Ok twenty this time to finish up guys. Best of luck! 1. Who did Deeney play for before joining Watford? - correct - easy one really! 2. How many points did Watford amas in their 2005/2006 playoff winning season? - correct - 81 was the our points total 3. In 1912, former American president Theodore Roosevelt was a candidate for which political party? 4. If a person suffered from Athlemophobia, what would this mean? - correct - it's the fear of all forms of Sports. 5. What is the name of the product most avocated with Walls Ice-cream? - correct - Viennatta became the staple dessert of Walls which was circulated world wide. It still reamins one of it's highest selling products. 6. Why was the exam grade of E abolished from the educational grading system? - correct - E was never a grade, and through the years this was one reason the characters were changed to numerics. 7. If somebody asked you to write out a list of fibonacci values, what would this mean? - correct - multiplies the prime value by adding the two previous. Generally the largest number in a given set of this form is Prime number. 8. In computing languages, the variable type' Boolean' is named after which famous scientist? 9. What telephone company replaced BT Cellnet in the late 1990s - early 2000s? - correct - crap coverage, poor network, but it was brilliant back in the day. 10. Who strikes the gong at the beginning of the old J Arthur Rank movies? - correct -it was later changed to a famous boxer. 11. Why is Planet Earth known to be located in the "Goldy Locks Zone"? - correct - it sit's in the perfect habitibal zone which can sustain life. 12. What is the name of the closet galaxy to ours, and how long would it take (with current tech) to reach it? - correct - we are very slowly getting closer together. 13. Roughly how many years of life does the Sun have left to burn through before it becomes a white dwarf? - correct - around 4.5 to 5 billion years on best estimate. Quite a bit of time to find a new home for the human race, if we are still around then! 14. How large was the Asteriod that wiped out the Dinosaurs? - correct - crashed just off the coast of Mexico. 15. Why are you only partially safe from a bad thunderstorm in a standard car left out in the open? - correct - metalic of a car would conduct the flow of the current, whereas the rubber from the tire would insulate it somewhat (although miester's answer is pretty good). 16. Who is the statue of in London who rides a charriot with a spear? - correct - she lead an army to battle the Roman Empire. Rumor has it she is buried under Kings Cross Station (never been proven). 17. Name the Micheal Jackson song, where in the music video, there are giant hands coming out of the water holding telephones and dogs in business suits? 18. Which animated series is the most popular of all time, and continues to be so to this day? 19. Who created the animated shorts known as "Peanuts"? - correct - Charles Schulz 20. In the houses of Parliment, which famous English scientist adores the walls of the common speakers? - correct - Ada Lovelace
11. The goldilocks zone, (not goldy locks), is supposed to be the sweet spot in relation to a planets position from it's star. Not too hot, not too cold, but just right. Like the porridge from the fairy tale.
12. Andromeda is the nearest, 2.5m light years away. Time taken depends where you're measuring from as it's relative to the observer
Of those not guessed, that I can take a stab at: 4. Has to be a fear of sports 5. My guess would have been magnums 6. No idea… did people get confused with Harry Potter, where E is a good grade? I think they recently replaced all letters with numbers, with the higher numbers the best so they can more-easily increase difficulty/ counter grade inflation 7. This is the sum of the last 2 numbers, so 0,1,1,2,3,5,8 etc. 13. 4-5bn 15. Generally only the metal would conduct the electricity, so the seat would be fine, unless your head or hand is out the window. 20. Wren
4 fear of Athletes Foot 5 Viennetta 6 Cos the little petals today can't handle a failure 7 It would mean writing a list of numbers dependent on the sum of previous 2. technically impossible without two given starting numbers and a neverending task without an end point as otherwise it tends to infinity. 8 Bootros Bootros Gali 11 Something to do with a Nordic dating site? 13 You're meant to call them little people now and a bit racist? 14 Trick question the dinosaurs were wiped out by Jeff Goldblum, I've seen the documentary 15 You may attract the attention of doggers?
Hints: 2: Most famous darts score minus 99 3. It's an animal 8. He was a mathematition, he had the word "Boole" in his name 17. What a person say's when they are harrassed 18. Feline and Rodent 20. My personal hero.
2: Most famous darts score minus 99 For me, negative 89 3. It's an animal Hamster 8. He was a mathematition, he had the word "Boole" in his name John Boole 17. What a person say's when they are harrassed "Just **** off" 18. Feline and Rodent Glenis the Guinea Pig 20. My personal hero. Moog
2: 81 3: Peperaami. It's a bit of an animal although which nit is unclear. 8: Rachboole Riley? 17: Do One numbnuts. 18: Minnie Mouse 20: Judging by your Avater, Goth Mary Poppins?
Seems like you got most of them. Missing answers were: 3 - Bull Moose 8. George Boole 17. Leave Me Alone 18 Tom and Jerry (in fairness, @Heidar did get this but paired it with Mickey) Thank you to all who took part in the three quizzes, we have some real brain boxes on here! Oh, and @hornmeister my Avatar is Wednesday Addams, but you did make me chuckle at the gothic Mary Poppins line.
