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

[Nakor]

Usual (Celebrity/Entertainment) for me please.

I am away from Wednesday for a week or so, so will miss the reveal, not sure the final will be an issue now

Good luck Tighty - fine work again Scotty.

[AndrewT]

Still pondering what specialist subject I should go for in the next leg of my 'best of 5' series against Nackor.

[MintTrav]

History please, innit.

[KarmaDope]

Sport plz

[mulhuzz]

Just received my questions. A couple of absolute corkers in there.

Very tough. Good luck Longines and all still playing!

And thanks again to Scotty for running.

[MintTrav]

Not as rough as the previous round though. There are going to be some very high scores. Tiebreak could be a factor.

[scotty2hatty]

Two of six answers in. I'm off to London til Tuesday. Please try to get your answers in by then.

[mulhuzz]

Answers sent. Leggggo!

[scotty2hatty]

Just waiting on Nakor, think he returns from his holiday today so we should be good soon. Quick turnaround for final as I have the general questions ready.

Fulham away took it out of me.

[scotty2hatty]

TightEnd (Geography) vs. Nakor (Celebrity/Entertainment)

Unfortunately, Nakor believed he had sent his answers prior to going away and proceeded to discuss the answers and thus felt he couldn't fairly resubmit, meaning TightEnd progresses to the final of blonde's Greatest Mind.

1. The patella is a body part which is also commonly called what?

1-0

2. Which philosopher is known for his famous phrase: "I think therefore I am"?

2-0

3. Agoraphobia is the fear of what?

3-0

4. In which country would you find the highest mountain in Europe?

3-0

5. Which two groups was singer Jimmy Somerville part of in the 1980s?

4-0

6. What in medicine is Pathology?

5-0

7. With an allowance of one year either side, in what year was Martin Luther King assassinated?

6-0

8. At what Olympics did Lennox Lewis win the gold medal in the super heavyweight division (city and year)?

7-0

9. In 2014 Harry Styles was rumoured to be a follower of which "religion" (or school of thought) which has a number of celebrity followers, including Madonna and Mick Jagger?

8-0

10. Poverty Bay, Nelson and Northland are wine growing areas in which country?

9-0

11. The Ganges flows through India and which other country?

10-0

12. What are the two official languages of Cameroon?

11-0

13. Close to which European city would you find the volcano Mount Vesuvius?

12-0

14. Which country lies directly between Nicaragua and Panama?

13-0

15. Name 2 of the 4 U.S. States that the Mojave Desert occupies?

14-0

16. What was the forename of the non-celebrity who entered Celebrity Big Brother in 2006 under the cover story of being in a pop group?

14-0

17. What is the name of Beyoncé and Jay Z's only child?

15-0

18. Bearded lady Conchita Wurst stole the show and won the Eurovision song contest in 2014, but which country does she come from?

16-0

19. Which rapper appeared in the 2010 film 'Get Him To The Greek' alongside Jonah Hill and Russell Brand?

17-0

20. Which celebrity won the 2014 "All Stars" version of Dancing On Ice which saw last winners and other notable contestants return?

17-0

[RED-DOG]

TightEnd (Geography) vs. Nakor (Celebrity/Entertainment)

Unfortunately, Nakor believed he had sent his answers prior to going away and proceeded to discuss the answers and thus felt he couldn't fairly resubmit, meaning TightEnd progresses to the final of blonde's Greatest Mind.

Nakor could teach those golfers a thing or two.

[scotty2hatty]

mulhuzz (History) vs. Longines (History)

1. The patella is a body part which is also commonly called what?

1-1

2. Which philosopher is known for his famous phrase: "I think therefore I am"?

2-2

3. Agoraphobia is the fear of what?

3-2

4. In which country would you find the highest mountain in Europe?

4-2

5. Which two groups was singer Jimmy Somerville part of in the 1980s?

4-3

6. What in medicine is Pathology?

5-4

7. With an allowance of one year either side, in what year was Martin Luther King assassinated?

6-5

8. At what Olympics did Lennox Lewis win the gold medal in the super heavyweight division (city and year)?

7-6

9. In 2014 Harry Styles was rumoured to be a follower of which "religion" (or school of thought) which has a number of celebrity followers, including Madonna and Mick Jagger?

8-7

10. Poverty Bay, Nelson and Northland are wine growing areas in which country?

9-8

11. Name the 4 living former U.S Presidents?

10-9

12. In what century was William Wallace killed?

11-10

13. What nationality was Karl Marx?

12-11

14. In what decade was the Wall Street Crash?

13-12

15. Fulgencio Batista was overthrown as the leader of which country on January of 1959?

14-13

16. The traditional date for the founding of which city is 753BC?

15-13

17. In 1962, Britain and France signed an agreement which led to co-operation in building what?

16-14

18. Which war was fought between 1936 and 1939?

17-15

19. What term describes the period between the Stone Age and the Iron Age?

18-16

20. Between 1600 & 1800 over 50% of girls in Britain had 1 of 3 Names. Name all three?

18-16

An excellent battle between two history fans with both performing admirably but there was only one spot available in the final and it went to mulhuzz who led after 3 questions and held onto his narrow advantage throughout to win 18-16.

[TightEnd]

i'm happy to replay another set of questions if it helps, scotty.

Nakor's a straight guy, if he wants a shot lets do it!

[baldock92]

Top sportsmanship Nakor 

[scotty2hatty]

i'm happy to replay another set of questions if it helps, scotty.

Nakor's a straight guy, if he wants a shot lets do it!

Very honourable.

I can throw together a ten question general knowledge play-off tomorrow if both wish. Let me know.