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OK, so a quiz with booze is a bit more fun than a quiz with coffee, but the guys at The Friday Office Quiz are definitely on to something. And if trivia's your game, you'll want to be on it too.
It goes like this: every Friday morning they send out the quiz, and every Friday afternoon, they send out the answers.
Tomorrow marks the eighth week the quiz has been making the rounds of offices in the City, and it's gaining in popularity each week.
If you'd like to receive it, you simply need to send a blank email to: thefridayofficequiz@gmail.com.
And if you'd like to try it out first, herefollows last week's quiz.* **
Entertainment
1) Jack Shepherd (played by Matthew Fox) is a principal character in which popular TV show?
A - Lost
2) In the movie “Free Willy” what type of creature was Willy?
A - An Orca Whale (or Killer Whale)
3) What were the names of the three ‘Ghostbusters’ in the original 1984 movie?
A - Dr Peter Venkman, Dr Raymond Stantz and Dr Egon Spengler
4) Who collaborated with Estelle on the 2008 hit single “American Boy” ?
A - Kanye West
5) What was the name of Forrest Gump’s childhood sweetheart & eventual wife in the 1994 movie?
A - Jenny
Sport
1) Which sport is primarily played at The Rose Bowl stadium in Hampshire?
A - Cricket
2) How many goals have England scored in their 2010 World Cup Qualifying campaign so far?
A - 14 (2 against Andora, Croatia 4, Kazakhstan 5 and Belarus 3)
3) At the end of the 2007 F1 season who was the highest placed British driver after Lewis Hamilton?
A - David Coulthard
4) Flankers, Fly-Halves and Hookers are playing positions in which sport?
A - Rugby
5) Who won - and then lost - the Gold medal in the 100m final at the 1988 Olympic Games?
A - Ben Johnson (due to testing positive for steroids)
General
1) Ankara is the capital of which country?
A - Turkey
2) What was the date of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation?
A - 2nd June 1953
3) In Roman mythology, who were the founders of the city of Rome?
A - Romulus and Remus
4) What is the name of the branch of medicine which primarily deals with the skin and hair?
A - Dermatology
5) Guru Nanak is a central figure in which major world religion?
A - Sikhism
* Please note there is also a Picture Round, but for technical reasons, it's been scaled down to feature two characters from children's TV. Can you name them?
A - Captain Planet & Sooty
** Answers will be added to this feature on Friday morning.
Tomorrow marks the eighth week the quiz has been making the rounds of offices in the City, and it's gaining in popularity each week.
If you'd like to receive it, you simply need to send a blank email to: thefridayofficequiz@gmail.com.
And if you'd like to try it out first, herefollows last week's quiz.* **
Entertainment
1) Jack Shepherd (played by Matthew Fox) is a principal character in which popular TV show?
A - Lost
2) In the movie “Free Willy” what type of creature was Willy?
A - An Orca Whale (or Killer Whale)
3) What were the names of the three ‘Ghostbusters’ in the original 1984 movie?
A - Dr Peter Venkman, Dr Raymond Stantz and Dr Egon Spengler
4) Who collaborated with Estelle on the 2008 hit single “American Boy” ?
A - Kanye West
5) What was the name of Forrest Gump’s childhood sweetheart & eventual wife in the 1994 movie?
A - Jenny
Sport
1) Which sport is primarily played at The Rose Bowl stadium in Hampshire?
A - Cricket
2) How many goals have England scored in their 2010 World Cup Qualifying campaign so far?
A - 14 (2 against Andora, Croatia 4, Kazakhstan 5 and Belarus 3)
3) At the end of the 2007 F1 season who was the highest placed British driver after Lewis Hamilton?
A - David Coulthard
4) Flankers, Fly-Halves and Hookers are playing positions in which sport?
A - Rugby
5) Who won - and then lost - the Gold medal in the 100m final at the 1988 Olympic Games?
A - Ben Johnson (due to testing positive for steroids)
General
1) Ankara is the capital of which country?
A - Turkey
2) What was the date of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation?
A - 2nd June 1953
3) In Roman mythology, who were the founders of the city of Rome?
A - Romulus and Remus
4) What is the name of the branch of medicine which primarily deals with the skin and hair?
A - Dermatology
5) Guru Nanak is a central figure in which major world religion?
A - Sikhism
* Please note there is also a Picture Round, but for technical reasons, it's been scaled down to feature two characters from children's TV. Can you name them?
A - Captain Planet & Sooty
** Answers will be added to this feature on Friday morning.
