The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

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Congratulations @Sea - fantastic score, very well deserved​:clap:t2::clap:t2::clap:t2:

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Thanks @Ian_Chimp - enjoyed both the quiz and the scoring debate this week! :joy:

Well done @Sea - superb answering! :clap::clap::clap:

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Sorry last few days I’ve been busy.

I did the quiz just now and compared to your answers and I would have got

2 - 5 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2 = 11 I might have got away with a half mark somewhere on top of this perhaps but I come in just under my average.

Well done to everyone this week

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Clean Sweep on :heartpulse: :+1::slightly_smiling_face:

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(24/04/21)

Another Cheeky Weekender!! 📽️

Seems a good time for another cheeky Weekender. :slightly_smiling_face: It is movies again, so brace yourselves…

All newcomers are most welcome Check out the rules, pop your answers in a post, and I’ll add you to the Scoreboard. :+1:

These questions are once again from the movie quiz I found in the Boxing Day bargain bin. :slightly_smiling_face:

Categories:

😂 Comedy

  1. Who played Hugh Grant’s love interest in Notting Hill?

  2. Which actress directed the 2019 film Booksmart?

  3. Who played Coach Klein in The Waterboy?

  4. What is the name of Matthew Broderick’s character in the 1986 ultimate truancy movie?

  5. Which 2001 movie is centred on the camp counsellors of Camp Firewood?

🎞️ Classic

  1. The Mexican-based Yul Brynner Western film was called The Magnificent ______?

  2. In which Alec Guinness movie do British prisoners of war build a railway bridge for their Japanese captors?

  3. Which movie made famous the line, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”?

  4. What film is Woody Allen’s character obsessed by in the movie Play It Again, Sam?

  5. Who wrote, directed and starred in Modern Times?

💥 Action

  1. Who played the role of Deadpool in the movie of the same name?

  2. In what movie do Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell star as framed police officers?

  3. Which movie was released first: Avengers: Age of Ultron or Avengers: Infinity War?

  4. In what movie does Harrison Ford star as Dr Richard Kimble?

  5. Which two actresses starred in The Spy Who Dumped Me?

🐻 Kids (but basically Disney)

  1. In which Disney movie would you find the villain Jafar?

  2. In Finding Dory, who is Dory trying to find?

  3. In The Little Mermaid, for how many days does the sea witch Ursula agree to make Ariel human?

  4. Who is the voice of Lightning McQueen in the Cars franchise?

  5. Which mythical creature is the subject of Abominable?

Scoreboard

Total :joy: :film_strip: :boom: :bear:
@Luciouslegs 17¾ 5 4 4¾ 4
@WillC 15 3 4 4 4
@MsSubExperimenter 13½ 2 4 2½ 5
@Peitho 12 2 5 3 2
@Sea 12 2 5 2 3
@SexInTheCity 9 2 2 1 4
The Answers

| :joy: Comedy | :film_strip: Classic
— | — | —

  1. Julia Roberts | 1. Seven
  2. Olivia Wilde | 2. The Bridge Over the River Kwai
  3. Henry Winkler | 3. Gone With the Wind
  4. Ferris Bueller | 4. Cassablanca
  5. Wet Hot American Summer | 5. Charlie Chaplin
    |
    :boom: Action |
    :bear: Kids |
  6. Ryan Reynolds | 1. Aladdin
  7. Tango & Cash | 2. Her family
  8. Avengers: The Age of Ultron | 3. Three
  9. The Fugitive | 4. Owen Wilson
  10. Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon | 5. The yeti
    11.
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WillC Answers

Comedy

1, Julia Roberts
2, No idea
3, Henry Winkler
4, Ferris Bueller
5, No idea

Classic

1, Seven
2, Bridge On The River Kwai
3, Gone With The Wind
4, No idea
5, Charlie Chaplin

Action

1, Ryan Reynolds
2, Tango and Cash
3, Avengers: Age of Ultron
4, The Fugitive
5, No idea

Kids

1, Aladdin
2, Her parents?
3, No idea
4, Owen Wilson
5, Yeti/Abominable Snowman

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Giving It A Go

:joy: Comedy

  1. Who played Hugh Grant’s love interest in Notting Hill? Julia Roberts
  2. Which actress directed the 2019 film Booksmart? No idea
  3. Who played Coach Klein in The Waterboy? No idea
  4. What is the name of Matthew Broderick’s character in the 1986 ultimate truancy movie? Ferris Bueller
  5. Which 2001 movie is centred on the camp counsellors of Camp Firewood? Camp Rock?
    :film_strip: Classic
  6. The Mexican-based Yul Brynner Western film was called The Magnificent ______? Seven?
  7. In which Alec Guinness movie do British prisoners of war build a railway bridge for their Japanese captors? Bridge Over The River Kwai?
  8. Which movie made famous the line, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”? Gone With The Wind?
  9. What film is Woody Allen’s character obsessed by in the movie Play It Again, Sam? Casablanca?
  10. Who wrote, directed and starred in Modern Times? No idea
    :boom: Action
  11. Who played the role of Deadpool in the movie of the same name? Ryan Reynolds
  12. In what movie do Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell star as framed police officers? No idea
  13. Which movie was released first: Avengers: Age of Ultron or Avengers: Infinity War? Age of Ultron (film 2, Infinity War was film 3)
  14. In what movie does Harrison Ford star as Dr Richard Kimble? No idea
  15. Which two actresses starred in The Spy Who Dumped Me? Mila Kunis? Rebel Wilson?
    :bear: Kids (but basically Disney)
  16. In which Disney movie would you find the villain Jafar? Aladdin
  17. In Finding Dory, who is Dory trying to find? Her parents
  18. In The Little Mermaid, for how many days does the sea witch Ursula agree to make Ariel human? 3?
  19. Who is the voice of Lightning McQueen in the Cars franchise? Owen Wilson
  20. Which mythical creature is the subject of Abominable? Yeti?/Abominable Snowman?
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:crossed_fingers:

here's my attempt

:joy: Comedy

  1. Julie Roberts
  2. Olivia Wilde
  3. Henry Winkler aka the Fonz
  4. Ferris Bueller
  5. Wet hot American summer :crossed_fingers:

:film_strip: Classic

  1. The Magnificent Seven
  2. Bridge over the river kwoi (not sure on spelling for the last part)
  3. Frankly I’m not sure :smile:
  4. Casablanca
  5. Charlie Chaplin

:boom: Action

  1. Ryan Reynolds
  2. Tango & Cash
  3. Avengers: Age of Ultron
  4. The fugitive
  5. Mila Kunis And Kate Mcsomething

:bear: Kids

  1. Aladdin
  2. Her mother? :man_shrugging:
  3. 5? :man_shrugging:
  4. Owen Wilson
  5. Jeti
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Gonna give this one a miss. Don’t think I could even guess at more than 5. Movies not my bag.

Thanks anyway. Good luck everybody.

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Had a movie night tonight… unfortunately not any of these. Thoroughly recommend Love and Monsters though - waaaaay better than I was expecting from shit picture and description on Netflix!

My attempt :woman_facepalming:t2:

😂 Comedy
  1. Julia Roberts
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2: Not Adam Sandler I assume but he’s in it and I’ve not seen it.
  4. Ferris Bueller
  5. Don’t think it’s right but American Pie - Band Camp is all I can think of?
🎞 Classic
  1. Seven
  2. Bridge Over the River Kwai?
  3. Gone With The Wind
  4. I’m going to assume Casablanca?
  5. Charlie Chaplin
💥 Action
  1. Ryan Reynolds - love this film
  2. Tango and Cash - love this film too!
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2: Infinity War?
  4. The Fugitive
  5. :woman_shrugging:t2: Rebel Wilson and Melissa McCarthy - probably not both but maybe one?
🐻 Kids
  1. Aladdin
  2. Nemo?
  3. :thinking: 7?
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. The Abominable Snowman?

I think Classic was okay, Kids (as normal for me) totally useless! :rofl:

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Answers to Cheeky Weekender 24.04.21

Comedy:

  1. Julia Roberts
  2. Olivia Wilde
  3. No idea
  4. No idea
  5. No idea

Classic:

  1. Mexican?
  2. No idea
  3. Gone with the Wind
  4. No idea
  5. Charlie Chaplin

Action:

  1. No idea
  2. No idea
  3. Ooh a 50/50 guess… Let’s go Age of Ultron
  4. No idea
  5. No idea

Kids:

  1. Aladdin
  2. Her parents… “Just keep swimming…”
  3. 3
  4. Ah, I can picture him but the name escapes me
  5. A yeti (the abominable snowman)

Regardless of how terrible I am at film (let’s be honest, entertainment in general), I really love these little quizzes!

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Hi Guys sorry to just be dropping in & out at moment as getting very swamped with stuff… I see I had a very lucky win in the week.

Here's my go at the cheeky weekender

Comedy
1 Martine McCutcheon (saw her on TV yesterday)
2 ?
3 Henry Winkler
4 Ferris Bueller (Oh Yeah!.. Chick chicka chicka)
5 ?

Classic
1 Seven
2 The Bridge on the River Kwai
3 Gone with the wind
4 Don’t know but guess it must be… Casablanca
5 Some little tramp :slight_smile:
(OK, these are ‘classic’ to me but must be ancient history to others!)

Action
1 ?
2 Tango & Cash
3 ?
4 The Fugitive
5 ?

Kids
1 Aladdin
2 ?
3 3 days? (Darling it’s better down where it’s wetter…)
4 ?
5 yeti

Thanks again Ian Chimp for putting these together for us to enjoy :smiley:

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

And I can declare the official winner of the Cheeky Weekender to be… :drum::drum::drum:

@LuciousLegs :popcorn:

Congratulations! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Congratulations @LuciousLegs !

Impressive film knowledge :clap::clap::clap::clap:

Thanks for the Cheeky Weekender @Ian_Chimp :blush:

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Congratulations @LuciousLegs! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Congratulations @LuciousLegs - absolutely incredible score!!! Very very well deserved! :tada::clap:t2::partying_face::tada::clap:t2::partying_face:

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Congratulations @LuciousLegs .

I think my decision to abstain was correct. Looking at the answers, my 5 guesses would have gleaned zero points.

Well done to everybody who took part.

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Thanks all, I’m lucky films are in the Wednesday one as they are my skill set :crazy_face:

I think they save me and get me into double digits, doesn’t say much about my other knowledge though :upside_down_face:

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(28/04/21)

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.

(Edit: Now with an added sprinkling of more recent questions too :+1::slightly_smiling_face:)

So, there you go. It’s a bit random, but it should add to the fun. :slightly_smiling_face:

Categories:

💙 Geography

  1. Which country was the first in the Middle East to be chosen to host the FIFA World Cup?

  2. Who discovered the Zambezi River?

  3. What is the main ingredient in traditional Japanese yakitori skewers?

  4. Which is farthest east - Montreal, Quebec City or Toronto?

  5. What is the modern name of the capital city in Asia served by an airport with the IATA code PEK?

💗Entertainment

  1. Which band member created waves in the music world when he quit One Direction to go, well, in his own direction?

  2. Who was the first non-human to win an Oscar?

  3. Which Broadway musical features a drag queen named Lola and songs by Cyndi Lauper?

  4. Who was Radio One’s first female DJ?

  5. In 1973, Elton John topped the UK and US album charts with an LP called Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the… what?

💛 History

  1. Which religious figure, always seen clad in red and yellow, is the spiritual leader of Tibet?

  2. What jackets protect you from flieger abwehr kanonen?

  3. In which decade was Queen Elizabeth II crowned?

  4. What was the name of the fashionable coats worn by Mods on their scooters in the 1960s?

  5. During his inaugural speech in 1961, which US president said: ‘Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country’?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. Which Ridley Scott sci-fi classic is based on the Philip K. Dick novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

  2. What was the prime success of Muriel Spark?

  3. Whose first name was finally revealed in Colin Dexter’s novel Death is Now My Neighbour?

  4. What was the first book of the trilogy that ended with Pitcairn’s Island?

  5. Which John Irving novel spawned a movie nominated for Oscars in 2000?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. What code was used in the mid-19th century to send messages the length of France in just four hours?

  2. What Polish astronomer demonstrated in 1512 that the Sun is the centre of the solar system?

  3. Which family of bird can be coal, crested or willow?

  4. Where’s the pituitary gland?

  5. What’s another name for a may tree?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. In snooker, once all the reds are potted, which ball do you have to pot after the brown?

  2. What sprot commences to the cry of “Game on”?

  3. Abseil, belay and gaston are moves in which sprot?

  4. Which of the following is not a method of preparing coffee - cold brew, drip, venti or French press?

  5. Which sprot is divided into two leagues, the NL and the AL, within the North American League?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@WillC 23½ 5 5 5 4½ 3 1
@FL45H 19½ 3 5 3 0 3½ 5
@MsSubExperimenter 18½ 3 4 3½ 1 3 4
@Peitho 18½ 3 1 3½ 4 4 3
@SexInTheCity 18 4 3 4 2 2 3
@Ian_Chimp 16 2 1 5 3 2 3
@Kitty-Cat01 12½ 2 2 3½ 0 3 2
@LuciousLegs 10½ 2 1½ 1 1 1 4
The Answers

| :blue_heart: Geography | :heartpulse: Entertainment
— | — | —

  1. Qatar | 1. Zayn Malik
  2. David Livingstone | 2. Mickey Mouse
  3. Chicken | 3. Kinky Boots
  4. Quebec City | 4. Anne Nightingale
  5. Beijing | 5. Piano Player
    |
    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. Dalai Lama | 1. Blade Runner
  7. Flak Jackets | 2. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
  8. 1950s | 3. Inspector Morse’s
  9. Parkas | 4. Mutiny on the Bounty
  10. John F. Kennedy | 5. The Cider House Rules
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. Semaphore | 1. Blue
  12. Nicolas Copernicus | 2. Darts
  13. Tit | 3. Climbing or mountaineering
  14. The base of the brain | 4. Venti
  15. A hawthorn | 5. Baseball
    16.
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I knew the answer to one! 🤣

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. Which country was the first in the Middle East to be chosen to host the FIFA World Cup? Japan?
  2. Who discovered the Zembezi River? Livingston?
  3. What is the main ingredient in traditional Japanese yakitori skewers? Chicken?
  4. Which is farthest east - Montreal, Quebec City or Toronto? Toronto?
  5. What is the modern name of the capital city in Asia served by an airport with the IATA code PEK? Beijing?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Which band member created waves in the music world when he quit One Direction to go, well, in his own direction? Zayn Malik?
  2. Who was the first non-human to win an Oscar? Mickey Mouse?
  3. Which Broadway musical features a drag queen named Lola and songs by Cyndi Lauper? Kinky Boots (based on and set in my hometown!)
  4. Who was Radio One’s first female DJ? Zoe Ball?
  5. In 1973, Elton John topped the UK and US album charts with an LP called Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the… what? Piano Player?

:yellow_heart: History

  1. Which religious figure, always seen clad in red and yellow, is the spiritual leader of Tibet? Dalai Lama?
  2. What jackets protect you from flieger abwehr kanonen? Bulletproof/Kevlar?
  3. In which decade was Queen Elizabeth II crowned? 1950s
  4. What was the name of the fashionable coats worn by Mods on their scooters in the 1960s? Duffel?
  5. During his inaugural speech in 1961, which US president said: ‘Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country’? JFK?

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Which Ridley Scott sci-fi classic is based on the Philip K. Dick novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? :woman_shrugging:t2:
  2. What was the prime success of Muriel Spark? Author?
  3. Whose first name was finally revealed in Colin Dexter’s novel Death is Now My Neighbour? Morse?
  4. What was the first book of the trilogy that ended with Pitcairn’s Island? :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. Which John Irving novel spawned a movie nominated for Oscars in 2000? :woman_shrugging:t2:

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. What code was used in the mid-19th century to send messages the length of France in just four hours? Morse?
  2. What Polish astronomer demonstrated in 1512 that the Sun is the centre of the solar system? Copernicus?
  3. Which family of bird can be coal, crested or willow? Tit?
  4. Where’s the pituitary gland? Brain?
  5. What’s another name for a may tree? As an actual tree I don’t know, will guess a maypole?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. In snooker, once all the reds are potted, which ball do you have to pot after the brown? Blue?
  2. What sprot commences to the cry of “Game on”? Darts?
  3. Abseil, belay and gaston are moves in which sprot? Rock climbing?
  4. Which of the following is not a method of preparing coffee - cold brew, drip, venti or French press? Venti - it’s a size.
  5. Which sprot is divided into two leagues, the NL and the AL, within the North American League? American Football?
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