Lordy, It's the Friday Quiz

[Smiffyboy]

No googling or cheating. Answers/scores posted late Sunday or Monday.

1. How many litres in an imperial (GB, not US) gallon?
2. When did Concorde first fly commercially?
3. What country is the largest coffee producer in the world?
4. Which film has the most OSCAR nominations this year?
5. What do the following have in common? Ceylon, Kampuchea, Myanmar, Rhodesia
6. How many cups of tea are consumed on average per person in a single year in Britain?
7. What is the common link between Cliff Richard, Spike Milligan and Vivien Leigh?
8. A centaur is a cross between which two creatures?
9. Who is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known as?
10. Which three letter word can come before "row", "king" or "rage" to make three new words?

Tiebreaker is how many times did I fall over skiing this weekend? :D

[AB2002]

1. How many litres in an imperial (GB, not US) gallon? 941
2. When did Concorde first fly commercially? 1967
3. What country is the largest coffee producer in the world? Brazil
4. Which film has the most OSCAR nominations this year? The Aviator
5. What do the following have in common? Ceylon, Kampuchea, Myanmar, Rhodesia All changed their names
6. How many cups of tea are consumed on average per person in a single year in Britain? 941?
7. What is the common link between Cliff Richard, Spike Milligan and Vivien Leigh?
8. A centaur is a cross between which two creatures? Horse and man
9. Who is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known as? No idea
10. Which three letter word can come before "row", "king" or "rage" to make three new words? Bar

Tiebreaker is how many times did I fall over skiing this weekend? For the sake of continuity I'll go for 941.

[StretfordEnd]

1. How many litres in an imperial (GB, not US) gallon? 4.54

2. When did Concorde first fly commercially? 1976?

3. What country is the largest coffee producer in the world? Colombia?

4. Which film has the most OSCAR nominations this year? The Aviator.

5. What do the following have in common? Ceylon, Kampuchea, Myanmar, Rhodesia. They've all changed their names?

6. How many cups of tea are consumed on average per person in a single year in Britain? 729?

7. What is the common link between Cliff Richard, Spike Milligan and Vivien Leigh? Absolutely no idea.

8. A centaur is a cross between which two creatures? Man/horse

9. Who is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known as? No idea.

10. Which three letter word can come before "row", "king" or "rage" to make three new words? Bar.

[Jock]

1) Around 5
2) 69 dude
3) Brazil
4) Aviator
5) They all dont exist anymore (countries changed names)
6) 1500ish
7) they are all mental
8) man and horse
9) Eva peron?
10) bar

[Thorpeypfc]

1. How many litres in an imperial (GB, not US) gallon? 5?

2. When did Concorde first fly commercially? Gonna say 1970

3. What country is the largest coffee producer in the world? Bangladesh?

4. Which film has the most OSCAR nominations this year? The Aviator

5. What do the following have in common? Ceylon, Kampuchea, Myanmar, Rhodesia Pass

6. How many cups of tea are consumed on average per person in a single year in Britain? Around 1,400

7. What is the common link between Cliff Richard, Spike Milligan and Vivien Leigh? All have careers spanning 5 decades?

8. A centaur is a cross between which two creatures? Human and horse

9. Who is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known as? Haven't the foggiest

10. Which three letter word can come before "row", "king" or "rage" to make three new words? Bar

[Fairwater]

1) 7
2) 1975
3) Brazil
4)
5)
6) 683
7) Born in India
8) Horse/Human
9) Mother theresa
10) Wan

[4737 CARLING, SIR]

1. How many litres in an imperial (GB, not US) gallon? 4.546
2. When did Concorde first fly commercially?1975
3. What country is the largest coffee producer in the world?Brazil
4. Which film has the most OSCAR nominations this year?The Aviator
5. What do the following have in common? Ceylon, Kampuchea, Myanmar, RhodesiaThey've all changed their names
6. How many cups of tea are consumed on average per person in a single year in Britain?525
7. What is the common link between Cliff Richard, Spike Milligan and Vivien Leigh?
8. A centaur is a cross between which two creatures? Man and a horse
9. Who is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known as?Pass
10. Which three letter word can come before "row", "king" or "rage" to make three new words?Bar

[ManchesterIsRed]

1. How many litres in an imperial (GB, not US) gallon?

5 ?

2. When did Concorde first fly commercially?

1971.

3. What country is the largest coffee producer in the world?

Brazil

4. Which film has the most OSCAR nominations this year?

The Aviator

5. What do the following have in common? Ceylon, Kampuchea, Myanmar, Rhodesia

Don't know.

6. How many cups of tea are consumed on average per person in a single year in Britain?

689 ?

7. What is the common link between Cliff Richard, Spike Milligan and Vivien Leigh?

Pass.

8. A centaur is a cross between which two creatures?

Man and horse.

9. Who is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known as?

Don't know.

10. Which three letter word can come before "row", "king" or "rage" to make three new words?

Bar

[Pach]

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1. How many litres in an imperial (GB, not US) gallon? 4
2. When did Concorde first fly commercially? 1974
3. What country is the largest coffee producer in the world? Brazil
4. Which film has the most OSCAR nominations this year? The Aviator
5. What do the following have in common? Ceylon, Kampuchea, Myanmar, Rhodesia. All changed their names
6. How many cups of tea are consumed on average per person in a single year in Britain? 1200
7. What is the common link between Cliff Richard, Spike Milligan and Vivien Leigh? Religion?
8. A centaur is a cross between which two creatures? Man and horse
9. Who is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known as? No idea
10. Which three letter word can come before "row", "king" or "rage" to make three new words? bar

Tiebreaker is how many times did I fall over skiing this weekend? 4

[ecfc girl]

1. How many litres in an imperial (GB, not US) gallon? 4 and 3/4 ish.
2. When did Concorde first fly commercially? 1968
3. What country is the largest coffee producer in the world? Colombia?
4. Which film has the most OSCAR nominations this year? the Aviator
5. What do the following have in common? Ceylon, Kampuchea, Myanmar, Rhodesia All countries which hace changed their name
6. How many cups of tea are consumed on average per person in a single year in Britain? 700
7. What is the common link between Cliff Richard, Spike Milligan and Vivien Leigh? All born in india?
8. A centaur is a cross between which two creatures? Man and horse
9. Who is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known as? Some foreign burd.
10. Which three letter word can come before "row", "king" or "rage" to make three new words? BAR

Tiebreaker is how many times did I fall over skiing this weekend? 11

[K@mpso]

1. How many litres in an imperial (GB, not US) gallon? 4 and a half
2. When did Concorde first fly commercially? 1973
3. What country is the largest coffee producer in the world? Brazil
4. Which film has the most OSCAR nominations this year? The Aviator
5. What do the following have in common? Ceylon, Kampuchea, Myanmar, Rhodesia Countries that have changed name.
6. How many cups of tea are consumed on average per person in a single year in Britain? 700
7. What is the common link between Cliff Richard, Spike Milligan and Vivien Leigh? All Indians
8. A centaur is a cross between which two creatures? man and bull
9. Who is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known as? Mother Teresa
10. Which three letter word can come before "row", "king" or "rage" to make three new words? Bar


Tie break 69

[Robin_L]

Originally posted by Smiffyboy

1. How many litres in an imperial (GB, not US) gallon?

6

2. When did Concorde first fly commercially?

1976

3. What country is the largest coffee producer in the world?

Brazil

4. Which film has the most OSCAR nominations this year?

The Aviator

5. What do the following have in common? Ceylon, Kampuchea, Myanmar, Rhodesia

all British colonies that have changed names since independence....

6. How many cups of tea are consumed on average per person in a single year in Britain?

1250

7. What is the common link between Cliff Richard, Spike Milligan and Vivien Leigh?

They all have/had retractable thumbs

8. A centaur is a cross between which two creatures?

Man and a Horse

9. Who is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known as?

Mother Teresa

10. Which three letter word can come before "row", "king" or "rage" to make three new words?

Bar



PS My anticipated poor score reflects a genuine lack of cheating, I claim a moral victory over some :)

[PsychicPscouse]

1.4.55 litres
2.1975
3.Brazil
4.The Aviator--11
5.All have had name changes in recent years
Ceylon=Sri Lanka
Kampuchea=Cambodia
Myanmar=Burma
Rhodesia=Zimbabwe
6.675
7.All born in England
8.A man and a horse
9.Mother Teresa
10.Bar

Tiebreaker...

Don't know, still counting...:p

[Smiffyboy]

Answers:
1. 4.55
2. 1976
3. Brazil (Columbia is second, Indonesia is third)
4. The Aviator
5. They are all the former names of countries.
6. 1,278 (3.5 cups a day!!!) (Anything within 100 I'll give a point to)
7. They were all born in India.
8. Man/Horse
9. Mother Theresa
10. BAR

Scores:
AB: 5
Stret: 6
Jock: 5
Thorpey: 3
Fairwater: 3
Carling: 6
Manc: 4
Pach: 6
ECFC Girl: 5
Kampso: 8
Robin: 7.5
Pscouse: 7

Sorry Robin - Docked a half point for question 5 as Kampuchea was never a British Colony.

Kampso wins :eek:

We didn't need the tiebreak, but the answer was 11 :D

[Robin_L]

Originally posted by Smiffyboy


Robin: 7.5

Sorry Robin - Docked a half point for question 5 as Kampuchea was never a British Colony.


Second, i'll take that

Admit it, you had my little 'Philadelphia' query at the back of your mind when you were marking the papers this time round, eh? ;)

Smiffyboy has the ultimate revenge for my insolence :laugh:

Good quiz :clap: