The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

Games
2057
Here’s my pathetic attempt.

Geography
1 River
2 New Zealand
3 Venice
4 spaghetti junction
5 British airways and aerospatiale (I think spelt right - French airline)

Entertainment
1 United artist corporation (just saw docu. on Chaplin so that helped with this)
2 no idea
3 U U S enterprise
4 mackay (pronounced mckeye- was not sure how to spell)
5 moon river

History
1 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
2 scarabs
3 no idea
4 four but docu says one was fake :scream:
5 no idea

Arts
1 no idea
2 no idea
3 no idea
4 banana
5 Evelyn Waugh

Science
1 ear
2 no idea
3 light emitting diode
4 no idea
5 no idea

Sport
1 no idea
2 9??
3 white?
4 bowling
5 no idea

I am expecting low numbers on this one :crazy_face:

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2058
WillC Answers

Geography

1, River?
2, Easter Island?
3, Prague
4, Spaghetti Junction!
5, Britiash Airways and Air France?

Entertainment

1, United Artists
2, Alan Partridge!
3, USS Enterprise (@MsSubExperimenter! )
4, Mr McKaye (Not sure of spelling!)
5, Moon River

History

1, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
2, Scarab Beetle?
3, Voyager?
4, 4 but i think one was a dummy!
5, Spain?

Art and Literature

1, Brick Lane
2, Vermeer?
3, No idea
4, Banana?
5, Evelyn Waugh

Science and Nature

1, Ear
2, No idea
3, Light Emitting Diode
4, Hmmmm, guessing Fingerprint based on Pterodactyl!
5, No idea

Sprot and Leisure

1, Super Mario Bros?
2, 42?
3, Brown?
4, Ten Pin Bowling?
5, Lemoncello?

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2059
I think I’ve done okayish this time 🤞🏻

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. The Ebola virus takes its name from what type of geographic feature in the Democratic Republic of Congo - lake, river or waterfall? River?
  2. What island is home to statues called Mauis? Rapa Nui (Easter Island)?
  3. In which European city would you find the Charles Bridge, the Clementinum and St Vitus Cathedral? Prague?
  4. By what nickname is the Gravelly Hill interchange of the M6 motorway also known? Spaghetti Junction :smiley:
  5. Which two commercial airlines operated Concorde, the first supersonic airliner to shuttle passengers around the world? BA and Air France?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. What corporation was founded by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith in 1919? Actor’s Guild?
  2. Which comedy character bounced back onto our screens, big and small, with Alpha Papa and Mid Morning Matters? Alan Partridge?
  3. What ship bears the identification number NCC 1701? Starship Enterprise?
  4. What was the name of the Scottish prison officer in Porridge? Never seen it. Mac?
  5. What was the Oscar-winning theme song of Breakfast at Tiffany’s? Feel like I should know. It can’t think.

:yellow_heart: History

  1. What does NATO stand for? North Atlantic Treaty Organisation?
  2. The ancient Egyptian god Kehpri had the body of a man and the head of which insect? Scarab beetle?
  3. Which NASA probe entered the orbit of Jupiter on 4 July 2016, after a five year trek? Jupiter Junior? :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. How many funnels did the Titanic have? 4?
  5. What country did Morocco and Tunisia fight to run their independence from? France?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Which East London street provided Monica Ali with the title of her Booker-nominated debut novel? Brick Lane?
  2. Which Dutch artist, known as the Devil’s Painter, shares his name with a detective in Michael Connelly’s crime series? Hieronymus Bosch?
  3. What was the pen name of English novelist Mary Ann Evans? Mary Shelley?
  4. The name for which popular fruit comes from the Arabic word for ‘finger’? Banana?
  5. Who wrote Vile Bodies and Brideshead Revisited? Evelyn Waugh?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. Where in the body can you find the cochlea - eye, ear or ankle? Ear?
  2. What is the syrup drained from raw sugar? Molasses?
  3. What does the LED in ‘LED lights’ stand for? Light Emitting Diode?
  4. What’s a dactylogram? X-ray?
  5. What’s the name of the neon glow emitted by an organism beneath the ocean’s surface, similar to that of a firefly? Phosphorescence?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. What video game marked the first appearence of Mario? Super Mario Brothers?
  2. How many fences does Grand National winner jump? 33?
  3. In orienteering, which of these coloured courses is considered the most difficult - brown, yellow or white? Yellow?
  4. What game could have a player rolling his bonce at an alley? Skittles?
  5. What yellow Italian liqueur goes into a Harvey Wallbanger? Limoncello? (Yum!)
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Mrs Lovett's answers

:blue_heart: Geography

1- A river
2- Easter Island/ Rapa Nui?
3-Prague
4- I don’t know
5-Air France and British Airways?

:heartpulse: Entertainment

1- United Artists
2- Alan Partridge ( A Ha!!)
3- I want to say Nostromo but I have the feeling this is wrong
4- No idea
5-Moonriver

:yellow_heart: History

1- North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
2-Beetle
3-No idea
4- 3?
5-France

:poop: Art and Literature

1-Brick Lane
2-Bosch
3-George Eliot
4-Dates?
5-E.M Forster

:green_heart: Science and Nature

1-Ear
2-Glucose?
3-Light, something, something… :laughing:
4- A fingerprint
5- I don’t know

:orange_heart: Sprot and Leisure

1-Donkey Kong
2- 17? ( just picked a number between 1 and 100 here…)
3-Brown?
4- No idea
5- Don’t know

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2061

Okay, not a late one today… here goes…

💙 Geography
  1. Viruses carry stuff and travel… sounds most like a river to me. Definite guess though.
  2. Don’t know the name but are they the mass of figure statues on Easter Island?
  3. I do not know.
  4. Might that be Spaghetti Junction?
  5. BA (British Airways) is probably one… the other, um, United Airlines?
💗 Entertainment
  1. :woman_shrugging:t2: Probably something film related!
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2: Not a clue… bouncing… Zebedee?
  3. The USS Starship Enterprise
  4. Mr. Mackay
  5. Moon River
💛 History
  1. North Atlantic Treaty um… Organisation?
  2. Dung Beetle! (Because he rolled the Sun across the sky)
  3. Juno
  4. :thinking: Trying to think back to the film… its either 4 or 5 I think… let’s try 4?
  5. :thinking: France?
💩 Art and Literature
  1. I’m sure I’ll recognise the title but it’s not coming to me.
  2. Don’t know the novels… don’t know a painter called The Devil’s Painter… Vermeer was Dutch so I’ll try him :woman_shrugging:t2:
  3. George Elliott?
  4. Banana :banana:? Vaguely pointy and thinking of you Mr. Chimp
  5. I know I should know this but the answer is not coming.
💚 Science and Nature
  1. Think that’s one of the bones in your ear.
  2. Molasses?
  3. Light Emitting Diode
  4. A Fingerprint
  5. Phosphorescence
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. Um… possibly (though I thought it came after Super Mario) Donkey Kong?
  2. There are 16 different fences in the course but most are jumped twice… 30 jumps I think total in The Grand National (assuming none are taken out on lap 2 because of tragic accidents)… of course, if you mean how many jumps has a Grand National winner jumped in their life before managing to win um… thousands probably!!!
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2: Brown - harder to see amongst trees? :joy:
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2: Bowling?
  5. :thinking: I though it was just Vodka and Orange Juice… no, that’s a Screwdriver… um, Lemonchello?
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2062
Answers to Hump Day Quiz 28.07.21

Geography:

  1. River?
  2. Easter Island
  3. Prague
  4. No idea
  5. British Airways and Air France

Entertainment:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Unfortunately it isn’t an error that I’ve left all these blank… I just don’t know any :grimacing:

History:

  1. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
  2. Scarab
  3. No idea
  4. Four (but only 3 working)
  5. France

Arts & Lit:

  1. Brick Lane
  2. No idea
  3. No idea
  4. No idea
  5. No idea

Science & Nature:

  1. Ear
  2. Sugar cane?
  3. Light emitting diode
  4. A fingerprint
  5. No idea

Sprot & Leisure:

  1. Donkey Kong
  2. Guess at 30
  3. No idea, guess at brown?
  4. Tenpin bowling?
  5. Galliano
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2063

I have added the answers to the quiz post :+1:

You may want to double-check my scoring on these, as I don’t know if I’ve been too friendly or too strict with the marking this time. :man_shrugging: :brain::dash:

But… Until we get an official sign off from our umpires, I provisionally

The umpires have now called it! :slightly_smiling_face:

I can now officially declare the winner of this week’s Great Hump Day Quiz to be… :drum::drum::drum:

@Peitho :trophy::balloon:

Congratulations! :slightly_smiling_face:

And our Clean-Sweepers this week are…

@MsSubExperimenter :blue_heart:
@WillC :blue_heart::heartpulse:
@Peitho :yellow_heart:

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2064

Congratulations @Peitho :slightly_smiling_face:

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2065

Congratulations @Peitho! Well done! :tada::tada:

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2066

Congratulations @Peitho :clap:t2::clap:t2::clap:t2:

No quibbles from me on the marking, although I would like to start a petition to get rid of the entertainment category :joy:

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2067

Noooo get rid of Sprot! :wink:

2068

Hooray - Thank you! :partying_face:

First time ever History has been a strong subject for me… more Ancient Gods and modern Science again next time please​:rofl:

Also some lucky guessing helped.

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2069

We do have options. We can replace any category with another from the other set. :+1:

Options:

:blue_heart: Hogwarts
:growing_heart: Magical Spells and Potions
:yellow_heart: Magical People
:purple_heart:(:poop:) The Dark Arts
:green_heart: Animals and Magical Creatures
:orange_heart: Magical Objects

Any takers? :slightly_smiling_face:

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2070

Well done @Peitho!

Also, definitely not complaining but not sure where my half mark in sprot came from but thanks @Ian_Chimp!

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2071

I gave you half for getting close on the Grand National fences. :slightly_smiling_face:

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2072

Thank you kindly :smiling_face_with_three_hearts::smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

2073

Errrr, i’ll stick with Sprot thanks! :wink:

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2074

(04/08/21)

The Great Hump Day Quiz! 🐪

Welcome to another 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:

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::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 independent European country is located between Spain and France?

  2. What are you most likely to buy in London’s Billingsgate market - meat, fish or antuiques?

  3. What is the largest inland body of water in the world?

  4. Which island in the Bristol Channel is an important habitat for seabirds, including puffins and Manx shearwaters?

  5. How many points are there on the Statue of Liberty’s crown?

💗Entertainment

  1. Who collaborated with Eminem on the 2010 single “Love the Way You Lie”?

  2. Which British designer handbag brand features a Scottie dog-shaped logo?

  3. Philip Seymour Hoffman was Dustin Hoffman’s nephew. True or false?

  4. Which long-disbanded group reunited to perform during Bill Clinton’s 1993 inaugural ball?

  5. Who did Clayton Moore portray in the movies and on TV?

💛 History

  1. Which West Country Elizabethan stately home, set in 9,000 acres of parkland, is the seat of the Marquess of Bath?

  2. Which of these Welsh symbols was used first on the reverse of UK £1 coins - leek, daffodil or dragon?

  3. Henry VIII’s sister Mary was, by marriage, queen of which European country?

  4. Who was the 16th president of the US?

  5. What was Winston Churchill’s wife’s name?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. Scholarly interest in which supernatural cult-classic TV series spawned a peer-reviewed academic journal with the title Slayage?

  2. Van Gogh’s ear was severed following a fight with which French Post-Impressionist artist?

  3. What’s a billet-doux?

  4. Who was the title character in The Merchant of Venice?

  5. What Frederick Forsyth novel chronicles the toppling of an African government by mercenaries?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. Which species of shark has a range of vision of nearly 360 degrees?

  2. Saponification is the process for making which common household item?

  3. What are you afraid of if you suffer from acrophobia?

  4. What’s the winter counterpart to estivation?

  5. What’s the world’s largest and heaviest mammal?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. What is the distance of the running portion in an Olympic triathlon?

  2. What colour are the polka dots on the white jersey awarded to the King of the Mountains in the Tour de France?

  3. What do participants wear in the South Pole 300 challenge, a hot-sauna-to-frigid-air feat that boasts a 300-degree temperature change?

  4. Which southern US delicacy, often served at breakfast, is made from hominy, a form of dried maize or corn?

  5. What is an off-break ball that’s bowled with a leg-break action?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@MsSubExperimenter 20½ 3 3 4 2 5 3½
@SexInTheCity 20 3 4 4 3 5 1
@MrsLovett77 18½ 2 4 4 3 3 2½
@Peitho 17½ 3 3 4 1 3 3½
@WillC 17½ 3 4 3 3 3 1½
@Ian_Chimp 16 2 2 4 3 3 2
The Answers

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

  1. Andorra | 1. Rihanna
  2. Fish | 2. Radley
  3. Caspian Sea | 3. False
  4. Lundy | 4. Fleetwood Mac
    (They performed “Don’t Stop”)
  5. Seven | 5. The Lone Ranger
    |
    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. Longleat House | 1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  7. Leek
    (The leek was first used in 1985, the dragon in 1995, and the daffodil in 2013) | 2. Paul Gauguin
  8. France
    (she was married to King Louis XII from 1514 until his death the following year) | 3. A love-letter
  9. Abraham Lincoln | 4. Antonio
  10. Clementine | 5. The Dogs of War
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. Hammerhead | 1. 10km (6.2miles)
  12. Soap | 2. Red
  13. Heights | 3. Nothing but boots
    (Challengers dart outside stark-naked, except for footwear)
  14. Hibernation | 4. Grits
  15. Blue Whale | 5. A googly
    16.
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WillC Answers

Geography

1, Andorra?
2, Fish!
3, Lake Titicaca? (Not sure of spelling!)
4, Lundy you can see it from Westward Ho! The answer a couple of weeks ago!
5, 6?

Entertainment

1, No idea!
2, Radley (MIL’s dog is called it!)
3, False
4, Fleetwood Mac? He did use their song Don’t Stop in his campaign.
5, The Lone Ranger!

History

1, Longleat?
2, Leek?
3, Spain?
4, No idea
5, Clementine

Art and Literature

1, Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
2, No idea
3, A love letter
4, Shylock?
5, The Dogs of War?

Science and Nature

1, Hammerhead?
2, No idea
3, Heights i suffer from it!
4, No idea
5, Blue Whale?

Sprot and Leisure

1, 1500 metres?
2, No idea
3, Nothing?
4, Grits?
5, No idea!

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MsSub Answers

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. Which independent European country is located between Spain and France? Andorra?
  2. What are you most likely to buy in London’s Billingsgate market - meat, fish or antiques? Fish?
  3. What is the largest inland body of water in the world? Black Sea?
  4. Which island in the Bristol Channel is an important habitat for seabirds, including puffins and Manx shearwaters? Brownsea Island?
  5. How many points are there on the Statue of Liberty’s crown? 7?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Who collaborated with Eminem on the 2010 single “Love the Way You Lie”? Rihanna?
  2. Which British designer handbag brand features a Scottie dog-shaped logo? Radley! (Have lots of these, mainly canvas bags to be fair! :rofl:)
  3. Philip Seymour Hoffman was Dustin Hoffman’s nephew. True or false? True?
  4. Which long-disbanded group reunited to perform during Bill Clinton’s 1993 inaugural ball? Supremes?
  5. Who did Clayton Moore portray in the movies and on TV? Lone Ranger?

:yellow_heart: History

  1. Which West Country Elizabethan stately home, set in 9,000 acres of parkland, is the seat of the Marquess of Bath? Longleat House?
  2. Which of these Welsh symbols was used first on the reverse of UK £1 coins - leek, daffodil or dragon? Dragon?
  3. Henry VIII’s sister Mary was, by marriage, queen of which European country? France?
  4. Who was the 16th president of the US? Abraham Lincoln?
  5. What was Winston Churchill’s wife’s name? Clementine?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Scholarly interest in which supernatural cult-classic TV series spawned a peer-reviewed academic journal with the title Slayage? Buffet the Vampire Slayer?
  2. Van Gogh’s ear was severed following a fight with which French Post-Impressionist artist? Gauguin?
  3. What’s a billet-doux? A receipt?
  4. Who was the title character in The Merchant of Venice? Shylock?
  5. What Frederick Forsyth novel chronicles the toppling of an African government by mercenaries? In The Eye of the Storm? :woman_shrugging:t2:

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. Which species of shark has a range of vision of nearly 360 degrees? Hammerhead?
  2. Saponification is the process for making which common household item? Soap?
  3. What are you afraid of if you suffer from acrophobia? Heights?
  4. What’s the winter counterpart to estivation? Hibernation?
  5. What’s the world’s largest and heaviest mammal? Blue whale?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. What is the distance of the running portion in an Olympic triathlon? 10k?
  2. What colour are the polka dots on the white jersey awarded to the King of the Mountains in the Tour de France? Red?
  3. What do participants wear in the South Pole 300 challenge, a hot-sauna-to-frigid-air feat that boasts a 300-degree temperature change? Nothing?
  4. Which southern US delicacy, often served at breakfast, is made from hominy, a form of dried maize or corn? Grits?
  5. What is an off-break ball that’s bowled with a leg-break action? Spin?
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