Kick-Ass Quiz Questions Please

[miniman]

Very few people twigged this General Knowledge round.

[gothatway]

miniman said:

Very few people twigged this General Knowledge round.

How many got that answer to number 3 ?

[sidicks]

The Moose said:

Doofus said:

SCEtoAUX said:

I like the last one. That's going in for sure. I make it 675

I make it 1,545

1,545 here too!

What am I missing here?

S(n) = n(n+1)/2.

So for the 20 numbers on the dartboard, we'd have S(20) = 20x21/2 = 210.
A dart in each segment gives a single, a double and a treble, so 6 x 210 = 1260.
Plus an inner bull (50) and an outer bull (25) = 1335.

edited to add

Oh, of course, there are two 'single' sections for each number, so you'd get 7 x 210 = 1545.

Interested in the other comment that the inner and outer bull aren't 'segments'. I'd be pretty pissed off if I was told 1,545 was wrong and that it should have been 1,470 !

Edited by sidicks on Sunday 14th October 18:51

Edited by sidicks on Sunday 14th October 18:52

[miniman]

This was quite popular

[Einion Yrth]

sidicks said:

The Moose said:

Doofus said:

SCEtoAUX said:

I like the last one. That's going in for sure. I make it 675

I make it 1,545

1,545 here too!

What am I missing here?

S(n) = n(n+1)/2.

So for the 20 numbers on the dartboard, we'd have S(20) = 20x21/2 = 210.
A dart in each segment gives a single, a double and a treble, so 6 x 210 = 1260.
Plus an inner bull (50) and an outer bull (25) = 1335.

?

Just to muddy the waters...
The bulls aren't segmented.

[Jasandjules]

gothatway said:

How many got that answer to number 3 ?

No-one given the date.... I would have said it was meant to say 1824 but he died in 1821...

[Einion Yrth]

miniman said:

This was quite popular

Artist names? Album names? Cover designer?

[miniman]

Einion Yrth said:

Artist names? Album names? Cover designer?

Artist, album, year.

[gothatway]

Jasandjules said:

gothatway said:

How many got that answer to number 3 ?

No-one given the date.... I would have said it was meant to say 1824 but he died in 1821...

Wiki says 1793.

[miniman]

gothatway said:

Wiki says 1793.

Yeah we got some st for the dates but I just read 'em, I don't write 'em (mostly)

[cherryowen]

Go on, I'll have a go

Jasandjules said:

Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world? Caspian Sea (surface area)
What is the largest great lake ? Lake Superior
What is the deepest lake in the UK? Loch Ness
What is the largest natural lake in the UK? Lough Neagh
What does it mean if a horse in a statue has one leg raised? (though not all have this so I suppose it should be what is the general meaning of...) Dunno

[RATATTAK]

Einion Yrth said:

Surely the speed records were Coniston water.

Indeed and it's Coniston Speed Week at the end of this month

[Doofus]

tribalsurfer said:

john2443 said:

How many times does the M25 cross the Thames?

1 - it's the A282 at Dartford

Am I the only one who thinks this is very wrong. What about the other side between Staines and Runnymede ?

I did at first, but it turns out he's just worded the answer really badly.

The crossing at Dartford isn't the M25, it's the A282. Consequently, the only time the M25 crosses the Thames is at Staines.

[Mr Ponkerson]

Jasandjules said:

What author wrote a book in a pseudonym which was turned into a film staring Arnie, subsequently remade with Colin Firth? Or what was the pseudonym? The first is obviously rather simple but the latter perhaps not so much but a quiz is a quiz?

I think you're confusing 2 films here - The Running Man was written by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) but hasn't been remade. The story for Total Recall wasn't written under a pseudonym.

[SCEtoAUX]

Thanks again everyone!

[Promised Land]

What is the only club to never be relegated from the top flight of English football?

AFC Bournemouth.

[SCEtoAUX]

The Moose said:

MrAndyW said:

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men on the moon.
What was the name of the guy who stayed orbiting the moon in command module ?

A. Michael Collins.

He lives about a mile from me

Really? Wow. Do you know him?

[SpeckledJim]

Promised Land said:

What is the only club to never be relegated from the top flight of English football?

AFC Bournemouth.

Barcelona?

[toasty]

SpeckledJim said:

peter tdci said:

littleowl said:

toasty said:

Name the five football clubs in the top 4 English divisions whose full name ends in 'e'.

Crystal Palace
Shorpe
Crewe
Morecambe
Tranmere?

Only 5?
Rochdale
Plymouth Argyle
Stevenage

Port vale?

Yup - well played

Answers were:-
Crystal Palace
Port Vale
Rochdale
Plymouth Argyle
Stevenage

[anonymous-user]

cherryowen said:

Go on, I'll have a go

Jasandjules said:

Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world? Caspian Sea (surface area) - possibly not freshwater IIRC, so you could go for Baikal (volume) or Superior (area). I think Baikal has c15% of the worlds liquid freshwater - would need to google for exact amount, but it's deeep 1.5km+
What is the largest great lake ? Lake Superior
What is the deepest lake in the UK? Loch Ness
What is the largest natural lake in the UK? Lough Neagh
What does it mean if a horse in a statue has one leg raised? (though not all have this so I suppose it should be what is the general meaning of...) Dunno

Non-quiz related but lake related - glacial lake Missoula is a fun subject - estimates of the flow rate during floods have been up to 10x the combined flow of all the worlds rivers - enough to empty Loch Ness in under 10 minutes.......