The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

Games
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MrsLovett answers

:blue_heart:

1-Riyadh
2-Pineapple?
3-Venezuela
4-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
5- Japan?

:heartpulse:

1-Rita Hayworth?
2- Il Divo?
3-Roy Scheider
4-Gina Davies and Susan Sarandon
5-Lion? ( that or Tin Man, so I did head or tails here)

:yellow_heart:

1-Tank?
2-Royal Pavilion
3-Detroit?
4-Orange?
5-UK

:poop:

1-Pilgrim’s Progress?
2-Don’t know
3-His Dark Materials?
4-Woodwind
5-Live and Let Die

:green_heart:

1- 1?
2- Cannot think of the name :woman_facepalming:
3- DNA
4- Light pollution
5- 8

:orange_heart:

1-Pear?
2-Hockey?
3- I would call it a betting board
4-Marathon?
5-Barbie?

I found them quite hard. I’d be surprised if I have any correct answer in Sprot & Leisure. Is there any award for that? :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography :blue_heart:

  1. Riyad (not 100% on spelling)
  2. Pineapple :pineapple:
  3. Venezuela
  4. Union of Soviet something Republics
  5. North Korea

Entertainment :heartpulse:

  1. No idea
  2. No idea
  3. No idea
  4. No idea
  5. The Scarecrow

History :yellow_heart:

  1. No idea
  2. Royal Pavilion
  3. No idea
  4. Orange
  5. Britain

Arts and Literature :poop:

  1. No idea
  2. No idea
  3. No idea
  4. Wild guess at Woodwork
  5. No idea

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. Hmmmmm I feel like the only educated guess I can do is once a year, otherwise surely it varies penguin to penguin :penguin:
  2. Corpse Flower
  3. DNA
  4. Light pollution
  5. 2

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  1. No idea
  2. Snowboarding
  3. No idea
  4. A mega marathon
  5. Gosh no idea, tiddlywinks?

Template still giving me lots of joy, although I’m considering one with “no idea” next to each answer might save me even more time :joy:

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Last call… @MsSubExperimenter @LuciousLegs @Bella_1

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Will have a quick look now if not too late :blush:

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Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography :blue_heart:

  1. Riyadh?

  2. Pineapple?

  3. Venezuela?

  4. Union of Soviet States of Russia?

  5. Denmark? :woman_shrugging:t2:

Entertainment :heartpulse:

  1. Doris Day?

  2. Il Divo?

  3. No idea

  4. Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis?

  5. Munchkin?

History :yellow_heart:

  1. Trebuchet?

  2. Pavilion

  3. Detroit?

  4. Tulip?

  5. Denmark?

Arts and Literature :poop:

  1. The Revenant? No idea!

  2. Riki Tiki Tavi?

  3. No idea

  4. String?

  5. Live and Let Die?

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. 1?

  2. Can’t think, it was on an episode of Scorpion!

  3. DNA?

  4. Smog?

  5. 8?

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  1. Apple?

  2. Golf?

  3. Tote?

  4. Ultra marathon?

  5. Yo-yo?

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

There was some discrepancy between the card and the internet about how many tentacles a squid has… There may be some marks that need checking.

But, I think the uncatchable winner of the Great Hump Day Quiz this week will be… :drum::drum::drum:

@WillC :trophy::balloon:

Congratulations! :slightly_smiling_face:

And the Great Hump Clean-Sweepers are…

@SexInTheCity :green_heart:
@MrsLovett77 :yellow_heart:
@FL45H :blue_heart:

Well done. :slightly_smiling_face::clap:

I think we can dust off a little somethin’-somethin’… :slightly_smiling_face:

And the NoNothing Medals of Ignorance go to… :drum::drum::drum:

@MrsLovett77 :medal_sports::partying_face::orange_heart:
@SexInTheCity :medal_sports::partying_face::poop:

And @SexInTheCity - :poop:4 Woodwork. That was perhaps a little too wild. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Thanks, and i will admit watching Pointless has helped me immensely with many of the answers! :slightly_smiling_face:

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:joy::joy::joy::joy::joy: For goodness sake! Predictive words did me dirty. Although I’ll happily join @MrsLovett77 with the NoNothing Medal of Ignorance Award :partying_face:

Congrats for the win @WillC! :confetti_ball:

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Thanks! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Regarding Betty Grable being the film star answer…i was torn between guessing Shirley Temple and Lassie!

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Congratulations @WillC :smiley:

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Thanks! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Congratulations @WillC - I thought this week’s were incredibly hard! Clearly not my area of expertise, and definitely a few guess marks in mine too. I’m very impressed with your score.

I’m glad @SexInTheCity waa marked correct for :green_heart:5 since her answer is what the Internet says but not what the question’s answer clearly is… I did look that one up after submitting my answers because I found it interesting.

Also and most importantly you missed an additional Clean-Sweeper in the honours list:

@Ian_Chimp :green_heart:     :banana::clap::clap:

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I’ve updated the answers to include the internet info. :+1: I marked 2 and 10 as correct (even though @Craig1234 got the number of arms and tentacles flipped :slightly_smiling_face:).

Thank you. :slightly_smiling_face: Though I completely forgot about arms and tentacles, and just guessed 10 - so maybe mines more a 4-4½ :slightly_smiling_face:

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Lucky guesses definitely count - my scores would always have at least a couple of marks less without!

Your Clean Sweep stands :joy:

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Congratulations @WillC ! :tada:

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Thanks! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Done Thanks :grin:

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I have not forgotten about the quiz, it’s just slipped past me so far today. :slightly_smiling_face: It should be up this evening. :crossed_fingers:

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(01/12/21)

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::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. Whats the largest Japanese island?

  2. In what language does obrigado mean “thank you”?

  3. What city’s harbour does The Little Mermaid grace?

  4. Which mountain range can be described as ‘the backbone of Italy’, stretching the entire length of the mainland?

  5. What prison is found in Ossining, New York?

💗Entertainment

  1. How long is Camptown Racetrack?

  2. Which breakfast TV programme did The One Show hosts Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley move to in 2010?

  3. What Broadway musical introduced the song Some Enchanted Evening?

  4. Who played President Merkin Muffley in Dr. Strangelove?

  5. Who was Noggin the Nog’s arch-enemy?

💛 History

  1. What was the name of the Protestant revolt against the supremacy of the Pope?

  2. For how long did Louis XIX rule France - 20 minutes, 20 days or 20 weeks?

  3. What was the chuckwagon used for on cattle drives?

  4. In 2014, Parisian politician Ann Hidalgo became Paris’s first female what?

  5. Who led the All-Indian Congress Party in seeking independence from Britain?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. What Count did Alexandre Dumas write about?

  2. Which Impressionist French artist dedicated more than half of his life’s work to the subject of ballet?

  3. Who was Don Quixote’s imaginary lover?

  4. Which of Stephen King’s books, about reanimated animals, was so horrifying to him that he felt it was too dark to publish?

  5. What artist’s surname was van Rijn?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. How many feet are there in a fathom?

  2. In Argentina in the 1890s, what type of evidence was first used to accurately solve a crime?

  3. What science deals with the motion of projectiles?

  4. What was the name of the Soviet astro-pup on board Sputnik 2, which was launched on 3 November 1957?

  5. What is the fruit of the hawthorn called?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. What’s the tallest piece on a chessboard?

  2. Who became the face of the London 2012 Olympics when a painting of her the size of 15 tennis courts was placed under Heathrow’s flight path?

  3. What famous race did Snow Knight win in 1974?

  4. Which two events made up Mo Farah’s ‘double-double’ at the Rio and London Olympics?

  5. What non-mechanical sprot achieves the highest speeds?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@Peitho 22 3 3 4 4 4 4
@MrsLovett77 20 5 3 2 5 3 2
@MsSubExperimenter 18 4 2 2 4 4 2
@VanillaWithSprinkles 18 4 2 3 4 2 3
@WillC 16½ 5 2 3 3 2½ 1
@Ian_Chimp 15 2 1 3 3 4 2
@SexInTheCity 13 2 0 3 3 2 3
@Craig1234 10 2 0 4 0 2 2
The Answers

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

  1. Honshu | 1. Five miles
  2. Portuguese | 2. Daybreak
  3. Copenhagen’s | 3. South Pacific
  4. The Apennines | 4. Peter Sellers
  5. Sing Sing | 5. Nogbad the Bad
    |
    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. The Reformation | 1. The Count of Monte Cristo
  7. 20 minutes
    He abdicated almost immediately after being declared king | 2. Edgar Degas
  8. Cooking | 3. Dulcinea
  9. Mayor | 4. Pet Sematary
  10. Mohandas Karamchand Ghandi | 5. Rembrant’s
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. Six | 1. The King
  12. Fingerprints | 2. Jessica Ennis-Hill
  13. Ballistics | 3. The Derby
  14. Laika | 4. 5000 metres and 10,000 metres
  15. The haw | 5. Sky-diving