The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

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Mrs Lovett's (mostly incorrect) answers

:blue_heart:

1-Harlem
2-Denmark
3-The Shard?
4-The Great Wall of China?
5-Total Guess… M6

:heartpulse:

1-Che Guevara
2-Abbey Road
3- I wish I knew…
4-From Here to Eternity
5- Rave On?

:yellow_heart:
1-1980s?
2-Bodmin Jail?
3-Victory-Japan
4-Captain Cook
5- Don’t know

:poop:

1-Don’t know either
2-Around
3- Can’t think of the title
4-2?
5-David Copperfield?

:green_heart:
1- The brain?
2- I assume it’s poison
3-Neap Tide
4-Gatling
5-Mars

:orange_heart:

1- Jousting event?
2-Fencing
3-No idea
4-Coronation Chicken?
5-Hummm…12?

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WillC Answers

Geography

1, No idea
2, Denmark?
3, The Shard
4, Great Wall of China?
5, M6

Entertainment

1, Che Guevara
2, Abbey Road
3, Jumbo
4, From Here To Eternity?
5, Peggy Sue?

History

1, 1980’s (I hadn’t long passed my test!)
2, Pentonville?
3, Victory over Japan
4, Captain Cook
5, No idea

Art and Literature

1, No idea
2, Approximately
3, How Green Was My Valley?
4, 3? think one’s a girl and one’s a dog?
5, David Copperfield?

Science and Nature

1, Human brain?
2, Blood
3, Autumnal tide?
4, Gatling?
5, Mars?

Sprot and Leisure

1, Something to do with tomatoes?
2, Fencing!!!
3, Golfer!!!
4, Coronation Chicken!!! (The date gave it away!)
5, No idea!

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How is it Wednesday already :exploding_head:

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When does the non genius questions appear 🤪🧐

Geography

  1. No idea
  2. Denmark
  3. Shard?
    4 no idea
  4. M6?

Entertainment

  1. No idea
  2. No idea
  3. No idea
  4. From here to eternity
  5. That’ll be the day

History

  1. 1980s
  2. Captain cook
  3. No idea
  4. No idea
  5. No idea

Art and literature

  1. No idea
  2. Around/near to
  3. No idea
  4. Two
  5. David copper field

Science

  1. No idea
  2. No idea
  3. Neap tide
  4. No idea
  5. Mars?

Sport

  1. Horse racing
  2. Fencing
  3. No idea
  4. Coronation chicken
  5. 13 (i assume means cards and not all
    Diamonds added up)
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really don't like these ones and entertainment has not bailed me out this time, hopefully I get nearish to double digits

:blue_heart:
1-jersey :man_shrugging:
2-please be :pirate_flag:
3-the shard only skyscraper I can think of
4-The great Wall of China
5-m6

:heartpulse:
1-
2-abbey road
3-peanut :man_shrugging:
4-
5-

:yellow_heart:
1 80s I’m assuming
2
3
4
5

:poop:
1-you after me :crazy_face:
2
3
4-2 boys is my guess as I think the dog is part of the 5
5-david copperfield

:green_heart:
1-the brain
2-i assume poison
3
4
5-sounds watery/ocean related so mercury sounds most correct but who knows :dizzy_face:

:orange_heart:
1 - jousting seems likely with the high insurance limiting how often it is done
2
3
4
5 - 26 in the corners and 55 on the ace-10 and then 6 2 each on face cards so 87?

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Not holding out any hope with this week!
  1. Which NYC neighbourhood is home to the Apollo Theater, and is the namesake of the river that separates the Bronx from Manhattan? Bronx?
  2. What country’s flag flies over the Faroe Islands? Iceland?
  3. Which London skyscraper is nicknamed the Salt Cellar? The gherkin?
  4. What’s 50 feet high, 26 feet wide, and 1,500 miles long? Great Wall of China?
  5. Which of these motorways is the longest - M4, M5 or M6? M6?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Which med student’s travels, before he became a Marxist icon, are celebrated in the 2004 Oscar-winning film The Motorcycle Diaries? No idea
  2. What Beatles album cover shows Paul walking barefoot with his eyes closed? Abbey Road?
  3. What was the name of P. T. Barnum’s giant elephant? Jumbo?
  4. What 1953 film won Frank Sinatra a best supporting actor Oscar? No idea
  5. What was Buddy Holly’s first UK hit record? Having a blank, Peggy Sue?

:yellow_heart: History

  1. In which decade did it become compulsory for passengers travelling in the front seat of a car to wear seat belts? 1980s?
  2. What English prison was built to hold captured French soldiers in 1805? One down south
  3. What does the “V-J” in V-J Day stand for? Victory in Japan?
  4. What famous British explorer was killed in Hawaii? No idea, Livingstone?
  5. What name is given to the official responsible for announcing the result of a local or parliamentary election? Returning Officer?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. What is the title of the 2016 sequel to Jojo Moyes’ 2012 best-selling novel Me Before You? You Before Me?
  2. What does the Latin circa before a date mean? Around/approximately?
  3. Mark Rylance won a Tony and an Olivier for his potrayal of Johnny ‘Rooster’ Byron in which ‘green and pleasant’ play? No idea
  4. How many of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five are boys? 2 unless you count Timmy as a boy dog in which case 3.
  5. What Dickens novel has David carrying the message “Barkis is willin” to Peggy? David Copperfield?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. Weighing in at approximately 1,400g, what is the most complex object in the known universe? Antimatter?
  2. What does the horned toad squirt from its eyes when it’s angry? Saliva?
  3. What’s the opposite of a spring tide? Fall tide?
  4. Who invented the machine gun in 1862? Samuel Colt? :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. What planet did the Mariner spacecraft explore? Neptune?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. What is the palio, a medieval event that takes place twice a year in the Italian city of Siena? Race?
  2. What are you doing if you make a riposte with a foil, or parry with an épée? Fencing
  3. What sprotsperson might use a “mashie-niblick”? A mental one?
  4. Which savoury sandwich filling was invented by Rosemary Hume in 1953? Coronation Chicken?
  5. How many diamonds appear in a standard deck of cards? 13 cards plus joker? 97?
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Okay… time for late night quizzing :clap::clap::clap:

💙 Geography
  1. I’m useless at anything smaller than states in US Geography! :woman_shrugging:t2:
  2. I should definitely know this - I don’t!
  3. Not heard of it as such but must be The Shard, surely?
  4. :thinking: Great Wall of China?
  5. The M6 is the longest motorway in the UK.
💗 Entertainment
  1. Um… name a Marxist… Karl Marx?
  2. Total guess at a Beatles album… Abbey Road?
  3. Jumbo
  4. From Here to Eternity… I think that won Best Picture so maybe supporting actor too?
  5. :woman_shrugging:t2: I can’t even name a Buddy Holly hit :woman_facepalming:t2:
💛 History
  1. :woman_shrugging:t2: 1960s?
  2. Um, famous prison newer than The Tower of London… Pentonville Prison?
  3. Um Victory in… somewhere, Japan?
  4. James Cook
  5. Something I’m sure I should know but I can’t think.
💩 Art and Literature
  1. :woman_shrugging:t2: You After Me?
  2. About or approximately
  3. Feel I should know but afraid I don’t know
  4. Hmm, well there are 2 boys and 2 girls but Timmy is also a male dog so does he count as a boy? Probably 2 but I think that’s mean to Timmy.
  5. :thinking: David Copperfield I think
💚 Science and Nature
  1. :thinking: The Human Brain?
  2. Guessing it’s not tears… blood?
  3. Neap tide
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2: Not even got a guess
  5. Mercury
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. Not a clue… jousting competition?
  2. Fencing
  3. Nope
  4. We’ve established before that cookery is not my thing.
  5. Ooh maths maybe? There are 13 cards that are diamonds but if we are counting individually drawn diamonds drawn on a standard pack then every card in a suit (normally) has a tiny one top left and bottom right. Then each number card has that number of diamonds and (normally) face cards have 2 plus face drawing. Obviously fancy cards have different motifs but bog standard… (2*13)+(2*3)+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 = 87
Bella's Bonus Round 👍
  1. Melton Mowbray
  2. The Bounty
  3. The Millenium
  4. Samuel Pepys
  5. Up your bum… though I’m pretty sure there’s a tenticle dildo that might count so maybe all places you’d find jelly fish?
  6. 2012

I liked Bella’s Bonuses Best… and I may have overthought :orange_heart:5 :rofl:. Thanks @Ian_Chimp - love the Hump Day Quizzing.

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Answers to Hump Day Quiz 11.08.21

Geography:

  1. Harlem
  2. Denmark
  3. The Shard
  4. Feel like I’ve heard this in a quiz before… I think it’s the Great Wall of China
  5. M6?

Entertainment:

  1. Che Guavara (unsure on spelling)
  2. Abbey Road
  3. Jumbo
  4. No idea
  5. No idea

History:

  1. 80’s?
  2. No idea
  3. Victory over Japan
  4. Captain Cook
  5. Returning Officer

Arts & Lit:

  1. After You
  2. Approximately
  3. No idea
  4. 3 including the dog (2 without)
  5. No idea

Science & Nature:

  1. The human brain
  2. Blood
  3. Neap tide
  4. No idea
  5. Venus?

Sprot & Leisure:

  1. Horse racing
  2. No idea
  3. No idea
  4. Given the date, I’m guessing Coronation Chicken
  5. 13

Bonus Non-Genius Round:

  1. Melton Mowbray
  2. Bounty
  3. The Millennium
  4. Samuel Pepys
  5. Up your bum!
  6. 2012
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Lol I like these ones
  1. Where are Melton Mowbray pork pies made? Melton Mowbray
  2. What was the ship called in Mutiny on The Bounty? Bounty
  3. The Millennium Dome was built to mark which historical event? Millennium
  4. Who wrote The Diary of Samuel Pepys? Samuel pepys
  5. Where would you not normally find a jellyfish - in the sea, dead on a beach, or up your bum? Up your bum
  6. In what year were the 2012 Olympics held? 2012
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I have added the answers to the quiz post :+1:

And the winner of this week’s Great Hump Day Quiz is… :drum::drum::drum:

@SexInTheCity :trophy::balloon:

Congratulations! :slightly_smiling_face:

And our Clean-Sweepers this week are…

@Bella_1 :face_with_monocle:
@Peitho :face_with_monocle:
@MrsLovett77 :blue_heart:
@WillC :heartpulse:
@SexInTheCity :blue_heart::face_with_monocle:

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Well done @SexInTheCity and all of the clean sweepers!

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Congratulations @SexInTheCity :grinning:

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Congratulations @SexInTheCity - Seriously impressive. I thought they were a really hard set this week!

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Congratulations @SexInTheCity !

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Woohoooo! :confetti_ball::tada::confetti_ball: Thank you all!

Congrats to all the clean sweepers too :partying_face:

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(18/08/21)

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 of these cities is closest to the equator - Cairo, Jakarta, Nairobi or Rio de Janeiro?

  2. What does the Greek word polis mean, as in Metropolis?

  3. Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exists?

  4. How many rivers are there in Saudi Arabia?

  5. Which religious artefact is kept in the Royal Chapel of the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Italy?

💗Entertainment

  1. Which 2013 film featured an ill-fated expedition to Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of life?

  2. What were Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard better known as?

  3. Singer-songwriter George Ezra enjoyed chart success in 2014 with a single that shares its name with which European capital city?

  4. What character sings When You wish Upon a Star in Disney’s Pinocchio?

  5. Blue Ivy is the child of which two music moguls?

💛 History

  1. What country ceded Florida to the US in 1819?

  2. Who did Queen Victoria refer to as “the abominable G. Man” and “that half-mad firebrand”?

  3. Which Roman emperor made his horse a senator?

  4. Which foot did Neil Armstrong first put down on the moon?

  5. Which member of the royal family got married at Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, in July 2011?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. In 2013, a crater on the planet Mercury was named after which early 20th-century master of horror?

  2. Who was the first man to appear on the cover of Playboy?

  3. What figure of Greek mythology gave fire to man?

  4. What Tchaikovsky ballet do Red Riding Hood and Cinderella appear in?

  5. What Tennessee Williams play features Blanche Dubois and the Kowalskis?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. What is lava called before it reaches the Earth’s surface?

  2. What animal tail is called a brush?

  3. What’s the term for an organism that lives on or in another?

  4. What membrane controls the amount of light entering the eye?

  5. What is notable about the collared lemming - its coat turns white in winter, it grows special winter claws, or both?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. Which profession practised in 18th-century London markets is believed to have given its name to a dark beer?

  2. What’s the minimum number of masts on a schooner?

  3. What powdered substance is combined with hot water to make the drink matcha?

  4. What was the first English soccer club to win the European Cup?

  5. Several thousand tonnes of sand were shipped to Horse Guards Palace in London so that it could host which sprot during the 2012 Olympics?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@MsSubExperimenter 21 4 4 3 2 5 3
@Peitho 21 4 2 4 3 5 3
@WillC 19½ 3 4 4 2 4 2½
@MrsLovett77 17 3 1 4 2 4 3
@SexInTheCity 17 4 3 2 2 5 1
@Ian_Chimp 16 3 3 2 3 5 0
@Bella_1 15½ 3 3 2 1 4 2½
@LuciousLegs 12 4 2½ 0 2 3 ½
The Answers

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

  1. Nairobi
    (At latitude 1.29 degrees S.) | 1. Europa Report
  2. City | 2. The Three Stooges
  3. Great Pyramids of Giza
    (One of which was the tallest structure on the planet for four millenia) | 3. Budapest
  4. Zero | 4. Jiminy Cricket
  5. Shroud of Turin | 5. Beyoncé and Jay Z
    |
    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. Spain | 1. H. P. Lovecraft
  7. William Gladstone | 2. Peter Sellers
  8. Caligula | 3. Prometheus
  9. The left | 4. Sleeping Beauty
  10. Zara Philips
    (To England Rugby player Mike Tindall) | 5. A Streetcar Named Desire
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. Magma | 1. Porter
  12. A fox’s | 2. Two
  13. A parasite | 3. Green tea
  14. The iris | 4. Manchester United
  15. Both | 5. Beach Volleyball
    16.
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WillC Answers

Geography

1, Nairobi?
2. City
3, The Sphinx?
4, No idea
5, Turin Shroud?

Entertainment

1, No idea
2, The Three Stooges
3, Budapest
4, Jiminy Cricket?
5, Beyonce and Jay Z?

History

1, Spain?
2, Gladstone?
3, Caligula?
4, Left?
5, No idea!

Art and Literature

1, Edgar Alan Poe?
2, No idea
3, Prometheus
4, The Nutcracker?
5, A Streetcar Named Desire

Science and Nature

1, Magma?
2, Fox (Basil Brush!)
3, Parasite
4, Pupil?
5, Both?

Sprot and Leisure

1, Porter
2, 3?
3, Tea
4, Spurs springs to mind!
5, Beach Volleyball?

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MsSub Answers

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. Which of these cities is closest to the equator - Cairo, Jakarta, Nairobi or Rio de Janeiro? Cairo?
  2. What does the Greek word polis mean, as in Metropolis? City?
  3. Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exists? Pyramids?
  4. How many rivers are there in Saudi Arabia? 0?
  5. Which religious artefact is kept in the Royal Chapel of the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Italy? Turin Shroud?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Which 2013 film featured an ill-fated expedition to Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of life? Gravity?
  2. What were Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard better known as? 3 Stooges?
  3. Singer-songwriter George Ezra enjoyed chart success in 2014 with a single that shares its name with which European capital city? Budapest?
  4. What character sings When You wish Upon a Star in Disney’s Pinocchio? Jiminy Cricket?
  5. Blue Ivy is the child of which two music moguls? Beyoncé and Jay-Z?

:yellow_heart: History

  1. What country ceded Florida to the US in 1819? Spain?
  2. Who did Queen Victoria refer to as “the abominable G. Man” and “that half-mad firebrand”? No idea.
  3. Which Roman emperor made his horse a senator? Caligula?
  4. Which foot did Neil Armstrong first put down on the moon? Right?
  5. Which member of the royal family got married at Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, in July 2011? Zara Phillips?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. In 2013, a crater on the planet Mercury was named after which early 20th-century master of horror? No clue, Christopher Lee?
  2. Who was the first man to appear on the cover of Playboy? Hugh Hefner?
  3. What figure of Greek mythology gave fire to man? Vulcan (May not be Greek!)?
  4. What Tchaikovsky ballet do Red Riding Hood and Cinderella appear in? Sleeping Beauty? Don’t think it’s Swan Lake and don’t remember them from the Nutcracker!
  5. What Tennessee Williams play features Blanche Dubois and the Kowalskis? A Streetcar Named Desire?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. What is lava called before it reaches the Earth’s surface? Magma?
  2. What animal tail is called a brush? Fox?
  3. What’s the term for an organism that lives on or in another? Parasite?
  4. What membrane controls the amount of light entering the eye? Iris?
  5. What is notable about the collared lemming - its coat turns white in winter, it grows special winter claws, or both? Both?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. Which profession practised in 18th-century London markets is believed to have given its name to a dark beer? I want to say it’s stout but I don’t know what profession that would be.
  2. What’s the minimum number of masts on a schooner? 1?
  3. What powdered substance is combined with hot water to make the drink matcha? Green tea?
  4. What was the first English soccer club to win the European Cup? Manchester United?
  5. Several thousand tonnes of sand were shipped to Horse Guards Palace in London so that it could host which sprot during the 2012 Olympics? Beach volleyball I think?
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Let’s hope at least a few are right

Geography
1 Nairobi
2 city
3 pyramids
4 1?
5 covenant of the arc

Entertainment
1 no idea
2 three stooges
3 Budapest
4 Jimney cricket
5 no idea

History
1 Spain
2 no idea
3 Caligula
4 right - 50/50 chance lol
5 no idea

Art
1 Stephen king
2 no idea
3 Prometheus
4 no idea
5 no idea

Science
1 magma
2 fox
3 parasite
4 pupil
5 both?

Sport
1 no idea
2 two
3 tea
4 no idea
5 volley ball

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@Ian_Chimp could I please query brown? I think I should have 2? I just googled and the ballet appears to be Sleeping Beauty as is A Streetcar Named Desire

Thank you :blush:

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