My sister's birthday quiz

These are really hard. You'll have to explain some of the references as I haven't a clue. (Some I just can't remember)


Round 1: 14 marks
What comes next?
Fill in the missing word(s), number(s) or letter(s).


1. Horse, cow, goat, dog, cat, bird, spider, ____fly_.
2. Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, ____Samuel______.
3. Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, Mansfield Park, ____Persuasion_.
4. Lions, hens and cocks, wild asses, tortoises, __________.
5. Ruben, Simeon, __________.
6. Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, __________.
7. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & _Titch___.
8. 3 for elves, 7 for dwarves, _9_ for ___mortal man_______.
9. Anne, Charles, __Andrew________ & _Edward_________.
10. MENE, MENE, TEKEL, __________.
11. William I, William II, Henry I, ____Stephen______.
12. h b t y h b t y h b _y__


Round 2: 12 marks
What are their first names?
Look out for the trick question!

1. CS Lewis Clive
2. Eminem Matthew
3. Gordon Brown John
4. Rudyard Kipling
5. Monet Claude
6. General Kitchener Gordon
7. Bruce Willis
8. Sean Connery
9. Goebbels
10. Beyonce Beyonce
11. Benjamin Britten
12. Molesworth


Round 3: 12 marks
Who’s Missing?
Complete the group.

1. Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum, Reverend Green, Miss Scarlet, Mrs White. Mrs Peacock
2. Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Jon Entwistle. Keith Moon
3. Frodo, Gandalf, Sam, Aragorn, Merry, Legolas, Pippin, Gimli. Boromir
4. Simon Peter, Andrew, James, John, James, Matthew, Simon, Thaddaeus, Philip, Judas, Bartholomew. Philip
5. Flopsy, Mopsy, Peter.
6. Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Urania, Thalia, Terpsichore.
7. Victoria, Alice, Alfred, Helena, Louise, Arthur, Leopold, Beatrice. Edward
8. US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Italy, Canada.
9. Robbie Williams, Mark Owen, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald.
10. Jane, Lizzy, Mary, Kitty. Lydia
11. Compendium, Laudanum, Totorum.
12. Bill Brewer, Jan Stewer, Peter Gurney, Peter Davey, Dannel Widden, Harry Hawke.


Round 4: 12 marks
Odd One Out
Look out for the trick question!

Not named after its inventor:
1. Bakelite
2. Bisto
3. Bunsen burner
4. Biro

Not a US president:
1. Herbert Hoover
2. Grover Cleveland
3. Ulysses S. Grant
4. Robert F. Kennedy

Not a Beethoven symphony:
1. Eroica
2. Choral
3. Tragic
4. Pastoral

Doesn’t feature a character called Balthasar:
1. Romeo and Juliet
2. The Comedy of Errors
3. Much Ado About Nothing
4. The Merchant of Venice

Never lived in Hastings:
1. Alexander Pope
2. Teilhard de Chardin
3. Sir Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
4. John Logie Baird

Not a dwarf in The Hobbit:
1. Bloin
2. Bifur
3. Bofur
4. Bombur

Not a Japanese island:
1. Hokkaido
2. Honshu
3. Kyoko
4. Shikoku

Not a character from Charles Schulz’s Peanuts:
1. Franklin
2. Abner
3. Lucy
4. Linus

Not a wife of Jacob:
1. Leah
2. Bilhah
3. Zipporah
4. Zilpah

Not a marsupial:
1. Echidna
2. Wombat
3. American possum
4. Wallaby

Not a mediaeval instrument:
1. Rebec
2. Bladderpipe
3. Sacbut
4. Snake

Not a UK Kennel Club registered dog breed:
1. Azawakh
2. Blue Lacy
3. Hovawart
4. Eurasier

Hang on, can we clear something up here Grace... What terrible thing has your sister done to you to deserve such a mind-bendingly hard quizz ? And besides, how is anyone still alive after the year 2000 supposed to answer anything without checking wikipedia first ?

This would probably be easier if I was from the UK, but I like quizzes so I did it anyway even though I did horrible.

Round 1: 14 marks
What comes next?
Fill in the missing word(s), number(s) or letter(s).

1. fly
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Boron
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12. t y <-I guessed


Round 2: 12 marks
What are their first names?
Look out for the trick question!

These are probably trick questions but I'm going to go with the ones I know and the first names that are given.

1. Clive
2. Marshall
3. Gordon
4. Rudyard
5. Claude
6.
7. Bruce
8. Sean
9.
10. Beyonce
11. Benjamin
12.


Round 3: 12 marks
Who’s Missing?
Complete the group.

1. Mrs. Peacock, and I've always known him as Mr. Green
2.
3. Boromir
4.
5.
6. Calliope
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.


Round 4: 12 marks
Odd One Out
Look out for the trick question!

Complete guesses:

Not named after its inventor:
1. Bakelite
2.
3.
4.

Not a US president:
1.
2.
3.
4. Robert F. Kennedy

Not a Beethoven symphony:
1. Eroica
2.
3.
4.

Doesn’t feature a character called Balthasar:
1. Romeo and Juliet
2.
3.
4.

Never lived in Hastings:
1.
2. Teilhard de Chardin
3.
4.

Not a dwarf in The Hobbit:
1. Bloin
2.
3.
4.

Not a Japanese island:
1. Hokkaido
2.
3.
4.

Not a character from Charles Schulz’s Peanuts:
1.
2. Abner
3.
4.

Not a wife of Jacob:
1.
2. Bilhah
3.
4.

Not a marsupial:
1. Echidna
2.
3.
4.

Not a mediaeval instrument:
1.
2.
3.
4. Snake

Not a UK Kennel Club registered dog breed:
1. Azawakh
2.
3.
4.

Actually, I'm just to lazy to even try

help!

can someone please give me the answer or a hint for question 12 on round one
h b t y h b t y h b _?

its driving me insane a friend set me this and i havent a clue!
cheers

there is a clue in the title of this thread, I think. If I am right the answer is d

Very involved quiz methinks...But very well put together.
I wont even try to do well in it...

happy birthday to you etc... no?

:lol:

R.

ta!

haha dont i feel silly!!
it was'nt even given to me with any hint about birthdays though!
not quite sure how else i would have got it thanks to all!

Oh, and Grace, could we have the answers now?

She just opened her throat and swallowed a goat, but i don't know why she swallowed the fly....

I just love how questions about religion and The Who are in the same quiz.

Very cool.

R.

I'm so deprived,:sad: I grew up only knowing the fly, spider, bird, cat, and the horse of course.

Guys,

I had to go look up this old woman with the peculiar eating habits. I must have heard it I'm sure but as I have no small kids in my immediate life I was completely at sea with it.

R.

Randy, the album I heard it on was an old vinyl record by Pete Seeger. It's not a new song by any stretch.

Ditto...I think it depends on how long family members can stand the song before you either get stopped singing it or they stop teaching you verses. I know I drove my family completely crazy with 'Michael Finnegan' and 'This is a song that doesn't end'...the latter was my favourite. Five verses before my brother threatened to hang me out of a window by my ankles. And I was an adult then

I harrassed my Mom today about depriving me of the entire song. She had the phone on speaker so my Dad heard the conversation and piped in, "Hey, times were tough back then, cuts had to be made everywhere." I get my smartassness from him BTW.

You're almost as bad as the guy who sets our local pub quiz questions, Grace. Here's my best shot for 3am...
Edit* I honestly didn't see your post with the answers

Round 1: 14 marks
What comes next?
Fill in the missing word(s), number(s) or letter(s).

1. Horse, cow, goat, dog, cat, bird, spider, Fly.
2. Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, __________.
3. Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma.
4. Lions, hens and cocks, wild asses, tortoises, Fish (aquarium).
5. Ruben, Simeon, __________.
6. Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, Boron.
7. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch.
8. 3 for elves, 7 for dwarves, 9 for mortal men.
9. Anne, Charles, Andrew & Edward.
10. MENE, MENE, TEKEL, __________.
11. William I, William II, Henry I, __________.
12. h b t y h b t y h b dear (name)

Round 2: 12 marks
What are their first names?
Look out for the trick question!

1. CS Lewis Clive
2. Eminem
3. Gordon Brown James
4. Rudyard Kipling Joseph
5. Monet Claude
6. General Kitchener Herbert
7. Bruce Willis Walter
8. Sean Connery Thomas
9. Goebbels Joseph
10. Beyonce
11. Benjamin Britten Edward
12. Molesworth Geoffrey


Round 3: 12 marks
Who’s Missing?
Complete the group.

1. Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum, Reverend Green, Miss Scarlet, Mrs White. Mrs Peacock
2. Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Jon Entwistle. Keith Moon
3. Frodo, Gandalf, Sam, Aragorn, Merry, Legolas, Pippin, Gimli. Boromir
4. Simon Peter, Andrew, James, John, James, Matthew, Simon, Thaddaeus, Philip, Judas, Bartholomew.
5. Flopsy, Mopsy, Peter. Cottontail
6. Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Urania, Thalia, Terpsichore.
7. Victoria, Alice, Alfred, Helena, Louise, Arthur, Leopold, Beatrice.
8. US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Italy, Canada.
9. Robbie Williams, Mark Owen, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald.
10. Jane, Lizzy, Mary, Kitty. Lydia
11. Compendium, Laudanum, Totorum. Aquarium
12. Bill Brewer, Jan Stewer, Peter Gurney, Peter Davey, Dannel Widden, Harry Hawke. Old Uncle Tom Cobley


Round 4: 12 marks
Odd One Out
Look out for the trick question!

Not named after its inventor:
1. Bakelite
2. Bisto *
3. Bunsen burner
4. Biro

Not a US president:
1. Herbert Hoover
2. Grover Cleveland
3. Ulysses S. Grant
4. Robert F. Kennedy *

Not a Beethoven symphony:
1. Eroica
2. Choral
3. Tragic *
4. Pastoral

Doesn’t feature a character called Balthasar:
1. Romeo and Juliet
2. The Comedy of Errors
3. Much Ado About Nothing
4. The Merchant of Venice

Never lived in Hastings:
1. Alexander Pope
2. Teilhard de Chardin
3. Sir Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
4. John Logie Baird

Not a dwarf in The Hobbit:
1. Bloin *
2. Bifur
3. Bofur
4. Bombur

Not a Japanese island:
1. Hokkaido
2. Honshu
3. Kyoko
4. Shikoku

Not a character from Charles Schulz’s Peanuts:
1. Franklin
2. Abner *
3. Lucy
4. Linus

Not a wife of Jacob:
1. Leah
2. Bilhah
3. Zipporah
4. Zilpah

Not a marsupial:
1. Echidna *
2. Wombat
3. American possum
4. Wallaby

Not a mediaeval instrument:
1. Rebec
2. Bladderpipe
3. Sacbut
4. Snake *

Not a UK Kennel Club registered dog breed:
1. Azawakh
2. Blue Lacy
3. Hovawart
4. Eurasier

Sorry, I had only looked up the words. I thought it was a kiddies song from nursery.

R

I remember an old 78 rpm recording sung by Burl Ives. A great favourite on Children's Choice with 'Uncle Mac' on Saturday morning radio. (1950-57)'ish

For nostalgia's sake here is a link to that very old record.

Video

I remember that story! With my remembering skills.

yes! do.