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Dazzy's Quizzes - Come Join The Fun [Round 5: Riddle Me This]

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  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,780
    586
  • goldongoldon Member Posts: 9,061
    Oops! after re-count and sobered up can I take the one away ......... typo! 903 cough!
  • thedazzmanthedazzman Member Posts: 946
    goldon said:

    Oops! after re-count and sobered up can I take the one away ......... typo! 903 cough!

    Haha, certainly.

    I will reveal the answers after my poker session tonight. Anyone else wishing to hazard a guess has until then.
  • stokefcstokefc Member Posts: 7,830
    734 complete guess
  • thedazzmanthedazzman Member Posts: 946


    1. [FOOTBALL] Everyone loves a good rivalry. Add Newcastle's finishing position to Sunderland's finishing position in their respective leagues from season's 20/21

    Newcastle 12th : Sunderland 4th
    Answer: 16

    2. [SNOOKER] How many times has Stephen Hendry won the World Championships in snooker?

    Answer: 7

    3. [CRICKET] How many metres is a cricket pitch?

    Answer: 20 meters

    4. [ATHLETICS] Add the number of hurdles in a 110m hurdles race to the number of hurdles in a 400m hurdles race

    10 sets of hurdles in both race types
    Answer: 20

    5. [BASEBALL/MLB] How many innings (periods/sections) are there in a baseball game?

    Answer: 9

    6. [RUGBY] How many players are on the field at the beginning of a rugby union match?

    Answer: 30

    7. [ARCHERY] What is the number of points awarded for a bullseye in archery?

    Answer: 10

    8. [ATHLETICS] What is the current marathon world record time rounded to the nearest minute?

    2 hours:1minutes:39seconds
    Answer: 122

    9. [AMERICAN FOOTBALL/NFL] How many different teams have played in a Superbowl final?

    Answer: 28

    10. [GOLF] Since its inception, how many players have played in the Ryder Cup?

    Answer: 354


    The total answer was 616

    Congrats to @Essexphil on guessing the closest [only 31 out]. He now has the rightful bragging rights.

    I must say though, all pretty decent guesses. Thanks for playing

    Stay tuned for the next round
  • thedazzmanthedazzman Member Posts: 946
    edited July 2021
    Round 4 - Films of the Noughties

    Simply name these films from their respective Release years & IMBD synopsis.

    1. Requiem for a Dream [2000]
    The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep.


    2. Mystic River [2003]
    The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them has a family tragedy.


    3. Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets [2002]
    An ancient prophecy seems to be coming true when a mysterious presence begins stalking the corridors of a school of magic and leaving its victims paralyzed.


    4. Superbad [2007]
    Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.


    5. Road to Perdition [2002]
    A mob enforcer's son witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.


    6. Collateral [2004]
    A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles.


    7. Memento [2000]
    A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.


    8. Idiocracy [2006]
    Private Joe Bauers, a decisively average American, is selected as a guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program but is forgotten, awakening to a future so incredibly moronic he's easily the most intelligent person alive.


    9. Burn After Reading [2008]
    A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.


    10. Hot Fuzz [2007]
    A skilled London police officer is transferred to a small town with a dark secret.


    11. Training Day [2001]
    A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.


    12. State of Play [2009]
    When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.


    13. Big Fish [2003]
    A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.


    14. Minority Report [2002]
    In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder.


    15. 500 Days of Summer [2009]
    An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.


    16. The Butterfly Effect [2004]
    Evan Treborn suffers blackouts during significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life by reading his journal.


    17. The Pursuit of Happyness [2006]
    A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.


    18. Unbreakable [2000]
    A man learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident.


    19. Juno [2007]
    Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding the unborn child.


    20. Rat Race [2001]
    A Las Vegas casino magnate, determined to find a new avenue for wagering, sets up a race for money.



    Good luck & enjoy!
  • MAXALLYMAXALLY Member Posts: 17,619
    14. Minority Report
    20. Rat Race
  • MAXALLYMAXALLY Member Posts: 17,619
    10. Hot Fuzz - a classic
  • MAXALLYMAXALLY Member Posts: 17,619
    19. Three Men and a Baby/Little lady ?

    Others are...grrrrrrr, I am sure I know that one.
  • ToffeeandyToffeeandy Member Posts: 924
    6. Collateral
  • thedazzmanthedazzman Member Posts: 946
    MAXALLY said:

    14. Minority Report Correct
    20. Rat Race Correct

    MAXALLY said:

    10. Hot Fuzz - a classic Correct

    MAXALLY said:

    19. Three Men and a Baby/Little lady ? Nope

    6. Collateral Correct

  • GlenelgGlenelg Member Posts: 6,600
    5. Road To Perdition
  • GlenelgGlenelg Member Posts: 6,600
    7. Memento
  • thedazzmanthedazzman Member Posts: 946
    Glenelg said:

    5. Road To Perdition Correct

    Glenelg said:

    7. Memento Correct

  • GlenelgGlenelg Member Posts: 6,600
    1. Just cant rem the exact title...poss " Requiem of a Dream"?
  • thedazzmanthedazzman Member Posts: 946
    Glenelg said:

    1. Just cant rem the exact title...poss " Requiem of a Dream"?

    Close enough, it was, Requiem for a Dream. I'm not a strict quizmaster :D

  • goldongoldon Member Posts: 9,061

    Glenelg said:

    1. Just cant rem the exact title...poss " Requiem of a Dream"?

    Close enough, it was, Requiem for a Dream. I'm not a strict quizmaster :D

    Well, can I claim my calculator was giving out mis-information.
  • goldongoldon Member Posts: 9,061
    These are too modern MrT & me no chance we African Queen Thirty Nine Steps era. cough!
  • thedazzmanthedazzman Member Posts: 946
    goldon said:

    These are too modern MrT & me no chance we African Queen Thirty Nine Steps era. cough!

    Never fear, I'll come up with a more vintage theme soon
  • TheEdge949TheEdge949 Member Posts: 5,686
    no3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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