The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

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I was just reading from the sheet. No kudos for me. :slightly_smiling_face:

And we do indeed have a Hump Day Quiz tomorrow. :tada::dromedary_camel::slightly_smiling_face:

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The Great Hump Day Quiz! :tada::dromedary_camel:
(21/10/20)

Welcome to this week’s Great Hump Day Quiz. :slightly_smiling_face: All newcomers are most welcome :slightly_smiling_face:, 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. Which army famously guards the tomb of Shi huang-ti?

  2. What country covers an entire continent?

  3. Which area of London would you visit to walk along Bob Marley Way?

  4. Which Spanish word for ‘tomorrow’ means it could take months for something to happen?

  5. What church is home to the Bow Bell?

💗Entertainment

  1. Whose three-year marriage to Jim Threapleton ended in 2001?

  2. What TV series featured The Riddler, The Penguin and the Joker?

  3. Who is Montgomery Burns’ toadying lackey?

  4. Which dolls were rationed at Christmas 1997?

  5. What group did Mark Bolan lead?

💛 History

  1. Who claimed his common bond with Tony Blair was that they both used Colgate toothpaste?

  2. What were there 368,000 of in 1961 and 2,295,000 in 1981?

  3. Which country did Tony Blair declare war on 1 October 2001?

  4. Which Chicago law-upholder had the registration plate EN-1 during the prohibition era?

  5. What ancient Greeks are remembered for their austere lifestyle?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. Which comic character varied his usual cow pie-only diet in 1996 in the light of the mad cow disease beef crisis?

  2. What river did John baptise Christ in?

  3. Which Anthony Hopkins movie was based on Thomas Harris’ biggest-selling novel?

  4. How many ages of man does Shakespeare refer to in As You Like It?

  5. What are Henry Miller’s two tropical books?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. What was Hyman Lipman the first person to stick on the end of a pencil that a 1999 report claimed can be deadly?

  2. Who discovered penicillin?

  3. What were specially packed in a gold, silver and bronze combination and in assorted flavours for athletes at the 2000 Olympics?

  4. What occasion were women’s birthdays counted from in ancient Greece?

  5. What organ contains the smallest bones?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. Who beat Arsenal in the 2003 Community Shield after a penalty decider?

  2. What are the three colours on a roulette wheel?

  3. Which titled explorer ran seven marathons on seven continents in seven days?

  4. Who returned to manage Melchester Rovers in 1997 after losing a foot in a helicopter accident in 1993?

  5. What sprot confronts participants with hairpins?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@Ian_Chimp 20 3 3 3 3 5 3
@WillC 19 4 3½ 2 3 3 3½
@Serpentwand 18½ 4 2 3 4 3 2½
@MsSubExperimenter 18 2½ 3½ 1 4 3 4
@Ace12345 18 2½ 2 2½ 4 3 4
@VanillaWithSprinkles 17 4 2 1 4 4 2
@Peitho 16½ 2½ 3½ 2 3 3 2½
@SexInTheCity 15½ 4 1 1½ 4 3 2
The Answers

:blue_heart: Geography
:heartpulse: Entertainment
1. The Terracotta Army 1. Kate Winslet’s
2. Australia 2. Batman
3. Brixton 3. Waylon Smithers
4. Manaña 4. Teletubbies
5. St. Mary-Le-Bow 5. T. Rex

:yellow_heart: History
:poop: Arts & Literature
1. George W. Bush 1. Desperate Dan
2. Unemployed 2. The Jordan
3. Afghanistan 3. The Silence of the Lambs
4. Eliot Ness 4. Seven
5. The Spartans 5. Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

:green_heart: Science & Nature
:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure
1. A rubber 1. Manchester United
2. Alexander Feming 2. Black, green, red
3. Condoms 3. Sir Ranulph Fiennes
4. Their wedding day 4. Roy of the Rovers
5. The ear 5. Motor racing
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WillC Answers

Geography
1, The Terracotta Army
2, Australia
3, Brixton?
4, Manyana? (Not sure of spelling
5, No idea

Entertainment

1, Kate Winslett
2, Batman
3, Smithers
4, Buzz Lughtyear?
5, T-Rex

History

1, Bill Clinton?
2, Televisions?
3, Iraq
4, Elliot Ness
5, Spartans

Art and Lit

1, Desperate Dan
2, Jordan
3, The Slience of the Lambs
4, 3?
5, No idea

Science and Nature

1, Eraser?
2, Alexander Fleming
3, No idea
4, First period?
5, Ear

Sport and Leisure

1, No idea
2, Red, Black, White
3, Sir Ranulph Feinnes
4, Roy Race
5, Motor Racing as in hairpin bend?

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Ace's answers

Geography:

  1. Terracotta army
  2. Antarctica
  3. Oxford?
  4. Manana
  5. York Cathedral?

Entertainment:

  1. Jennifer Anisten (no clue)
  2. Batman the animated series (there hav been soooo many different batman cartoons, please can i have it with that?)
  3. Waylon Smithers
  4. Barbie?
  5. sex pistols (no clue)

History:

  1. George Bush
  2. cars?
  3. Afghanistan
  4. Al Capone (no idea)
  5. Spartan

Art:

  1. Desperate Dan (know this from a cooking show)
  2. Jordan
  3. Silence of the Lambs
  4. 5?
  5. Cancer and Capricorn (i see what they did there)

Science:

  1. Eraser
  2. Alexander Flemming
  3. Tobacco?
  4. Festivals?
  5. Middle ear

Sport:

  1. Manchester United
  2. Red, Black and Green
  3. Sir Ranulph Fiennes
  4. no clue
  5. Formula 1/Racing
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MsSubExperimenter’s answers

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. Which army famously guards the tomb of Shi huang-ti? Terracotta Army?
  2. What country covers an entire continent? Antarctica or Australia?
  3. Which area of London would you visit to walk along Bob Marley Way? Notting Hill?
  4. Which Spanish word for ‘tomorrow’ means it could take months for something to happen? Manana (can’t make it do the tilde)
  5. What church is home to the Bow Bell? Bow Church? Not sure of its actual name but the one at the end of Fairfield Road near Bow Church DLR station but the other way (end of Fairfield Rd look left to church, right to DLR station) I can look up the church name if you want.

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Whose three-year marriage to Jim Threapleton ended in 2001? Kate Winslet
  2. What TV series featured The Riddler, The Penguin and the Joker? Batman
  3. Who is Montgomery Burns’ toadying lackey? Smithers?
  4. Which dolls were rationed at Christmas 1997? Spice Girls?
  5. What group did Mark Bolan lead? T-Rex?

:yellow_heart: History

  1. Who claimed his common bond with Tony Blair was that they both used Colgate toothpaste? John Major?
  2. What were there 368,000 of in 1961 and 2,295,000 in 1981? Colour TVs?
  3. Which country did Tony Blair declare war on 1 October 2001? Afghanistan?
  4. Which Chicago law-upholder had the registration plate EN-1 during the prohibition era? I feel like I should know this, it’s going to annoy me… Al Capone :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. What ancient Greeks are remembered for their austere lifestyle? No clue

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Which comic character varied his usual cow pie-only diet in 1996 in the light of the mad cow disease beef crisis? Desperate Dan?
  2. What river did John baptise Christ in? Jordan
  3. Which Anthony Hopkins movie was based on Thomas Harris’ biggest-selling novel? Silence of the Lambs
  4. How many ages of man does Shakespeare refer to in As You Like It? 7?
  5. What are Henry Miller’s two tropical books? Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. What was Hyman Lipman the first person to stick on the end of a pencil that a 1999 report claimed can be deadly? A rubber? Or one of the big decorative ones.
  2. Who discovered penicillin? Alexander Fleming?
  3. What were specially packed in a gold, silver and bronze combination and in assorted flavours for athletes at the 2000 Olympics? Walkers crisps?
  4. What occasion were women’s birthdays counted from in ancient Greece? Birth?
  5. What organ contains the smallest bones? Ear?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. Who beat Arsenal in the 2003 Community Shield after a penalty decider? Man Utd :grinning:
  2. What are the three colours on a roulette wheel? Red, black and green
  3. Which titled explorer ran seven marathons on seven continents in seven days? Bear Grylls?
  4. Who returned to manage Melchester Rovers in 1997 after losing a foot in a helicopter accident in 1993? Roy of the Rovers?
  5. What sprot confronts participants with hairpins? Formula 1 / motor racing :grinning:
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I would like to point out if the answer to 2 in geography is Australia i will take issue with this (since the continent includes places like New Zealand

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But is the alternative answer a country? My head hurts! Also looking at the other answers, i missed an obvious one!

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New Zealand’s continent is Oceania :+1:

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But isn’t Ocenania is just an alternate name for that continent though? I thought Australia was a subcontinent like India

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A couple of yours are going to have to be adjudicated. :slightly_smiling_face: Two answers for the continent one seems like you’re chancing it. And directions but no name to the church. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Nope. Give it a google. :+1::slightly_smiling_face:

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I did, google has things saying both confusing me more :joy:

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Google is normally pretty solid on geography. :slightly_smiling_face: The answers are up tomorrow morning, so we can all debate openly then. :+1:

I hasten to add that I did not write these questions, and I think some are from 1983, so there will be a few odd ones over the course of it. :slightly_smiling_face: I’m not sure this question is one of them, but I don’t mind correcting scores if you prove the card wrong. :slightly_smiling_face::+1:

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I have many arguments i will keep for now Though for example you mentioned Oceania as a separate thing. I don’t see how both Oceania and Australia can be continents as it would mean there were 8 not 7 - otherwise it’s saying New Zealand is in Asia which i think both sides would disagree with Sorry i think I’m missing seeing people in person to argue with :sweat_smile: :joy:

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To be honest, I don’t know. :man_shrugging::slightly_smiling_face: It seems like the answer has changed since I was at school. I think that’s the only possible answer that would fit though?

Remember that the questions are all super old. :slightly_smiling_face: Have you read the ‘Where do the questions come from?’ blurb in the quiz post?

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Yeah i remember, sorry like i said i think my brain just misses arguing so has latched on to this :joy: i get what you mean though, nothing quite fits (like my answer doesn’t actually count as country)

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My Answers to The Great Hump Day Quiz! :dromedary_camel:

💙 Geography
  1. The Terracotta Army
  2. Australia but only if you consider Australia and Oceania to be different continents which sometimes they’re called but I think it’s dodgy :thinking:
  3. Camden?
  4. ?
  5. A church in London surrounded by Cockneys that I don’t quite know the name of… It’s something le Bow Church
💗 Entertainment
  1. Never heard of him in afraid
  2. Batman
  3. Smithers
  4. Teletubbies?
  5. T-Rex
💛 History
  1. David Cameron?
  2. Cars?
  3. Iraq
  4. Eliot Ness - Good film!
  5. Spartans
💩 Art and Literature
  1. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  2. The River Jordan is definitely mentioned in the bible
  3. Silence of the Lambs
  4. 7
  5. Blue Lagoon and Tequila Sunrise - no idea but nice tropical cocktails. Think I’m craving one.
💚 Science and Nature
  1. A rubber?
  2. Alexander Fleming
  3. Science so some sort of vitamin drink (though you’d think they’d have their own)
  4. Um, guessing not birth then, first period :see_no_evil:
  5. Ear
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. Not the foggiest - Chelsea?
  2. Red, Black and hopefully White?
  3. Ranulph Fiennes
  4. Is that Rugby?
  5. Motor Racing
    (Top Gear helped with 3 and 5!)
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Haha fair enough, I don’t even know if that’s the right church I just know it’s a church in Bow near the Bow Bells Pub haha :woman_shrugging:t2: (my best friend may possibly live very close to there) also, having now googled I don’t think it’s the right one anyway so no adjudication needed on that one :blush:

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You may pick up some half points when someone explains the answers to me. :slightly_smiling_face:

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@Ian_Chimp Hump Day 21/10

My attempt!

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. Terracotta army?
  2. Australia
  3. Brixton
  4. Think the spanish for tomorrow is manana (fun accent in there somewhere)
  5. St Peter?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. ?
  2. Batman
  3. Waylon Smithers
  4. Barbie?
  5. Slade?

:yellow_heart: History

  1. ?
  2. Population of China?
  3. Iraq?
  4. ?
  5. Spartans?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Desperate Dan
  2. Jordan?
  3. Silence of the Lambs
  4. 3?
  5. Tropic of Capricorn/Tropic of Cancer?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. Rubber?
  2. Fleming
  3. Condoms?
  4. Leap years?
  5. Ear

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. Liverpool?
  2. Black, red, green?
  3. ?
  4. ?
  5. Formula 1

Many guesses again, some I couldn’t even attempt educated answers haha!

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