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(31/03/21)

The Great Hump Day Quiz! 🐪

Welcome to this Wednesday’s Great Hump Day Quiz!

We’re always trying to add more people to our quiz gang , so check out how to hide your answers, pop them in a post, and I’ll add you to the Scoreboard. :+1::slightly_smiling_face:

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 was called Botany Bay and New Holland until 1820?

  2. Where are the Everglades?

  3. What sea surrounds the Cayman Islands?

  4. What American state capital is found on the island of Oahu?

  5. Which European country’s name is derived from the Greek word for ‘monk’?

💗Entertainment

  1. What Detroit-based record company was founded by Barry Gordy Jr.?

  2. What song opens The Graduate?

  3. Who sang the title song and appeared in the film To Sir With Love?

  4. What century was the setting for Star Trek: The Original Series?

  5. Which northern band came up with their Perfect Ten in summer 1998?

💛 History

  1. Who was the cause of the Trojan Wars?

  2. What must be in position before the House of Commons can sit?

  3. What were Barbary Corsairs?

  4. What was Dillinger gang member George Nelson’s nickname?

  5. What attack did Isoroku Yammamota plan and lead?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. Who sailed to adventure in the Argo?

  2. Who did Peeping Tom peep at?

  3. Who wrote The Purloined Letter?

  4. Who was Lancelot’s son in Arthurian legend?

  5. What was But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes a sequel too?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. What does a panophobe fear?

  2. What are quasi-stellar radio sources better known as?

  3. What domestic fowl lives the longest?

  4. What is the better-known name for the human polex?

  5. What is “nutty slack”?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. What is the closely-cut grass that surrounds a green called ?

  2. How many inches from the ground are the bails of a wicket?

  3. What sprot is the Federation Internationale d’Escrime, or FIE, the ruling body of?

  4. How many laps make up the Indianapolis 500?

  5. What did Liverpool first wear on their jerseys in 1979?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@Peitho 20 5 3 3 4 3 2
@WillC 20 4 3 4 4 4 1
@Ian_Chimp 18 4 3 3 5 3 0
@MsSubExperimenter 17 5 4 2 3 2 1
@FL45H 16 4 3 3 1 2 3
The Answers

| :blue_heart: Geography | :heartpulse: Entertainment
— | — | —
| 1. Australia | 1. Motown
| 2. Florida | 2. Sounds of Silence
| 3. The Caribbean | 3. Lulu
| 4. Honolulu | 4. The 23rd
| 5. Monaco’s | 5. The Beautiful South
|
:yellow_heart: History |
:poop: Arts & Literature |
| 1. Helen of Troy | 1. Jason
| 2. The Mace | 2. Lady Godiva
| 3. Pirates | 3. Edgar Allen Poe
| 4. Baby Face | 4. Galahad
| 5. Pearl Harbour | 5. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
|
:green_heart: Science & Nature |
:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
| 1. Everything | 1. The apron
| 2. Quasars | 2. Twenty-eight
| 3. The goose | 3. Fencing
| 4. The thumb | 4. 200
| 5. Coal | 5. Sponsor logo (Hitachi)

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My answers:

💙 Geography
  1. Australia
  2. Florida
  3. The Carribean
  4. Honolulu?
  5. Monaco?
💗 Entertainment
  1. Motown?
  2. Mrs Robinson? (Can’t name any other song from it anyway :woman_shrugging:t2:)
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2: Shirley Temple?
  4. Stardate 22something… so that’s 23rd century, right?
  5. The Beautiful South
💛 History
  1. Blooming Helen! (Bit Paris for taking her too and Menalaus for being a shit husband)
  2. :thinking: Um, their benches :woman_shrugging:t2:
  3. Pirates?
  4. Admiral?
  5. Pearl Harbour?
💩 Art and Literature
  1. Jason and the Argonauts
  2. Lady Godiva
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. Galahad
  5. Gentleman Prefer Blondes?
💚 Science and Nature
  1. :thinking: Pan… all encompassing, everything?
  2. Quasars
  3. Chickens??? :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. Thumb
  5. Trousers with a particularly spacious nuts freely swinging crotch?
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. :thinking: Fairway?
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2: About knee… 16"?
  3. Something is saying fencing… that something is probably wrong but I have nothing else. The FEI is horse sports I know that.
  4. I think the 500 part is to do with engine size maybe so complete guess… 40?
  5. Sponsors?

Thanks @Ian_Chimp - Definitely helped recovery!

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:exploding_head: Good Luck Everybody

Here goes....

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. Australia
  2. Florida
  3. Caribbean Sea
  4. Honolulu
  5. :world_map:

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Motown
  2. :exploding_head:
  3. :clown_face:
  4. 23rd Century
  5. The Beautiful South

:yellow_heart: History

  1. Over-population of earth
  2. The Mace
  3. Pirates
  4. Baby Face Nelson
  5. :clown_face:

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. :exploding_head:
  2. :exploding_head:
  3. :clown_face:
  4. Sir Galahad
  5. :exploding_head:

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. Frying Pans
  2. Stars
  3. Chicken
  4. Thumb
  5. Coal Dust

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure (Sprot)

  1. Fringe
  2. 28 inches
  3. Snail eating :laughing:
  4. 200
  5. Sponsor
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Yay - A 20, I feel generous marking may have been employed! :rofl:

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Nope. All straight up right answers (with maybe a little slack on :yellow_heart:1 :slightly_smiling_face:).

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Here We Go...
  1. What country was called Botany Bay and New Holland until 1820? Australia?
  2. Where are the Everglades? Florida
  3. What sea surrounds the Cayman Islands? Caribbean?
  4. What American state capital is found on the island of Oahu? Honolulu
  5. Which European country’s name is derived from the Greek word for ‘monk’? Monaco?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. What Detroit-based record company was founded by Barry Gordy Jr.? Motown?
  2. What song opens The Graduate? Mrs Robinson?
  3. Who sang the title song and appeared in the film To Sir With Love? Lulu?
  4. What century was the setting for Star Trek: The Original Series? 23rd?
  5. Which northern band came up with their Perfect Ten in summer 1998? Beautiful South?

:yellow_heart: History

  1. Who was the cause of the Trojan Wars? Helen? Love.
  2. What must be in position before the House of Commons can sit? The speaker?
  3. What were Barbary Corsairs? Ships?
  4. What was Dillinger gang member George Nelson’s nickname? Baby Face Nelson?
  5. What attack did Isoroku Yammamota plan and lead? Satsuma Rebellion?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Who sailed to adventure in the Argo? Jason (and the Argonauts?)?
  2. Who did Peeping Tom peep at? An exhibitionist!
  3. Who wrote The Purloined Letter? No clue :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. Who was Lancelot’s son in Arthurian legend? Galahad?
  5. What was But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes a sequel too? Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. What does a panophobe fear? Everything? Or windows! Everything?
  2. What are quasi-stellar radio sources better known as? Satellites?
  3. What domestic fowl lives the longest? Chicken?
  4. What is the better-known name for the human polex? Thumb?
  5. What is “nutty slack”? Don’t know but sounds like a doctor should be seen!

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. What is the closely-cut grass that surrounds a green called ? Fairway?
  2. How many inches from the ground are the bails of a wicket? 18?
  3. What sprot is the Federation Internationale d’Escrime, or FIE, the ruling body of? Fencing?
  4. How many laps make up the Indianapolis 500? 260?
  5. What did Liverpool first wear on their jerseys in 1979? A star?
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WillC Answers

Geography

1, Australia?
2, Florida
3, Caribbean
4, Honolulu, Hawaii
5, No idea

Entertainment

1, Motown
2, Mrs Robinson?
3, Cilla Black?
4, 23rd (I’m a Trekkie!)
5, The Beautiful South

History

1, Helen
2, The Speaker?
3, Pirates?
4, Babyface
5, Pearl Harbour?

Art and Literature

1, Jason and the Argonauts
2, Lady Godiva
3, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
4, Galahad?
5, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Science and Nature

1, Everything?
2, Quasars
3, Goose?
4, No idea
5, A by-product of coal?

Sprot and Leisure

1, No idea
2, 24?
3, Fencing?
4, 500?
5, No idea!

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I have forgotten to put the answers in again… :man_facepalming: I think it’s @SexInTheCity’s fault, as she normally bumps the topic for me. :slightly_smiling_face:

I will round us out after I get back from the school run. :+1:

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I have added the answers to the quiz post :+1:

And the joint winners are…

@Peitho and @WillC :trophy::trophy:

Congratulations! :partying_face:

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Yay - thanks for the quiz @Ian_Chimp and nice to share the spoils with you @WillC !

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Congratulations @Peitho hope you’re feeling better! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Not a Pub Quiz as such, but a University Challenge one from the Guardian: :slightly_smiling_face:

Edit: 6/15 for me. Though I actually only ‘knew’ 3 of them. :slightly_smiling_face:

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4/15 mostly guesses!

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5/15 though the only one I was actually sure of was the Shakespeare one. Definitely easier with options! I tend not to watch University Challenge as it’s too difficult, think I used to average about 2 correct answers a show :rofl:

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6/15, I’m happy with that! Mainly guesses except for the Ireland one… having been to 2 of the 3 towns named I knew that one!

The Rock of Cashel is a gorgeous ruin! And Clonmel = home of Magners mmmm :yum:

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Aw I’m sorry! Gutted I missed it this week :broken_heart: Congrats to the winners @WillC and @Peitho! :clap:t2::confetti_ball:

I’ll be back next week for sure. I also just tried to do the university challenge one but for some reason it won’t let me click on the answers!

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(07/04/21)

The Great Hump Day Quiz! 🐪

Welcome to this Wednesday’s Great Hump Day Quiz!

We’re always trying to add more people to our quiz gang, so check out how to hide your answers, pop them in a post, and I’ll add you to the Scoreboard. :+1::slightly_smiling_face:

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 monument measures 170 feet, two inches in height?

  2. Where is the Marsh of Decay?

  3. What country did the Romans call Hibernia?

  4. What two countries are separated by the Gulf of Bothnia?

  5. Which of the Marshall Islands gave its name to a garment?

💗Entertainment

  1. Where does the girl come from in Astrid Gilberto’s most famous song?

  2. What name was a 2000 smash hit for Emenem?

  3. What state does John Denver call his mountain momma?

  4. What star of Peyton Place married Frank Sinatra in 1966?

  5. What Elvis Presley song contains spoken lines from Shakespeare?

💛 History

  1. What island was Napoleon’s first home in exile?

  2. Where were Billie Clanton and the McLowery brothers gunned down?

  3. What did Americans prohibit the drinking of in 1775?

  4. What became mandatory in the UK on January 30, 1983?

  5. What exploded outside the Houses of Parliament in 1869, killing a policeman?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. What’s the revealing occupation of an ecdysiast?

  2. Who put butter in the Mad Hatter’s watch?

  3. What French impressionist gained renown for his paintings of ballet dancers?

  4. Who lost his head after creating Utopia?

  5. What was Eric Arthur Blair’s pseudonym?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. What are Lincoln Red, Galloway and Welsh Black?

  2. What does the E stand for in E=mc2?

  3. How many days will it be before a clock, losing 30 minutes a day, shows the right time again?

  4. How deep is ‘mark twain’?

  5. What is the only clockwise rotating planet?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. What poker hand comprises three of a kind and a pair?

  2. Who did John McEnroe beat in the final for his first Wimbledon title?

  3. How many spaces are there on a Scrabble board?

  4. What sprot requires stones to be thrown at houses?

  5. Who was the first player to make a 147 break in a World Snooker Championship and then go on to win?

Scoreboard

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

| :blue_heart: Geography | :heartpulse: Entertainment
— | — | —
| 1. Nelson’s Column | 1. Ipanema
| 2. On the moon | 2. Stan
| 3. Ireland | 3. West Virginia
| 4. Finland and Sweden | 4. Mia Farrow
| 5. Bikini Atoll | 5. Are You Lonesome Tonight
|
:yellow_heart: History |
:poop: Arts & Literature |
| 1. Elba | 1. Stripteaser
| 2. The O. K. Corral | 2. The March Hare
| 3. Tea | 3. Edgar Degas
| 4. The wearing of seat belts | 4. Sir Thomas Moore
| 5. The world’s first set of traffic lights | 5. George Orwell
|
:green_heart: Science & Nature |
:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
| 1. Cattle | 1. A full house
| 2. Energy | 2. Bjorn Borg
| 3. Twenty-four | 3. 225
| 4. Two fathoms or twelve feet | 4. Curling
| 5. Venus | 5. Stephen Hendry

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These are hard!!! :see_no_evil: Think my 20 target is a little out of reach today.

Anyway… my answers…

💙 Geography
  1. Nelson’s Column?
  2. In the Neverending Story? :thinking: (Think that was actually despair though)
  3. Ireland
  4. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia because it sounds a bit like Bosnia! :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. I can’t name any Marshall Islands… um, the Isle of Pantaloons?
💗 Entertainment
  1. I feel I should know this… I don’t.
  2. Stan?
  3. West Virginia
  4. Know it’s not Nancy Sinatra but can’t think of who the others were :woman_facepalming:t2:
  5. :woman_shrugging:t2: …probably not Hound Dog then?
💛 History
  1. Well it’s either St. Helena or Elba… which was first??? Think he died on St. Helena so I’ll go with Elba.
  2. Gunfight at the OK Corral, Tombstone, killed by the Earps
  3. I am sensing a trap… maybe over thinking it but I am not going with alcohol. They were getting pissed off with Britain then so I’m going to say tea :coffee:?
  4. Seatbelts?
  5. A cart of fireworks? :woman_shrugging:t2:
💩 Art and Literature
  1. Stripper?
  2. The March Hare
  3. Degas was the ballet dancers (I think)
  4. Sure I should know this but have a mental block!
  5. George Orwell?
💚 Science and Nature
  1. Cattle
  2. Energy
  3. A hands clock or a 24 hour digital clock? With hands, 12 hour total loss so 24 days.
  4. :thinking: buried? 6 foot under??? :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. Venus
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. Full House
  2. Björn Borg
  3. Yikes… I think it’s 15x15 so 225?
  4. Curling?
  5. Jimmy White? Prob someone earlier though.

Thanks for the quiz @Ian_Chimp :blush:
(What’s your score this time?)

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I’ve been in such a rush this morning that this week’s was set up and posted with seconds to spare. :slightly_smiling_face: I haven’t typed up the answers yet, but I promise I’ll pop my score in before I start marking everybody’s. :+1::slightly_smiling_face:

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Well I very much appreciate the effort that goes into it - love the weekly quiz!

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