quiz406

Quiz 406

Okay so we had five teams last night which I admit is an improvement on the last couple of months but I'm not ready to dance a fandango just yet. It was nice however, tho see The Bookends and welcome back to The Dimwits. Last nights winners were VCJD with 81 points, The Alliance were second on 78 and The aforementioned Bookends made up our top three with 73 points. Okay I'm going to be brief.I've just had a phone call from my brother to tell me my mother was rushed into hospital last night. So very quickly here are the questions and answers and a joke which just need cutting and pasting in.

Questions and Answers

Last night's pictures were: 1. Michael Parkinson 2. Nicole Kidman 3. Corrie actor Jack P Shepherd who plays little git David Platt 4. Bolton Wanderer's Finnish goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen 5. Hercule Poirot actor David Suchet 6. Former Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas Home 7. Robbie the Robot from the classic sci-fi movie Forbidden Planet 8. Underfire jockey Kieren Fallon 9. Model Nell McAndrew 10. Actress Jennifer Garner

Three for Fun (Monday's answers)

The US state known as "the Bluegrass state" is Kentucky.

Music for the song Moonlight Serenade was written by Glenn Miller.

The word 'volar' relates to the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.

Today's questions (answers on Monday)

1. Astronomy: The term 'aphelion' in relation to the Earth or any planet in the universe describes what?

2. Which de Havilland aircraft in 1949 was the world's first commercial jet airliner?

3. The Prince of the Pagodas is the only original ballet score by whom?

Joke Of The Day:Old Innocent Lady...

A guy was in a supermarket when he noticed an old lady following him around. Whenever he stopped, she stopped, and she also kept staring at him. She finally overtook him just before the checkout where she turned to him and said:
"I hope I haven't made you feel uncomfortable - it's just that you look so much like my late son."
"Oh, that's ok," he said.
"I know it's silly," she continued, "but if you called out 'Goodbye, Mother' as I leave, it would make me ever so happy."
The old lady proceeded through the checkout and as she left the supermarket, the man called out "Goodbye Mother." The old lady waved back, and kindly smiled.
Pleased he had brought a bit of sunshine to someone's day the man went to pay for his groceries.
"That'll be 105 dollars 35," said the clerk.
"How come?" inquired the man. "I've only bought a few things!"
"Yeah, but your mother said you'd pay for her..."