blonde's Greatest Mind 2 - The Ultimate Quiz (again)

[scotty2hatty]

Group D

Claw75
pleno1
DaveShoelace
Woodsey
ruud

No answers from pleno1 so 3 of the remaining 4 go through, you gotta like them odds!

O = Correct
X = Incorrect



1. In which city would you find the Anne Frank House, the historic house and now biographical museum?

Claw75 - O
DaveShoelace - O
Woodsey - O
ruud - O


2. How many stars feature on the flag of New Zealand?

Claw75 - X
DaveShoelace - X
Woodsey - X
ruud - O


3. Carl Fogarty won the most recent series of 'I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here", but name the other sportsman to have won a series of the show?

Claw75 - O
DaveShoelace - O
Woodsey - O
ruud - O


4. In Scrabble, Q and Z are worth 10 points but only one letter is worth 5 points, name that letter?

Claw75 - O
DaveShoelace - X
Woodsey - X
ruud - O


5. Richard Ashcroft fronted which British band?

Claw75 - O
DaveShoelace - O
Woodsey - O
ruud - O

Scores after Q5:

ruud - 5
Claw75 - 4
DaveShoelace - 3
----------------------
Woodsey - 3


6. In computing, what is RAM an acronym for?

Claw75 - O
DaveShoelace - X
Woodsey - O
ruud - O


7. Which organ of the body stores bile?

Claw75 - X
DaveShoelace - X
Woodsey - O
ruud - X


8. Gynophobia is described as a fear of what?

Claw75 - X
DaveShoelace - O
Woodsey - X
ruud - X


9. Teal, Smew and Goldeneye are all types of which bird?

Claw75 - X
DaveShoelace - X
Woodsey - O
ruud - X


10. Tom Hanks played the character Paul Edgecomb in which film from the 90s?

Claw75 - O
DaveShoelace - X
Woodsey - O
ruud - X

Scores after Q10:

Claw75 - 6
Woodsey - 6
ruud - 6
---------------
DaveShoelace - 4


11. Which Roman Numeral represents the number 50?

Claw75 - X
DaveShoelace - X
Woodsey - X
ruud - O


12. Which country has been the most successful in the history of the Winter Olympics, in terms of total medals won?

Claw75 - X
DaveShoelace - X
Woodsey - X
ruud - X


13. Richard Starkey is the birth name of which famous musician?

Claw75 - O
DaveShoelace - X
Woodsey - X
ruud - X


14. The Insignia is a model of which make of car?

Claw75 - X
DaveShoelace - X
Woodsey - O
ruud - X


15. In which U.S. state is the famous skiing resort of Aspen?

Claw75 - O
DaveShoelace - O
Woodsey - O
ruud - O

Scores after Q15:

Claw75 - 8
Woodsey - 8
ruud - 8
----------------
DaveShoelace - 5


16. Which spirit is used as the main alcoholic element of the Harvey Wallbanger drink?

Claw75 - X
DaveShoelace - O
Woodsey - X
ruud - X


17. Ippon is the name for the outright victory in which sport?

Claw75 - O
DaveShoelace - X
Woodsey - O
ruud - O


18. When listed from A-Z, which of the U.S. states would come last?

Claw75 - O
DaveShoelace - O
Woodsey - O
ruud - O


19. Jennifer Jareau, Spencer Reid and Derek Morgan are characters from which well known American police series?

Claw75 - X
DaveShoelace - X
Woodsey - X
ruud - X

20. What is the name of the Irish dish which is often compared to Bubble and Squeak?

Claw75 - O
DaveShoelace - X
Woodsey - O
ruud - O


Final Scores:

Woodsey - 11
Claw75 - 11
ruud - 11
---------------
DaveShoelace - 7


The top three have all been split by their tie-break answers meaning Woodsey comes out on top. DaveShoelace misses out after failing to get competitive.

[DaveShoelace]

Totally worth the wait

[celtic]

❤️ BiloxiDesire

[DaveShoelace]

Not sure what it says about me that I was the only one who got the Gynophobia question

[Claw75]

Not sure what it says about me that I was the only one who got the Gynophobia question

Ha - i guessed 'women's genitals' which makes much more sense to me! Rushed my answers and annoyed at putting wrong roman numeral as I do know it - glad it didn't cost me - will take a bit more time next round.

[celtic]

Not sure what it says about me that I was the only one who got the Gynophobia question

Ha - i guessed 'women's genitals' which makes much more sense to me! Rushed my answers and annoyed at putting wrong roman numeral as I do know it - glad it didn't cost me - will take a bit more time next round.

I guessed vagina. Seems logical.

[Woodsey]

Not sure what it says about me that I was the only one who got the Gynophobia question

Ha - i guessed 'women's genitals' which makes much more sense to me! Rushed my answers and annoyed at putting wrong roman numeral as I do know it - glad it didn't cost me - will take a bit more time next round.

I guessed vagina. Seems logical.

So did I lol.

[booder]

Not sure what it says about me that I was the only one who got the Gynophobia question

Ha - i guessed 'women's genitals' which makes much more sense to me! Rushed my answers and annoyed at putting wrong roman numeral as I do know it - glad it didn't cost me - will take a bit more time next round.

I guessed vagina. Seems logical.

So did I lol.

Sure i put fannies.

[TightEnd]

gyno

greek word for woman

gynophobia, fear of women

no one did greek (or latin, woman=femina which is where feminime and female come from) at school?

[AlunB]

gyno

greek word for woman

gynophobia, fear of women

no one did greek (or latin, woman=femina which is where feminime and female come from) at school?

It's been phased out, replaced by German

[Graham C]

gyno

greek word for woman

gynophobia, fear of women

no one did greek (or latin, woman=femina which is where feminime and female come from) at school?

We were lucky to do English at our school!  No wonder you didn't know what a Vauxhall car was

[BiloxiDesire]

❤️ BiloxiDesire

Thought I'd done badly, but not quite that bad.

[Woodsey]

gyno

greek word for woman

gynophobia, fear of women

no one did greek (or latin, woman=femina which is where feminime and female come from) at school?

Amos, amas, amat lol, seriously it's more than 30 years ago FFS!

Think not knowing the Vauxhall insignia is more of a school boy error 

[Woodsey]

gyno

greek word for woman

gynophobia, fear of women

no one did greek (or latin, woman=femina which is where feminime and female come from) at school?

We were lucky to do English at our school!  No wonder you didn't know what a Vauxhall car was

Ahh missed u got in first with that jab lol.

[GreekStein]

gynaecology