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

[scotty2hatty]

How come folk are discussing how they answered questions before the reveal?
Have everyone else's answers even been submitted?

They probably shouldn't have but the deadline had passed so prob assumed all answers in.

[david3103]

How come folk are discussing how they answered questions before the reveal?
Have everyone else's answers even been submitted?

Deadline was 'end of the weekend' so they really should be.

[scotty2hatty]

Here's the reveals. Two qualify from each group, with topping the group a positive as you will seeded for the QF draw.

O = Correct
X = Incorrect

bGM2 - 2nd Round - Group A

Longines
tikay
booder
ruud

1. Kleptomania is when a person has the inability to refrain from doing what?

Longines - O
tikay - O
booder - O
ruud - X


2. Who was burned at the stake in 1431?

Longines - O
tikay - O
booder - O
ruud - X


3. The tie-break in round one asked for the population of Brazil, the most populated country in South America, but which country has the second largest population in the continent?

Longines - O
tikay - X
booder - X
ruud - X


4. What is the name of Rocky's main opponent in the film Rocky 3?

Longines - O
tikay - X
booder - O
ruud - O


5. What part of the body is affected by the disease Emphysema?

Longines - O
tikay - O
booder - O
ruud - O

Scores after Q5:

Longines - 5
booder - 4
-------------------
tikay - 3
ruud - 3


6. What nationality is the top 20 ranked male tennis player Milos Raonic?

Longines - X
tikay - X
booder - X
ruud - X


7. What would someone speaking in Cockney rhyming slang be referring to by his "sausage"?

Longines - O
tikay - O
booder - O
ruud - X


8. 'Tipping Point' is a game show which is aired on ITV, who presents the show?

Longines - X
tikay - X
booder - X
ruud - O


9. In the miracle "The Feeding of 5000", what did Jesus use to feed the 5000?

Longines - X
tikay - X
booder - O
ruud - O


10. What language can be described as South African Dutch?

Longines - O
tikay - X
booder - O
ruud - O

Scores after Q10:

Longines - 7
booder - 7
-----------------
ruud - 6
tikay - 4


11. In ten-pin bowling, what is the name for 3 consecutive strikes?

Longines - O
tikay - X
booder - X
ruud - O


12. What is written on the side of the van used by Scooby Doo's gang?

Longines - O
tikay - X
booder - O
ruud - X


13. Said to be a dying art, what would a Stenographer do?

Longines - X
tikay - X
booder - O
ruud - X


14. The Siamese breed of cat originated in which country?

Longines - O
tikay - O
booder - O
ruud - O


15. Olly Murs is the current host of the X Factor having finished 2nd when he competed on the talent show, who did he finish runner-up to?

Longines - O
tikay - X
booder - X
ruud - O

Questions after Q15:

Longines - 11
booder - 10
-----------------
ruud - 9
tikay - 5


16. Which country is the closest in distance to Australia?

Longines - X
tikay - O
booder - X
ruud - O


17. In what century was the gunpowder plot?

Longines - X
tikay - O
booder - O
ruud - O


18. Which band achieved great success with their second studio album, The Man Who, which was released in 1999?

Longines - O
tikay - O
booder - O
ruud - O


19. Englishman Nick Matthew is currently the number 2 ranked player in the world in a sport where half the top 10 are Egyptian, name that sport?

Longines - O
tikay - O
booder - X
ruud - O


20. Bermuda, Bent Buffalo and Carpet are all types of what?

Longines - X
tikay - O
booder - X
ruud - X


Final Scores:

Longines - 13 (1st via tie-break)
ruud - 13
-------------------
booder - 12
tikay - 10

[booder]

Pleased to have beaten Teeks.

WD Longines and Ruud

[McGlashan]

Here's the reveals. Two qualify from each group, with topping the group a positive as you will seeded for the QF draw.

O = Correct
X = Incorrect




4. What is the name of Rocky's main opponent in the film Rocky 3?

Longines - O
tikay - X
booder - O
ruud - O

I pitty the fool who didn't get this right (sorry Tikay).

There was a Ladrokes poker player went by that alias back in the day.

[Claw75]

Delete!

[Claw75]

I've been waiting for someone to answer question 18 for over six years now!

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=42875.225

[scotty2hatty]

bGM2 - 2nd Round - Group B

Nakor
Graham C
bromley04
Cf

1. Kleptomania is when a person has the inability to refrain from doing what?

Nakor - O
Graham C - O
bromley04 - O
Cf - X


2. Who was burned at the stake in 1431?

Nakor - O
Graham C - O
bromley04 - O
Cf - O


3. The tie-break in round one asked for the population of Brazil, the most populated country in South America, but which country has the second largest population in the continent?

Nakor - O
Graham C - X
bromley04 - X
Cf - X


4. What is the name of Rocky's main opponent in the film Rocky 3?

Nakor - O
Graham C - X
bromley04 - X
Cf - X


5. What part of the body is affected by the disease Emphysema?

Nakor - O
Graham C - O
bromley04 - X
Cf - O

Scores after Q5:

Nakor - 5
Graham C - 3
---------------------
bromley04 - 2
Cf - 2


6. What nationality is the top 20 ranked male tennis player Milos Raonic?

Nakor - X
Graham C - X
bromley04 - X
Cf - X


7. What would someone speaking in Cockney rhyming slang be referring to by his "sausage"?

Nakor - X
Graham C - O
bromley04 - O
Cf - O


8. 'Tipping Point' is a game show which is aired on ITV, who presents the show?

Nakor - O
Graham C - X
bromley04 - O
Cf - O


9. In the miracle "The Feeding of 5000", what did Jesus use to feed the 5000?

Nakor - X
Graham C - X
bromley04 - O
Cf - O


10. What language can be described as South African Dutch?

Nakor - O
Graham C - O
bromley04 - X
Cf - O

Scores after Q10:

Nakor - 7
Cf - 6
----------------
Graham C - 5
bromley04 - 5


11. In ten-pin bowling, what is the name for 3 consecutive strikes?

Nakor - O
Graham C - O
bromley04 - O
Cf - O


12. What is written on the side of the van used by Scooby Doo's gang?

Nakor - O
Graham C - O
bromley04 - O
Cf - O


13. Said to be a dying art, what would a Stenographer do?

Nakor - X
Graham C - X
bromley04 - X
Cf - X


14. The Siamese breed of cat originated in which country?

Nakor - O
Graham C - X
bromley04 - X
Cf - O


15. Olly Murs is the current host of the X Factor having finished 2nd when he competed on the talent show, who did he finish runner-up to?

Nakor - O
Graham C - X
bromley04 - X
Cf - X

Scores after Q15:

Nakor - 11
Cf - 9
--------------
Graham C - 7
bromley04 - 7


16. Which country is the closest in distance to Australia?

Nakor - X
Graham C - O
bromley04 - X
Cf - X


17. In what century was the gunpowder plot?

Nakor - O
Graham C - O
bromley04 - O
Cf - O


18. Which band achieved great success with their second studio album, The Man Who, which was released in 1999?

Nakor - O
Graham C - O
bromley04 - O
Cf - X


19. Englishman Nick Matthew is currently the number 2 ranked player in the world in a sport where half the top 10 are Egyptian, name that sport?

Nakor - O
Graham C - X
bromley04 - O
Cf - X


20. Bermuda, Bent Buffalo and Carpet are all types of what?

Nakor - O
Graham C - X
bromley04 - X
Cf - X


Final Scores:

Nakor - 15
Cf - 10 (2nd via tie-break)
---------------
bromley04 - 10 (3rd via tie-break)
Graham C - 10

[Cf]

Bloody hell!!!

[scotty2hatty]

bGM2 - 2nd Round - Group C

TightEnd
Woodsey
Claw75
Tractor

1. Kleptomania is when a person has the inability to refrain from doing what?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - O
Claw75 - O
Tractor - X


2. Who was burned at the stake in 1431?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - O
Claw75 - O
Tractor - O


3. The tie-break in round one asked for the population of Brazil, the most populated country in South America, but which country has the second largest population in the continent?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - X
Tractor - X


4. What is the name of Rocky's main opponent in the film Rocky 3?

TightEnd - X
Woodsey - O
Claw75 - X
Tractor - X


5. What part of the body is affected by the disease Emphysema?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - O
Claw75 - O
Tractor - O

Scores after Q5:

TightEnd - 4
Woodsey - 4
-----------------
Claw75 - 3
Tractor - 2


6. What nationality is the top 20 ranked male tennis player Milos Raonic?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - X
Tractor - X


7. What would someone speaking in Cockney rhyming slang be referring to by his "sausage"?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - X
Tractor - O


8. 'Tipping Point' is a game show which is aired on ITV, who presents the show?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - O
Tractor - X


9. In the miracle "The Feeding of 5000", what did Jesus use to feed the 5000?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - O
Tractor - X


10. What language can be described as South African Dutch?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - O
Claw75 - O
Tractor - X

Scores after Q10:

TightEnd - 9
Claw75 - 6
---------------
Woodsey - 5
Tractor - 4


11. In ten-pin bowling, what is the name for 3 consecutive strikes?

TightEnd - X
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - X
Tractor - O


12. What is written on the side of the van used by Scooby Doo's gang?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - O
Claw75 - O
Tractor - O


13. Said to be a dying art, what would a Stenographer do?

TightEnd - X
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - X
Tractor - X


14. The Siamese breed of cat originated in which country?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - O
Claw75 - O
Tractor - X


15. Olly Murs is the current host of the X Factor having finished 2nd when he competed on the talent show, who did he finish runner-up to?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - O
Tractor - O

Scores after Q15:

TightEnd - 12
Claw75 - 9
-----------------
Woodsey - 7
Tractor - 5


16. Which country is the closest in distance to Australia?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - O
Claw75 - O
Tractor - X


17. In what century was the gunpowder plot?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - O
Tractor - O


18. Which band achieved great success with their second studio album, The Man Who, which was released in 1999?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - O
Tractor - X


19. Englishman Nick Matthew is currently the number 2 ranked player in the world in a sport where half the top 10 are Egyptian, name that sport?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - O
Claw75 - X
Tractor - O


20. Bermuda, Bent Buffalo and Carpet are all types of what?

TightEnd - O
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - X
Tractor - O


Final Scores:

TightEnd - 17
Claw75 - 12
-------------------
Tractor - 9 (3rd via tie-break)
Woodsey- 9

[Tractor]

Final Scores:

TightEnd - 17
Claw75 - 12
-------------------
Tractor - 9 (3rd via tie-break)
Woodsey- 9

Happy with 9, thanks for running the quiz and good luck to anyone who can stop Tighty!

[tikay]

Longines - 13 (1st via tie-break)
ruud - 13
-------------------
booder - 12
tikay - 10


That's just ridiculous,. not only plum last, but beaten by a Norfolk Boy.

By way of protest, I shall take no further part in this edition, & nothing you can say will change my mind.

PS - Congrats to Longines & ruud.

[tikay]

Pleased to have beaten Teeks.

WD Longines and Ruud

Enjoy it, that was like Tranmere beating the Arsenal.

[tikay]

Here's the reveals. Two qualify from each group, with topping the group a positive as you will seeded for the QF draw.

O = Correct
X = Incorrect




4. What is the name of Rocky's main opponent in the film Rocky 3?

Longines - O
tikay - X
booder - O
ruud - O

I pitty the fool who didn't get this right (sorry Tikay).

There was a Ladrokes poker player went by that alias back in the day.

Honestly, I stared at the question for several minutes, & could not even guess at an answer. How would I ever know such a thing?

I saw the first ever Rocky film - mid seventies? - & that was more than enough for me. 

[david3103]

Here's the reveals. Two qualify from each group, with topping the group a positive as you will seeded for the QF draw.

O = Correct
X = Incorrect




4. What is the name of Rocky's main opponent in the film Rocky 3?

Longines - O
tikay - X
booder - O
ruud - O

I pitty the fool who didn't get this right (sorry Tikay).

There was a Ladrokes poker player went by that alias back in the day.

Honestly, I stared at the question for several minutes, & could not even guess at an answer. How would I ever know such a thing?

I saw the first ever Rocky film - mid seventies? - & that was more than enough for me. 

More than I've seen.