The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

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Woohoo! Snakes for the win!! :snake: :snake: :snake:

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We are fast approaching the official launch date for The Great Hump Day Quiz (:dromedary_camel::tada:), and I thought I’d ask when people would prefer it be posted. I can do Tuesday evening (Hump Day Eve) , running all day Hump Day, and then answers Hump Day night; or I could do it Hump Day morning, and answers on Boxing Hump?

Any preference?

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No preference, whatever suits you.

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In my defence, in the Iliad, Aphrodite’s parents are Zeus and Dione so I discounted her :woman_shrugging:t2:.

A Google tells me she has two totally different genealogies but yours is apparently more common. I have never heard of it but it’s certainly a better story! :rofl:

Otherwise, generous marking, thanks muchly and I enjoyed it.

@Ian_Chimp my preference is Hump Day morning quiz and answers on Boxing Hump please :blush:

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I am in favour of answers on boxing hump too

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+1 for boxing hump!

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I think that may be a quorum?

Hump Day Morn it is. :+1::slightly_smiling_face: (and answers Boxing Hump)

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The Great Hump Day Quiz! :tada::dromedary_camel:
(07/10/20)

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 is the capital of Majorca?

  2. What American state is Memphis in?

  3. Which was the world’s tallest building immediately prior to the completion of the Empire State Building?

  4. What country’s flag flies over Spitsbergen?

  5. Which country joined the European Union in 1995 along with Sweden and Austria?

💗Entertainment

  1. Who played King Rat in the 1965 movie of the same name?

  2. Where did Rocky Raccoon live?

  3. What four-word question did Dave Stewart propose to Annie Lennox when he first met her?

  4. What’s the only colour Johnny Cash wears on stage?

  5. Which dance act is led by the oddly-hatted Jay Kay?

💛 History

  1. Who were the enemy at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift?

  2. What cargo was the Bounty carrying when the mutiny occurred?

  3. Which English sailor’s body was slipped into the sea off Panama in a lead coffin?

  4. What did Lloyd’s first admit on January 1, 1970?

  5. Which US five-star general and future president had pacifist parents?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. What is Nicholas Monsarrat’s most famous World War II novel?

  2. What mystery writer’s disappearance in 1926 prompted a nationwide search?

  3. Which composer was the first person to win three Oscars in one night for his work on The Sting and The Way We Were?

  4. What monthly is subtitled Entertainment for Men?

  5. Which artist was shot the day before Robert Kennedy’s assassination?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. What process forms drumlins, eskers and cirque?

  2. What’s the common name for hydrogen hydroxide?

  3. What did Christopher Cockerell patent in 1955?

  4. Where are the convolutions of Broca?

  5. What, in 1735, became the first metal to be identified that had been totally unknown to ancient man?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. Which is the higher poker hand, two pairs or three of a kind?

  2. What beer was promoted: “How grand to be a toucan - Just think what toucan do”?

  3. Which war-torn country was banned from the 1992 Olympics but allowed to enter individual athletes as independent participants?

  4. What must remain on the floor in snooker?

  5. At what sproting occasion did former brothel-keeper Cynthia Payne say she expected to see lots of old acquaintances?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@WillC 20 2 5 4 4 2 3
@Peitho 17½ 2 2 2½ 3 3 5
@VanillaWithSprinkles 15 3 3 0 2 3 4
@Ace12345 14½ 3 1 1 1 4½ 4
@SexInTheCity 14 4 1 1 3 2 3
@MsSubExperimenter 13½ 1 3 2 2 2½ 3
@Ian_Chimp 11 1 3 1 1 2 3
@Cassii 9½ 2 2 0 2 2 1½
The Answers

| :blue_heart: Geography | :heartpulse: Entertainment
— | — | —
| 1. Palma | 1. George Segal
| 2. Tennessee | 1. The Black Hills of South Dakota
| 3. The Chrysler Building | 3. 'Will you marry me?
| 4. Norway’s | 4. Black
| 5. Finland | 5. Jamiroquai
|
:yellow_heart: History |
:poop: Arts & Literature |
| 1. The Zulus | 1. The Cruel Sea
| 2. Breadfruit trees | 2. Agatha Christie’s
| 3. Sir Francis Drake’s | 3. Marvin Hamlisch
| 4. Women | 4. Playboy
| 5. Dwight D Eisenhower | 5. Andy Warhol
|
:green_heart: Science & Nature |
:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
| 1. Glaciation | 1. Three of a kind
| 2. Water | 2. Guiness
| 3. The hovercraft | 3. Yugoslavia
| 4. The brain | 4. One foot
(also accepted: table :slightly_smiling_face:)
| 5. Cobalt | 5. Royal Ascot

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WillC Hump Day Answers

Geography
1, Palma
2, Tenessee
3, Eiffel Tower?
4, Austria?
5, No idea!
Entertainment

1, George Segal
2, Black Hill Mountains, Dakota
3, Will You Marry Me?
4, Black!
5, Jamiroquai

History
1, Zulu Nation
2, No idea!
3, Sir Francis Drake
4, Women?
5, Eisenhower?

Art and Lit
1, The Cruel Sea
2, Agatha Christie
3, Scott Joplin?
4, Playboy
5, Andy Warhol?

Science and Nature
1, No idea!
2, Water!
3, Hovercraft
4, No idea
5, No idea

Sport and Leisure
1, No idea
2, Guinness
3, Bosnia?
4, One foot
5, Ascot?

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Another quick question. :slightly_smiling_face: Score as we go, or big score on Boxing Hump?

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No preference from me! :slightly_smiling_face:

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My Hump Day Answers:

💙 Geography Answers
  1. Palma
  2. Tennessee
  3. Eiffel Tower?
  4. Sounds vaguely German so German Flag
  5. Not a clue, guess Portugal
💗 Entertainment Answers
  1. Richard Burton
  2. Central America
  3. “Do you like singing?”
  4. Black?
  5. Jamiroquai
💛 History Answers
  1. Heard of it but not a clue. We fight the French a lot so let’s say them
  2. For some reason I think something odd like trees
  3. Francis Drake?
  4. Don’t even know which Lloyd we’re talking about :see_no_evil:
  5. Dwight D. Eisenhower was a general. Don’t know anything about his parents
💩 Art and Literature Answers
  1. The Eagle has Landed - not by him but I can’t think of anything else
  2. Agatha Christie
  3. Can’t name any music score people from that era :see_no_evil:
  4. Playboy
  5. I may be miles off but I think Andy Warhol
💚 Science and Nature Answers
  1. The formation of glaciers (Thank you GCSE Geography!)
  2. Water - love the study where they get people to sign a petition to ban the dangerous chemical Hydrogen Hydroxide :rofl:
  3. Hovercraft
  4. It’s going to be part of the body, let’s say part of the small intestine
  5. About the right date for Platinum?
🧡 Sprot and Leisure Answers
  1. Three of a kind
  2. I think Guiness used to be promoted with a toucan
  3. Yugoslavia had this at some stage but I think that was before 1992… don’t think it was still a country then bug don’t have another answer
  4. A foot
  5. Royal Ascot :woman_shrugging:t2:

Entertainment and History are NOT my strengths :joy:
Happier with Science this time and weirdly liking Sprot!

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Whatever is easiest for you!

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I’ll do it as we go for added suspense. :slightly_smiling_face: (though if it ends up putting people off from having a go we’ll reconsider :+1:)

And I’ll just make it extra super clear that
this quiz is open to everyone :+1:

Just check out the rules, pop your answers in a post, and I’ll add your name to the Scoreboard. :slightly_smiling_face::+1:

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OMG!!! I got Royal Ascot right?!!! :rofl: Total guess based on likely venues for escorts
:rofl::joy::rofl::joy:

Sad on Science though, 1 was a guess but I thought I had the other 4. Oh well the Sprot lucky stab and other surprising correct answer makes up for it.

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I picked these especially for the Science ones. I knew very few of them. :slightly_smiling_face: I think these may have been the 5 most science-y ones out of about 2000 cards, so you might want to start brushing up on your maths and ‘Innovation’ skills… :slightly_smiling_face:

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Ok please don’t judge me, but today’s been very hectic so when i guess these i’m not going to try to think through sensible guesses like usual, i’m just going to put the 1st thing that comes into my head so i may get 0 :joy:

Summary

Geography:

  1. Palma
  2. Tenesse
  3. Taipei tower (f it i know it exists and it’s tall)
  4. Norway (sounds scandi anyway)
  5. Litchenstein

Entertainment:

  1. David Bowie
  2. A compost heap
  3. Will you marry me?
  4. Red
  5. Morons without hats

History:

  1. France (we liked fighting France)
  2. Baby Breadfuit
  3. Nelson
  4. Black people
  5. George Washington (can’t think of other 5 star generals)

Art:

  1. Boy in Striped pajamas
  2. Agatha Christy
  3. Madeupicus Blake
  4. National Geographic (would explain some jokes about it)
  5. Pablo Picasso

Science:

  1. glacial action/movement
  2. water
  3. Hovercraft?
  4. Brain? (they’re somewhere in there i think, my friend’s went dodgy after a seizure)
  5. Platinum (i think cobalt was that year too but i think they were already unknowningly using that)

Sport:

  1. Three of a kind?
  2. Corona? (only beer name i can remember)
  3. Yugoslavia (it has to be the answer to something eventually, it definitely existed)
  4. A foot
  5. Royal Ascot (posh people go to brothels right?)
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@Ace12345 I’m glad we have the same answer for the same reason for History question 1 :rofl:

… I suspect we may be wrong though.

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MsSubExperimenter answers

Categories:

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. What is the capital of Majorca? Isn’t it technically part of Spain so Madrid? On the island, playa de Mallorca?
  2. What American state is Memphis in? Tennessee
  3. Which was the world’s tallest building immediately prior to the completion of the Empire State Building? Rockefeller Plaza?
  4. What country’s flag flies over Spitsbergen? Switzerland?
  5. Which country joined the European Union in 1995 along with Sweden and Austria? Croatia?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Who played King Rat in the 1965 movie of the same name? Roland Rat? Orson Welles?
  2. Where did Rocky Raccoon live? Jellystone?
  3. What four-word question did Dave Stewart propose to Annie Lennox when he first met her? Will you marry me?
  4. What’s the only colour Johnny Cash wears on stage? Black
  5. Which dance act is led by the oddly-hatted Jay Kay? Jamiroquai

:yellow_heart: History

  1. Who were the enemy at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift? Native Americans?
  2. What cargo was the Bounty carrying when the mutiny occurred? Spices?
  3. Which English sailor’s body was slipped into the sea off Panama in a lead coffin? Cook?
  4. What did Lloyd’s first admit on January 1, 1970? Females on the floor?
  5. Which US five-star general and future president had pacifist parents? Eisenhower?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. What is Nicholas Monsarrat’s most famous World War II novel? The Maltese Falcon?
  2. What mystery writer’s disappearance in 1926 prompted a nationwide search? Agatha Christie?
  3. Which composer was the first person to win three Oscars in one night for his work on The Sting and The Way We Were? John Williams?
  4. What monthly is subtitled Entertainment for Men? Playboy?
  5. Which artist was shot the day before Robert Kennedy’s assassination? Georgia O’Keeffe?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. What process forms drumlins, eskers and cirque? Fermentation?
  2. What’s the common name for hydrogen hydroxide? Water
  3. What did Christopher Cockerell patent in 1955? Hovercraft?
  4. Where are the convolutions of Broca? Something in the body?
  5. What, in 1735, became the first metal to be identified that had been totally unknown to ancient man? Gold?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. Which is the higher poker hand, two pairs or three of a kind? 3 of a kind?
  2. What beer was promoted: “How grand to be a toucan - Just think what toucan do”? Guinness
  3. Which war-torn country was banned from the 1992 Olympics but allowed to enter individual athletes as independent participants? Czechoslovakia?
  4. What must remain on the floor in snooker? At least one foot
  5. At what sproting occasion did former brothel-keeper Cynthia Payne say she expected to see lots of old acquaintances? Wimbledon?
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Oh my god this is gonna be bad :joy: I believe I shall retain my spot at the bottom of the chart. So apologies Ian, most of these are utter b*llocks!

Answers (mostly incorrect)

:blue_heart:

  1. Palma
  2. North Carolina
  3. Chrysler building
  4. Sweden
  5. Denmark

:heartpulse:

  1. No idea, and I can’t even think of something funny
  2. In a spaceship
  3. Champagne for m’ lady?
  4. Black
  5. Jamiroquai

:yellow_heart:

  1. A battalion of smurfs
  2. Tea?
  3. Captain Pugwash
  4. They have spent ALL our savings on crisps
  5. James K Polk

:poop:

  1. The great escape
  2. I actually know this one but can’t remember :expressionless:
  3. Tchaikovsky
  4. Playboy
  5. Andy Warhol

:green_heart:

  1. Metamorphosis
  2. Water
  3. Paracetamol
  4. Broca’s area is in the brain, so all the wibbly inny-outy bits of the frontal lobe?
  5. Steel

:orange_heart:

  1. Two pairs
  2. Guiness
  3. West Germany
  4. Both feet
  5. The grand national
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