Connections Puzzle #328 Sat 4 May
Quizzes & Puzzles1 min ago
Quirky quiz questions
67 Answers
I'm trying desperately to finish a quiz for tomorrow. It's made up of deliberately unusual, quirky and downright trick questions, grouped into pairs by subject. A couple of examples would be:
"In 1972, who released an album entitled "Dark Side of the Moon?"
Medicine Head - the Pink Floyd album of the same name was released in 1973.
"In the Ancient Roman army, how many soldiers were commanded by a centurion?"
80 - the word "centurion" has nothing to do with 100.
I'm presently looking for a pair for this question:
"Who played the title character in the 1981 Bill Forsyth film Gregory's Girl?"
Claire Grogan - although Dee Hepburn played the female lead, her character was never Gregory's girlfriend.
I.e. a film where the title character isn't who most people think it is.
Or, if anyone knows any other quirky quiz questions, I'd be grateful.
"In 1972, who released an album entitled "Dark Side of the Moon?"
Medicine Head - the Pink Floyd album of the same name was released in 1973.
"In the Ancient Roman army, how many soldiers were commanded by a centurion?"
80 - the word "centurion" has nothing to do with 100.
I'm presently looking for a pair for this question:
"Who played the title character in the 1981 Bill Forsyth film Gregory's Girl?"
Claire Grogan - although Dee Hepburn played the female lead, her character was never Gregory's girlfriend.
I.e. a film where the title character isn't who most people think it is.
Or, if anyone knows any other quirky quiz questions, I'd be grateful.
Answers
Bit of a stretch for a "pair", Mark, but this is one I put in a quiz once........
1 What was introduced in 1969, that resulted in a dramatic decline in the UK suicide rate.
2 What was introduced in 1993 that also reduced the rate considerably
Just for fun, perhaps you'd like to think about them before I give you the answaers.
1 What was introduced in 1969, that resulted in a dramatic decline in the UK suicide rate.
2 What was introduced in 1993 that also reduced the rate considerably
Just for fun, perhaps you'd like to think about them before I give you the answaers.
13:37 Sat 14th Jul 2012
OK, my fault for not explaining sufficiently - it has to be the individual surnames of the band members, so The Corrs and The Carpenters don't count, though they would if they'd called themselves Corr, Corr, Corr and Corr or Carpenter and Carpenter.
McAlmont and Butler is correct but The Osmonds isn't...
McAlmont and Butler is correct but The Osmonds isn't...
