MFP Pub Quiz

BerryH
BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
OK, I'm team captain for a work pub quiz tonight for charity. Help me swot up. Quote a question from above, give your best guess answer (no Googling!) and post your general knowledge question. I'll start:

Q: Which common English word ends HTH?

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  • Patovader
    Patovader Posts: 439 Member
    A. Eighth

    What is the largest desert in the world?
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    Correct!
    What is the largest desert in the world?
    We just did this in our lunchtime practice! I went for Antarctica.

    For the geeks:
    What creature enables galactic hitch-hikers to understand any alien language when inserted in the ear?
  • Correct!
    What is the largest desert in the world?
    We just did this in our lunchtime practice! I went for Antarctica.

    For the geeks:
    What creature enables galactic hitch-hikers to understand any alien language when inserted in the ear?

    A. Babel Fish

    Desert - Sahara

    Who was the first man in space?
  • Patovader
    Patovader Posts: 439 Member
    Correct!
    What is the largest desert in the world?
    We just did this in our lunchtime practice! I went for Antarctica.

    For the geeks:
    What creature enables galactic hitch-hikers to understand any alien language when inserted in the ear?



    A. Babel Fish

    Desert - Sahara

    Who was the first man in space?


    Largest desert is Antarctica, Berry is correct.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member

    Who was the first man in space?

    Yuri Gagarin.


    ETA: What team has won the most NFL Championships?
  • Patovader
    Patovader Posts: 439 Member
    Who was the first man in space?

    Yuri Gagarin

    How many times did Sean Connery play James Bond?
  • dakitten2
    dakitten2 Posts: 888 Member
    Who was the first man in space?

    Yuri Gagarin

    How many times did Sean Connery play James Bond?

    I've had this question before in a quiz and Agent 007 played in 7 James Bond movies (I think)! LOL I always associated Agent 007 with 7 times.

    My question:

    What do women spend 17 years of their life doing?
  • Patovader
    Patovader Posts: 439 Member
    Who was the first man in space?

    Yuri Gagarin

    How many times did Sean Connery play James Bond?

    I've had this question before in a quiz and Agent 007 played in 7 James Bond movies (I think)! LOL I always associated Agent 007 with 7 times.

    My question:

    What do women spend 17 years of their life doing?

    Well done, 6 times officially and one horrendous Hollywood bond (Never Say Never Again)
  • MrsSWW
    MrsSWW Posts: 1,585 Member
    What do women spend 17 years of their life doing?

    Dieting!

    My question:

    What is the largest fresh water lake in the United Kingdom?
  • kyle4jem
    kyle4jem Posts: 1,400 Member
    What is the largest fresh water lake in the United Kingdom?

    Loch Lomond

    my question: what is the only word in English that ends in mt?
  • dakitten2
    dakitten2 Posts: 888 Member
    What do women spend 17 years of their life doing?

    Dieting!

    My question:

    What is the largest fresh water lake in the United Kingdom?

    Not dieting. Answer: putting on make-up!