Hi all,
I'm looking at trying to produce a more original type of quiz, which may or may not work....who knows....until I've finished my 'research' & given it a go.
So I will be taking a short break from the Friday Night Quizzes and hopefully be back soon with something that may be of some interest/amusement.
UNTIL THEN....
Have a go at these........
RED = SOLVED
1. Yakety Sax by Boots Randolph was the theme to which classic TV comedy show? THE BENNY HILL SHOW
2. Following the death of John Smith, who became temporary leader of the Labour Party? MARGARET BECKETT
3. Scar is an evil character in which Disney full-length cartoon? LION KING
4. What’s the origin of the word laser? Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
5. Identify the following colourful artistes by their hit songs — a) Wonderful Life, b) All Rise, c) Get The Party Started, d) The Race. ANSWER a) BLACK b) BLUE c) PINK d) YELLO
6.In the old music hall song, what time does Burlington Bertie rise at? 10:30
7. E.H. Shepherd is probably best known for illustrating which series of children’s books? WINNIE THE POOH
8. Identify these past or present comedy double acts — a) Lancashire resort and clever, b) field gun and object for kicking, c) healthy and stride, d) evergreen tree and robust. ANSWER a) MORECAMBE & WISE b) CANNON & BALL c) HALE & PACE d) LAUREL & HARDY
9. What do the initials of TV shopping channel QVC stand for? QUALITY VALUE CONVENIENCE
10. The following clues are to words beginning with CAN — a) divisions of Switzerland, b) tubes of pasta, c) variety of melon, d) buffet snack. ANSWER a) CANTONS b) CANNELLONI c) CANTALOUPE d) CANAPE
11. Who had a koala puppet called Coojeebear? ROLF HARRIS
12. Which number was the first ever to be drawn in the National Lottery? 30
13. Which BBC TV drama was set in the fictional village of Darraby? ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL
14. The Americans call it a stroller. What name do we know it by? PUSHCHAIR
15. Unscramble FAST ISLE ISLAND to reveal the name of a British female singer. LISA STANSFIELD
16. The Leftover is back....
Five students - Alan, Charlie, James, Mike and Doug - appeared for an exam. There were a total of five questions - two multiple choice (a, b or c) and three true/false questions.
They answered as follows:
Charlie: Q1-C; Q2-B; Q3-True; Q4-True; Q5-False
Alan: Q1-C; Q2-C; Q3-True; Q4-True; Q5-True
James: Q1-A; Q2-C; Q3-False; Q4-True; Q5-True
Mike: Q1-B; Q2-A; Q3-True; Q4-True; Q5-False
Doug: Q1-B; Q2-B; Q3-True; Q4-False; Q5-True
Also, no students got the same number of correct answers.
Can you:
a) Work out the correct answers to the five questions?
b) What is each person’s score out of five?
ANSWER/EXPLANATION:
1-B, 2 - A, 3 - True, 4 - False, 5 - False
Charlie: 2 points
Alan: 1 point
James: 0 points
Mike: 4 points
Doug: 3 points
There are 6 possible scores, 0-1-2-3-4-5.
Explanation:
If Charlie scored 5, Alan scored 3, James scored 1, Mike scored 3, Doug scored 2. This cannot be the scenario.
If Alan scored 5, Charlie scored 3, James scored 3 and this scenario won't work.
If James scored 5, Charlie scored 1, Alan scored 3, Mike scored 1 and this scenario won't work.
If Mike scored 5, Charlie scored 3, Alan scored 2, James scored 1, and Doug scored 2 so this scenario won't work.
If Doug scored 5, Charlie scored 2, Alan scored 2 and this scenario won't work.
So if no one scored 5; the scores must therefore be 0-1-2-3-4
Possibility a: Question 4 is True (making Doug's score 0.)
In this scenario, Doug and Alan got Q1 and Q2 wrong (because one person must only get one question correct and everyone bar Alan has at least two questions correct at this stage), so Q1 and Q2 are ‘A’.
This leads to the scores being 0, 1, 2, 3, 3. This cannot be so, as two people now have the same score (3).
This scenario is therefore not possible.
Possibility b: Question 3 is True (making James's score 0.)
In this case, James and Alan got Q1 and Q2 wrong (because one person must only get one question correct and everyone bar Alan has at least two questions correct at this stage) , so Q1 is ‘B’ and Q2 is not C.
With Q1 =’B’, then Mike & Doug now have at least 3 questions correct, James with 0, Alan with 1, leaving Charlie having to have only 2 questions correct making his ‘B’ answer for Q2 wrong. As we already know Q2 is not ‘C’ (see above) and now ‘B’ is also wrong, then Q2 = ‘A’.
Using this information, the scores are 0 ,1, 2, 3, 4.
This scenario is therefore valid (see answers above.)
Good Luck
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