Daily Quiz Thread

[fluffysal]

What is the better known name of an octothorpe?

 

[Betsy]

At first I thought it was some strange mystical 8 legged creature

Then I thought again

Is it the hash tag?###?

 

[fluffysal]

Correct
I used to create the quizzes for the pubs we ran. I have lots of obscure and completely useless knowledge......

 

[Betsy]

I have a neck, but no head. I have two arms, but no hands. What am I?

 

[Merab]

At first I thought it was a bottle but the arms threw me.
How about a jumper ?

 

[Betsy]

At first I thought it was a bottle but the arms threw me.
How about a jumper ?

Red hot but not the answer I'm looking for.

 

[Merab]

Blouse ?

 

[Betsy]

Yep. Have a peanut!

Your turn @Merab

 

[Merab]

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree.
This quote is from which poet ?

 

[Betsy]

I do not have a Scooby!
Not a clue!

 

[Merab]

I know because I’m ejukated.
Aunty Google probably knows

 

[fluffysal]

I know but will let someone else answer

 

[Posyrose]

Coleridge

 

[Merab]

Coleridge

Correct - it’s Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Your turn to set a question

 

[Posyrose]

A Methusela is a large bottle of wine ( usually Champagne). How many standard bottles does it hold?

 

[Betsy]

8 bottles of the old shampoo!

Did you know that the largest bottle of wine is called the Melchizedek. It stands at an impressive 4 feet tall and can serve 240 glasses of wine. I (er.... I mean you of course I mean you) wouldn't even be able to lift that!


I am easy to lift but hard to throw.
What am I?

 

[Ramia]

A feather?

 

[Betsy]

Yep have a peanut!

Your turn @Ramia

 

[Ramia]

I am a bird, I am a fruit, and I am a person.
What am I?

 

[Betsy]

A Kiwi?