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(26/01/22)

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. What country are you in if you’re sitting on a sofa in Sofia?

  2. Which country has internet addresses ending in .il?

  3. Which North Atlantic island group is known as the “sheep islands”?

  4. In which country is Sharm el-Sheikh?

  5. Which city is served by Keflavik Airport?

💗Entertainment

  1. What TV sci-fi duo gave Catatonia their highest placing in the singles chart?

  2. Which hard rock band’s 2016-2017 world concert tour was called “Not in this Lifetime…”?

  3. What’s the surname of Michelin-starred celebrity chef Tom, who owns Tom’s Kitchen restaurant?

  4. What creatures attack Troll Village in the Trolls film?

  5. What food did E.T. cause Elliot to drop in fright in his backyard?

💛 History

  1. Who married American actress Nancy Davis?

  2. In a Roman villa, what was a hypocaust used for - to sleep on, to provide central heating, or for growing plants?

  3. What was the operative name of Dutch-born World War I spy Geertruida Zelle?

  4. What began August 15, 1969, on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm?

  5. What two mountain ranges did Hannibal and his elephants march through in 218 B.C.?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. Which paining by Johannes Vermeer is at the heart of movie starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth?

  2. Why would a phobatrivaphobe fear this question?

  3. In which book did Caractacus Potts own an extraordinary car?

  4. How many attended the March Hare’s tea party?

  5. What does P.S. stand for at the end of a letter?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. What are the names of the acids that are found in your small intestine - carbolic, amino, or acetic?

  2. What type of people have an appetite for anthropophagy?

  3. What did Wilhelm Roentgen discover in 1895?

  4. When does slack water occur?

  5. What m-word describes the change from a chrysalis to a butterfly?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. Which Asian country hosted the first ever night-time Formula 1 Grand Prix?

  2. Where can castor oil be found on a golf course?

  3. What animal is pictured on malted milk biscuits?

  4. What are the highest-paying odds on a roulette table?

  5. How many points was each dot swallowed by Pac-man worth?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@Peitho 17½ 3 1 3 4 4 2½
@MsSubExperimenter 17½ 5 1 4 3½ 2 2
@Ian_Chimp 17½ 2 2 3 4½ 4 2
@SexInTheCity 14½ 4 0 1 4½ 3 2
@WillC 14 2 2 4½ 3 2½ 1
@Craig1234 7½ 3½ 0 0 1½ 1½ 1
The Answers

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

  1. Bulgaria | 1. Mulder and Scully
  2. Israel | 2. Guns N’ Roses
  3. Faroes | 3. Aikens
  4. Egypt | 4. Bergens
  5. Reykjavik | 5. Pizza
    |
    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. Ronald Reagan | 1. Girl With a Pearl Earring
  7. To provide central heating | 2. It’s a fear of trivia about phobias
  8. Mata Hari | 3. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  9. Woodstock | 4. Four
  10. The Pyrenees and Alps | 5. Postscript
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. Amino | 1. Singapore
  12. Cannibals | 2. Inside golf balls
  13. X-Rays | 3. Cow
  14. Between the tides | 4. Thirty-five to one
  15. Metamorphosis | 5. Ten
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WillC Answers

Geography

1, Bulgaria?
2, Iceland?
3, Shetlands?
4, Egypt
5, No idea

Entertainment

1, Mulder and Scully
2, Guns N Roses!
3, Kerridge (Not sure of spelling)
4, No idea
5, Reece’s Pieces?

History

1, Ronald Reagan
2, Central Heating?
3, Mata Hari?
4, Woodstock
5, Only know The Alps

Art and Literature

1, The Girl With The Pearl Earring
2, No idea
3, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
4, No idea
5, Post Script

Science and Nature

1, Acetic?
2, Human Beings?
3, X Rays
4, No idea
5, Metamorphosis

Sprot and Leisure

1, Japan?
2, No idea
3, A Cow
4, No idea!
5, No idea!

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Chips are in the oven…

Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography :blue_heart:

  1. Bulgaria
    2.?
  2. Faero islands
  3. Egypt
  4. Iceland

Entertainment :heartpulse:

History :yellow_heart:

  1. Edward viii
  2. Grow plants
  5. Himalayas

Arts and Literature :poop:

  3. Chitty Chitty bang bang
  4. 13
  5. Post subscript

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. Amino
  2. Archaeologists
  4. Eddy
  5. Morphication

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  1. China
  3. Cow
  5. 1
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Ooooh I got an extra 1/2 mark this week :partying_face::partying_face::partying_face::partying_face:

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My go… Mixed bag this week I think though not as dire as last week (I hope!)

💙 Geography
  1. :rofl: Bulgaria
  2. :thinking: Israel?
  3. Probably should know this but don’t.
  4. Egypt
  5. Sounds Scandinavian… Helsinki?
💗 Entertainment
  1. Mulder and Scully
  2. Aerosmith?
  3. Not a clue
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2: Fairies?
  5. :thinking: Probably should know… chocolate bar? :woman_shrugging:t2:
💛 History
  1. Reagan was married to a Nancy, was it her?
  2. Central heating - as someone who’s been to Bath multiple times and studied both Latin (briefly) and Classics I better have got this right!
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. Woodstock in '69? Different Dairy Farm to Glastonbury!
  5. :thinking: The Alps definitely… maybe the Appennines too?
💩 Art and Literature
  1. The Girl with the Pearl Earring
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2: Fear of question marks?
  3. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  4. The March Hare, the Mad Hatter, the Doormouse and Alice so 4.
  5. Post Script
💚 Science and Nature
  1. Amino acids come from proteins and probably would still be present in the small intestine after the proteins have been broken down in digestion. Acetic is in vinegar, I don’t think it’s in us and Carbolic is something else though I can’t think what now so I’ll go for Amino.
  2. People who eat people, it means cannibals.
  3. :thinking: :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. At high and low tide when it’s changing direction.
  5. Metamorphosis
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. Japan?
  2. In the bodies of the elderly who take a cod liver oil supplement.
  3. Cow?
  4. :thinking: A bet on a single number
  5. I think 10? I know the ghosts are Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde.
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MsSub’s attempt

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. What country are you in if you’re sitting on a sofa in Sofia? Bulgaria?
  2. Which country has internet addresses ending in .il? Israel?
  3. Which North Atlantic island group is known as the “sheep islands”? Faroe Islands?
  4. In which country is Sharm el-Sheikh? Egypt!
  5. Which city is served by Keflavik Airport? Reykjavik?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. What TV sci-fi duo gave Catatonia their highest placing in the singles chart? Mulder and Scully?
  2. Which hard rock band’s 2016-2017 world concert tour was called “Not in this Lifetime…”? Bon Jovi?
  3. What’s the surname of Michelin-starred celebrity chef Tom, who owns Tom’s Kitchen restaurant? Kitchin?
  4. What creatures attack Troll Village in the Trolls film? No idea, dragons?
  5. What food did E.T. cause Elliot to drop in fright in his backyard? No idea, a hotdog?

:yellow_heart: History

  1. Who married American actress Nancy Davis? Ronald Reagan?
  2. In a Roman villa, what was a hypocaust used for - to sleep on, to provide central heating, or for growing plants? Provide heating?
  3. What was the operative name of Dutch-born World War I spy Geertruida Zelle? Mata Hari?
  4. What began August 15, 1969, on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm? Woodstock?
  5. What two mountain ranges did Hannibal and his elephants march through in 218 B.C.? Atlas and Himalayas?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Which paining by Johannes Vermeer is at the heart of movie starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth? Girl with the Pearl Earring?
  2. Why would a phobatrivaphobe fear this question? It’s a phobia about trivia?
  3. In which book did Caractacus Potts own an extraordinary car? Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? (Not sure if that’s the book title)
  4. How many attended the March Hare’s tea party? 13?
  5. What does P.S. stand for at the end of a letter? Post Script?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. What are the names of the acids that are found in your small intestine - carbolic, amino, or acetic? Amino?
  2. What type of people have an appetite for anthropophagy? Historians?
  3. What did Wilhelm Roentgen discover in 1895? A chemical element?
  4. When does slack water occur? No idea, a tsunami?
  5. What m-word describes the change from a chrysalis to a butterfly? Metamorphosis?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. Which Asian country hosted the first ever night-time Formula 1 Grand Prix? Abu Dhabi?
  2. Where can castor oil be found on a golf course? Golf balls?
  3. What animal is pictured on malted milk biscuits? Cow?
  4. What are the highest-paying odds on a roulette table? No clue, green?
  5. How many points was each dot swallowed by Pac-man worth? 1?
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I had to rejig the scores a little as I misread an answer. It makes things a little more interesting… :slightly_smiling_face:

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See mine never improved :joy::rofl::joy::rofl::joy:

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Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography :blue_heart:

  1. Bulgaria
  2. Italy?
  3. Faroe Islands?
  4. Egypt
  5. Reykjavik

Entertainment :heartpulse:

  1. No idea
  2. No idea
  3. Wild guess at Kitchen? I know it’s not Kerridge but now I can’t think of other Tom’s…
  4. No idea
  5. No idea

History :yellow_heart:

  1. No idea
  2. Guess at central heating?
  3. No idea
  4. No idea
  5. No idea

Arts and Literature :poop:

  1. Girl with a pearl earring
  2. Because they’re scared of quizzes?
  3. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  4. 4
  5. Post scriptum

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. Amino?
  2. No idea
  3. Xray
  4. No idea
  5. Metamorphosis

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  1. No idea
  2. No idea
  3. Cow
  4. No idea
  5. 10?
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It’s getting late @MrsLovett77… :slightly_smiling_face:

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

And this week’s winners of the Great Hump Day Quiz are… :drum::drum::drum:

@Peitho and @MsSubExperimenter :trophy::balloon:

Congratulations! :slightly_smiling_face:

And the Great Hump Clean-Sweepers are… :bouquet::clap:

@MsSubExperimenter :blue_heart:

The kid’s questions this week were:

:blue_heart:1 | :heartpulse:4 | :yellow_heart:2 | :poop:3 | :green_heart:5 | :orange_heart:3

And I know he’s already looking forward to it… :slightly_smiling_face:

This week’s Great Hump Day Potato goes to… :drum::drum::drum:

@Craig1234 :potato:

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Thank you @Ian_Chimp and congrats @Peitho! :sunny::sunny:

And of course @Craig1234 :sweet_potato:

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Yay - Three way split! :blush:

(Yes @Ian_Chimp - you share the spoils too though you never include yourself!)

@MsSubExperimenter , I think you just edge in front for the trophy though as the solo clean sweeper too - Congratulations! :tada:

I’m quite pleased with 5/6 on the kid’s questions (though Sprot was a guess) - I was terrible on them before :rofl:. Thanks @Ian_Chimp !

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Congratulations ladies! :slightly_smiling_face:

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(02/02/22)

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. With distinctive orange covers, what is the name of Ordnance Survey’s range of 1:25,000-scale maps?

  2. Which renowned opera house in Milan is known by a name that translates into English as “The Staircase”?

  3. What is described in gazetteers as: Archipelago, north west Europe, comprising two large islands and 5,000 small islands?

  4. Which town in Dordogne gave its name to a TV detective series?

  5. What is a hongi - an Incan drink, a Maori greeting, or a Native American home?

💗Entertainment

  1. Which Clean Bandit single takes its name from a nursery rhyme about a baby in a cradle?

  2. Which long-running detective drama, set in Hastings during World War II, starred Michael Kitchen and Honeysuckle Weeks?

  3. Who was the hottest-selling Cuban singer of the 80s and 90s?

  4. At the first Glastonbury Festival in 1970, the admission price of £1 included what free produce?

  5. In the TV drama Poldark, based on the novels by Winston Graham, what is the first name of Ross Poldark’s wife?

💛 History

  1. Name at least two of the five founding countries of OPEC in 1960.

  2. Which British monarch was on the throne at the time of the American Civil War?

  3. The world’s first webcam was set up so scientists at Cambridge University could keep an eye on what - a car park, a cat, or a coffee pot?

  4. Who was the first popularly elected president of Russia?

  5. According to the International Shark Attack File, which country has experienced the most reported attacks since records began?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. Name the composer of the opera Don Giovanni.

  2. On a piano keyboard, how many keys are there in one octave?

  3. Name the play by Peter Morgan about the weekly meetings held between Queen Elizabeth II and her prime ministers.

  4. What is the maximum age for an author to win the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize?

  5. From whom did Shakespeare steal the phrase Love is blind?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. What is the term for a natural depression in a land surface formed by the dissolution and collapse of a cavern roof?

  2. What type of animal has breeds including Jersey Giant, Leghorn, and Hamburg?

  3. What syndrome was first identified in the USA in 1981?

  4. How many months are there in seven years?

  5. What did a Commodore 64 home computer have 64 of?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. Which flavouring takes its name from its aroma, which smells like a combination of cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg?

  2. Which sprot was known as “murder ball” when it was first played in the 1970s - wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, or beach volleyball?

  3. In 2016, who became only the fourth female British tennis player ever to reach the top ten in the world?

  4. How many points are scored for a try in a game of rugby union - 2, 3, or 5?

  5. Which signature piece of clothing by Diane Von Furstenburg celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2014?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@WillC 18½ 2½ 5 4 2 3 2
@Peitho 16 3 2 3 2 4 2
@Ian_Chimp 15 4 1 3 2 3 2
@SexInTheCity 12 2 1 3 0 2 4
@Craig1234 11½ 2½ 1 4 0 2½ 1½
The Answers

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

  1. Explorer | 1. “Rockabye”
  2. La Scala | 2. Foyle’s War
  3. The British Isles | 3. Gloria Estefan
  4. Bergerac | 4. Milk[1]
  5. A Maori greeting[2] | 5. Demelza
    |
    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela | 1. Mozart
  7. Queen Victoria | 2. 13[3]
  8. A coffee pot[4] | 3. The Audience
  9. Boris Yeltsin[5] | 4. 35
  10. United States | 5. Chaucer
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. Sinkhole | 1. Allspice
  12. Chicken | 2. Wheelchair rugby
  13. AIDS | 3. Johanna Konta
  14. 84 | 4. 5[6]
  15. Kilobytes of memory | 5. Wrap dress

  1. From founder Michael Eavis’s farm ↩︎

  2. It involves two people pressing their noses together. ↩︎

  3. There are five black notes, and eight white notes ↩︎

  4. In 1993, the camera allowed the scientists, and the world, to see if someone needed to make more coffee. ↩︎

  5. In 1991 ↩︎

  6. 3 points are scored for a penalty or drop goal, and 2 for a conversion kick after a try (this makes no sense…) ↩︎

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WillC Answers

Geography

1, No idea
2, La Scala
3, Great Britain?
4, Bergerac?
5, Incan drink?

Entertainment

1, Rock a Bye Baby?
2, Foyle’s War
3, Gloria Estefan?
4, Milk i think as it’s a dairy farm.
5, Demelza?

History

1, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait?
2, Victoria
3, Coffe Pot i think to see if a watched pot never boils!
4, Yeltsin
5, Australia?

Art and Literature

1, Mozart
2, No idea
3, No idea
4, 18?
5, Chaucer?

Science and Nature

1, No idea
2, Chicken/Rooster
3, AIDS?
4, 84
5, Bits?

Sprot and Leisure

1, Allspice?
2, Wheelchair Rugby?
3, No idea
4, 3?
5, No idea

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Here goes nothing :see_no_evil::see_no_evil::see_no_evil::see_no_evil::see_no_evil:

Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography :blue_heart:

  1. Explorer - yellow are outdoor lesuire
  3. Uk
  4. Bergerac
  5. Incan drink… I’m sure you’d ask when drunk lol

Entertainment :heartpulse:

  2. Foyles war?
  4. Egg??

History :yellow_heart:

  1. Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq +???
  2. Victoria
  3. Coffee pot???
  4. Mikial Gorbachev… Spelling? Birthmark on head
  5. USA???

Arts and Literature :poop:

  2. 8??
  4. 17??
  5. Cupid :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. Sinota… Dived in one in Mexico
  2. Goat???
  3. Adhd?? Or mobile phone hatred
  4. 84
  5. Mega bytes of memory

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  1. All spice???
  2. Wheel chair basketball… It looks leathal
  3. Miss Robson???
  4. 3
  5. Some type of dress???
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Manic long day and full evening yesterday - no time for weekly bath and quizzing!

Thankfully, time for a lunch break today so:

💙 Geography
  1. I do not know, sure I should, depressing. Poor start.
  2. La Scala
  3. :rofl: Us - The UK and Ireland.
  4. Bergerac?
  5. Native American Home? :woman_shrugging:t2:
💗 Entertainment
  1. Rock a Bye? Is that a Clean Bandit song?
  2. :thinking: Not a clue.
  3. I don’t know :woman_facepalming:t2:
  4. Milk? :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. Not the foggiest - Mary?
💛 History
  1. Saudi Arabia and Iraq
  2. Latish 1800s I think so Queen Victoria
  3. I have definitely heard this before… possibly on QI… I think it’s a coffee pot.
  4. Putin?
  5. :thinking: Hmmm, probably either Australia or USA… I’ll plump for Australia :crossed_fingers:
💩 Art and Literature
  1. Mozart
  2. 12 I think - def 5 black, I think 7 white
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2: Not a clue
  4. 25?
  5. Chaucer - it’s in one of The Canterbury Tales
💚 Science and Nature
  1. A Sinkhole?
  2. Chickens (…as in Foghorn Leghorn)
  3. Toxic Shock Syndrome? …struggling to think of many syndromes! My other thought Stockholm Syndrome I’m assuming was first discovered and named in Stockholm. I’m sure there are lots more but my mind has gone blank!
  4. (7 × 12) = 84 - I’m assuming this is the kids’ question.
  5. 64 KB of RAM - how times have changed!
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. I’m a bad cook - I have no idea though I’m sure will have heard of it!
  2. Wheelchair Rugby?
  3. Johanna Konta?
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2: 3?
  5. Too late for most of the signature pieces I can think of… um, a bodycon dress?

Oh I found those hard - Entertainment was absolutely dire! I’m blaming a lack of bath water and wine - clearly they help lubricate my brain :rofl:.

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Well that’s 2 better on entertainment than I expected, I thought I’d earned an entertainment potato. Having just checked @WillC 's answers two very lucky guesses based on small smidgeons of information around the subjects! :rofl:

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Having looked at yours, I could kick myself for not thinking of one answer! C’est la vie! :joy: