The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

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Not too shabby. :slightly_smiling_face: And, judging by everyone’s complete lack of movie knowledge last time, it may even win you the popcorn. :slightly_smiling_face::popcorn:

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Sorry @Ian_Chimp only 1 answer from me in Classics :worried: and only 9 answers overall :rofl:

My answers

Comedy

  1. There’s something about Mary
  2. Zoolander
  3. gophers
  4. ?
  5. Las Vegas
    Classic
  6. ?
  7. ?
  8. Vertigo
  9. ?
  10. ?
    Action
    1.?
  11. Face
  12. ?
  13. ?
  14. Captain America
    Kids
  15. blue
    2.?
  16. Pinocchio
  17. ?
  18. ?
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WillC Answers

Comedy
1, There’s Something About Mary
2, Zoolander
3, Gopher
4, Airplane!
5, Las Vegas?

Classic

1, The Producers
2, No idea
3, Vertigo
4, No idea
5, Poe Dameron? (Also i wouldn’t call The Last Jedi a “Classic” :joy: )

Action

1, The Fast and the Furious
2, Faceman
3, The Comedian
4, Clint Eastwood
5, Cpatain America

Kids

1, No idea
2, No idea
3, Pinnochio
4, The Daily Bugle
5, Lost City?

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I thought it was an odd choice too. Maybe they’re counting the whole franchise as a Classic? Or they mucked up the category. :slightly_smiling_face:

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I’m guessing the whole franchise! :slight_smile:

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My answers to the Saturday night (okay, Sunday morning) Movie Quiz

😂 Comedy
  1. There’s Something About Mary
  2. Zoolander?
  3. Um, Groundhog? (That popular burrowing rodent in comedy films)
  4. Airplane
  5. Las Vegas
🎞 Classic
  1. The Producers
  2. Humphrey Bogart?
  3. Vertigo
  4. Caroline?
  5. Saw it at the cinema… not a clue :woman_shrugging:t2:
💥 Action
  1. The Fast and the Furious
  2. Murdock?
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. Sure I should know this one! :woman_facepalming:t2:
  5. Captain America
🐻 Kids
  1. Red?
  2. Elves?
  3. Pinocchio
  4. The Daily Bugle
  5. Dora and the exploration of self?
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I have added the answers to the quiz post. :+1:

And the winner of the much coveted big bag of banged grain is… :drum::drum::drum:

@WillC :popcorn::tada:

Congratulations!

Unfortunately Dora the Self Explorer is not a kid’s film. Sorry @Peitho

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Well done @WillC !

Sorry @Ian_Chimp :woman_shrugging:t2: Didn’t have a clue on three of the kids ones, thought maybe, “Dora and the Exploration of Self” was a nice educational coming of age film… is it not? :thinking::rofl:

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Thanks! I did think Dora may have been Lost City of Gold, but thought i may have been confusing it with a cartoon from the 80`s! I knew the Elf brothers had Tom Holland and Chris Pratt doing voices, but couldn’t summon up the title! @Peitho, thanks for the giggle! :slight_smile:

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(13/01/21)

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 country does a true Bohemian live in?

  2. What drop in the Zambezi is known as ‘smoke that thunders’?

  3. Which is the only Great Lake entirely in the USA?

  4. What three European countries begin with the letter A?

  5. What kind of creatures are the Canary Islands named after?

💗Entertainment

  1. Which TV series’ theme song is ‘Wake Up This Morning’ by the Alabama 3?

  2. What would a Klingon require if he asked Captain Kirk, ‘Nuqdaq oh pachpae’?

  3. What was Henry Fonda’s last film?

  4. What two actresses starred in TV’s The Good Life?

  5. Which movie starred Parminder Nagra as a female footballer?

💛 History

  1. What did Simon Wiesenthal hunt?

  2. What taxation system was first inflicted in 1944?

  3. Which river saw the launch of its first lifeboat service on New Year’s Day 2002?

  4. What bronze age civilization emerged on the Greek Island of Crete about 2500BC?

  5. What is Llywelyn ap Gruffydd’s main claim to fame?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. Who was H. G. Wells’s least obvious title character?

  2. What detective debuted in A Study in Scarlet?

  3. What natural substance decorated Chris Ofili’s Turner Prize-winning paintings?

  4. What language was Babar written in?

  5. Who dies in 1989 not far away from the Jamaica Inn she made famous?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. What is Spanish fly most hopefully used for?

  2. What has caused every human death?

  3. Which prime number will wholly divide 111, 222, 333, 444, 555, 666, 777, 888 and 999?

  4. What bird in Greek legend was given the 100 eyes of Argus?

  5. What is the number below the line called in a fraction?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. What is Surrey Cricket Club’s home ground?

  2. What site staged the original Olympics?

  3. Which golfer with the first name Eldrick likes to be classed as cablinasian?

  4. How many pins form the back row in tenpin bowling?

  5. What did the runner who came in 32,875th in the 2002 London Marathon wear?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@Peitho 20½ 4½ 3 2 4 3 4
@Sea 18 2 3 4 4 4 1
@WillC 16 3 4 2 4½ ½ 2
@SexInTheCity 15 3 1 2 3 3 3
@Ian_Chimp 14⅓ 1⅓ 2 1 5 2 3
@MsSubExperimenter 12⅙ 3⅔ 1½ 2 1 1 3
@KottanKitten 5⅔ ⅔ 1 0 0 2 2
The Answers

| :blue_heart: Geography | :heartpulse: Entertainment
— | — | —
| 1. The Czech Republic | 1. The Sopranos
| 2. Victoria Falls | 2. The bathroom
| 3. Lake Michigan | 3. On Golden Pond
| 4. Albania, Andorra, Austria | 4. Penelipe Keith and Felicity Kendall
| 5. Dogs | 5. Bend it Like Beckham
|
:yellow_heart: History |
:poop: Arts & Literature |
| 1. Fugitive Nazis | 1. The Invisible Man
| 2. P.A.Y.E | 2. Sherlock Holmes
| 3. The Thames | 3. Elephant dung
| 4. The Minoan | 4. French
| 5. Last Welsh Prince of Wales | 5. Daphne du Maurier
|
:green_heart: Science & Nature |
:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
| 1. An aphrodisiac | 1. The Oval
| 2. Hypoxemia, or lack of blood to the brain | 2. Mount Olympia
| 3. 37 | 3. Eldrick (Tiger) Woods
| 4. Peacock | 4. Four
| 5. Denominator | 5. A diving suit

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WillC Answers

Geography
1, No idea!
2, Victoria Falls
3, Michigan
4, No idea
5, Dogs!
Entertainment
1, The Sopranos
2, Beam me up?
3, On Golden Pond?
4, Felicity Kendall and Penelope Keith
5, Bend It Like Beckham?
History
1, Nazi war criminals
2, PAYE
3, No idea
4, No idea
5, No idea
Art and Literature
1, The Invisible Man
2, Sherlock Holmes
3, Poo?
4, French?
5, Daphne DuMaurier?
Science and Nature
1, Causing/prolonging Erections
2, Life?
3, No idea!
4, No idea!
5, Numerator?
Sprot and Leisure
1, The Oval?
2, The Colisseum?
3, No idea!
4, 9?
5, Deep sea diving suit?

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MsSub Answers

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. What country does a true Bohemian live in? Germany?
  2. What drop in the Zambezi is known as ‘smoke that thunders’? Victoria Falls?
  3. Which is the only Great Lake entirely in the USA? Michigan?
  4. What three European countries begin with the letter A? Austria, Albania, Azerbaijan? One of those weird is/isn’t it ones?
  5. What kind of creatures are the Canary Islands named after? Puppies! Well, dogs?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Which TV series’ theme song is ‘Wake Up This Morning’ by the Alabama 3? No clue, Return of the Walking Dead?
  2. What would a Klingon require if he asked Captain Kirk, ‘Nuqdaq oh pachpae’? To talk?
  3. What was Henry Fonda’s last film? No idea, Dick Tracy?
  4. What two actresses starred in TV’s The Good Life? Felicity Kendall?
  5. Which movie starred Parminder Nagra as a female footballer? Bend It Like Beckham

:yellow_heart: History

  1. What did Simon Wiesenthal hunt? Vampires?
  2. What taxation system was first inflicted in 1944? Poll Tax?
  3. Which river saw the launch of its first lifeboat service on New Year’s Day 2002? Thames?
  4. What bronze age civilization emerged on the Greek Island of Crete about 2500BC? Minoan?
  5. What is Llywelyn ap Gruffydd’s main claim to fame? Wrote Bread of Heaven? :woman_shrugging:t2:

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Who was H. G. Wells’s least obvious title character? Time Traveller’s Wife?
  2. What detective debuted in A Study in Scarlet? Sherlock Holmes
  3. What natural substance decorated Chris Ofili’s Turner Prize-winning paintings? Blood?
  4. What language was Babar written in? Danish?
  5. Who dies in 1989 not far away from the Jamaica Inn she made famous? Can’t come up with the name so Agatha Christie!

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. What is Spanish fly most hopefully used for? Dancing to?
  2. What has caused every human death? Lack of heartbeat?
  3. Which prime number will wholly divide 111, 222, 333, 444, 555, 666, 777, 888 and 999? 111?
  4. What bird in Greek legend was given the 100 eyes of Argus? Peacock?
  5. What is the number below the line called in a fraction? Multiplier?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. What is Surrey Cricket Club’s home ground? Lords?
  2. What site staged the original Olympics? Athens, mount Olympus?
  3. Which golfer with the first name Eldrick likes to be classed as cablinasian? Tiger Woods
  4. How many pins form the back row in tenpin bowling? 5?
  5. What did the runner who came in 32,875th in the 2002 London Marathon wear? An old fashioned diving suit?
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My Hump Day Quiz :dromedary_camel: Answers

💙 Geography
  1. Bohemia obvs :rofl: …used to be it’s own kingdom when the Bohemians came from it I think and the question doesn’t ask for the modern day country so I’m sticking with Bohemia. Think it’s somewhere Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland -ish.
  2. By drop do you mean waterfall? If so, The Victoria Falls is the big one so that.
  3. Lake Michigan (Thank you regular quiz question)
  4. Albania, Austria and Andorra (Thank you a misspent youth on Sporcle)
  5. Dogs… same route as Canis
💗 Entertainment
  1. Saved by the Bell starts, “When you wake up in the morning…” Don’t think it is that but I have no other answer.
  2. The toilet?
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. Penelope Keith and Felicity Kendell - Loved this.
  5. Bend it like Beckham?
💛 History
  1. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  2. Stamp duty?
  3. The Thames?
  4. :thinking: Minoan maybe
  5. Guessing it’s in Wales… nope, not a clue.
💩 Art and Literature
  1. The Invisible Man (does that count as least obvious?)
  2. Sherlock Holmes
  3. Elephant dung! :elephant::poop:
  4. French
  5. :woman_shrugging:t2:
💚 Science and Nature
  1. Um… eating decaying stuff same as British House flies?
  2. Um… heart stopping? Or being born because that inevitably leads to death :woman_shrugging:t2:
  3. 37 - this took some time but I think is right!
  4. Peacock
  5. Denominator
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. Lords? (Only Cricket venue I can name!)
  2. Mount Olympus?
  3. Tiger Woods first name is Eldritch… don’t know what cablinasian is.
  4. Mathematically… 4
  5. Was he the one in the old style diving suit who took 5ish days to finish?
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No way!!! Knew Geography was okay, thought the rest were terrible :scream:

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I know. I had to triple check them. :slightly_smiling_face:

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I am astounded. That is all I can say. Last week, knew I’d done well. This week, half of it was comedy guessing! :woman_facepalming:t2:

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I think only 2 were guesses? (which is a guess in itself :slightly_smiling_face:)

@MsSubExperimenter is my favourite score so far. I had to learn a new piece of code. :slightly_smiling_face:

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I lovef one of @MsSubExperimenter answers!

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Haha which one? I love that we all guessed the same for the last orange one! :joy:

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I’ll tell you when Ian puts the answers up! It made me giggle but is very apt!