Who is blonde's Greatest Mind? - The Ultimate Quiz

[scotty2hatty]

Current Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
Longines - 13
AndrewT - 13
Tractor - 12
The Wycher - 12
Cf - 11

If tied on this list the person highest on the list will have been closer on the tie-break.

[Longines]

Well done mulhuzz and thanks again scotty.

[RED-DOG]

So disappointed with my score of nine. It puts me into the same category as the girls and the old farts. Oh the shame.

There were at least three more questions questions I could have got right too if I had any sense.

I blame Scotty, Buzharvey, the 70's, Mrs Hill and the weather.

GL to those still in. I hope you're happy now.

[scotty2hatty]

arbboy vs. Mark_Porter

Specialist Subjects:

arbboy - Sport
Mark_Porter - Celebrity/Entertainment


1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

0-0

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

0-0

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

1-0

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

1-1

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

1-2

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

2-3
 
7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

2-3

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

3-3

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

3-4

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

4-4

11. Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success?

4-5

12. What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki?

5-5

13. What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m?

6-5

14. Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko?

6-5

15. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals?

7-5

16. How many times has Jordan/Katie Price been married?

8-6

17. Who won the 'Ultimate Big Brother' series in 2010 which reunited past winners and other notable housemates?

8-6

18. This year saw the 9th series of Britain's Got Talent, but which three people made up the judging panel on the first series in 2007 won by Paul Potts?

9-6

19. Which American singer is also famous for having the most Twitter followers with almost 74 million followers?

9-6

20. Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn and Chris Pontius were stars of which TV series which spawned a number of films?

9-7

In a relatively low scoring encounter, arbboy did enough to make it through, winning 9-7 and sending Mark_Porter out.

[scotty2hatty]

Current Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
Longines - 13
AndrewT - 13
Tractor - 12
The Wycher - 12
Cf - 11

If tied on this list the person highest on the list will have been closer on the tie-break.

[scotty2hatty]

horseplayer vs. booder

Specialist Subjects:

horseplayer - Sport
booder - Film/TV

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

1-0

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

1-1

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

2-2

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

2-3

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

3-3

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

4-4

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

5-5

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

6-5

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

6-5

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

7-6

11. Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success?

7-6

12. What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki?

7-6

13. What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m?

8-6

14. Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko?

9-6

15. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals?

10-7

16. Coronation Street was first shown on our TV screens in which decade?

11-8

17. What is the name of Tom Cruise's characters in the Mission Impossible films?

12-9

18. Who was the main male host of the UK version of Total Wipeout?

12-10

19. Francisco Scaramanga is the main villain in which James Bond villain?

12-11

20. Who voices Princess Fiona in the Shrek films?

12-12

What a match! horseplayer leading by 3 with 3 questions to go but booder shows great skill  with full score on his specialist subject to force the tie break.

The player closest on the tie break question and thus progressing to round 2 is.......



booder

[scotty2hatty]

One match to go, will horsey hold on?

Current Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
Longines - 13
AndrewT - 13
Tractor - 12
The Wycher - 12
horseplayer - 12

If tied on this list the person highest on the list will have been closer on the tie-break.

[arbboy]

Cheers Scotty great idea/work.  Not looking forward to a predicted hammering in the 2nd round!

[tikay]

horseplayer vs. booder

Specialist Subjects:

horseplayer - Sport
booder - Film/TV

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

1-0

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

1-1

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

2-2

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

2-3

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

3-3

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

4-4

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

5-5

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

6-5

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

6-5

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

7-6

11. Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success?

7-6

12. What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki?

7-6

13. What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m?

8-6

14. Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko?

9-6

15. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals?

10-7

16. Coronation Street was first shown on our TV screens in which decade?

11-8

17. What is the name of Tom Cruise's characters in the Mission Impossible films?

12-9

18. Who was the main male host of the UK version of Total Wipeout?

12-10

19. Francisco Scaramanga is the main villain in which James Bond villain?

12-11

20. Who voices Princess Fiona in the Shrek films?

12-12

What a match! horseplayer leading by 3 with 3 questions to go but booder shows great skill  with full score on his specialist subject to force the tie break.

The player closest on the tie break question and thus progressing to round 2 is.......



booder

ooh, unlucky horsey. Bit of an embarrassment to be beaten by booder though.

This will make headlines in the Dereham News.

Local man wins something

[AndrewT]

Should I change horseplayer's username to Devon Loch?

[booder]

horseplayer vs. booder

Specialist Subjects:

horseplayer - Sport
booder - Film/TV

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

1-0

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

1-1

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

2-2

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

2-3

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

3-3

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

4-4

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

5-5

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

6-5

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

6-5

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

7-6

11. Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success?

7-6

12. What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki?

7-6

13. What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m?

8-6

14. Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko?

9-6

15. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals?

10-7

16. Coronation Street was first shown on our TV screens in which decade?

11-8

17. What is the name of Tom Cruise's characters in the Mission Impossible films?

12-9

18. Who was the main male host of the UK version of Total Wipeout?

12-10

19. Francisco Scaramanga is the main villain in which James Bond villain?

12-11

20. Who voices Princess Fiona in the Shrek films?

12-12

What a match! horseplayer leading by 3 with 3 questions to go but booder shows great skill  with full score on his specialist subject to force the tie break.

The player closest on the tie break question and thus progressing to round 2 is.......



booder

ooh, unlucky horsey. Bit of an embarrassment to be beaten by booder though.

This will make headlines in the Dereham News.

Local man wins something

 

[scotty2hatty]

Newportlad vs. HutchGF

Specialist Subjects:

Newportlad - Geography
HutchGF - Food/Drink

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?        

1-1

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?  

2-2

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?  

3-3

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?    

4-4

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?    

4-4

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?    

5-5

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?  

6-6

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?    

7-7

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?    

7-7

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?    

8-7

11. Which 3 countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast?

8-7

12. Accra is the capital of which African country?    

9-8

13. The flag of Bolivia is comprised of what three colours?

9-8

14. What is the most populated city in the world?    

9-8

15. The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is located in which capital city?

9-9

16. Modelo is a beer and lager produced in which country?  

9-9

17.Which ingredient forms the majority of the popular dip/spread hummus?  

9-10

18. What spirit is the basis of a Singapore Sling cocktail?        

10-11

19. What type of garden crop can be a 'beefsteak', a 'moneymaker', or a 'alicante'?    

10-12

20. What is the main herb used to used to flavour a traditional pesto sauce?

11-13

A close match but a decisive specialist subject choice by HutchGF sees him pinch a 13-11 victory. Newportlad falls one point shy of a lucky loser spot.

Thanks for running the quiz.

[Cf]

I still object to my question 20

[The Wycher]

I still object to question 1!!!!!!!, I think it's just going to cost me a place in next round, given I did not take the tie breaker seriously.

Still great quiz and like the slow reveal process it builds wonderful tension!

How many more to go?

[HutchGF]

Get in, although I fear my joy may be short lived looking at some of the other stellar performances in rd1. Thanks Scotty.