Quiz time again.

[Dieseljockey]

1..Which word for a meeting or conference stems from the Greek word for a drinking party?
2...Mars has two moons, can you name them? (One point for each)
3...Which brewery created the beers called White Star, Iceberg, Steerage and Captain Smith's Strong Ale?
4...Which English city would have been the new capitol if Adolf Hitler's invasion plans had been successful?
5...The hard drinking William Claude Dunkenfield was better known as?
6...Which Dutch footballer earned the nickname 'Llama' after spitting on the West German striker Rudi Völler during a 1990 FIFA World Cup game?
7...What was the name of the German engineer who invented the first rotary engine?
8...From what bridge does the Oxford/Cambridge boat race start?
9...How many bits are there in a byte?
10..What sort of pastry is used to make profiteroles?

















1...Symposium
2...Phobos and Deimos
3...Titanic Brewery.. started life in 1985 in Burslem, England.
4...Oxford
5...W. C. Fields
6...Frank Rijkaard
7...Wankel (the Wankel Rotary engine)
8...Putney
9...Eight
10..Choux

 

[Tony]

I got them all right!










But I did look at the answers

 

[Moley]

Sod it, 5 points from 4 questions :evil:

Both moons, Titanic, Wankel and Choux. Should have guessed W.C. Fields

 

[aneray]

three

 

[happyhoppytaff]

1.seminar
2. a.charion b.?
3. Titanic
4.bristol
5.ollie reed
6.?
7.benz
8.hammersmith
9.eight
10.shoe, schu, shux. carnt speeel

3/10 :-(

nice. i like a quiz. good questions.

 

[Ceejay]

I got Choux, Wankel and 8 bits. 3 out of 11. Back to school for me

 

[TheMumbler]

I got 5/10 SWMBO informs me that there are 8 nibbles in a bit (seriously)

 

[Aleman]

I got 5/10 SWMBO informs me that there are 8 nibbles in a bit (seriously)

Actually there are 2 nibbles (or Nybbles) in a byte as a nibble is half a byte :ugeek: :ugeek:

Edit: 2,3,4,7,8,9,10 - 8 from 11 not good enough :nono: :nono: :nono: Must try harder :twisted:

 

[Sean_Mc]

I got

3, lucky guess when I saw white star
6, Remember the incident well
7, learnt in school
9, school again
10, right answer but never knew you spelt it that way

 

[snail59]

Are you sure about #4?. I always thought it was Blackpool and that was why it was never bombed????.

Oh and I got 3 from 11

4 if it turns out to be Blackpool

 

[Dieseljockey]

Are you sure about #4?. I always thought it was Blackpool and that was why it was never bombed????.

Oh and I got 3 from 11

4 if it turns out to be Blackpool

It's correct as far as I know !!...got the info of a WW2 site...so have to go with that...
When you think about it, why bomb B-pool?..I don't see what he would have gained from it, but I will double check when I have a mo.. :thumb:

 

[Dieseljockey]

Hi Snail.. :thumb:

Found this about Blackpool....seems Hitler wanted it for a playground.. :lol: