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(08/12/21)

The Great Hump Day Quiz! 🐪

Welcome to the 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. :+1::slightly_smiling_face:

:exclamation:We also have an answer template you can copy and paste now too. :+1:

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. :slightly_smiling_face: Perfect fodder for a Hump Day special. :+1:

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.

(Edit: Now with an added sprinkling of more recent questions too :+1: - and maybe some kids ones… :slightly_smiling_face:)

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

Categories:

💙 Geography

  1. Which two countries have a border running across the summit of Mount Everest?

  2. What colour are Spanish post boxes, usually?

  3. With which country does mainland France share its longest international border?

  4. What colour is the District Line on a London Underground map?

  5. Which group of Atlantic holiday islands is thought to take its name from the wild dogs that once lived there?

💗Entertainment

  1. Singer James Arthur made a successful return to the charts in 2016 with the album Back from the— what?

  2. In Francesca Simon’s books, is Horrid Henry’s brother known as Perfect, Proud, or Precious Peter?

  3. Which chocolate bar, according to a classic jingle, is made with triangular honey from triangular bees?

  4. What is James Bond’s code number?

  5. Which daytime TV drama is set in the fictional town of Letherbridge?

💛 History

  1. Which American historical figure flew a kite in a storm, extracting electrical sparks from a cloud?

  2. What do we call the square building with turrets at the centre of the Tower of London - the Red, White, or Blue Tower?

  3. Which civil rights activist was famed for his “I have a dream” speech?

  4. Which political party is the name Lib Dems short for?

  5. In what year did World War I end?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. 32 Campbells Soup Cans, a 1962 work by pop artist Andy Warhol, included one flavoured with what variety of cheese?

  2. In what country were the famous painters Vincent van Gogh and Rembrandt born?

  3. Which Shakespeare play title will a superstitious actor never mention?

  4. What fruit hides the man’s face in Magritte’s painting The Son of Man?

  5. What award does the Berlin Film Festival give to the best film?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. PayPal founder and space travel pioneer Elon Musk is also the CEO of an electric car company named after which inventor?

  2. What nickname for a human child is also a baby goat?

  3. In workplace health and safety regulations, what does COSHH stand for?

  4. Which of these is not a prime number - 5, 7, 9?

  5. Which is usually the coldest month on Britain’s coast?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. Who scored more goals for the England football team - Alan Shearer or Michael Owen?

  2. Which of these balls is the heaviest - cricket ball, tennis ball, or golf ball?

  3. A beater is someone associated with which country sprot?

  4. What are the two red suits in a deck of cards?

  5. Who was Muhammad Ali’s opponent in his “Rumble in the Jungle”?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@Peitho 22 4 4 4 3 4 3
@WillC 22 2 3 4 4 4 5
@Craig1234 21 4 3 3 2 5 4
@MrsLovett77 20 3 3 4 4 4 2
@Ian_Chimp 19 3 3 4 3 4 2
The Answers

| :blue_heart: Geography | :heartpulse: Entertainment
— | — | —

  1. Nepal and China | 1. Edge
  2. Yellow | 2. Perfect
  3. Spain | 3. Toblerone
  4. Green | 4. 007
  5. Canary Islands | 5. Doctors
    |
    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. Benjamin Franklin | 1. Cheddar
  7. The White Tower | 2. The Netherlands
  8. Martin Luther King Jr | 3. Macbeth
  9. Liberal Democrats | 4. An apple
  10. 1918 | 5. Golden Bear
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. Nikola Tesla | 1. Michael Owen
    Shearer 30 - Owen 40
  12. Kid | 2. Cricket Ball
  13. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health | 3. Shooting (game birds)
  14. 9 | 4. Hearts and Diamonds
  15. February | 5. George Foreman
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