Sunday Quickfire Quiz XVII (18/12/2011)

[The Raven]

This week's Sunday Quickfire Quiz will take place on Sunday 18th December at 7pm

[Sam]

or 7.30pm if you forget about it

[The Raven]

Hello there! On time this week! You have 200mins to answer, please PM!

1. Where in the US state of Washington do you have to go through an international border twice in order visit the rest of the state?
2. What do Irene, Katia, Maria, Nate, Ophelia, Philippe, Rina have in common?
3. What was announced to Geological Society of London on this day 1912, which later turned out to be a hoax?
4. What links: Brian Blessed, the opening scroll from Star Wars and track 14 on Queen’s greatest hits album?
5. What goes D, D, E, D, G, F#, D, D, E, D, A, G?
6. Who replaces Lambeth North station on the “Great Bear” tube map?
7. What is at 40°41′21″N 74°2′40″W?
8.What did The Guardian newspaper call:
“Juvenile, aggressive, misspelled, sexist, homophobic, swinging from raging at the contents, to providing a pointlessly detailed description followed by a LOL. Comments are a hotbed of infantile debate and unashamed ignorance – with the occasional burst of wit shining through.”
9. Who is the only person to appeared in every episode of “Have I Got News For You”?
10. What qualifications do you need to become Prime Minster?

[The Raven]

Answers
1. Where in the US state of Washington do you have to go through an international border twice in order visit the rest of the state? Point Roberts

2. What do Irene, Katia, Maria, Nate, Ophelia, Philippe, Rina have in common? All names of Atlantic Hurricanes in 2011

3. What was announced to Geological Society of London on this day 1912, which later turned out to be a hoax? Piltdown Man

4. What links: Brian Blessed, the opening scroll from Star Wars and track 14 on Queen’s greatest hits album, have in common? Flash Gordon

5. What goes D, D, E, D, G, F#, D, D, E, D, A, G? Happy Birthday to you

6. Who replaces Lambeth North station on the “Great Bear” tube map? Isambard Kingdom Brunel

7. What is at 40°41′21″N 74°2′40″W? Statue of Liberty

8.What did The Guardian newspaper call:
“Juvenile, aggressive, misspelled, sexist, homophobic, swinging from raging at the contents, to providing a pointlessly detailed description followed by a LOL. Comments are a hotbed of infantile debate and unashamed ignorance – with the occasional burst of wit shining through.” YouTube

9. Who is the only person to appear in every episode of “Have I Got News For You”? Ian Hislop

10. What qualifications do you need to become Prime Minster? None!

Results
4th Starkey7 with 23 points
3rd greatkingrat with 114 points
2nd Going Underground with 132 points
1st Urzzz1871 with 166 points

Well done people, thanks for playing!

[Going Underground]

LOL I missed question 7 altogether in my haste!

[Starkey7]

Wahey I got some points!