1900. A year in the 20th Century ? I think not. Well done in thrashing that Edinburgh team on Master Team. I was wondering how many different teams are taking...
Scott
scottdouthwaite@...
Jun 2, 2001 10:38 pm
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... This should explain http://www.quizplayers.com/quizplayers/quizzes/masterteam.html 6, League, Final. Will http://www.quizplayers.com/...
Will Jones
mail@...
Jun 3, 2001 8:09 pm
152
... Not quite - 6, playing 4 of the others, then a final that conveniently featured two teams yet to play each other. r....
Rob Linham
robert.linham@...
Jun 3, 2001 8:11 pm
153
Apologies, I meant to append that I didn't actually write that information on the page. 13 shows then. Thanks for the info Rob. Will ... conveniently...
Will Jones
mail@...
Jun 3, 2001 8:16 pm
154
Does anyone know why the capital of the netherlands is Amsterdam? I ask this because the seat of government is in The Hague. I always thought that the...
peterediss@...
Jun 3, 2001 8:23 pm
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(Another posting from Librarians' Corner ..... ) The answer seems to be that Amsterdam is the capital city as defined by Article 32 of the constitution of the...
stephen.pearson@...
Jun 3, 2001 11:49 pm
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... Another two I don't thisnk anyone has mentioned yet are ... Sorry, Stanley Prince's book is acrtually called "An Introduction to General Knowledge". I...
Howard Pizzey
howard@...
Jun 5, 2001 8:48 am
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Well, it's clearly a thorny issue - 50% of you thought spelling questions were fair game, while 40% went for "not proper quiz" - no chance of any unison there...
Rob Linham
robert.linham@...
Jun 6, 2001 9:08 pm
158
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the QuizGB group: A pub quizmaster asks a question you know for certain is wrong. What do you do? o...
QuizGB@yahoogroups.com
Jun 6, 2001 9:08 pm
159
In message <Pine.OSF.4.21.0106062204170.23681-100000@...>, Rob Linham <robert.linham@...> writes ... Upend in a butt of Malmsey? :))) Sue ...
Sue Mitchell
sue@...
Jun 6, 2001 11:26 pm
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Seeing as the discussion has been a bit flat lately, I thought it might be interesting to see how many chestnuts people could come up with. Here's some we came...
Will Jones
mail@...
Jun 11, 2001 11:58 pm
161
... We could set up a "Chestnut Museum" perhaps, and consign them all to it, and never have to hear them again. Then again, that would probably mean abolishing...
Rob Linham
robert.linham@...
Jun 12, 2001 12:08 am
162
For those of you interested in all things team quiz, the Don Bisset Cup is played between the champions of the south's President's Cup and the north's...
Rob Linham
robert.linham@...
Jun 12, 2001 12:11 am
163
The Bent Cup is a popular award on Finals Night of the Grimsby and District Quiz League. It is, as the name suggests, a small and rather battered looking...
Sue Mitchell
sue@...
Jun 12, 2001 12:37 am
164
... That sounds like a good idea - any examples? I (somewhat infamously now) awarded a leek as a booby prize at a quiz evening recently. Yes, a leek. No...
Rob Linham
robert.linham@...
Jun 12, 2001 12:40 am
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Rob Linham <robert.linham@...> writes ... Q. What name is given to Chinese enamelled porcelain whose predominant colour is red (looking for the...
Sue Mitchell
sue@...
Jun 12, 2001 12:51 am
166
... Last week at the pub I managed to come up with the answer "Ally McBeal" when the correct answer was "Minneapolis" to the bemusement of my friends. And...
Sean Blanchflower
smb1001@...
Jun 12, 2001 9:13 am
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... From: "Rob Linham" <robert.linham@...> To: <QuizGB@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 1:08 AM Subject: Re: [QuizGB] Chestnuts ... Hey,...
Will Jones
mail@...
Jun 12, 2001 7:07 pm
168
... answered "Douglas ... I'd be willing to hazard a guess that it was concerned with UN special envoys and "all that malarkey", as everyone's favourite ...
buzzorielcox@...
Jun 12, 2001 10:29 pm
169
... do ... memories... Weren't Sean Connery and Rod Stewart both grave-diggers? Connery was also an entrant to Mr.Univers back in the 50s IIRC. Ted Heath was...
buzzorielcox@...
Jun 12, 2001 10:34 pm
170
One of my favourite chestnuts is "Who was the only British Pri..." BZZZZZ! Spencer Percival must be the British PM who crops up most in quizzes, achieving a...
Howard Pizzey
howard@...
Jun 13, 2001 10:24 am
171
... I circulated this in my office, and it took three minutes for someone to come back and tell me that the Canary Islands are in the Atlantic!...
Howard Pizzey
howard@...
Jun 13, 2001 10:47 am
172
For those interested in football quiz, I found this brilliant debunking of some old football chestnuts the other day: ...
David Stainer
dstainer@...
Jun 13, 2001 3:24 pm
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buzzorielcox@... writes ... Not _everyone's_ favourite chef. I could happily ram the entire contents of Sainsbury's fresh food department down his...
Sue Mitchell
sue@...
Jun 13, 2001 5:59 pm
174
... connection.) ... Well, I was being ironic. I know it doesn't come across very well on the screen, so next time I mention the cheeky sparrer you'll just ...
buzzorielcox@...
Jun 13, 2001 10:14 pm
175
Some questions I would regard as chestnuts are : In which European city are The Spanish Steps ? What is the capital of California ? In what country was the...
Scott
scottdouthwaite@...
Jun 13, 2001 11:01 pm
176
Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the top of your mouth - I've had somebody ask me that before! Don't know about the other one...
Robert Chilvers
some1140@...
Jun 14, 2001 7:17 am
177
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Quiz GB Chat Date: Thursday, June 14, 2001 Time: 9:00PM - 11:00PM BST (GMT+01:00) Drop in for a spot of...
QuizGB@yahoogroups.com
Jun 14, 2001 8:02 am
178
... 'Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia' is the fear of long words, although personally I prefer the shorter form 'sesquipedalophobia'. Stephen...
stephen.pearson@...
Jun 14, 2001 5:27 pm
179
In message <9g8rb7+optv@eGroups.com>, Scott <scottdouthwaite@... reeserve.co.uk> writes ... Warren? ;) ... Buttered spinach? ... A drunken horse...
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