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

[MintTrav]

Three more days til Group G's results. I'm tired.

[scotty2hatty]

Group E

GreekStein
ForthThistle
Longines
HutchGF
Tractor

O = Correct
X = Incorrect



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

GreekStein - O
ForthThistle - O
Longines - O
HutchGF - O
Tractor - O


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

GreekStein - X
ForthThistle - O
Longines - X
HutchGF - X
Tractor - X


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?

GreekStein - X
ForthThistle - O
Longines - O
HutchGF - O
Tractor - O


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

GreekStein - X
ForthThistle - X
Longines - O
HutchGF - O
Tractor - X


5. Richard Ashcroft fronted which British band?

GreekStein - X
ForthThistle - O
Longines - O
HutchGF - O
Tractor - O

Scores after Q5:

Longines - 5
ForthThistle - 4
HutchGF - 4
-----------------
Tractor - 3
GreekStein - 1


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

GreekStein - X
ForthThistle - X
Longines - O
HutchGF - O
Tractor - O


7. Which organ of the body stores bile?

GreekStein - X
ForthThistle - X
Longines - O
HutchGF - O
Tractor - X


8. Gynophobia is described as a fear of what?

GreekStein - O
ForthThistle - X
Longines - O
HutchGF - O
Tractor - X


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

GreekStein - X
ForthThistle - X
Longines - O
HutchGF - O
Tractor - X


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

GreekStein - O
ForthThistle - X
Longines - O
HutchGF - X
Tractor - X

Scores after Q10:

Longines - 10
HutchGF - 8
ForthThistle - 4
---------------------
Tractor - 4
GreekStein - 3


11. Which Roman Numeral represents the number 50?

GreekStein - O
ForthThistle - X
Longines - O
HutchGF - O
Tractor - O


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

GreekStein - X
ForthThistle - X
Longines - X
HutchGF - X
Tractor - X


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

GreekStein - O
ForthThistle - O
Longines - O
HutchGF - O
Tractor - X


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

GreekStein - X
ForthThistle - O
Longines - O
HutchGF - O
Tractor - O


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

GreekStein - O
ForthThistle - O
Longines - O
HutchGF - O
Tractor - O

Scores after Q15:

Longines - 14
HutchGF - 12
ForthThistle - 7
--------------------
Tractor - 7
GreekStein - 6


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

GreekStein - O
ForthThistle - O
Longines - O
HutchGF - O
Tractor - O


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

GreekStein - O
ForthThistle - X
Longines - O
HutchGF - O
Tractor - O


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

GreekStein - X
ForthThistle - X
Longines - O
HutchGF - O
Tractor - X


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

GreekStein - X
ForthThistle - X
Longines - X
HutchGF - O
Tractor - X


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

GreekStein - X
ForthThistle - X
Longines - X
HutchGF - O
Tractor - X


Final Scores:

Longines - 17 (winner via tie-break)
HutchGF - 17
Tractor - 9
-----------------
GreekStein - 8
ForthThistle - 8

A late surge by HutchGF almost gave him group victory but Longines held on as both impressed with 17s. Tractor joins them in the next round.

[celtic]

No surprise at the bottom two there. Both obv googled to get as much as 8.

[scotty2hatty]

Group F

booder
degston77
DMorgan
POWWWWWWWW
Supernova

O = Correct
X = Incorrect



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

booder - O
degston77 - O
DMorgan - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
Supernova - O


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

booder - O
degston77 - O
DMorgan - X
POWWWWWWWW - X
Supernova - 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?

booder - O
degston77 - O
DMorgan - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
Supernova - X


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

booder - X
degston77 - X
DMorgan - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
Supernova - O


5. Richard Ashcroft fronted which British band?

booder - O
degston77 - O
DMorgan - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
Supernova - O

Scores after Q5:

booder - 4
degston77 - 4
DMorgan - 4
-----------------
POWWWWWWWW - 4
Supernova - 4


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

booder - O
degston77 - O
DMorgan - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
Supernova - O


7. Which organ of the body stores bile?

booder - O
degston77 - X
DMorgan - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
Supernova - O


8. Gynophobia is described as a fear of what?

booder - X
degston77 - O
DMorgan - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
Supernova - O


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

booder - O
degston77 - X
DMorgan - X
POWWWWWWWW - X
Supernova - O


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

booder - O
degston77 - X
DMorgan - X
POWWWWWWWW - O
Supernova - O

Scores after Q10:

Supernova - 9
booder - 8
POWWWWWWWW - 8
----------------------
DMorgan - 7
degston77 - 6


11. Which Roman Numeral represents the number 50?

booder - X
degston77 - X
DMorgan - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
Supernova - O


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

booder - X
degston77 - O
DMorgan - X
POWWWWWWWW - O
Supernova - X


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

booder - O
degston77 - O
DMorgan - X
POWWWWWWWW - O
Supernova - O


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

booder - O
degston77 - O
DMorgan - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
Supernova - O


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

booder - O
degston77 - O
DMorgan - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
Supernova - O

Scores after Q15:

POWWWWWWWW - 13
Supernova - 13
booder - 11
-------------------
degston77 - 10
DMorgan - 10


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

booder - X
degston77 - X
DMorgan - O
POWWWWWWWW - X
Supernova - O


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

booder - O
degston77 - O
DMorgan - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
Supernova - O


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

booder - O
degston77 - O
DMorgan - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
Supernova - O


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

booder - X
degston77 - X
DMorgan - X
POWWWWWWWW - X
Supernova - O


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

booder - O
degston77 - X
DMorgan - X
POWWWWWWWW - X
Supernova - O

Final Scores:

Supernova - 18
POWWWWWWWW - 15
booder - 14
------------------
DMorgan - 13
degston77 - 12

Incredible standard in Group F from all 5, with Supernova top scoring in the competition so far with 18 points. POWWWWWWWW and booder score well to progress.

[booder]

chuffed with 14

[tikay]

booder got 14, & qualified? What, booder from Norfolk?

You gotta be kidding me.

[Cf]

So proud of my 9

[DMorgan]

gg, I thought The Green Mile at first for the Tom Hanks question but the 90s bit threw me, thought it was early 2000s and went way too far the other way, guessed Big which was 1988!

[GreekStein]

No surprise at the bottom two there. Both obv googled to get as much as 8.

Fml. I think I got a point for the Richard Starkey question even though I'm pretty sure I got that one wrong.

As stupid as Forthistle and only a bit smarter than Celtic.

A new low.

[scotty2hatty]

No surprise at the bottom two there. Both obv googled to get as much as 8.

Fml. I think I got a point for the Richard Starkey question even though I'm pretty sure I got that one wrong.

As stupid as Forthistle and only a bit smarter than Celtic.

A new low.

I got 13 and 14 the wrong way round for you.

[scotty2hatty]

Group G

tikay
mulhuzz
sharplea
TheWycher
MintTrav

The group of death becomes less so deathly with no answers from, previous runner-up, mulhuzz.



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

tikay - O
sharplea - O
TheWycher - O
MintTrav - O


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

tikay - O
sharplea - X
TheWycher - X
MintTrav - 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?

tikay - O
sharplea - O
TheWycher - O
MintTrav - O


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

tikay - O
sharplea - O
TheWycher - X
MintTrav - X


5. Richard Ashcroft fronted which British band?

tikay - O
sharplea - O
TheWycher - X
MintTrav - X

Scores after Q5:

tikay - 5
sharplea - 4
MintTrav - 3
-------------------
TheWycher - 2


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

tikay - O
sharplea - O
TheWycher - O
MintTrav - O


7. Which organ of the body stores bile?

tikay - O
sharplea - O
TheWycher - O
MintTrav - O


8. Gynophobia is described as a fear of what?

tikay - X
sharplea - X
TheWycher - X
MintTrav - O


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

tikay - O
sharplea - X
TheWycher - O
MintTrav - X


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

tikay - X
sharplea - X
TheWycher - X
MintTrav - X

Scores after Q10:

tikay - 8
sharplea - 6
MintTrav - 6
------------------
TheWycher - 5


11. Which Roman Numeral represents the number 50?

tikay - O
sharplea - O
TheWycher - O
MintTrav - O


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

tikay - X
sharplea - O
TheWycher - X
MintTrav - X


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

tikay - O
sharplea - O
TheWycher - X
MintTrav - O


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

tikay - O
sharplea - O
TheWycher - O
MintTrav - X


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

tikay - O
sharplea - O
TheWycher - O
MintTrav - O

Scores after Q15:

tikay - 12
sharplea - 11
MintTrav - 9
-----------------
TheWycher - 8


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

tikay - X
sharplea - O
TheWycher - X
MintTrav - O


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

tikay - O
sharplea - X
TheWycher - O
MintTrav - X


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

tikay - O
sharplea - O
TheWycher - O
MintTrav - O


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

tikay - X
sharplea - O
TheWycher - X
MintTrav - X


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

tikay - X
sharplea - X
TheWycher - X
MintTrav - O


Final Scores:

sharplea - 14 (winner via tie-break)
tikay - 14
MintTrav - 12
-----------------
TheWycher - 10

tikay almost pulled off the shock but in the end sharplea topped the group as expected with previous semi-finalist MintTrav also qualifying.

[scotty2hatty]

Group H

stato_1
Nakor
taximan007
buzzharvey22


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

stato_1 - O
Nakor - O
taximan007 - O
buzzharvey22 - O


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

stato_1 - O
Nakor - O
taximan007 - O
buzzharvey22 - 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?

stato_1 - O
Nakor - O
taximan007 - O
buzzharvey22 - O


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

stato_1 - O
Nakor - O
taximan007 - O
buzzharvey22 - X


5. Richard Ashcroft fronted which British band?

stato_1 - X
Nakor - O
taximan007 - X
buzzharvey22 - O

Scores after Q5:

Nakor - 5
stato_1 - 4
taximan007 - 4
-----------------
buzzharvey22 - 4


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

stato_1 - X
Nakor - O
taximan007 - O
buzzharvey22 - O


7. Which organ of the body stores bile?

stato_1 - O
Nakor - O
taximan007 - X
buzzharvey22 - X


8. Gynophobia is described as a fear of what?

stato_1 - O
Nakor - O
taximan007 - X
buzzharvey22 - O


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

stato_1 - X
Nakor - X
taximan007 - O
buzzharvey22 - X


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

stato_1 - X
Nakor - X
taximan007 - X
buzzharvey22 - X

Scores after Q10:

Nakor - 8
stato_1 - 6
taximan007 - 6
-------------------
buzzharvey - 6


11. Which Roman Numeral represents the number 50?

stato_1 - O
Nakor - O
taximan007 - O
buzzharvey22 - O


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

stato_1 - X
Nakor - X
taximan007 - X
buzzharvey22 - X


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

stato_1 - O
Nakor - O
taximan007 - O
buzzharvey22 - O


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

stato_1 - O
Nakor - O
taximan007 - X
buzzharvey22 - O


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

stato_1 - X
Nakor - O
taximan007 - O
buzzharvey22 - X

Scores after Q15:

Nakor - 12
stato_1 - 9
taximan007 - 9
--------------------
buzzharvey22 - 9


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

stato_1 - X
Nakor - O
taximan007 - O
buzzharvey22 - O


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

stato_1 - O
Nakor - X
taximan007 - O
buzzharvey22 - O


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

stato_1 - O
Nakor - X
taximan007 - O
buzzharvey22 - O


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

stato_1 - X
Nakor - X
taximan007 - X
buzzharvey22 - X


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

stato_1 - O
Nakor - X
taximan007 - O
buzzharvey22 - X

Final Scores:

Nakor - 13 (winner via tie-break)
taximan007 - 13
buzzharvey22 - 12 (3rd via tie-break)
----------------------
stato_1 - 12

Can't get much closer than that! Nakor almost throws it away but holds on from taximan007 whilst buzzharvey22 beats stato_1 into 3rd, also by tie-break.

[scotty2hatty]

bGM2 1st Round Questions and Answers

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

2. How many stars feature on the flag of New Zealand? 4

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? Phil Tufnell

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

5. Richard Ashcroft fronted which British band? The Verve

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

7. Which organ of the body stores bile? Gallbladder

8. Gynophobia is described as a fear of what? Women

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

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

11. Which Roman Numeral represents the number 50? L

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tie-break: Population of Brazil? 204.2m

[scotty2hatty]

To reward those who placed highly in their groups the draw for second round is seeded.

1: The 6 highest scoring group winners.
2: The two remaining group winners plus 4 highest scoring 2nd place finishers.
3: The 4 remaining 2nd place finishers plus the 2 highest scoring 3rd place finishers.
4: The 6 remaining 3rd place finishers.


Seeding for 2nd round draw:

First Seeds

TightEnd - 17
maccol - 14
Longines - 17
Supernova - 18
sharplea - 14
Nakor - 13


Second Seeds

Graham C - 13
Woodsey - 11
Sheriff Fatman - 15
HutchGF - 17
POWWWWWWWW - 15
tikay - 14


Third Seeds

Claw75 - 11
bromley04 - 10
Redsgirl - 12
taximan007 - 13
david3103 - 15
booder - 14


Fourth Seeds

Cf - 9
Newportlad - 13
ruud - 11
Tractor - 9
MintTrav - 12
buzzharvey22 - 12

[scotty2hatty]

Draw tomorrow, questions Wednesday.