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« Reply #495 on: September 22, 2015, 10:45:40 PM »

WP Adam.

Good luck in the final.
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« Reply #496 on: September 23, 2015, 09:36:53 AM »

Ha, eejit it is then  Cheesy
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« Reply #497 on: September 25, 2015, 10:57:47 PM »

The questions have been sent to the 3 finalists.

TightEnd 10/11
mulhuzz 5/4
sharplea 9/4

Who wins?
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« Reply #498 on: September 25, 2015, 11:20:38 PM »

TightEnd

Odds: 10/11 Fav

Average Score: 17.25

Route To Final:

R1 vs. Graham C 17-10
R2 vs. POWWWWWWWW 20-15
QF vs. Supernova 15-15 (TightEnd progressed via a play-off)
SF vs. Nakor 17-0 (walkover)

Specialist Subjects:

R1 - Sport
R2 - History
QF - Geography
SF - Geography
Final - Sport
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« Reply #499 on: September 25, 2015, 11:25:32 PM »

mulhuzz

Odds: 5/4

Average Score: 17.75

Route To Final:

R1 vs. Longines 17-13
R2 vs. Tractor 19-11
QF vs. buzzharvey20 17-14
SF vs. Longines 18-16

Specialist Subjects:

R1 - History
R2 - History
QF - History
SF - History
Final - History

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« Reply #500 on: September 25, 2015, 11:33:36 PM »

sharplea

Odds: 9/4

Average Score: 17.0

Route To Final:

R1 vs. degston77 17-17 (15 (won via tie-break)
R2 vs. ForthThistle 17-12
QF vs. HutchGF 16-12
SF vs. MintTrav 18-13

Specialist Subjects:

R1 - Sport
R2 - Food & Drink
QF - Sport
SF - Sport
Final - Food & Drink
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« Reply #501 on: September 27, 2015, 02:11:08 PM »

Two out of three responses so far. I'm going to sweat the scores live on the reveal so I'm not going to look at PMs.

Sending a tie-breaker over today, on the chance we need it. Since we would have needed it to split you three guys on two of the 4 rounds previously.
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« Reply #502 on: September 28, 2015, 08:20:40 PM »

Will be revealing the answers and scoring the first 15 questions this evening, with the 15 specialist questions to follow tomorrow.
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« Reply #503 on: September 28, 2015, 09:08:50 PM »

Post the questions first please, so us also-rans can have a go at seeing how badly we would have done.
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« Reply #504 on: September 28, 2015, 09:18:07 PM »

There you go Trav. Please no discussion, clues, answers etc from anyone regarding questions. Thanks.

bGM Final

1. Which of Scotland's 7 cities has the smallest population as of the 2011 census?

2. Which organ is affected when someone is suffering from Hepatitis?

3. In which state was Bill Clinton the Governor before becoming the President of the USA?

4. Leonardo Di Caprio played the character of Danny Archer in which film?

5. What is the name of the largest airline in Europe, both in terms of numbers of passengers and size of fleet?

6. Which weekday is "Domingo" in Spanish and "Dimarche" in French?

7. Tom Meighan is a member of which British band?

8. Prior to the opening of the Shard in London, the two tallest buildings in the E.U were both in the same city. Name that city?

9. The Oxford English Corpus has a list of the most commonly used words in the English language. "The" is the number one word on that list but what is the highest ranked noun? 3 guesses.

10. X Factor judge Nick Grimshaw is the current Radio 1 Breakfast but who held that position in 2002?

11. What large objects are often named after ancient Middle Eastern kings?

12. Algeria became the largest African country in 2011, what was the largest African country prior to then?

13. 'Pretty Green' is a well-known fashion label, with stores in London, Birmingham and Glasgow, which is fronted by which British musician?

14. What symbol is used for Gold in the periodic table?

15. Ulrika Johnson and John Fashanu were the original hosts of the TV show Gladiators, but which sportsman replaced Fashanu as the host in two of the later series'?


Sport - TightEnd

16. Which two football clubs did Pele play for during his career?

17. Justin Rose is the sole Englishman in the top 10 of the golf world rankings, but who is the second highest ranked Englishman, sitting in 24th?

18. Which event is the last on day one of the men's decathlon?

19. Who the last person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon not named Federer, Nadal, Djokovic or Murray?

20. Floyd Mayweather Jr is a 5 division world champion with the heaviest of his divisions being the light-middleweight division. Which 3 fighters has he fought at that weight class?


History - mulhuzz

21. Which European capital was once called Lutetia by the Romans?

22. Which war began on 10th October 1899?

23. In 1893 which country became the first to give women the right to vote?

24. Which country declared war on Britain and France in June 1940?

25. On the 17th of June each year Iceland celebrates its Independence Day - independence from which country?


Food & Drink - sharplea

26. What is the alcoholic base of the Manhatten cocktail?

27. From which country does Caboc cheese originate?

28. In the UK we call it coriander but what do they call it in the USA?

29. What is the name of the iron griddle often used in Japanese cooking?

30. What type of filling would you find in an Eccles cake?
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« Reply #505 on: September 28, 2015, 09:32:36 PM »

1. Which of Scotland's 7 cities has the smallest population as of the 2011 census?

Answers:

mulhuzz - Stirling
TightEnd - Stirling
sharplea - Stirling


Correct Answer - Stirling


Scores:

mulhuzz - 1
TightEnd - 1
sharplea - 1
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« Reply #506 on: September 28, 2015, 09:34:51 PM »

2. Which organ is affected when someone is suffering from Hepatitis?

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mulhuzz - Liver
TightEnd - Liver
sharplea - Liver


Correct Answer - Liver


Scores:

mulhuzz - 2
TightEnd - 2
sharplea - 2
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« Reply #507 on: September 28, 2015, 09:40:12 PM »

3. In which state was Bill Clinton the Governor before becoming the President of the USA?

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mulhuzz - Arkansas
TightEnd - Arkansas
sharplea - Arkansas


Correct Answer - Arkansas


Scores:

mulhuzz - 3
TightEnd - 3
sharplea - 3
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« Reply #508 on: September 28, 2015, 09:45:24 PM »

4. Leonardo Di Caprio played the character of Danny Archer in which film?

Answers:

mulhuzz - Blood Diamond
TightEnd - Blood Diamond
sharplea - Blood Diamond



Correct Answer - Blood Diamond


Scores:

mulhuzz - 4
TightEnd - 4
sharplea - 4

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« Reply #509 on: September 28, 2015, 09:49:43 PM »

5. What is the name of the largest airline in Europe, both in terms of numbers of passengers and size of fleet?

Answers:

mulhuzz - Lufthansa
TightEnd - Lufthansa
sharplea - Lufthansa



Correct Answer - Lufthansa


Scores:

mulhuzz - 5
TightEnd - 5
sharplea - 5
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