Monday night quiz

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 14 Mar 2005, 17:59

This time it's an 80's TV quiz. Same as before, click to download the Excel file, save to your desktop and type in your answers. This one is a little more intelligent in that it will recognise some misspellings and tell you that you are close.

There are 100 to get. Good luck!

80s TV Quiz

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 14 Mar 2005, 23:33

82 and stuck

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 15 Mar 2005, 01:07

I've got 85 so far. One or two issues with spelling...off to sleep on it.

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 15 Mar 2005, 09:20

85 and 5 close's ............ I have lost my eyesight....time for bed!

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 15 Mar 2005, 10:44

48 - with 10 close - but then I was never going to get any of the game shows! And a couple I know and can't remember the names!

Brain failing with age, obviously!

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 15 Mar 2005, 10:48

I've crept up to 87 this morning with a bit of help

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 15 Mar 2005, 12:31

Am on 80

Why won't it accept Dempsey and Makepeace or The Six Million Dollar man (and yes, I tried The Bionic Woman too)?

Grr..

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 15 Mar 2005, 12:41

It accepted Dempsey and makepeace for me, but none of the variants of a couple of the cartoons, and not the bionic/million billion trillion dollar man or whatever, and a couple of others I know are right.

And Wurzel Gummidge is spelt the way I just spelled it...but it won't accept it.

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 15 Mar 2005, 13:00

I had problems with Wurzel too. It accepts Worzel though !
Dempsey and Makepeace was fine with me too.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 15 Mar 2005, 15:11

It just keeps telling me I'm 'close' when I enter Dempsey and Makepeace

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 15 Mar 2005, 15:12

Tried it without the capital letters and it accepted it

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 15 Mar 2005, 16:39

I've done the whole thing in lower case and it has accepted it. Had a couple of problems with apostrophes though.

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 15 Mar 2005, 21:26

Marya wrote:Am on 80
The Six Million Dollar man (and yes, I tried The Bionic Woman too)? Grr..

Try "the fall guy"

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 15 Mar 2005, 22:13

CatzVP wrote: Try "the fall guy"

I did

Just tried again and it's still wrong

I'm now on 88 and giving up!

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 15 Mar 2005, 22:32

What number are you trying the fall guy for ? I have it for no. 70

I'm on 89 so that could make us equal. I too am giving up

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 16 Mar 2005, 00:10

Just hit 91 with 1 close.....how do you enter "That's life"???

"the fall guy" was No.70

still need 19,21,35,66,72,85,87 and 89

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 16 Mar 2005, 08:32

Catz, it accepts that's life all in lower case for me.
I'm on 90 and have all your missing answers except for no. 72

Do you want to do some swaps ?

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 16 Mar 2005, 12:32

teddygirl wrote:Catz, it accepts that's life all in lower case for me.
I'm on 90 and have all your missing answers except for no. 72

Do you want to do some swaps ?

What ya needing!!

wow..... its just like football stickers all over again!!

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 16 Mar 2005, 12:51

I'm up to 92 now.

Here's a couple that are really bugging me...4 and 74
So if you want to do swapsies

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 16 Mar 2005, 14:01

teddygirl wrote:I'm up to 92 now.

Here's a couple that are really bugging me...4 and 74
So if you want to do swapsies

you mean... street hawk and eldorado

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 16 Mar 2005, 16:33

Thanks Catz, now which ones would you like in return

Gemini · Post by **Gemini** » 16 Mar 2005, 17:26

[quote="teddygirl"]Catz, it accepts that's life all in lower case for me.
I'm on 90 and have all your missing answers except for no. 72

Fame is No. 72

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 16 Mar 2005, 17:44

Thanks Gemini, between us we can finish it now

Ed · Post by Ed » 16 Mar 2005, 18:06

I managed to get 95 with 3 close before accepting I needed some help. I think the 3 close are purely because the dam thing wont accept what I think are the right answers. These ARE the right answers, its just that it wont accept them!

71 - Around The World With Willy Fogg
80 - ThatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Life
89 - Three Up Two Down

Can anyone help with these closeys!

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 16 Mar 2005, 19:00

71.. ..is simply, willy fog
80... that's life
89... 3 up 2 down

All accepted typed as above for me. Good for you getting that far without cheating

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 16 Mar 2005, 19:01

It accepted fog with one 'g' and that's life, in lower case, for me ED.

Thanks for three up, two down ...but I can't get it to accept that too

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 16 Mar 2005, 19:04

OOps sorry about the two g's in fog, have now changed it. Have you tried 3 up 2 down yet Marya?

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 16 Mar 2005, 19:04

Thanks Teddygirl! I eventually got 3 up 2 down accepted but only after entering the same title about 5 times in a row!!

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 16 Mar 2005, 19:11

It's frustrating isn't it when you know the answer is right and it keeps saying "close"

Catz gave me the answer for no.74 which was eldorado and yet earlier I had tried something with the word "man" in it and it told me I was close so I must have tried dozens of different "mans" all to be told I was close. Can't work that one out

Sorry that was all wrong it was the word "steel" for that one. It was no.18 that had "man" close.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 16 Mar 2005, 19:28

Catz - 87 is Manimal (don't ask! it was dire!)

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 16 Mar 2005, 19:42

Jay wrote:Catz - 87 is Manimal (don't ask! it was dire!)

Thanks Jay

hey im surpises that a lot of you got XXXXXXX...I must have been the only one who enjoyed that show

Ed · Post by Ed » 16 Mar 2005, 19:52

Thanks for those slight corrections. I have Excel 2003, when you typed in Thats, it automatically put a slanty apostophe in so made it wrong, when i typed it with a bl**dy straigh apostrophe, its correct!

that's life = CORRECT
thatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s life = CLOSE

OK, on 98 with 2 to go and I have not cheated, I really am that sad

Ed · Post by Ed » 16 Mar 2005, 19:54

Make that 99, just got #13 after a flash of inspiration. For those that dont have it, look at the house number!

I just need #18 and I used to watch it!!! No one tell me, I will be back soon

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 16 Mar 2005, 19:55

Ed wrote:Thanks for those slight corrections. I have Excel 2003, when you typed in Thats, it automatically put a slanty apostophe in so made it wrong, when i typed it with a bl**dy straigh apostrophe, its correct!

that's life = CORRECT
thatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s life = CLOSE

OK, on 98 with 2 to go and I have not cheated, I really am that sad

I know that one drove me mad aswell !!!

now what could 19 and 66 be???

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 16 Mar 2005, 20:00

BTW... Does this mean most of us were 80's people !!

and ED I removed the answer that you need from a previous post... infact the one infront of your "Dont tell me" post