Quiz Thread

by McLaren Thu Feb 25, 2016 12:30 pm

First topic message reminder :

I am sure the exists somewhere already but the idea is that you post quiz questions for the rest of us to tackle.

To get us going I will go for a gentle question from yesterdays pointless.

The concept of pointless is that the question is given to 100 people before the show, and each correct answer is accompanied by the number of people in the 100 test group who gave that answer.

The more obscure answer score lower points and are therefore better.

The question was,

Name any UK golfer who has represented Europe in the Ryder cup since 1979? Can anyone get a pointless answer. I will restrict this to one name per poster.

by beninho Fri Mar 04, 2016 9:16 am

Berbatov?

by I'm never wrong Fri Mar 04, 2016 9:44 am

MustPuttBetter wrote:Oh gees, I've cheated with google too now and no, no one's getting that

Me too, and agreed.

by Nay Fri Mar 04, 2016 9:53 am

No on scholes or berbatov.

The player played for a team in red who have not one the league for a number of years.

They are also not a striker

by beninho Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:19 am

Ive cheated. Its a tricky question!

by Roller_Coaster Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:44 am

I did have to JFGI.

Probably need to be a (big) fan of the club, a Chaser or quiz legend. I'm not 100% convinced the player would get it right!

by kwinigolfer Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:02 pm

Was tempted to say I havant a clue, but will replace that with "great question". thumbsup

Liked the Soderling question too. thumbsup

by Nay Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:28 pm

For anyone still guessing the player can rank West Ham, Chelsea and Arsenal among the other teams he has played for.

by dancingweeman Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:31 pm

Yossi Benayoun

by Nay Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:34 pm

It is indeed Yossi Benayoun

by McLaren Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:45 pm

Which club did he score the hatricks for?

by Nay Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:49 pm

Liverpool

by kwinigolfer Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:52 pm

Five years ago I was ranked in the world's Top Ten; now I can't advance past Stage 1 Q-School.
Who am I?

by 1GrumpyGolfer Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:53 pm

Mardy Fish

by kwinigolfer Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:55 pm

That were quick! clap

by 1GrumpyGolfer Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:56 pm

I remember you mentioning him a couple of times in your column, Kwini. Sorry to have jumped all over that one. Set another question and I'll step away from the keyboard

by I'm never wrong Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:59 pm

Now I've had to look this up, so it might be a bit out of date. So for you non Googlers who holds the record for most holes in one on the PGA Tour and who holds it for the ET? Surprisingly both the same number.

by hend085 Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:11 pm

Jimenez or Monty in Europe
no idea about PGA tour..... ill guess David Toms.

by I'm never wrong Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:16 pm

MAJ is correct AFAIK. Beat Monty by one. Toms not correct.

by pedro Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:57 pm

Kenny Perry?

by McLaren Fri Mar 04, 2016 2:41 pm

Hale Irwin for pgat

by I'm never wrong Fri Mar 04, 2016 2:46 pm

Nope and nope. Around the right age group. He doesn't play on the regular tour any more. Hasn't set the Champions tour alight either.

by McLaren Fri Mar 04, 2016 2:57 pm

Corey Pavin?

by I'm never wrong Fri Mar 04, 2016 3:07 pm

Nope. He once beat Tiger by one stroke in a prestigious tournament.

by kwinigolfer Fri Mar 04, 2016 3:36 pm

Surely not "All hat, no horse"?

by McLaren Fri Mar 04, 2016 3:46 pm

Kwini I think that is correct.

Ok next question

Tiger woods is probably the greatest matchplayer of the post war era with 3 US junior amateurs, 3 US amateurs, 11-1 playoff record on the PGAT, 4/6 wins in ryder cup singles and 3 WGC matchplay victories.

But who was the only player to defeat Tiger in a PGAT play off and for bonus points what was the event?

by I'm never wrong Fri Mar 04, 2016 3:53 pm

Correct Kwini.

by GPB Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:02 pm

McLaren wrote:Kwini I think that is correct.

Ok next question

Tiger woods is probably the greatest matchplayer of the post war era with 3 US junior amateurs, 3 US amateurs, 11-1 playoff record on the PGAT, 4/6 wins in ryder cup singles and 3 WGC matchplay victories.

But who was the only player to defeat Tiger in a PGAT play off and for bonus points what was the event?

Billy Mayfair, at the LA Open, but not on Riviera Golf Course. It was at Valencia Golf Course.

by McLaren Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:08 pm

Well that was quick. And many bonus points to GPB. It was the Nissan open in 1998.

Now your question GPB.

by kwinigolfer Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:10 pm

GPB,
How come you don't get any of the football questions? Not good enough . . . . . . .

Hey,
I've got one:
Who is the most recent instance of a British sportsman being capped in two major sports?

Not Denis Compton, Arthur Milton, Willie Watson etc, more recent than that.

by 1GrumpyGolfer Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:14 pm

Cross code in rugby?

by kwinigolfer Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:15 pm

Ugh!
No, completely different sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

by GPB Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:17 pm

You mean soccer? I don't know much of anything about soccer.

I guess I could stump the board by asking Baseball questions! Very Happy

Can we do geography questions?

This is one of my favorite geography questions.

What's the closest U.S. State to the African Continent?

by SmithersJones Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:23 pm

Florida would be my first guess but I expect that's too obvious.

by I'm never wrong Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:33 pm

Alaska?
Edit: Ooops. I meant the other way. Maine?

by McLaren Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:38 pm

Assuming it isn't something obvious like Florida or main i will take a guess at somewhere in between them like Virginia?

by McLaren Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:40 pm

kwini

For cross code was it the woman (Romero?) who was a rower then crossed over to cycling. Representing both in the olympics.

by GPB Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:43 pm

Maine is the closest US state to Africa.

INW's revised guess is correct.

Edit. The Southern tip of Greenland is closer to Africa than Florida by 1500 miles.

by McLaren Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:48 pm

Another geography one

What are the two doubly landlocked countries?

by kwinigolfer Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:48 pm

No Mac,
They are traditional British major sports, football, cricket, rugby union/league, tennis, golf . . . . . . . and it IS a sportsMAN.

Last played in an international/test within the past fifty years.

Nice one GPB, Might have guessed, but wouldn't have "known".

by I'm never wrong Fri Mar 04, 2016 5:08 pm

Landlocked - I guess one would be Liechtenstein, and another eastern Europe?

by pedro Fri Mar 04, 2016 8:01 pm

Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan.

by pedro Fri Mar 04, 2016 8:17 pm

Which body of water contains 1/5 of all fresh water on earth and more water than all of the 5 north american great lakes combined?

by raycastleunited Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:56 pm

pedro wrote:Which body of water contains 1/5 of all fresh water on earth and more water than all of the 5 north american great lakes combined?

Lake baikal?

by George1507 Sat Mar 05, 2016 8:46 am

raycastleunited wrote:
pedro wrote:Which body of water contains 1/5 of all fresh water on earth and more water than all of the 5 north american great lakes combined?

Lake baikal?

It's either Lake Baikal or the hole in the road at the end of my street.

by pedro Sat Mar 05, 2016 8:50 am

Baikal is correct.

by super_realist Sat Mar 05, 2016 9:06 am

Easy one that Pedro.

On a similar theme. What is the longest lake in the world?

by I'm never wrong Sat Mar 05, 2016 10:46 am

Lake Tanganyika in Africa.

by I'm never wrong Sat Mar 05, 2016 10:49 am

OK here is another one. If you are a regular QI watcher you will get this easily.
Where in the USA will you see the most occurrences of the British Flag/Union Jack? (Not counting embassies)

by super_realist Sat Mar 05, 2016 10:54 am

Hawaii?

by I'm never wrong Sat Mar 05, 2016 11:32 am

Well done Super. For the rest of you, Google the state flag of Hawaii

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