On Friday, March 4, 2016 at 1:40:09 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What links American Presidents Andrew Johnson, Chester Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson?
They all succeeded assassinated presidents.
I have take the rare step of awarding a half point to Marc for his less specific answer (succeeding presidents who died in office) as the question ideally would have included "and no others".
> 2 Which director whose films include 'Nightmare on Elm Street' and the 'Scream' films passed away in August 2015?
Wes Craven
> 3 Which disease is also known as pertussis?
Whooping cough
> 4 It was first proposed by a British anthropologist in 1990 and is anywhere between 100 and 250, though most commonly said to be about 150. Whose eponymous number represents the cognitive limit of the number of people with whom an individual can maintain stable social relationships at one time?
Dunbar's number
No one got this. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar's_number
> 5 Which fruit is also known as a Chinese gooseberry?
Kiwi fruit / Melonette
> 6 The award-winning 2005 documentary 'Murderball' featured a sport played by athletes with which disability?
Paraplegia (or similar)
> 7 Unlike the Oscars, which annual awards ceremony recognises the *worst* films and acting in Hollywood?
Golden Raspberries / Razzies
> 8 With 24 titles, what is the most successful football club in Bundesliga history?
[FC] Bayern Munich
Bayern was required as there are other professional clubs in Munich
> 9 At odds of 33-1, which nation upset South Africa in the opening round of the 2015 Rugby World Cup?
Japan
> 10 Rene Artois, Mimi Labonq and Herr Otto Flick were characters in which 1982-92 British TV comedy series?
'Allo 'Allo
Listen very carefully, I shall say zis only once...
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 429
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 53.5 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 47.5 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 47.5 Aren Ess
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 43.5 Mark Brader
1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 41.5 Pete Gayde
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 36.5 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 29.5 Chris Johnson
0.5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.5 25.75 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 16 Erland S
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 Bjorn Lundin
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7.5 5 8 0 6 6 8 7 3 3 53.5 54%
Congratulations Peter.
cheers,
calvin