Silliness Quiz - Page 987

Stitchawl · 03-09-2015, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

3. Linus would probably not have had a crush on him. Or maybe Peanuts would have been a little more ahead of the curve on those issues.

Sorry... no. Wrong Charlie Brown.

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

1. The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
2. The Monotones?
3. He'd be accused of gender dysmorphia?
4. Evening Delight?
5. She wouldn't be making amends. Or friends.

1. Number specifically requested.
2. No, they just sang it.
3. That's always a possibility.
4. If they get lucky, yes! One point for you!
5. I think DoubleShuffle was closer...

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Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

3. He would have walked in the classroom with a smirk.

Hmmm... I think this may count as another point for you!

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Originally Posted by issybird

1. 42

Absolutely spot on! Care to share with the others how you derived this figure?

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Originally Posted by Bookpossum

3. Maybe a detention for being cheeky, since he always called her ma'am.

Sorry... the English teacher was male.

Stitchawl

doubleshuffle · 03-10-2015, 02:00 AM

#2 still bugs me, because McClean (really like that, I'll steal it) only asks but doesn't answer the question. Since after that he asks "... and do you believe in God above?", I'll try "God" for an answer...

Another possible answer for #3: They would have ended up as the Sultans of Swing.

Bookpossum · 03-10-2015, 05:14 AM

I must confess I have absolutely no idea what this is all about!

orlok · 03-10-2015, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

I must confess I have absolutely no idea what this is all about!

. I'm still trying to work out if there are real answers, or it's all about existential musings...

issybird · 03-10-2015, 09:42 AM

3. The teacher would have stopped picking on him.

Stitchawl · 03-11-2015, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

. I'm still trying to work out if there are real answers, or it's all about existential musings...

In fact, I was noticing that there was virtually no activity here in the quiz so I didn't feel compelled to give too much thought to a good question. Instead, when I looked at the list of subscribed threads, what caught my eye was the overall title: " Unutterably Silly Quiz "

I just went from there...

If anyone has a 'good' question that will rouse some activity, please feel free to post it. My questions were just place-holders.

Stitchawl

orlok · 03-11-2015, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

In fact, I was noticing that there was virtually no activity here in the quiz so I didn't feel compelled to give too much thought to a good question. Instead, when I looked at the list of subscribed threads, what caught my eye was the overall title: " Unutterably Silly Quiz "

I just went from there...

If anyone has a 'good' question that will rouse some activity, please feel free to post it. My questions were just place-holders.

Stitchawl

Nothing wrong with your questions at all - actually quite a refreshing change, but I'm just struggling to work out if there are "real" answers to the questions, or if they are more philosophical. For instance, I see that the answer to #1 is 42, but I have no idea why (apart from it being the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything). I can't recall the number ever being mentioned in the song...

HomeInMyShoes · 03-11-2015, 11:00 AM

^I believe Frankie and Benjy come up with that question to being a stand-in for the real question which was lost when the Earth was destroyed prior to the computer program to find the question was finished. So the answer obviously becomes 42 at that point.

Stitchawl · 03-11-2015, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by orlok

Nothing wrong with your questions at all - actually quite a refreshing change, but I'm just struggling to work out if there are "real" answers to the questions, or if they are more philosophical. For instance, I see that the answer to #1 is 42, but I have no idea why (apart from it being the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything). I can't recall the number ever being mentioned in the song...

Bows and floes of angles hair, and ice cream castles in the air...
There are no 'real' answers to any of those questions. Think of them as Zen 'koens.' Words to let rumble around the brain while thinking of nothing.

We can always rationalize an answer, and call it correct, but is it really?
Just who did really write the 'Book of Love?'

Stitchawl

pdurrant · 03-13-2015, 11:11 AM

OK, Here's the UK Comedy Quiz that I won today. Use of google is allowed, nay, encouraged. Good luck, everyone!

EASY – 1 Point for each correct answer
1. What were the Christian names of Little & Large?
2. Which sporting activity did Benny Hill partake in at the end of every programme?
3. Who was married to Katy Perry?
4. Which comedian was behind Bo Selecta?
5. ‘You are awful, but I do like you’ – name the funny man behind this famous catchphrase.
6. Slough was a prominent place for Ricky Gervais – why?
7. Which member of ‘The Young Ones’ died in 2014?
8. A cast member of ‘Blackadder’ tied the knot earlier this year, what is his partner’s name?
9. In Breaking Bad what is the name of the leading character?
10. How many series of ‘Friends’ were there?

MEDIUM – 2 Points for each correct answer

1. Which comedy children programme, aired on a Saturday morning shared its name with a 1954 movie?
2. Who is this comedian dressed as The Queen?
(see attachment)
3. Which comedy duo lived in Purley, Surrey?
4. Who came up with the title ‘Comic Relief’?
5. Which comedian celebrated their own “wake” on a proposed programme for Channel 4 a month before they passed away?
6. Whose funeral was it in Four Weddings and a Funeral?
7. A cult comedy series included a flat based on an apartment seen in the movie American Psycho – name the show?
8. ‘A Prink knoll git’ is an anagram of which famous celebrity?
9. Name the rat which escaped in Fawlty Towers?
10. They could have been called Balfour and William George – but which title did they eventually decide on?

DIFFICULT – 3 Points for each correct answer.
1. The birds are snoozing calmly, there’s tingling in the forest and everything looks fine this evening – but what time do we shut in Doncaster?
2. 2012 年日本テレビのコメディーシリーズでマリの姓はなんですか
3. He first hit our screens in 1962, his first guardian died in 2000 but thanks to a hippy, a café owner and Bingo he recently made a comeback. Who is he?
4. If the VAT didn’t add up in Studio 3 why would you be smiling?
5. To start with you would need to travel to the States to enjoy it, when it came closer to home a venture downstairs could lead to a divorce from the wife. But what address would you find it at now?
6. Who was Pip’s wife that we never saw and who did they lose to during an Election Night?
7. The Armchair Psychologist appeared in the first issue of which magazine?
8. In the first episode of this comedy series the lead character tries to covert a take-away into a bistro – What’s the name of the show?
9. Which young at heart comedy series featured a worm called ‘Tapeworm’ which was disapproved by your mum?
10. Which weekly publication did Mary Lighthouse try to ban?

orlok · 03-13-2015, 11:54 AM

A first punt without reference to Google:

EASY – 1 Point for each correct answer
1. What were the Christian names of Little & Large? Sid and Eddie
2. Which sporting activity did Benny Hill partake in at the end of every programme? Jogging
3. Who was married to Katy Perry? Russell Brand
4. Which comedian was behind Bo Selecta? Leigh Francis (aka Keith Lemon)
5. ‘You are awful, but I do like you’ – name the funny man behind this famous catchphrase. Dick Emery (whom I once met

)
6. Slough was a prominent place for Ricky Gervais – why? Setting of The Office
7. Which member of ‘The Young Ones’ died in 2014? Rik Mayall
8. A cast member of ‘Blackadder’ tied the knot earlier this year, what is his partner’s name? Stephen Fry's other half...
9. In Breaking Bad what is the name of the leading character? Walter White
10. How many series of ‘Friends’ were there? 90?

MEDIUM – 2 Points for each correct answer

1. Which comedy children programme, aired on a Saturday morning shared its name with a 1954 movie?
2. Who is this comedian dressed as The Queen?
(see attachment) Harry Enfield
3. Which comedy duo lived in Purley, Surrey?
4. Who came up with the title ‘Comic Relief’? Richard Curtis?
5. Which comedian celebrated their own “wake” on a proposed programme for Channel 4 a month before they passed away?
6. Whose funeral was it in Four Weddings and a Funeral?
7. A cult comedy series included a flat based on an apartment seen in the movie American Psycho – name the show?
8. ‘A Prink knoll git’ is an anagram of which famous celebrity?
9. Name the rat which escaped in Fawlty Towers? Basil
10. They could have been called Balfour and William George – but which title did they eventually decide on? The Likely Lads?

DIFFICULT – 3 Points for each correct answer.
1. The birds are snoozing calmly, there’s tingling in the forest and everything looks fine this evening – but what time do we shut in Doncaster?
2. 2012 年日本テレビのコメディーシリーズでマリの姓はなんですか
3. He first hit our screens in 1962, his first guardian died in 2000 but thanks to a hippy, a café owner and Bingo he recently made a comeback. Who is he? Lassie?
4. If the VAT didn’t add up in Studio 3 why would you be smiling?
5. To start with you would need to travel to the States to enjoy it, when it came closer to home a venture downstairs could lead to a divorce from the wife. But what address would you find it at now?
6. Who was Pip’s wife that we never saw and who did they lose to during an Election Night?
7. The Armchair Psychologist appeared in the first issue of which magazine?
8. In the first episode of this comedy series the lead character tries to covert a take-away into a bistro – What’s the name of the show?
9. Which young at heart comedy series featured a worm called ‘Tapeworm’ which was disapproved by your mum?
10. Which weekly publication did Mary Lighthouse try to ban?[/QUOTE] Private Eye?

orlok · 03-13-2015, 11:58 AM

8. ‘A Prink knoll git’ is an anagram of which famous celebrity?

Karl Pilkington

Stitchawl · 03-13-2015, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

8. ‘A Prink knoll git’ is an anagram of which famous celebrity?

Karl Pilkington

Humph... I should have known that! What was I thinking?!?

(Who is Karl Pilington, and why is his name in anagram form?)

Stitchawl

orlok · 03-13-2015, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Humph... I should have known that! What was I thinking?!?

(Who is Karl Pilington, and why is his name in anagram form?)

Stitchawl

. A very UK-centric quiz, I'm sure pdurrant will forgive me for saying (probably why Google is allowed).

Have you never seen/heard of "An Idiot Abroad"? Karl is the butt of many jokes perpetrated on him by Ricky Gervais. Originally on a radio show on XFM, but now he has a TV show of his very own.

Bilbo1967 · 03-13-2015, 02:28 PM

Which comedy do lived in Purely, Surrey?

Birds of Feather?

03-13-2015, 11:11 AM	#14800
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,082 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	OK, Here's the UK Comedy Quiz that I won today. Use of google is allowed, nay, encouraged. Good luck, everyone! EASY – 1 Point for each correct answer 1. What were the Christian names of Little & Large? 2. Which sporting activity did Benny Hill partake in at the end of every programme? 3. Who was married to Katy Perry? 4. Which comedian was behind Bo Selecta? 5. ‘You are awful, but I do like you’ – name the funny man behind this famous catchphrase. 6. Slough was a prominent place for Ricky Gervais – why? 7. Which member of ‘The Young Ones’ died in 2014? 8. A cast member of ‘Blackadder’ tied the knot earlier this year, what is his partner’s name? 9. In Breaking Bad what is the name of the leading character? 10. How many series of ‘Friends’ were there? MEDIUM – 2 Points for each correct answer 1. Which comedy children programme, aired on a Saturday morning shared its name with a 1954 movie? 2. Who is this comedian dressed as The Queen? (see attachment) 3. Which comedy duo lived in Purley, Surrey? 4. Who came up with the title ‘Comic Relief’? 5. Which comedian celebrated their own “wake” on a proposed programme for Channel 4 a month before they passed away? 6. Whose funeral was it in Four Weddings and a Funeral? 7. A cult comedy series included a flat based on an apartment seen in the movie American Psycho – name the show? 8. ‘A Prink knoll git’ is an anagram of which famous celebrity? 9. Name the rat which escaped in Fawlty Towers? 10. They could have been called Balfour and William George – but which title did they eventually decide on? DIFFICULT – 3 Points for each correct answer. 1. The birds are snoozing calmly, there’s tingling in the forest and everything looks fine this evening – but what time do we shut in Doncaster? 2. 2012 年日本テレビのコメディーシリーズでマリの姓はなんですか 3. He first hit our screens in 1962, his first guardian died in 2000 but thanks to a hippy, a café owner and Bingo he recently made a comeback. Who is he? 4. If the VAT didn’t add up in Studio 3 why would you be smiling? 5. To start with you would need to travel to the States to enjoy it, when it came closer to home a venture downstairs could lead to a divorce from the wife. But what address would you find it at now? 6. Who was Pip’s wife that we never saw and who did they lose to during an Election Night? 7. The Armchair Psychologist appeared in the first issue of which magazine? 8. In the first episode of this comedy series the lead character tries to covert a take-away into a bistro – What’s the name of the show? 9. Which young at heart comedy series featured a worm called ‘Tapeworm’ which was disapproved by your mum? 10. Which weekly publication did Mary Lighthouse try to ban? Attached Thumbnails

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03-10-2015, 02:00 AM	#14792
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	#2 still bugs me, because McClean (really like that, I'll steal it) only asks but doesn't answer the question. Since after that he asks "... and do you believe in God above?", I'll try "God" for an answer... Another possible answer for #3: They would have ended up as the Sultans of Swing.

03-10-2015, 05:14 AM	#14793
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	I must confess I have absolutely no idea what this is all about!

03-10-2015, 09:42 AM	#14795
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,343 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	3. The teacher would have stopped picking on him.

03-11-2015, 11:00 AM	#14798
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	^I believe Frankie and Benjy come up with that question to being a stand-in for the real question which was lost when the Earth was destroyed prior to the computer program to find the question was finished. So the answer obviously becomes 42 at that point.

03-13-2015, 11:54 AM	#14801
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	A first punt without reference to Google: EASY – 1 Point for each correct answer 1. What were the Christian names of Little & Large? Sid and Eddie 2. Which sporting activity did Benny Hill partake in at the end of every programme? Jogging 3. Who was married to Katy Perry? Russell Brand 4. Which comedian was behind Bo Selecta? Leigh Francis (aka Keith Lemon) 5. ‘You are awful, but I do like you’ – name the funny man behind this famous catchphrase. Dick Emery (whom I once met ) 6. Slough was a prominent place for Ricky Gervais – why? Setting of The Office 7. Which member of ‘The Young Ones’ died in 2014? Rik Mayall 8. A cast member of ‘Blackadder’ tied the knot earlier this year, what is his partner’s name? Stephen Fry's other half... 9. In Breaking Bad what is the name of the leading character? Walter White 10. How many series of ‘Friends’ were there? 90? MEDIUM – 2 Points for each correct answer 1. Which comedy children programme, aired on a Saturday morning shared its name with a 1954 movie? 2. Who is this comedian dressed as The Queen? (see attachment) Harry Enfield 3. Which comedy duo lived in Purley, Surrey? 4. Who came up with the title ‘Comic Relief’? Richard Curtis? 5. Which comedian celebrated their own “wake” on a proposed programme for Channel 4 a month before they passed away? 6. Whose funeral was it in Four Weddings and a Funeral? 7. A cult comedy series included a flat based on an apartment seen in the movie American Psycho – name the show? 8. ‘A Prink knoll git’ is an anagram of which famous celebrity? 9. Name the rat which escaped in Fawlty Towers? Basil 10. They could have been called Balfour and William George – but which title did they eventually decide on? The Likely Lads? DIFFICULT – 3 Points for each correct answer. 1. The birds are snoozing calmly, there’s tingling in the forest and everything looks fine this evening – but what time do we shut in Doncaster? 2. 2012 年日本テレビのコメディーシリーズでマリの姓はなんですか 3. He first hit our screens in 1962, his first guardian died in 2000 but thanks to a hippy, a café owner and Bingo he recently made a comeback. Who is he? Lassie? 4. If the VAT didn’t add up in Studio 3 why would you be smiling? 5. To start with you would need to travel to the States to enjoy it, when it came closer to home a venture downstairs could lead to a divorce from the wife. But what address would you find it at now? 6. Who was Pip’s wife that we never saw and who did they lose to during an Election Night? 7. The Armchair Psychologist appeared in the first issue of which magazine? 8. In the first episode of this comedy series the lead character tries to covert a take-away into a bistro – What’s the name of the show? 9. Which young at heart comedy series featured a worm called ‘Tapeworm’ which was disapproved by your mum? 10. Which weekly publication did Mary Lighthouse try to ban?[/QUOTE] Private Eye?

03-13-2015, 11:58 AM	#14802
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	8. ‘A Prink knoll git’ is an anagram of which famous celebrity? Karl Pilkington

03-13-2015, 02:28 PM	#14805
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Which comedy do lived in Purely, Surrey? Birds of Feather?