The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

Ian_Chimp · November 18, 2020, 6:58am

The Great Hump Day Quiz!
(18/11/20)

Welcome to this Wednesday’s Great Hump Day Quiz! All newcomers are most welcome Check out the rules, pop your answers 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

What country contains the region of Assam?
Which is the most visited mountain in America’s Black Hills Range?
What city is surrounded by Rome?
Which toddling town was formerly called Fort Dearborn?
Where are the pampas?

💗Entertainment

What actor sang As Time Goes By in Casablanca?
Which all-Irish leader of the Pogues was actually born in Kent?
Who played the title role in Tom Jones?
What are Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup collectively called?
Which James Bond advertised the big Fry?

💛 History

What colour were the blackout lights at Waterloo station during World War II?
When did the Battle of Hastings take place - the month NOT the year?
What nom de crime did Boston resident Albert DeSalvo acquire?
Which war began with operation desert storm?
Who addressed the United Nations General Assembly with a gun in his belt?

💩 Art & Literature

Who won England’s first Nobel Prize for literature in 1907?
Which female band topped the classical album chart in 2000 and were then kicked out for not being classical enough?
What two wars did Ernest Hemingway cover as a correspondent?
Where did pictures of saucy postcards appear on 1994 so that holidaymakers could send two at a time?
What Hans Christian Anderson story has a monarch bamboozled by a tailor?

💚 Science & Nature

What’s called a radiation enhancement weapon by the Pentagon?
Who developed the first fully automatic machine gun when he realised the recoil of a fired bullet could expel a cartridge and load the next one?
What is the fourth sign of the zodiac?
What did poor Dolly the sheep develop when she was only five years old?
What is the favourite food of dragonflies?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

What year saw the first colour broadcast of the F. A. Cup final?
Who said: ‘Boxing’s just showbusiness with blood’?
What is a cricket umpire signalling by the raising of both arms above his head?
Which musical gave Liverpool fans the song You’ll Never Walk Alone?
What curry is the hottest offered on most Indian restaurant menus?

Scoreboard

	Total
@WillC	21	4	5	4	4	2½	1 ½
@Onlyones	18½	4	2	3	4	1½	4
@Peitho	15	4	1	2	2½	4	1½
@SexInTheCity	14½	3	1	2	3	3	2½
@VanillaWithSprinkles	13½	3	1	2	3½	2	2
@Serpentwand	12	4	1	2	2½	1½	1
@Ian_Chimp	9	3	2	2	1	0	1
@KottanKitten	7¾	3	2	1	1½	0	¼

The Answers