Pub Quiz?

[GlosRFC]

I've given Darren's idea a bit of thought so this is a try-out. Now this isn't perfect (in fact it's quite easy to cheat although you're on your honour not to) but it does mean that you get to answer the questions on your own without some clever-clogs answering most of them in the thread before you get here.

Feel free to have a go at
http://pi.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/w2wquiz.htm

When you press the Check Scores button, you'll be taken to another page with your results. Make sure that you then click on the Give Me More link - this will confirm your score and also provide a secret codeword. Post your score AND your codeword in this thread and we'll see who's won :)

If you can spot any obvious flaws, or potential improvements, please also include those in your reply as well.

[markwales]

You scored 11 points. Codeword = Mile999

:D

[chancer]

16 pts. rice799 (a few guesses though)

[Iron Chris]

You scored 9 points. Codeword = Jam5102

:(

[vegyjones]

You scored 7 points. Codeword = Hair176

[mathare]

You scored 12 points. Codeword = Null435

Spotted a typo in Mo(u)rinho btw

[roma]

You scored 9 points. Codeword = Jam316

Far too much sport in it :wink

[John]

You scored 9 points. Codeword = Jam282

[sparkyminer]

16: Rice581

[scaaty]

13 points orange586

[Fadetoblack]

Excellent format.

[GlosRFC]

Excellent format.

But no score?

[Fadetoblack]

As I said...excellent format. (Got 9/20, gonna cry myself to sleep)

[GlosRFC]

That's not bad....but unless you posted your codeword, your score is zero. (that's the built-in check to make sure you didn't make your score up)

[Fadetoblack]

oops sorry...I was more interested in the format...and once again, you've impressed me Glos!!!

[Littlegaz]

11 - Mile785

[TheOldhamWhisper]

You scored 14 points. Codeword = Pipe338

[TheOldhamWhisper]

Could you pass hidden vars rather than sticking them in querystrings? Or alternatively write the scores to a database and cross check them from the 'score page'.

[John]

Could you speak English? :laugh :D

[presto]

:laugh :laugh :laugh

who was the first person not to read the instructions :peeky
11 btw

[yerotsluap]

You scored 10 points. Codeword = Kilo6104

[piggy]

You scored 13 points. Codeword = Orange713

[johnwilly]

You scored 15 points. Codeword = Queen354

[vegyjones]

Lowest score so far :(

Thanks :censored: for the people who didn't read the instructions :laugh

[GlosRFC]

Could you pass hidden vars rather than sticking them in querystrings? Or alternatively write the scores to a database and cross check them from the 'score page'.

I could......but....

1. I was trying to keep it simple
2. The CGI script that calculates the results is hosted on other site
3. The Give Me More page (on my site) also uses javascript to interrogate the query strings in order to determine the codeword
5. My webspace contract doesn't allow CGI, Database, PHP scripting etc.
4. Even if it did, I don't have enough space left.

This was very much a test of concept which appears to work although, as I said at the start, it's not foolproof. I'll post the answers in a minute or two so that you can all be put out of your misery :wink

[GlosRFC]

The answers to the quiz - well done and thanks for taking part:

Which horse won the St Leger in 1984:
Commanche Run
In computing, what is the technical term for half a byte:
A nybble
Slade Lyrics - Name the song "Don't stop now, come on. Another drop now, come on":
Mama We're All Crazee Now
After what creatures are the Canary Islands named:
Dogs
How many pips are there in the BBC hourly time-signal:
6
If you have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, from what are you afraid of:
Long words
Who is always murdered in Cluedo:
Dr Black
In the film Alien, what was the name of the planet the crew landed on:
LV 426
In which year did Channel 4 go on air:
1982
Which product first appeared on British shelves in 1962:
Vesta chicken curry
Who was not involved in the early days of the McDonald's restaurant chain:
Ronald McDonald
The Good Friday agreement is also known as:
The Belfast agreement
What did Otto Rohwedder invent:
Sliced bread
Who directed the classic 1980 horror film Friday the 13th:
Sean S Cunningham
Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine:
Henry II
Which superhero character scaled Buckingham Palace:
Batman
From what fish are kippers made:
Herring
Which team did Jose Mourinho lead to victory in the European Champions League:
Porto
Which film has produced the most number one hits:
Grease
Sir Alex Ferguson and John Magnier had an argument over:
A horseAnd the winners are:
Chancer 16
Sparkyminer 16
Johnwilly 15
Oldham 14
Scaaty 13
Piggy 13
Mathare 12
Markwales 11
Littlegaz 11
yerotsluap 10
Ironchris 9
Roma 9
John 9
Vegy 7
Fadetoblack 0
Presto 0

[MattR]

What did Otto Rohwedder invent:
Sliced bread


Yes, but what's the best thing he's invented since? :D