[Alf]

A Swede beating the only man that won us the World Cup.

[Alf]

Gary Lineker is not a football commentator, he's a show host, a show anchor.

[Alf]

Sam "one week in the job" Allerdyce, also tops Sir Alf.

[Shaun]

yeah Sven winning that question was odd to me... he managed us nearly 20 years ago and didn't really acheive anything remarkable.

I went for Keegan because I thought he was a big enough name to outweigh the recent options (I knew that Capello, Hodgson, McClaren, Allardyce etc. wouldn't win)

[Alf]

Some of these answers?

I reckon people have been sending their pointless answers into you Shaun.

James Hunt?

[Shaun]

It was news to me that Nico Rosberg won a season...my F1 knowledge ended in around 2008 when he was still an up-and-coming nobody

[Alf]

I guess people just didn't think of Boxing? By far a more well known sport than badminton. I must admit, Badminton never entered my thoughts for a second.

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Alf

I guess people just didn't think of Boxing? By far a more well known sport than badminton. I must admit, Badminton never entered my thoughts for a second.

I think it's just because Badminton is the closest to being a ball sport without actually being one if that makes sense

[Alf]

Also, what was it about the 100m hurdles for the heptathlon question that made it so popular?

I expected tighter scores for that question. Didn't expect a near on landslide.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Alf

I guess people just didn't think of Boxing? By far a more well known sport than badminton. I must admit, Badminton never entered my thoughts for a second.

I said Boxing too, never even thought of Badminton either, I briefly considered F1 because there was an F1 question on the list

Originally Posted by Alf

Also, what was it about the 100m hurdles for the heptathlon question that made it so popular?

I expected tighter scores for that question. Didn't expect a near on landslide.

It's first on the list

[Calderyon]

Poor showing here as well.

[Cherie]

How did I do that?

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by Cherie

How did I do that?

Well done Cherie

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by hijaxers

Well done Cherie

Thanks Jax, winning a sport is especially satisfying you did well also

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Thanks Jax, winning a sport is especially satisfying you did well also

Yeah well totally shocked on that one, I really thought i'd be last on that round.

[Shaun]

1) Name an element of the periodic table that is only four letters long (ie. their actual name, not their chemical symbol!)
2) Name a metal that is commonly mined around the world
3) Name a type of cloud
4) Name a star in the universe, that isn't our Sun
5) Name someone famously associated with astronomy
6) Name one of the coronavirus vaccines currently being distributed in the UK
7) Name an organ of the human body, that there are usually two of
8) Name one of the five taste receptors on your tongue
9) Name a flower that is often given as a gift, other than roses
10) Name an animal that you might find in Antarctica
11) Name a breed of dog that begins with the letter S
12) Name a type of material that is often separated for recycling collection
13) Name something that people might be allergic to, that isn't a food or drink
14) Name a branch of mathematics
15) Name a gas that is in our atmosphere, other than Oxygen

REMEMBER: If you wish to take part in this game, you must PM your answers to me. Discussion of the answers in any form in this thread (or indeed elsewhere) is not permitted, and I'll have to penalise you for cheating or attempting to influence others' answers.

Round 9 will be open until Friday, 7 May (at roughly the same time as this, probably?)

[Shaun]

people can submit these ones whenever, but I won't consider Round 10 "open" until after I've revealed the Round 9 scores anyway... so you've got until next Monday to send these ones in

1) Name one of the UK's main supermarket chains
2) Name one of the three meals you (supposedly) have throughout the day
3) Name something you might use to keep cool during the summer
4) Name something you might use to keep warm during the winter
5) Name something you might find on a bathroom floor
6) Name a day that your husband or wife wouldn't appreciate you forgetting
7) Name a popular brand of shampoo
8) Name something that you might get done in a salon, other than your hair
9) Name somewhere you might find a queue
10) Name someone you wouldn't want knowing about your sex life
11) Name someone from the last year who is regarded as a hero
12) Name something that you would keep locked
13) Name a website with an annoying TV advert
14) Name a hospital wing that receives a lot of visitors every day
15) Name something that people commonly have a phobia of

REMEMBER: If you wish to take part in this game, you must PM your answers to me. Discussion of the answers in any form in this thread (or indeed elsewhere) is not permitted, and I'll have to penalise you for cheating or attempting to influence others' answers.

Round 10 will be open until Monday, 10 May (at roughly the same time as this, probably?)

[Cherie]

How did I do that?

[Ammi]

...I’m not sure that question 14 will work for Pointless....it could be so obscure and very time taking to Google to confirm ...?...is there any guidance you can give me for these like with the sport ones, Shaun...?..

[Ammi]

...well done btw...Cherie, Shaun, Matt, Alf and Jaxie.../...the top 5.....

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...I’m not sure that question 14 will work for Pointless....it could be so obscure and very time taking to Google to confirm ...?...is there any guidance you can give me for these like with the sport ones, Shaun...?..

it's basically a "personal opinion" question so nothing's factually correct, but at the same time nothing is technically wrong either

[Niamh.]

I did horrifcally though waa

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I did horrifcally though waa

Go for Ireland on 6 Nations by any chance?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Go for Ireland on 6 Nations by any chance?

That was me

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Go for Ireland on 6 Nations by any chance?

Nope I actually did get top in that one