May 11th Trivia

Please be gentle with me – this is my first time of posting! I’m opting for a bit of a Welsh theme as I’m hoping this won’t have been covered before…

1. Roald Dahl was born in Cardiff. Name any of his books for children.
2. Name one of the current characters in Pobol y Cwm, the longest running soap in Wales.
3. Name one of the eight permanent or core members of Goldie Lookin’ Chain, the rap band from Newport.
4. Name a beach recommended for surfing in South West Wales.
5. Tom Jones (or should that be Sir Tom?) has had several top ten hits in the UK. charts. Name one of them please!

Round 9 will stay open for another 24 hours. Entries are still needed.

Round 5 Results:

7 players this time.

1. Name a film starring Joaquin Phoenix (no TV movies).

10 points for all: Space Camp, Quills, Russkies, The Village, Hotel Rwanda, Ladder 49, Walking the Dog

2. Name a TV show (no TV movies) featuring Mary Tyler Moore as either a regular character or a guest star.

10 points for all: The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Mary, Overland Trail, Straightaway, The Mary Tyler Moore Hour, That ‘70s Show, Phyllis

3. Name a film starring Emma Thompson (no TV movies).

10 points: Sense and Sensibility, Howards End, Carrington

5 points: Dead Again (2), Henry V (2)

4. Name a TV show (no TV movies) featuring Michael Landon as either a regular character or a guest star.

10 points: Trackdown, Tombstone Territory, US Marshal

5 points: Bonanza (4)

5. Give me a word of four letters or more from the word WASHINGTON.

10 points for all: ghost, noshing, Shinto, hint, ingots, washing, whist

SCORES:

50 points
Howie72

45 points
Ren33
Gatsby722
Cinnam0n
MaggieG

40 points
Auszev
Bracklaman

One point to our winner for this round, HOWIE72! Thanks for playing, everyone!

(And, yes, my husband and I had a fabulous time touring Washington, D.C.!)

Round 13

Since we don't have a Sunday round, I'll take the theme of Mothers since tomorrow is Mother's Day here in the US.

1. Many countries of the world celebrate Mother's Day during the year. Name a country which celebrates it on the 2nd Sunday of May.

2. I remember learning the poem "Only One Mother" in elementary school. Name something in the poem that there are "hundreds" of. (The author is anonymous - if you can't find it online, let me know)

3. Name a movie (not for TV) that has the words Mother or Mothers in the title.

4. Name a famous person whose mother is also famous, either on her own or because of her child.

5. Give a piece of advice that a mother may give her child. (example - "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all!")

Hope you have fun with these - this will be open til at least mid-week. PM me with questions!

Round 10 is closed. Answers and scores up soon.

Answers to Round 10 - 9 people played

1) Give me a word in which the letter L appears three times

Worth 10 points
Diplomatically, allyl, biologically, cellulite, lollygagging, delightfully, lilliputian, blamelessly, libellant

Can anyone tell me some words in which the letter L appears 4 times or more. My husband is laughing at me because I can't think of one.

2) Give me a prime number between 10 and 40

Worth 10 points
29, 31

Worth 5 points
17 (3), 23 (2), 37 (2)

3) Give me the full name of one of the Monkey Island computer games (I will not accept just "Monkey Island 1" or "Monkey Island 2" etc)

Worth 10 points
The Curse of Monkey Island

Worth 5 points
The Secret of Monkey Island (4), Escape from Monkey Island (4)

Not mentioned - Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

4) Name one of the 8 species of pelican

Worth 10 points
Spot-bill pelican, Dalmatian pelican, Australian pelican, Brown pelican

Worth 5 points
Peruvian pelican (3), American white pelican (2)

5 Name one of the 9 provinces of South Africa

Worth 10 points
Northern Cape, Gauteng

Worth 5 points
Limpopo (3), Free State (2), North West Province (2)

SCORES

45 points - Cinnam0n

40 points - Gatsby722
35 points - Auszev, Mugapoo, Howie72, MaggieG, vogon
30 points - ren33, AlienGoddess

Congratulations to Cinnam0n

May 15th Trivia

1. May 15th is Butterfly Day. Give me a name of a Birdwing Butterfly.

2. Emily Dickinson died on May 15th, 1886. Name a poem she wrote.

3. James Mason was born on May 15th, 1909. Name a film he was in.

4. Name a building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

5. Give me the name of a star that can be found in Ursa Major.

Links provided if needed.

Round twelve results!

1. A type of embroidery stitch
For Ten Points:
Split Stitch, Braid stitch, Algerian eye stitch, Oyster Stitch, Satin stitch, Framed double cross stitch, Lazy Daisy, Herringbone, Bean Sitich
For Five Points:
Ten points to all
Not mentioned:
Cross stitch, Back stitch, Stem stitch and more.


2. Any vegetable
For Ten Points:
Chives, Broccoli, Courgette, Runner Beans, Lettuce, Mustard Greens, Sugar snap peas, Leek, Welsh onion,
For Five Points:
Ten points to all
Not mentioned:
Potatoes, Carrots, Peas and more.


3. A type of flower
For Ten Points:
Snapdragons, Hybrid Tea Rose, Tulip, Daisy, Vincus, Prim, Sweet Peas, Poppy, Ambrosia
For Five Points:
Ten points to all
Not mentioned:
Tulips, Daffodils, Marigolds and more.


4. Something you see at the zoo
For Ten Points:
Foot Bridge, Rest Rooms, Rhinoceros, Elephant Seal, Baby strollers, Trash cans, Bush Babies, Meerkats, Penguin Pool
For Five Points:
Ten points to all
Not mentioned:
Lions, Crying children, gift shops and more.


5. A day of the week
For Ten Points:
Wednesday, Thursday, Monday,
For Five Points:
Tuesday (3), Sunday (3),
Not mentioned:
Friday and Saturday!

SCORES
Gatsby - 50
Mugaboo – 50
Vogon – 50
AlienGodess – 45
Brackleman – 45
Cinnam0n – 45
Howie – 45
LittleWoman - 45
MaggieG - 45

Well done to Gatsby, Mugaboo and Vogon A very close round!

I'm stressed and running a bit behind! I shall endeavour to close the May 11th (I think!) round by this time tomorrow. I might have worked out how to do all the pretty colours for the scores by then...

Tuesday 16th May

1. A boy’s name beginning with E
2. A girls name beginning with E
3. A profession beginning with E
4. A FICTIONAL character with the surname beginning with E
5. Any animal beginning with E

May 11th trivia is now closed. I'm working on the scoring...

Round 11 Results
9 people played
1. Roald Dahl was born in Cardiff. Name any of his books for children.
For 10 points -
The Enormous Crocodile, Fantastic Mr Fox, The Vicar of Nibbleswicke, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
For 5 points
The Gremlins (2) Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (2)
Not mentioned - The Twits, Esio Trot, Matilda and many more!
2. Name one of the current characters in Pobol y Cwm, the longest running soap in Wales.
For 10 points
D.I.Ellis, Sion White, Anita Richards, Jason Francis, Hywel Llewellyn, Darren Howarth, Dai ashurst
For 5 points
Sara Francis (2)
3. Name one of the eight permanent or core members of Goldie Lookin’ Chain, the rap band from Newport.

For 10 points
2Hats, Mystikal
For 5 points
Adam Hussain (3) Maggot (2) P Xain aka Duain Xain Zedong (2)

4. Name a beach recommended for surfing in South West Wales.
For 10 points
Abereiddy, Aberffran, Port Eynon, Tenby, Llangennith

For 5 points
Rhossilli (2) Manorbier (2)
5. Tom Jones (or should that be Sir Tom?) has had several top ten hits in the UK. charts. Name one of them please!
For 10 points
A boy from Nowhere, Delilah
For 5 points
What's New Pussycat(3), Green Green Grass of Home (2) Stoned in Love (2)

Scores

Jane - 50
Bracklaman, Cinnam0n - 45
Alien Goddess, Vogon, Gatsby, Howie - 35
Ren, Mugaboo - 30


Congratulations to Jane on a SUPER score - and thank for all your answers!

Tuesday 16th May

1. A boy’s name beginning with Edgar
2. A girls name beginning with Elizabeth
3. A profession beginning with Electrician
4. A FICTIONAL character with the surname beginning with Ebennezer Scrooge
5. Any animal beginning with Elephant

^^^You are not meant to post your answers, you are meant to PM them to the person who set the questions.

Been a while since I was a winner Maggie...Thank you! Still time for people to send in answers for my rounds - May 16th - just click on my name and click on where it says "Send a PM"

Round 17 questions

A Day at the Movies

1. A Doris Day movie, released in 1950 or before.

2. A member of the Bueller family in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

3. A category for which The Remains of the Day received an Oscar nomination.

4. The title of a Daniel Day-Lewis movie which begins with the word 'The'. (No TV movies please)

5. An actor or actress who played an uncredited role in Groundhog Day.

May 20/Round 20

1. Tell me something that appears on the national flag of San Marino.
2. Give me a Soccer team, that Scotland scored at least five goals against, playing away from home.
3. Give me a tourist attraction in Greater Manchester
4. In "The Piranha Brothers" Sketch by Monty Python, the character called Harry 'Snapper' Organs disguises himself as various people - Name one of them.
5. Tell me something you would do to make a cup of coffee.


Sorry I'm posting early, but I'm off to Manchester to run with 25000 others in the Great Manchester run on Sunday, so I'm making a long weekend of it. Round will still close on Thursday.

Round 18

It may be May 19th in New Zealand but it is still May 18th in Forumland so I am not yet late.

1) "Fawlty Towers" is a British comedy televsion series starring John Cleese. Only 12 episodes were made so please give the title of one of these episodes.
2) Please give me the name of a State in the USA that has the Cardinal as the Official State Bird.
3) Enid Blyton created and wrote a series of 15 books about a group of child detectives called "The Secret Seven". Please give me the name of one of this group of children.
4) Please give me the name of a Major League Baseball side from either the American League West or National League West divisions.
5) Please give me the name of a country that borders Brazil.

Round 15 will close tomorrow morning

Round 16 = closed!

Round 16 results

1. A boy’s name beginning with E
For Ten Points
Emory, Ezra, Esko, Edgar, Evan, Ephraim, Eric, Ethan,
For Five Points:
Ten points for all!
Not Mentioned:
Edward, Evelyn, Ellis and more


2. A girls name beginning with E
For Ten Points
Evangeline, Evita, Edith, Elisabeth, Eileen, Eldora, Eunice, Elaine,
For Five Points:
Ten points for all!
Not Mentioned:
Ellen, Enid, Eve and more


3. A profession beginning with E
For Ten Points
Embosser, Endocrinologist, Electro-encephalography Technician, Electrician, Engraver, Emergency medical Technician, Executioner, Extra in a movie,
For Five Points:
Ten points for all!
Not Mentioned:
Elephant trainer, EastEnders Actor, Embroiderer and more



4. A FICTIONAL character with the surname beginning with E
For Ten Points
Florida Evans from the TV show Good Times, The Marquis Evrémonde(Tale of Two Cities), Bobby Ewing (from Dallas), Jane Eyre, Detective Alexandra Eames (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), Anne Elliot from Persuasion, Collie Entragian from Stephen King's "Desperation",
For Five Points:
Ten points for all!
Not Mentioned:
Lily Evans (Harry Potter), Joe Elllis, Lucy Eylebarrow (both Agatha Christie creations) and more


5. Any animal beginning with E
For Ten Points
Eohippus (an extinct horse breed), Eyra, Elephant, Echidna, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Exotic Shorthair Cat
For Five Points:
Eland (2),
Not Mentioned:
Eagle, Egret, and more

SCORES
Alien – 50
Cinnam0n – 50
Gatsby – 50
Howie – 50
Mugaboo – 50
MaggieG – 45
Ren – 45
Physalius – 40

Well done to: - Alien, Cinnam0n, Gatsby, Howie and Mugaboo

Round 13 will be closing up in a few hours - feel free to play if you haven't yet!

Round 13 results
7 players participated this time!

1. Countries that celebrate Mother's Day on the 2nd Sunday of May
10 points - Taiwan, Turkey, Australia, Philippines, New Zealand
5 points - Latvia (2)

2. Something there were "hundreds" of in the poem "Only One Mother."
10 points - birds, butterflies, shells
5 points - stars(2), bees(2)
Dewdrops and lambs weren't mentioned!

3. Movies with "mother" in the title
10 points - His Mother's Scarf; Mother, Jugs & Speed; Please Don't Eat My Mother; Mother Wore Tights; You'll Like My Mother; Mother Carey's Chickens; Mother Dear

4. Famous people with famous mothers
10 points - Carrie Fisher (Debbie Reynolds), Princess Anne (Queen Elizabeth), James Abbot McNeill Whistler (Whistler's mother ), Kate Hudson (Goldie Hawn), Campbell Scott (Colleen Dewhurst)
5 points - Gwyneth Paltrow (Blythe Danner)(2)

5. Mother's advice
10 points for all!
"Don't cross your eyes - the wind will blow and make you stay like it!)
"Don't talk with your mouth full."
"Don't ask a question unless you're prepared to get an answer you might not like."
"Never eat yellow snow."
"Don't cry wolf, or people won't believe you when it's real."
"Do not forget Mother's Day."
"I've told you a million times to stop exaggerating."

Results
Our winner, with 50 points, Littlewoman2!
45 points - ren33, Gatsby722, bracklaman, Howie72
40 points - MaggieG, Mugaboo

I hope everyone had as much fun playing this round as I did writing it and reading your answers! Have a good week and thanks again for participating! Congratulations, Littlewoman2!

Round 19

1. On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn was beheaded. Name another famous woman with the first name of Anne (or Ann).

2. On May 19, 1604, the town of Montreal was founded in Quebec, Canada. Give me a word of four letters or more from the word MONTREAL.

3. On May 19, 1897, Oscar Wilde was released from Reading Gaol. Name a work of prose that he wrote.

4. On May 19, 1962, Marilyn Monroe sang her infamous rendition of "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy. Name a completed film starring Marilyn Monroe in which she had a credited role.

5. On May 19, 2005, the final film in George Lucas's Star Wars saga was released in theatres. Name one of the six films in that series.

Enjoy! This round will close sometime in the middle of next week. If you have any questions, just send a PM.

Round 15 results
7 players participated this time!

1. May 15th is Butterfly Day. Give me a name of a Birdwing Butterfly.
10 points - Cairns Birdwing, Triodes Criton, Richmond Birdwing, Queen Alexandra's Birdwing, Obi Birdwing
5 points - Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (2)

2. Emily Dickinson died on May 15th, 1886. Name a poem she wrote.
10 points - The First Lesson, This Quiet Dust was Gentlemen and Ladies, Two Butterflies went out at noon, Because I could not stop for death, Purple, Who Robbed the Woods, I never saw a moor

3. James Mason was born on May 15th, 1909. Name a film he was in.

10 points - Candlelight in Algeria, Mayerling, A Touch of Larceny, Bloodline, Alibi, The Trials of Oscar Wilde, Heaven Can Wait

4. Name a building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

10 points -Monona Terrace, Joseph Euchtman Residence, ET Roux Library, Taliesan Shining Brow, Jiyu Gakuen Girls School, Doheny Ranch Development, Harvey P. Sutton House

5. Give me the name of a star that can be found in Ursa Major.

10 points - Alioth, Talitha, Psi Ursae Majoris, Omicron Ursae Majoris, M63, Dubhe, Lambda Ursae Majoris

Results
5 Way Tie!

50 Points - Maggie G, Cinnam0n, Gatsby722, Ren33, Mugaboo

45 Points - Howie72, Nemesis

Great Round Everyone!