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26th September 2020, 01:14 PM
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Quizzes
There is an abundance of quiz shows on t.v. but when I was at sea, apart from Saturday night movies we used to regularly hold quiz nights. On of the main sources of quiz questions could be found in an encyclopedia that was always in those boxes of books supplied by seafarers society but often we would have music quizzes made up by recording the opening lines of popular songs, also with a world wide chart folio that was a good source of geographical questions along with browns nautical almanac, the Bosuns manual for seafaring questions, in fact thinking back there were usually plenty of books, music tapes, even your own knowledge, to make up around a 100+ quiz questions on a range of subjects
Some of the quizzes would severely test even university challenge contestants.
Really enjoyed not only taking part in the quiz session but also the making up of them. Perhaps that is where my love of trivia stems from.
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26th September 2020, 02:18 PM
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#1 And of course no resource to the Oracle Dr Google and the like.
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28th September 2020, 01:59 AM
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Re: Quizzes
Not a quiz, adding for a bit of fun.
Self score and discuss each others answers.
Ultimately, if enough take up the challenge,
a winner will be self evident.
As it it is John's thread he should be the judge.
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Just a bit of fun, will think up a suitable prize for the best wrong answers.
K.
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28th September 2020, 06:42 AM
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Re: Quizzes
WE had a few of them in the pig at times.
Always stared out with the best of intentions, but then some smart Alec would question the answer given by some.
Then on for young and old.
Just sit in the corner with a pint and watch the show.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
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28th September 2020, 04:08 PM
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Re: Quizzes
Here we go, all answers from google. Except Mel Gibson.
1: wrong the opposite in fact.
2: Correct,
3: Incorrect, very early type of projector.
4: Incorrect, "Ourselves Alone"
5: Correct, Poisonous to animals,
6: Incorrect, it is the beehive state.
7: Correct, and air + Gas.
8: Incorrect, he was an animator for looney tunes.
9: Correct, in a linctus.
10: Correct, no comment.
11: Correct.
12: Correct.
13: Incorrect, it is the diameter.
14: incorrect, Born in the USA of Irish ancestory.
Last edited by Roger Millard; 28th September 2020 at 04:18 PM.
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28th September 2020, 05:19 PM
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Re: Quizzes
I have not read all of your reply yet Roger,
thanks for entering the spirit but it took
only one glance to see you would not have all.
Certain you are on the right track and a big credit,
thus far.
Keith.
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28th September 2020, 07:30 PM
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Re: Quizzes
clue:
TFTTTFTTTTTTFFF = 9/15.
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28th September 2020, 08:19 PM
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Re: Quizzes
give a hand here somebody for example 14 is a statement not a question so is the statement false or the answer that is given. R
Last edited by Roger Millard; 28th September 2020 at 09:08 PM.
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28th September 2020, 08:45 PM
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Re: Quizzes
Excuse my ignorance here but i have not a clue what is going on??
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28th September 2020, 08:53 PM
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#3: Are they 'True' or 'False' ?
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