tonyh29 Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 I'd be smart and probably go for fawlty towers, only 12 episodes so should be pretty easy to swat up on. My subject would be insect killing. I've been swatting away for hours in preparation. (swot) :winkold: :shock: :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 When the programme first started it was way more elitist/academic - no pop music, and no football (although cricket was OK - more middle-class, see?). In the modern day dumbed-down version anything goes, provided it hasn't Bin Dunne in recent years. My teacher won it with his specialist knowledge of St Georges Chapel, Windsor. must admit when i first saw somebody go on with a pop music subject i did feel the show died a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDon Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I'd be smart and probably go for fawlty towers, only 12 episodes so should be pretty easy to swat up on. My subject would be insect killing. I've been swatting away for hours in preparation. (swot) :winkold: Nah I definitely mean swat, special weapons and tactics. Infiltrate mastermind HQ and recover the questions before the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Wouldn't that have to be a picture round ? tad hard otherwise ? Hmm, good point. In that case, the complete history of Borussia Mönchengladbach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted October 13, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2011 Hammer Horror movies 1955 - 1974. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 13, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2011 MASTERMIND - SPECIALISED SUBJECTS The following specialised subjects have appeared on the programme: Aztec Mythology The Life-cycle and Habits of the Honey-Bee The Moomin Saga by Jove Jansson Notable British Prisoners Burial Grounds of London (taken by the 1981 champion, Leslie Grout) The Vampire in British Fiction The Eleventh-century Japanese Tale of Genji and Lady Murasaki The Buddhist Sage Niciren While the following were rejected: Routes to Anywhere in Mainland Britain by Road from Letchworth Orthopaedic Bone Cement in Total Hip Replacement The Development of the Self-service Petrol Station, 1963-68 Cremation Practice and Law in Britain Chicago Gangsters of the Prohibition Era - Christopher Hughes proposed this one, but the producers felt it wasn't sufficiently well-documented. The History of the Existentialist and Phenomenological Philosophical Movement The Banana Industry The History of St. Andrews University The Managerial Career of Brian Clough Meteorology for the Private Pilot Licence History of the World Since Jesus Christ - rejected for being, in producer Jon Kelly's words, "a bit broad". History of Europe Since Jesus Christ - proposed by the same person after the previous subject was rejected. The History of Loganberries Perfect Squares to 992 = 9801 Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend (as Everybody Knows) The Natural Life of the Goldfish UK Gameshows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Football player nationalities in the last 10 years or flags but that wouldn't be possible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 World capitals. There was a time I could name every single capital (and identify the flag) of every single country in the world.Off you go, then. You have 20 minutes; screenshot afterwards, please. butterfingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 World capitals. There was a time I could name every single capital (and identify the flag) of every single country in the world.Off you go, then. You have 20 minutes; screenshot afterwards, please. I missed on a couple of spellings....but I did get Ulan Bator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 World capitals. There was a time I could name every single capital (and identify the flag) of every single country in the world.Off you go, then. You have 20 minutes; screenshot afterwards, please. (88/196) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Something tells me you missed a couple of spellings... but you did get Ulan Bator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Yeah mine would be capital cities (Though I would imagine the questions would be deeper than whats the capital city of - would imagine theyd get into rivers running through capital cities etc.) So I choose Only Fools and Horses Series 1-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 One of the following: Premier League Football 1992 - Present The Life & Works Of Lee 'Scratch' Perry The Original Star Wars Trilogy 1985 - 2000 American Indie Rock The Films Of Kevin Smith The History Of Stax Records Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 World capitals. There was a time I could name every single capital (and identify the flag) of every single country in the world.Off you go, then. You have 20 minutes; screenshot afterwards, please. (88/196) Was briefly quite pleased with myself for getting 75, but alas my parade has been pissed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 my specialist subject would be sloths I know pretty much all there is to know about them for some reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 13, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2011 my specialist subject would be sloths I know pretty much all there is to know about them for some reason "The weather had freshened almost to coldness, for the wind was coming more easterly, from the chilly currents between Tristan and the Cape; the sloth was amazed by the change; it shunned the deck and spent its time below. Jack was in his cabin, pricking the charat with less satisfaction than he could have wished: progress, slow, serious trouble with the mainmast - unaccountable headwinds by night - and sipping a glass of grog; Stephen was in the mizentop, teaching Bonden to write and scanning the sea for his first albatross. The sloth sneezed, and looking up, Jack caught its gaze fixed upon him; its inverted face had an expression of anxiety and concern. "Try a piece of this, old cock," he said, dipping his cake in the grog and proffering the sop. "It might put a little heart into you." The sloth sighed, closed its eyes, but gently absorbed the piece, and sighed again. Some minutes later he felt the touch on his knee: the sloth had silently climbed down and it was standing there, its beady eyes looking up into his face, bright with expectation. More cake, more grog: growing confidence and esteem. After this, as soon as the drum had beat the retreat, the sloth would meet him, hurrying towards the door on its uneven legs: it was given its own bowl, and it would grip it with its claws, lowering its round face into it and pursing its lips to drink (its tongue was too short to lap). Sometimes it went to sleep in this position, bowed over the emptiness. "In this bucket," said Stephen, walking into the cabin, "in this small half-bucket, now, I have the population of Dublin, London and Paris combined: these animalculae - what is the matter with the sloth?" It was curled on Jack's knee, breathing heavily: its bowl and Jack's glass stood empty on the table. Stephen picked it up, peered into its affable, bleary face, shoot it, and hung it upon its rope. It seized hold with one fore and one hind foot, letting the others dangle limp, and went to sleep. Stephen looked sharply round, saw the decanter, smelt to the sloth, and cried, "Jack, you have debauched my sloth."Master and Commander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 World capitals. There was a time I could name every single capital (and identify the flag) of every single country in the world.Off you go, then. You have 20 minutes; screenshot afterwards, please. I missed on a couple of spellings....but I did get Ulan Bator! meh it's spelt Ulaanbaatar I was there last month 8) actually spelling the capitals is the hardest bit i'd have got a lot more if it was just verbal Side issue but whilst Amsterdam is correct when i was at school we were always taught it was The Hague .. did i have a crap school or were others around my age (41) taught the same ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 World capitals. There was a time I could name every single capital (and identify the flag) of every single country in the world.Off you go, then. You have 20 minutes; screenshot afterwards, please. (88/196) Was briefly quite pleased with myself for getting 75, but alas my parade has been pissed on. I got 91 8) Including Ouagadougou, but not including Beirut, or Prague, or Vienna, or Belgrade. D'Oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 World capitals. There was a time I could name every single capital (and identify the flag) of every single country in the world.Off you go, then. You have 20 minutes; screenshot afterwards, please. (88/196) Was briefly quite pleased with myself for getting 75, but alas my parade has been pissed on. I could probably do world capitals. I doubled your score for 150. I spend too much time on sporcle. I guess I should go with something to do with political science though, as I'm about to complete my master's degree next semester. Political parties and party systems of Western Europe is an option. Specifically, when I'm done with my dissertion, the British National Party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lammy123 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Side issue but whilst Amsterdam is correct when i was at school we were always taught it was The Hague .. did i have a crap school or were others around my age (41) taught the same ? Both are kind of correct - The Hague is the seat of government while Amsterdam is the Official capital. There's a few other countries with multiple capitals eg South Africa (remember this from the world cup) and Sri Lanka (because I've just been there). There's probably a few more too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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