A Conversation for The H2IQ Quiz - Be The First Among Equals
Nearly There - See?
Beatrice Posted Apr 2, 2004
Well, as Feisor says he cant set one due to w*rk reasons, here's a quick and easy one.
There are currently 15 EU member states, with 10 about to join.
There are 3 main languages in use in the EU. In addition, each country is allowed to call itself by its name in its own language.
Only one country out of the 25 has the same name in each of the 4 languages - name that country.
Nearly There - See?
Beatrice Posted Apr 2, 2004
Yay! We have a new world record in speed quiz-answering!
Off you go, Trin
Nearly There - See?
Trin Tragula Posted Apr 2, 2004
Seeing as I've already got one going on the 'A New Day' thread and seeing as I'm all poped out, can I plead work commitments too and declare a footrace? Completely out of ideas and don't want to trigger another three week hiatus. 
So - first one with a good idea: go!
Doppelgangers
Icy North Posted Apr 5, 2004
Thanks Trin - some good quizzes recently.
OK, this is an original and slightly confusing quiz. You have to identify 20 pop artists from their "doppelganger" namesakes.
It's a two-stage process:
Stage 1: Identify two well-known celebrities. Celebrity 1 shares the Doppelganger's first name, and Celebrity 2 shares the Doppelganger's surname. Both celebrities are loosely in the same field (films, sport, politics, C-list celebs, etc).
Stage 2: Combine Celebrity 2's first name with Celebrity 1's surname to get the TOTP artist. Simple!
I'm sure you didn't understand any of that, so here's an example:
Q. "Jonathan Spencer"
A. Celebrity 1 is Jonathan *Ross*, Celebrity 2 is *Diana* Spencer, so the answer is *Diana* *Ross*.
One further hint: spelling is not important - use any similar-sounding names.
First to post all twenty correct is the winner.
On to the quiz:
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1. Shane Blair
2. Bob Charlton
3. Kenneth Coltrane
4. Reg Costello
5. Jacob Cratchitt
6. Julie Curtis
7. Jarvis Dolce
8. Clodagh Everett
9. Audley Foreman
10. Thunderclap Glitter
11. Smokey Jones
12. Vladimir F. Kennedy
13. Noel Lee Travis
14. Bobby Lineker
15. Rolf Marx
16. Michael Tex
17. Ray Turner
18. Michael Vanwarmer
19. Neil Weller
20. Pat Wilkinson
Doppelgangers
Trin Tragula Posted Apr 5, 2004
Right, here goes:
1. Shane (Ritchie) (Lionel) Blair = Lionel Richie
2. Bob (Wilson) (Jackie) Charlton = Jackie Wilson
3. Kenneth (Williams) (Robbie) Coltrane = Robbie Williams
4. Reg (Presley) (Elvis) Costello = Elvis Presley
5. Jacob (Marley) (Bob) Cratchitt = Bob Marley (Bah! Humbug!)
6. Julie (Anderson) (Ian) Curtis = Ian Anderson
7. Jarvis (Cocker) (Joe) Dolce = Joe Cocker
8. Clodagh (Rogers) (Kenny) Everett = Kenny Rogers
9. Audley (Harrison) (George) Foreman = George Harrison
10. Thunderclap (Newman) (Gary) Glitter = Gary Numan
11. Smokey (Robinson) (Tom) Jones = Tom Robinson
12. Vladimir (Ilyich Lenin) (John) F. Kennedy = John Lennon (Crafty!)
13. Noel (Edmonds) (Dave) Lee Travis = Dave Edmunds
14. Bobby (Moore) (Gary) Lineker = Gary Moore
15. Rolf (Harris) (Richard) Marx = Richard Harris (cakes out in the rain etc.)
16. Michael (Jackson) (Joe) Tex = Joe Jackson
17. Ray (Charles) (Tina) Turner = Tina Charles
18. Michael (Crawford) (Randy) Vanwarmer = Randy Crawford
19. Neil (Young) (Paul) Weller = Paul Young
20. Pat (Cash) (Jonny) Wilkinson = Johnny Cash
Ooh! Good fun!
Doppelgangers
Icy North Posted Apr 5, 2004
Bad luck! 19/20
Do you want to try #6 again?
p.s. I've no idea who Julie Anderson & Ian Curtis are!
Icy 
Doppelgangers
Trin Tragula Posted Apr 5, 2004
No, I wasn't a hundred percent about that one. Ian Curtis the lead singer of Joy Division, no? But Julie Anderson is a not terrifically well-known so-called supermodel...
And, frankly, I rather suspected that wasn't your style Icy!
Thinking cap on then...
Doppelgangers
Trin Tragula Posted Apr 5, 2004
Well, in that case, it must be
Julie (Christie) and (Tony) Curtis = Tony Christie
Doppelgangers
Trin Tragula Posted Apr 5, 2004
All right, then, thinking cap still on
(Won't be as much fun as that one!)
Doppelgangers
Trin Tragula Posted Apr 13, 2004
*Sneaks in, pins little note to door*
Still thinking!
*
s away*
Another Filler
Icy North Posted Apr 14, 2004
While Trin compiles the quiz to end all quizzes, here's another filler quiz:
Place the following words in the logical order (hint: two of them are interchangeable)
pump, opt, set, fire, inn, pet, due
Icy
Another Filler
Icy North Posted Apr 19, 2004
Not a lot of interest so far I see.
Let me know if you need a clue.
Icy
Another Filler
O.L.S Whale [1-8+7+(3x7x2)=42] Quite disturbing in appearance, but harmless enough, I assure you! Posted May 3, 2004
Do you fancy giving us a clue, Icy?
Another Filler
Icy North Posted May 4, 2004
Hi Mr Whale,
It's one of those things you might spot straight away.
It's a fairly limited set. I could have added the word "twee" to the list, and this would be interchangeable with one of the other words.
Icy
Another Filler
Mu Beta Posted Jun 6, 2004
And now it's been a month, and still no-one's spotted it.
Is it something to do with symmetry?
B
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