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

[scotty2hatty]

Also, thanks for the kind words in the PMs.

[HutchGF]

Any update when I will be put out my misery?

[scotty2hatty]

Any update when I will be put out my misery?

Just waiting on one reply, think he's sending tonight.

[scotty2hatty]

HutchGF (Food/Drink) vs. sharplea (Sport)

1. In which sea would you find Malta?

1-1

2. After how many years would you celebrate an Emerald wedding anniversary?

1-2

3. What is the Greek word for fire?

1-2

4. Which of the 50 United States of America is the most populated?

2-3

5. In most parts of North America and Europe, which is the longest month of the year?

2-4

6. Which two actors played the male leads in the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain?

3-5

7. What company used the slogan "Because I'm Worth It" as part of their advertising campaigns?

4-6

8. Constantinople is a historic name of which city?

5-7

9. Carpenter, weaver, pharaoh, army, bull, meat and honeypot are all examples of what?

6-7

10. Which actor has the most Oscar nominations for the acting categories, with the first in 1969 and the most recent in 2002?

7-8

11. What is the common name for Japanese horseradish?

8-9

12. Which country is the largest coffee producing nation in the world, producing over 2 billion kilograms a year?

8-10

13. In gastronomy, what is the French name for between the ribs?

8-10

14. If you were eating 'aloo' in an Indian restaurant what vegetable would you be eating?

9-11

15. What type of pastry is used in profiteroles?

10-12

16. Only one golfer has won more PGA titles than Tiger Woods, name him?

10-12

17. Who is the only footballer to have won the 'European Footballer of the Year' in 3 consecutive years?

10-13

18. What is the weight limit (maximum weight) for the boxing weight class of lightweight in pounds?

10-14

19. Serena Williams has been the number one ranked female tennis player in the world since February 2013, but did she replace at the top of the rankings?

11-15

20. Who is the all time top run scorer in the history of test cricket with over 15,000 runs?

12-16

sharplea took the lead after 2 questions and then battled to keep hold of it as he secured a 16-12 victory over HutchGF, who put up a solid showing.

[mulhuzz]

Glad I didn't change to sport as specialist subject. Don't think I'd have more than a guess at any of those!

[scotty2hatty]

arbboy (Sport) vs. Longines (Geography)

1. In which sea would you find Malta?

1-1

2. After how many years would you celebrate an Emerald wedding anniversary?

1-2

3. What is the Greek word for fire?

1-2

4. Which of the 50 United States of America is the most populated?

1-3

5. In most parts of North America and Europe, which is the longest month of the year?

1-3

6. Which two actors played the male leads in the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain?

1-4

7. What company used the slogan "Because I'm Worth It" as part of their advertising campaigns?

2-5

8. Constantinople is a historic name of which city?

3-6

9. Carpenter, weaver, pharaoh, army, bull, meat and honeypot are all examples of what?

3-6

10. Which actor has the most Oscar nominations for the acting categories, with the first in 1969 and the most recent in 2002?

3-7

11. What are the 5 boroughs in New York City?

3-8

12. According to the World Meteorological Organisation, which is the hottest capital city in the World (average yearly temperature)?

3-8

13. With over 200,000 km, which country has the longest coastline in the world?

3-9

14. The Komodo National Park is known for its Komodo Dragons but in which country would you find the park?

3-10

15. Which are the only two South American countries to not have a border with Brazil?

3-10

16. Only one golfer has won more PGA titles than Tiger Woods, name him?

3-10

17. Who is the only footballer to have won the 'European Footballer of the Year' in 3 consecutive years?

3-11

18. What is the weight limit (maximum weight) for the boxing weight class of lightweight in pounds?

3-11

19. Serena Williams has been the number one ranked female tennis player in the world since February 2013, but did she replace at the top of the rankings?

3-11

20. Who is the all time top run scorer in the history of test cricket with over 15,000 runs?

4-12

arbboy's run in blonde's Greatest Mind comes to an end as first round lucky loser Longines progresses to the semi-finals with a comprehensive 12-4 victory.

[scotty2hatty]

Nakor (Celebrity/Entertainment) vs. AndrewT (Sport)

1. In which sea would you find Malta?

1-1

2. After how many years would you celebrate an Emerald wedding anniversary?

1-1

3. What is the Greek word for fire?

1-2

4. Which of the 50 United States of America is the most populated?

2-3

5. In most parts of North America and Europe, which is the longest month of the year?

2-4

6. Which two actors played the male leads in the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain?

3-5

7. What company used the slogan "Because I'm Worth It" as part of their advertising campaigns?

4-6

8. Constantinople is a historic name of which city?

5-7

9. Carpenter, weaver, pharaoh, army, bull, meat and honeypot are all examples of what?

5-8

10. Which actor has the most Oscar nominations for the acting categories, with the first in 1969 and the most recent in 2002?

6-9

11. Which artist gave Louis Walsh his only win as an X Factor judge/mentor?

7-9

12. What is the name of the famous Essex club often featured in The Only Way Is Essex which is known as a celebrity hotspot owned by former stars of the show Kirk and Mick Norcross?

8-10

13. Brad Pitt married Angelina Jolie in 2014 but to who was he married to previously?

9-10

14. Which celebrity couple named their child 'Apple' back in 2004 before separating recently?

10-11

15. Who hosted this summer's popular TV show 'Love Island' on ITV2 where singletons lived in a Spanish villa in an attempt to find love?

11-11

16. Only one golfer has won more PGA titles than Tiger Woods, name him?

12-11

17. Who is the only footballer to have won the 'European Footballer of the Year' in 3 consecutive years?

12-11

18. What is the weight limit (maximum weight) for the boxing weight class of lightweight in pounds?

12-11

19. Serena Williams has been the number one ranked female tennis player in the world since February 2013, but did she replace at the top of the rankings?

13-11

20. Who is the all time top run scorer in the history of test cricket with over 15,000 runs?

14-12

This match was a repeat of a first round tie and we had the same victor this time around as Nakor produced an astonishing comeback, battling back from 3 points down at the halfway stage to grab a 14-12 victory and prove that picking the correct specialist subject is vital.

[Nakor]

Unlucky Mr T.

Assume I spelt the footballer incorrectly?

Can't believe I got the Wedding Anniversary question wrong.
Changed the answer of the insect question last minute to the wrong choice.
And have asked the Greek word for Fire question to everyone I met this weekend, only 1 correct answer but obvious when you know, my guess was inspired though

Excellent set of Questions Scotty, many thanks again for running.

[scotty2hatty]

Unlucky Mr T.

Assume I spelt the footballer incorrectly?

Can't believe I got the Wedding Anniversary question wrong.
Changed the answer of the insect question last minute to the wrong choice.
And have asked the Greek word for Fire question to everyone I met this weekend, only 1 correct answer but obvious when you know, my guess was inspired though

Excellent set of Questions Scotty, many thanks again for running.

I just couldn't give you the footballer one, no forename and then a not quite right surname. Well done though.

[scotty2hatty]

MintTrav (History) vs. Bromley04 (Music)

1. In which sea would you find Malta?

1-1

2. After how many years would you celebrate an Emerald wedding anniversary?

1-1

3. What is the Greek word for fire?

1-1

4. Which of the 50 United States of America is the most populated?

2-1

5. In most parts of North America and Europe, which is the longest month of the year?

3-1

6. Which two actors played the male leads in the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain?

3-1

7. What company used the slogan "Because I'm Worth It" as part of their advertising campaigns?

3-2

8. Constantinople is a historic name of which city?

4-2

9. Carpenter, weaver, pharaoh, army, bull, meat and honeypot are all examples of what?

5-2

10. Which actor has the most Oscar nominations for the acting categories, with the first in 1969 and the most recent in 2002?

6-2

11. In the Sinead O'Conner/Prince song "Nothing Compares To You" how long has it been "since you took your love away"?

6-3

12. In 1980, who became the first British female solo artist to have a UK number one album?

7-4

13. 'Good Girl Gone Bad' and 'Loud' are 2 of 8 studio albums released by which current singer?

8-5

14. Name the only group to have won the X Factor?

9-6

15. Madonna sang the theme tune to which Bond film?

9-7

16. Which country's flag, the oldest existing flag in the world, apparently fell out of the heavens during a battle on 15th June, 1219?

9-7

17. What was Belize called until 1973?

10-7

18. Who became leader of the Labour Party in 1963?

11-7

19. Which U.S. President was shot dead 5 days after the end of the American Civil War?

12-8

20. Which two counties fought in the War of the Roses?

13-9

We had to wait a while for MintTrav's answers but it proved to be worth the wait as he defeated bromley04 13-9 to take one of the 6 semi-final spots.

[scotty2hatty]

Supernova (Music) vs. TightEnd (Geography)

1. In which sea would you find Malta?

1-1

2. After how many years would you celebrate an Emerald wedding anniversary?

2-1

3. What is the Greek word for fire?

2-1

4. Which of the 50 United States of America is the most populated?

3-2

5. In most parts of North America and Europe, which is the longest month of the year?

4-2

6. Which two actors played the male leads in the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain?

4-3

7. What company used the slogan "Because I'm Worth It" as part of their advertising campaigns?

5-4

8. Constantinople is a historic name of which city?

6-5

9. Carpenter, weaver, pharaoh, army, bull, meat and honeypot are all examples of what?

7-6

10. Which actor has the most Oscar nominations for the acting categories, with the first in 1969 and the most recent in 2002?

8-7

11. What are the 5 boroughs in New York City?

9-8

12. According to the World Meteorological Organisation, which is the hottest capital city in the World (average yearly temperature)?

9-8

13. With over 200,000 km, which country has the longest coastline in the world?

10-9

14. The Komodo National Park is known for its Komodo Dragons but in which country would you find the park?

10-10

15. Which are the only two South American countries to not have a border with Brazil?

10-10

16. In the Sinead O'Conner/Prince song "Nothing Compares To You" how long has it been "since you took your love away"?

11-11

17. In 1980, who became the first British female solo artist to have a UK number one album?

12-12

18. 'Good Girl Gone Bad' and 'Loud' are 2 of 8 studio albums released by which current singer?

13-13

19. Name the only group to have won the X Factor?

14-14

20. Madonna sang the theme tune to which Bond film?

15-15

An excellent match, with the competition favourite TightEnd going behind early but battling back to level the match and force the tie-break. So who got closest with the tie-break question and thus progresses........



NEITHER.

Amazingly both Supernova and TightEnd guessed the exact same number for the tie-break!!!

Expect a 5 question "Super Tie-Break" to land in your PMs shortly, blonde needs a winner!

[scotty2hatty]

buzzharvey22 (Music) vs. mulhuzz (History)

1. In which sea would you find Malta?

1-1

2. After how many years would you celebrate an Emerald wedding anniversary?

2-2

3. What is the Greek word for fire?

2-2

4. Which of the 50 United States of America is the most populated?

3-3

5. In most parts of North America and Europe, which is the longest month of the year?

3-4

6. Which two actors played the male leads in the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain?

4-5

7. What company used the slogan "Because I'm Worth It" as part of their advertising campaigns?

5-6

8. Constantinople is a historic name of which city?

6-7

9. Carpenter, weaver, pharaoh, army, bull, meat and honeypot are all examples of what?

6-8

10. Which actor has the most Oscar nominations for the acting categories, with the first in 1969 and the most recent in 2002?

7-9

11. Which country's flag, the oldest existing flag in the world, apparently fell out of the heavens during a battle on 15th June, 1219?

7-10

12. What was Belize called until 1973?

7-11

13. Who became leader of the Labour Party in 1963?

7-11

14. Which U.S. President was shot dead 5 days after the end of the American Civil War?

8-12

15. Which two counties fought in the War of the Roses?

9-13

16. In the Sinead O'Conner/Prince song "Nothing Compares To You" how long has it been "since you took your love away"?

10-14

17. In 1980, who became the first British female solo artist to have a UK number one album?

11-15

18. 'Good Girl Gone Bad' and 'Loud' are 2 of 8 studio albums released by which current singer?

12-16

19. Name the only group to have won the X Factor?

13-16

20. Madonna sang the theme tune to which Bond film?

14-17

blonde's Greatest Mind might just have a new favourite as mulhuzz top scores in the quarter finals with a 17-14 victory over buzzharvey22 who can count himself unlucky to go out with that score.

[TightEnd]

wow, we guessed the same number of horses?

incred!

[scotty2hatty]

wow, we guessed the same number of horses?

incred!

Couldn't quite believe it myself at first.

[mulhuzz]

Deece score that buzz, well played mate. On a day where I didn't guess way above EV you'd have had it I think. Surely can't continue to run good getting specialist subject questions related to my birthday and my brothers' PhD area of study!

Greek word.

If I've missed a vowel off the end I'll be mad with myself! Went through a couple of combos and settled on the pure stem. Think I had the correct root word though, but it's Word-o or Word-a or something I guess....