Monday morning quiz time

[Goaters]

Let's see who is the brainbox of bluemoon. No cheating chaps!

1) Of which book is the following the first line: When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere.

The Day of the Triffids - Prestwich_blue

2) Who exhibits pictures under the name of AG Carrick?

Prince Charles - Prestwich_blue

3) What is the most common place name in England?

4) By what name is William Henry Pratt better known?

Boris Karloff - Prestwich_blue

5) By what name was newspaper now known as The Times first published?

6) What is the proper published name of Lord Gnome's Highly Esteemed Organ?

Private Eye - Prestwich_blue

7) Which is the largest canal or river lock in the UK?

8) Which cinema theatre is the only one in the UK to be able to show all four film formats. from sound on disk right through to digital via satellite, available since the 1920s?

9) What is the name of the founder of Wetherspoon's pub chain?

Tim Martin - Mugatu

10) Who wrote Dracula?

Bram Stoker - messedupface

11) Approximately how long does the light from The Crab Nebula take to reach the Earth?

Was looking for 6500 years, but Damocles has got it spot on

12) What is the name of the telescope which will replace The Hubble Telescope?

The James Webb Space Telescope - messedupface

13) In the field of home entertainment, for what does the acronym DVD commonly stand?

14) What is the capital city of Botswana?

gabarone - Mugatu

15) What is the original name for the kiwi fruit?

Chinese Gooseberry - bluebrickroad

16) What were the forenames of the inventor of the Fahrenheit temperature scale?

17) What is the the oldest football club with a well-documented, continuous history in England, founded in 1850?

18) What is the the oldest football club with a well-documented, continuous history in Ireland, founded in 1854?

19) In what year was Stockport Railway Viaduct opened?

1840 - Dirty Harry

20) The old Martins Bank, featured in Dads' Army, was a real bank with a Head office based in Liverpool. Of which bank is Martins bank now a part?

Barclays - ChrisNUFC

 

[messedupface]

A bit too hard for me, can only get Bram Stoker & the James Webb telescope. I couldn`t even get the capital of Botswana & I`ve been there lol

 

[ChrisNUFC]

Let's see who is the brainbox of bluemoon. No cheating chaps!

1) Of which book is the following the first line: When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere.

2) Who exhibits pictures under the name of AG Carrick?

3) What is the most common place name in England?

4) By what name is William Henry Pratt better known?

5) By what name was newspaper now known as The Times first published?
The Daily register
6) What is the proper published name of Lord Gnome's Highly Esteemed Organ?

7) Which is the largest canal or river lock in the UK?

8) Which cinema theatre is the only one in the UK to be able to show all four film formats. from sound on disk right through to digital via satellite, available since the 1920s?

9) What is the name of the founder of Wetherspoon's pub chain?
Tim Martin
10) Who wrote Dracula?
Bram Stoker
11) Approximately how long does the light from The Crab Nebula take to reach the Earth?

12) What is the name of the telescope which will replace The Hubble Telescope?

13) In the field of home entertainment, for what does the acronym DVD commonly stand?
Digital Versatile Disc
14) What is the capital city of Botswana?
Gaborone
15) What is the original name for the kiwi fruit?

16) What were the forenames of the inventor of the Fahrenheit temperature scale?

17) What is the the oldest football club with a well-documented, continuous history in England, founded in 1850?
Sheffield FC

18) What is the the oldest football club with a well-documented, continuous history in Ireland, founded in 1854?

19) In what year was Stockport Railway Viaduct opened?

1840

20) The old Martins Bank, featured in Dads' Army, was a real bank with a Head office based in Liverpool. Of which bank is Martins bank now a part?

Barclays


no idea on the others sorry ;(

 

[r.soleofsalford]

Let's see who is the brainbox of bluemoon. No cheating chaps!

1) Of which book is the following the first line: When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere. BLADE RUNNER

2) Who exhibits pictures under the name of AG Carrick?

3) What is the most common place name in England?

4) By what name is William Henry Pratt better known?

5) By what name was newspaper now known as The Times first published? THE THUNDERER

6) What is the proper published name of Lord Gnome's Highly Esteemed Organ?

7) Which is the largest canal or river lock in the UK? CALADONIAN

8) Which cinema theatre is the only one in the UK to be able to show all four film formats. from sound on disk right through to digital via satellite, available since the 1920s?

9) What is the name of the founder of Wetherspoon's pub chain?

10) Who wrote Dracula? BRAM STOKER

11) Approximately how long does the light from The Crab Nebula take to reach the Earth?

12) What is the name of the telescope which will replace The Hubble Telescope?

13) In the field of home entertainment, for what does the acronym DVD commonly stand? DIGITAL VIDEO DISC

14) What is the capital city of Botswana?

15) What is the original name for the kiwi fruit?

16) What were the forenames of the inventor of the Fahrenheit temperature scale?

17) What is the the oldest football club with a well-documented, continuous history in England, founded in 1850? NOTTS COUNTY

18) What is the the oldest football club with a well-documented, continuous history in Ireland, founded in 1854?

19) In what year was Stockport Railway Viaduct opened? 1869

20) The old Martins Bank, featured in Dads' Army, was a real bank with a Head office based in Liverpool. Of which bank is Martins bank now a part?

LLOYDS TSB





ffs they were hard even the ones i`ve answered are probably wrong

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

2) Prince Charles?

4) Boris Karloff?

6) Private Eye?

7) The 5 locks on the Leeds & Liverpool at Bingley?

 

[Dirty Harry]

My 'educated' guesses :-

3) What is the most common place name in England?
Dunromin.

9) What is the name of the founder of Wetherspoon's pub chain?
Henry J

10) Who wrote Dracula?
Bramm Stoker

17) What is the the oldest football club with a well-documented, continuous history in England, founded in 1850?
Sheffield United or Wednesday

19) In what year was Stockport Railway Viaduct opened?
1840

Fuck knows on the rest.

 

[oddfellows]

Let's see who is the brainbox of bluemoon. No cheating chaps!

1) Of which book is the following the first line: When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere.

2) Who exhibits pictures under the name of AG Carrick?

3) What is the most common place name in England?

4) By what name is William Henry Pratt better known?

5) By what name was newspaper now known as The Times first published?

6) What is the proper published name of Lord Gnome's Highly Esteemed Organ?

7) Which is the largest canal or river lock in the UK?

8) Which cinema theatre is the only one in the UK to be able to show all four film formats. from sound on disk right through to digital via satellite, available since the 1920s?

9) What is the name of the founder of Wetherspoon's pub chain?

10) Who wrote Dracula?

11) Approximately how long does the light from The Crab Nebula take to reach the Earth?

12) What is the name of the telescope which will replace The Hubble Telescope?

13) In the field of home entertainment, for what does the acronym DVD commonly stand?

14) What is the capital city of Botswana?

15) What is the original name for the kiwi fruit?

16) What were the forenames of the inventor of the Fahrenheit temperature scale?

17) What is the the oldest football club with a well-documented, continuous history in England, founded in 1850?

18) What is the the oldest football club with a well-documented, continuous history in Ireland, founded in 1854?

19) In what year was Stockport Railway Viaduct opened? 1842

20) The old Martins Bank, featured in Dads' Army, was a real bank with a Head office based in Liverpool. Of which bank is Martins bank now a part?

 

[Mugatu]

9) What is the name of the founder of Wetherspoon's pub chain?

It's something Martin. Can't remember his first name but he appears on the pub sign of the Lord Moon of the Mall on Whitehall, he's a fat chap.

14) What is the capital city of Botswana?

My world map on my office wall doesn't state a capital, but the largest city appears to be Gaborone?

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

1) is the book where the guy has had an eye operation and has his eyes bandaged. He wakes up to find most people who could see are dead. I read both at school though can't remember whether it's Day of the Triffids or The Chrysalids.

 

[plongo]

17) Sheffield FC