20 Questions
 

I know there are some brainy folk out there on Accyweb.......come on tickle the old grey matter with this quiz.
Alas, I don't have enough ackers to award prizes.......but I would if I could.

Here goes.....
1) in which county was the TV series POLDARK filmed?

2) What are the VAN ALLEN BELTS ?

3)Who had a hit record in 1961 with 'Take good care of my baby'?

4)What common vegetable has the latin name 'solanum tuberosum'?

5) Which footballer was the first to have a 1 million pound transfer fee ?

6) What is the name of the Israeli Parliament ?

7) What do the initials S.A.L.T. stand for ?

8) Which was the first 'talking' film ?

9) What is a 'rockhopper' ?

10) What do endentulous mammals lack ?

We are halfway now......how are you doing?

11) In which country would you find the River Ebro ?

12) What is 'cuckoo spit' ?

13) Which planet was discovered in 1781 ?

14) Which chemical element has the symbol Sb ?

15) From which language do the words ALCOHOL and ALGEBRA originate ?

16) Which footballer scored 126 goals in 1959 ?

17) Who were Bill medley and Bobby Hatfield better known as ?

18) What is Nephology the study of ?

19) Who was Britains youngest Prime Minister ?

20) Who developed the concept of 'lateral thinking' ?

Re: 20 Questions
 

17, Righteous Brothers

I take it this is 1 answer per person so I will only answer that one

Re: 20 Questions
 

No K.S. H........you can answer as many as you like......and you got that one right.....well done. My hubby said no-one would know that one Ha!

Re: 20 Questions
 

3 bobby ??? cant remember
4 potato
9 penguin
18 clouds
Thats it but sure i know 14 but brains gone dead

Re: 20 Questions
 

Number 3 is half right........you got all the rest right.......again, very well done!

Re: 20 Questions
 

No 13 Uranus

Re: 20 Questions
 

Vee

Just looked up 14, thought i knew what it was but I never heard of it so won't put up the answer
Question 10½ not very good, do i get a point for that?

Re: 20 Questions
 

Correct Tinkerbelle.......well done!

Re: 20 Questions
 

K.S.H......correct it was Bobby Vee........and you can put up the answer to number 14......you've learned something with that one.......and what was your answer to number 10 ?

Re: 20 Questions
 

14- antimony

Re: 20 Questions
 

It wasn't 10 it was 10½, my answer was not very good:)

Re: 20 Questions
 

No. 1 is it Charlestown in Cornwall, Margaret?

Re: 20 Questions
 

Correct.........I wish we could get a few more participants........I've got another 20 questions lined up.....hehehe

Re: 20 Questions
 

Poldark was filmed in Cornwall.......you only needed the county........and you were correct!

Re: 20 Questions
 

1) in which county was the TV series POLDARK filmed?-cornwall

2) What are the VAN ALLEN BELTS ?-"The radiation belts are regions of high-energy particles, mainly protons and electrons, held captive by the magnetic influence of the Earth. They have two main sources. A small but very intense "inner belt" (some call it "The Van Allen Belt" because it was discovered in 1958 by James Van Allen of the University of Iowa) is trapped within 4000 miles or or so of the Earth's surface. It consists mainly a high-energy protons (10-50 MeV) and is a by-product of the cosmic radiation, a thin drizzle of very fast protons and nuclei which apparently fill all our galaxy.

3)Who had a hit record in 1961 with 'Take good care of my baby'?-Carole King

4)What common vegetable has the latin name 'solanum tuberosum'?-Common name: white potato, or Irish potato.

5) Which footballer was the first to have a 1 million pound transfer fee ?-Trevor Francis became the first million £1million pound transfer

6) What is the name of the Israeli Parliament ?- the Knesset

7) What do the initials S.A.L.T. stand for ?-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

8) Which was the first 'talking' film ?-Warner Brothers releases "The Jazz Singer" the first successful talking motion picture.

9) What is a 'rockhopper' ?-penguin

10) What do endentulous mammals lack ?-teeth

We are halfway now......how are you doing?

11) In which country would you find the River Ebro ?-Spain

12) What is 'cuckoo spit' ?-Philaenus spumarius-secreted by the immature stages of sap-sucking insects known as froghoppers

13) Which planet was discovered in 1781 ?- Uranus by William and Caroline Herschel on 13 March 1781.

14) Which chemical element has the symbol Sb ?-antimony

15) From which language do the words ALCOHOL and ALGEBRA originate ?-ultimately of Arabic origin

16) Which footballer scored 126 goals in 1959 ?-Pele

17) Who were Bill medley and Bobby Hatfield better known as ?-The Righteous Brothers

18) What is Nephology the study of ?-hats

19) Who was Britains youngest Prime Minister ?- William Pitt the Younger, who took office at the age of 24.

20) Who developed the concept of 'lateral thinking' ?-Dr. Edward de Bono (I must admit I always thought I had it before it was invented!).

Re: 20 Questions
 

K.S.H. Question 10 and a half......you're doing very well.......all right so far......but don't stop now!

Re: 20 Questions
 

thats that one finished!!

Re: 20 Questions
 

Less........I think I should award you a putty medal.......you only got 2 wrong.
Number 3.......Bobby Vee and Number 18.......Nephology is a branch of meterology and it is confined to the study of clouds.

Re: 20 Questions
 

It's all that blood you know...............Make's him brainy. Well you did say you wanted it finished Margaret..........lol :)

Re: 20 Questions
 

That should read meteorology.

Re: 20 Questions
 

Would you like another 20 ?????????

Re: 20 Questions
 

Or should I Bu**er off to bed ??????

Re: 20 Questions
 

I've just opened another beer, stay up and talk to all these nice people.

Re: 20 Questions
 

By 1961, Goffin and King scored their first hit with the Shirelles' chart-topping "Will You Love Me Tomorrow; " their next effort, Bobby Vee's "Take Good Care of My Baby," also hit Number One

http://www.classicbands.com/caroleking.html

http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_27_19.gifNephology - The study of hats
http://matthewtobey.com/haypenny/arc...is/021127.html

* Nephology, the study of clouds
http://www.public-domain-content.com..._ologies.shtmlhttp://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_27_20.gif

Re: 20 Questions
 

Ok......Ok......Less.........now try quiz number 2.

Re: 20 Questions
 

If you are up for another 20 see thread 'Another 20 Questions@

Re: 20 Questions
 

The problem with quizzes on the net is Google.........

:)

Re: 20 Questions
 

No, it isn't a problem it's a solution!
http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_2_17.gif

Re: 20 Questions
 

I'm such a trusting soul.......I wouldn't complete a quiz like that......and so I expect folk to use their knowledge without resorting to google......but hey if they do.....they have learned something that perhaps they wouldn't have otherwise.

Re: 20 Questions
 

Re: 20 Questions
 

If you had spent £1,000 or so on reference books would looking in them be cheating? No of course it wouldn't, using your p.c. is just the modern equivalent, not to use it in this way would be a waste of resources. Or should we only use it for playing card games?
http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/12_3_43.gifhttp://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/12_3_41.gifhttp://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/12_3_42.gif

Re: 20 Questions
 

No it isn't cheating as such......but I would use my head first....and Google if I was truly stumped......but as I said, however it is done it ensures that something is learned.