General Knowledge Quiz Night

[Nick Hester]

Might be struggling with this now I'm afraid due to pending/overdue move of the business - will let ye know a bit nearer the date

lol lol lol lol

The business wasn't moving anywhere until Bee H saw what sort of questions
would be asked at the quiz..

 

[Bee H]

The business wasn't moving anywhere until Bee H saw what sort of questions
would be asked at the quiz..

go **** yerself Numbnuts, you know damn well what's been going on here of late !

 

[Banana]

How long as Bee H been sorting out this office move - thank **** he's not looking for a new stadium for us

 

[Nick Hester]

How long as Bee H been sorting out this office move - thank **** he's not looking for a new stadium for us

lol lol Now that IS funny, but you said it not me...

I do indeed know how much stress Mr Bee H has been under and he was ever so nice to me about losing my job..

I've heard he's on five bottles of red a day now too...

 

[Bee H]

I've heard he's on five bottles of red a day now too...

Yep, I've cut right down ! :alcoholic

 

[nocoat]

I think it's to avoid the answer: 0 which it would be if the other player got penalised a set for abusing his racket three times directly after a previous set had finished (or during/after the warm up etc.)

Sounds more sensible. :yes:

 

[The H]

12.... :zzzzz:

12 aces interspersed with 12 double faults from you opponents....


well done nocoat

 

[Edmundo]

12 aces interspersed with 12 double faults from you opponents....

I make that 36 hits.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

I make that 36 hits.

... unless they were foot faults ...

 

[nocoat]

Q- What is the least number of hits of a ball required for a tennis player to wn a conventional set of tennis?

Negative Umondo.

You can read it either way. It is fair to read it for how many hits from THAT tennis player.

And more importantly, the ****ing answer is 12!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[The H]

Rod is furiously re-writing his questions to preven Ed and banana from arguing with him for the whole evening

 

[Banana]

I bet Rod is glad he rejected this question

 

[jay1310]

I make that 36 hits.

The player that won the set only made 12 hits though Ed!

 

[The H]

:yes: just for Ed, they were foot-faults

 

[Banana]

:yes: just for Ed, they were foot-faults

You can be foot-faulted without until you have hit the ball

 

[The H]

what if you drop the ball over the line

 

[nocoat]

lol Classic GPG thread. Poor Rod

 

[The H]

unfortunately the people who should be banned the most are unbannable.....

 

[Les Beeavinu]

You can be foot-faulted without until you have hit the ball

From the BBC

A 'foot fault' is called if any of the following happens before the ball is struck:


The feet touch the ground inside the baseline

The feet touch the wrong side of the centre mark OR

The feet touch the wrong side of the imaginary extension of the sideline.
A foot fault is the same as a fault on a serve so the player is given the chance of a second serve.

 

[Banana]

the ball HAS to be struck still

 

[Edmundo]

Negative nocoat. I think it is fair to say that if it meant only hits by the player winning the set it would have said "Q- What is the least number of hits of a ball required by a tennis player to win a conventional set of tennis?"

 

[The H]

what if he/she uses their head, hands, feet etc to hit the ball :scratch:

and are you counting the number of times they bounce the ball

 

[Bee H]

wonder if this thread will boost the attendance ?

www.get-a-life-ffs.co.uk - might help a few on here !

 

[Les Beeavinu]

the ball HAS to be struck still

An attempt has to be made hit the ball. Rather like an air shot in golf, a miss counts as a serve.

 

[Banshee Mildew]

Negative nocoat. I think it is fair to say that if it meant only hits by the player winning the set it would have said "Q- What is the least number of hits of a ball required by a tennis player to win a conventional set of tennis?"

"Tennis player" is singular.

So the answer is 12. :thumbs:

 

[The H]

lol cavalry's here :bound:

 

[Edmundo]

"Tennis player" is singular.

So the answer is 12. :thumbs:

You've quoted my suggested rewrite of the question, not the original, dumbo! The answer is 12 if it's rewritten as such, otherwise it's 36.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

You've quoted my suggested rewrite of the question, not the original, dumbo! The answer is 12 if it's rewritten as such, otherwise it's 36.

... or 12 if the other person foot-faults and misses the ball in attempting every serve.

 

[jay1310]

You've quoted my suggested rewrite of the question, not the original, dumbo! The answer is 12 if it's rewritten as such, otherwise it's 36.

Did you want to read the original question again then Ed?

 

[Edmundo]

Did you want to read the original question again then Ed?

Yes the original question says "for" instead of "by" and thus does not exclude hits by the losing player.

 

[Edmundo]

... or 12 if the other person foot-faults and misses the ball in attempting every serve.

Please see my original answer.

36, I reckon. 4 aces in the service games x 3 + the same number of points in received games, where the ball needs to be hit twice (once by the server once by the receiver, or a double fault). Unless you are allowing for air shots to be counted in which case the answer is 12.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

"... unless you are allowing for air shots not to be counted ..."

 

[nocoat]

What about the "toss up" :laugh:

 

[Simon C]

It's normally Chapman who goes a bit mental on a Friday.

 

[Bee H]

It's normally Chapman who goes a bit mental on a Friday.

lol lol

 

[Gee Bee]

Might be struggling with this now I'm afraid due to pending/overdue move my IBA account to Cayman Islands(

 

[Bee H]

This is an automated response, Bee H was last seen legging it in to an un-named airport screaming "get me to Panama asap"

 

[GreenBee]

Please add 'BU gigs team' to your list, Rod.

With questions like this I think we'll be defending our
usual last place! lol
Can we have another nice booby prize please? Those
doughnuts last time were delicious!

As regards the tennis question...I'm more interested in
knowing how many touches of the ball does it take for Brentford FC
to win a game! lol

 

[Rod Gowers]

I used the word conventional before some clever clogs used the answer one ( as in first player serves, opponent retires hurt). The answer is 12 (as Mr "I'm gonna give up smoking as soon as the baby arrives"(????) correctly stated). 12 aces or unreturned serves on the players own service, and 12 double faults by the opponent on their service games.

Another one for you lads......

Q) In AD 129 Lucius Minius became Spains first Olympic Champion. But at which sport??

Don't forget, if you want more of this sort of thing, get your quiz team entered NOW!

 

[Edmundo]

Thanks for clearing that up Rod. I think the question wasn't clear about whether it was all hits, or only hits by the player winning the set, as it referred to the number of times the ball was hit, rather than the number of times a player had to hit the ball to win a set. Anyway, I haven't a clue about Senor Minius and googling hasn't helped!

 

[Banshee Mildew]

Another one for you lads......

Q) In AD 129 Lucius Minius became Spains first Olympic Champion. But at which sport??

50M Double Trap Skeet Shooting :yes:

 

[Banana]

Not sure Spain existed in AD129!

 

[Rod Gowers]

Rod is furiously re-writing his questions to preven Ed and banana from arguing with him for the whole evening

....as Banana always does!!

 

[Rod Gowers]

Not sure Spain existed in AD129!

Oh dear....

(For 'Nana) make that the first person from the Iberian peninsular that was not born in either the Portuguese bit or the Andorran bit.

 

[Banana]

I know he was from Barcelona if that helps

 

[Banshee Mildew]

What is the maximum score a player can get in Snooker?

 

[Banana]

155

 

[nocoat]

Negative That is the maximum break. The maximum score is infiinity

 

[THE GLOVE]

155. Two fouls then a maximum clearance. Might be wrong but if you foul three times in a row game over..I'm probably well wrong there

 

[Banana]

Negative That is the maximum break. The maximum score is infiinity