The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

Games
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You are both most welcome. I enjoy setting them so there’ll be another before too long I’m sure :blush:

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Well done @VanillaWithSprinkles :slight_smile:

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Another batch of the ‘Brain Teasers’. :slightly_smiling_face:

Number Puzzles

What number does :question:represent in each case?

  1. 50 ×:question: ÷ 50 = 1

  2. :question:+ 99 + 99 - 100 = 138

  3. 50 × ⅗ + 1 = :question:

  4. :tangerine: + :lemon: + :banana: + :apple: = :question:

    :tangerine: + :lemon: = :banana: + :apple:

    :tangerine: + :lemon: = :tangerine: + :tangerine:

    :tangerine: = :banana:

    :apple: = 1

  5. :pig2: × :goat: = :question:

    :pig2: + :pig2: = :pig2: × :pig2:

    :pig2: × :pig2: + :pig2: = :goat:

    :pig2: ≠ :goat:

Anagrams

  1. orpfsreos
  2. eprhaosne
  3. voicesranton
  4. menudoubter
  5. topicalmoons
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My go at Brain Teasers 🧠 Answers

Number Puzzles

  1. 1
  2. 40
  3. 31
  4. 4
  5. 12

Anagrams

  1. PROFESSOR
  2. Nope not getting it so will say STABLE (aka A HORSE PEN :joy:)
  3. CONSERVATION or CONVERSATION
  4. Again nope… so will say U DEMON BRUTE for setting anagrams!
  5. COSMOPOLITAN :cocktail: (or “I COOL TAMPONS” :joy: - I actually don’t but know of friends who do in the Summer)

The numbers I think I’m all good with, I like numbers and given emoji’s rather than drawings I’m hoping there aren’t any nasty tricks to fall into like there are on the Headnovel site (though I’m usually fine with them too!)

Letters, definitely not so good with and took waaaaaay more time! Have provided full anagrams for all though a couple are not 1 word answers :joy:.

Thanks @Ian_Chimp , I enjoyed that!

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Ooooh I definitely want to do these please if it’s possible to delay answers at all! :crossed_fingers:t2: I’ve been doing work all day to try and meet deadlines so only just going to bed now (3:30am) and my brain is a bit frazzled. :sleeping: But these types of puzzles are some of my faves!

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For you, I would wait until the stars had grown cold in the sky. :slightly_smiling_face: (Though later today would probably be a more realistic time frame for this one :slightly_smiling_face:)

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You’re too kind! These are my fave types of quizzes but I do get frustrated when I can’t answer them :joy: Let’s see…

Answers to Brain Teasers Quiz
  1. 1
  2. 40
  3. 31
  4. 4? This one felt too simple so I feel like that’s wrong :joy:
  5. I cannnnnot work this one out… Its frustrating me so much :joy:
  6. Professor
  7. Earphones
  8. Conversation
  9. Outnumbered
  10. I can’t get this one… I feel like it’s something to do with the word complaint but I can’t think.
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And the answers:

  1. :question: = 1
  2. :question: = 40
  3. :question: = 31
  4. :question: = 4 (:apple: =1 :lemon:= 1 :banana: = 1 :tangerine: =1)
  5. :question: = 12 (:pig2: = 2 :goat: = 6)

  6. Professor
  7. Earphones
  8. Conversation (/Conservation)
  9. Outnumbered
  10. Cosmopolitan :slightly_smiling_face:
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Omg number 5… :woman_facepalming:t2: I kept coming back to the pigs being 2 but I don’t know what happened!

Pleased with my anagrams though… Cosmopolitan looks so obvious now!

Thanks @Ian_Chimp - enjoyed that one :blush:

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Sorry, only just seen the answers are up :woman_facepalming:t2:

I enjoyed that quiz too, relieved my maths is right and since you didn’t specifically say the anagrams had to be one word answers I’m giving myself the points for A HORSE PEN and U DEMON BRUTE and hence full marks to me despite calling you a demon brute! :rofl:

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(10/02/21)

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’s people call their language Magyar?

  2. What did Barry Humphries call: ‘A country of thirty thousand million sheep - three million of which think they’re human’?

  3. What’s the main boulevard of Paris?

  4. What capital city lies at the junction of the Sava and Danube rivers?

  5. What does a French road sign reading “Sens unique” mean?

💗Entertainment

  1. Who turned down the lead in Gunsmoke for fear of being stereotyped as a cowboy?

  2. Who played Manuel in Fawlty Towers?

  3. Which city is the setting for Women Talking Dirty?

  4. Who played the president of the U.S. in Fail Safe?

  5. Who appeared in the 1970 film Performance with Anita Pellenberg and James Fox?

💛 History

  1. What French leader wondered: “How can you govern a nation that has 350 kinds of cheese?”?

  2. What were the Liberals formerly known as?

  3. Who was banned from the streets of Mexico in December 2000 after claims he was conning hard-worked citizens out of their cash?

  4. Who was The Lady of the Lamp?

  5. What ocean was Amelia Earhart flying over when she disappeared?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. Who wrote Under the Greenwood Tree?

  2. What chillingly, spotty problem gave RL Stine the title for his best-selling children’s horror series?

  3. What does the abbreviation “e.g.” stand for?

  4. Who wrote the series of books collectively known as Children of Violence?

  5. What did Dorlcote Mill stand on?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. What fruit’s stone does Laetrile come from?

  2. What’s the largest aquatic bird?

  3. What’s the average gestation period of the average ass?

  4. What two-word term means unstable oxygen molecules in blood that hasten ageing and damage proteins, fats and genes?

  5. What type of radio was invented by Trevor Baylis?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. Who buy cornerblocks?

  2. What non-alcoholic syrup is made from pomegranate juice?

  3. Which sprots star filed for bankruptcy in 2003 after once having a $300 million fortune?

  4. What ironic nickname did Spitting Image give to snooker star Steve Davis?

  5. How many golf balls are on the moon?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@WillC 20 4 3 5 3 2 3
@Ian_Chimp 17 3 2 3 3 3 3
@Peitho 16 3 2 4 3 3 1
@Sea 15 3 3 4 1 2 2
@SexInTheCity 12 4 1 2 2 1 2
The Answers

| :blue_heart: Geography | :heartpulse: Entertainment
— | — | —
| 1. Hungary’s | 1. John Wayne
| 2. New Zealand | 2. Andrew Sachs
| 3. The Champs Elysee | 3. Edinburgh
| 4. Belgrade | 4. Henry Fonda
| 5. One Way | 5. Mick Jagger
|
:yellow_heart: History |
:poop: Arts & Literature |
| 1. Charles De Gaulle | 1. Thomas Hardy
| 2. Whigs | 2. Goosebumps
| 3. Santa Claus | 3. Exempli gratia
| 4. Florence Nightingale | 4. Doris Lessing
| 5. The Pacific | 5. The Floss
|
:green_heart: Science & Nature |
:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
| 1. The apricot’s | 1. Stamp collectors
| 2. The albatross | 2. Grenadine
| 3. Twelve months | 3. Mike Tyson
| 4. Free radicals | 4. Interesting
| 5. Clockwork | 5. Two or Three

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My answers to the Great Hump Day Quiz :dromedary_camel:

💙 Geography
  1. Myanmar :woman_shrugging:t2:
  2. New Zealand? - suspect a lot more than 50 million sheep there if the answer is right though!
  3. Champs Élysées
  4. I don’t know where the Sava is but the Danube runs through Austria so let’s guess Vienna?
  5. One way street
💗 Entertainment
  1. John Wayne?
  2. Andrew Sachs
  3. Never heard of it im afraid… New York?
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2: Don’t even know what era it was made!
  5. Not a clue :woman_shrugging:t2:
💛 History
  1. Can’t think of many French leaders so will guess Charles de Gaulle :woman_shrugging:t2:
  2. The Whigs?
  3. Derren Brown?
  4. Florence Nightingale
  5. Pacific Ocean
💩 Art and Literature
  1. Thomas Hardy
  2. Goosebumps - I had quite a few of the books!
  3. Something Latin meaning for example
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. The Floss? (Is it the name of the mill on the floss?)
💚 Science and Nature
  1. Avocado?
  2. Albatross
  3. A horse is 11-12 months so let’s assume an ass is the same
  4. Are they free radicals?
  5. Walkie talkie?
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. Spectators?
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. Something to do with him being boring which is mean but don’t know the pupper’s name.
  5. I think only 2

ETA @Ian_Chimp Just googled it after answering and the Barry Humphries quote is wrong, it is 50 thousand million sheep… thought it seemed rather low for both the most likely answers!

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I have amended :blue_heart:2. :slightly_smiling_face::+1:

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WillC Answers

Geography

1, Hungary
2, Australia
3, Champs Elysees (Not sure of spelling)
4, Belgrade
5, One Way?

Entertainment

1, John Wayne?
2, Andrew Sachs
3, New York?
4, No idea
5, Mick Jagger

History

1, Charles DeGaulle
2, Whigs?
3, Father Christmas?
4, Florence Nightingale
5, Pacific

Art and Literature

1, No idea
2, Goosebumps
3, Exempli Gratia
4, No idea
5, The Floss?

Science and Nature

1, No idea
2, Albatross
3, 18 months?
4, No idea
5, Clockwork/wind up

Sprot and Leisure

1, No idea
2, Grenadine
3, Mike Tyson?
4, Interesting!
5, No idea!

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Answers to Hump Day Quiz

Geography

  1. Hungary
  2. No idea
  3. Champs elysees
  4. Belgrade
  5. One way

Entertainment

  1. No idea
  2. Andrew Sachs
  3. No idea
  4. No idea
  5. No idea

History

  1. Guess at Napoleon Bonaparte?
  2. No idea
  3. No idea
  4. Florence Nightingale
  5. Pacific?

Art & Lit

  1. No idea
  2. Goosebumps
  3. Exempli gratia (sp?)
  4. No idea
  5. No idea

Science and Nature

  1. No idea, mango?
  2. Ostrich?
  3. No idea
  4. No idea
  5. Wind up?

Sprot & Leisure

  1. Bricklayers
  2. Grenadine… Love that stuff
  3. No idea
  4. No idea
  5. 2

Sorry for late answers again, although I did awfully on this one! My morning brain is never good so I’m going to blame it on that…

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My answers

Geography

  1. ?
  2. New Zealand
  3. Champs Elysees
  4. Budapest?
  5. One way

Entertainment

  1. John Wayne?
  2. Andrew Sachs
  3. never heard of it!
  4. never heard of it!
  5. Mick Jagger

History

  1. Degaule ?
  2. Whigs ?
  3. ?
  4. Florence Nightingale
  5. Pacific

Art & Literature

  1. ?
  2. ?
  3. Exempli gratia
  4. never heard of it!
  5. ?

Science & Nature

  1. plums?
  2. Albatross ?
  3. Guess same as horse 11-12 mths ?
  4. deoxygenated blood?
  5. ?

Sprot & Leisure

  1. ?
  2. ?
  3. Mike Tyson ?
  4. Steve Interesting Davis
  5. None
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Stating now… I will be lodging a steward’s enquiry into :orange_heart:5!

Having now googled in depth my answer is correct which is good as none of my other Sprot answers are! :rofl:

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The day is getting away from me. :slightly_smiling_face: I will add the answers shortly. :+1:

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

And, barring any more steward’s enquiries, I do declare the winner of this week’s Hump Day Quiz to be… :drum::drum::drum:

@WillC :trophy::tada:

Congratulations!

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Congratulations @WillC ! Well deserved. Have a slice of cake for your victory :cake:

Sorry for being a pain @Ian_Chimp - Thank you for setting the quiz, I really do appreciate it!

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