Quiz #224 - Saturday Quiz Time

#224

Octomania, Old School Technology, Four-Vowel Words, Sport & Games, and Collective Nouns.

Octomania

All about the number 8 for the 10th month.

What symbol found on a standard keyboard is also known as an octothorpe?

Octavia Spencer has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress three times, winning for her performance in which film - The Help, Hidden Figures or The Shape of Water?

Founded in 1924, what British automotive manufacturer has a logo in the shape of an octagon?

Which word derived from the Greek for ‘head foot’ can be applied to a number of molluscs including the octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus?

Worn in parallel to the lederhosen during Oktoberfest, what is the name of the dress traditionally worn in German-speaking parts of the Alps?

Octomania

Old School Technology

Sweet, obsolete dreams.

Which obsolete storage medium lives on as an icon in Microsoft Word for the save function?

First developed by Philips in the 1960s, what analogue recording format has a name that means ‘little box’ in French?

True or false: the fax machine was invented before the telephone.

First released in 2000, which discontinued Nokia model has gained cult status due to its reputation for durability - the 3310, the 5110 or the 8210?

Before LCD, there were CRT TVs. What does the letter C in CRT stand for?

Old School Technology

Four-Vowel Words

Each answer contains four different vowels (not repeated). Batteries and, more importantly, the letter Y is not included.

You really should know from watching horror films not to mess with these boards used to supposedly communicate with the dead.

The person wearing the polka dot jersey at the end of the Tour De France will be the king or queen of this.

This parting phrase is one of the most popular starting words on the New York Times game Wordle.

This word, also featuring a double consonant, is paired with the word “love” in a 1976 Joan Armatrading hit.

Fill in the blank in this quote attributed to Aristotle: “_______ is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.”

Four-Vowel Words

Sport & Games

You can’t lose if you don’t play.

The Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm will face off in the 2024 NRL Grand Final but which was the last club other than those two teams to win the NRL premiership?