The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

Games
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I always think the name of the Fifa? guy Sepp Blatter sounds like the noise of diarrhoea hitting the pan.
I remember Alexei Sayle saying the name Trish is the sound made when you tread in dog poo.

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The Answers to:
Random Word Puzzles

  1. Can you find the 5-letter word that can be placed either before or after the following three words to make a new word or phrase?

    A) BrainTeaser
    B) BrainWash
    C) BrainWave

  2. Can you find the 5-letter word that can be placed either before or after the following three words to make a new word or phrase?

    A) Black Friday
    B) Pitch Black
    C) Black Hole

  3. Can you find the 6-letter word that can be placed either before or after the following three words to make a new word or phrase?

    A) Magic Carpet
    B) Carpet Bag
    C) Carpet Beater

  4. Three letters have been replaced with wrong ones, which could also have been put in the wrong place. Can you tell which 3 letters have been replaced in this title?

    SPEAK MOUSE
    BLEAK HOUSE

  5. Three letters have been replaced with wrong ones, which could also have been put in the wrong place. Can you tell which 3 letters have been replaced in this title?

    MINIMAL ART
    ANIMAL FART

Word Ladders

Can you change the top word into the bottom word by changing a single letter per rung?

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
COST DARK SWAP HELP CLAW
CAST DARE SOAP HELD SLAW
CASE DIRE SOAK HOLD SLOW
CAME DIVE SOCK GOLD SLOT
SAME DOVE SUCK GOLF SOOT
SALE LOVE DUCK WOLF FOOT
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Animal Fart @Ian_Chimp? :joy:

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Is that not right? :slightly_smiling_face:

(fart :face_with_hand_over_mouth:)

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(20/01/21)

The Great Hump Day Quiz! 🐪

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 river flows through Rome?

  2. What absolute necessity did Frinton-on-Sea finally get in 2000 following much campaigning and controversy?

  3. What do Frankfurters refer to as Schwarzwald?

  4. Which Frenchman designed Italy’s national flag?

  5. What national capital is heated by underground hot-water springs?

💗Entertainment

  1. Which movie matched Tom Hanks with Antonio Banderas as lovers?

  2. Which member of Queen had a solo hit with Too Much Love Will Kill You?

  3. Which Simpsons duo smoke Laramie cigarettes?

  4. Who was the first British winner of the Eurovision Song Contest?

  5. What 1963 movie comedy had over 50 stars in it?

💛 History

  1. What British prime minister had a bag named after him?

  2. Who, in 1642, attempted to arrest five Members of Parliament in the House of Commons?

  3. Who was the next Labour leader after Neil Kinnock?

  4. What were an estimated 3.2 million unmarried British people doing at the stroke of midnight on 31st December 1999?

  5. How many Tolpuddle Martyrs were executed?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. What was the name of G K Chesterton’s Catholic priest-detective?

  2. Which community was just across the bay from Jay Gatsby’s estate in West Egg?

  3. What were the last names of Dr. Henry and Mr. Edward?

  4. What Cornelius Ryan book chronicles the events of D-Day?

  5. Which Sting hit was inspired by writer Quentin Crisp’s American lifestyle?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. What are the two kinds of blood corpuscles in vertebrates?

  2. How many teaspoons make up a tablespoon?

  3. What name was shared by Andy Green and Peter Noble’s World land speed record-breaking cars?

  4. What did Colonel Jacob Schick patent on November 6, 1928?

  5. What is banana oil produced from?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. What’s the end person on a tug-of-war team called?

  2. What Olympic event’s winner is considered the world’s greatest athlete?

  3. What do wet Formula 1 tyres have that dry ones don’t?

  4. Which former boxing champion became consul to Sheikh Faisal, the United Arab Emirates’ minister of sprot?

  5. Who joined Baddiel and Skinner on the Three Lions football anthem?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@WillC 15½ 1 4 2 3 1½ 4
@Peitho 13 3 2 2 3 0 3
@Sea 12½ 2 3 1½ 2 2 2
@SexInTheCity 9 2 0 2 2 1 2
@KottanKitten 5 2 1 0 1 0 1
The Answers

| :blue_heart: Geography | :heartpulse: Entertainment
— | — | —
| 1. The Tiber | 1. Philadelphia
| 2. A pub | 2. Brian May
| 3. The Blackforest | 3. Patty and Selma
| 4. Napoleon | 4. Sandie Shaw
| 5. Reykjavik, Iceland | 5. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
|
:yellow_heart: History |
:poop: Arts & Literature |
| 1. William Gladstone | 1. Father Brown
| 2. King Charles I | 2. East Egg
| 3. John Smith | 3. Jekyll and Hyde
| 4. Co-habiting | 4. The Longest Day
| 5. Zero | 5. An Englishman in New York
|
:green_heart: Science & Nature |
:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
| 1. Red and white | 1. The anchor
| 2. Four | 2. The decathlon’s
| 3. Thrust | 3. Tread
| 4. The electric shaver | 4. Chris Eubank
| 5. Coal | 5. The Lightning Seeds

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My answers to the Great Hump :dromedary_camel: Day Quiz:

💙 Geography
  1. The Tiber
  2. Public toilet :restroom:?
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. Napoleon?
  5. Reykjavik (Know, or at least think I know, the answer but did have to look up the spelling!)
💗 Entertainment
  1. I am sure I should know this but it rings absolutely no bells.
  2. Brian May
  3. Patti and Selma
  4. Cliff Richard?
  5. :woman_shrugging:t2:
💛 History
  1. William Gladstone
  2. The King… Charles (I think the first :crossed_fingers:)
  3. Tony Blair?
  4. Having Sex?
  5. :woman_shrugging:t2: Don’t know who they are I’m afraid… 3?
💩 Art and Literature
  1. Father Brown?
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  3. From the pronouns - Jekyll and Hyde
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. Englishman in New York?
💚 Science and Nature
  1. Don’t know what corpuscles are but we have veins and arteries for blood so let’s go with them.
  2. 2.5ish
  3. Blue Bird? Or something very like it unless that was someone else’s?
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. NOT banana’s I’m guessing :joy:… pineapples?
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. Anchor?
  2. Men’s 100m?
  3. Ridge treads for water to go into so they run on the track rather than aquaplaning… I’m guessing.
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. The Lightning Seeds
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:rofl: Oh dear… Back to normal then!

Zero on Science is depressing though. Given my answer to :green_heart:1 is wrong I suspect I now know what it is actually asking for. Doh.

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Will C Answers

Geography

1, Tiber
2, Probably public toilets?
3, Black Pudding?
4, No idea
5, Tokyo?
Entertainment

1, Philadelphia
2, Brian May
3, Selma and Patti
4, Lulu?
5, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World

History

1, William Gladstone
2, Oliver Cromwell?
3, John Smith
4, Wanking?
5, All of them?

Art and Literature

1, Father Brown
2, No idea
3, Livingstone and Stanley?
4, The Longest Day?
5, An Englishman in New York

Science and Nature

1, No idea
2, Two
3, Thrust?
4, Safety Razor?
5, Bananas?

Sprot and Leisure

1, Anchor?
2, Decathlon?
3, Tread
4, Amir Khan?
5, The Lightning Seeds/Ian Broudie

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My answers

Geography

  1. Tiber
  2. ?
  3. a Frankfurter?
  4. ?
  5. Reykjavik

Entertainment

  1. ?
  2. Brian May
  3. Marge’s sisters, can’t remember their names
  4. IIIIIIIIIIIIII wonder if one day THAT you’ll say THAT you care. Sandie Shaw (Puppet on a String)
  5. ?

History

  1. Gladstone
  2. the King, can’t remember which one :frowning:
  3. can’t remember
  4. proposing?
  5. 7?

Art & Literature

  1. ?
  2. no idea
  3. Jekyll & Hyde
  4. Saving Private Ryan?
  5. I’m an a-l-ien, I’m a legal a-l-ien I’m an…Englishman in New York

Science & Nature

  1. red & white blood cells
  2. 3
  3. Thrust
  4. ?
  5. ?

Sprot & Leisure

  1. Anchor Man
  2. ?
  3. tread
  4. ?
  5. ?

Sorry for the out of tune singing :laughing:

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Answers to Hump Day Quiz 20.01.21

Geography:

  1. Tiber
  3. Sausages?
  5. Reykjavik

Entertainment:
1.
2.
3.
4. ABBA?
5.

History:

  1. Gladstone
  2. King Charles I
  4. Either kissing or shagging I’d hope
  5. Gosh, wild guess at 50

Arts & Lit:
1.
2.
3. Jekyll and Hyde
4. The Longest Day
5.

Science & Nature:

  1. Red and white blood cells?
  2. 3?

Sprot & Leisure:

  1. Anchor
  2. Decathlon
  3. Indents?

Sorry, last minute entry from me, I didn’t have time last night so thought I’d have a quick go this morning. I think the worst one yet though - hardly knew any at all :joy::joy:

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I have added the answers to the quiz post :slightly_smiling_face:

And the winner of this week’s Hump Day Quiz is… :drum::drum::drum:

@WillC :trophy:

Congratulations! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Thanks although i’m kicking myself over Jekyll and Hyde! :joy:

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Congratulations @WillC! :partying_face::partying_face::partying_face:

This week’s questions were haaaaaard! So extra well deserved :clap:t2:

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Congratulations @WillC ! :clap::clap::clap:

Agreed! :rofl:

Should have got :green_heart:1, on the other hand Napoleon was a lucky guess so equals out.

Thank you very much for setting it but why no score from you this week @Ian_Chimp ?

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Thanks ladies, they’re only hard if you don’t know them! Must admit the sport ones were all guesses, i just knew Bluebird was Donald Cambell so went with Thrust! :slightly_smiling_face:

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I forgot to add it at the start of the day, and doing it straight after I’ve looked at the answers for marking someone else’s makes my self-marking even murkier than normal. :slightly_smiling_face:

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:rofl: I’d trust you!

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Another week of guesses :joy:

My Answers

Geography

  1. The Roman river…? :joy:
  2. Internet
  3. The Black Forest
  4. Chopin
  5. Reykjavik

Entertainment

  1. Forrest Gump
  2. Freddie Mercury
  3. Pattie & Selma
  4. Susan Boyle

History

  1. Tony Blair
  4. Sleeping
  5. 6

Art & Lit

  1. Pat :joy:
  3. Jekyll & Hyde
  4. The Martian

Science & Nature

  1. Artery & Vein
  2. 3
  3. Porsche
  4. Velcro
  5. Skin of bananas

Sport

  1. Daddy :smiling_imp:
  2. Michael Phelps
  3. Ridges
  4. Mohammed Ali
  5. Shakira
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No quiz this morning. Small snafu. I’ll try and find some time this morning to rack one up. :slightly_smiling_face::+1:

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No pressure! :blush: it’s awesome that you do it so if there’s not one for a week it’s not the end of the world :blush:

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