Silliness Quiz - Page 988

pdurrant · 03-13-2015, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

A first punt without reference to Google:

EASY – 1 Point for each correct answer
1-7: correct (Although I'd have said running rather than jogging!)
8. Name please!
9. correct.
10. No, not 90.

8 points

MEDIUM – 2 Points for each correct answer
2. Yes
4. No
9. Yes
10. No

4 points

DIFFICULT – 3 Points for each correct answer.
3. No
10. No. That's not a typo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

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

Karl Pilkington

Yes, 2 points.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Which comedy do lived in Purely, Surrey?

Birds of Feather?

No.

orlok: 14 points
everyone else: None. So far.

Bilbo1967 · 03-13-2015, 03:35 PM

Ah, Purley, Tom and Barbara Good (The Good Life)?

Bilbo1967 · 03-13-2015, 03:37 PM

I think that there were 10 series of Friends.

pdurrant · 03-13-2015, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Ah, Purley, Tom and Barbara Good (The Good Life)?

Nope.

pdurrant · 03-13-2015, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

I think that there were 10 series of Friends.

Yes! 10 series. Umpteen episodes, but I asked how many series.

A point to you!

pdurrant · 03-13-2015, 04:30 PM

I did mention that googling was permitted, didn't I?

Bilbo1967 · 03-13-2015, 04:33 PM

That Purley one is driving me mad. There aren't many things it could be now; my last guess at it will be Terry and June (another British suburban sit-com)?

pdurrant · 03-13-2015, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

That Purley one is driving me mad. There aren't many things it could be now; my last guess at it will be Terry and June?

Yes! Two points!

pdurrant · 03-13-2015, 04:36 PM

Remaining Questions:

EASY – 1 Point for each correct answer
8. A cast member of ‘Blackadder’ tied the knot earlier this year, what is his partner’s name?

MEDIUM – 2 Points for each correct answer

1. Which comedy children programme, aired on a Saturday morning shared its name with a 1954 movie?
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?
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?

There are still lots of points available to those with good google-fu.

orlok: 14 points
Bilbo1967: 3 points

Bilbo1967 · 03-13-2015, 05:06 PM

The funeral was Gareth's - not sure we were ever told a surname.

Bilbo1967 · 03-13-2015, 05:11 PM

Mary Lighthouse - Oink!

Stitchawl · 03-13-2015, 09:06 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

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

. 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.

I see... Thanks. Who is Ricky Gervais?

Stitchawl

Kumabjorn · 03-14-2015, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I see... Thanks. Who is Ricky Gervais?

Stitchawl

British comedian, originator of the Office and Extras, also host of Golden Globes award ceremony.

pdurrant · 03-14-2015, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

The funeral was Gareth's - not sure we were ever told a surname.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Mary Lighthouse - Oink!

Both right. Five more points.

orlok: 14 points
Bilbo1967: 8 points

Did I mention that with use of google, I scored 39 points on this quiz in under an hour? And that for this quiz, use of google is allowed?

pdurrant · 03-14-2015, 02:13 PM

No-one? There are LOTs of points left

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03-13-2015, 03:35 PM	#14807
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Ah, Purley, Tom and Barbara Good (The Good Life)?

03-13-2015, 03:37 PM	#14808
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	I think that there were 10 series of Friends.

03-13-2015, 04:30 PM	#14811
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,082 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I did mention that googling was permitted, didn't I?

03-13-2015, 04:33 PM	#14812
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	That Purley one is driving me mad. There aren't many things it could be now; my last guess at it will be Terry and June (another British suburban sit-com)?

03-13-2015, 04:36 PM	#14814
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,082 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Remaining Questions: EASY – 1 Point for each correct answer 8. A cast member of ‘Blackadder’ tied the knot earlier this year, what is his partner’s name? MEDIUM – 2 Points for each correct answer 1. Which comedy children programme, aired on a Saturday morning shared its name with a 1954 movie? 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? 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? There are still lots of points available to those with good google-fu. orlok: 14 points Bilbo1967: 3 points

03-13-2015, 05:06 PM	#14815
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	The funeral was Gareth's - not sure we were ever told a surname.

03-13-2015, 05:11 PM	#14816
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Mary Lighthouse - Oink!

03-14-2015, 02:13 PM	#14820
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,082 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	No-one? There are LOTs of points left