QUIZTIME WITH MEIKE
Today we have another guest quizsetter. It's my friend Meike from Ludwigsburg, Germany. Her long-running blog is called "From My Mental Library". You can find it here. As usual, the answers will be given in the comments section.
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1) What is the tallest free-standing structure in Great Britain?
(a) Arqiva Tower (Emley Moor transmitting station)
(b) The Shard (Office block in London)
(c) Brighton i360 (Observation tower in Brighton, Sussex)
(d) Blackpool Tower (Constructed in the 1890s)
2) What is the African country of Swaziland now called?
(a) Zimbabwe (b) Egypt (c) Narnia (d) Eswatini
3) Meike asks, "How many cyber attacks against hospitals in Germany were officially registered in one single week in November 2020?"
(a) 29 (b) 295 (c) 2,950 (d) 29,500
4) What is gelotology?
(a) The study of the effects and uses of gelatine in food production.
(b) The study of rocks and how they form through
both volcanic and sedimentary activity.
(c) The study of laughter and its effects on the body,
from a psychological and physiological perspective.
(d) The study of icebergs, glaciers and ice sheets
5) Who is this woman? She was the first female artist to top the British pop charts with a self-penned song - back in 1978.
6) What was the longest song that the Swedish pop group ABBA ever released?
(a) "Eagle" (b) "Dancing Queen" (c) "Waterloo" (d) "Fernando"
7) Worldwide, which female artist has sold more records than any other?
8) What does the L in Samuel L. Jackson stand for?
(a) Leviticus (b) Leonard (c) Leroy (d) Luke
9) Which film star was born in 1921 in the USA, the eleventh of fifteen children of a poor family of immigrants from Lithuania. His birth name was Charles Dennis Buchinsky.
(a) Mickey Rooney (b) Charles Bronson
(c) Charlton Heston (d) Marlon Brando
10) What is this? (clue - it is thought to be 3750 years old and was unearthed in Germany in 1999)
(a) The Frankfurt Frisbee (b) The Dusseldorf Drum
(c) The Stuttgart Shield (d) The Nebra Sky Disc
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That's it folks! How did you do?
Answers
ReplyDelete1. (a) Arqiva Tower, part of Emley Moor transmitting station, Kirklees, West Yorkshire
2. (d) Eswatini
3. (b) 295
4. (c) The study of laughter and its effects on the body, from a psychological and physiological perspective.
5. Kate Bush
6. (a) "Eagle" (5mins 50 secs)
7. Madonna
8. (c) Leroy
9. (b) Charles Bronson
10. (d) The Nebra Sky Disc
Meike is a hard quiz master! I got 4 right and I had to guess at those!?!
ReplyDeleteShe was in fact a quiz mistress Ellen!
Deleteit was a bloody hard quiz..... 4/10
ReplyDeleteYou need to do more revision.
Delete1. The Shard; a wrong guess from me.
ReplyDelete2.Eswatini; correct via process of elimination!
3. 2950; another wrong guess.
4. I like the idea of studying laugher; my guess is correct.
5. I've no dea; wrong again!
6. As I loathe Abba, I wouldn't even hazard a guess so I'm wrong AGAIN!!
7. Whitney Houston; and I'm wrong AGAIN!!!!
8.Leroy; I know this because I read it somewhere.
9.Charles Bronson; a guess that paid off!
10. The Nebra Sky Disc; another guess that just seemed right ... CORRECT!
5 of 10. Oy!
Wow! Five out of ten - that's amazing Bob!
Delete5 out of 10! This was tough.
ReplyDeleteTo get half is not at all bad Margie.
DeleteDamn, Meike, that was tough! I only managed 6/10 and most of those were simply logical guesses.
ReplyDeleteTo achieve success in life and quizzing one must overcome difficult challenges.
DeleteThank you, Neil, for letting me put together a set of questions for the esteemed fellow bloggers and quizzers that frequent your blog. It was fun - and I love the "Stuttgart Shield" :-D
ReplyDeleteI hope you don't mind but I had to change Q7 after researching it.
DeleteNot at all. That question was part of a real pub quiz my team and I attended some time ago.
DeleteI only got 2 this week 😒 (numbers 8 and 10)
ReplyDeleteLay off the gin before you try to quiz Elsie!
Delete5/10 I should have focused more for question 1 on the actual question and not assume it was a normal building.
ReplyDeleteDon't beat yourself up Andrew! Get Phyllis and Kosov to do it for you! "Take that you beast!"
DeleteMy detestation of quizzes stems from the way my brain works and the fact that I have an appalling memory. Having said that because there was no pressure with this one I did moderately well.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you were just about the only quizzer who did "moderately well" Graham.
DeleteThat's very interesting, YP. You see under pressure I might have answered a few of the more obvious ones. With all the time in the world this was my result: 1, 2, 3 (guess), 5 (probably the easiest for someone my age), 6 (reasonably knowledgeable guess), 8 (guess) 10 (guess). I suppose the correct guesses may have been helped by knowledge I once had but could no longe be sure of. I've found this whole thing very enlightening.
DeleteI only got 1, 8 and 10.....pathetic...and they were guesses! But thanks Meike it was fun trying.
ReplyDeleteNo you are not pathetic Frances! You are a beautiful human being, worthy of respect.
DeleteI can see No.1 from my window. Here it is known as t'mast. I live near t'mast.
ReplyDeleteDuz tha live int Shepley? Tha can see t'mast from theer.
DeleteTha can see it from all ovver.
DeleteI got Kate Bush. I hope it WAS Kate Bush!
ReplyDeleteNo need to fret. It was indeed Kate Bush.
DeleteFour for me, which is not bad. Thank you Meike.
ReplyDeleteYes. Not bad for a senior citizen.
Delete2 -
ReplyDeleteOh dear, you should have asked BooBoo ("My Sweet Bear") for some help.
Delete4/10 and they were all guesses... But at least it seems I was not alone in that this week! ;-) Have to confess I don't even remember ABBA's "Eagle", though - will have to look that up somewhere later!!
ReplyDeleteI had also never heard of "Eagle" until Meike came up with that question.
Delete3/10, and two of those were guesses. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteOh dear. Perhaps you should stick to child care and dog walking.
DeleteI did HORRIBLY! That was a tough quiz and I'll go ahead and admit I only got two correct.
ReplyDeleteYou were not alone Kelly. Meike is one tough quiz mistress. Makes you look like Betty Boop.
DeleteOnly 2!
ReplyDeleteIs that a song?
Delete"Only two can do what I do with you
Oh my little sugar babe Barry!
Only two can do what I do with you
We didn't even wait to marry!"
This quiz is packed with fascinating trivia! From the tallest free-standing structure in Great Britain to the origins of Swaziland’s new name, there’s a great mix of history, music, and science here. The Nebra Sky Disc, unearthed in Germany, is particularly intriguing—it’s considered one of the oldest known depictions of the cosmos. Looking forward to seeing the answers in the comments.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I’ve just shared a new post on melodyjacob.com. I’d love for you to take a look and share your thoughts.
Okay I am coming over Melody.
DeleteThanks to everyone who gave my questions a try!
ReplyDeleteAs for this quiz being considered hard: Most of the questions were taken directly from real life quizzes my team and I have attended, the main difference being that we never get multiple choice answers.
The question about cyber attacks on hospitals in Germany was used as a tie break question, the correct answer not intended to be actually known by anyone. At "our" pub quiz, tie questions are always about a number to be estimated, and who comes closest, wins.
Duh! only 2 - Kate Bush and Madonna, but glad I'm not the only one who struggled to find the answers! Can't say I've ever heard of the Aquiva Tower or the Nebraska Sky Disc until now.
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