blonde's Greatest Mind 3 - Another Ultimate Quiz

[Tractor]

Thanks for this, good luck to everyone left in!

[KarmaDope]

Yo - check my answer to 13.

I did. It's not correct.

Don't want to go into detail as there are still answers to be revealed but it's not what most people think it is.

[KarmaDope]

Sorry guys. I know I said tonight but something came up here. Results are all typed so all I have to do is C&P so at 7pm tomorrow I will put them all up in one go along with the draw for the next round and the specialist subjects.

Again, apologies, I wasn't expecting this thing to come up tonight!

[MereNovice]

No problem.
It all adds to the excitement.

[KarmaDope]

Group D
david3103
stribling
MereNovice
bunnydas8888

In the answers below, an O next to your name means you answered correctly. An X means you got it wrong. Running scores at halfway will be shown.


bGM3 2nd Round Questions

1. Which 2013 film saw Leonardo DiCaprio play Jordan Belfort?
david3103 - O
stribling - O
MereNovice - X
bunnydas8888 - O

2. A set of bones known as ossicles are in which part of the body?
david3103 - O
stribling - X
MereNovice - O
bunnydas8888 - O

3. Which two countries does the River Ganges flow through?
david3103 - O
stribling - X
MereNovice - O
bunnydas8888 - O

4. Which famous golf major takes place in Augusta, Georgia?
david3103 - O
stribling - O
MereNovice - O
bunnydas8888 - O

5. 'A Rush of Blood to the Head' was a successful 2002 album from which British group?
david3103 - O
stribling - O
MereNovice - O
bunnydas8888 - O

6. 2001 saw the completion of the project to map the genetic structure of the human body. What was the project called?
david3103 - O
stribling - O
MereNovice - O
bunnydas8888 - X

7. Which city is the only city in the world to be located on two separate continents?
david3103 - O
stribling - O
MereNovice - O
bunnydas8888 - O

8. Liberty City, Vice City and San Andreas are all fictional cities in which video game series?
david3103 - O
stribling - O
MereNovice - O
bunnydas8888 - O

9. What event took place in 1985, watched by a global audience of 1.9 Billion from 150 countries?
david3103 - O
stribling - O
MereNovice - O
bunnydas8888 – O

10. Who painted 'The Sistine Madonna'?
david3103 - X
stribling - X
MereNovice - X
bunnydas8888 - X

 Scores at halfway:
david3103 - 9
stribling - 7
MereNovice - 8
bunnydas8888 - 8
 

11. Which Russian-born female tennis player admitted to taking banned substance meldonium?
david3103 - O
stribling - O
MereNovice - O
bunnydas8888 - O

12. Which MP served as Labour Home Secretary between 8th June 2001 and 15 December 2004?
david3103 - X
stribling - O
MereNovice - X
bunnydas8888 - O

13. What is the name of the branch of medicine that focuses on eyesight?
david3103 - X
stribling - X
MereNovice - X
bunnydas8888 - O

14. In what year did Mark Chapman murder John Lennon?
david3103 - O
stribling - X
MereNovice - O
bunnydas8888 - X

15. The world's longest stretch of uninterrupted sandy coast is known as Ninety Mile Beach but in which country would you find it?
david3103 - O
stribling - O
MereNovice - O
bunnydas8888 - X

16. Thom Yorke is the lead singer of which English band that formed in Oxfordshire in 1985?
david3103 - O
stribling - X
MereNovice - O
bunnydas8888 - O

17. Equilateral, Isosceles and Scalene are examples of which shape?
david3103 - O
stribling - O
MereNovice - O
bunnydas8888 - O

18. Leicester City just became the most recent first-time winners of the top division in Association Football in England. Name the team before them to achieve this feat.
david3103 - O
stribling - O
MereNovice - X
bunnydas8888 - O

19. The first successful cloning of a mammal was in 1996. What was the resulting mammal known as?
david3103 - O
stribling - O
MereNovice - O
bunnydas8888 - O

20. In which decade did Mickey Mouse make his first appearance?
david3103 - X
stribling - X
MereNovice - O
bunnydas8888 - O

FINAL Scores:
david3103 - 16
bunnydas8888 - 16
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MereNovice - 15
stribling - 13


For the fourth time in four groups, it’s a tie at the top and it will be david3103 who takes that seeding through to the next round, beating bunnydas8888 into second. MereNovice misses out by one point to exit, along with stribling.

[KarmaDope]

Group E
ForthThistle
tikay
hector62
booder

In the answers below, an O next to your name means you answered correctly. An X means you got it wrong. Running scores at halfway will be shown.


bGM3 2nd Round Questions

1. Which 2013 film saw Leonardo DiCaprio play Jordan Belfort?
ForthThistle - O
tikay - O
hector62 - O
booder - O

2. A set of bones known as ossicles are in which part of the body?
ForthThistle - X
tikay - X
hector62 - X
booder - X

3. Which two countries does the River Ganges flow through?
ForthThistle - X
tikay - O
hector62 - O
booder - X

4. Which famous golf major takes place in Augusta, Georgia?
ForthThistle - O
tikay - O
hector62 - O
booder - O

5. 'A Rush of Blood to the Head' was a successful 2002 album from which British group?
ForthThistle - O
tikay - X
hector62 - X
booder - O

6. 2001 saw the completion of the project to map the genetic structure of the human body. What was the project called?
ForthThistle - X
tikay - O
hector62 - O
booder - X

7. Which city is the only city in the world to be located on two separate continents?
ForthThistle - X
tikay - X
hector62 - O
booder - X

8. Liberty City, Vice City and San Andreas are all fictional cities in which video game series?
ForthThistle - O
tikay - X
hector62 - O
booder - O

9. What event took place in 1985, watched by a global audience of 1.9 Billion from 150 countries?
ForthThistle - O
tikay - O
hector62 - O
booder - O

10. Who painted 'The Sistine Madonna'?
ForthThistle - X
tikay - X
hector62 - X
booder - X

 Scores at halfway:
ForthThistle - 5
tikay - 5
hector62 - 7
booder - 5
 

11. Which Russian-born female tennis player admitted to taking banned substance meldonium?
ForthThistle - X
tikay - O
hector62 - O
booder - O

12. Which MP served as Labour Home Secretary between 8th June 2001 and 15 December 2004?
ForthThistle - X
tikay - O
hector62 - X
booder - X

13. What is the name of the branch of medicine that focuses on eyesight?
ForthThistle - X
tikay - X
hector62 - X
booder - O

14. In what year did Mark Chapman murder John Lennon?
ForthThistle - O
tikay - O
hector62 - X
booder - O

15. The world's longest stretch of uninterrupted sandy coast is known as Ninety Mile Beach but in which country would you find it?
ForthThistle - X
tikay - O
hector62 - O
booder - X

16. Thom Yorke is the lead singer of which English band that formed in Oxfordshire in 1985?
ForthThistle - O
tikay - O
hector62 - X
booder - O

17. Equilateral, Isosceles and Scalene are examples of which shape?
ForthThistle - O
tikay - O
hector62 - O
booder - O

18. Leicester City just became the most recent first-time winners of the top division in Association Football in England. Name the team before them to achieve this feat.
ForthThistle - X
tikay - X
hector62 - O
booder - X

19. The first successful cloning of a mammal was in 1996. What was the resulting mammal known as?
ForthThistle - O
tikay - O
hector62 - O
booder - O

20. In which decade did Mickey Mouse make his first appearance?
ForthThistle - X
tikay - O
hector62 - O
booder - O

FINAL Scores:
hector62 - 13
tikay - 13
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booder – 12
ForthThistle - 9

Another tie! This time it is hector62 who wins on tiebreak and pushes tikay down into second, one ahead of (and knocking out) booder in a very close group. ForthThistle also exits at this stage with the only other single figure score.

[KarmaDope]

Group F
TightEnd
maccol
nirvana
Obviously the fourth player was supposed to be horseplayer, but as a few people already know, horsey is not very well at all at the moment and all our thoughts are currently with him. Hopefully he can get through this and come back to blonde when he is able.

In the answers below, an O next to your name means you answered correctly. An X means you got it wrong. Running scores at halfway will be shown.


bGM3 2nd Round Questions

1. Which 2013 film saw Leonardo DiCaprio play Jordan Belfort?
TightEnd - O
maccol - O
nirvana - X

2. A set of bones known as ossicles are in which part of the body?
TightEnd - X
maccol - O
nirvana - O

3. Which two countries does the River Ganges flow through?
TightEnd - O
maccol - X
nirvana - O

4. Which famous golf major takes place in Augusta, Georgia?
TightEnd - O
maccol - O
nirvana - O

5. 'A Rush of Blood to the Head' was a successful 2002 album from which British group?
TightEnd - O
maccol - O
nirvana - O

6. 2001 saw the completion of the project to map the genetic structure of the human body. What was the project called?
TightEnd - O
maccol - O
nirvana - O

7. Which city is the only city in the world to be located on two separate continents?
TightEnd - O
maccol - O
nirvana - O

8. Liberty City, Vice City and San Andreas are all fictional cities in which video game series?
TightEnd - O
maccol - O
nirvana - O

9. What event took place in 1985, watched by a global audience of 1.9 Billion from 150 countries?
TightEnd - O
maccol - O
nirvana - X

10. Who painted 'The Sistine Madonna'?
TightEnd – O (The ONLY person to get this right)
maccol - X
nirvana - X

 Scores at halfway:
TightEnd - 9
maccol - 8
nirvana - 7
 

11. Which Russian-born female tennis player admitted to taking banned substance meldonium?
TightEnd - O
maccol - O
nirvana - O

12. Which MP served as Labour Home Secretary between 8th June 2001 and 15 December 2004?
TightEnd - O
maccol - X
nirvana - X

13. What is the name of the branch of medicine that focuses on eyesight?
TightEnd - X
maccol - X
nirvana - O

14. In what year did Mark Chapman murder John Lennon?
TightEnd - O
maccol - O
nirvana - O

15. The world's longest stretch of uninterrupted sandy coast is known as Ninety Mile Beach but in which country would you find it?
TightEnd - X
maccol - O
nirvana - X

16. Thom Yorke is the lead singer of which English band that formed in Oxfordshire in 1985?
TightEnd - O
maccol - O
nirvana - O

17. Equilateral, Isosceles and Scalene are examples of which shape?
TightEnd - O
maccol - O
nirvana - O

18. Leicester City just became the most recent first-time winners of the top division in Association Football in England. Name the team before them to achieve this feat.
TightEnd - O
maccol - O
nirvana - X

19. The first successful cloning of a mammal was in 1996. What was the resulting mammal known as?
TightEnd - O
maccol - O
nirvana - O

20. In which decade did Mickey Mouse make his first appearance?
TightEnd - O
maccol - O
nirvana - O

FINAL Scores:
TightEnd - 17
maccol - 16
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nirvana - 14

The only group to end without a tie, it is favourite TightEnd who edges out maccol to take the seeding and complete our final 12. Nirvana heads out at this stage although against two titans of general knowledge, he did run bad in groups – 14 would have been enough to win another group!

[KarmaDope]

Round 2 Questions and Answers

1. Which 2013 film saw Leonardo DiCaprio play Jordan Belfort? The Wolf of Wall Street

2. A set of bones known as ossicles are in which part of the body? Ears

3. Which two countries does the River Ganges flow through? India and Bangladesh

4. Which famous golf major takes place in Augusta, Georgia? US Masters

5. 'A Rush of Blood to the Head' was a successful 2002 album from which British group? Coldplay.

6. 2001 saw the completion of the project to map the genetic structure of the human body. What was the project called? The Human Genome Project

7. Which city is the only city in the world to be located on two separate continents? Istanbul, Turkey.

8. Liberty City, Vice City and San Andreas are all fictional cities in which video game series? Grand Theft Auto.

9. What event took place in 1985, watched by a global audience of 1.9 Billion from 150 countries? Live Aid concert.

10. Who painted 'The Sistine Madonna'? Raphael.

11. Which Russian-born female tennis player admitted to taking banned substance meldonium? Maria Sharapova

12. Which MP served as Labour Home Secretary between 8th June 2001 and 15 December 2004? David Blunkett

13. What is the name of the branch of medicine that focuses on eyesight? Optometry

14. In what year did Mark Chapman murder John Lennon? 1980

15. The world's longest stretch of uninterrupted sandy coast is known as Ninety Mile Beach but in which country would you find it? Australia

16. Thom Yorke is the lead singer of which English band that formed in Oxfordshire in 1985? Radiohead.

17. Equilateral, Isosceles and Scalene are examples of which shape? Triangle.

18. Leicester City just became the most recent first-time winners of the top division in Association Football in England. Name the team before them to achieve this feat. Nottingham Forest.

19. The first successful cloning of a mammal was in 1996. What was the resulting mammal known as? Dolly the Sheep

20. In which decade did Mickey Mouse make his first appearance? 1920s

Feel free to debate!

[KarmaDope]

So...Round 3.

Draw is as follows:

HutchGF v ruud
david3103 v tikay
hector62 v bunnydas8888
Longines v maccol
TightEnd v degston44
Graham C v inittoit

[KarmaDope]

This round is head to head, which means the introduction of specialist subjects. There are 9 to choose from, and they are as follows:

Maths
Science
Geography
History
Music
TV
Movies
Adult Entertainment
Sport

There will be 10 general knowledge questions, 5 from your specialist subject, and 5 from your opponent's choice.

As I only have five questions of each, you both can't choose the same. PM me two selections - first and second choice. I will only use your second choice if your opponent has chosen the same first choice as you. First come, first served.

Questions will come out within the next couple of days. Good luck all!

[MereNovice]

I strongly dispute the answer to 13.

Optometry is merely the measuring of eyesight.

Ophthalmology is "the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of disorders and diseases of the eye."

[MereNovice]

Also, I got two more points than tikay; he gets through and I don't.

The whole concept is horribly flawed.

Oh, and nice job.
Thanks for running it.

[AndrewT]

I strongly dispute the answer to 13.

Optometry is merely the measuring of eyesight.

Ophthalmology is "the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of disorders and diseases of the eye."

This.

FARCE.

(Also excellent quiz)

[TightEnd]

I strongly dispute the answer to 13.

Optometry is merely the measuring of eyesight.

Ophthalmology is "the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of disorders and diseases of the eye."

correct, i think (as someone who put opthalmology

Great job on this Adam though, very efficient.

Your Raphael Correspondent

[stribling]

I strongly dispute the answer to 13.

Optometry is merely the measuring of eyesight.

Ophthalmology is "the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of disorders and diseases of the eye."

This.

FARCE.

(Also excellent quiz)

Wouldn't have helped me overall, but agreed.