TheGoodGuy
7th October 2005, 23:15
'Toughish' General Knowledge & a couple of logic teasers make up the quiz this week....
ADA RULES: Please attempt these initially without cyber assistance.
Only use Google as a last resort.
RED=SOLVED
Here goes:
1. Bent, heel-toe blade, short, belly and long are types of what? PUTTERS (GOLF)
2. Which Western Isle do you reach by crossing the Clachan Bridge? SEIL ISLE
3. Name the well-known “park” songs by the following bands or singers — a) Wizzard, b) Donna Summer, c) Blur, d) The Small Faces. ANSWER a) BALL PARK INCIDENT b) MACARTHUR PARK c) PARKLIFE d) ITCHY COO PARK
4. St Cecilia is the patron saint of which group of entertainers? MUSICIANS & SINGERS
5. Blue Java, Burro and Cavendish are varieties of which fruit? BANANA
6. What are the next three letters in the following sequence?
A R Y A R Y R C H R I L ? ? ? MAY... (Last 3 letters of months: JanuARY FebruARY MaRCH ApRIL MAY)
7. In TV’s Minder, which club did George Cole and Dennis Waterman drink in? WINCHESTER CLUB
8. What are Prince Charles and his wife’s official Scottish titles? DUKE & DUCHESS OF ROTHESAY
9. “Tell the man to turn the juke box way down low” is a line from which song? JIM REEVES'S HE'LL HAVE TO GO
10. Where in the USA would you find the Mile High City? DENVER COLORADO
11. Name the four popes who preceded Pope Benedict XVI. ANSWER John XXIII (1958-63), Paul VI (1963-78), John Paul I (1978), John Paul II (1978-2005).
12. Which TV celebrity has daughters called Daisy Boo and Poppy Honey? JAMIE OLIVER
13. Which classic tale is told through the diaries of solicitor Jonathan Harker? DRACULA
14. Which car replaced the Ford Cortina in 1982? FORD SIERRA
15. Using the following information, answer the question at the end. (Please verify your answer)
FACTS :
1. There are 5 houses in 5 different colours.
2. In each house lives a person of a different nationality.
3. These 5 owners drink a certain beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigarette and keep a certain pet.
4. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigarette or drink the same beverage.
HINTS:
1. The Brit lives in the red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Dane drinks tea.
4. The green house is on the immediate left of the white house.
5. The green house owner drinks coffee.
6. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The man living in the house right in the centre drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The man who smokes Marlboro lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
12. The owner who smokes Silk Cut drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Bensons.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The man who smokes Marlboro has a neighbour who drinks water.
THE QUESTION IS....WHO KEEPS FISH?
There is no trick to this - it just needs deductive reasoning and maybe a pen and paper.
ANSWER:
The German keeps the fish.
The Norwegian lives in Yellow House drinks water, smokes Dunhill and keeps cats.
The Dane lives in Blue house, drinks tea, smokes Marlboro and keeps horses.
The Brit lives in Red house, drinks milk, smokes Pall Mall and keeps birds.
The German lives in Green house, drinks coffee, smokes Bensons and keeps fish.
The Swede lives in White house, drinks beer, smokes Silk Cut and keeps dogs.
Good Luck
Ada.
ADA RULES: Please attempt these initially without cyber assistance.
Only use Google as a last resort.
RED=SOLVED
Here goes:
1. Bent, heel-toe blade, short, belly and long are types of what? PUTTERS (GOLF)
2. Which Western Isle do you reach by crossing the Clachan Bridge? SEIL ISLE
3. Name the well-known “park” songs by the following bands or singers — a) Wizzard, b) Donna Summer, c) Blur, d) The Small Faces. ANSWER a) BALL PARK INCIDENT b) MACARTHUR PARK c) PARKLIFE d) ITCHY COO PARK
4. St Cecilia is the patron saint of which group of entertainers? MUSICIANS & SINGERS
5. Blue Java, Burro and Cavendish are varieties of which fruit? BANANA
6. What are the next three letters in the following sequence?
A R Y A R Y R C H R I L ? ? ? MAY... (Last 3 letters of months: JanuARY FebruARY MaRCH ApRIL MAY)
7. In TV’s Minder, which club did George Cole and Dennis Waterman drink in? WINCHESTER CLUB
8. What are Prince Charles and his wife’s official Scottish titles? DUKE & DUCHESS OF ROTHESAY
9. “Tell the man to turn the juke box way down low” is a line from which song? JIM REEVES'S HE'LL HAVE TO GO
10. Where in the USA would you find the Mile High City? DENVER COLORADO
11. Name the four popes who preceded Pope Benedict XVI. ANSWER John XXIII (1958-63), Paul VI (1963-78), John Paul I (1978), John Paul II (1978-2005).
12. Which TV celebrity has daughters called Daisy Boo and Poppy Honey? JAMIE OLIVER
13. Which classic tale is told through the diaries of solicitor Jonathan Harker? DRACULA
14. Which car replaced the Ford Cortina in 1982? FORD SIERRA
15. Using the following information, answer the question at the end. (Please verify your answer)
FACTS :
1. There are 5 houses in 5 different colours.
2. In each house lives a person of a different nationality.
3. These 5 owners drink a certain beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigarette and keep a certain pet.
4. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigarette or drink the same beverage.
HINTS:
1. The Brit lives in the red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Dane drinks tea.
4. The green house is on the immediate left of the white house.
5. The green house owner drinks coffee.
6. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The man living in the house right in the centre drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The man who smokes Marlboro lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
12. The owner who smokes Silk Cut drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Bensons.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The man who smokes Marlboro has a neighbour who drinks water.
THE QUESTION IS....WHO KEEPS FISH?
There is no trick to this - it just needs deductive reasoning and maybe a pen and paper.
ANSWER:
The German keeps the fish.
The Norwegian lives in Yellow House drinks water, smokes Dunhill and keeps cats.
The Dane lives in Blue house, drinks tea, smokes Marlboro and keeps horses.
The Brit lives in Red house, drinks milk, smokes Pall Mall and keeps birds.
The German lives in Green house, drinks coffee, smokes Bensons and keeps fish.
The Swede lives in White house, drinks beer, smokes Silk Cut and keeps dogs.
Good Luck
Ada.