The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

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They were just the right level of difficult for me. At first they looked like pure gibberish, but I kept at it, and when one (eventually) coalesced out of the fog of nonsense I gave a little ‘ha!’ and felt quite pleased with myself. :slightly_smiling_face:

Very enjoyable. :+1::slightly_smiling_face:

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Answers to A Little Mathematically Rebus-y (IX) Quiz :jigsaw:

  1. Fair and Square

  2. See eye to eye (the square root of -1 is i)

  3. Negative Nancy

  4. With or Without You

  5. You are a product of your environment

  6. Absolutely Not (Absolute Lee Not - though from outside discussion Boolean logic gates are a bit obscure so Absolutely Nothing is also an absolutely acceptable answer :+1:)

  7. The answer to Life, the Universe and Everything

  8. To Infinity and Beyond (B on D)

  9. A dime a dozen

  10. I ate some pie… and it was delicious! (Square route of -1 being i, 2^3 being 8, sum, pi)

And I declare the undisputed (and unopposed :joy:) winner to be @Ian_Chimp ! :clap::clap::clap:

:trophy:

Special mention to @KinkyMira for figuring out number 6 elsewhere… you’ve earned yourself a cake! :birthday:

Thanks guys :blush:

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Hooray for me! :slightly_smiling_face: Thanks @Peitho, I enjoyed that.

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(03/11/21)

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:

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. What river flows past the Temple of Karnak?

  2. The Irish islands Inishmaan, Inisheer and Inishmore are collectively known by what name?

  3. What’s the capital of Canada?

  4. The Victoria Falls are located on the border between Zimbabwe and which other southern African country?

  5. What country brews Peroni beer?

💗Entertainment

  1. Who created the Dr. Who TV series?

  2. What character is portrayed by Jon Hamm in the television series Mad Men?

  3. What singer won the 1943 Alabama-Mississippi State Fair talent contest?

  4. Which film star began his entertainment career as frontman for Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch?

  5. Whose first single was Move It, in 1959?

💛 History

  1. What was the famous prison of 18th-century London?

  2. Which artisan was hired for the gruesome task of making wax death masks of the nobles guillotined during the French Revolution?

  3. What was the dance of 1926?

  4. Which photo-sharing platform did Facebook buy in 2012 for approximately $1 billion?

  5. What three leaders met at the Yalta Conference?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. What film is based in Arthur C. Clarke’s novel Sentinel?

  2. Which Shakespeare character was the anti-hero of Verdi’s final opera?

  3. Who first said: “You have hissed my mistory lessons, tasted the whole werm, and shall leave on the next town drain”?

  4. In the books by Kate DiCamillo, what type of animal is Mercy Watson?

  5. What Ray Bradbury novel takes its name from the temperature at which book paper catches fire?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. What does a conchologist study?

  2. What is Irish moss - seaweed, moss or lichen?

  3. What unit of heat will raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius?

  4. Haricot vert, flageolet and scarlet runner are all types of what?

  5. What insect lends its name and gives its body to a food colouring?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. What do you get if you add fresh fruit to red wine?

  2. Hazard, a tavern game popular in the 18th century, is the predecessor to which modern casino game?

  3. What year was the first open Wimbledon championship held?

  4. Who helped break the Enigma Code in World War II, and was a British marathon runner who almost grabbed a spot on the 1948 Olympic team?

  5. What football team was Jasper Carrot a director of?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@MrsLovett77 25 5 5 5 3 4 3
@Peitho 21 4 2 4 3 5 3
@WillC 21 4 4 4 2 4 3
@Ian_Chimp 17 2 2 4 3 3 3
The Answers

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

  1. The Nile | 1. Terry Nation
  2. Aran Islands | 2. Don Draper
  3. Ottawa | 3. Elvis Presley
  4. Zambia | 4. Mark Wahlberg
  5. Italy | 5. Cliff Richard
    |
    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. Newgate | 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  7. Madam Tussaud | 2. Falstaff
    It was one of the very few comic operas Verdi wrote
  8. The Charleston | 3. The Reverend W.A. Spooner
  9. Instagram | 4. Pig
  10. Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill | 5. Fahrenheit 451
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. Shells and mollusks | 1. Sangria
  12. Seaweed | 2. Craps
  13. The calorie | 3. 1968
  14. Bean | 4. Alan Turing
  15. The cochineal | 5. Birmingham City
    16.
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WillC Answers

Geography

1, The Nile
2, Aran Islands
3, Ottawa
4, No idea
5, Italy

Entertainment

1, Sydney Newman
2, No idea
3, Elvis Presley?
4, Mark Wahlberg
5, Cliff Richard

History

1, Newgate?
2, Madame Tousaud (Not sure of spelling)
3, The Charlston?
4, Instagram?
5, No idea

Art and Literature

1, 2001 A Space Odyssey?
2, No idea
3, No idea
4, No idea
5, Farenheit 451

Science and Nature

1, Seashells
2, Seaweed?
3, No idea
4, Beans
5, Cochineal (Not sure of spelling!)

Sprot and Leisure

1, Sangria
2, Blackjack?
3, No idea
4, Alan Turing?
5, Birmingham City!

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My Answers:

💙 Geography
  1. Lots of temples in Egypt so The Nile?
  2. Feel I should know… but I don’t.
  3. Ottawa
  4. Zambia
  5. Italy?
💗 Entertainment
  1. Sure it’s a name I’ll recognise but I can’t recall it.
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2: Never seen it
  3. Elvis?
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. Don’t know the song… date and famous and lots of hits… Cliff Richard?
💛 History
  1. Newgate Prison?
  2. Madame (Marie) Tussaud
  3. The Charleston?
  4. Instagram
  5. :woman_shrugging:t2: Never heard of it… Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Cleopatra?
💩 Art and Literature
  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  2. Think he did a few based on Shakespeare… let’s try Falstaff?
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2: Not a clue
  4. Never heard of them… cat?
  5. Fahrenheit 451
💚 Science and Nature
  1. Shells
  2. Seaweed?
  3. A calorie
  4. Beans?
  5. Cochineal (Red)
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. :thinking: Oranges and red wine and heat, you get mulled wine :wine_glass: :yum:
  2. Craps
  3. Latish 19th century… 1887?
  4. Alan Turing? Definitely Enigma… don’t know about the running
  5. He’s from Birmingham and very passionate about Birmingham… so Birmingham???
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Very happy with that - I made it 16! :rofl:

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I’m back! :smiley:

MrsLovett answers

:blue_heart:
1-Nile
2-Aran Islands?
3-Ottawa
4-Zambia?
5-Italy

:heartpulse:
1-Terry Nation
2-Don Draper
3-Elvis Presley?
4-Mark Whalberg
5-Cliff Richards

:yellow_heart:
1-Newgate?
2-Madame Tussaud
3-Charleston?
4-Instagram ( was Instagram a thing then? :thinking:)
5-Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill

:poop:
1-2001, A Space Odyssey
2-No idea… Falstaff rings a bell
3-Nope, no idea
4-A dog?
5-Farenheit 451

:green_heart:
1-Shells
2-Lichen?
3-A calorie??
4-Beans
5-Cochinilla ( not sure of the spelling in English: cochinal?)

:orange_heart:
1-Sangria :heart_eyes:
2- Blackjack?
3- I don’t know: 1947?
4-Alan Turing?
5- Thinking Birmingham…

Thanks for the quiz @Ian_Chimp!

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And back with a bang as well. :slightly_smiling_face::clap:

There’s an argument between Wikipedia and the card for :heartpulse:1, so if anyone is browsing the answers and having a tally, that’s the explanation. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Ah @Peitho and @Ian_Chimp - I’m going to have to miss both quizzes this week I’m afraid :cry: Been a bit of a crazy week! I’m going to save them for later on in the week when hopefully I’ll have some more time. Thank you both though :purple_heart:

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I’m giving the quiz a miss this week, too tired to concentrate! Thank you as always though @Ian_Chimp :banana:

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Thank you. I just done that. :duck:

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Not to worry @SexInTheCity , if you promise not to look at the answers your score definitely counts whenever you have time.

Hope your week is either crazy in a good way or settles down soon!

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I thought the sad faces might gee up some guilty late answers, but no, they have not. :slightly_smiling_face:

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:

@MrsLovett77 :trophy::balloon:

Who absolutely smashed it with a grand score of a massive 25. :partying_face::champagne:

Congratulations! :slightly_smiling_face:

And the Great Hump Clean-Sweepers this week are…

@Peitho :green_heart:
@MrsLovett77 :blue_heart::heartpulse::yellow_heart:


The card says Terry Nation for :heartpulse:1, but the internet does say Sydney Newman, so I’ve given a point for either. :+1:

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Thank you @Ian_Chimp - I love the quizzes!

Congratulations @MrsLovett77 , a truly sensational score! :clap::clap::clap::clap:

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Congratulations @MrsLovett77 :slight_smile:

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Congratulations @MrsLovett77! :smiley:

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Thank you all so much! :slight_smile:
Wow, I can’t believe it! :star_struck:
I may celebrate it later on with a bit of Sangria!!

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(10/11/21)

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:

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. What’s the closest county to the Isle of Wight?

  2. What is the common nickname for the belt of volcanic and seismic activity that borders most of the Pacific Rim?

  3. What’s the capital of Morocco?

  4. Trastevere is a district of which European city?

  5. What London station is the Old Vic found behind?

💗Entertainment

  1. Where does Yogi Bear live?

  2. “Le Freak” and “Good Times” were hit singles for which band, co-founded by Nile Rogers?

  3. Which film did the author Ken Kesey refuse to watch?

  4. What theatre opened in Sheffield in 1972?

  5. Who asked the musical question: “Where have you gone, Joe Dimaggio?” ?

💛 History

  1. What constituency did Margaret Thatcher represent in Parliament?

  2. In 1932, the Australian army declared war on which creatures, believed to have become a nuisance - camels, kangaroos or emus?

  3. What building are British monarchs crowned in?

  4. The 1973 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel ended which war?

  5. Who betrayed Norway to the Nazis?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. Who wrote The Night of the Iguana?

  2. Who had a parrot named Polynesia?

  3. Which mid-19th-century art movement focused on American landscapes, and is named after a major American river?

  4. Who wrote 187 Men to Avoid: A Survival Guide for the Romantically Frustrated Woman in 1995, using the pen name Danielle Brown?

  5. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. Where is the human skin the thickest?

  2. What’s a woofer?

  3. What is the lifespan of a termite queen - five hours, five months or five decades?

  4. What’s the term for space devoid of matter?

  5. What is a shark’s skeleton made of?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. What distinguishes a sculler in rowing?

  2. How high is the centre of a tennis net?

  3. What cities were the start and finish of the first intercontinental auto race, in 1908?

  4. Which craft uses moss, purl and stocking techniques?

  5. What number is 6 o’clock on a dartboard?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@MrsLovett77 18 4 5 2 2 3 2
@Peitho 16½ 3 3 2 3 2 3½
@WillC 16 2 5 2 2 3 2
@Ian_Chimp 15 2 4 2 2 3 2
@SexInTheCity 14 5 1 3 2 3 0
@MsSubExperimenter 10½ 1 4 1 1 2 1½
@Craig1234 7½ 1 2 1 0 2 1½
The Answers

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

  1. Hampshire | 1. Jellystone National Park
  2. Ring of Fire | 2. Chic
  3. Rabat | 3. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
  4. Rome | 4. The Crucible
  5. Waterloo Station | 5. Simon and Garfunkel
    |
    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. Finchley | 1. Tennesse Williams
  7. Emus | 2. Dr Dolittle
  8. Westminster Abbey | 3. Hudson River School
  9. Yom Kippur War | 4. Dan Brown
  10. Vidkun Quisling | 5. Gamma
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. On the back | 1. Two oars
  12. A low-frequency speaker | 2. Three feet
  13. Five decades | 3. New York and Paris
  14. Vacuum | 4. Knitting
  15. Cartilage | 5. Three
    16.
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WillC Answers

Geography

1, Dorset?
2, Ring Of Fire
3, Rabat
4, No idea
5, London Victoria?

Entertainment

1, Jellystone Park
2, Chic
3, One Few Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (I know he wrote it!)
4, The Crucible?
5, Simon and Garfunel!

History

1, No idea
2, Emus?
3, Westminster Abbey?
4, No idea
5, No idea

Art and Literature

1, No idea
2, Doctor Doolittle!
3, No idea
4, No idea
5, Gamma?

Science and Nature

1, Sole of the foot?
2, A bass speaker
3, Five Months?
4, Vacuum?
5, Cartilage

Sprot and Leisure

1, No idea
2, 4ft?
3, No idea
4, Knitting
5, 3

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