Quiz Questions

by **Pal Joey** Tue 04 Sep 2012, 1:22 am

First topic message reminder :

Created by hughie1986 on Fri 16 Sep 2011.

Following the trend on here, I'll give the first question, answer it and ask another pub quiz question

Simples.

Last Question: by JuliusHMarx 3rd September, 2012 at 11:45

"Who was the last man to walk on the moon?"

Last Answer: by Rava Today at 17:00

"Eugene Cernan, December 1972"

by **Pal Joey** Sat 09 Feb 2013, 11:49 pm

Correct country Marxy... now which city?

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 11:58 am

The only one I know is Bogota

by **Pal Joey** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 12:15 pm

That's it.

I saw some doco where a guy who makes bullet proof clothing says because of the amount of police per sq. mile, number of security guards and his clothing... that makes it the 'safest' city in the world. Absolute bs...

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 3:40 pm

What is the world's best selling sweet and where does it's name come from?

by **Pal Joey** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 4:01 pm

Chocolate from Mexico? Didn't it used to be a currency there?

Or are we talking a more specific sweet like 'Hershey' or something?

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 4:03 pm

A specific product, a random example being Rowntree's Fruit Gums.

by **Pal Joey** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 4:08 pm

OK... Cadbury's Wine Gums?

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 4:17 pm

Nope - it has chocolate in.

by **Pal Joey** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 4:18 pm

Mars Bar?

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 4:23 pm

Nope - correct manufacturer though

by **Pal Joey** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 4:27 pm

Life Savers or Juicy Fruit chewing gum?

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 4:28 pm

umm, it still has chocolate in Smile

by **Pal Joey** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 4:29 pm

doh! M&Ms? ... or Smarties?

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 4:39 pm

M&Ms!

Which stands for?

by **Pal Joey** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 4:44 pm

Isn't it named after the Mars brothers?

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 4:51 pm

The first M is for their father, Forrest Mars Sr.
The second M is for Bruce Murrie, son of William Murrie, CEO of Hershey for decades.

Forrest had been kicked out of Mars by his dad, and set up in the UK, creating the Mars bar. He went back to the US, set up M&M's with Murrie, then kicked Murrie out and eventually took over the original Mars Ltd as well.

by **Pal Joey** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 4:56 pm

Think up another question mate... I'm off to bed. I only got up to watch the rugby. jeezus... 3:57am here!

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 10 Feb 2013, 8:55 pm

In Manhattan, what is the length of a (north-south) city block?

by **Pal Joey** Mon 11 Feb 2013, 8:15 am

Around 250 feet I think. (short dimension)

by **JuliusHMarx** Mon 11 Feb 2013, 9:36 am

Slightly higher

by **Kenny** Mon 11 Feb 2013, 10:04 am

251 feet

by **Pal Joey** Mon 11 Feb 2013, 10:04 am

by **JuliusHMarx** Mon 11 Feb 2013, 10:23 am

Linebreaker wrote:260?

Close enough - 263.
1/20th of a mile

by **Pal Joey** Mon 11 Feb 2013, 11:46 am

what's it the other way? 900'?

by **JuliusHMarx** Mon 11 Feb 2013, 11:49 am

Yes, did you know that off the top of your head?

by **Pal Joey** Mon 11 Feb 2013, 11:59 am

I did know the exact dimensions at one time... I'm an urban design nutter/architect so can tell you the heights of tall buildings... but had forgotten the exact numbers. I know it was based on some proportional system or optimal area for city blocks at the time it was laid out.

just checked it out again... 20 blocks per mile north of 14th St. The 250 feet was a guess - knew it was something near that from memory.

by **Kenny** Mon 11 Feb 2013, 4:47 pm

What about a new question ?

by **Pal Joey** Mon 11 Feb 2013, 10:06 pm

OK.

Which country's name means "an abundance of fish" or "an abundance of fish, trees and butterflies" according to some?

by **Kenny** Mon 11 Feb 2013, 11:23 pm

Panama ? if memory serves

by **Pal Joey** Tue 12 Feb 2013, 1:20 am

Your memory is excellent! Very Happy

by **Kenny** Thu 14 Feb 2013, 5:22 pm

Which is the longest road in the UK ?

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 14 Feb 2013, 5:28 pm

Fosse Way?

by **Kenny** Thu 14 Feb 2013, 5:30 pm

er no , unless thats a nickname i dont know

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 14 Feb 2013, 5:33 pm

Fosse Way is an old Roman road - 182 miles

Is it a motorway?

by **Kenny** Thu 14 Feb 2013, 7:34 pm

its london to Scotland

by **Pal Joey** Thu 14 Feb 2013, 11:29 pm

The M1?

by **Pal Joey** Thu 14 Feb 2013, 11:30 pm

The M2?

by **Pal Joey** Thu 14 Feb 2013, 11:30 pm

The M3?

by **Pal Joey** Thu 14 Feb 2013, 11:30 pm

The M4?

by **Pal Joey** Thu 14 Feb 2013, 11:30 pm

The M5?

by **Pal Joey** Thu 14 Feb 2013, 11:31 pm

M I on the right track... I mean road?

by **Pal Joey** Thu 14 Feb 2013, 11:31 pm

M 62?

by littleswannygirl Fri 15 Feb 2013, 8:27 am

by **Kenny** Fri 15 Feb 2013, 8:40 am

littleswannygirl wrote:A1?

yep

by littleswannygirl Fri 15 Feb 2013, 10:27 am

Can someone else give us a new question please? I'm at work and only able to get on here intermittently. Ta

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 15 Feb 2013, 10:59 am

What's the most common pub name in the UK?

by **Pal Joey** Fri 15 Feb 2013, 11:16 am

The White Swan?

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 15 Feb 2013, 11:25 am

by **Pal Joey** Fri 15 Feb 2013, 11:27 am

The Wild Boar?

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 15 Feb 2013, 11:35 am

no - it is an animal though

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