The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

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I was going with “X marks the spot”, I did try a little person and curvy arrow but they seemed even more indicative of a specific something on the road so I just went with an X.

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Wow, thank you @Peitho! On The Road was a guess so definitely happy with that!

Thank you for doing it! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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(09/03/22)

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. What’s the claim to fame of Lhasa, Tibet?

  2. Which Cornish resort is widely known as the “surf capital” of the United Kingdom?

  3. In which country might you climb the medieval tower where Rapunzel is said to have let down her hair?

  4. Name two of the six official states of Australia.

  5. What religion would someone be if they worshipped in a gurdwara - Hindu, Sikh, or Muslim?

💗Entertainment

  1. Which American comedy-drama in the 2000s followed the lives of the residents of Wisteria Lane?

  2. In 1988, French-Canadian singer Céline Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest representing which country?

  3. What’s the highest male singing voice?

  4. Which member of Union J left the boy band in 2016, and was runner-up in I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! the year before?

  5. What’s the secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega?

💛 History

  1. What ocean liner was retired in 1967, and became a hotel in Long Beach, California?

  2. Which English monarch died from food poisoning after eating too many lampreys?

  3. Which people built the Parthenon - the Romans, the Greeks, or the Egyptians?

  4. In which year did BBC One begin broadcasting in colour - 1961, 1965, or 1969?

  5. Which Asian island did the British surrender on February 15, 1942?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. Who wrote The Godfather?

  2. What is the name of the golden spaniel in Enid Blyton’s Secret Seven books?

  3. Who won a Pulitzer Prize for their play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?

  4. Who set up a very famous pottery company in 1759, which merged with Waterford Crystal in 1986?

  5. Which West End musical is centred around the story of mother Donna and daughter Sophie?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. After elephants, what are the next heaviest land animals in the world?

  2. Which of these is not the name of a tiny particle inside an atom - a lepton, a snark, or a boson?

  3. Which ocean to most hurricanes form over?

  4. What are the 4Cs of diamond grading?

  5. Turophobia is a fear of which of the following - holidays, cheese, or bulls?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. What space precedes Park Lane on a Monopoly board?

  2. In which sproting event would you do a “Fosbury Flop” - high jump, show jumping, or diving?

  3. How do you say the letters LHR in the NATO phonetic alphabet?

  4. What is the scout motto?

  5. Which golf club hits the ball further - a 4 iron, or an 8 iron?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@MsSubExperimenter 22 4 3 4 3 3 5
@Peitho 21½ 3 4 2½ 3 5 4
@WillC 20 4 2 2 5 3 4
@Knottydevil 17 3 2 2 2 4 4
@MrsLovett77 17 4 3 2 4 1 3
@SexInTheCity 16 4 1 3 2 2 4
@Ian_Chimp 15 3 2 2 3 2 3
@Craig1234 13½ 3 2 1½ 0 2 5
@Forever_his 12½ 3 1 2 1 2 3½
@littlespoons 12 0 2 3 1 4 2
The Answers

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

  1. It’s the world’s highest city | 1. Desperate Housewives
  2. Newquay | 2. Switzerland[1]
  3. Germany | 3. Alto
  4. New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia | 4. George Shelley
  5. Sikh | 5. Zorro
    |
    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. The Queen Mary | 1. Mario Puzo
  7. Henry I | 2. Scamper
  8. Greeks[2] | 3. Tennessee Williams
  9. 1969 | 4. Josiah Wedgwood
  10. Singapore | 5. Mama Mia
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. Rhinos[3] | 1. Chance
  12. A snark[4] | 2. High jump[5]
  13. Atlantic | 3. Lima, Hotel, Romeo
  14. Cut, Clarity, Colour and Carat | 4. Be Prepared
  15. Cheese | 5. A 4 iron

  1. She won by one point ↩︎

  2. The Parthenon is a temple to the goddess Athena in Athens, Greece ↩︎

  3. A white rhino can weigh as much as 3,850kg ↩︎

  4. A snark is a type of animal in a poem by Lewis Caroll, but there is a type of particle called a quark ↩︎

  5. It’s the standard jumping technique ↩︎

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WillC Answers

Geography

1, Home to The Dali Lama?
2, Newquay
3, Germany?
4, Victoria, New South Wales
5, Sikh

Entertainment

1, Desperate Housewives
2, Belgium i think?
3, Falsetto?
4, No idea!
5, Zorro!

History

1, The Queen Mary
2, No idea
3, The Greeks
4, 1965
5, Mauritius?

Art And Literature

1, Mario Puzo
2, Scamper
3, Tenessee Williams
4, Wedgewood?
5, Mama Mia

Science and Nature

1, Rhionceros?
2, Snark (Think that’s Lewis Carroll)
3, Pacific
4, No idea
5, Cheese?

Sprot And Leisure

1, Mayfair?
2, High Jump
3, Lima, Hotel, Romeo
4, Be Prepared
5, 4 Iron?

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I noticed a stray autocorrect that may have thrown you off. Do you want a +1 Golden Edit to add an answer for :green_heart:4?

  1. What are the 4Cs of diamond grading? (not engraving :slightly_smiling_face:)
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No ta, i have no idea of all four! :slightly_smiling_face:

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@Ian_Chimp is :orange_heart:2 meant to be flip? I’ve heard of flop but not sure if it’s something different? :woman_shrugging:t2:

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You’re right, it is meant to be ‘Fosbury Flop’. I have amended it. :+1:

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Answers

Geography :blue_heart:

  2. Cornwall
  3. Netherlands
  5. Hindu

Entertainment :heartpulse:

  1. Desperate housewives
  2. Switzerland

History :yellow_heart:

  1. Queen Mary
  2. Henry 1st
  3. The Greeks
  4. 1965

Arts and Literature :poop:

2
3.
4.
5. Mamma Mia

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. Rhinos
  2. A snark
  3. Atlantic
  4. Colour clarity cut carat
  5. Bulls

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  1. Mayfair
  2. Diving
  3. Lima hotel Romeo
  4. Be prepared
  5. 8 iron
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Okay, in from work and ponying and chilling in bath with quiz… my answers:

💙 Geography
  1. Is it where Buddhism started?
  2. The UK has a surf capitol?! Who knew… um, resorts in Cornwall… Newkey? (Spelt wrong but I can’t think how it is spelt :woman_facepalming:t2:)
  3. Grimm brothers were German so somewhere in Germany?
  4. New South Wales and Tasmania
  5. Hindu?
💗 Entertainment
  1. Desperate Housewives
  2. Switzerland
  3. Alto?
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. Zorro :zap:
💛 History
  1. My mind has gone blank for any likely candidates
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2: Play the percentage answer - one of the Henry’s?
  3. Well it’s in Greece so I’m going to say the Greeks
  4. 1961?
  5. Singapore?
💩 Art and Literature
  1. :thinking: I don’t know
  2. Scamper
  3. Tennessee Williams
  4. Wedgwood?
  5. Hmm, normally okay with musicals but I dont know - not an Andrew Lloyd Webber or Gilbert and Sullivan. If it’s modern I’m useless.
💚 Science and Nature
  1. Rhinos?
  2. A Snark (which I’m assuming they’re using because it sounds like Quark which would be right). Leptons are neutrinos, Bosons are things like Photons and Gluons. I’m pretty sure a Snark is domething Lewis Carroll hunts.
  3. Atlantic? Lots of hurricanes hit the Eastern coast of the US.
  4. Cut, Carat, Clarity and something else… um, ooh… Colour?
  5. :woman_shrugging:t2: I would think bulls would be tAurophobia with an “a”… but I have no clue between the others maybe trying to sound like Tour for Holiday? No idea how it relates to cheese though but since there’s not an obvious trap I can see I’ll go for cheese.
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. It’s a station then either a Chance or Community Chest then Park Lane, a tax and Mayfair… I’ll try Chance but it’s a 50:50
  2. High jump
  3. Lima Hotel Romeo
  4. Be prepared
  5. :woman_shrugging:t2: 8 iron?

Thanks Mr. Chimp :blush:

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Here goes Mr :monkey::monkey:
Fingers crossed for chips…
Good luck folks

Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography :blue_heart:

  1. Highest monestry / Village
  2. Penzance???
  3. Germany?
  4. New South Wales, queensland
  5. Hindu

Entertainment :heartpulse:

  2. France
  3. Alto - mole grips on testicle???
  4. Aston???
  5. Zoro

History :yellow_heart:

  1. QEII
  2. Henry V
  3. Romans
  4. 69
  5. Philippines

Arts and Literature :poop:

  4. Hornsea?
  5. Evita???

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. Rhino
  2. Boson
  3. Atlantic
  5. Bulls

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  1. Chance
  2. High jump after the bloke who invented it
  3. Lema, hotel, romeo
  4. Be prepared… I was one for years :joy:
  5. 4 iron
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Here’s this weeks bundle of confident answers and wild guesses… :relieved:

Knottydevil’s Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography :blue_heart:

  1. Home to the Dalai Llama
  2. Newquay
  3. Austria
  4. Queensland, New South Wales
  5. Sikh

Entertainment :heartpulse:

  1. Desperate Housewives
  2. France
  3. Tenor
  5. Zorro

History :yellow_heart:

  2. Henry I
  3. The Greeks
  4. 1965
  5. Borneo

Arts and Literature :poop:

  1. Mario Puzo
  3. Tennessee Williams

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. Rhinoceroses
  2. Snark
  3. Atlantic
  4. Cut, colour, clarity, carat
  5. Bulls

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  2. High jump
  3. Lima, Hotel, Romeo
  4. Be prepared
  5. A four iron
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Feeling pretty smug about getting my answers in before the 7pm Thursday deadline if I’m honest…

Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography :blue_heart:

  1. Feel like this could be a few things but home to the Dalai Lama and centre of Buddhist temples?
  2. Newquay?
  3. Germany
  4. Queensland and Victoria
  5. Sikh

Entertainment :heartpulse:

  1. No idea
  2. France surely?
  3. Countertenor
  4. No idea
  5. No idea

History :yellow_heart:

  1. No idea
  2. No idea, I’ve never heard of a Lamprey before so don’t even know what it is!
  3. Greeks
  4. 1969
  5. Singapore

Arts and Literature :poop:

  1. No idea
  2. Scamper
  3. No idea
  4. No idea
  5. Mamma Mia

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. Hippos are pretty bulky?
  2. Lepton?
  3. Atlantic
  4. Carat, colour, cut and clarity I think?
  5. Bulls?

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  1. Chance
  2. High jump? A flop doesn’t sound like something a diver would want to do :joy:
  3. Lima Hotel Romeo
  4. No idea
  5. 4 iron
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Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography :blue_heart:

  1. Pass
  2. Newquay
  3. Italy
  4. New South Wales, Queensland
  5. Sikh

Entertainment :heartpulse:

  1. Desperate housewives
  2. France?
  3. Falsetto
  4. Jay?
  5. Pass

History :yellow_heart:

  1. Pass
  2. George ii
  3. Greeks
  4. 1969
  5. Pass

Arts and Literature :poop:

  1. Pass
  2. Scamper
  3. Andrew lloyd webber?
  4. Pass
  5. Pass

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. Rhino?
  2. A letpon
  3. Indian
  4. Clarity, colour, cut and carat
  5. Bulls

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  1. Pass
  2. High jump
  3. Lena, Hotel, Romeo
  4. Be prepared
  5. A 4 iron
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Bit hit and miss this week!

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. What’s the claim to fame of Lhasa, Tibet? They have a dog called Apso? Also, spiritual home of the Dalai Lama?
  2. Which Cornish resort is widely known as the “surf capital” of the United Kingdom? Newquay?
  3. In which country might you climb the medieval tower where Rapunzel is said to have let down her hair? Germany?
  4. Name two of the six official states of Australia. New South Wales, Queensland?
  5. What religion would someone be if they worshipped in a gurdwara - Hindu, Sikh, or Muslim? Sikh?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Which American comedy-drama in the 2000s followed the lives of the residents of Wisteria Lane? Desperate Housewives?
  2. In 1988, French-Canadian singer Céline Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest representing which country? Switzerland?
  3. What’s the highest male singing voice? Alto?
  4. Which member of Union J left the boy band in 2016, and was runner-up in I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! the year before? No idea who any of them are :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. What’s the secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega? Feel like I should know

:yellow_heart: History

  1. What ocean liner was retired in 1967, and became a hotel in Long Beach, California? Queen Mary?
  2. Which English monarch died from food poisoning after eating too many lampreys? George 3rd?
  3. Which people built the Parthenon - the Romans, the Greeks, or the Egyptians? Greeks?
  4. In which year did BBC One begin broadcasting in colour - 1961, 1965, or 1969? 1969?
  5. Which Asian island did the British surrender on February 15, 1942? Singapore?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Who wrote The Godfather? Having a blank
  2. What is the name of the golden spaniel in Enid Blyton’s Secret Seven books? Don’t know, was a Famous Five girl.
  3. Who won a Pulitzer Prize for their play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof? Tennessee Williams?
  4. Who set up a very famous pottery company in 1759, which merged with Waterford Crystal in 1986? Wedgewood?
  5. Which West End musical is centred around the story of mother Donna and daughter Sophie? Mamma Mia?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. After elephants, what are the next heaviest land animals in the world? Rhino?
  2. Which of these is not the name of a tiny particle inside an atom - a lepton, a snark, or a boson? Boson?
  3. Which ocean to most hurricanes form over? Pacific?
  4. What are the 4Cs of diamond grading? Cut, Carat, Clarity, Colour?
  5. Turophobia is a fear of which of the following - holidays, cheese, or bulls? Cheese?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. What space precedes Park Lane on a Monopoly board? Chance?
  2. In which sproting event would you do a “Fosbury Flip” - high jump, show jumping, or diving? High jump?
  3. How do you say the letters LHR in the NATO phonetic alphabet? Lima, Hotel Romeo
  4. What is the scout motto? Always Prepared?
  5. Which golf club hits the ball further - a 4 iron, or an 8 iron? 4 iron?
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How the fudge did that happen?? I was hoping for mid-teen scores!

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MrsLovett's answers

:blue_heart:
1- Residence of Dalai Lama?
2-Newquay
3-Denmark?
4- Queensland and New South Wales
5-Sikh

:heartpulse:
1- Desperate Housewives
2-Switzerland
3-Tenor
4-No idea
5-El Zorro

:yellow_heart:
1-Queen Mary
2- Read about it but forgot ! Was it William II?
3-The Greeks
4-1965
5-Hong Kong?

:poop:
1-Mario Puzo
2- Don’t know
3-Tennesse Williams
4-Wedgewood?
5-Mamma Mia!

:green_heart:
1-Hippopotamus? ( or Rhinoceros :thinking:)
2-Lepton?
3-Pacific?
4-No idea
5-Cheese ( I may have it!)

:orange_heart
1-Mayfair?
2-High Jump
3-Lima Hotel Romeo
4- Don’t know
5-4 iron? ( 50/50 chance here, :wink: )

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It’s pretty impressive that we have all the regular players’ answers in already. :slightly_smiling_face::clap:

Fair warning, I think :blue_heart:1 may trigger a re-mark, though I still have to double check…

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

I have been googling :blue_heart:1, but I’m buggered if I know if it’s actually right or not. I’ll leave as is, and you guys can tell me. :slightly_smiling_face:

So, provisionally, with heart in mouth, I tentatively declare this week’s Great Hump Day Quiz winner to be… :drum::drum::drum:

@MsSubExperimenter :trophy::balloon:

Congratulations! :slightly_smiling_face:

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

@Craig1234 :orange_heart:
@WillC :poop:
@Peitho :green_heart:
@MsSubExperimenter :orange_heart:

The kid’s questions were:

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

And the glorious and most triumphant winner of the King Edward crown is…

@littlespoons :potato::crown::slightly_smiling_face:

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Provisionally thank you kindly! And as always thank you for doing the quiz!

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