The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

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Your 24 hours are up. :slightly_smiling_face: The answers have now been added to the quiz post. :+1: (and you better check I’ve scored everyone right :slightly_smiling_face:)

And the winner is… @WillC:trophy:

Congratulations!

:partying_face::tada::balloon:

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Thank you @Ian_Chimp :grinning:

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Thanks @Ian_Chimp :grin: that was fun!

Can I please have a special trophy to acknowledge my exquisite History knowledge (shared with @VanillaWithSprinkles :wink:)

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Congratulations @WillC!!! :clap:t2::clap:t2::clap:t2: Won by quite a bit too!

Thanks to @Ian_Chimp too, lots of fun! :blush: I think that felt a good size questions wise too. If there were more then I think I may need more time!

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I am proud to announce that @Cassii & @VanillaWithSprinkles have been awarded* the illustrious NoNothing Medal of Ignorance for their outstanding lack of History knowledge. :medal_sports:

Well done guys. :slightly_smiling_face::clap:

*(by request :slightly_smiling_face:)

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Thanks everyone, a mixture of trivia knowledge and guesses! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Such an honour, thank you :grin: it took training and years of dedicated hard work but it was worth it to take home the trophy

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I would recommend you all watch the film Zulu though, it’s a classic!

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@WillC I totally agree Zulu is a really great film, I remember going to see it with my uncle at the cinema in the early 70s it must have been a rerun as it is originally from 1964.

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Yaaaaay a medal! Hated history at school too :joy:

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@VanillaWithSprinkles I actually like history, I just apparently can’t remember names, dates or places :joy:

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Yay - think I’m the only one who much preferred this set of questions to the last! :rofl: More like these please @Ian_Chimp and thank you very muchly for doing them!

Think 5 per topic does work well. I’m sure I’ll be earning the History trophy soon! Congratulations @Cassii and @VanillaWithSprinkles :trophy:

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The Great Hump Day Quiz! :tada::dromedary_camel:
(14/10/20)

Welcome to this week’s Great Hump Day Quiz. :slightly_smiling_face: It’s open to everyone, so check out the rules, pop your answers in a post, and I’ll add you to the Scoreboard. :+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.

So, there you go. It’s a bit random, but it should add to the fun. :slightly_smiling_face:

Categories:

💙 Geography

  1. What continent is Jamaica considered part of?

  2. Which US city’s high-rollers claim more ex-directory phone numbers than anywhere else in the world?

  3. Which major news organisation is based in Atlanta, Georgia?

  4. Where does Cathay Pacific fly to from London?

  5. Who succeeded Nelson Mandela as South Africa’s President?

💗Entertainment

  1. What was the first name of the wife of the previous owner of Elvis Presley’s Memphis mansion?

  2. What drink topped the charts for All Saints?

  3. Who won Oscars for her roles in Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire?

  4. Who spoke the only word in Mel Brooke’s Silent Movie?

  5. Which show with a totally bald star won an Emmy award for Outstanding Hairstyling in a TV series?

💛 History

  1. Which German Prince ruled England from 1714 to 1727, but couldn’t speak a word of English?

  2. Who was the first British Concorde test pilot?

  3. Which mountainous country’s Crown Prince died in 2001 after wiping out the rest of the royal family?

  4. Which university sucked up to Bill Clinton by giving him an honorary degree 26 years after he left there?

  5. What former British ambassador to the US had a prime minister as a father-in-law?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. Who created private detective Philip Marlowe?

  2. Which famous film director is Loyd Grossman’s father-in-law?

  3. Which British newspaper purchased the so-called Hitler Diaries?

  4. How many dozen Canterbury Tales are there?

  5. What category of writing are the Hugo and Nebula awards given for?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. Who’s known as The Father of Geometry?

  2. Which British sculptor has a surname which means the speed of sound?

  3. What vehicle did Clive Sinclair launch in the 1980s with a retail price of £399?

  4. What did a 1999 British Dental Association report warn can lead to infection and even death?

  5. What’s the square root of one-quarter?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. Who said in 2000: It’s typical of me to be finishing a long and distinguished drinking career just as the Government plans to open pubs 24 hours a day’?

  2. Which 66-year-old former England manager replaced Ruud Gullit at Newcastle United?

  3. In which sprot did Richard Faulds win 2000 Olympic gold for Britain?

  4. Who married John Lloyd?

  5. What does a notaphile collect?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@Ace12345 18 3 2 3 3 4 3
@SexInTheCity 16½ 2 2 3 4 2½ 3
@Peitho 14½ 3 3 2 1½ 4 1
@Serpentwand 14½ 2½ 3 2½ 1 3½ 2
@MsSubExperimenter 12 2 2 0 2 2 4
@Ian_Chimp 9 1 2 0 3 3 1
@Cassii 2 2
The Answers

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

  1. North America | 1. Grace
  2. Las Vegas’ | 2. Black Coffee
  3. CNN | 3. Vivien Leigh
  4. Hong Kong | 4. Marcel Marceau
  5. Thabo Mbeki | 5. Star Trek Voyager
    |
    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. George I | 1. Raymond Chandler
  7. Brian Trubshaw | 2. Sir David Puttnam
  8. Nepal | 3. The Sunday Times
  9. Oxford | 4. Two
  10. Peter Jay | 5. Science Fiction
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. Euclid | 1. George Best
  12. Mach | 2. Bobby Robson
  13. Sinclair C5 | 3. Trap shooting (clay pigeon)
  14. Tongue Studs | 4. Christine Evert
  15. One half | 5. Bank notes
    16.
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Week off work… Time to answer now :blush:

My answers to:

💙 Geography
  1. North America
  2. Las Vegas
  3. CNN?
  4. Somewhere in the Pacific… Sydney
  5. Oh dear, no clue
💗 Entertainment
  1. I’ve learnt from a previous quiz that it’s Graceland so let’s say Grace?
  2. Did Pure Shores used to be a drink?
  3. Vivien Leigh
  4. Mel Brooks himself?
  5. I’m struggling to think of any US shows with a bald star… Ooh… Star Trek The Next Generation (does Picard cound as totally bald?!)
💛 History
  1. Feel I should know this but outside of the Tudors my British Royals knowledge is bad.
  2. Nope
  3. Nepal… certainly mountainous and I think used to have a Royal Family
  4. Definitely Oxford
  5. Not a clue
💩 Art and Literature
  1. Raymond Chandler
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  3. Daily Mail?
  4. 24
  5. Assuming Victor Hugo so um, Foreign language fiction?
💚 Science and Nature
  1. Euclid
  2. Mr. Mach
  3. Sinclair C5
  4. Plaque?
  5. ½
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. Steve Redgrave - don’t know the quote but he retired in 2000 after a very long career
  2. Not a clue
  3. Cycling?
  4. Chris Evert
  5. Autographs?
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Woohoo - clearly good guessing on :heartpulse: since I knew only one of them and I think generous marking on :green_heart: as I was hoping for 3½ if I’d got the surname correct :partying_face:

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I have checked the card and it only asks for/gives a surname for the sculptor. :+1: I’m not sure of the first name, but I’m hoping it’s Rain or Apple. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Ok my attempt, though i actually knew more than last time

Geography:

  1. North America
  2. New York?
  3. CNN (sounds south enough for them)
  4. Hong Kong
  5. Madeupa Thibgabob

Entertainment:

  1. Martha?
  2. Black coffee
  3. Vivien Leigh (probably spelled wrong)
  4. Non
  5. Greg Wallace (No bloody clue haha)

History:

  1. George the 1st (i actually know this 1 yay)
  2. Trubshaw? (don’t know 1st name)
  3. Nepal?
  4. Harvard?
  5. Madeupa Thibgabob 2, the revenge

Art:

  1. Raymond Chandler
  2. Spielberg?
  3. The Sunday times?
  4. 3?
  5. sci-fi literature i think

Science (though very questionably linked):

  1. Euclid (even though many civilisations had it before the Greeks)
  2. Mach
  3. C5
  4. Anaesthesia? I think I’ve seen that paper
  5. 1/2 (aha my A levels in maths and further maths are useful for something)

Sports:

  1. George Best
  2. Roy Hodgeson (only manager’s name i remember haha)
  3. Shooting (only sport we can win)
  4. Veronica?
  5. Money (bank notes)
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Mine are coming in in pieces.

💚
  1. Pythagoras
  2. No idea, Moore?
  3. Sinclair C5
  4. Gum disease
  5. 0.5
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Oooh. You may pick up extra ½ points at the end depending on whether anyone gives the full answers to a couple. :+1::slightly_smiling_face:

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Will the answers be tomorrow morning again? Want to make sure I don’t miss but won’t have time until later as bit of a hectic day and need to not distract myself anymore :joy: