The title kind of makes sense in context. Anyway, answers after the page break.
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Yet another rejected twubquiz round
This lot of questions are far too easy. Now I've said that I'm probably offending everyone...
Anyway, due to a huge number of people being away twubquiz is postponed. Again. Still, let's have some questions anyway. It's a connection round, where all or part of each answer is linked in some way. Not that twubquiz has any prizes anyway, but this really is just for fun.
1: What is the superhero alter ego of Tony Stark?
2: What Spandau Ballet song has the lyrics "Always believe in your soul, You've got the power to know, You're indestructible"?
3: What nickname is shared by the NFL team from Pittsburgh, and the ice hockey team from Sheffield?
4: In a traditional UK game of Cluedo, what weapon has two distinct words in its name?
5: What 6-letter word for a policeman is likely derived from a Dutch word "Kapen", meaning "to steal"
6: When it is very cold, it's colloquially cold enough to freeze the balls off of what type of monkey?
7: A messenger wearing winged sandals, who in Roman mythology was the son of Jupiter and Maia?
8: In 1960, John Lennon used what stage name, directly taking his name from the main antagonist of Treasure Island?
9: In what 1996 film does Kevin Costner play golfer Roy McAvoy who qualifies for the US Open?
10: What connects all or part of each answer?
Anyway, due to a huge number of people being away twubquiz is postponed. Again. Still, let's have some questions anyway. It's a connection round, where all or part of each answer is linked in some way. Not that twubquiz has any prizes anyway, but this really is just for fun.
1: What is the superhero alter ego of Tony Stark?
2: What Spandau Ballet song has the lyrics "Always believe in your soul, You've got the power to know, You're indestructible"?
3: What nickname is shared by the NFL team from Pittsburgh, and the ice hockey team from Sheffield?
4: In a traditional UK game of Cluedo, what weapon has two distinct words in its name?
5: What 6-letter word for a policeman is likely derived from a Dutch word "Kapen", meaning "to steal"
6: When it is very cold, it's colloquially cold enough to freeze the balls off of what type of monkey?
7: A messenger wearing winged sandals, who in Roman mythology was the son of Jupiter and Maia?
8: In 1960, John Lennon used what stage name, directly taking his name from the main antagonist of Treasure Island?
9: In what 1996 film does Kevin Costner play golfer Roy McAvoy who qualifies for the US Open?
10: What connects all or part of each answer?
Answers later. Maybe.
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
London!
So I went to London and watched a play. I don't do theatre reviews - they tend to wander off into a discussion of confectionary I bought. So this will be a review of the places where I bought or intended to buy food and drink interspersed with what I thought of Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe.
Thursday, 23 August 2012
Some twubquiz answers, because I forgot to send an email
I kind of didn't send the answers for last night's twubquiz to Joe. The mail was stuck in my drafts folder. Ahem. Anyway I've sent them off now so they'll hopefully be there soon, also answers to follow this jumpbreak:
Thursday, 19 July 2012
The Second Rejected Twubquiz Round
Sometimes I write quiz rounds and store them for future use. Sometimes the questions become obsolete. Sometimes someone else sets a round in the meantime that is similar-ish. Sometimes you decide that the round has too many geography questions in, especially considering what else you are planning to do, and just want it used up ASAP. So with no further ado, a rejected twubquiz round about matters antipodean with an obsolete question 10!
Australia. Questions about, erm, Australia.
1: Australia covers an area of approximately how many square miles, to the nearest million?
2: A branch of the South Pacific Ocean, what sea lies between Australia and New Zealand?
3: What is the largest bird native to Australia?
4: What iconic Australian structure is covered in 1,056,006 glossy white- and matte-cream-coloured tiles?
5: Errol Flynn, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Heath Ledger - which of those was not born in Australia?
6: Who is the 1946 junior swimming champion that had the 1969 UK Christmas #1 single?
7: In the Australian musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, who or what is Priscilla?
8: The Australian golfer Greg Norman is nicknamed after what marine creature?
9: The word Australia is derived from the Latin word australis, meaning what?
10: What links Australia's longest river, to the male tennis player who has not won a set in his 3 grand slam finals? (Except he has won a set now)
And some answers:
Hopefully hidden in white text on a white background so highlight to see them
1: 3 million square miles (2,941,299 sq mi, to be exact)
2: Tasman Sea
3: Emu
4: Sydney Opera House
5: Nicole Kidman, born in Hawaii
6: Rolf Harris (Two Little Boys)
7: Campervan or tour bus
8: (Great White) Shark
9: Southern
10: Murray (Andy Murray ruined a perfectly good question by being quite good for a set)
Australia. Questions about, erm, Australia.
1: Australia covers an area of approximately how many square miles, to the nearest million?
2: A branch of the South Pacific Ocean, what sea lies between Australia and New Zealand?
3: What is the largest bird native to Australia?
4: What iconic Australian structure is covered in 1,056,006 glossy white- and matte-cream-coloured tiles?
5: Errol Flynn, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Heath Ledger - which of those was not born in Australia?
6: Who is the 1946 junior swimming champion that had the 1969 UK Christmas #1 single?
7: In the Australian musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, who or what is Priscilla?
8: The Australian golfer Greg Norman is nicknamed after what marine creature?
9: The word Australia is derived from the Latin word australis, meaning what?
10: What links Australia's longest river, to the male tennis player who has not won a set in his 3 grand slam finals? (Except he has won a set now)
And some answers:
Hopefully hidden in white text on a white background so highlight to see them
1: 3 million square miles (2,941,299 sq mi, to be exact)
2: Tasman Sea
3: Emu
4: Sydney Opera House
5: Nicole Kidman, born in Hawaii
6: Rolf Harris (Two Little Boys)
7: Campervan or tour bus
8: (Great White) Shark
9: Southern
10: Murray (Andy Murray ruined a perfectly good question by being quite good for a set)
Open University - Year One so far
So my first year course with the OU is coming to an end. It's been fun. Handily, a fair chunk I knew already but of the other material none of it was really that hard. The calculus sections have stretched me the most, but that is countered by the probability section being my bread and butter for several years.
Regardless, I'm on track for a big pass - only tempered slightly by the fact that this module doesn't count for overall degree classification. I need 30% on my last written assignment and while I have no intention of just scraping a pass I won't be too upset if I drop a few marks needlessly. That will, of course, all change when every mark matters.
The most frustrating thing is that some people have decided that the module is far too hard for them and rather than admit this to themselves, their tutor, and the OU they have just cheated. Answers to two of the assignments (both multiple-choice) have been posted on the internet apparently. What's the point? While I absolutely do not condone this. at least in something like history you can rewrite the answer and bluff a bit, and claim no-one really knows for sure. In maths, you either understand the method or you don't. Bring on the exams, I say.
So I've found MST121 (Using Mathematics) useful in confirming that this is what I want to do for the next 4 or 5 years of my life (part time), and it was a relatively gentle starter for me. For the next academic year it all gets a little more important as I take on two modules, both of which may count for degree classification, one of which will get me a diploma.
Regardless, I'm on track for a big pass - only tempered slightly by the fact that this module doesn't count for overall degree classification. I need 30% on my last written assignment and while I have no intention of just scraping a pass I won't be too upset if I drop a few marks needlessly. That will, of course, all change when every mark matters.
The most frustrating thing is that some people have decided that the module is far too hard for them and rather than admit this to themselves, their tutor, and the OU they have just cheated. Answers to two of the assignments (both multiple-choice) have been posted on the internet apparently. What's the point? While I absolutely do not condone this. at least in something like history you can rewrite the answer and bluff a bit, and claim no-one really knows for sure. In maths, you either understand the method or you don't. Bring on the exams, I say.
So I've found MST121 (Using Mathematics) useful in confirming that this is what I want to do for the next 4 or 5 years of my life (part time), and it was a relatively gentle starter for me. For the next academic year it all gets a little more important as I take on two modules, both of which may count for degree classification, one of which will get me a diploma.
Friday, 15 June 2012
The rejected twubquiz round answers
There be more answers here, but not gonna hide them except for after this jump break:
Thursday, 14 June 2012
The rejected TwubQuiz round
These quizzes don't just come out great, you know. I started a connection round ages ago, realised it was far too specialist and the questions weren't a very good mix. Far too much rubbish music. Still, I'm not gonna delete a perfectly good (?) set and someone will probably get the connection in a flash.
1: Who won the first season of American Idol?
2: Aberdeen is located on the River Dee and what other river?
3: Who was the 3rd full-time host of Countdown, from 2007-08?
4: What character was played by Michael Richards in Seinfeld?
5: Whose only UK top 10 hit was I'd Rather Jack in 1989?
6: Who won the Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of Annie Wilkes in the 1990 film Misery?
7: "I've never been closer, I've tried to understand" are the opening lyrics to what Heaven 17 song, their highest chart hit?
8: What did the GM stand for in the television station GMTV?
9: The Duke of Wellington and the 10th Earl of Winchilsea took part in what activity in 1829?
10: What name was used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I?
1: Who won the first season of American Idol?
2: Aberdeen is located on the River Dee and what other river?
3: Who was the 3rd full-time host of Countdown, from 2007-08?
4: What character was played by Michael Richards in Seinfeld?
5: Whose only UK top 10 hit was I'd Rather Jack in 1989?
6: Who won the Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of Annie Wilkes in the 1990 film Misery?
7: "I've never been closer, I've tried to understand" are the opening lyrics to what Heaven 17 song, their highest chart hit?
8: What did the GM stand for in the television station GMTV?
9: The Duke of Wellington and the 10th Earl of Winchilsea took part in what activity in 1829?
10: What name was used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I?
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
So what is Twubquiz anyway?
It's a pub quiz. On Twitter. TWitter pUB QUIZ. Details at http://www.twubquiz.com which is the actual home of the quiz. This was just a temporary measure due to extenuating circumstances.
It's just a bit of fun, but the questions tend to be taxing. I tend to think that if anyone scores 10/10 on a round I've set then I've failed. If anyone scores 5/10 or less then I've failed. However if the round is fun then does it really matter what the scores are?
It's just a bit of fun, but the questions tend to be taxing. I tend to think that if anyone scores 10/10 on a round I've set then I've failed. If anyone scores 5/10 or less then I've failed. However if the round is fun then does it really matter what the scores are?
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Twubquiz Recaps
Round 1: Countdown
1: The Agatha Christie novel Ten Little Indians is now published under what title?#twubquiz
2: Who is the only official member of the Industrial Rock group Nine Inch Nails? #twubquiz
3: The Eminem film 8 Mile is named after a street in which city? #twubquiz
4: The -Up series (7-Up, 14-Up, 21-Up etc) of documentary films are now made by which Hollywood director? #twubquiz
5: What muscle in the human body can be sculpted into a "six-pack"? #twubquiz
6: Johnny 5 first appeared in what 1986 film? #twubquiz
7: Which athletics event is run over 4 laps and 9 metres of a standard outdoor track? #twubquiz
8: Traditionally, what did the third of the Three Little Pigs make his house out of? #twubquiz
9: 2 is the atomic number of which chemical element? #twubquiz
10: If Number 2 on the Island of Sodor is Edward and Number 3 is Henry, then who is Number 1? #twubquiz
Round 2: Doctor Who?
1: The doctor who performed the first human heart transplant? #twubquiz
2: The doctor who on television presented TV Burp? #twubquiz
3: The doctor who stepped in a puddle right up to his middle? #twubquiz
4: The doctor who gave orders to Chase, Cameron and Foreman in a TV drama? #twubquiz
5: The doctor who was the first and so far only member of the Monty Python team to die? #twubquiz
6: The doctor who played first class cricket for 44 seasons from 1865-1908? #twubquiz
7: The doctor who made an air-padded boot, later sold under the Airwair name? #twubquiz
8: The doctor who was a Goodie, and co-devised the radio show The Unbelievable Truth? #twubquiz
9: The doctor who discovered and developed the first polio vaccine? #twubquiz
10: The Doctor Who actor that is the real-life father of Georgia Moffett, who played The Doctor's daughter? #twubquiz
Round 4: FootBall
All or part of each answer is connected to FOOT or BALL in some way.
1: What is the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate through California called? #twubquiz
2: Which band's first and last Top 10 singles in the UK were I Get Around, and Wipe Out? #twubquiz
3: The Bermuda Bowl is a tournament in which card game? #twubquiz
4: Excluding utilities, what is the only property on a Monopoly board that cannot be bought for an exact multiple of £20? #twubquiz
5: In a vacuum, what travels at 299,792,458 metres per second? #twubquiz
6: In terms of the weight of gemstones, what is 1/100th of a carat? #twubquiz
7: Richard Hannay first appeared in which John Buchan novel, later made into a film by Alfred Hitchcock? #twubquiz
8: What activity involves jumping from fixed objects and using a parachute to ensure a safe landing? #twubquiz
9: Which playing card suit is known in other languages as Trèfles, Clovers, Paus, Lauf, Triufanna and Fiori? #twubquiz
10: Which 90s game show required contestants to collect 100 gold tokens, after deductions, to win the prize? #twubquiz
Round 5:
9 of the answers are connected in some way. The remaining answer is not connected at all. Highlight that answer in some way and get a bonus point if it's right.
Odd Connection Out:
1: Mercutio is the first character to die in which Shakespeare play? #twubquiz
2: Which private investigator, created by Mickey Spillane, first appeared in the book "I, the Jury" in 1947? #twubquiz
3: What is the title of Martha and the Muffins' only UK Top 10 single? #twubquiz
4: Which writer and poet, who died in 1900, had the middle names Fingal O'Flahertie Wills? #twubquiz
5: What is the largest province in Canada in terms of population? #twubquiz
6: How were Sabrina Duncan, Jill Munroe and Kelly Garrett collectively known on television? #twubquiz
7: Which baseball team has won the most World Series championships, 27 in total? #twubquiz
8: Pratibha Patil is the president and Manmohan Singh the Prime Minister of which country? #twubquiz
9: According to the advert, who liked the Remington shaver so much, he bought the company? #twubquiz
10: Which Eagles album, released in 1976, features Wasted Time and Victim of Love in addition to the title track? #twubquiz
Round 3: THanks
1: The Agatha Christie novel Ten Little Indians is now published under what title?#twubquiz
2: Who is the only official member of the Industrial Rock group Nine Inch Nails? #twubquiz
3: The Eminem film 8 Mile is named after a street in which city? #twubquiz
4: The -Up series (7-Up, 14-Up, 21-Up etc) of documentary films are now made by which Hollywood director? #twubquiz
5: What muscle in the human body can be sculpted into a "six-pack"? #twubquiz
6: Johnny 5 first appeared in what 1986 film? #twubquiz
7: Which athletics event is run over 4 laps and 9 metres of a standard outdoor track? #twubquiz
8: Traditionally, what did the third of the Three Little Pigs make his house out of? #twubquiz
9: 2 is the atomic number of which chemical element? #twubquiz
10: If Number 2 on the Island of Sodor is Edward and Number 3 is Henry, then who is Number 1? #twubquiz
Round 2: Doctor Who?
1: The doctor who performed the first human heart transplant? #twubquiz
2: The doctor who on television presented TV Burp? #twubquiz
3: The doctor who stepped in a puddle right up to his middle? #twubquiz
4: The doctor who gave orders to Chase, Cameron and Foreman in a TV drama? #twubquiz
5: The doctor who was the first and so far only member of the Monty Python team to die? #twubquiz
6: The doctor who played first class cricket for 44 seasons from 1865-1908? #twubquiz
7: The doctor who made an air-padded boot, later sold under the Airwair name? #twubquiz
8: The doctor who was a Goodie, and co-devised the radio show The Unbelievable Truth? #twubquiz
9: The doctor who discovered and developed the first polio vaccine? #twubquiz
10: The Doctor Who actor that is the real-life father of Georgia Moffett, who played The Doctor's daughter? #twubquiz
Round 4: FootBall
All or part of each answer is connected to FOOT or BALL in some way.
1: What is the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate through California called? #twubquiz
2: Which band's first and last Top 10 singles in the UK were I Get Around, and Wipe Out? #twubquiz
3: The Bermuda Bowl is a tournament in which card game? #twubquiz
4: Excluding utilities, what is the only property on a Monopoly board that cannot be bought for an exact multiple of £20? #twubquiz
5: In a vacuum, what travels at 299,792,458 metres per second? #twubquiz
6: In terms of the weight of gemstones, what is 1/100th of a carat? #twubquiz
7: Richard Hannay first appeared in which John Buchan novel, later made into a film by Alfred Hitchcock? #twubquiz
8: What activity involves jumping from fixed objects and using a parachute to ensure a safe landing? #twubquiz
9: Which playing card suit is known in other languages as Trèfles, Clovers, Paus, Lauf, Triufanna and Fiori? #twubquiz
10: Which 90s game show required contestants to collect 100 gold tokens, after deductions, to win the prize? #twubquiz
Round 5:
9 of the answers are connected in some way. The remaining answer is not connected at all. Highlight that answer in some way and get a bonus point if it's right.
Odd Connection Out:
1: Mercutio is the first character to die in which Shakespeare play? #twubquiz
2: Which private investigator, created by Mickey Spillane, first appeared in the book "I, the Jury" in 1947? #twubquiz
3: What is the title of Martha and the Muffins' only UK Top 10 single? #twubquiz
4: Which writer and poet, who died in 1900, had the middle names Fingal O'Flahertie Wills? #twubquiz
5: What is the largest province in Canada in terms of population? #twubquiz
6: How were Sabrina Duncan, Jill Munroe and Kelly Garrett collectively known on television? #twubquiz
7: Which baseball team has won the most World Series championships, 27 in total? #twubquiz
8: Pratibha Patil is the president and Manmohan Singh the Prime Minister of which country? #twubquiz
9: According to the advert, who liked the Remington shaver so much, he bought the company? #twubquiz
10: Which Eagles album, released in 1976, features Wasted Time and Victim of Love in addition to the title track? #twubquiz
Round 3: THanks
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