point scoring comes in having your definitions chosen!!

Once I have remaining submissions in we can go for an early reveal if people so choose? Otherwise happy to give it until next Tuesday evening...

Personally, I think all the fun is in people picking your answers. 

yeah this.
Are you saying Tighty has not got all 5 right? I was under the impression that he knew all 5 and it seems a bit far fetched that one answer he thought was correct was made up by someone else :)

was you joking here tighty ???

of course, I made that clear about a fortnight ago

oh ok. Well the good news is you did not score a duck egg.

FML.

Defo in for an early reveal.

GET YOUR ANSWERS IN PEOPLE

Agreed, come on!

Name the guilty parties

Well, 'guilty' they are not, but I am waiting on the submissions of...Cf, MintTrav and Ruud by my reckoning.

did cf submit his answers in colour? If so you are within your rights to disqualify.

MintTrav and Ruud should be given as long as is required

Answers in. 1 educated guess. 3 complete guesses. And one I think I actually know for some reason!

Ok. Am playing the super 50 tonight so will look on the break and submit then :)

Slim brag that he thinks he will make the break.

Not that much of a brag if he says 'break' singular

Fair.

They have  more than one break in these comps?

I only have anecdotal evidence but I like to dream.

made the SECOND break.... Easy to do when u fold every hand :)

But have you submitted your answers?

Yes I have.... Priorities and all that

Good man. Feel free to do a win now.

Okay I've done it. Sorry, been a bit incommunicado the last day or two.

We are all in!!

Monday night reveal, 8pm.

Be there. Be square.

Thought it was Tuesday?

Was going to be....but I've needed to shift it forward a night and we have all the answers in.... apologies if this makes a bit of a mess for anyone...

Monday is cool for me, hope I remember

Farce

24hrs until reveal o'clock....

Bumpage for one hour until the reveal.

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Best I could do

(Not my TV)

Good evening all, and welcome to this evening's reveal, simulcast with Bangor Vs Durham on University Challenge.

It's time to start putting....

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* Note to self. Always get the thread-saving image of female bottoms in early. Men like female volleyball players' bottoms.

Wow,reveal must clash with World Cup final or something.So many logged on.

As the crowds arrive literally* in their thousands....a few stats for your perusal:

15 - The number of players in a Rugby Union team and also the number of people who entered this quiz.

64 - The % of answers that you Blondes gave to false definitions.

1094 - The estimated number of 'Blonde-minutes' wasted on this thread.

It was always going to be difficult going up against "Weight Watchers: How They Make Their Millions" on the section of the forum where everyone is fascinated with slimming down...

Been looking forward to this....

I actually am watching UC while this is going on.

#multiquizzing

Wonderful to think that some of those fresh faces on University Challenge may be logging on to Blonde in .......well a few
months really.

Question Number One.....

You were asked to proffer definitions for the word..."Palooka".

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I'm afraid to say.....those who wrote the below were not exactly the first selected for the lunchtime kickaround (they weren't selected at all):

TightEnd - A game of "hoopla" played by Indian Children
 
kinboshi - Old American slang for being inebriated.

Geo the Sarge - Palooka is a cruiser class warship within the Ugandan Navy, named after Ugandas first Admiral of the fleet Obafeme Palooka

millidonk - A palooka is a wooden utensil used to carve wood in southern Asia

Cf - A variant of padooki with only 2 betting rounds.

BobAlike - The marking on a Mexican sombrero.

Vblue - Artistic representation of a historical period, the autheticity of which has been distorted since creating an incorrect notion of the reality.

ruud - A card game which originated in Korea in the 1950's. Best described as a cross between 5 card draw and Uno

Silo Graham - A hat worn to keep the head warm in the mountains in Chile

Tomlinson from Bangor looks as old as me. Just saying for those multi quizzing.

ooooh ,still in q1...

(UC - The jumper is a bet yes?!)

He is rather. Should have put a baseball cap on him so no one noticed.

Do we have to identify these as part of the quiz? That's Rachel on the bottom right bottom.

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For the following, with those who erroneously selected your answers named and shamed in bold italics:

Tal - A woodwind musical instrument, similar to an ocarina. TightEnd, Waz1892, cambridgealex

smashedagain - Term used to describe someone of Polish decent. From Polak. david3103

david3103 - A palooka, or pallouqa is the name given to russian 'matryoshka' dolls (often referred to as Baboushka dolls since they prepresent an old woman or grandmother). Palooka dolls are not made in the traditional style and represent a cat, or pallou as the Russians refer to them. Cf, Ruud

cambridgealex - Swahili for "president". Silo Graham

MintTrav - An Argentinian dance, known for it's complicated footwork and unusual in that it is one of the few dances in the world in which the woman leads. smashedagain, bobAlike

Waz1892 - A sport played mainly in asian countries, reportedly played by over 200million people every day.  A growing call for it to be part of the 2018 or 2022 Olympics games due to its popularity in the Far East. MintTrav

PhD in neuropsychology and he can't answer questions on psychiatry

Oi oi Tighty!

#momentinthesun

All of which means the following can give themselves a pat on the back for correctly selecting, "An incompetent or easily defeated athlete, especially a prizefighter".

Tal, millidonk, kinboshi, Geo the Sarge, Vblue


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Meaning after question one (believe me it feels like more...) the standings are as follows:

TightEnd   0
Tal   3+1
kinboshi   0+1
Geo the Sarge   0+1
smashedagain   1
millidonk   0+1
Cf   0
david3103   2
BobAlike   0
Vblue   0+1
cambridgealex   1
MintTrav   2
ruud   0
Silo Graham   0
Waz1892   1

I'll put it down to the bang on the head John!

Why is Grant wearing a small guitar around her neck ?

There are literally half a dozen people watching the reveal...

Quality though.

How did you do that without being on the thread?

Question number two saw you asked to define what happened on 24th March 1951....

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Blanks for...

kinboshi   The year the National Health System (NHS) was created in the UK.

Geo the Sarge   The date that Israeli Eva Binhad gave birth to the only known Nontuplets

millidonk   This was Winston Churchill's last day as PM

Cf   A dummy date to hide the fact that no date has been set.

Vblue   Elvis Presley walks into the offices of Sun Records aiming to pay for a few mintues studio time to record a two-sided acetate disc, he would later claim he intended as a gift for his Mother

cambridgealex   The date Oxford beat Cambridge in the boat race by 8 lengths- the greatest margin by which the infamous race has ever been won.

MintTrav   Princess Anne's birthday.

ruud   The birth date of Sir Ian of Gascoigne

Waz1892   The day a major in medical breakthrough terms occured.  Small Pox it is written in the history books was been eridcated from the UK completely.

Quality > Quantity.

Which is just as well.

Yeah stop knocking the quiz reveal!

I'm rubbish on pictures of poets

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For...

TightEnd - The day a young Ian Gascoigne first stood on the Hillsborough Kop, the spot now marked by a special brick under a seat. Geo the Sarge

Tal - Date Kevin Keegan was born. kinboshi, TightEnd, Silo Graham, Ruud

smashedagain - Date of the last nuclear testing in the Nevada desert. david3103

david3013 - The 24th March 1951 was a significant date in the history of the UK road network. It was on this day that the Road Traffic Act (Responsibilities) 1951 was introduced in law and codified responsibility for maintenance on many minor roads as falling to local authorities. Waz1892, Vblue

BobAlike - The date of the Munich air disaster. millidonk

Silo Graham - The date that the microwave oven were first invented. bobAlike

Millions of people watch Big Brother and X Factor yet barely half a dozen watch the Blonde quiz reveal. Say's everything you need to know about our society.

Of course what actually happened, as known by Tal, smashedagain, cambridgealex, Cf, MintTrav was this...

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fibmgnPNpk

OK this needs to stop. It's going too well.

That's probably what it was, cos I did this as soon as I got into the hotel from the hospital, and just about 5 hours after the bang. I still think yours is the right answer though.

Tighty being owned by Tal ?

So after question 2.....

TightEnd   0+1 = 1
Tal   4+4+1 = 9
kinboshi   1 = 1
Geo the Sarge   1 = 1
smashedagain   1+1+1 = 3
millidonk   1 = 1
Cf   0+1 = 1
david3103   2+2 = 4
BobAlike   0+1 = 1
Vblue   1 = 1
cambridgealex   1+1 = 2
MintTrav   2+1 = 3
ruud   0 = 0
Silo Graham   0+1 = 1
Waz1892   1 = 1

(Working included for Father's benefit)

Okay, he wins. Can we go now?

Question three asked you "Who is Sylvan Goldman"...

Here he is:

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But he certainly wasn't....

TightEnd   The founder of Investment bank Goldman Sachs

kinboshi   Inventor of the vacuum cleaner.

millidonk   Is the co founder of the multi billion dollar firm Goldman-Sachs

Cf   Neil Goldman’s grandfather on Family Guy.

david3103   Sylvan Goldman was a friend and near neighbour of Ian Fleming in Jamaica. He was credited by Fleming with having first suggested the plotline of Thunderball. Fleming used his name as inspiration for the character Auric Goldfinger in a later book. 

BobAlike   8" golden statue discovered by Oxford University archaeologist, Sir Charles Digby Frobishire. Found in Albania 1902.

cambridgealex   One half of the famous banking duo Goldman & Sachs.

Waz1892   The real name of Jeff Goldbulm

Good things come to those who...

Ed in danger of losing 10% of followers of reveal.

as long as you're on the mend

I'm not very good at this. Not a single answer chosen :(

Unlucky, kinboshi. I very nearly chose the vacuum cleaner.

You fell into the following traps...

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Tal - The man generally credited with inventing the casino chip. cambridgealex, MintTrav

Geo the Sarge - Is the real name of Oscar Schindler. smashedagain

smashedagain - Was the first foreign minister in the first   Israeli  cabinet led by prime minister David Ben-Gurion in 1948. Cf

VBlue - London's first Jewish mayor and was a founder of the Westminster Bank, today one of England's leading banks. Ruud

MintTrav - The first transsexual to be elected to public office in the US when she became District Attorney of Clarke County, Virginia in April 2005. TightEnd, Vblue

ruud - The original name for Dan Brown's literary hero Robert Langdon ('the Da Vinci Code') before a last minute change by the publishers. Waz1892

Silo Graham - A co-founder of the Goldman Sachs investment banking group. david3103

One of us has to win in Deauville after this...

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for those who selected..."An American businessman and inventor of the shopping trolley".

Take a bow: Tal, millidonk, kinboshi, bobAlike, Silo Graham, Geo the Sarge

No one can possibly have chosen my answer for Jamon Jamon

Please!

How can I have 3? I already had 3 and, hard to believe though it is, two people went for the tranny.

So after 3 questions...

TightEnd   1
Tal   12
kinboshi   2
Geo the Sarge   3
smashedagain   4
millidonk   2
Cf   1
david3103   4
BobAlike   2
Vblue   2
cambridgealex   2
MintTrav   5
ruud   1
Silo Graham   3
Waz1892   1

And everyone is off the mark!!

Apologies, corrected now. Was rather hoping no-one was watching... ;)

Erm, thanks.

Question 4 asked you to come up with a plausible summary for the plot of "Jamon, Jamon", a genuinely brilliant and culturally fascinating film by Pedro Almodovar featuring his classic combo of Cruz and Bardem.

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No joy I'm afraid for...

TightEnd   A tale of lust and industrial espionage as a young Preservative factory employee struggles to cope with the toast spreading requirements of her domineering boss

Geo the Sarge   Follows the sexual exploits in Spain of Glaswegian Sean McDermott. The title is the Spanish equivalent of an old Glaswegian term for oral sex (Gamon............"gies a gammie hen) and replicates the Spanish word for Ham

millidonk   Is the Swahili word for the sound a telephone makes. The English equivalent is ring ring.

Cf   Jane is on holiday in Jamaica where she meets the guy of her dreams. But is all what it seems?

david3103   Sophie was a real good looking girl from the waist down. This is the story of how her legs got her into trouble.

cambridgealex   One mans search for the best ham in the world continues...

MintTrav   Jamon Jamon is one of the most crime-ridden districts in Manila; not a place where Westerners would usually venture by choice. But Roger Vance has no choice.

ruud   A fusion of Jamaican and Bollywood influences brings us the romantic love story of an Indian Princess and a Rasta Romeo.

Silo Graham   Cape Town is the latest city where a string of murders has taken place in one of the townships.  Normally there wouldn't be such publicity surrounding the deaths but there's a dark secret linking these bodies and of bodies discovered in Johannesburg, Durban and Bloemfontein.

Waz1892   A spanish film, despite its "meat" title follows the story of the Bull fighting in the Spanish towns and cities.  Following the story from its orgins to todays moral dilemmas Spain and its people found themselves asking

Foxtrot right Oscar...

Come on...who???

Some top-level dupe-age here as you fell for....

Tal - (1992) Brazilian drama about the life and career of Gary Glitter. Carmo Dalla Vecchia plays Paul Francis Gadd as he travels from singing in his local club to becoming one of the most celebrated musicians of his generation. smashedagain

kinboshi - A pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep. A little pig goes a long way. Ruud If it were up to me, kin would win the quiz for this pearler of a definition.

smashedagain - The gripping true story of one boys fight to take his place as a man amongst his fellow Masai. A compelling journey from rejection to acceptance. millidonk, david3103, TightEnd, cambridgealex

BobAlike - The story of one womans love tested to the extremes by her abusive husband. Tal, Silo Graham

VBlue - Four Spanish brothers quietly tend their farm in 1930s Facist Spain.  When guerillas are arrested taking refuge in their smokehouse 'Jamon Jamon' ignites as their simple life becomes embroiled in a tale of religion, bribery, corruption, and political ideology. kinboshi, Geo the Sarge, Waz1892, MintTrav



Some serious scalps claimed there, especially by smashedagain and VBlue!!

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...with the right definition were: bobAlike, Vblue, Cf

Jose Luis' mother is determined to break her son's engagement to a girl from a lower-class family, and hires Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter to seduce Sylvia.

All of which means after 4 rounds....

Lol smashedagain

And well done Bobalike. Hook, line and sinker.

Yes but I duped Tal :)

The standings are as follows (after 4/5)...


Tal   13
smashedagain   8
Vblue   7
BobAlike   5
MintTrav   5
david3103   4
kinboshi   3
Geo the Sarge   3
Silo Graham   3
millidonk   2
Cf   2
cambridgealex   2
ruud   1
Waz1892   1
TightEnd   1

Cheers Tal

It's a landslide!

Tighty so obviously did not want to set the next quiz.And what is going to happen if Smashedagain wins?

Hopefully, we get to find out

It'll be the death of Blonde quizzes again!

Here we go then....it's going to take a Herculean effort from smashedagain/VBlue to overhaul front-running Tal...

In Question 5 you were asked to define the word 'karoshi'.

Top marks for effort, but zero marks for being selected go to....

TightEnd   A Japanese word meaning "overworked" as compared to Japanese word Kinboshi meaning "overwrought about religion, homeopathy and speed cameras"

Tal   Final evolution of Pokèmon Lickitung, becoming a large lizard with the ability to attack by firing water from its mouth.

kinboshi   Japanese name for the 'blowfish', a poisonous fish that must be prepared by highly-skilled chefs otherwise the poison can kill diners.

Geo the Sarge   Is the name given to the art of Origami, only using aluminium to create masterful creations by folding the lightweight metal

smashedagain   Japanese indoor footwear expected to be worn by visitors and guests.

millidonk   Island off the coast of Japan which suffered a devastating earthquake in 1970s

Cf   Earlier version of the katana

BobAlike   Algerian wheat based savoury dish.

cambridgealex   The 12th and final course in the traditional Japanese menu "Sabashi"

ruud   A Chinese term for complete peace found through meditation.

Silo Graham   An ancient Japanese duel performed with swords

The sight chez Smashedagain blows up having tracked the leader throughout!

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Tal 'decides' to:

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Reveal lasting as long as the football Transfer Window.

At least no sign of Harry Redknapp.

But whose selections went like hot cakes?

david3103 - Karoshi is a game, similar to petang, played in remote areas of Pakistan. A Karoshi is a masterful player of the game. bobAlike, Geo the Sarge

VBlue - Japenese word translating as 'table manners'. millidonk, smashedagain

MintTrav - A penalty in Taekwondo for hitting or kicking a non-target area of the body, usually the legs or neck. Waz1892, Ruud

Waz1892 - The name of the Gown Given to the winner of the Japanese Sumo League Champion. Silo Graham



Meanwhile a pin-seeker from: Tal, david3103, kinboshi, TightEnd, Vblue, cambridgealex, Cf, MintTrav who knew the definition to be, "A Japanese word meaning "death by overwork".

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Harry arrives to deliver the good news to Tal



All of which means..... Tal wins!!

'Arry can do one

Final Scores:

Tal   14
Vblue  10
smashedagain   8
MintTrav   8
david3103   7
BobAlike   5
kinboshi   4
Geo the Sarge   3
Silo Graham   3
Cf   3
cambridgealex   3
millidonk   2
Waz1892   2
TightEnd   2
ruud   1

congrats Tal

Great quiz, Ed.

Was fun picking the answers and I haven't had a game of balderdash in years.

Well played Tal and great quiz Ed.

VWP indeed to Tal, who looks nothing like this:

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Huge thank you to all who took time to take part!!

Cheers, Ed

Well done Tal and Ed. One hour of my life I will never get back. Seriously hope any grandchildren consider Oxford.

I don't say it often, but that quiz was great. We need another one like that.

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Jog on.

At least there's no fear of karoshi, Ian.

Yep,Ed now sleeps till we get to Deauville.

In between all that pool, chess, football and poker, it was hard to squeeze in all that oik-smashing

Chapeaux

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Incred quiz, gutted I missed the live reveal and so ashamed nobody picked one of my fake answers also to make matters worse I picked a herbie red herring. Fml

Wow.

Damn I missed the reveal - apologies Ed.

Top quizzing though and much more entertaining than losing chips on DTD where the succession of massive equity losses has surpassed all previous evenings

Just fml. That's all. Gonna read now, its not like I am not on here 24/7 and I just missed my 2nd reveal running.


Farce. I knew the definition of palooka and gave the definition as my answer with ref to Butch from Pulp Fiction

Ed you took my answer as wrong and can tell the difference between l and i. I sent an l as you have it set out in the op and not L

Love that David has picked my first two herrings tho. He is clearly far more intelligent than the blonde community realise.



Omg Tal you cheating bar steward. The film answer foxed me... Putting adate (1992) before you answer.... My first thought was Ed you plonka, you've copy n pasted that straight from somewhere lol.



Arrrrr. I see your problem now Ed. question 1 I wanted i and iPhone capitalised it to I and question 4 I wanted L and sent it in lower case. Its only 1 point so no harm done


Awesome quiz and just as I expected loads of people out there believe my bollocks

Tal - (1992) Brazilian drama about the life and career of Gary Glitter. Carmo Dalla Vecchia plays Paul Francis Gadd as he travels from singing in his local club to becoming one of the most celebrated musicians of his generation. smashedagain

Incred.

Jaaaaaamon Jamon
Jamon Jamon
Jamon Jamon Jamon!

You wanna be in my gang, my gang my gang..?

Lol. It was the date and then convinced myself no one is sick enough to make that up.

I have the unenviable, Herculean task of following Ed again, then.

I have an idea. Leave it with me and I'll put something up by the end of the week.

No self-made YouTube clips, no double-rounders...and no penguins (old school Jack Dee reference).

Lol Tal-aments

lolz, like you could..

Wow - great fun.  Reveal was superb.  Can't believe I made 2nd as I only knew for sure one of the five answers Palooka.

It was the Jamon Jamon description - which is very close to a real-life family story that got me 4 points.  My father and his 3 brothers did grow up on a farm in Spain in the 1930s and their father was temporarily imprisoned for harbouring some people on his land, but was released when the local bishop demanded so at the police station!

Well done Tal.