Quiz

[squirmelia]

On Monday, some friends and I did a quiz and each person had to take it in turns to be quizmaster and read out their questions. My questions were not good quiz questions as they were mostly too hard for people. But here they are, in case anyone wants to attempt them:

1. Where in the UK would you find Sandy Balls?
2. Tölva is an Icelandic portmanteau, combining the Icelandic words for "number" and "prophetess". What does it mean in English?
3. What do wild service and chequers have in common?
4. Name one of the two locations in the UK you would find a frog clock that blows bubbles.
5. If you have actirasty, what are you aroused by?
6. Where is the deepest underground station?
7. Which station in London has the most escalators?
8. In what year was the Amiga released?
9. What item of food was advertised in the computer game, Zool?
10. Magpie Lane in Oxford, Parsons Street in Banbury, and Grape Lane in Whitby all used to be called what?

Comments

[laurenthemself]

I'm tipping #10 is Gropecunt.

[squirmelia]

Correct! Gropecunt Lane.

[glyn]

#10's the only one I knew for certain.

But as it's in the pub quiz style, here are some unfounded guesses: #2, "Lottery". #5, athletics. #6, Tokyo. #7, King's Cross. #8, 1989. #9, Slime Mo(u)ld.

[pseudomonas]

Sandy Balls is in Hampshire, I think?

[pseudomonas]

I think the deepest London tube station is Westminster. But no idea about the deepest worldwide.

And №10 is as the others have said above.

[squirmelia]

Deepest in London is apparently Hampstead, but it is not the deepest in the world.

[squirmelia]

Yes, indeed it is!

[miss_newham]

Without looking at anyone else's answers:

2. Computer
4. I reckon you have one in your flat.
6. Ooh... is it Angel?
7. This is a great question and I am keen to know the answer! Wild guess - Westminster?

[squirmelia]

Correct with number 2, but not quite with the others!

6 is not in the UK.

7 is close to Westminster.

[miss_newham]

Oh, "not in the UK" is an important data point that I missed! I've no idea then but I'll keep guessing on the escalators. Er... Bond Street? (Probably not!)

[hairyears]

Longest escalators would be Angel... But you asked for 'most' and my best guess would be Kings Cross St Pancras, because of the way it's so spread out, with multiple ascents to ground level.

[squirmelia]

Here are the answers!

Answers:
1. New Forest / Hampshire / Fordingbridge.
2. Computer
3. They are both different names for the same tree.
4. Milton Keynes or Telford.
5. The sun’s rays
6. North Korea's Pyongyang Metro
7. Waterloo. It has 23.
8. 1985
9. Chupa-chups.
10. Gropecunt Lane.