The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

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Only just got home and my brain is fried so think I’ll give it a miss this week :blush:

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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:

@WillC :trophy::balloon:

Congratulations! :slightly_smiling_face:

And the only Great Hump Clean-Sweeper as well. :clap::bouquet:

@WillC :heartpulse:

The kid’s questions this week were:

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

It was a close call, and @SexInTheCity very nearly nicked it… But the King Edward Crown this week goes to… @Craig1234 :clap::potato::crown:

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Thanks, and @Peitho the answer i could kick myself for is Sinkhole! :joy:

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Thanks @Ian_Chimp… Love a good king Edward tattie…

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Thanks @Ian_Chimp - I have learnt stuff. I certainly wouldn’t have thought of Venezuela as a founding OPEC member, I thought it was all Middle East Countries at the start. And the Rugby question, I was split between 2 and 3 - I always assumed it was the conversion that was 5 points. I’m afraid it shows how little interest I have in the 6 Nations although work mates are very keen! Rest assured I have even less interest in Football.

Congratulations @WillC - a well deserved win!

And @Craig1234 King Edwards are the best - enjoy!

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Damn… I was :poop:2 off a clean sweep for the kids questions! And only one number off… Very hard to imagine a keyboard in your head I realised!

Well done @WillC! :blush::partying_face::confetti_ball::clap:t2:

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The kids are off sick today, so I’m afraid I won’t get a chance to do the quiz until (probably) this evening. :crossed_fingers: Thought I’d give you all a heads-up. :slightly_smiling_face:

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But I’ll miss my chips :joy::joy:. Hope the kids get better soon

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One has chicken pox, and has been off since Friday, and the other had a really barking cough this morning, so we kept her off today too. However, I have not heard her cough since, so there’s a strong possibility I’ve been played.

They are both in fine spirits (aka ‘dickheads’), and are about to be lobbed in the wheelie bin. It’s been a long day.

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Been there, got the t-shirt… :rofl::joy::rofl::joy:

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(09/02/22)

The Great Hump Day Quiz! 🐪

(apologies for the lateness)

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. Name one of the two lines of latitude that mark the tropics.

  2. Caused by high tides, the huge wave on the River Severn in south-west England is known as “The Severn Surges”. True or false.

  3. Which ocean lies between Africa and Australia?

  4. Which country shares a southern border with Greece, and a northern border with Romania?

  5. Korfball is a sprot in which country?

💗Entertainment

  1. What radio series began broadcasting first - The Archers, Desert Island Discs, or Woman’s Hour?

  2. In which soap do you find the character Toadfish?

  3. Which popular BBC TV series is called Who Are You, Doc? in Hungary?

  4. Which 2001 musical comedy film features Ewan McGregor’s character Christian falling in love with Nicole Kidman’s Satine?

  5. Which ITV drama series focused on the life of a department store founder whose first name was Harry?

💛 History

  1. What colour were most pillar boxes in the United Kingdom until 1874, when it was decided they should all be painted red?

  2. British prime minister Winston Churchill won the Nobel Peace Prize. True or false?

  3. Who was born first - Richard the Lionheart, William the Conqueror, or Henry Tudor?

  4. What is the name of the preparation course that Catholic couples attend before getting married?

  5. Which of these countries does not have a king or queen as head of state - Japan, Sweden, or Thailand?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. There’s a life-sized statue of Paddington Bear at Paddington Station, London. True or false?

  2. What seaside word do we use to describe the old style of flip-opening mobile phones?

  3. What is the traditional price for the cow in Jack and the Beanstalk?

  4. The Observer is a daily newspaper. True or false?

  5. William Shakespeare’s birthday is celebrated on which UK patron saint’s day?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. A cockapoo is a cross between which two breeds of dog?

  2. By what name is salted sturgeon roe more commonly known?

  3. What do we call an almost invisible dark puddle or sheet of frozen rain on the ground?

  4. The Maine coon, Scottish fold, and American curl are all breeds of what type of animal?

  5. By what name is the system of “radio detection and ranging” better known?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. Roughly one quarter of all the world’s hazelnuts go into the production of which chocolate product?

  2. How many ships need to be sunk to win a game of Battleships?

  3. In which endless running game might Guy Dangerous flee a horde of monkeys - Temple Run, Subway Surfers, or Sonic Dash?

  4. Which viral internet trend raised awareness of motor neurone disease in 2014 - Ice Bucket Challenge, Mannequin challenge, or Planking?

  5. Which of these countries does not participate in rugby union’s Six Nation tournament - Italy, Spain, or France?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@MrsLovett77 25½ 4 3 4 4½ 5 5
@WillC 23½ 3 5 2 3½ 5 5
@MsSubExperimenter 23 4 4 3 4 5 3
@Peitho 23 3 3 3 5 5 4
@Craig1234 22 4 4 1 4 5 4
@SexInTheCity 20½ 5 1 2 3½ 5 4
@Ian_Chimp 17 1 3 2 4 4 3
@littlespoons 11½ 1 1 1 ½ 5 3
The Answers

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

  1. Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn | 1. Desert Island Discs[1]
  2. False[2] | 2. Neighbours
  3. Indian Ocean | 3. Doctor Who[3]
  4. Bulgaria | 4. Moulin Rouge!
  5. The Netherlands | 5. Mr Selfridge
    |
    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. Green | 1. True
  7. False[4] | 2. Clamshell
  8. William the Conqueror| 3. Five magic beans
  9. Pre-Cana | 4. False[5]
  10. Japan | 5. St. George’s Day
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. Cocker spaniel and poodle | 1. Nutella
  12. Caviar | 2. Five
  13. Black Ice | 3. Temple Run
  14. Cat | 4. Ice Bucket Challenge
  15. Radar | 6. Spain

  1. In 1942. Woman’s Hour began in 1946; The Archers in 1950 ↩︎

  2. It’s called “the Severn Bore” ↩︎

  3. In Hungarian it is Ki Vagy, Doki? ↩︎

  4. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature ↩︎

  5. It appears on Sundays only ↩︎
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Hope the kids are fine… Like these questions better, although my score may be pants

Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography :blue_heart:

  1. Tropic of cancer & capricorn
  2. False - called the bore
  3. Indian ocean
  4. Bulgaria
  5. Turkey???

Entertainment :heartpulse:

  1. Dessert island discs??
  2. Neighbours - jarid rebecci
  3. Dr who??
  5. Selfridges

History :yellow_heart:

  1. Black
  2. False
  3. Richard the lion heart
  5. Sweden?

Arts and Literature :poop:

  1. True
  3. 5 gold pieces or magic beans
  4. False
  5. St George

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. Cocker spaniel & poodle
  2. Cavior
  3. Black ice
  4. Cats - feline
  5. Radarp

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  1. Nutella
  2. 6
  3. Temple run?
  4. Black ice
  5. Spain

Thanks Ian!

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My answers:

💙 Geography
  1. Tropic of Cancer (it’s closer)
  2. Definitely a thing but I thought it was called The Severn Bore, people (not me) surf it.
  3. The Indian Ocean
  4. :thinking: Not my strongest Country locations area… Macedonia?
  5. :thinking: Vaguely heard of it but I can’t remember where…sounds sort of Scandinavian so… Sweden?
💗 Entertainment
  1. I can’t remember in what context but it somehow came up on Radio 2 this week that Desert Island Disks had started in the War so I’ll go for that.
  2. Neighbours - not watched it in a very long time but never missed Neighbours from when I was about 10 into undergrad days at Uni. Toadie was definitely there then, good friends with Billy Kennedy if I’m remembering correctly.
  3. Who Do You Think You Are?
  4. Moulin Rouge
  5. Not the foggiest… Are You Being Served? Maybe Young Mr. Grace was called Harry? Seems unlikely and I think that was BBC but I have nothing else.
💛 History
  1. :woman_shrugging:t2: Black?
  2. He won a Nobel Prize for Literature… I don’t think he won for Peace as well so False.
  3. It is definitely not Henry VII/VIII, I think it is William the Conqueror as he was about in 1066… I’m not entirely sure despite Robin Hood stories when Richard was though.
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2: Pass - I can’t even come up with a guess
  5. Japan
💩 Art and Literature
  1. True I think though I’ve never seen it!
  2. Clam
  3. 5 magic beans
  4. It’s a newspaper… but daily? :woman_shrugging:t2: False?
  5. St George’s?
💚 Science and Nature
  1. Cocker Spaniel and Poodle
  2. Caviar?
  3. Black ice
  4. Pretty sure the Maine Coon is a cat.
  5. RADAR
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. Unlikely but Ferrero Roché?
  2. I think 5
  3. Temple Run… This might be on my phone. Not heard of the other two.
  4. The Ice Bucket Challenge
  5. Spain

(Much nicer questions than last week! :blush:)

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WillC Answers

Geography
1, Capricorn
2, False, think it’s the Bore
3, Indian
4, No idea
5, USA?

Entertainment

1, Desert Island Discs?
2, Neighbours?
3, Doctor Who?
4, Moulin Rouge
5, Mr Selfridge

History

1, Blue?
2, True?
3, William The Conqueror
4, No idea
5, Japan

Art and Literature

1, True
2, Clamshell
3, A handful of beans?
4, True
5, George’s?

Science and Nature

1, Cocker spaniel and Poodle
2, Caviar
3, Black ice
4, Cat
5, RADAR

Sprot and Leisure

1, Nutella
2, 5?
3, Temple Run?
4, Ice Bucket?
5, Spain

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I think I did okayish

Categories:

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. Name one of the two lines of latitude that mark the tropics. Capricorn?
  2. Caused by high tides, the huge wave on the River Severn in south-west England is known as “The Severn Surges”. True or false. False?
  3. Which ocean lies between Africa and Australia? Indian?
  4. Which country shares a southern border with Greece, and a northern border with Romania? Bulgaria?
  5. Korfball is a sprot in which country? USA?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. What radio series began broadcasting first - The Archers, Desert Island Discs, or Woman’s Hour? Desert Island Discs?
  2. In which soap do you find the character Toadfish? Neighbours I think?
  3. Which popular BBC TV series is called Who Are You, Doc? in Hungary? Who Do You Think You Are?
  4. Which 2001 musical comedy film features Ewan McGregor’s character Christian falling in love with Nicole Kidman’s Satine? Moulin Rouge
  5. Which ITV drama series focused on the life of a department store founder whose first name was Harry? Selfridges?

:yellow_heart: History

  1. What colour were most pillar boxes in the United Kingdom until 1874, when it was decided they should all be painted red? Blue?
  2. British prime minister Winston Churchill won the Nobel Peace Prize. True or false? False?
  3. Who was born first - Richard the Lionheart, William the Conqueror, or Henry Tudor? William?
  4. What is the name of the preparation course that Catholic couples attend before getting married? No idea, banns?
  5. Which of these countries does not have a king or queen as head of state - Japan, Sweden, or Thailand? Japan?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. There’s a life-sized statue of Paddington Bear at Paddington Station, London. True or false? True?
  2. What seaside word do we use to describe the old style of flip-opening mobile phones? Clamshell?
  3. What is the traditional price for the cow in Jack and the Beanstalk? 5 magic beans?
  4. The Observer is a daily newspaper. True or false? True?
  5. William Shakespeare’s birthday is celebrated on which UK patron saint’s day? St George’s Day?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. A cockapoo is a cross between which two breeds of dog? Cocker Spaniel and Poodle?
  2. By what name is salted sturgeon roe more commonly known? Caviar?
  3. What do we call an almost invisible dark puddle or sheet of frozen rain on the ground? Black Ice?
  4. The Maine coon, Scottish fold, and American curl are all breeds of what type of animal? Kitty cats?
  5. By what name is the system of “radio detection and ranging” better known? Radar?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. Roughly one quarter of all the world’s hazelnuts go into the production of which chocolate product? Ferrero Rocher?
  2. How many ships need to be sunk to win a game of Battleships? 6?
  3. In which endless running game might Guy Dangerous flee a horde of monkeys - Temple Run, Subway Surfers, or Sonic Dash? Temple Run?
  4. Which viral internet trend raised awareness of motor neurone disease in 2014 - Ice Bucket Challenge, Mannequin challenge, or Planking? Ice Bucket Challenge?
  5. Which of these countries does not participate in rugby union’s Six Nation tournament - Italy, Spain, or France? Spain
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My answers. First time taking part :crossed_fingers:

Summary
Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography :blue_heart:

  1. The Tropic of Capricorn
  2. True
  3. Pacific
  5. Ukraine

Entertainment :heartpulse:

  1. The archers
  3. Doctor who

History :yellow_heart:

  1. Blue
  2. True
  3. Richard the lion heart
  4. Marriage therapy
  5. Thailand

Arts and Literature :poop:

  1. False
  2. Flip top
  3. 4 beans
  4. True

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. Cocker spaniel and a poodle
  2. Caviar
  3. Black ice
  4. Cat
  5. Radar

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  1. Ferrero rocher
  2. 6
  3. Temple run
  4. Ice bucket challenge
  5. Spain
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Welcome aboard. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Thanks it was fun. I have bookmark this so hopefully remember to do it next week too.

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Well done @littlespoons I’m usually at the bottom. I’ve just had a good week :rofl:

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Thank you not bad for a first time. You did well :clap:.

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