'The Quiz Room' Diary > Betfair Community

Betfair Community

Home › Chit Chat Forum › 'The Quiz Room' Diary

Switch to Community Classic App Directory

Chit Chat

‹ back to topics

There is currently 1 person viewing this thread.

These 9760 comments are related to the topic:
'The Quiz Room' Diary

Switch to Live View refresh Post Reply

Post your reply

Page 232 of 245 • Previous | 1 | ... | 230 | 231 | 232 | 233 | 234 | ... | 245 | Next

sort by:

Show per page

Replies: 9,760

By:

Fenway When: 05 May 15 20:24

You have been awarded a bye Tommy, so you are through to tomorrow's quarter finals. You do not have to play tonight, although if you wish you can answer the questions. I hope this helps.

By:

Tommy Toes When: 05 May 15 20:24

Ah, right. Thanks Mr Nibbs.

By:

Tommy Toes When: 05 May 15 20:25

- and Fenners.

By:

Fenway When: 05 May 15 20:26

MrNibbs and I come from the same part of the world, and we agree on everything.

By:

MrNibbs When: 05 May 15 22:07

quiz on now

By:

MrNibbs When: 06 May 15 00:03

Round-up

Bye - Tommy Toes

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
Bye																0
Tommy Toes																0

The match is drawn 0-0.

Nirvana - Mikael D'Haguenet1916

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
Nirvana																9
Mikael D'Haguenet1916																8

Nirvana wins the match 9-8.

Nirvana afterwards said: thx nibbs, hope no 2 is ok, my answer was the phonetic version :)
Mikael D'Haguenet1916 afterwards said: good start, terrible finish

David Fishwick Minibus Sales - Bye

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
David Fishwick Minibus Sales																9
Bye																0

David Fishwick Minibus Sales wins the match 9-0.

David Fishwick Minibus Sales afterwards said: Another 6, hope Bye doesn't have an inspired set of answers. Cheers Nibbsy. (edit - later on… - how did i miss Qs 11-15 in the first place ffs. 6+3=9 ffs. cheers nibbsy)

Fenway - Bye

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
Fenway																2
Bye																0

Fenway wins the match 2-0.

Fenway afterwards said: another thrashing for Bye, good night

jimmy69 - Bye

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
jimmy69																2
Bye																0

jimmy69 wins the match 2-0.

Afterwards, jimmy69 offered no comment.

Franzi - Muntz Street

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
Franzi																11
Muntz Street																8

Franzi wins the match 11-8.

Franzi afterwards said: Thanks Nibbs. Some good questions there. Best of luck to Muntz in the next round!
Muntz Street afterwards said: Ta Nibbs. No live animals were harmed during my pre quiz preparation.

sixtwosix - Tevez is God

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
sixtwosix																6
Tevez is God																0

sixtwosix wins the match 6-0.

sixtwosix afterwards said: Ta Mr N .that won't take much beating

STUDYFORM - TGM

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
STUDYFORM																8
TGM																2

STUDYFORM wins the match 8-2.

STUDYFORM afterwards said: Well, that was relatively crap, but I can live in hope. Ta Nibbs
TGM afterwards said: I have only two things to say - Well played Study - Ta Nibbs

Scoring Chart

Q15		7/10 (15th toughest Q)
Q7		7/10 (14th toughest Q)
Q8		7/10 (13th toughest Q)
Q10		7/10 (12th toughest Q)
Q2		5/10 (11th toughest Q)
Q6		5/10 (10th toughest Q)
Q14		5/10 (9th toughest Q)
Q12		4/10 (8th toughest Q)
Q5		4/10 (7th toughest Q)
Q9		3/10 (6th toughest Q)
Q3		3/10 (5th toughest Q)
Q4		3/10 (4th toughest Q)
Q13		2/10 (3rd toughest Q)
Q1		2/10 (2nd toughest Q)
Q11		1/10 (1st toughest Q)

Q1. TheiRussianisecurityiandicounter-intelligenceiserviceicreatedibyiBorisiYeltsiniasioneiofitheisuccessorsitoitheiKGBiisiknownibyiwhatiinitialiletters?Spoiler: Show

FSB

Q2. WhatiisitheinameiofibothiaiNorthiAfricaniearthenwareipotiwithiaitall,iconicalilidianditheistewicookediiniit?Spoiler: Show

Tajine

Q3. WhoseinoveliTheiLastiTycooniwasiunfinishediatitheitimeiofihisideathiini1940?Spoiler: Show

Scott Fitzgerald

Q4. WhichirangeiofigraniteipeaksiiniNortherniIrelandiextendsi9imilesibetweeniNewcastle,ionitheiIrishiSea,ianditoiRostrevor,ioniCarlingfordiLough?Spoiler: Show

Mourne Mountains

Q5. WhoseifirstimajoriroleiwasiasitheiruthlessikilleriDukeiManteeiinithei1936ifilmiTheiPetrifiediForest?Spoiler: Show

Humphrey Bogart

Q6. WhichipioneeriofisteamipoweriwentiintoipartnershipiwithiMatthewiBoultoniiniBirminghamiini1775itoidevelopiandibuilditheienginesiheihadiinvented?Spoiler: Show

James Watt

Q7. WhatiwasitheinameiofitheishipicommandedibyiCaptainiCookionihisifirstiPacificivoyage?Spoiler: Show

Endeavour

Q8. UnderiwhatinameididiEriciClaptoniandivariousimusiciansirecorditheiclassicialbum,iLaylaiandiotheriassortediloveisongs?Spoiler: Show

Derek And The Dominoes

Q9. WhichiofiRossini'sioperasiisiknowniiniItalianiasiLaiGazzaiLadra?Spoiler: Show

The Thieving Magpie

Q10. Unlessiotherwiseistated,iwhat'sitheispeedilimitioutsideibuilt-upiareasiforicarsiandimotorbikesioniordinaryisingle-carriagewayiroadsiiniBritain?Spoiler: Show

60mph

Q11. TheifirstifiveiBooksiofitheiBibleiareitraditionallyiascribeditoiwhichiauthor?iHeidiediandiwasiburiediiniMoab.Spoiler: Show

Moses

Q12. IniwhichitownidoiStiMirreniplayitheirihomeigames?Spoiler: Show

Paisley

Q13. WhatiwordiforianiunwholesomeismellioriatmosphereicomesifromitheiGreekiforidefilement?Spoiler: Show

Miasma

Q14. Whichiactoriplayeditheiphotographer,iLawrence,iinitheifilmiCalendariGirlsiandiDCIiGeneiHuntiinitheiTViseriesiLifeioniMarsiandiAshesiToiAshes?Spoiler: Show

Philip Glenister

Q15. WhatinameiforianianimalithatisucklesiitsiyoungicomesifromitheiLatinifori"breast"?Spoiler: Show

Mammal

Quarter Final Draw

Fenway V jimmy69
sixtwosix v Nirvana
David Fishwick Minibus Sales v Tommy Toes
STUDYFORM v Franzi

By:

tobermory When: 06 May 15 00:26

didn't know this was on . i got 8

By:

spellingandgrammarchecker When: 06 May 15 00:36

I know somebody who stopped at Q10, he thought that was the last question. Not that it mattered, he would only have scored one more point.

By:

MisterBadger When: 06 May 15 10:30

Sorry nibbs, had a family situation to deal with last night, wp 626 you would have beaten me anyway

By:

MrNibbs When: 06 May 15 11:14

Not a problem Badger.

A Politics Quiz + A GK Quiz

Date: Tonight
Time: 10pm
Subject: Politics
Questions: 30ish for each, politics first.
Format: Open to ideas
QM: Nibbs
Scorer: NibbsVision

http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-Chat
http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-ChatFlash
http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-ChatBasic

By:

David Fishwick Minibus Sales When: 06 May 15 17:12

i'll be late on parade for the Cup QF tonight

By:

MrNibbs When: 06 May 15 21:44

A Politics Quiz + A GK Quiz

Date: Tonight
Time: 10pm
Subject: Politics
Questions: 30ish for each, politics first.
Format: Open to ideas
QM: Nibbs
Scorer: NibbsVision

http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-Chat
http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-ChatFlash
http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-ChatBasic

Apologies to sixtwosix, had a power cut at NibbsTowers while you was in the middle of the cup. You are obviously welcome to restart from Q6 (just nip in a room and type Q6 without all the rigmarole )

By:

Tommy Toes When: 06 May 15 21:57

I think someone from UPS has the same idea as me about estimated time of finding somewhere geographically.
This is the message on my tracking info:

"Scheduled For Early Delivery On:
Monday, 05/11/2015, By End of Day

Originally Scheduled For Delivery On:
Tuesday, 05/12/2015, By End of Day

Last Location:
Departed - Bentivoglio, Italy, Wednesday, 05/06/2015"

By:

MrNibbs When: 07 May 15 11:13

Scores.

Fenway 7 jimmy69 7
sixtwosix ? Nirvana ?
David Fishwick Minibus Sales 6 Tommy Toes 3
STUDYFORM 9 Franzi 9

Fenway v jimmy69 and STUDYFORM v Franzi matches will be replayed this evening.

Semi Finals tomorrow.

Final 'live' late tomorrow or sunday.

sixtwosix can finish off his match this evening.

Rooms 2, 3 and 4 will have the replay quiz. Room 5 will have the QF quiz for sixtwosix to complete.

Semi Final Draw

Fenway or jimmy69 v sixtwosix or Nirvana
STUDYFORM or Franzi v David Fishwick Minibus Sales

By:

spellingandgrammarchecker When: 07 May 15 11:59

Fenway to qualify 25/1

unless jimmy fails to appear - evens

By:

MrNibbs When: 07 May 15 17:40

So just to reiterate.

Room 5 - Has the quiz from last night for sixtwosix to complete.
Rooms 2, 3 and 4 - QF Replay for the drawn games.

By:

MrNibbs When: 08 May 15 09:18

Replay Round-up

Fenway - jimmy69

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
Fenway																2
jimmy69																4

jimmy69 wins the match 4-2.

Fenway afterwards said: A bridge too far, nibbs, me owd mucker, good luck jimmy in the semi final
jimmy69 afterwards said: oh dear well played fenway

STUDYFORM - Franzi

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
STUDYFORM																9
Franzi																9

The match is drawn 9-9.

STUDYFORM afterwards said: MASSIVE excellent guess at the end there, but it probably isn't enough.
Franzi afterwards said: Thanks Nibbs. I think Study will beat me quite easily, so well played him and good luck to him in the semi-final.

Guest Players

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
Muntz Street																9
David Fishwick Minibus Sales																6

Muntz Street afterwards said: Ta Nibbs. Don't think I acheived an overall majority there.
David Fishwick Minibus Sales afterwards said: Six, i shall be deservedly battered. Good luck in the final Franzi?/Studyform. Cheers Nibbsy wp all (Nibbs - this isn't the semi final. Just QF Replays)

Scoring Chart

Q14		5/6 (15th toughest Q)
Q15		4/6 (14th toughest Q)
Q2		4/6 (13th toughest Q)
Q11		4/6 (12th toughest Q)
Q10		3/6 (11th toughest Q)
Q9		3/6 (10th toughest Q)
Q6		3/6 (9th toughest Q)
Q5		3/6 (8th toughest Q)
Q8		3/6 (7th toughest Q)
Q4		2/6 (6th toughest Q)
Q3		2/6 (5th toughest Q)
Q7		1/6 (4th toughest Q)
Q12		1/6 (3rd toughest Q)
Q13		1/6 (2nd toughest Q)
Q1		0/6 (1st toughest Q)

Q1. WhatinicknameihasibeeniapplieditoipoliticalileadersiSimoniBolivariandiDanieliO'Connelliamongiothers?Spoiler: Show

Liberator

Q2. WhichicharacteriwasiplayedibyiMarloniBrandoiinitheifilmiTheiGodfather?Spoiler: Show

Don Corleone

Q3. TheinameiofiwhichiBerkshireitowniisigivenitoiaiwoodenichairiwithiaihoopediback,iuprightirodsiasisupportiandiofteniwithiarms?Spoiler: Show

Windsor Chair

Q4. Whichisimpleimusicaliinstrumenticonsistsiofiaismallitaperedipipeiwithiaiholeiiniitiandiaithinimembraneithativibratesiwheniyouisingiintoitheipipe?Spoiler: Show

Kazoo

Q5. Aijadeiisianiarchaiciwordiforiaibad-temperediwomanioriaiworn-outispecimeniofiwhatianimal?Spoiler: Show

Horse/Donkey

Q6. Whatipalmiofitheigenusiphoenixiproducesiaifruitiwhoseifleshyicontentiisiaroundi50%isugariandiisianiimportanticropiiniNorthiAfricaianditheiMiddleiEast?Spoiler: Show

Date

Q7. WhichioperaticitenorigrewiupiiniFleetwoodiandibeganiworkispray-paintingicarsiiniailocalifactory?Spoiler: Show

Alfie Boe

Q8. H.A.P.P.Y.iwasitheithemeisongitoiaitelevisionisitcomithatistarrediJamesiBolamiandiPeteriBowlesiasilong-stayipatientsiinihospital.iWhatiwasitheisitcomicalled?Spoiler: Show

Only When I Laugh

Q9. Whichiislandsihaveitheipostcodei"ZE"ireflectingitheiriolder,ialternativeiname?Spoiler: Show

Shetland Islands

Q10. WhatinameiwasigivenitoitheitelephoneilineiforimotoristsitoicomplainiaboutiroadworksiintroducediasipartiofiJohniMajor'siCitizen'siCharter?Spoiler: Show

Cones Hotline

Q11. Iniradioitransmission,iwhatidoesiDABistandifor?Spoiler: Show

Digital Audio Broadcasting

Q12. Alphaiparticlesiemittedibyisomeiradioactiveisubstancesiareinucleiiofiwhichielement?Spoiler: Show

Helium

Q13. WhoseinoveliGerminal,ifirstipublishediini1885iandiwidelyiconsideredihisimasterpiece,iisiaistudyiofiaiworkingiclassilifeiiniaiFrenchiminingicommunity?Spoiler: Show

Emile Zola

Q14. Inihorseiracing,iwhat'sitheinameiofitheisharp,ileft-handifinalibendionitheiEpsomiDerbyicourse?Spoiler: Show

Tattenham Corner

Friday

STUDYFORM v Franzi replay replay
sixtwosix v Nirvana - sixtwosican can still complete

Sunday

Semi Finals
Possibly final too.

By:

STUDYFORM When: 08 May 15 12:17

I've been up all night - no sleep, and I'm working til 9 tonight, so if it's alright Nibbs, can I play my 2nd replay tomorrow?
Sorry for messing you about.

Study

By:

MrNibbs When: 08 May 15 13:47

It would be after 10 tomorrow if thats ok.

By:

MrNibbs When: 08 May 15 13:48

or tomorrow morning.

By:

David Fishwick Minibus Sales When: 08 May 15 16:30

repechages rule!

By:

STUDYFORM When: 08 May 15 17:35

After 10 is fine nibbs, thank you.

By:

MrNibbs When: 08 May 15 17:51

Tonight

STUDYFORM v Franzi replay replay
sixtwosix v Nirvana - sixtwosican can still complete

Saturday 10pm+

STUDYFORM v Franzi replay replay

Sunday

jimmy69 v sixtwosix or Nirvana
STUDYFORM or Franzi v David Fishwick Minibus Sales

Possibly final too.

By:

sixtwosix When: 08 May 15 19:45

Thanks Nibbsy , but please proceed without me.

By:

STUDYFORM When: 09 May 15 22:13

Done, but I probably needn't have bothered.

Cheers Nibbsy.

By:

MrNibbs When: 10 May 15 11:04

STUDYFORM - Franzi

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
STUDYFORM																6
Franzi																7

Franzi wins the match 7-6.

STUDYFORM afterwards said: That was not good.... WD Franzi. If not WD Franzi, then lucky me. Thanks Nibbs.
Franzi afterwards said: Thanks Nibbs. Terrible from me, so good luck to study in the semi-final (or whatever it is next, I've lost track).

Guest Players

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
Muntz Street																7
David Fishwick Minibus Sales																5
Graham Vs Green																1

Muntz Street afterwards said: Ta Nibbs. I have offered my resignation as leader of the Muntz party, but have been asked to stay on by the entire membership, totalling one person.
David Fishwick Minibus Sales afterwards said: i'm obviously seeking a preferable handicap mark -- voters of the UK, YOU HAD ONE JOB ffs -- cheers Nibbsy
Graham Vs Green afterwards said: Thanks Nibbs. Terrible from me, so good luck to study in the semi-final (or whatever it is next, I've lost track).

Scoring Chart

Q3		4/5 (15th toughest Q)
Q10		4/5 (14th toughest Q)
Q14		3/5 (13th toughest Q)
Q5		3/5 (12th toughest Q)
Q6		3/5 (11th toughest Q)
Q11		3/5 (10th toughest Q)
Q15		2/5 (9th toughest Q)
Q9		2/5 (8th toughest Q)
Q1		1/5 (7th toughest Q)
Q2		1/5 (6th toughest Q)
Q4		0/5 (5th toughest Q)
Q7		0/5 (4th toughest Q)
Q13		0/5 (3rd toughest Q)
Q8		0/5 (2nd toughest Q)
Q12		0/5 (1st toughest Q)

Q1. DijoniisitheihistoricicapitaliofiwhichiFrenchiregionifamediforiitsiwineiproduction?Spoiler: Show

Burgundy

Q2. StiPetersburgistandsiatitheimouthiofiwhichiriver?Spoiler: Show

Neva

Q3. Whichiactressiappearediini14iCarryiOnifilms,iofteniplayingiaimatron?Spoiler: Show

Hattie Jacques

Q4. Whatiisitheinameiofitheiredifeltihatiwithiaiblackisilkitassel,isimilaritoiaifez,iwornibyiMuslimimen?Spoiler: Show

Tarboosh

Q5. WhichibiblicalisceneididiLeonardoidaiVinciipaintionitheirefectoryiwalliofitheiConventiofiSantaiMariaidelleiGrazieiini1498?Spoiler: Show

The Last Supper

Q6. WhatididitheiciviliengineeriJohniBrodyiinventiafteriwatchingiaifootballimatchiini1889,iwhereithereiwasidisputeioveriwhetheritheiballihadipassedibetweenitheigoalposts?Spoiler: Show

Nets

Q7. Whichibirdigetsiitsinameifromiitsicallithatiresemblesitheisoundiofitwoipebblesibeingiknockeditogether?Spoiler: Show

Stonechat

Q8. Whatinameiforitheimarkiresemblingianiinvertedicircumflex,iplacediovericertainiletters,isuchiasiC,iiniSlavicilanguages,imeansi"littleihook"iiniCzech?Spoiler: Show

hacek

Q9. WhichitwoilettersiareiplacediafteritheisurnamesiofiMembersiofitheiLoweriHouseiofitheiIrishiParliament?Spoiler: Show

Q10. HowiwereiHannibaliHeyesiandiKidiCurryidescribediinitheititleiofiai1970siWesterniadventureitelevisioniseriesiaboutitwoibankirobbersiwhoiusediassumedinamesitoievadeicapture?Spoiler: Show

Alias Smith and Jones

Q11. TheiBrothersiKaramazoviwasitheilastimajoriworkiofiwhichi19th-centuryiRussianinovelist?Spoiler: Show

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Q12. Inichess,ifianchettoiisiaitermiforitheidevelopmentiofiwhichipiece?Spoiler: Show

Bishop

Q13. WhichicityioniRhodeiIslandiplaysihostitoiaicelebratediinternationalijazzifestivalifirstiheldiini1954?Spoiler: Show

Newport

Q14. Ini1781,iwhichiplanetibecameitheifirstitoibeidiscoverediwithiaitelescope?Spoiler: Show

Uranus

Q15. WhichiItalianiportionitheiAdriaticiwasiatitheicentreiofiaiterritorialidisputeiwithiYugoslaviaiafteritheiSecondiWorldiWarithatiwasionlyisettlediini1975?Spoiler: Show

Trieste

Sunday

jimmy69 v Nirvana
Franzi v David Fishwick Minibus Sales

By:

Fenway When: 10 May 15 19:16

I got 5, including the chess question. Who do I play?

By:

MrNibbs When: 11 May 15 07:26

Round-up

jimmy69 - Nirvana

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
jimmy69																3
Nirvana																10

Nirvana wins the match 10-3.

jimmy69 afterwards said: well done nirv a 10-3 win i reckon. cheers nibbsy
Afterwards, Nirvana declined to comment.

Franzi - David Fishwick Minibus Sales

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
Franzi																7
David Fishwick Minibus Sales																7

The match is drawn 7-7.

Franzi afterwards said: Thanks Nibbs. Just awful ... can't believe I missed sparrowhawk and avogadro, spelling of apparatchik a matter for your adjudication. Probably not enough either way.
David Fishwick Minibus Sales afterwards said: in a rush to get to a BBQ, cheers Nibbsy - good luck in the final whoever i played here. 7, could have had another four easy

Guest Player

Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15		Total
Muntz Street																		6

Muntz Street afterwards said: Thanks you Nibbs. I'm going to use extensive profanity.

Scoring Chart

Q12		5/5 (15th toughest Q)
Q7		4/5 (14th toughest Q)
Q11		3/5 (13th toughest Q)
Q3		3/5 (12th toughest Q)
Q14		3/5 (11th toughest Q)
Q6		3/5 (10th toughest Q)
Q4		3/5 (9th toughest Q)
Q10		2/5 (8th toughest Q)
Q5		2/5 (7th toughest Q)
Q9		2/5 (6th toughest Q)
Q13		2/5 (5th toughest Q)
Q1		1/5 (4th toughest Q)
Q2		0/5 (3rd toughest Q)
Q15		0/5 (2nd toughest Q)
Q8		0/5 (1st toughest Q)

Q1. WhichiEastiAnglianiriveriwhoseilowerireachesiisiaipartiofitheiBroadsiformsitheiboundaryibetweeniNorfolkiandiSuffolk?Spoiler: Show

Waveney

Q2. TheinorthernigoshawkiandiwhichiotheribirdiareitheionlyitrueihawksithatibreediiniBritain?Spoiler: Show

Sparrowhawk

Q3. WhichitelevisionishowihostiwasitheisubjectiofianioperaiwrittenibyiRichardiThomasiandiStewartiLeeithatihadiitsiLondonipremieriini2003?iIticontainsiextensiveiprofanity.Spoiler: Show

Jerry Springer

Q4. WhatisportiwasiintroduceditoiBritainibyitheiOxfordiDangerousiSportsiClubiwhoileaptifromitheiCliftoniSuspensioniBridgeiini1979?Spoiler: Show

Bungee jumping

Q5. Whichidirector'sifilmsiincludeiBatman,iEdwardiScissorhands,iandiMarsiAttacks?Spoiler: Show

Tim Burton

Q6. TheiheadsiofitheiScottishigovernment,itheiWelshiassemblyianditheiNortherniIrelandiexecutiveiareiknownibyiwhatititle?Spoiler: Show

First Minister

Q7. Whatitypeiofifruitiisiaicostardifromiwhichitheiwordicostermongericomes?Spoiler: Show

Apple

Q8. InitheiRomaniCatholiciChurch,iwhatititle'sigivenitoiaipersoniatitheicompletioniofitheifirstistageitowardsicanonisation?Spoiler: Show

Venerable

Q9. "Youiputitheiboom-boomiintoimyiheart",iisitheiopeningilineiofiwhichichart-topper?Spoiler: Show

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

Q10. WhichiRussianiword,ioriginallyiusediforianiofficialiofitheiCommunistiPartyiadministration,iisinowiusediforianyibureaucratiofiailargeiorganisation?Spoiler: Show

Apparatchik

Q11. Whosei1991inoveliTheiSecretiPilgrimifeaturesitheifinaliappearanceiofiGeorgeiSmiley?Spoiler: Show

John Le Carre

Q12. HowiwereitheiCI5icrimefightersiBodieiandiDoyleiknowniinitheititleiofiaiBritishitelevisioniprogrammeifirstishowniini1977?Spoiler: Show

The Professionals

Q13. Iniclassicalimythology,iwhoiisitheiGreekicounterpartiofitheiRomanigodiMars?Spoiler: Show

Ares

Q14. TheiBattleiofiBunkeriHilliwasianiearlyiengagementiiniwhichiwar?Spoiler: Show

War of Independence

Q15. Inichemistryiandiphysics,itheinumberiofientitiesiinioneimoleiofianyisubstanceiisinamediafteriwhichiItalianiscientist?Spoiler: Show

Avogadro

Monday

Franzi v David Fishwick Minibus Sales replay

By:

MrNibbs When: 12 May 15 07:37

Franzi - David Fishwick Minibus Sales

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
Franzi																10
David Fishwick Minibus Sales																0

Franzi wins the match 10-0.

Franzi afterwards said: Thanks Nibbs. 10 might be enough, unless that fishy merman type is on song. Why did I forget holt=otter?
David Fishwick Minibus Sales beforehand said: i am very drunk

Guests Player

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Total
STUDYFORM																13
jimmy69																10
Muntz Street																8

Scoring Chart

Q5		4/4 (15th toughest Q)
Q6		4/4 (14th toughest Q)
Q14		4/4 (13th toughest Q)
Q7		4/4 (12th toughest Q)
Q13		4/4 (11th toughest Q)
Q3		4/4 (10th toughest Q)
Q10		4/4 (9th toughest Q)
Q2		3/4 (8th toughest Q)
Q15		2/4 (7th toughest Q)
Q11		2/4 (6th toughest Q)
Q8		2/4 (5th toughest Q)
Q4		2/4 (4th toughest Q)
Q12		1/4 (3rd toughest Q)
Q1		1/4 (2nd toughest Q)
Q9		0/4 (1st toughest Q)

Q1. WhichipaintingibyiVelazqueziusesimirrorsitoishowitheikingiandiqueeniofiSpainiandihimself,ipaintingitheiInfantaiMargaritaiandiheriattendants?Spoiler: Show

Las Meninas

Q2. Ini1881iwhereiinitheiBritishiIslesididiwomenifirstigainitheirightitoivoteiiniparliamentaryielections?Spoiler: Show

Isle of Man

Q3. Polish-borniMarieiSklodowskaimarriediwhichiFrenchiscientistiini1895?Spoiler: Show

Pierre Curie

Q4. Whichi1968ifilmistarringiSteveiMcQueeniandiFayeiDunawayiwasiremadeiini1999iwithiPierceiBrosnaniandiReneiRusso?Spoiler: Show

Thomas Crown Affair

Q5. WhatititleiisigivenitoicertainicathedralsioriimportantiparishichurchesisuchiasithoseiatiYork,iBeverley,iSouthwelliandiWimborne?Spoiler: Show

Minster

Q6. Byiwhatiareitabloidipapersisometimesiknownibecauseiofitheicolouriofitheirimasthead?Spoiler: Show

Red tops

Q7. Iniliterature,iwhichihen-peckedihusbandifallsiasleepifori20iyearsiandiwakesitoifindihisiwifeidead,ihisihouseiiniruinsiandihisidaughterimarried?Spoiler: Show

Rip Van Winkle

Q8. WhichiNewiYorkibandihadiaiUKihitisingleiwithiIiDon'tiFeeliLikeiDancin'?Spoiler: Show

Scissor Sisters

Q9. WhatithickiItalianiomeletteiisimadeiwithiaivarietyiofivegetablesiandiotheriingredients,iandiisimadeiinimuchitheisameiwasiasiSpanishitortilla?Spoiler: Show

Frittata

Q10. WhichiislandiisidividediintoitwoiFrenchidepartementsiwithiBastiaiandiAjaccioiasitheirirespectiveicapitals?iSpoiler: Show

Corsica

Q11. TheiFrenchitowniofiGrasseiisirenownediforiwhatiproduct?Spoiler: Show

Perfume

Q12. WhichiTViactressihasiplayediFleuriForsyte,iMadelineiNeroniiiniTheiBarchesteriChroniclesiandiLadyiGlencoraiPalliser?Spoiler: Show

Susan Hampshire

Q13. "Chef"iisitheinicknameiofiwhichiEnglandicricketeriwhoibecameiTesticaptainiini2012?Spoiler: Show

Alastair Cook

Q14. WhereiwereitheiBritishishipsiDartmouth,iEleanoriandiBeaverimoorediwhenitheyiwereiboardedioni16iDecember,i1773,ibyiaibandiofimen,isomeiofiwhomiwereidressediasiMohawkiIndians?Spoiler: Show

Boston

Q15. Aiholtiisitheinameigivenitoitheideniofiwhichianimal?Spoiler: Show

Otter

Tuesday

Final Live (hopefully) - Nirvana v Franzi

A Quiz 10pm tonight, if both Nirvana and Franzi are around I'll playout the final during the break.

By:

Nirvana When: 12 May 15 19:19

Ok, I'll be there.

By:

MrNibbs When: 12 May 15 20:16

A Quiz + Hopefully the Quiz Cup Final

Date: Tonight
Time: 10pm
Questions: til 11.30ish
Format: Open to ideas
QM: Nibbs
Scorer: NibbsVision

http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-Chat
http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-ChatFlash
http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-ChatBasic

By:

Tommy Toes When: 12 May 15 21:29

I rather fancy I may wobble in.

Snakes and Ladders pour farvour Mister Garrrrcon.

By:

Nirvana When: 14 May 15 19:00

GK Quiz

Date: Friday May 15
Time: 10pm
Questions: 50
Format: Usual
QM: Nirvana
Scorer: NibbsVision (I hope!)

http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-Chat
http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-ChatFlash
http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-ChatBasic

By:

Nirvana When: 15 May 15 12:48

GK Quiz

Date: Friday May 15
Time: 10pm
Questions: 50
Format: Usual
QM: Nirvana
Scorer: NibbsVision (I hope!)

http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-Chat
http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-ChatFlash
http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-ChatBasic

By:

MisterBadger When: 15 May 15 14:55

cheers nirv, will try and make it

By:

MrNibbs When: 15 May 15 18:23

Providing I don't fall to sleep, I can score.

By:

Nirvana When: 15 May 15 20:23

Thx nibbs, fingers crossed! :)

By:

MrNibbs When: 17 May 15 13:19

The Inaugural Double Snakes and Ladders Handicap Quiz

Date: Tonight
Time: 9pm
Questions: Could take a while this one.
Format: Snakes and Ladders Double
QM: Nibbs
Scorer: NibbsVision

* Snakes and Ladders
* To win you have to get to 100 THEN get all the way back to 1 again.
* Rubbish players get free rolls to start. As calcualed by the handicapper.

http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-Chat
http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-ChatFlash
http://tiny.cc/BF-Chit-ChatBasic

By:

MisterBadger When: 17 May 15 15:25

!roll

By:

David Fishwick Minibus Sales When: 17 May 15 17:03

Spoiler: Show

Quasillo (Sea The Stars) pisses all over the Gp3 Bavarian Classic

Page 232 of 245 • Previous | 1 | ... | 230 | 231 | 232 | 233 | 234 | ... | 245 | Next