The Quiz Part 13 - Falcon's Blog

The Quiz Part 13

Greetings, November has come once again and that can only mean one thing. My quiz, that now long standing annual tradition, has returned to put you through the paces and see who can come out on top. The answers are, as always, at the bottom of the page and please remember to put your score in the comments. Joh earned first place last year with 9 correct answers out of 10 while Aaron and Mark tied in second place with 7 points each. I’m intrigued to see who will come where in the ranking this year. Good luck!

1. David Burke and Edward Hardwicke both played Dr. John Watson in Granada Television’s ‘Sherlock Holmes’ but who portrayed the titular character in what is regarded as one of the finest performances depicting the famed detective?

2. Who said this? – "You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Well, then who the Hell else are you talking- You talking to me? Well, I'm the only one here."

3. Charlemagne, the King of the Franks, the King of the Lombards and the Emperor of the Romans, formed which European empire in the Middle Ages?

4. Which of these villains is primarily from Spider-Man’s rogues’ gallery? – A. Red Skull B. Doctor Doom. C. Magneto. D. The Shocker E. Thanos

5. How many Wallace and Gromit movies are there in the main series when the feature film ‘Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit’ is included but spin-offs such as ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie’ are not counted?

6. What is the name of the haunted American town in which the Headless Horseman pursues Ichabod Crane in Washington Irving’s famous story that was published in 1820?

7. Name the character.

Name the character.

8. Unscramble the letters to reveal an actor- MHERUYPH ATOGBR

9. Was ‘Truth’ published before or after ‘The Feud’ on Write Wise?

10. Which Nintendo video game console was the successor to the Wii and was released in 2012?

Spoilers!

1. Jeremy Brett

2. Travis Bickle

3. The Carolingian Empire

4. D. The Shocker

5. 5 Films

6. Sleepy Hollow

7. The G-Man

8. Humphrey Bogart

9. Before

10. Nintendo Wii U

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Ah, Gunther, I can't pay for this right now because I'm not working, so I've had to cut down on some luxuries like uh, paying for stuff.

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Written by Falcon, Wednesday 24 November 2021

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Falcon  3 year(s) ago (31 months)

Thanks for your comments and for taking part once again! Looks like this quiz was a bit challenging this year but the scores are fairly close together. I always enjoy putting the quiz together and seeing who can come out on top.

 
Brisingr  3 year(s) ago (31 months)

Only got 6 this year myself.

I got 1,2,3 & 8 wrong. Ah well tied first place seems pretty good to me!

 
Aaron  3 year(s) ago (31 months)

I got only 4/10. It was a hard one this year! Pretty sure this is my worst score. 😷

 
Joh  3 year(s) ago (31 months)

I got 6/10 this year.

I got 3, 4, 5 and 9 wrong. Woops.