Mellophant Trivia Quiz Main Thread.

[Inner Stickler]

[B]

3.7. Inner Stickler - What was the name of the 1955 sequel to the classic "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"?

Some Like It Hot?

I have no idea.

[Exy]

2.18. The Korean War still hasn't ended; there has been a cease-fire since 1953, but never an actual peace treaty.

They never declared war in the first place, so it never started, if you want to get technical. Don't you remember Hotlips Houlihan calling it a "Police Action" on M*A*S*H?

[The Original An Gadaí]

ROUND 4

It's the music round!


Who = Which band or artist?


4.1. Zuul - Who had a hit in 1980 with Escape (The Pina Colada Song)?

4.2. Laughing Lagomorph - Who had a hit in 1981 with Rapture?

4.3. Oliveloaf - Who had a hit in 1982 with Pac Man Fever?

4.4. Orual - Who had a hit in 1983 with Electric Avenue?

4.5. AndrewRyan - Who had a hit in 1984 with Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) ?

4.6. Marsilia - Who had a hit in 1985 with Crazy For You?

4.7. Inner Stickler - Who had a hit in 1986 with I Miss You?

4.8. Myrnalene - Who had a hit in 1987 with Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now ?

4.9. Cluricaun - Who had a hit in 1988 with Need You Tonight?

4.10. What Exit? - Who had a hit in 1989 with Girl You Know Its True ?

4.11. Revs - Who had a hit in 1990 with Pump Up The Jam?

4.12. vison - Who had a hit in 1991 with I Wanna Sex You Up?

4.13. Feirefiz - Who had a hit in 1992 with Jump?

4.14. Exy - Who had a hit in 1993 with Can't Help Falling In Love?

4.15. ivan astikov - Who had a hit in 1994 with Stay (I Missed You) ?

4.16. Taumpy - Who had a hit in 1995 with This Is How We Do It?

4.17. iampunha - Who had a hit in 1996 with Tha Crossroads?

4.18. jali - Who had a hit in 1997 with Bitch?

4.19. OneCentStamp - Who had a hit in 1998 with Sex and Candy?

4.20. Katriona - Who had a hit in 1999 with Every Morning?

4.21. kk fusion - Who had a hit in 2000 with Amazed?

4.22. Spitzbergen - Who had a hit in 2001 with I'm Real?

Good luck, again ye have 24 hrs ie until 5pm (EST) tomorrow to answer your question.

[Taumpy]

3.2. Laughing Lagomorph - Quirky '80s music outfit, Tom Tom Club were formed by two former members of which popular contemporary band?

Talking Heads

[Taumpy]

4.16. Taumpy - Who had a hit in 1995 with This Is How We Do It?

Montell Jordan

[Myrnalene]

3.1. Zuul - Which is the world's second largest Desert? (Hot, sandy one just to clarify)

the Gobi

3.2. Laughing Lagomorph - Quirky '80s music outfit, Tom Tom Club were formed by two former members of which popular contemporary band?

the Talking Heads

3.4. Orual - Which historical character did John Wayne play in the 1956 film 'The Conqueror'?

Genghis Kahn

3.7. Inner Stickler - What was the name of the 1955 sequel to the classic "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"?

How to Marry a Millionaire

3.12. vison - Who played Sid Vicious in the film 'Sid and Nancy'?

Gary Oldman

3.20. Katriona - The Prince of Orange is the title carried by the heir to what crown?

the Netherlands

3.21. kk fusion - Who lives in 11 Downing Street (London)?

The Prime Minister

[AndrewRyan]

ROUND 3



3.5. AndrewRyan - The Danube runs through four European Capital Cities, name three of them.

Crap. Budapest, Vienna....and I don't know.

[Myrnalene]

4.8. Myrnalene - Who had a hit in 1987 with Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now ?

Jefferson Starship

[AndrewRyan]

ROUND 4

It's the music round!


Who = Which band or artist?



4.5. AndrewRyan - Who had a hit in 1984 with Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) ?

Dat be Phil Collins.

[Zuul]

4.1. Zuul - Who had a hit in 1980 with Escape (The Pina Colada Song)?

It came out in 1979 before becoming a hit in 1980, so I hope this isn't a trick question and you're referring to a cover, but that'd be Rupert Holmes.

[Feirefiz]

3.3. Oliveloaf - The popular 19th century novel "Life Among the Lowly" is better known by what name?

Uncle Tom's Cabin

3.8. Myrnalene - Who reads the Daily Slab?

The Flintstones?

[Marsilia]

4.6. Marsilia - Who had a hit in 1985 with Crazy For You?

That would be Madonna.

[Feirefiz]

4.13. Feirefiz - Who had a hit in 1992 with Jump?

Don't know.

[Orual]

3.4. Orual - Which historical character did John Wayne play in the 1956 film 'The Conqueror'?

Genghis Kahn

Hey, I answered that correctly!

4.4. Orual - Who had a hit in 1983 with Electric Avenue?

Not even a whisper of a clue.

[What Exit?]

4.10. What Exit? - Who had a hit in 1989 with Girl You Know Its True ?

No idea, my downfall, music, especially music post Classic Rock.

[The Original An Gadaí]

Okay guys, rounds 1 and 2 are now closed to any more answers. You can find the answers here.

Current scores are (after 115 posts):

1. Zuul 40
2. Laughing Lagomorph
3. Oliveloaf 10
4. Orual 33
5. AndrewRyan 25
6. Marsilia 40
7. Inner Stickler
8. Myrnalene 29
9. Cluricaun
10. What Exit? 20
11. Revs
12. vison
13, Feirefiz 29
14, Exy 50
15. ivan astikov 03
16. Taumpy 23
17. iampunha 10
18. jali 10
19. OneCentStamp 13
20. Katriona
21. kk fusion 29
22. Spitzbergen 10

Exy is in the lead but there's all to play for!

[Taumpy]

3.11 - Nebraska?

[What Exit?]

3.11 - Wyoming

[Zuul]

3.11. Revs - Which US state is this?
Wyoming? Damn rectangles.

[Oliveloaf]

4.3. Oliveloaf - Who had a hit in 1982 with Pac Man Fever?

I have NO idea. None.

Was it Weird Al?

[kk fusion]

4.21. kk fusion - Who had a hit in 2000 with Amazed?

Christina Aguilera?

[iampunha]

ROUND 4
4.17. iampunha - Who had a hit in 1996 with Tha Crossroads?

First guess was Boyz 2 Men, but since they usually spelled everything else right, I'm going to go with 2 Live Crew.

[Inner Stickler]

4.7. Inner Stickler - Who had a hit in 1986 with I Miss You?

Linda Ronstadt? i have no idea.

[ivan astikov]

4.15. Lisa Loeb --- YAYYYYY!!!11! GO IVAN, GO IVAN!

[vison]

4.12. vison - Who had a hit in 1991 with I Wanna Sex You Up?


No bloody idea whatsoever.

I was going to guess Prince but I see that was wrong.

Dang.

[kk fusion]

Uh... one hour to go?

[Zuul]

Not by EST... Did DST not get taken into account?

[kk fusion]

Nope.. it's specifically Eastern standard time, not DST.

[Zuul]

Well that's going to fuck up my sense of time for the rest of the game.

Post deleted.

[The Original An Gadaí]

Ok guys I'm a bit delayed with getting the new round of questions together. Apologies for the delay. The new set will be posted soon enough. Feel Free to answer run off questions from the previous round from 10PM GMT. I had forgotten about DST.

[ivan astikov]

4.12. Color Me Badd

[Zuul]

Let's try this again on the proper timezone.

4.10. What Exit? - Who had a hit in 1989 with Girl You Know Its True ?
Milli Vanilli

4.11. Revs - Who had a hit in 1990 with Pump Up The Jam?
Technotronic

4.13. Feirefiz - Who had a hit in 1992 with Jump?
Kris Kross

4.14. Exy - Who had a hit in 1993 with Can't Help Falling In Love?
UB40

4.16. Taumpy - Who had a hit in 1995 with This Is How We Do It?
Backstreet Boys

4.18. jali - Who had a hit in 1997 with Bitch?
Meredith Brooks

4.19. OneCentStamp - Who had a hit in 1998 with Sex and Candy?
Marcy's Playground

[ivan astikov]

4.10. --- Milli Vanilli


Damn! Just not quick enough.

[Marsilia]

4.16. Taumpy - Who had a hit in 1995 with This Is How We Do It?
Backstreet Boys

Or, Montel Jordan.

[Zuul]

Or, Montel Jordan.

Yeah, well, whatever, Miss "Oh, I knew the right answer."

[What Exit?]

4.10. What Exit? - Who had a hit in 1989 with Girl You Know Its True ?
Milli Vanilli

I personally am proud of the fact I did not know this.

[vison]

I personally am proud of the fact I did not know this.

I don't know if I am precisely "proud" that I didn't know but I have learned one thing in this quiz: there were whole bloody decades where the culture moved on and I stayed under a rock somewhere . . . . I think I'm ahead of the game, all told.

[The Original An Gadaí]

ROUND 5

5.1. Zuul - For what reason was Gavrillo Pricip (in)famous?

5.2. Laughing Lagomorph - In what year did Ronald Reagan die?

5.3. Oliveloaf - What is the capital city of Cameroon?

5.4. Orual - In what year did Winston Churchill die?

5.5. AndrewRyan - Where can you see Bob Dylan, Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, Karl Marx, Marlene Dietrich, Edgar Allen Poe and Ringo Starr all together?

5.6. Marsilia - Who created Jeeves and Wooster?

5.7. Inner Stickler - What nationality was Marie Curie (originally)?

5.8. Myrnalene - Which German Military leader of World War I became President of Germany in 1925?

5.9. Cluricaun - In which film does Robert de Niro play a terrorist 'plumber' named Archibald "Harry" Tuttle ?

5.10. What Exit? - What was the name of Elvis Presley's first movie?

5.11. Revs - What is the unit of currency in Indonesia?

5.12. vison - Which opulent Stanley Kubrick film, based on a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, is about the life of an 18th century Irish adventurer?

5.13. Feirefiz - This currency is used in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau, and a number of other countries.

5.14. Exy - Which Dublin born 18th century writer created the first name Vanessa for one of his adventure novels?

5.15. ivan astikov - I am looking at the Atomium, what city am I in?

5.16. Taumpy - In the pioneering computer the ENIAC, what did ENIAC stand for?

5.17. iampunha - In what year was the Walkman introduced in Japan?

5.18. jali - In what city is the world's largest aquarium?

5.19. OneCentStamp - Name two Territories in Australia.

5.20. Katriona - What was Lady Chatterly's first name?

5.21. kk fusion - Which nation was the first to give women the right to vote?

5.22. Spitzbergen - Which Dickens character famously pleaded "Please Sir! I want some more!"

Good luck, again ye have 24 hrs ie until 10pm (GMT) tomorrow to answer your question.

[Revs]

5.11-Indo-bucks? I honestly have no clue.

[Oliveloaf]

5.3. Oliveloaf - What is the capital city of Cameroon?

Albany.

[Orual]

5.4. Orual - In what year did Winston Churchill die?

1955

[Trojan Man]

4.22. Spitzbergen - Who had a hit in 2001 with I'm Real?

Keanu Reeves?



Woah, i, like, totally don't know this one.

[Exy]

5.14. Exy - Which Dublin born 18th century writer created the first name Vanessa for one of his adventure novels?

James Joyce, maybe?

[What Exit?]

5.10. What Exit? - What was the name of Elvis Presley's first movie?

Jailhouse Rock (I hope)

[Taumpy]

4.2. Laughing Lagomorph - Who had a hit in 1981 with Rapture?

Blondie

4.4. Orual - Who had a hit in 1983 with Electric Avenue?

Eddie Grant

4.7. Inner Stickler - Who had a hit in 1986 with I Miss You?

Klymaxx

4.9. Cluricaun - Who had a hit in 1988 with Need You Tonight?

INXS

4.13. Feirefiz - Who had a hit in 1992 with Jump?

Kriss Kross

4.14. Exy - Who had a hit in 1993 with Can't Help Falling In Love?

UB40

4.17. iampunha - Who had a hit in 1996 with Tha Crossroads?

Bone Thugs N Harmony

4.20. Katriona - Who had a hit in 1999 with Every Morning?

Sugar Ray

4.21. kk fusion - Who had a hit in 2000 with Amazed?

Lone Star

[Feirefiz]

5.13. Feirefiz - This currency is used in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau, and a number of other countries.

Some kind of post-colonial franc - Central African?

[vison]

5.12. vison - Which opulent Stanley Kubrick film, based on a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, is about the life of an 18th century Irish adventurer?

Barry Lyndon.

It wasn't much of a movie, but the sets and costumes were splendid.

[iampunha]

ROUND 5
5.17. iampunha - In what year was the Walkman introduced in Japan?

1989

[kk fusion]

5.21. kk fusion - Which nation was the first to give women the right to vote?

Sweden?

[AndrewRyan]

5.5. AndrewRyan - Where can you see Bob Dylan, Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, Karl Marx, Marlene Dietrich, Edgar Allen Poe and Ringo Starr all together?

.

On the cover of Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.