The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

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That score’s better than i was expecting :joy: i’m very happy to have got over 10

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I’m happy with mine! Most were guesses!

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Answers to Hump Day Quiz @Ian_Chimp

:blue_heart: Geography

Summary
  1. What is the capital of Majorca? Palma
  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? Chrysler?
  4. What country’s flag flies over Spitsbergen? Greenland?
  5. Which country joined the European Union in 1995 along with Sweden and Austria? Italy?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

Summary
  1. Who played King Rat in the 1965 movie of the same name? Dunno
  2. Where did Rocky Raccoon live? Dakota Mountain Hills
  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? No idea

:yellow_heart: History

Summary
  1. Who were the enemy at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift? Don’t know
  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? James Cook?
  4. What did Lloyd’s first admit on January 1, 1970? They’d been robbed?
  5. Which US five-star general and future president had pacifist parents? Jimmy Carter?

:poop: Art & Literature

I hate the poo round

Summary
  1. What is Nicholas Monsarrat’s most famous World War II novel? ?
  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 ? ?
  4. What monthly is subtitled Entertainment for Men ? Playboy?
  5. Which artist was shot the day before Robert Kennedy’s assassination? ?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

Summary
  1. What process forms drumlins, eskers and cirque? Glaciation
  2. What’s the common name for hydrogen hydroxide? H20/ water
  3. What did Christopher Cockerell patent in 1955? Alarm clock?
  4. Where are the convolutions of Broca? Broca’s area is in the left hemisphere of the brain and controls speech!
  5. What, in 1735, became the first metal to be identified that had been totally unknown to ancient man? Platinum?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

Summary
  1. Which is the higher poker hand, two pairs or three of a kind? Three 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? *One foot
  5. At what sproting occasion did former brothel-keeper Cynthia Payne say she expected to see lots of old acquaintances? Ascot?
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Answers to Great Hump Day Quiz

:blue_heart: Geography:

  1. Palma
  2. Tennessee
  3. Eiffel Tower?
  4. Norway
  5. Finland

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Absolutely no clue
  2. Sounds American… New York?
  3. Will you marry me? (complete guess but I really hope I’m right)
  4. Red?
  5. :woman_shrugging:t2:

:yellow_heart: History

  1. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  2. Bananas? :woman_shrugging:t2:
  3. Francis Drake
  4. Murder? (I have no clue)
  5. :woman_shrugging:t2:

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. The cruel sea?
  2. Agatha Christie
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. Andy Warhol

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  2. Water
  3. Lawnmower?!
  4. The brain
  5. Copper? Why am I struggling to think of any other metals :joy:

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. Two pairs?
  2. Guinness
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. One foot
  5. Royal Ascot?
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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
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  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
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    :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
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    :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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I’ll have a go this time. :thinking:

My Answers

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. North America
  2. Los Angeles
  3. CNN
  4. Singapore
  5. Tamzo Umbeke

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Grace
  2. Champagne
  3. Elizabeth Taylor
  4. Marcel Marceau
  5. Star Trek The Next Generation

:yellow_heart: History

  1. George I
  2. Biggles
  3. Nepal
  4. Harvard
  5. Nigel Jay

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Elmore Leonard
  2. Steven Spielberg
  3. The Daily Mail
  4. 1
  5. Science Fiction

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. Euclid
  2. Mach
  3. C2
  4. Plaque
  5. One-half

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. George Best
  2. Sven-Goren Eriksson
  3. Cycling
  4. Chris Evett
  5. Sports results
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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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