The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

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Here we go

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. Which country was the primary stand-in for Mars in the 2015 Matt Damon movie The Martian? USA?
  2. Big Ben is the official name of the clock tower at the House of Parliament. True or false? False - it’s the bell.
  3. What connects the capital cities of the countries Mexico, Kuwait, and Luxembourg? They’re all the country name with City after it?
  4. What capital city do Scandinavians call the Venice of the North? Amsterdam?
  5. Europe’s second-longest river, the Danube, empties into which sea? Mediterranean?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Which American president was portrayed in a 2012 film by Daniel Day-Lewis, who earned a record third Best Actor Oscar for the role? Abraham Lincoln?
  2. What drink topped the charts for All Saints? Black Coffee?
  3. Which Strictly Come Dancing judge stepped down at the end of 2016, after 12 years on the panel? Len Goodman?
  4. Complete the lyric: “Hey I just met you, and this is crazy, but here’s my number…” So Call Me Maybe?
  5. What was the name of the police station in the long-running police drama The Bill? Sun Hill?

:yellow_heart: History

  1. What was the name of Henry VIII’s flagship, which sank in the Solent in 1545, and was raised again in 1982? Mary Rose?
  2. What was Edith Haisman one of the last eight survivors of prior to her death in 1997? The Holocaust?
  3. In Greek mythology, where did the River Styx flow to? The Underworld?
  4. Arthur Wellesley, the British army officer and prime minister who was nicknamed the Iron Duke, is best-known by what aristocratic title? Duke of Wellington?
  5. How old do you have to be to become a Brownie - 5, 7, or 9? 7?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Who stole Christmas in the book by Dr Seuss? The Grinch?
  2. Which is true - the Mona Lisa has eyebrows but no jewellery, she has jewellery but no eyebrows, or she has neither? No eyebrows or jewellery?
  3. Which gift was given on the ninth day in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”? Ladies Dancing?
  4. What was the name of Elrond’s house in Lord of the Rings? Rivendell?
  5. Who added ‘galumph’ and ‘chortle’ to the English language? Charles Dickens?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. What colour is the face of an adult goldfinch - red, green, or yellow? Yellow?
  2. Which contagious disease was also commonly known as consumption or Koch’s disease? Tuberculosis?
  3. How many pairs of ribs are there in the average human skeleton? I don’t know - 8?
  4. What’s known as The Bishop’s Stone? Their ring?
  5. What colour is yak’s milk? White?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. Which board game was invented by A. Pratt? Chess?
  2. Which English football team is represented by the mascot Stamford the Lion? Chelsea?
  3. What boy’s name is used for the skateboard trick where the tail is pushed into the ground causing board and rider to leap into the air? Olly?
  4. What’s the sequence for sinking the coloured balls in snooker? (Red), Green, Brown, Yellow, Blue, Pink, Black?
  5. Who would be interested in definitives, overprints and tete-beches? Stamp collectors?
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Last orders! :bell: @SexInTheCity @MrsLovett77

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

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

WillC

@MsSubExperimenter :trophy::balloon:

Congratulations! :slightly_smiling_face:

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

@Craig1234 :yellow_heart:
@MsSubExperimenter :heartpulse:

The kids questions were:

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

And @Forever_his gets an extra special :cherries: award for their very first time. Thanks for joining in. :slightly_smiling_face:

And[1] I can proudly announce the winner of the King Edward Crown to be @Forever_his :crown::potato::tada::slightly_smiling_face:

  1. after getting all the relevant sign up forms officially rubber-stamped :slightly_smiling_face: ↩︎

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I forgot to ask beforehand if you were okay with getting the King Edward Potato crown if you came in last. :slightly_smiling_face: It’s dished out on a voluntary basis, so don’t feel you have to sign up to it if you don’t want to. :+1:

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:raising_hand_woman:t2: Objection @Ian_Chimp , Mr. Quizmaster… with apologies to @WillC.

:green_heart:5 - I googled this after submitting my answers as it interested me. Yak’s milk is White for the vast majority of the time!

Hippos are the only mammals that produce pink milk; there were many who believed that Yak’s milk is also pink but the fact is that when a Yak gives birth to a calf, the first milk produced contains blood that gives it a pink color and is known by the name of “Beastings”. After some time the milk turns back to the usual white color.

I realise this is contentious as it does alter the winner but I believe I get 1 more point as does @MsSubExperimenter which makes her our new winner this week… I am not suggesting you take away marks from anyone who said pink as it is pink briefly too!

I’m very, very sorry @WillC and obviously can be overridden! :see_no_evil:

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I suppose I better do a re-score…

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It’s ok @Peitho the Yak milk thing is a common pub quiz question, so i am happy if Google says it’s both! :slightly_smiling_face:

P.S. congratulations @MsSubExperimenter :slightly_smiling_face:

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Woo I wasn’t last :joy::joy:. Well done everyone.

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Thanks @Ian_Chimp,

Well done everyone

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Im sorry @Ian_Chimp :see_no_evil:

I had a feeling the card answer was going to be pink… maybe I should have queried it sooner… next time I will.

@WillC next time you get asked this in a pub quiz, you can be the annoying know it all who corrects the question setter :rofl:. For me, the most interesting thing is that Hippo milk really is pink! A question for the future Mr. Chimp.

Congratulations @MsSubExperimenter ! :clap::clap::clap:

And welcome aboard @Forever_his :blush:

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Thank you :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: (I now feel the need to read up on hippo milk!)

Thank you as always for the quiz @Ian_Chimp :banana:

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I absolutely want a crown! King edward potato crown or not, I’ll claim it :smile::princess: it will absolutely go to my head, but hey, a crown is a crown!

@Craig1234 sorry to steal your crown :sweat_smile:

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Enjoy the chips :joy::joy:

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The Crown is now officially yours. :crown::slightly_smiling_face:

The internet says that this may not be true either…?

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Oh, well that’s disappointing.

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Got there in the end ! :man_dancing:

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The day has gotten away from me, and I have not done the quiz yet. :slightly_frowning_face:

I should hopefully have one up by this evening. :crossed_fingers:

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No rush, don’t worry! :slightly_smiling_face:

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(02/03/22)

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. Which natural wonder above the village of Zermatt was first climbed by Englishman Edward Whymper in 1865?

  2. What is the main ingredient of the Indian delicacy Bombay Duck?

  3. What shape is a red STOP road sign?

  4. In which city can you find a model of an iron atom magnified 165 billion times, called the Atomium?

  5. In which country would you find the world’s busiest railway station, in terms of passenger numbers?

💗Entertainment

  1. What kind of car did Bullitt drive?

  2. Which Canadian rapper was born Aubrey Graham?

  3. What did The Wicked Witch of the West write in the sky over Emerald City?

  4. What are the bear-hunters going to catch in the book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt - a big one, a brown one, or a grizzly one?

  5. Which comedy duo were famous for the catchphrase “Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into!”?

💛 History

  1. What is the Welsh name for the Party of Wales?

  2. Who was England’s longest-reigning king?

  3. Who was Siddhãrtha Gautama more commonly known as?

  4. What was the capital of West Germany from 1949 until reunification?

  5. Where on the body would a knight wear gauntlets?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. What kind of dancer wears pointe shoes?

  2. Whose biography, first published in 1994, is entitled Long Walk to Freedom?

  3. In which British seaside town is the Turner Contemporary art gallery?

  4. In Rossini’s most celebrated opera, what does the character Figaro do for a living?

  5. What Aesop animal assumed the grapes he couldn’t reach were sour anyway?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. If a boat is moving at 5 knots per hour, approximately how many miles per hour is it going - 6, 12, or 24 mph?

  2. Which of these animals has the most teeth - a giraffe, a rabbit, or a rat?

  3. What was the last Apollo mission to land men on the moon?

  4. What is the smallest of the big cats?

  5. In computing, what does the abbreviation USB stand for?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. Since August 2016, which English football team’s home ground has been the London stadium?

  2. What do the dimples on a golf ball do - reduce drag, help it stay on the tee, or stop it from floating in the water?

  3. Which condiment did Heinz produce before ketchup - mustard, mayonnaise, or horseradish?

  4. In 2017, which snooker player defended his World Championship title to secure his third crown in four years?

  5. What are the Queen’s racing colours?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@Peitho 20 4 2 3 4 4 3
@Knottydevil 19 4 4 3 3 3 2
@MrsLovett77 19 2 3 4 4 4 2
@WillC 18½ 4 3 5 3 ½ 3
@SexInTheCity 17 4 3 3 3 1 3
@Craig1234 15½ 3 3 3 2 2 2½
@Ian_Chimp 13 1 3 2 4 2 1
@Forever_his 9 ½ 2½ 1 2 ½ 2½
@littlespoons 5½ 1 0 1 2 1 ½
The Answers

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

  1. Matterhorn | 1. A Ford Mustang
  2. Fish | 2. Drake[1]
  3. Octagonal | 3. Surrender Dorothy
  4. Brussels | 4. A big one
  5. Japan[2] | 5. Laurel and Hardy
    |
    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. Plaid Cymru | 1. A ballet dancer
  7. George III | 2. Nelson Mandela
  8. The Buddha | 3. Margate
  9. Bonn | 4. Barber[3]
  10. Their hands and arms | 5. The fox
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. 6mph | 1. West Ham
  12. A giraffe[4] | 2. Reduce drag
  13. Apollo 17[5] | 3. Horseradish[6]
  14. Leopard[7] | 4. Mark Selby
  15. Universal Serial Bus | 5. Red and Blue
    Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe (red and purple)

  1. That’s his middle name ↩︎

  2. Shinjuku station in Tokyo ↩︎

  3. In The Barber of Seville ↩︎

  4. It has 32 teeth, a rabbit has 28, and a rat has 16 ↩︎

  5. Nobody has been back since 14 December 1972 ↩︎

  6. It was the company’s first product ↩︎

  7. Apparently the ‘big cats’ are tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, and snow leopards ↩︎

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And one that didn’t quite make it in…

:green_heart:6 What did Otto Titzling invent?

The brassiere

Otto Titzling - Wikipedia

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