The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

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Not holding out much hope again

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. What is the claim to fame of Agra, India? Home of the Taj Mahal
  2. Which Duke is based in Arundel? Northumberland?
  3. Where is Gorki Park? Moscow?
  4. Which is the closest major city to the centre of the Iberian Peninsula? Lisbon?
  5. What ocean is only a 12th of the size of the Pacific? Arctic?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Who starred in both Singing in the Rain and The Singing Nun? Donald O’Connor?
  2. Which TV chef is fully clothed when he plays with a band called Scarlet Division? Jamie Oliver?
  3. What’s the name of Popeye’s adopted son? Pieface :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. Who made his mask from his dead brother’s waistcoat? Hannibal Lecter?
  5. Who co-starred with Charlotte Rampling in The Night Porter? Emma Thompson?

:yellow_heart: History

  1. What two houses fought the War of the Roses? Lancaster and York?
  2. Which consort, who died in 2003, famously ordered: A gin and tonic, no ice and go easy on the tonic? Queen Mother?
  3. What was Horatio Nelson’s most famous ship? HMS Victory?
  4. What word completes billionaire Jacob Astor’s quip: ‘A man with a million dollars is as well off as if he were…’? A man with a million dollars?
  5. What southern US town was the site of the last battle between Britain and the US? Atlanta?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Who was captain of the Hispaniola? Christopher Columbus?
  2. Which writer’s home are 21st century tourists seeking when they visit London’s Doughty Street? Dickens
  3. What James Leo Herlihy novel recounts the story of Joe Buck and Rico Rizzo? Blood Brothers?
  4. How many sisters were a bestseller for Chekhov? Seven?
  5. What’s the nationality of Agatha Christine’s detective Hercule Poirot? Belgian?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. What do the Masai bleed for food? Trees?
  2. What part of trendy trousers is most likely to carry the Yoshida Kogyo Kabushililaisha company’s YKK logo? Zip
  3. What constellation represents a hunter with a club and a shield? Orion?
  4. Which 70s starter is the most requested dish with US astronauts? Prawn Cocktail?
  5. How many eyes does a bat have? 2?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. What team on the FA Cup final in 1981 and 1982? Nottingham Forest?
  2. Who based his win in the 1994 Italian elections on a network of local clubs, similar to the AC Milan supporter’s clubs? Silvio Berlusconi?
  3. How many dots are there on a pair of dice? 42
  4. Which country produced the world cross-country champion in eight of the ten years from 1987 to 1996? Kenya?
  5. What does ‘scuba’ stand for? Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
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You’ve not answered Brown2. Would you like a +1 Golden Edit to pop a guess in?

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Thanks Mr Chimp! Missed that! Done now :+1:t2:

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Ooh I love quizzes! :blush:

Summary

Geography (not expecting to get any of these right):

  1. Taj Mahal
  2. Duke of York? :joy:
  3. Poland
  4. Stockholm
  5. Indian Ocean

Entertainment:

  1. No idea
  2. Jamie Oliver
  3. Spinach
  4. Zorro
  5. David Tennant

History - skip, don’t even know enough to make a guess

Art & Lit

  1. Blue Beard
  2. Arthur Conan Doyle
  3. Don’t know :thinking:
  4. 3
  5. Belgian

Science & Nature

  1. Goats
  2. Leg
  3. Sagittarius
  4. Boiled eggs
  5. 2

Sport

  1. Portugal
  2. Don’t know
  3. 42
  4. Canada
  5. Safety checked underwater breathing apparatus?

Well I think I got a whole 2 questions right in that! :joy:

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Lunch break quizzing… Love the Hump Day Quiz!

💙 Geography answers
  1. Taj Mahal
  2. Not a clue… sure it’s somewhere in England but sounds Tolkien so we’ll say it’s a cousin of Elrond and say Duke Alrond of Arondel.
  3. Definitely heard of it, can’t remember why or where.
  4. Okay, that’s Spain and Portugal so, um, Madrid?
  5. The Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean I think.
💗 Entertainment answers
  1. Gene Kelly was in Singing in the Rain but he probably wasn’t in The Singing Nun.
  2. Jamie Oliver (based on Naked Chef reference?)
  3. I know Postman Pat’s Son is called Julian, half a point for that? :joy:… um, Popeye Jr.?
  4. Assuming superhero fighting for justice for his brother? …but don’t know the story so um, Robin from Batman and Robin :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. Never heard of her or the film I’m afraid… assuming bit ago and saying Humphrey Bogart.
💛 History answers
  1. House of Lancaster and House of York (York was white)
  2. Not a clue
  3. Victory
  4. From a billionaire… penniless?
  5. Nope
💩 Art & Literature answers
  1. Definitely Treasure Island… Captain :thinking: Smolett? Something like that!
  2. Charles Dickens
  3. Never heard of him or the characters I don’t think… um, “Pass the Buck, Rizzo”?
  4. Three :thinking:
  5. Belgian
💚 Science & Nature answers
  1. Hedging my bets… animals​:+1:
  2. Button? (How is this Science???!)
  3. Orion is the hunter though his belt and sword stars are much brighter.
  4. Prawn cocktail in a foil sealed cat food type pouch :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. Um… two. Cerberus scary bat definitely has two eyes :bat:
🧡 Sprot & Leisure answers
  1. Guessing not one of the really big clubs for it to be noteworthy… Blackburn Rovers?
  2. Berlusconi is the only Italian politician I can name but guessing too early for him.
  3. 42
  4. Netherlands?
  5. Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
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WillC Answers

Geography
1, Taj Mahal
2, Arundel
3, Moscow (Winds of Change-Scorpions!)
4, Lisbon?
5,No Idea
Entertainment
1, Debbie Reynolds?
2, Jamie Oliver
3, Sweetpea?
4, No idea
5, Dirk Bogarde
History
1, York and Lancaster
2, The Queen Mother
3, HMS Victory
4, Poor?
5, No idea

Art and Lit
1, Long John Silver?
2, No idea
3, Mindnight Cowboy i only know that from seeing the film!
4, Three
5, Belgian

Science and Nature
1, Cows
2, Zip!
3, Orion
4, Prawn Cocktail?
5, Two

Sprot and Leisure
1, No idea
2, No idea
3, 42
4, No idea
5, Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (Invented by Jaques Coustau)

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:blue_heart: Geography

Summary
  1. Taj Mahal
  2. Sussex?
  3. Europe :slight_smile:
  4. Madrid?
  5. Arctic

:heartpulse:Entertainment

Summary
  1. Gene Kelly?
  2. The naked chef… Jamie Oliver?
  3. ?
  4. ?
  5. ?

:yellow_heart: History

Summary
  1. York (White) & Lancaster (Red)
  2. ?
  3. The Victory
  4. Rich
  5. New Orleans?

:poop: Art & Literature

Summary
  1. Long John Silver post-mutiny.
  2. Dickens?
  3. ?
  4. 3
  5. Belgian

:green_heart: Science & Nature

Summary
  1. Cow?
  2. Zip
  3. Orion
  4. Prawn cocktail?
  5. 2?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

Summary
  1. Manchester United?
  2. Berlusconi?
  3. 42
  4. Kenya
  5. Something something underwater breathing apparatus? Forgot the start but hoping for that generous half point here :angel:
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I’m going to have to skip today, i’ve got a bit of a bug so don’t feel great and on top of that my wrists have seized up so i’ve had to immobilise them. Good luck everyone :blush:

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Answers to Hump Day Quiz 04.11.20

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. Taj Mahal
  2. Duke of Norfolk
  3. Moscow
  4. Oooooh gosh… Granada?
  5. I think Artic is the smallest so let’s go with that

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. I’ve never even heard of the singing nun so let’s just go Gene Kelly :joy:
  2. For pure contradiction I’m gonna go with the naked chef…
  3. Sweet Pea
  4. No idea…
  5. Not a clue

:yellow_heart: History

  1. Can’t even make an educated guess
  2. Again, no idea whatsoever
  3. HMS Victory surely?
  4. Going to hazard a guess at “rich”
  5. No idea

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Argh this is the one from Treasure Island… I know first name is Alexander but I can’t think of surname
  2. Charles Dickens
  3. No idea
  4. Three
  5. I think he’s Belgian

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. No idea!
  2. Going to guess the zip as I imagine it’s the most sciencey part of a pair of trousers :joy:
  3. Orion
  4. Prawn cocktail - is that pretty 70’s?!
  5. Random guess at 0 since they’re blind

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. Think I recall something about Tottenham winning two years in a row
  2. No clue
  3. 42 (this took way longer than it should have done :joy:)
  4. No clue
  5. Self contained underwater breathing apperatus

Gosh that was a hard one (I know I say this each week!)

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I have added the answers to the quiz post. :slightly_smiling_face::+1:

And barring any marking snafus, I hereby declare this week’s winner to be…

@VanillaWithSprinkles :trophy::tada::balloon:

And there’s also an extra special :cherries: for @KottanKitten as it was their first time. :slightly_smiling_face:

Hope you enjoyed it, and I’ll be back next week with another. :+1:

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Well done @VanillaWithSprinkles :medal_sports::medal_sports:

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Congratulations @VanillaWithSprinkles!! :clap:t2::clap:t2::clap:t2:

And to those of you who managed to get 5/5 on the Science round… How you managed that I do not know!!

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Well done @VanillaWithSprinkles​:slightly_smiling_face:

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Ooh thanks @WillC @SexInTheCity @MsSubExperimenter :tada:

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Rebus Puzzles (IV) :jigsaw:

As normal… what do the following say?

  1.   D
      A
      L
      E
       
    HILL

  2. :heart:   :heart::heart:

  3. IF

  4.   T
      L   :white_check_mark:
      O
      B

  5. SHOPSHOPSHOPSHOPSHOPu

  6.   D   D
      O   O
      O   O
      G   G
      O   O
      N   N

  7. A234578910JQK

  8. JACK

  9. BOOT   :arrow_right:
                     
    FOOT       FOOT

  10.   NV  

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My Answers to:
Rebus Puzzles (IV) 🧩
  1. Dale is down, as he is over the hill :older_man:t2:
  2. I heart Peitho (too right)?
  3. Big if
  4. Bolt Upright
  5. Shop till you drop
  6. Up to no good
  7. Jacking up?
  8. Button Jack?
  9. The boot is on the other foot
  10. Green with envy
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:rofl: No bonuses for your answer to number 2 I’m afraid @Ian_Chimp but it made me laugh! :blush:

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That is all the bonus I need. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Answers to Rebus Quiz IV
  1. Over hill and down dale
  2. Heart to hearts?
  3. A big if?
  4. Bolt upright?
  5. Shop til you drop
  6. Up to no good
  7. Hijacking
  8. Jack in a box!
  9. Boot on the other foot
  10. Green with envy

P.s. I’m very impressed with your formatting skills @Peitho
P.p.s. I love these rebus puzzles! Really gets my brain going

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Glad you like them :blush: and I am very impressed with your answering skills @SexInTheCity !

Anyone else fancy a go? @VanillaWithSprinkles @MsSubExperimenter @Cassii and anyone else obviously!

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