YORE MAs pub quizz thread [NO CHAT!]

Pal

hint:

Pal

enough

its an ostrich !!!!!!!!!!!

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grames_bond

what was the music composer Mozart's middle name!? (be careful with this one)

Galvasean

I'm gonna guess Amadeus because of the movie.

grames_bond

Galvasean wrote: »

I'm gonna guess Amadeus because of the movie.

incorrect my man! you fell into the trap!

lee_arama

I know this one from other quizes. It's actually Wolfgang.

Rashers

grames_bond wrote: »

what was the music composer Mozart's middle name!? (be careful with this one)

Which middle name do you want?

He was named Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Gottlieb Mozart.

Galvasean

I think Rasher is right. It's technically 'Wolfgangus'.

I checked Wikipedia to verify.

Rashers

If grames_bond accepts that I'll throw in mine. If not just skip mine.

For the first performance of Handel's Messah in Dublin the audience were asked not to wear something to the performance.

Gentlemen were asked not to wear?

Ladies were asked not to wear?

Galvasean

Do you mean George Handel's Messiah?

and to answer your question, no idea.

Rashers

Galvasean wrote: »

Do you mean George Handel's Messiah?

Georg Friedrich Händel's oratorio called "Messiah". (In the interests of precision )

lee_arama

Can I hijack this? No answers forthcoming...

Got a fun one here:

3 actors, one character; Alec and Ben, who's the third?

Rashers

lee_arama wrote: »

Can I hijack this? No answers forthcoming...

Okay hijack away.

The answers to my one are;

Gentlemen were requested not to wear their swords (to the performance)

And ladies were requested not to wear hoops in their dresses.

Reason.... lack of space.

Blue850

lee_arama wrote: »

Can I hijack this? No answers forthcoming...

Got a fun one here:

3 actors, one character; Alec and Ben, who's the third?

Harrison Ford, character Jack Ryan

What were Porsche originally going to call the 911, and why did they have to change it?

lee_arama

Rashers wrote: »

Gentlemen were requested not to wear their swords (to the performance)

And ladies were requested not to wear hoops in their dresses.

Reason.... lack of space.

Interesting - think I'd heard the swords bit before. The hoops is a new one on me. Excellent question.

lee_arama

Blue850 wrote: »

Harrison Ford, character Jack Ryan

What were Porsche originally going to call the 911, and why did they have to change it?

901 - The Surrender Monkey's objected.

(admit I didn't draw this answer from my own wealth of knowledge. Thanks to the OH for the number and the interwebs for the reason).


Q: What were the band the B-52's named after?

TheRealBoss

Isn't is some sort of missile aircraft that the USA had ?


What is the world's longest country?

Rashers

lee_arama wrote: »

901 - The Surrender Monkey's objected.

What are they?

lee_arama

Nope - B-52's not named after the plane...Keep guessing,

lee_arama

Rashers wrote: »

What are they?

It was going to be called the Porsche 901 but Peugeot (or Renault, one or the other) had the rights (tenously I imagine) on numbers with 0 in the middle. So Porsche simply renamed for production...

Rashers

lee_arama wrote: »

It was going to be called the Porsche 901 but Peugeot (or Renault, one or the other) had the rights (tenously I imagine) on numbers with 0 in the middle. So Porsche simply renamed for production...

So Porsche are known as Surrender Monkeys?

Ahh doesn't matter... carry on with your quiz.

Galvasean

lee_arama wrote: »

Q: What were the band the B-52's named after?

That stoopid beehive hairdoo everybody had in the 70s.


Okay, my turn. This one is a little different.

What is officially recognized as the world's rarest animal?

You don't have to give a scientific name or anything, just a common name or even his (there's a clue) nickname.

Quality

Is it that one turtle that is left on the galapogas island, that would have been alive when darwin visited the island?

Galvasean

Quality wrote: »

Is it that one turtle that is left on the galapogas island, that would have been alive when darwin visited the island?

Correct. They call him Lonesome Joe.
Your question.

edit: was expecting at least one or two mad guesses before someone got that one.

Quality

Galvasean wrote: »

Correct. They call him Lonesome Joe.
Your question.

edit: was expecting at least one or two mad guesses before someone got that one.

Couldnt think of his name!!



What band went on tour with a giant penguin?

Da Funky Munky

U2?

Pal

Fleetwood mac

The Hill Billy

Who knows?
Who cares?
Quality seems to have forgotten about this.
I'd just go ahead & ask a new question if I were you.

o Diablo o

Name that movie

" I killed your cat you druggie bit*h"

Wile E. Coyote

o Diablo o wrote: »

Name that movie

" I killed your cat you druggie bit*h"

Was it The Boondock Saints?

o Diablo o

It sure was

ShayK1

From what movie is this quote?

"You'll meet someone. Someone very special. Someone who won't press charges."

dr.bollocko

ShayK1 wrote: »

From what movie is this quote?

"You'll meet someone. Someone very special. Someone who won't press charges."

Du du du dun CLICK CLICK

ShayK1

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Du du du dun CLICK CLICK

Took me awhile to figure out what you were on about but YES! that's correct

EARMUFFS

First post in BGRH so:

From what movie is this quote from:

Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock..

lee_arama

Ah some film this. Only watched it recently. In fact I shall endeavour to watch it again this weekend. Better than Citizen Kane.

"The Third Man"

EARMUFFS

Kudos..

Note to self: more obscurity needed:(

lee_arama

It was a good question and perhaps obscure enough, but not for a film buff such as I. Though I struggle with namby pamby chick flicks.

Q: Which Irishman was considered for the role played by David Bowie in The Man Who Fell to Earth?

EARMUFFS

What year was that?

At a guess I would say Richard Harris or maybe Peter O' Toole ...(for the look more than anything)

lee_arama

Well I was going to post:

"I can hardly accept answers along the lines of 'is it one of the following answers? ABCDEFG..."

But then you'd just post the answers one at a time.

Peter O'Toole it is.

Next question please....

EARMUFFS

Well you seem to take this thing very seriously so lets up the ante..what classic film starred a famous retired silent movie star as a farm lady who takes two orphans under her wing..if you need any hints let me know..

lee_arama

Great question. I've spent an age going thru filmographies looking for the specific film.

To begin with I'm looking at the female stars, but have an inkling that it's a male star playing drag in a talkie....

I'll take the hint please...

EARMUFFS

It was directed by another famous movie actor (of the time) but unfortunately he never directed again due to the poor reviews this movie received..

lee_arama

Wow - I can't find it. Silent's were not my forte and I don't know enough of them to work it out...

EARMUFFS

Ok the silent movie link has thrown you so i'll throw in another final hint..It was made in the same year as Rebel Without A Cause and has one of the most memorable villains of all time..

Stheno

Is it "Through the back door" with Mary Pickford?

lee_arama

Fantastic question.

I'd been looking at Night of the Hunter an hour back but couldn't see the silent movie star in there...

LOVE HATE. Classic. Never seen it to be fair but have it sitting at home for a rainy windy night...

I had also looked at it being one of the Gish sisters but somehow missed this one on Lillians bio...*slaps forehead*

EARMUFFS

Ok you got it but you lose brownie points for not actually seeing it..The hype about it is justified probably alone for the cinematography and set design which when you consider it was made in the 50s was way ahead of its time.

Your turn?

lee_arama

What colour was Coca Cola originally?

elmolesto

Green?