The all new, revised and easier quiz! (mod note posts 1 and 2042)

garancafan

The logo of what company consists of three tuning forks?

BrensBenz

garancafan wrote: »

The logo of what company consists of three tuning forks?

Yamahahahaha!

garancafan

BrensBenz wrote: »

Yamahahahaha!

Perfectly in tune.
You're up.

BrensBenz

garancafan wrote: »

Perfectly in tune.
You're up.

OK. Which admirer of pigs said: "Dogs look up to man. Cats look down to man. Pigs look us straight in the eye and see an equal.”

garancafan

Groucho Marx?

Samaris

looksee wrote: »

Was it the farthing? I know it was a tiny coin

Yep!

looksee

The fruit of which plant is called a haw?

KayPea

Hawthorn?

looksee

KayPea wrote: »

Hawthorn?

You got it, your turn!

looksee

Round up:

Questions to be answered: 'What was the Wellington Bridge in Dublin renamed as?' (easy one very well known bridge)

Brens's 'Which admirer of pigs said: "Dogs look up to man. Cats look down to man. Pigs look us straight in the eye and see an equal.”'

and waiting for one from KayPea

Muff Richardson

looksee wrote: »

Round up:

Questions to be answered: 'What was the Wellington Bridge in Dublin renamed as?' (easy one very well known bridge

O Connell bridge? Just a guess...they musta had great craic renaming all the stuff in Ireland. You could have a pub quiz based on it alone, maybe a whole quiz is pushing it, a round may suffice

Jellybaby1

Halpenny / Halfpenny / Ha'penny Bridge.

looksee

Right on JB! Go for it!

looksee

Muff Richardson wrote: »

O Connell bridge? Just a guess...they musta had great craic renaming all the stuff in Ireland. You could have a pub quiz based on it alone, maybe a whole quiz is pushing it, a round may suffice

That's a great notion Muff, it doesn't even have to be a quiz, just start a thread and let people throw in the ones they know about!

OldGoat

'Which admirer of pigs said: "Dogs look up to man. Cats look down to man. Pigs look us straight in the eye and see an equal.”'

Would that be Churchill? Sounds like him. I imagine in his efforts to get the nation producing their own food he could have 'upped' the pigs image to make it more acceptable having one or two in your wartime garden.

BrensBenz

BrensBenz wrote: »

Which admirer of pigs said: "Dogs look up to man. Cats look down to man. Pigs look us straight in the eye and see an equal.”

OldGoat wrote: »

Would that be Churchill?

Yes, it would! You're next.

OldGoat

Wow, a total shot in the dark there.

Did you ever hear of the late great George Mellys impression of Churchill? He's undress, tuck his private bits between his legs and then bend over and present himself to guests. Bwahahahahahahhaha. I would love to have been to see that.


OK, new question.
What is a 'bain-marie'?

garancafan

OldGoat wrote: »

What is a 'bain-marie'?

A cooking or warming device consisting of a sieve sitting over boiling water.

OldGoat

'tis indeed a hot water bath for food. Your turn.

garancafan

What would an Australian expect upon requesting "a dog's eye and dead horse"?

garancafan

OldGoat wrote: »

Did you ever hear of the late great George Mellys impression of Churchill? He's undress, tuck his private bits between his legs and then bend over and present himself to guests. Bwahahahahahahhaha. I would love to have been to see that.

George Melly cut quite a sartorial dash. Typically he would wear a pin-stripe suit over black shirt and white tie. He would also sport a large brown sombrero and lime-green socks!

looksee

Update: waiting for questions from Jellybaby and Kaypea,

KayPea

Sorry about the delay lads and lassies. Life is keeping me busy and away from important beetling about the Internet.
Who was the eighth doctor?

KayPea

garancafan wrote: »

What would an Australian expect upon requesting "a dog's eye and dead horse"?

I really don't know but taking a guess by way of terrible stereotyping, it might have something to do with cold beer and charcoalized meat ???

Jellybaby1

Sorry I'm so late coming in. As Kaypea said.....Life! in all its glory has kept me away. I only ask easy questions.

I just love to sing, as you all know, but if I started to sing about ilex and hedera, what would I be singing?

garancafan

KayPea wrote: »

I really don't know but taking a guess by way of terrible stereotyping, it might have something to do with cold beer and charcoalized meat ???

While the subject is alimentary it is not to do with either beer or barbecues.

OldGoat

KayPea wrote: »

Who was the eighth doctor?

Including or excluding Peter Cushing?
The eighth was Paul McGann.

looksee

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Sorry I'm so late coming in. As Kaypea said.....Life! in all its glory has kept me away. I only ask easy questions.

I just love to sing, as you all know, but if I started to sing about ilex and hedera, what would I be singing?

Holly and ivy (I can do plant ones )

Jellybaby1

looksee wrote: »

Holly and ivy (I can do plant ones )

I expected you would get that one Looksee! Your go!

looksee

In the south east of Ireland which three rivers are known as 'the Three Sisters'?

Samaris

looksee wrote: »

In the south east of Ireland which three rivers are known as 'the Three Sisters'?

The Suir, the Nore and the Barrow.

looksee

There ye go! That was quick!

Samaris

That was one of those answers chanted in school to the point where I still use the same order and intonation in thinking of them.

What is the modern name of Rhodesia?

Into The Blue

Zimbabwe?

Samaris

Into The Blue wrote: »

Zimbabwe?

Yep! Your turn

Into The Blue

Samaris wrote: »

Yep! Your turn

What word is the subject of songs by Pink Floyd, ABBA, the Rolling Stones and Monty Python?

Gooners

Into The Blue wrote: »

What word is the subject of songs by Pink Floyd, ABBA, the Rolling Stones and Monty Python?

Not a clue but that is a great question.

garancafan

garancafan wrote: »

What would an Australian expect upon requesting "a dog's eye and dead horse"?

It is food related and it's rhyming slang.

Into The Blue

garancafan wrote: »

It is food related and it's rhyming slang.

first one is

pie

, never heard the rhyming slang for Dead Horse....

Jellybaby1

Into The Blue wrote: »

What word is the subject of songs by Pink Floyd, ABBA, the Rolling Stones and Monty Python?

The word that springs to mind is Money, Money, Money, by Abba. Did the others use it?

Into The Blue

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

The word that springs to mind is Money, Money, Money, by Abba. Did the others use it?

Correct.

Jellybaby1

Really? Didn't see that coming. Plucked from the air. What are the other songs? I'll be back with a question in a minute.

Edit: Yes, I know, stupid question, but I meant are the titles just 'Money' or is there more to it than that?

Into The Blue

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

are the titles just 'Money' or is there more to it than that?

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/p/pink+floyd/money_20108700.html

http://www.lyricsdepot.com/monty-python/money-song.html

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/r/rolling+stones/money_20118381.html

Jellybaby1

Thanks for that. I love the Python song, and I'm sure I've heard it, but the Stones one I always thought was a Beatles one!

Jellybaby1

This is a wild one but let's see just how old yiz really are? One of the world's oldest actresses, born in Hungary, is still alive (but not doing much kicking) at the age of 98 years. Who is she? I already know who will get it!

garancafan

Zsazsa Gabor?

Jellybaby1

garancafan wrote: »

Zsazsa Gabor?

Correct, Dahlink! Your turn.

Jellybaby1

Though I honestly expected OG to have been in there like a shot! Feather boas an' all that sort of thing, doncha know!

OldGoat

I knew it was one of the Gabor sisters and I was trying to figure out which of them was still kicking.

garancafan

garancafan wrote: »

What would an Australian expect upon requesting "a dog's eye and dead horse"?

Meat pie and tomato sauce.

Handing the baton to Into the Blue as he had the word "pie" even though it seems to have become designated a spoiler.