Trivial Pursuit Winner!

The winner of the Trivial Pursuit of the school year 2010-2011 will be announced this week.

Trivial Pursuit! Answer 10!

The hardest rock is diamond!

The winner of the tenth question is Mary Kavelidou (7)

Trivial Pursuit! Answer 9!

'As X as Y' similes usually compare someone or something with some property of an item that is well-known to exhibit that property.

As white as a sheet

Meaning

 to be very pale, usually because you are frightened or ill

Example

She was trembling all over and was as white as a sheet.

As quiet as a mouse

Meaning

 to be very quiet

Example

She was as quiet as a mouse. I didn't even know she'd come in.

As good as gold

Meaning

Well-behaved and obedient.

if a child is as good as gold, they behave very well

Example

The children were as good as gold today

As old as the hills

Meaning

if something is as old as the hills, it has existed for a very long time

Example

Difficult relationships between parents and children are nothing new: the problem's as old as the hills.

Origin

The phrase derives from the Bible, Job 15 7. It was alluded to in Miles Coverdale's Bible, 1535:

Art thou the first man, that ever was borne? Or, wast thou made before the hylles?

As fit as a fiddle

Meaning

Very fit and well.

Origin

Of course the 'fiddle' here is the colloquial name for violin. 'Fit' didn't originally mean healthy and energetic, in the sense it is often used nowadays to describe the inhabitants of gyms. When this phrase was coined 'fit' was used to mean 'suitable, seemly', in the way we now might say 'fit for purpose'.

be as fit as a fiddle  (British, American & Australian) also be as fit as a flea (British & Australian)

Example

My Dad's nearly eighty now but he's as fit as a fiddle.

As deaf as a post

be as deaf as a post  (British, American & Australian informal) also be as deaf as a doorknob/doornail (Australian)

to be completely deaf

Example

 She's 89 and as deaf as a post

As easy as pie

Meaning

Very easy.

Origin

 How though, are pies thought to be easy? They aren't especially easy to make. The easiness comes with the eating. At least, that was the view in 19th century America, where this phrase was coined. There are various mid 19th century US citations that, whilst not using 'as easy as pie' verbatim, do point to 'pie' being used to denote pleasantry and ease. 'Pie' in this sense is archetypally American, as American as apple pie in fact. The usage first comes in the phrase 'as nice as pie', as found here in Which: Right or Left? in 1855:

"For nearly a week afterwards, the domestics observed significantly to each other, that Miss Isabella was as 'nice as pie!'"

Mark Twain frequently used just 'pie' to mean pleasant or accommodating: In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1884,

"You're always as polite as pie to them."

Example

You make everything sound as easy as pie, George

As dry as a bone

Meaning

to be extremely dry 

Example

I don't think he's been watering these plants - the soil's as dry as a bone

This poster has been made by the students of C1 class of KSH Angeliki Kita, Agni Vagena, Mahi Vagena, Panagiotis Kitsatis and Elena Lytou.

The winner of the ninth question is:

1.Marianthi Kavelidou (6)

Trivial Pursuit! Question 9!

Do you know how the following similes go?

1. as white as _________

2. as quiet as __________

3. as good as __________

4. as old as ____________

5. as easy as __________

6. as dry as a_________

7. as fit as  ___________

8. as deaf as a ________

Trivial Pursuit! Answer 8!

Arsenal is known as "the gunners"

West Ham United is known as "the hammers" and

Newcastle United is known as "the magpies".

A magpie is a long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call. Magpies as birds  flock in groups like crows and other birds do. They are believed to bring bad luck. The magpie is said to have a symbolic meaning and predict omens. So according to how many magpies are seen the following will be one’s fate:

One for sadness, two for mirth;
Three for marriage, four for birth;
Five for laughing, six for crying:
Seven for sickness, eight for dying;
Nine for silver, ten for gold;
Eleven a secret that will never be told.

 Variations of the above are the following:

One for sorrow
Two for joy
Three for a girl
Four for a boy
Five for silver
Six for gold
Seven for a secret never to be told

Eight for a wish,
Nine for a kiss,
Ten for a time
of joyous bliss

The winners of the eighth question are:

1. Chris Costakis ( 1 )

2. Marianthi Kavelidou ( 5 )

Trivial Pursuit! Question 8!

8. Which English football / soccer teams are known as  a) the gunners b) the hammers  c) the magpies?

Trivial Pursuit! Answer 7!

The only English king known as the Great was Alfred the Great  (849 – 26 October 899) King of Wessex from 871 to 899.

The winner of the seventh question is:

1. Marianthi Kavelidou (4)

Trivial Pursuit - Question 7!

7. Which English king is the only one known as “the great”?

Trivial Pursuit - Answer 6 !

Famous Books

War & Peace

Pride & Prejudice

Dombey & Son

Arms & the Man

The Old Man and the Sea

The winners of the sixth question are:

1.Marianthi Kavelidou (3)

2.Christine Tasioula (2)

3.Panagiota Kouliara (2)

4.Maria Papanastasiou (2)

5.Anna Vaggeli (2)

Trivial Pursuit - Question 6!

6. Complete the titles of these novels:

              
a) War & …………..
b) Pride & ………….
c) Dombey & …………..
d) Arms &  …………..
e) The old man &  ………….

Trivual Pursuit - Answer 5!

Famous Couples:

Fred & Ginger

Bonny & Clyde

Laurel & Hardy

Romeo & Juliet

Tom & Jerry

Mickey & Minnie

The winners of the fifth question are:

1.Panagiota Kouliara (1)

2.Christiana Tasioula (1)

3.Maria Papanastasiou (1)

4.Anna Vaggeli (1)

Trivial Pursuit - Question 5!

5. Complete the couples.

a) Fred & …………..
b) Bonny & …………..
c) Laurel & …………..

d) Romeo & …………..
e) Tom & …………..
f) Mickey & …………..

Trivual Pursuit - Answer 4!

George Stevenson - inventor of the first steam locomotive engine for railroads.

James Watt - known for improving the steam engine. 
He developed the concept of horsepower.

John Logie Baird - know for the invention of television.
 

They are all Scottish.

 

The winners of the fourth question are:

1.Cathy Georgiou (4)

2.Effie Vaggeli (4)

3.Tatiana Koliou(2)

 

Trivial Pursuit! Question 4!

What inventions were these people famous for and what do all three have in common? 

a. Stevenson  
b. Watt  
c. Baird

Trivual Pursuit - Answer 3!

Five Queens of England named Elizabeth!

The winners of the third question are: 

1.George Agorou (2)

2.Marianthi Kavelidou (2)

3.Abaz Abaz (3)

4.George Thanasis (3)

5.Stavros Giavris (2)

6.Cathy Georgiou (3)

7.Effie Vaggeli (3)

8.Tatiana Koliou (1)

Trivial Pursuit - Question 3!

3. How many queens of England have been named Elizabeth?

a) 2
b) 3
c) 5

Trivual Pursuit - Answer 2!

The first number in English that uses the letter "a" is number 1000 

 (One Thousand)!

The winners of the second question are:

1.George Thanasis (2)

2.Abaz Abaz (2)

3.Effie Vaggeli (2)

4.Cathy Georgiou (2)

5.Stephen Martos (1)

6.Vassilis Mouras (1)

7. John Memos (1)

8.Thanasis Papadimitriou (1)

9.Alexandros Kirtsoglou (1)

Trivial Pursuit - Question 2!

2. What is the first number in English that uses the letter "a"?

Trivual Pursuit - Answer 1!

William Shakespeare died on the date he was born, couldn’t spell his name (at least spelt it in seven different ways), never went to  university but enriched the English language with 2000 words!

The winners of the first question are:

1.Cathy Georgiou (1)

2.Effie Vaggeli (1)

3.Susan Karagianni (1)

4.Kiriaki Kallinteri (1)

5.Marianthi Kavelidou (1)

6.Olympia Athanasiou (1)

7.John Gaitanidis (1)

8.Abaz Abaz (1)

9.Stavros Giavris (1)

10.George Agorou (1)

11.George Thanasis (1)

12.Alexandra Kaltsouni (1)

13.Sotiria Kiosi (1)

Trivial Pursuit - Question 1!

1. Who died on the date he was born, couldn’t spell his name (at least spelt it in seven different ways), never went to university but enriched the English language with 2000 words?