The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

Games
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I won’t let it keep me awake! :wink:

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But they live in the biscuit aisle! It is a chocolate covered biscuit, which I would compare to a chocolate topped mcvities :innocent:

These controversial food questions are my favourite, but just to confirm it’s just a bit of light debate! :joy:

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The one that always puzzles me is KitKat… don’t know if it’s the same everywhere but in the supermarket I use 2 finger bars are in the biscuit aisle while 4 finger bars are in confectionery!

…does that mean that if you have a 2 finger bar with your tea it’s a biscuit but if you splurge and have two 2 finger bars you’ve now converted them into a chocolate bar :woman_shrugging:t2::rofl:

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Well on the topic of controversial confectionery choices where do you keep your chocolate?

Chocolate storage
  • Cupboard
  • Fridge

0 voters

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There is no option for mouth or tummy?

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I will be honest i sometimes do both. Usually it’s the cupboard but if something bigger I’m going to b eating for a little while it goes in the fridge once open (like an easter egg)

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Unless the temperature is so hot all chocolate is melting always the cupboard!

With only four votes so far I am so happy to see this result. I normally find myself drastically outnumbered on this one, for my Dad and most of my friends it’s fridge but it just tastes better to me when warm!

Happy stale mate within the house… my chocolate lives in the cupboard, his lives in the fridge. All good :+1::rofl:

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So happy with the consensus on this one! I mean, it doesn’t usually last long enough to even get to the cupboard for me, but never ever ever the fridge - it loses all sense of taste!

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Depends on the time of year! In the summer the fridge, winter cupboard!

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The Great Hump Day Quiz! :tada::dromedary_camel:
(25/11/20)

Welcome to this Wednesday’s Great Hump Day Quiz! All newcomers are most welcome :slightly_smiling_face: 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 American state capital is Indianapolis?

  2. Which island advertises itself as the Jewel of the Mediterranean?

  3. What do Italians call Florence?

  4. Which African country is the home of the Kikuyu?

  5. What’s the official language of India?

💗Entertainment

  1. What singer has been married to Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor and Connie Stevens?

  2. Which Angelina Jolie movie saw Snowdonia doubling for China?

  3. What 1963 Joseph L. Mankiewicz film cost $28 million?

  4. Who escaped a prison sentence following drug charges in 1997 after a blind girl said he got her safely home after a Rolling Stones concert?

  5. Whose radio show was Ray’s a Laugh?

💛 History

  1. What was Marco Polo’s home town?

  2. Who announced in 2001: My last wish is to walk into a Margate pub as an Englishman and buy a pint of bitter?

  3. Who said: “Soldiers win the battles and generals get the credit”?

  4. What tasteless form of murder horrified Henry VIII so much that he insisted the perpetrators should be boiled alive?

  5. What American president’s interpreter said on his behalf: “I desire the Poles carnally”?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. What French stockbroker fled his homeland to paint in the Pacific?

  2. What were dark blue until the Government announced in 1988 that they were to become dark red?

  3. Who’s the clown in Shakespeare’s Henry IV and The Merry Wives of Windsor?

  4. Which poet wrote: Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough! It isn’t fit for humans now?

  5. Where does the Venus de Milo stand?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. Who did Henry Ford name his ill-received Edsel motor car after?

  2. Which company that developed the Walkman has a name derived from a word meaning sound?

  3. What Tibetan mammal lives at a higher altitude than any other in the world?

  4. Which country’s total car output in 1947 was just 110 vehicles?

  5. What appear when the Sun activates your melanocytes?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. What country was the birth place of tennis spoilsprot Ilie Nastase?

  2. Which British soccer team did Estonia fail to turn up to face in a World Cup qualifier?

  3. What sprot’s ball was originally stuffed with boiled feathers?

  4. Which heavy metal band stars Bruce Dickinson who is a top-ranked fencer?

  5. What does the referee count to when a professional wrestler is pinned?

6. Did you find me?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@Ace12345 21 5 1 5 3 3 4
@VanillaWithSprinkles 18 4 ½ 1½ 4 5 3
@WillC 17½ 4 2½ 3 4 3 1
@SexInTheCity 14½ 5 ½ 3 2 2 2
@Peitho 14 3 1½ 2½ 3 1 3
@Ian_Chimp 13½ 4 ½ 1 3 3 2
@MsSubExperimenter 12 3 0 1 2 2 4
@KottanKitten 8½ 4 ½ 1 0 2 1
The Answers

| :blue_heart: Geography | :heartpulse: Entertainment
— | — | —
| 1. Indiana’s | 1. Eddie Fisher
| 2. Cyprus | 2. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
| 3. Firenze | 3. Cleopatra
| 4. Kenya | 4. Keith Richards
| 5. Hindi | 5. Ted Ray’s
|
:yellow_heart: History |
:poop: Arts & Literature |
| 1. Venice | 1. Paul Gaugin
| 2. Ronnie Biggs | 2. British Passports
| 3. Napolean | 3. Falstaff
| 4. Poisoning | 4. John Betjemen
| 5. Jimmy Carter’s | 5. The Louvre, Paris
|
:green_heart: Science & Nature |
:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
| 1. His son | 1. Romanian
| 2. Sony | 2. Scotland
| 3. The yak | 3. Golf’s
| 4. Japan’s | 4. Iron Maiden
| 5. Freckles | 5. Three

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Argh, I keep meaning to do these and every Wednesday something blows up and I have no time. One day soon I’ll be back to claim my crown as bottom of the scoreboard!! :crown:

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You have until Thursday morning, if that helps!

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I’m hoping to have a go tonight, i just need to be productive and actually do the coursework i need to do today 1st

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WillC Answers

Geography
1, Indiana
2, Sicily
3, Firenze
4, No idea!
5, Hindi

Entertainment
1, Eddie Fisher (Father of Carrie!)
2, Tomb Raider?
3, No idea
4, No idea
5, Ted Ray!

History
1, Venice
2, Ronnie Biggs
3, Napoleon
4, No idea!
5, No idea!

Art and Literature
1, Paul Gaugin
2, Passports?
3, Falstaff
4, John Betjeman
5, No idea!

Science and Nature
1, His son?
2, Sony
3, Yeti! (No idea!)
4, UK?
5, Freckles?

Sprot and Leisure
1, No idea!
2, No idea!
3, Tennis ball?
4, Iron Maiden (My kind of sprot question!)
5, Ten?

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My attempt

Categories:

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. What American state capital is Indianapolis? Indiana
  2. Which island advertises itself as the Jewel of the Mediterranean? Cyprus?
  3. What do Italians call Florence? Firenze?
  4. Which African country is the home of the Kikuyu? Tanzania?
  5. What’s the official language of India? Bengali?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. What singer has been married to Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor and Connie Stevens? Frank Sinatra?
  2. Which Angelina Jolie movie saw Snowdonia doubling for China? The Changeling?
  3. What 1963 Joseph L. Mankiewicz film cost $28 million? The Great Escape?
  4. Who escaped a prison sentence following drug charges in 1997 after a blind girl said he got her safely home after a Rolling Stones concert? Pete Doherty? (Libertines member)
  5. Whose radio show was Ray’s a Laugh? Ray Reardon :joy:

:yellow_heart: History

  1. What was Marco Polo’s home town? Venice?
  2. Who announced in 2001: My last wish is to walk into a Margate pub as an Englishman and buy a pint of bitter? Bernard Matthews?
  3. Who said: “Soldiers win the battles and generals get the credit”? General Lee?
  4. What tasteless form of murder horrified Henry VIII so much that he insisted the perpetrators should be boiled alive? Cannibalism?
  5. What American president’s interpreter said on his behalf: “I desire the Poles carnally”? Kennedy?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. What French stockbroker fled his homeland to paint in the Pacific? Gauguin?
  2. What were dark blue until the Government announced in 1988 that they were to become dark red? Post boxes?
  3. Who’s the clown in Shakespeare’s Henry IV and The Merry Wives of Windsor? Shylock?
  4. Which poet wrote: Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough! It isn’t fit for humans now? UA Fanthorpe?
  5. Where does the Venus de Milo stand? The Louvre I think

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. Who did Henry Ford name his ill-received Edsel motor car after? Edison?
  2. Which company that developed the Walkman has a name derived from a word meaning sound? Sony?
  3. What Tibetan mammal lives at a higher altitude than any other in the world? A monkey?
  4. Which country’s total car output in 1947 was just 110 vehicles? Germany?
  5. What appear when the Sun activates your melanocytes? Freckles?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. What country was the birth place of tennis spoilsport Ilie Nastase? Romania?
  2. Which British soccer team did Estonia fail to turn up to face in a World Cup qualifier? Scotland?
  3. What sprot’s ball was originally stuffed with boiled feathers? Something light… table tennis?
  4. Which heavy metal band stars Bruce Dickinson who is a top-ranked fencer? Iron Maiden (also a qualified pilot :+1:t2:)
  5. What does the referee count to when a professional wrestler is pinned? 3
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My fairly tragic attempt

Geography:
1)Indiana
2)Sicily
3)Firenze
4)Kenya
5)i dispute this question, i think it has 2, Hindi and English

Entertainment:
1)Eddie Fisher
2)The mummy dragon emporer?
3)the great escape (only film i can name from that era)
4)Jimmy Hendrix? (no clue like with most of these haha)
5)Ray Twat’off

History:
1)Venice
2)Ronnie Bigs
3)Napoleon
4)Poison
5)Jimmy Carter

Art:
1)Matisse?
2)Passport
3)Falstaff
4)Oscar Wilde?
5)louvre museum

Science:
1)his son
2)sony
3)yaks
4)UK?
5)tan i think

Sprot:
1)Romania
2)Scotland
3)golf
4)iron maiden
5)10

Also @Ian_Chimp unless I’m really misunderstanding something doesn’t @WillC have 2 right in sprot not 1?

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Have you been peeking at people’s answers before you submit your own…? :slightly_smiling_face:

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No i put mine in and looked at others after (the wrong answers are quite funny, plus looking at them 1st ruins the fun). I just got confused because i think 2 of those are right (i even checked google after and they seem to be)(also why am i not surprised i failed the entertainment section :joy:)(also as much as i hate to admit to a lower score, i think you’ve given me a higher total than i got, i think i got 20)

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Ah, okay. :slightly_smiling_face: I was confused as you submitted your answers and asked about WillC’s at the same time. :slightly_smiling_face:

The card wants something different I’m afraid. I save the googling until after. :+1::slightly_smiling_face:

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Ah fair enough then, no problem. I tend to do my answers in a note thing on my phone then copy them across when I’m done so thought I’d just stick that on the end (with these i go for my 1st answer and don’t let myself change it once it’s typed)Edit: thank you for fixing the score, as much as I’d love to score 30 i don’t think that’s likely to happen :joy:

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