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

[The Wycher]

Hold on was that the last match? If so get in made it by the skin of my teeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[horseplayer]

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

 

1.01 beat in running!

Well done booder

[scotty2hatty]

Lucky Losers:

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

The 6 players above have secured a spot in the 2nd round via the Lucky Loser route.

[horseplayer]

Skin of teeth stuff

Thanks scotty great quiz this

Turns out dale Winton did not host total Wipeout

[scotty2hatty]

1st Round Questions

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what? Time
2. Which is the largest of the 50 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)? Alaska
3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m? Barcelona 1992
4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name? Robert Downey Jr
5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image? John Lennon
6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye? Iris
7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia? Stephanie Meyer, JK Rowling, CS Lewis
8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)? John Prescott
9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer? Nissan
10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have? Sagittarius

Sport

Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success? Jenson Button
What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki? Serbian
What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m? 9.58secs
Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko? Klitschko
Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals? Michael Phelps

Geography

Which 3 countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast? France, Spain, Morocco
Accra is the capital of which African country? Ghana
The flag of Bolivia is comprised of what three colours? Red, Green, Yellow
What is the most populated city in the world? Shanghai
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is located in which capital city? Moscow

Food/Drink

Modelo is a beer and lager produced in which country? Mexico
Which ingredient forms the majority of the popular dip/spread hummus? Chickpeas
What spirit is the basis of a Singapore Sling cocktail? Gin
What type of garden crop can be a 'beefsteak', a 'moneymaker', or a 'alicante'? Tomato
What is the main herb used to used to flavour a traditional pesto sauce? Basil

Film/TV

Coronation Street was first shown on our TV screens in which decade? 60s
What is the name of Tom Cruise's character in the Mission Impossible films? Ethan Hunt
Who was the main male host of the UK version of Total Wipeout? Richard Hammond
Francisco Scaramanga is the main villain in which James Bond villain? Goldfinger
Who voices Princess Fiona in the Shrek films? Cameron Diaz

Celebrity/Entertainment

How many times has Jordan/Katie Price been married? 3
Who won the 'Ultimate Big Brother' series in 2010 which reunited past winners and other notable housemates? Brian Dowling
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? Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Piers Morgan
Which American singer is also famous for having the most Twitter followers with almost 74 million followers? Katy Perry
Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn and Chris Pontius were stars of which TV series which spawned a number of films? Jackass

History

In which city were the Olympic Games due to take place in in 1916 before being cancelled due to the First World War? Berlin
In what decade did colour television transmissions first begin in the UK? 60s
The Yorkshire Ripper was the nickname of which infamous British serial killer? Peter Sutcliffe
In which battle was Nelson fatally wounded? Battle of Trafalgar
Who was the President of the United States of America during the horrific September 11th terrorist attacks? George W. Bush

Music

What are the first names of the 5 original members of Take That? Robbie, Howard, Gary, Mark, Jason
The pop groups Ace of Base and The Cardigans both hail from which country? Sweden
Which boy's name was used as the title of Amy Winehouse's debut album? Frank
Which rap artist released an album and a film of the same name: Get Rich Or Die Tryin'? 50 Cent
'Steal My Girl' was a 2014 hit for which act? One Direction

Music 2

Which boyband represented the UK at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest? Blue
Which studio album of Michael Jackson's has had the most sales worldwide? Thriller
Name one of the two artists who duetted on the theme song for the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace? Jack White, Alicia Keys
Which band had a hit with "Too Shy" in 1983? Kajagoogoo
What the name of The Spice Girls' debut single? Wannabe


Tie Break: According to Wikipedia, how many McDonald's outlets are there in the world? 35,000

[Cf]

I can now open my objection to everyone else!

Who was the President of the United States of America during the horrific September 11th terrorist attacks? George W. Bush

I answered "George Bush". Surely acceptable!? The other one was 20+ years ago!

[Graham C]

I can now open my objection to everyone else!

Who was the President of the United States of America during the horrific September 11th terrorist attacks? George W. Bush

I answered "George Bush". Surely acceptable!? The other one was 20+ years ago!

I agree with Scotty, they are different people, you could have put George Bush Jnr but they are clearly different people

I don't think you'd have allowed it in your sheep quiz either

[AndrewT]

Francisco Scaramanga is the main villain in which James Bond villain? Goldfinger

Pretty sure that the main villain in the film Goldfinger was, er, Goldfinger.

Assume this is a brain fart here as you did actually mark this question correct.

[mulhuzz]

I think I gave a specific year for TV introduction and not the decade.

I'm such a bonce.

Great quiz this and ready to spin rd2.

Do specialist subjects stay same? Or redraw?

[TightEnd]

How much does one have to pay, and to whom, to get tikay in the random draw?

asking for a friend

[scotty2hatty]

2nd Round Seedings*


1 Nakor (top on alphabetical order as both he and Supernova were equidistant on the tiebreak)
2 Supernova
3 sharplea
4 TightEnd
5 mulhuzz
6 bromley04
7 MintTrav
8 david3103
9 HutchGF
10 booder
11 POWWWWWWWW
12 buzzharvey22
13 DMorgan
14 DingleBelle
15 arbboy
16 tikay
17 ForthThistle
18 baldock92
19 degston77
20 Longines
21 AndrewT
22 Tractor
23 The Wycher
24 horseplayer


*seedings actually irrelevant as it is an open draw

[scotty2hatty]

I think I gave a specific year for TV introduction and not the decade.

I'm such a bonce.

Great quiz this and ready to spin rd2.

Do specialist subjects stay same? Or redraw?

Can pick again once draw made. Which is tonight.

[scotty2hatty]

Francisco Scaramanga is the main villain in which James Bond villain? Goldfinger

Pretty sure that the main villain in the film Goldfinger was, er, Goldfinger.

Assume this is a brain fart here as you did actually mark this question correct.

Brain fart yes

[tikay]

How much does one have to pay, and to whom, to get tikay in the random draw?

asking for a friend

Ha, YBA.

Everyone wants to avoid me in the next round, don't you worry 'bout that.

I got 9 in the first round, but they were really hard ones, food & stuff.

[The Wycher]

Why did you pick food and drink for yourself as well then!

I presume it was to give your opponent a chance by restricting yourself to only 10 easy questions. 9/10 is a great score in general knowledge.