The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

Games
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Will have a look tomorrow when i’m sober! :wink:

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Given my actual definite knowledge score was 13 I’m rather pleased with my guessing tonight! :rofl:

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Wow, @Peitho! Great score!
I‘ve done quite a bit of guessing too. So here goes​:crossed_fingers:

Knottydevil’s Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography :blue_heart:

  1. Edinburgh
  3. Indonesia
  4. The Little Mermaid
  5. St Petersburg

Entertainment :heartpulse:

  1. Sir Tom Jones
  3. 20 Million
  4. Bikini Bottom, of course!
  5. MGM

History :yellow_heart:

  1. Bertie
  2. Marie Celeste
  3. 7 (that I can think of)
  4. Pluto
  5. 10

Arts and Literature :poop:

  2. Miss Saigon
  3. Nineteen Eighty Four
  4. Juliet, Mike, Oscar, Romeo, Victor
  5. Tate Modern

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. Pluto
  2. Honey Bee
  3. Tim Peake
  4. Green
  5. Sclera

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  1. 16
  2. Jenson Button
  3. Half a point
  4. Apple
  5. Taekwondo
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WillC Answers

Geography

1, Edinburgh
2, Pontefract (cakes)
3, Indonesia
4, Little Marmaid?
5, St Petersburg?

Entertainment

1, No idea!
2, Kate Bush
3, 50 million?
4, Bikini Bottom!
5, MGM

History

1, Squidgy?
2, The Flying Dutchman
3, No idea
4, Homer
5, 18?

Art and Literature

1, Tracy Beaker?
2, Miss Saigon
3, 1984
4, Romeo, Juliette, Oscar, Victor and Mike.
5, Tate Modern?

Science and Nature

1, Neptune?
2, Queen bee
3, Tim Peake?
4, Green?
5, Sclera

Sprot and Leisure

1, 22
2, Amanda Holden?
3, No idea
4, Apple
5, Karate

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Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography :blue_heart:

  1. Preswick
  2. Pontifract
  3. Indonisa
  4. Mermaid
  5. St petersburg

Entertainment :heartpulse:

  3. 50m
  4. Bikini bottom
  5. Mgm

History :yellow_heart:

  1. Bertie
  2. Mary solest
  3. 5
  4. Socrettes
  5. 10

Arts and Literature :poop:

  1. Tracy beaker
  2. Miss siagon
  3. 1984
  4. Juliet,mike,oscar.romeo,sierra
  5. Tate modern???

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. Nepture
  2. Bees
  3. Tim peak?
  4. Green

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  1. 22
  2. Gordon??
  3. 3
  4. Apples
  5. Judo
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Thanks @Ian_Chimp are you sure you haven’t given me an extra mark to keep the spuds to yourself :joy:

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MrsLovett's answers

:blue_heart:
1-Edinburgh?
2-Pontefract
3-Indonesia
4-The Little Mermaid
5-St Petersburg

:heartpulse:
1-Not too sure
2-Kate Bush
3-50 mil?
4-Bikini (Bottom)
5-Metro Goldwyn Mayer

:yellow_heart:
1-Bertie
2-The Flying Dutchman
3-6
4-Homer
5- 10?

:poop:
1-Don’t know
2-Miss Saigon
3-1984
4-Juliet, Romeo,Oscar, Mike… can’t think of a 5th! :woman_shrugging:
5-Tate Gallery

:green_heart:
1-Was it Saturn?
2-Bees
3-No idea
4-Green?
5-Sclerotic, sclerotid… something of the sort

:orange_heart:
1-Humm… 21?
2-Amanda Holden? ( no idea, really_
3-10??
4- I’m going to guess apple
5-Karate?

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MsSub’s Attempt

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. Which is Scotland’s busiest airport in terms of passenger numbers? Edinburgh?
  2. Which Yorkshire town gives its name to a circular, liquorice-flavoured sweet? Pontefract?
  3. Java and Sumatra are two of the thousands of islands that make up which Asian country? Indonesia?
  4. Which statue is found on a rock overlooking Copenhagen harbour? The Little Mermaid?
  5. Which canal-filled Russian city is called the Venice of the North? Sochi?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Which singer and Academy Award winner joined The Voice UK as a coach in 2017?Kylie?
  2. Which performer gave a series of concerts in 2014 called Before the Dawn, her first live shows since 1979? Kate Bush?
  3. As of 2017, roughly how many English-language articles are on Wikipedia - 5 million, 20 million, or 50 million? 50 million?
  4. What is both the home to SpongeBob SquarePants and a part of a bathing suit? Bikini Bottom?
  5. Which film studio is represented by a roaring lion? MGM?

:yellow_heart: History

  1. What was George VI’s nickname among members of his family - Georgie, Bertie, or Squidgy? Bertie?
  2. Name the folkloric ghost ship that can never make it to port. The Flying Dutchman?
  3. How many different letters are used in Roman numerals? 7?
  4. Richard Gere’s son shares his name with which ancient Greek poet and modern-day cartoon character? Homer?
  5. In 1847 Parliament passed a law that said children under the age of 18 were allowed to work in textiles factories for how many hours a day - 6, 10, or 18? 10?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Which Jacqueline Wilson character lives in a children’s home that she calls The Dumping Ground, until she is fostered by Cam? No idea
  2. Which of these is not a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber - Cats, Miss Saigon, or Starlight Express? Miss Saigon?
  3. The English nursery rhyme “Oranges and Lemons” was used in which dystopian novel published in 1949? 1984?
  4. If C is Charlie, which five other names are used in the NATO phonetic alphabet? Juliet, Mike, Oscar, Romeo, Victor?
  5. Which London gallery opened a multi-storey extension, called the Blavatnik Building in 2016? Tate Modern?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. Which was the final planet on the space probe Cassini’s journey? Jupiter?
  2. What insect spreads royal jelly over eggs? Bee?
  3. Who was the first official UK astronaut to visit the International Space Station? Helen Sharman?
  4. Which type of tea leaves have the highest amount of antioxidants - green, white, or black? Green?
  5. What is the name for the white part of the eye? Ball?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. How many balls are used in the game of snooker, on a full-size table? 22 including the white?
  2. Which of these has completed the London Marathon in the fastest time - Jenson Button, Amanda Holden, or Gordon Ramsey? Jenson Button?
  3. In rounders, what score does the batting team get if the batter reaches the third post in one hit? 0?
  4. Which fruit is found in Eve’s pudding? Apple?
  5. Shotokan is a form of which martial art - judo, karate, or taekwondo? Karate?
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I have added the answers to the quiz post :+1:

And the winner of the extra-special Great Hump Day Quiz this week is… :drum::drum::drum:

@Peitho :trophy::balloon:

Congratulations! :slightly_smiling_face:

And this week’s Great Hump Clean-Sweepers are… :bouquet:

@craig1234 :poop:
@MrsLovett77 :blue_heart:
@WillC :blue_heart::poop:
@MsSubExperimenter :yellow_heart:
@Peitho :yellow_heart::poop:

The kid’s questions were…

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

And the glorious and one true Great Hump prize of the magnificent King Edward Crown goes to…

@Ian_Chimp :potato: :crown: :slightly_smiling_face:

And for everyone who wants one, a hedgehog-

:hedgehog::hedgehog::hedgehog::hedgehog::hedgehog::hedgehog::hedgehog::hedgehog::hedgehog::hedgehog::hedgehog::hedgehog::hedgehog:

Best of luck for your new adventures @KnottyDevil. :slightly_smiling_face::four_leaf_clover::clinking_glasses:

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Ouch, they are prickly :joy::joy:

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Congratulations @Peitho! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Yep. Congrats @Peitho! :raised_hands: Awesome quizzing.

:heart:

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Thanks for the Quizmastering, @Ian_Chimp :clinking_glasses::heart:

See you ‘round someday soon, hopefully. :pray:

:wave::wave:

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Congrats @Peitho! Thank you @Ian_Chimp

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Thanks guys :relaxed:
And thanks quiz master @Ian_Chimp !

It has been a really, really long day so I’m extremely pleased I played last night - think I’d probably have got a lot less today!

@Craig1234 - you think you get an ouch from playing with your Hedgehog … I thought Spongebob lived in a pineapple and had visions of an extremely vicious bikini!

I will treasure my Hedgehog :hedgehog:. I have named him Bartholomew.

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Wow! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Done :white_check_mark:

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(09/04/23)

The Great Hump Day Quiz! 🐪

Back for a one-off Easter Revival by special request… Welcome to the Great Hump Day Quiz! :partying_face:

If you’d like to join, 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 are the only two landlocked countries in South America?

  2. What did Britain’s roads acquire for the first time in 1914?

  3. What sea lies between Riga and Stockholm?

  4. What range of hills runs through Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire?

  5. In which country might you eat fried grasshoppers called chapulines?

💗Entertainment

  1. When McDonald’s first opened in the UK in 1974, how much did a cheeseburger cost - 21p, 50p, or 72p?

  2. Which member of The Rolling Stones drowned in a swimming pool?

  3. What actor signed Hollywood’s first million-dollar contract?

  4. Who was the first Beatle to have a No. 1 solo hit?

  5. What film saw Burt Reynolds ride in a canoe with a broken leg?

💛 History

  1. Where is Sir Winston Churchill buried?

  2. What was the infamous pseudonym of William Bonney?

  3. Which English king is famous for burning the cakes?

  4. Who flew in Vostok I?

  5. What did Roald Amundsen reach first?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. What novel has the ghost of Catherine appearing to Mr. Lockwood?

  2. What day of the week was Solomon Grundy married on?

  3. What was H.G. Wells first novel?

  4. What note is equivalent to eight quavers?

  5. What Boris Pasternak book sold 500,000 copies to become the fiction best-seller in 1958?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. What animals does a hippophobe fear?

  2. What’s a group of kittens called?

  3. Who invented the automobile in 1885?

  4. What type of wool is obtained from angora goats?

  5. What is both a type of bed and a layer of the rainforest?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. How many points is a cannon worth in billiards?

  2. What were first used by John L. Sullivan and James J. Corbett in 1892?

  3. What is the centre division of a backgammon board called?

  4. What sprot uses a ball called a slitter?

  5. What emblem appears on an England rugby union badge?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@VanillaWithSprinkles 18 4 2 4 3 3 2
@WillC 18 4 4 4 3 2 1
@MsSubExperimenter 17½ 3½ 1 4 3 2 4
@Peitho 17 3 1 4 4 2 3
@Ian_Chimp 11 1 3 2 2 2 1
@Craig1234 9 4 1 2 0 1 1
The Answers
:blue_heart: Geography :heartpulse: Entertainment
1. Bolivia and Paraguay 1. 21p
2. White lines 2. Brian Jones
3. The Baltic 3. Charlie Chaplin
4. The Chilterns 4. George Harrison[1]
5. Mexico 5. Deliverance

:yellow_heart: History
:poop: Arts & Literature
1. Bladon 1. Wuthering Heights
2. Billy the Kid 2. Wednesday
3. Alfred 3. The Time Machine
4. Yuri Gagarin 4. Semibreve
5. The South Pole 5. Doctor Zhivago

:green_heart: Science & Nature
:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure
1. Horses 1. Two
2. A kindle 2. Boxing gloves
3. Karl Benz 3. The bar
4. Mohair 4. Hurling
5. Canopy 5. Red rose

  1. My Sweet Lord Dec 26th 1970 ↩︎

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WillC-Answers

Summary

Geography

1, Paraguay and Bolivia
2, Traffic Lights?
3, Baltic?
4, Chilterns
5, Mexico?

Entertainment

1, 21p?
2, Brian Jones
3, Shirley Temple?
4, George Harrison?
5, Deliverance

History

1, Westminster Abbey?
2, Billy the Kid
3, Afred the Great
4, Yuri Gagarin?
5, South Pole

Art and Literature

1, Wuthering Heights?
2, Saturday?
3, The Time Machine?
4, No idea!
5, Doctor Zhivago (not sure of spelling!)

Science and Nature

1, Horses
2, Litter
3, Benz?
4, Cashmere?
5, Futon?

Sprot and Leisure

1, No idea!
2, Ski’s?
3, No idea!
4, No idea!
5, Rose?

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Aaah thanks @Ian_Chimp

Me and my boyfriend have had a crack together, I don’t think 2 heads are actually better than one at all haha :couple:

Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography :blue_heart:

  1. Paraguay and Bolivia
  2. Painted lines
  3. North Sea
  4. Chilterns
  5. Mexico

Entertainment :heartpulse:

  1. 21p
  2. ?
  3. Humphrey Bogart
  4. Paul McCartney
  5. Deliverance

History :yellow_heart:

  1. ?
  2. Billy the Kid
  3. Alfred the Great
  4. Yuri Gagarin
  5. South Pole

Arts and Literature :poop:

  1. Woman in Black
  2. Wednesday
  3. The Time Machine
  4. Semibreve
  5. Brave New World

Science and Nature :green_heart:

  1. Horses
  2. Litter
  3. Henry Ford
  4. Mohair
  5. Canopy

Sprot and Leisure :orange_heart:

  1. 3
  2. Boxing gloves
  3. ?
  4. Boules
  5. Rose
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