# Not A My Little Pony In Sight-The BritDope Quiz **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 29, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199 "2004-11-29T20:03:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/1 "2004-11-29T20:03:19Z")
So all you who couldn’t attend can share the joys. To enjoy the full experience, you need to be semi-drunk, stuffed on sugar and frantically trying to get all the questions in in half-an-hour 🙂 7 rounds 🙂 The One & Only 1.Which is the only animal that can see both ultraviolet and infra red? 2.Which is the only country whose flag doesn’t contain a color of the Olympic rings? 3.Which is the only bone in the body not connected to any other? 4.Which is the only letter that doesn’t appear in the name of a state of the US? 5.Which is the only Monopoly property to lie south of the River Thames? 6.Who is the only white person to have had a UK #1 on the Tamla Motown label? 7.Which is the only US city to have a royal palace? 8.Who is the only person to find their own name on the winners’envelope at the Oscars? 9.Where did Man visit for the only time in 1960 for a period of just 20 minutes? 🙂 10.What was Ali Bennaceur the only person not to see on 22 Jun 1986 in Mexico? All Singing All Dancing 1.Which song was a UK #1 hit in 1991,1992 and 1993? 2.Which singer wrote the English lyrics to My Way? 3.From which country did the first Miss World come? 4.In which 2 cities did Live Aid take place? 5.Which band in a 20 year career had 2 #1s and a #2,with virtually a different band line-up for each song? 6.In which year did Les Miserables open on Broadway? 7.Wings won the very first Best Film Oscar in 1927.What else was unique about it? 8.Which US landmark was originally known as Cahuenga Valley? 9.Not counting special awards,who is the youngest person to have won an Oscar? 10.Which 3 bands that had a UK #1 share their names **exactly** with cities? The Sporting Life 1.Which teams go first and last in the Olympic procession? 2.In which sport are your balls yellow in warm conditions and blue if it’s cold? 3.In which sport would you use a rover that is a different color to other pieces of equipment? 4.Medals are awarded for 1st-3rd in the Olympics.What is given for 4th-8th place? 5.In which year were the Winter Olympics **not** held-1992,1994,1996 or 1998? 6.Which two Scottish football league teams are named after the nicknames of the cities where they play? 7.In which game would you find characters,bamboos and circles? 8.Which Brazilian superstar debuted last week for Northern League club Garforth Town? 9.Which 14-mile track was used for the last time for Formula 1 in 1976 as it was deemed too dangerous? 10.Where will the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics be held? Brainwhirrers(the very hard round!) 1.What completes this sequence and why?..3,3,5,4,4,3,7… 2.What links Charlotte in 1814,Corinne in 1818,Kate in 1852,Elizabeth in 1871 and Hannah in 1880? 3.Who is being described here? ‘The youngest of 3 sisters,her father was an air steward.In 1980 she married her high school sweetheart.Her first proper TV appearance was in 1989,when she was shown attending her children’s school Christmas concert.A conviction for shoplifting bourbon did not affect her career,as she got a star role in an adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire and is also gifted artistically.’ 4.It was first marketed as Dr.Haas’Catamenial Device. What is it now known as? 5.What did this sequence refer to?1952 1,1958 1,1960 1,1962 1,1969 1,1973 4,1980 2,1981 1,1982 2,1983 1,1984 2,1985 1,1987 1,1989 4,1991 6,1992 1,1993 3,1994 4,1995 11,1996 19,1997 21,1998 27,1999 33,2000 41,2001 29,2002 30,2003 22,2004 27(so far) 6.Whose boobs were first fondled on 15 Jul 1981 and then again on 9 Aug 1981 as recorded by the perpetrator? 7.‘It is so likely to happen that this week,bookies announced they were no longer taking bets on it happening’.What is it? 8.Not using slang 🙂 name ten parts of the body with just three letters in. 9.What links these & which is the odd one:syndrome, pea, diet, match, wall, pride 10.Name five 8-letter words that only contain one vowel Where in the World? 1.Where was Captain Corelli’s Mandolin set? 2.Which is England’s smallest county? 3.Where did Jesus live during the 3 years of his ministry? 4.Which country’s name in its native language means ‘The Saviour’? 5.Which English county shares a border with just one other? 6.Who was the last prison to be held in the Tower of London? 7.Which country does port originate from? 8.To the nearest 5,how many countries are south of the Equator? 9.Which island group’s flag is a white St.Andrews cross on a light blue background? 10.Put these countries in order N-S:Estonia,Iceland,Liechtenstein,Lithuania,Malta, Macedonia,Netherlands,Slovenia Sponsors & Videos Who sponsors these programs(may vary depending on channel) 1.Friends 2.Malcolm in the Middle 3.Simpsons 4.Coronation St. 5.Grand Prix Which 80s music videos do these scenes come from? 6.A mid-air plane collision,followed by a fairground scene 7.A ‘woman’ doing the Hoovering,whilst her ‘daughter’ is at the kitchen sink 8.A flashback of a family walk on the beach,then a drive past an oil refinery 9.Johnnie Ray arriving by plane,surrounded by fans 10.A young girl is sitting in a cafe reading a comic strip about a car race A Life of Leisure 1.Billy West and Katey Sagal provide the voices for which animated comedy? 2.From which city did the first US radio station broadcast? 3.In which novel would you find Malta,Quebec,Woolwich and the Jellyby family? 4.The first scented advert appeared on telly in 1997.What did it advertise? 5.Which TV game show host was born with the Christian names Newton Edward? 6.Which trendy accessory did Edward Craven Walker invent? 7.Which book begins ‘3 May Bistriz.We left Munich at 8.33 on May 1,arriving at Vienna the next morning. We should have arrived at 6.46, but the train was an hour late’? 8.Which future TV star was chosen to join Bruce Springsteen on the stage in his Dancing in the Dark video? 9.Which classic board game celebrates its 25th anniversary of production this month? 10.What after 40 years was revealed last year to have all been a dream? Best of luck. The quizmaster is susceptible to bribery 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/2 "2004-11-29T21:24:12Z")
4.Which is the only letter that doesn’t appear in the name of a state of the US? Q 9.Where did Man visit for the only time in 1960 for a period of just 20 minutes? (Ha!) Marianas Trench. 8.Which future TV star was chosen to join Bruce Springsteen on the stage in his Dancing in the Dark video? Courtney Cox 2.What links Charlotte in 1814,Corinne in 1818,Kate in 1852,Elizabeth in 1871 and Hannah in 1880? (WAG - Most common names for given year?) 9.Johnnie Ray arriving by plane,surrounded by fans WAG - Come on Eileen? (Dexy’s Midnight Runners) … That poor old Johnnie Ray… ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/3 "2004-11-29T21:25:45Z")
Oh and 9.Not counting special awards,who is the youngest person to have won an Oscar? Anna Paquin. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/4 "2004-11-29T21:31:18Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > Oh and > > 9.Not counting special awards,who is the youngest person to have won an Oscar? > > Anna Paquin. OK, maybe not. (Sorry.) ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/5 "2004-11-29T21:57:23Z")
> [@](#): > > 1.Which teams go first and last in the Olympic procession? 1. Greece go first; the hosts go last. > [@](#): > > Where in the World? > 2.Which is England’s smallest county? > 3.Where did Jesus live during the 3 years of his ministry? > 4.Which country’s name in its native language means ‘The Saviour’? > 5.Which English county shares a border with just one other? > 6.Who was the last prison to be held in the Tower of London? > 7.Which country does port originate from? 1. Rutland 2. Palestine 3. El Salvador 4. Cornwall (with Devon) 5. Rudolf Hess 6. Portugal ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/6 "2004-11-29T22:01:06Z")
The One & Only 3.Which is the only bone in the body not connected to any other? **The hyoid** 7.Which is the only US city to have a royal palace? **Honolulu** 8.Who is the only person to find their own name on the winners’envelope at the Oscars? **Walt Disney** and **Irving Berlin** have both done so. All Singing All Dancing 4.In which 2 cities did Live Aid take place? **London and Philadelphia** The Sporting Life 1.Which teams go first and last in the Olympic procession? **The Greek team and the team from the host country**. 5.In which year were the Winter Olympics **not** held-1992,1994,1996 or 1998? **1996** 10.Where will the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics be held? **Torino (Turin), Italy and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada** Brainwhirrers(the very hard round!) 8.Not using slang 🙂 name ten parts of the body with just three letters in. **eye, ear, arm, leg, toe, rib, lip, gum, hip, jaw** Where in the World? 1.Where was Captain Corelli’s Mandolin set? **Greece** 4.Which country’s name in its native language means ‘The Saviour’? **El Salvador** 7.Which country does port originate from? **Spain** 8.To the nearest 5,how many countries are south of the Equator? Which 80s music videos do these scenes come from? 7.A ‘woman’ doing the Hoovering,whilst her ‘daughter’ is at the kitchen sink **Queen, I Want to Break Free** 10.A young girl is sitting in a cafe reading a comic strip about a car race **A-Ha, Take On Me** A Life of Leisure 1.Billy West and Katey Sagal provide the voices for which animated comedy? **Futurama** 2.From which city did the first US radio station broadcast? **Pittsburgh, PA (KDKA)** 9.Which classic board game celebrates its 25th anniversary of production this month? **Trivial Pursuit** ---
**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/7 "2004-11-29T22:17:22Z")
TellMeImNotCrazy-All correct except the girls’names Quartz-All correct but we want the TOWN Jesus lived in TeaElle-Port is from Portugal not Spain.All the rest correct.I’m not sure if Walt Disney did.I only know Irving Berlin. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/8 "2004-11-30T01:38:49Z")
> [@](#): > > 4.It was first marketed as Dr.Haas’Catamenial Device. What is it now known as? Tampon. > [@](#): > > 10.What was Ali Bennaceur the only person not to see on 22 Jun 1986 in Mexico? The hand of God 😉 > [@](#): > > 7.Which is the only US city to have a royal palace? Las Vegas - Caesar’s Palace 😃 > [@](#): > > 9.Which 14-mile track was used for the last time for Formula 1 in 1976 as it was deemed too dangerous? The Nurbergring > [@](#): > > 2.In which sport are your balls yellow in warm conditions and blue if it’s cold? Squash ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/9 "2004-11-30T02:56:03Z")
> [@Iceland\_Blue](#): > > The One & Only > 2.Which is the only country whose flag doesn’t contain a color of the Olympic rings? Qatar (brown and white) > [@](#): > > All Singing All Dancing > > 7.Wings won the very first Best Film Oscar in 1927.What else was unique about it? It was the only silent film to win the award. > [@](#): > > 8.Which US landmark was originally known as Cahuenga Valley? The Hollywoodland development, now known as Hollywood, California. > [@](#): > > Brainwhirrers(the very hard round!) > 1.What completes this sequence and why?..3,3,5,4,4,3,7… 5 – in order, the numerals correspond to the letters in the name of each successive number (one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight). Oops, then the seventh digit should be “5”. My error or yours? > [@](#): > > 5.What did this sequence refer to?1952 1,1958 1,1960 1,1962 1,1969 1,1973 4,1980 2,1981 1,1982 2,1983 1,1984 2,1985 1,1987 1,1989 4,1991 6,1992 1,1993 3,1994 4,1995 11,1996 19,1997 21,1998 27,1999 33,2000 41,2001 29,2002 30,2003 22,2004 27(so far) Number of people canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in each year. > [@](#): > > 10.Name five 8-letter words that only contain one vowel _Strength_ is one. I can think of several others that qualify by _Wheel of Fortune_ rules (“y” always being a consonant) – _stretchy_, _splotchy_, _scratchy_, and _slightly_, for example. Is this cheating? > [@](#): > > Where in the World? > > 10.Put these countries in order N-S:Estonia,Iceland,Liechtenstein,Lithuania,Malta, Macedonia,Netherlands,Slovenia Iceland, Estonia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Macedonia, Malta > [@](#): > > A Life of Leisure > > 3.In which novel would you find Malta,Quebec,Woolwich and the Jellyby family? _Bleak House_ ---
**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/10 "2004-11-30T08:37:41Z")
Tapioca-Near enough with tampons.It’s Tampax.The palace has been solved. All the rest correct(I’m assuming you mean the hand of God goal and not some divine manifestation of his arm :)) Sternvogel-Qatar’s correct(I had it as purple and white).The number sequence is right and it’s my mistake.That bad 5 somehow became a 7 when I wasn’t looking. The one-vowel words are correct-yeah you can use Y.Your Roman Catholic one is wrong. 🙂 The rest are all correct ---
**Author:** ![Aro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/11 "2004-11-30T08:56:36Z")
**Iceland\_Blue** , I was wondering if you could e-mail me the full list of all the answers, if you have it (typed up) handy. I think my e-mail is in my profile. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/12 "2004-11-30T09:05:22Z")
Sure…Now payment for them can be made in money or services(assuming you’re female) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/13 "2004-11-30T09:07:28Z")
> [@Iceland\_Blue](#): > > 4.Medals are awarded for 1st-3rd in the Olympics.What is given for 4th-8th place? A smack on the head. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/14 "2004-11-30T09:37:08Z")
The One & Only 5.Which is the only Monopoly property to lie south of the River Thames? Old Kent Road Sport 6.Which two Scottish football league teams are named after the nicknames of the cities where they play? Queen of the South, Inverness Caledonian Thistle 7.In which game would you find characters,bamboos and circles? Mahjong Where in the World? 3.Where did Jesus live during the 3 years of his ministry? Capernaum 8.To the nearest 5,how many countries are south of the Equator? 25 ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/15 "2004-11-30T13:37:00Z")
> [@Iceland\_Blue](#): > > Which is England’s smallest county? Hang on, I know this one! Errr… ---
**Author:** ![graememorrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/graememorrison/32/2287_2.png) [@graememorrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/graememorrison)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/16 "2004-11-30T16:33:23Z")
Sport 6.Which two Scottish football league teams are named after the nicknames of the cities where they play? Heart of Midlothian, and another one i cant think of. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/17 "2004-11-30T17:22:23Z")
_2.Which singer wrote the English lyrics to My Way?_ Paul Anka _5.Which band in a 20 year career had 2 #1s and a #2,with virtually a different band line-up for each song?_ Manfred Mann (and his Earth Band) _6.Whose boobs were first fondled on 15 Jul 1981 and then again on 9 Aug 1981 as recorded by the perpetrator?_ Anita Hill _6.Which trendy accessory did Edward Craven Walker invent?_ The craveat (sp?) _7.Which book begins ‘3 May Bistriz.We left Munich at 8.33 on May 1,arriving at Vienna the next morning. We should have arrived at 6.46, but the train was an hour late’?_ _Around The World In Eighty Days_ - Jules Verne ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/18 "2004-11-30T18:00:35Z")
> [@Sean Factotum](#): > > _7.Which book begins ‘3 May Bistriz.We left Munich at 8.33 on May 1,arriving at Vienna the next morning. We should have arrived at 6.46, but the train was an hour late’?_ > _Around The World In Eighty Days_ - Jules Verne This one is _Dracula_, I think. ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/19 "2004-11-30T18:28:29Z")
1. Is this the Mantis Shrimp ? If not then it is likely to be a fish, probably freshwater living in a brackish environment, where UV and IR would be useful, how about the humble Goldfish ? ---
**Author:** ![silkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@silkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silkie)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199/20 "2004-11-30T19:35:15Z")
Which two Scottish football league teams are named after the nicknames of the cities where they play? St Johnston ( Perth) and Raith Rovers ( Kirkcaldy ) " there will be dancing in the streets of Raith tonight" if I’m right [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-my-little-pony-in-sight-the-britdope-quiz/277199.md?page=2)