The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

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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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Well done folks, thanks. @Ian_Chimp for the continued pain and suffering

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Congratulations @MsSubExperimenter :slightly_smiling_face:

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Thank you for the quiz @Ian_Chimp and Congratulations @MsSubExperimenter :clap::clap::clap:

I have no knowledge of :blue_heart:1 , I’d give the mark for it is the highest city or it used to be the highest city. Sounds like at some stage it was so I presume that is it’s claim to fame :woman_shrugging:t2:. I have done no googling on this I’m just going on the answer given and your concerns over it :rofl:.

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(16/03/22)

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. In Tokyo, what tiny piece of land must you own before you are permitted to buy a car?

  2. Name one of the two former names of St. Petersburg.

  3. The North Pole is in the middle of which ocean?

  4. The Sultan Ahmet Mosque in Istanbul is known as - the Red Mosque, the White Mosque, or the Blue Mosque?

  5. Which British city is nicknamed “The Granite City”?

💗Entertainment

  1. What was the registration number of Lady Penelope’s car?

  2. In which children’s television programme do stories always end with the words, “Isn’t that a pip”?

  3. Which US film comedian and musician won a Grammy award for best bluegrass album in 2009?

  4. Set on a spaceship, which 2016 film features actor Chris Pratt waking up from his hibernation pod 90 years early?

  5. What M*A*S*H character’s favourite drink is a Grape Knee-High?

💛 History

  1. Which of these Apple products was released first - iPad, iPod, or iPhone?

  2. What ancient site near Dorchester is Europe’s largest and most complex Iron Age hillfort?

  3. Which Essex town was the capital of Roman Britain before London became the capital in the 1st century AD?

  4. Which Anglo-Saxon king was born at Wantage in around 849, and ruled the kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899?

  5. What year did the UK join the EEC?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. Which city in Yorkshire was the UK’s City of Culture in 2017?

  2. Ikebana is the Japanese art of what - folding paper, meditating, or flower arranging?

  3. Who wrote Bitter Sweet?

  4. Which American artist created a series of paintings referred to as ‘black pourings’?

  5. What E. B. White story became a popular film featuring the voice of Michael J. Fox?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. Roughly what percent of the Earth’s surface is covered in water - 51, 61, or 71 per cent?

  2. Which plant that looks like a daisy is drunk as a relaxing herbal tea?

  3. What’s the medical term for cancer of the blood?

  4. In a maths class, what item would you use to measure angles?

  5. A gross is equivalent to how many dozen?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. Which of the following is not a yoga pose - kite, torch, plough, or chair?

  2. In diving, what does the thumbs up gesture mean?

  3. In cricket, what bird is the term used when a batsman is out without scoring a run?

  4. Which of the following is not part of a fish hook - barb, eye, tooth, or shank?

  5. What does MDF stand for?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@MrsLovett77 24 5 3 5 2 5 4
@WillC 23 5 3 3 4 4 4
@Peitho 20 5 1 2 2 5 5
@Craig1234 18½ 4 2 1½ 1 5 5
@MsSubExperimenter 18 5 1 2 3 3 4
@Knottydevil 17½ 4 2 3½ 0 4 4
@Ian_Chimp 17 3 3 2 2 4 3
@Forever_his 10 2 0 1 1 3 3
@littlespoons 7 1 1 1 0 1 2
The Answers

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

  1. Parking space | 1. FAB 1
  2. Petrograd or Leningrad | 2. In the Night Garden
  3. Arctic Ocean | 3. Steve Martin[1]
  4. The Blue Mosque[2] | 4. Passengers
  5. Aberdeen | 5. Radar O’Reilly’s
    |
    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. iPod[3] | 1. Hull
  7. Maiden Castle | 2. Flower arranging[4]
  8. Colchester[5] | 3. Noel Coward
  9. Alfred the Great | 4. Jackson Pollack[6]
  10. 1973 | 5. Stuart Little
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. 71 per cent | 1. Torch
  12. Camomile | 2. Stop the dive and ascend
  13. Leukemia | 3. Duck
  14. A protractor | 4. Tooth
  15. 12 | 5. Medium-density fibreboard

  1. He has long been a keen banjo player ↩︎

  2. Intricate blue tiles decorate the inside walls ↩︎

  3. In 2001. The iPhone came in 2007, and the iPad followed in 2010 ↩︎

  4. The form developed as an expression of Buddhist ideas of beauty ↩︎

  5. They called it Camulodunum ↩︎

  6. This dark period followed his colourful drip paintings ↩︎

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Here goes… Thanks @Ian_Chimp

Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography :blue_heart:

  1. A place to park it
  2. Stalingrad
  3. Artic ocean
  4. Red
  5. Aberdeen

Entertainment :heartpulse:

  1. Fab 1
  2. Jackanory???
  3. Will Smith??
  5. Radar

History :yellow_heart:

  1. Ipod
  5. 1972

Arts and Literature :poop:

  1. Sheffield???
  2. Flower arrangement

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. 71%
  2. Calamine
  3. Leukemia
  4. Pertractor
  5. 12 doz = 1 gross

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  1. Torch?
  2. To surface?
  3. Duck :duck:
  4. Tooth?
  5. Medium density fibreboard
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WillC Answers

Geography

1, A parking space?
2, Leningrad
3, Arctic Ocean
4, Blue?
5, Aberdeen

Entertainment

1, FAB 1
2, No idea
3, Steve Martin? I know he plays the banjo.
4, Passengers
5, Hawkeye?

History

1, iPod
2, No idea
3, Colchester?
4, Alfred the Great?
5, No idea

Art and Literature

1, Sheffield?
2, Flower Arranging?
3, Noel Coward?
4, Jackson Pollock?
5, Stuart Little

Science and Nature

1, 71%
2, Camomile (Not sure of spelling)
3, Leukeamia (Again not of spelling)
4, Protractor
5, One dozen?

Sprot and Leisure

1, Torch?
2, Everything’s OK?
3, Duck
4, Tooth?
5, Medium Density Fibreboard (thank you Changing Rooms!)

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