The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

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WillC Answers

Geography

1, Saidi Arabia?
2, Lisbon
3, No idea
4, Paris?
5, No idea

Entertainment

1, Daniel Clowes not sure of spelling.
2, Howdy Doody?
3, No idea
4, No idea
5, Fantasia?

History

1, Bluetooth?
2, Captain of The Titanic
3, Sanskrit?
4, Opening Letters?
5, Gun?

Art And Literature

1, Blubber?
2, Chekov?
3, Throwback Thursday
4, Curfew?
5, No Idea

Science and Nature

1, Van Allen Belt?
2, Iris
3, No idea
4, Pancreas
5, No idea

Sprot and Leisure

1, Sheffield!
2, Canberra?
3, No idea
4, No idea
5, Wear it?

Very hard this week, a LOT of guesses! :slight_smile:

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Here goes nowt

Geography

  1. Saudi Arabia
  3. Lisbon
  4. Paris
  5. Cinnamon

Entertainment

  2. Chuck Connors

History

  1. Bluetooth
  4. Sharpening quils for writing

Art

  1. Ramona the pest
  3. Throw back Thursday
  4. Curfew

Science

  1. Asteroid Belt
  3. Augmented Reality
  4. Skin

Sport

  1. Sheffield
  2. Melbourne
  4. Stamp collecting
  5. Wear it
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A nice Sunny(ish) morning… a cold, wet, windy and miserable afternoon… a quick dinner and now a long hot bath to defrost and quiz - hooray!

My Answers:

💙 Geography
  1. Saudi Arabia is biggest country across the Red Sea from Egypt so probably that?
  2. I think (though could have the wrong river) that it runs through Spain and Portugal so 50/50… Lisbon?
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2: I’m going to assume “Help!” would be shorter… To someone with no knowledge of Slovak, it looks like, “No drive-y” which is kind of the opposite to hailing a taxi therefore I am guessing that it’s a toast :clinking_glasses:
  4. :thinking: It was a present from France… did they put it together in Paris first?
  5. Not a clue, cumin seeds seem mass throwable… though not very Danish but can’t think of anything better.
💗 Entertainment
  1. Stan Lee because he’s the only graphic novelist I can name. … I did originally read the question as Thora Hird - probably would have been a rather different film :joy: (though I’ve not seen it so maybe not?)
  2. The Loan Ranger?
  3. Have watched most of it but can’t think… George Clooney?
  4. I don’t have a clue what this question is about :woman_shrugging:t2:
  5. Fantasia?
💛 History
  1. Bluetooth was a Dutch invention so I’ll go for that.
  2. 1912… must be Captain of the Titanic (which I think I also guessed for another ill fated, albeit random German captain a few quizzes back :rofl:. Think this one stands a better chance though given the date and English sounding name!)
  3. Sanskrit?
  4. Cutting pens? (cutting feathers into quills I mean!)
  5. Organised “hit” named after dropping piano in cartoons?
💩 Art and Literature
  1. :woman_shrugging:t2: Total guess - Superfudge?
  2. I am certain I should know this… I don’t :see_no_evil:
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2: The Best Tales?
  4. Casserole?
  5. Caesar something
💚 Science and Nature
  1. The Main Asteroid Belt
  2. Lens? Certainly changes throughout life… does that count as growing?
  3. Augmented Technology (AR)
  4. When in doubt… kidney? (Has a Loop of Henle, maybe that goes round an Island I’ve forgotten since GCSE Biology?)
  5. Know it’s easily identifiable from other creatures skulls, not really sure which specific part makes it so… Rounded inproportionally large cranium​:woman_shrugging:t2:??? Doesn’t seem specific enough though.
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. :woman_shrugging:t2: Leeds?
  2. Melbourne? They definitely have hosted.
  3. Meers-show’em - A Meercat employed professionally by Compare the Market?
  4. :thinking: I think Stamp collecting
  5. :thinking: I think I have heard Joe Lycett ask about this on Sewing Bee so I’m going to say (with no certainty) wear it.

Thanks @Ian_Chimp - enjoyed it but they were hard!!

Gramatical typo in question :orange_heart:5? “do” not “did”?

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Not going to lie… quite happy with that - better than I thought! :rofl:

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Answers to Hump Day Quiz 05.05.21

Geography:

  1. Saudi Arabia
  2. Lisbon
  3. The exclamation mark makes me think making a toast
  4. Hmm… I’m pretty sure it was a gift from France so I’m gonna guess Paris
  5. Cinnamon

Entertainment:

  1. No idea
  2. No idea
  3. FINALLY. An entertainment question I can actually answer. Bradley Cooper (and in case I get any bonus points he played Jake and it was season 2 :blush:)
  4. No idea
  5. Fantasia?

History:

  1. Bluetooth?
  2. Captain of the Titanic
  3. No idea
  4. No idea
  5. Fake banknotes?

Art & Lit:

  1. Guess at Ramona the Pest
  2. No idea
  3. Throw back Thursday
  4. Covet? Absolute guess
  5. No idea

Science & Nature:

  1. The asteroid belt
  2. The iris?
  3. Augmented reality
  4. Pancreas
  5. No idea… The jaw?

Sprot & Leisure:

  1. No idea
  2. Melbourne
  3. No idea… I was going to say a type of meerkat then realised we’re on the sports round :joy:
  4. No idea
  5. Wear it!
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They look hard this week so I’m going to skip as I want to keep my average score in double digits :dizzy_face:

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

And I can officially announce that our joint winners this week are… :drum::drum::drum:

@Peitho and @SexInTheCity :partying_face::trophy::trophy:

Congratulations!

And just the one Clean-Sweeper this week:

@SexInTheCity :blue_heart:

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Congratulations @Peitho! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Has @SexInTheCity done something to upset you? :slightly_smiling_face:

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Sorry didn’t think to congratulate the clean sweeper! Congratulations @SexInTheCity! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Yay - thank you!

Lovely sharing the trophy with you @SexInTheCity :blush:

:champagne::clinking_glasses:

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Yaaaaaay I’m so chuffed! :partying_face: Congratulations @Peitho - I love sharing the crown too :crown:

I think @Ian_Chimp was talking about joint winning rather than the cleansweep but thanks @WillC, I won’t take offence, I know its very rare for me to win a hump day quiz :joy:

Thank you for the quiz as always @Ian_Chimp. Always a nice little activity mid-week. These newer trivial pursuit questions do seem to suit me better too :ok_hand:t2:

And I know I’m very late to the party but congratulations to @FL45H for the win on the Rebus!! Amazing score, very well deserved :clap:t2::clap:t2:

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@SexInTheCity to be honest i didn’t read it properly and thought there was only one winner, sorry! I sincerely congratulate you! In my defense i’d been up since 3.30am! Well done! :slight_smile:

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:raising_hand_woman:t2:

Please Mr @Ian_Chimp …do we get a Hump Day Quiz today?

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(12/05/21)

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 mountain range in Russia separates Europe and Asia?

  2. What country’s flag was reversed to yield the Red Cross flag?

  3. What’s been the London residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury since the 13th century?

  4. Which European island has a coastal ring road almost a thousand miles long?

  5. What is the name of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar?

💗Entertainment

  1. Which re-formed group released the album Red Flag in 2016?

  2. Who was Lauren Bacall’s first husband?

  3. Which American singer-songwriter co-wrote Grammy-winning song “Dance With My Father” with Luther Vandross?

  4. In 2002, who celebrated their £80 million EMI deal with the words: I’m rich beyond my wildest dreams?

  5. How did My Darling Clementine die?

💛 History

  1. Who sang “The Star Spangled Banner” at Barack Obama’s second inauguration ceremony in 2013?

  2. What was the name of the last king of Egypt?

  3. Which British-born comedian died in 2003 at the age of 100?

  4. What country was the scene of the Boxer rebellion of 1900?

  5. From which larger country did Eritrea become independent in 1993?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. Which architect has designed buildings that have been inspired by a smashed guitar, a pair of dancers and a fleet of sail boats?

  2. Who wrote Women in Love?

  3. Which constellation appears on Vincent van Gogh’s painting Starry Night Over the Rhone?

  4. Which emoji was chosen as the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year in 2015 - Face With Tears of Joy, Face Throwing a Kiss or Smirking Face?

  5. What Shakespeare character has the most lines, with 1,422?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. Tempeh is made from which fermented bean?

  2. What does a nihilist believe in?

  3. Macaroni, rockhopper and emperor are types of what animal?

  4. Which galaxy is closest to the Milky Way?

  5. Which was the third country to blast one of its own men into space?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. How many shots does a golfer take if they score an albatross on a par-five hole?

  2. How many players does a netball team have?

  3. What’s a Tweak of the Thumb in bingo lingo?

  4. In which hobby might a dude look out for a crippler?

  5. What are the targets in skeet and trap shooting made of?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@Peitho 20 4 2 3 4 5 2
@SexInTheCity 16 3 1 1 4 3 4
@WillC 15 3 2 3 2 4 1
@Ian_Chimp 15 3 2 3 2 3 2
@Kitty-Cat01 13 4 0 1 1 4 3
@LuciousLegs 12 3 2 1 2 2 2
The Answers

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

  1. Urals | 1. All Saints
  2. Switzerland | 2. Humphrey Bogart
  3. Lambeth Palace | 3. Richard Marx
  4. Iceland | 4. Robbie Williams
  5. Ramadan | 5. By drowning
    |
    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. Beyoncé | 1. Frank Gehry
  7. Farouk | 2. D.H. Lawrence
  8. Bob Hope | 3. The Plough*
  9. China | 4. Face With Tears of Joy
  10. Ethiopia | 5. Hamlet
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. Soybeans | 1. Two (3 under the par)
  12. Nothing | 2. Seven
  13. Penguin | 3. 51
  14. Andromeda | 4. Twitching
  15. China | 5. Clay
    16.

*Or the Big Dipper, Great Bear, or Ursa Major

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Thank you - I won’t actually get to it until this evening but my panic button is much relieved to see it posted! :rofl::+1:

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WillC Answers

Geography

1, Urals (Sooo tempted to put Urinals!)
2, Switzerland’s
3, Lambeth Palace
4, No idea
5, No idea

Entertainment

1, No idea
2, Humphrey Bogart
3, No idea
4, No idea
5, Drowning

History

1, No idea
2, No idea
3, Bob Hope
4, China
5, Ethiopia?

Art and Literature

1, Frank Gehry (not sure of surname spelling!)
2, D.H. Lawrence
3, No idea
4, No idea
5, No idea

Science and Nature

1, Soybean
2, Nothing
3, Penguins
4, No idea
5, China?

Sprot and Leisure

1, No idea
2, No idea
3, 41?
4, No idea
5, Clay?

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My attempt!

Geography

  1. ?
  2. Switzerland
  3. Lambeth Palace
  4. Iceland ?
  5. Ramadan

Entertainment
Not the foggiest!

History
5. Ethiopia ?

Art and literature

  1. Can’t remember but probably whoever designed the sydney opera house?!
  3. We call it the plough but I’m sure it has a proper name :thinking::woman_facepalming:
  4. face throwing a kiss? Worth a guess!
  5. Richard the 3rd ? (no idea how to do Roman numerals on here!)

Science and nature

  1. soybeans
  2. Nothing ?
  3. Penguin :penguin:
  4. Andromeda
  5. US?

Sprot and leisure

  1. 2
  2. 7
  5. Clay ?
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Thank you for the quiz @Ian_Chimp :grin:

My answers:

💙 Geography
  1. The Urals
  2. Switzerland
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2: Sure this will be something obvious that I should know but nothing’s coming :woman_facepalming:t2:
  4. Iceland?
  5. Ramadan? To be honest, I can’t name any other months so fingers crossed Ramadan is the 9th :crossed_fingers:
💗 Entertainment
  1. :woman_shrugging:t2: Take That?
  2. Sure I should know this :woman_facepalming:t2:
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  4. Robbie Williams?
  5. Fell into the foaming brine (and drowned)… all okay though, he kissed her little sister and forgot his Clementine. We used to sing this at Primary School, I remember most of it - it’s so inappropriate for Primary School! :rofl:
💛 History
  1. Beyoncé? She sang it at something
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2: Can’t even come up with a possible…
  4. China
  5. Ethiopia
💩 Art and Literature
  1. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  2. D.H. Lawrence
  3. Ursa Major
  4. :joy: is the one I use most so I’ll go with that
  5. Hamlet?
💚 Science and Nature
  1. Soybeans? Right part of world :woman_shrugging:t2:
  2. Nothing?
  3. Penguin :penguin:
  4. Andromeda
  5. USA and Russia first then… China?
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. Birdie is 1 under, Eagle is 2 under, Albatross is 3 under so 2 on a par 5
  2. GS, GA, WA, C, WD, GD and GK so 7 but probably a couple of reserves on a team too.
  3. :thinking: Something 1, um 71?
  4. I think you have dude’s in rodeos?
  5. It’s clay shooting but they’re not made from clay! …not sure what they are made from but it’s not clay.

I’ve had “Oh my darling, Oh my darling, Oh my darling Clementine” running through my head all day since glancing at the questions this morning! :rofl:

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Many thanks as usual to @Ian_Chimp for the quiz this week.

Unfortunately I’m going to have to pass this week as I don’t have the time to GOOGLE complete the answers.

Good luck everybody.

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