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(27/01/21)

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 former penal colony lies off the coast of French Guiana?

  2. What was the tallest building in the world prior to the New York Chrysler Building’s construction in 1930?

  3. What park is home to London Zoo?

  4. What is the common name for the Aurora Australis?

  5. What national capital rises where the Blue Nile and White Nile converge?

💗Entertainment

  1. Who recorded Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy?

  2. Which Peter Sellers film role was turned down by Peter Ustinov?

  3. Who would finally say, “and now it’s time for bed”?

  4. Which hit for the Verve included a sample from an orchestral version of The Rolling Stones’ The Last Time?

  5. Which Prince song went to two in the UK chart in 1983 and reached number ten 16 years later?

💛 History

  1. What country tested its first nuclear bomb in 1974?

  2. Who did Tony Blair hold hands with on 1 January 2000 to cause controversy?

  3. What movement achieved legal recognition in 1825?

  4. Which Ethelred was Unready?

  5. Which building made headlines in 1996 when its keys went missing, and again in 2003 when it was proved key’s weren’t necessary to gain access?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. Which illustrator gave his name to any ramshackle, complicated device intended for accomplishing simple tasks?

  2. Who was Playboy’s first centerfold model?

  3. Who wrote Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?

  4. What did Aldous Huxley say he liked to do with his hands under the bed clothes when his eyesight started to fail?

  5. Which novel brought the 1999 Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year Award to J K Rowling?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. What does a phrenologist feel and interpret?

  2. By what two numbers are all primes divisible?

  3. What does a dipsomaniac crave?

  4. What is mother of pearl obtained from?

  5. What mammal lives the longest?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. Who had a point deducted during the 1999 Australian Open when her hair beads spilled onto the court?

  2. What weight division did Muhammad Ali win an Olympic gold medal in?

  3. Which country comes last in an alphabetical list of cricket Test Match nations?

  4. What is the distance of the Epsom Derby?

  5. What 1994 event found Florida churches stocked with tear gas in case of trouble?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@SexInTheCity 16½ 3 2 3 2 5 1½
@WillC 16½ 4 5 1 2 4 ½
@VanillaWithSprinkles 16 4 1½ 2 2 5 1½
@MsSubExperimenter 15½ 3 4 1 2 3 2½
@Sea 15 2 4 2 3 4 0
@Ian_Chimp 15 2 3 2 3 5 0
@Peitho 14½ 2½ 1½ 1 3 4½ 2
The Answers

| :blue_heart: Geography | :heartpulse: Entertainment
— | — | —
| 1. Devil’s Island | 1. Elton John
| 2. The Eiffel Tower | 2. Inspector Clouseau
| 3. Regent’s Park | 3. Zebedee
| 4. The Southern Lights | 4. Bitter Sweet Symphony
| 5. Khartoum | 5. 1999
|
:yellow_heart: History |
:poop: Arts & Literature |
| 1. India | 1. W. Heath Robinson
| 2. HM The Queen | 2. Marilyn Monroe*
| 3. The trade union movement | 3. The Brothers Grimm
| 4. II | 4. Read Braille
| 5. Windsor Castle | 5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
|
:green_heart: Science & Nature |
:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
| 1. Skull Features | 1. Venus Williams
| 2. Itself and one | 2. Light-heavyweight
| 3. Alcohol | 3. Zimbabwe
| 4. Sea Shells | 4. Twelve furlongs or 1½ miles
| 5. Whale | 5. The World Cup


* Apparently there’s more to this question: :slightly_smiling_face:

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WillC Answers

Geography

1, Devil’s Island
2, Eiffel Tower?
3, Regent’s Park
4, SouthernLights?
5, Egypt?

Entertainment

1, Elton John
2, Inspector Clouseau
3, Zebedee on The Magic Roundabout
4, Bittersweet Symphony
5, 1999?

History

1, Iraq?
2, No idea
3, No idea
4, The second
5, Fort Knox?

Art and Literature

1, Heath Robinson
2, No idea
3, The Brothers Grimm?
4, No idea!
5, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Science and Nature

1, Bumps on the cranium?
2, Itself and one.
3, Alcolhol
4, Shells
5, Man?

Sprot and Leisire

1, No idea
2, Heavyweight?
3, No idea
4, No idea
5, No idea

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Answers yay

:blue_heart: Geography

• What former penal colony lies off the coast of French Guiana?
• Devil’s Island

• What was the tallest building in the world prior to the New York Chrysler Building’s construction in 1930?
• Eiffel Tower

• What park is home to London Zoo?
• Hyde Park?

• What is the common name for the Aurora Australis?
• Southern Lights

• What national capital rises where the Blue Nile and White Nile converge?
• Khartoum, Sudan

:heartpulse:Entertainment

• Who recorded Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy ?
• ?

• Which Peter Sellers film role was turned down by Peter Ustinov?
• Pink Panther?

• Who would finally say, “and now it’s time for bed”?
• ?

• Which hit for the Verve included a sample from an orchestral version of The Rolling Stones’ The Last Time ?
• Bittersweet Symphony

• Which Prince song went to two in the UK chart in 1983 and reached number ten 16 years later?
• Purple Rain?

:yellow_heart: History

• What country tested its first nuclear bomb in 1974?
• North Korea?

• Who did Tony Blair hold hands with on 1 January 2000 to cause controversy?
• The Queen

• What movement achieved legal recognition in 1825?
• ?

• Which Ethelred was Unready?
• The second one

• Which building made headlines in 1996 when its keys went missing, and again in 2003 when it was proved key’s weren’t necessary to gain access?
• ?

:poop: Art & Literature

• Which illustrator gave his name to any ramshackle, complicated device intended for accomplishing simple tasks?
• ?

• Who was Playboy’s first centerfold model?
• ?

• Who wrote Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ?
• Brothers Grimm

• What did Aldous Huxley say he liked to do with his hands under the bed clothes when his eyesight started to fail?
• Practice magic?

• Which novel brought the 1999 Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year Award to J K Rowling?
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban

:green_heart: Science & Nature

• What does a phrenologist feel and interpret?
• The head

• By what two numbers are all primes divisible?
• Themselves and 1

• What does a dipsomaniac crave?
• Alcohol

• What is mother of pearl obtained from?
• Oysters

• What mammal lives the longest?
• Whale :whale2:

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

• Who had a point deducted during the 1999 Australian Open when her hair beads spilled onto the court?
• ?

• What weight division did Muhammad Ali win an Olympic gold medal in?
• Heavyweight

• Which country comes last in an alphabetical list of cricket Test Match nations?
• West Indies

• What is the distance of the Epsom Derby?
• A mile?

• What 1994 event found Florida churches stocked with tear gas in case of trouble?
• FIFA World Cup?

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Answers to Hump Day Quiz 27.01.21

Geography:

  1. No idea
  2. Eiffel Tower
  3. Regents Park
  4. The Southern Lights
  5. Cairo?

Entertainment:

  1. No idea
  2. Inspector clouso (Sorry that is not how you spell it)
  3. Zebadee (Magic Roundabout)
  4. No idea
  5. No idea

History:

  1. India
  2. The Queen with Auld Lang Syne
  3. No idea
  4. The second?
  5. No idea

Arts and Lit:

  1. No idea
  2. Marilyn Monroe?
  3. Horrified that I don’t know this
  4. No idea
  5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Science and Nature:

  1. The skull
  2. Itself and 1
  3. Alcohol
  4. An oyster
  5. Whale?

Sprot and Leisure:

  1. Venus Williams
  2. Heavyweight?
  3. Got to be West indies hasn’t it?
  4. No idea
  5. No idea

Thank you @Ian_Chimp! :partying_face:

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Ms Sub Attempt

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. What former penal colony lies off the coast of French Guiana? Guantanamo Bay? No idea!
  2. What was the tallest building in the world prior to the New York Chrysler Building’s construction in 1930? Rockefeller Plaza? (Torn between that and Empire State.)
  3. What park is home to London Zoo? Regents Park?
  4. What is the common name for the Aurora Australis? Southern Lights?
  5. What national capital rises where the Blue Nile and White Nile converge? Khartoum?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Who recorded Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy? No clue. Bruce Springsteen?
  2. Which Peter Sellers film role was turned down by Peter Ustinov? Inspector Clouseau?
  3. Who would finally say, “and now it’s time for bed”? Zebedee?
  4. Which hit for the Verve included a sample from an orchestral version of The Rolling Stones’ The Last Time? Bittersweet Symphony?
  5. Which Prince song went to two in the UK chart in 1983 and reached number ten 16 years later? 1999?

:yellow_heart: History

  1. What country tested its first nuclear bomb in 1974? Japan?
  2. Who did Tony Blair hold hands with on 1 January 2000 to cause controversy? William Hague?
  3. What movement achieved legal recognition in 1825? Unions? No idea.
  4. Which Ethelred was Unready? 1st?
  5. Which building made headlines in 1996 when its keys went missing, and again in 2003 when it was proved key’s weren’t necessary to gain access? Buckingham Palace?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Which illustrator gave his name to any ramshackle, complicated device intended for accomplishing simple tasks? Boz?
  2. Who was Playboy’s first centerfold model? Marilyn Monroe?
  3. Who wrote Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs? Brothers Grimm?
  4. What did Aldous Huxley say he liked to do with his hands under the bed clothes when his eyesight started to fail? Touch himself?
  5. Which novel brought the 1999 Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year Award to J K Rowling? Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. What does a phrenologist feel and interpret? Skulls?
  2. By what two numbers are all primes divisible? 1 and itself?
  3. What does a dipsomaniac crave? Sherbet dip-dabs? Feel like I’ll know this one
  4. What is mother of pearl obtained from? Oyster shell? Abalone?
  5. What mammal lives the longest? Human?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. Who had a point deducted during the 1999 Australian Open when her hair beads spilled onto the court? Venus Williams?
  2. What weight division did Muhammad Ali win an Olympic gold medal in? Heavyweight?
  3. Which country comes last in an alphabetical list of cricket Test Match nations? Zimbabwe?
  4. What is the distance of the Epsom Derby? No idea, 4 furlongs?
  5. What 1994 event found Florida churches stocked with tear gas in case of trouble? Pope visit? Not a clue!
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This is ever so close. :slightly_smiling_face: I better double-check the marking.

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Oooooh it’s super close this week!!!

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I’ve just scanned through them again and I think I’ve marked and added them all up right. :+1: The only thing that maybe could make a difference is my over-friendly marking of :poop:5, as everyone pretty much gets at least a ½ mark. :slightly_smiling_face:

If it was all or nothing then @WillC and @SexInTheCity would be tied at the top. :slightly_smiling_face:

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My Answers:

Geography 💙
  1. Shutter Island because I know it’s not Alcatraz or Australia and can’t think of another!
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  3. Regent’s Park
  4. Southern Lights
  5. It’s in Sudan…
Entertainment 💗
  1. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  2. The Pink Panther?
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. Bitter Sweet Symphony
  5. Litter Red Corvette?
History 💛
  1. China?
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. Æthelred II King of England
  5. Tower of London?
Art and Literature 💩
  1. William Blake?
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  3. The brothers Grimm
  4. Read braille?
  5. Well it’s going to be one of the Harry Potters… not the first… not the last… random stab… Prisoner of Azkaban?
Science and Nature 💚
  1. Head
  2. Themselves and 1
  3. Alcohol
  4. I think inside of oyster shell
  5. When in doubt… Blue whale :whale2:
Sprot and Leisure 🧡
  1. Serena Williams?
  2. Heavyweight presumably?
  3. Zimbabwe? (Do they play cricket?)
  4. A mile… and a bit
  5. Had there been a particularly vicious game of Hoopla or Aunt Sally at a Florida Church fête in 1993 and therefore in 1994 they were taking no chances?
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I will happily take that!
Science was okay, the rest were really hard :see_no_evil:

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My answers

Geography

  1. Devil’s Island
  2. Empire State Building?
  3. Regent’s Park
  4. Northern Lights
  5. ?

Entertainment

  1. Elton Dwight
  2. Inspector Clouseau ?
  3. Zebedee (Boing!)
  4. ?
  5. 1999 ?

History

  1. ?
  2. The Queen
  3. TUs
  4. ?
  5. ?

Art & Literature

  1. Heath Robinson
  2. Marilyn Monroe?
  3. Snow White was written down by the brothers Grimm?
    4.?
  4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone

Science & Nature

  1. Bumps on the head
  2. 1 and itself
  3. Booze
  4. The inside of some types of shells
  5. Elephant

Sprot & Leisure
1.?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
5. ?

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

I have removed the ½ marks for :poop:5, as naming any Harry Potter book when asked about JK Rowling is too easy. :slightly_smiling_face: As such, the winners of this week’s Hump Day Quiz are… :drum::drum::drum:

@SexInTheCity and @WillC
:trophy::trophy::tada:

Congratulations! :slightly_smiling_face:

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I also only gave @Peitho a ½ for ‘blue whale’ as the answer is indeed ‘whale’, but not a blue one. :slightly_smiling_face: Is that too mean?

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@Ian_Chimp I put unions for Yellow 3?

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Ah yes. I just saw the ‘no idea?’ on the end and skipped it. :slightly_smiling_face: I’ll add you a point on. :+1:

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I was hoping I could prove it was by finding out the blue whale was the longest living whale… turns out it’s not, its the bowhead whale so a half mark is definitely not mean. Darn Alan Davis for making me go Blue!

I do feel that an out of control church fête Hoopla is far more likely to require tear gas for use against rowdy, out of control competitors than The World Cup! :rofl:

Congratulations @SexInTheCity and @WillC excellent quizzing :clap::clap::clap:

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Thank you! :slightly_smiling_face:

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200 years apparently. :slightly_smiling_face: I’m not sure how they know? Maybe they chopped one up and counted how many rings it had.

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I’m actually shocked to be honest! What an exciting turn of events :partying_face:

Made my day :grin: Congrats @WillC too!

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