The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

Ian_Chimp · April 14, 2021, 6:17am

(14/04/21)

The Great Hump Day Quiz! 🐪

Welcome to this Wednesday’s Great Hump Day Quiz!

We’re always trying to add more people to our quiz gang, so check out how to hide your answers, pop them in a post, and I’ll add you to the Scoreboard.

Where do the questions come from?

I found a mysterious old box of trivial pursuit, with even more trivial pursuits stuffed inside. It is a treasure trove of quiz questions, and all of them really old. Perfect fodder for a Hump Day special.

Piecing together a few bits and bobs, there were three sets, and a couple of the instructions. One is a Genus Edition, dated 2001, and the other the 20th Anniversary one, 2004. There’s also another old style board and questions in there that looks/smells quite a bit older. That’s the box they’re all stuffed in, and that has ©1983 printed on it. No instructions, so not sure if that’s accurate. That one says it’s a Master Game Genus Edition.

So, there you go. It’s a bit random, but it should add to the fun.

Categories:

💙 Geography

Which word derives from an island believed by Ancient Romans to be the chimney of the god of fire?
What’s the capital of Indonesia?
When East Pakistan separated from West Pakistan, it formed which country?
Which Belgian town’s name is listed in the English dictionary as a noun with a lower case first letter S?
Which bird features on Ecuador’s flag?

💗Entertainment

Which World War II mini-series stars a bunch of Brits as American soldiers in the US Army’s Easy Company?
In what film did Paul Newman first play ‘Fast Eddie’ Felson?
In the film Jurassic Park, from which organism did the dinosaur DNA come?
What won the 2000 Best Picture Oscar?
Which actor, frequently cast in Wes Anderson films, was the director’s room mate at the University of Texas, and helped him write Rushmore?

💛 History

What is the name of the Countess of Wessex, the wife of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex?
What was the outstanding footwear fashion of 1972?
Who is the only US president to have been born on the 4th of July?
What did early 19th-century women have to call inexpressibles, as the proper word was deemed obscene?
Which of these household appliances was invented first - dishwasher, electric vacuum cleaner or microwave oven?

💩 Art & Literature

Which architect’s work includes City Hall in London, Sage Gateshead and 30 St Mary Axe (better known as The Gherkin)?
What was C.33 to Oscar Wilde?
Which vegetable features in two paintings by the French artist Manet - broccoli, asparagus or cauliflower?
Who wrote Waiting for a Telegram which brought Thora Hird a BAFTA Best Actress award?
Which Roald Dahl book is the story of a boy, fruit and seven insects?

💚 Science & Nature

What do the letters HTML stand for?
What lily has orange and black petals?
An NSA surveillance programme unnervingly shares a name with which nefarious computer network in the sci-fi classic Terminator?
What are Bogongs, which gained worldwide publicity by annoying spectators at the Sydney Olympics?
Which famous astrophysicist warned that ‘full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race’?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

Which combined event in athletics shares its name with a global sporting retailer?
What was originally called the Pluto Platter?
Which pasta is wider - fettuccine or linguine?
Which murderous old guy gets turned into Madam Curry by the Swiss?
Which stadium in Edinburgh, opened in 1925, is regarded as the home of Scottish rugby?

Scoreboard

	Total
@WillC	20	3	5	3	3	3	3
@SexInTheCity	18	3	1	4	3	3	4
@Ian_Chimp	18	4	4	1	4	3	2
@Peitho	17	3	2	3	3	4	2
@LuciousLegs	16	1	5	2	3	3	2
@FL45H	15	5	1	1	1	4	3
@MsSubExperimenter	14½	5	0	1	3	1½	4

The Answers

| Geography | Entertainment
— | — | —

Volcano | 1. Band of Brothers
Jakarta | 2. The Hustler
Bangladesh | 3. Mosquito
Spa | 4. American Beauty
Condor | 5. Owen Wilson
|
History |
Arts & Literature |