I have added the answers to the quiz post
And I can officially announce that our joint winners this week are…
@Peitho and @SexInTheCity
Congratulations!
And just the one Clean-Sweeper this week:
I have added the answers to the quiz post
And I can officially announce that our joint winners this week are…
@Peitho and @SexInTheCity
Congratulations!
And just the one Clean-Sweeper this week:
Yaaaaaay I’m so chuffed! Congratulations @Peitho - I love sharing the crown too
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
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
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
@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!
(12/05/21)
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.
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. Perfect fodder for a Hump Day special.
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 )
So, there you go. It’s a bit random, but it should add to the fun.
Categories:
Which mountain range in Russia separates Europe and Asia?
What country’s flag was reversed to yield the Red Cross flag?
What’s been the London residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury since the 13th century?
Which European island has a coastal ring road almost a thousand miles long?
What is the name of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar?
Which re-formed group released the album Red Flag in 2016?
Who was Lauren Bacall’s first husband?
Which American singer-songwriter co-wrote Grammy-winning song “Dance With My Father” with Luther Vandross?
In 2002, who celebrated their £80 million EMI deal with the words: I’m rich beyond my wildest dreams?
How did My Darling Clementine die?
Who sang “The Star Spangled Banner” at Barack Obama’s second inauguration ceremony in 2013?
What was the name of the last king of Egypt?
Which British-born comedian died in 2003 at the age of 100?
What country was the scene of the Boxer rebellion of 1900?
From which larger country did Eritrea become independent in 1993?
Which architect has designed buildings that have been inspired by a smashed guitar, a pair of dancers and a fleet of sail boats?
Who wrote Women in Love?
Which constellation appears on Vincent van Gogh’s painting Starry Night Over the Rhone?
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?
What Shakespeare character has the most lines, with 1,422?
Tempeh is made from which fermented bean?
What does a nihilist believe in?
Macaroni, rockhopper and emperor are types of what animal?
Which galaxy is closest to the Milky Way?
Which was the third country to blast one of its own men into space?
How many shots does a golfer take if they score an albatross on a par-five hole?
How many players does a netball team have?
What’s a Tweak of the Thumb in bingo lingo?
In which hobby might a dude look out for a crippler?
What are the targets in skeet and trap shooting made of?
Scoreboard
Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
@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 |
| Geography | Entertainment
— | — | —
*Or the Big Dipper, Great Bear, or Ursa Major
Thank you - I won’t actually get to it until this evening but my panic button is much relieved to see it posted!
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?
Geography
Entertainment
Not the foggiest!
History
5. Ethiopia ?
Art and literature
Science and nature
Sprot and leisure
Thank you for the quiz @Ian_Chimp
My answers:
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!
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.
Will pass this week
Cat | ? 1 | ?2 | ?3 | ?4 | ?5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
switzerland | iceland | Ramadan | |||
Robbie williams | drowned | ||||
Beyonce | |||||
milyway | hamlet | ||||
penguin | china | ||||
2 | 9 | Clay |
If I’m not too late I’ll have a go now!
Geography:
Entertainment:
History:
Arts & Lit:
Science & Nature:
Sprot & Leisure:
Phew… This weeks was hard! A lot of guesses…
Just in time.
I have added the answers to the quiz post
I think this was a rather tough one this week, but I can proudly announce the winner of this week’s Great Hump Day Quiz is…
Congratulations!
Now… I know what you’re going to say about 5… But bear in mind you’ve already won (), and that I’d have to take a point off all of us who said ‘clay’ (which is the answer on the card). I think if anyone knew the answer should have been ‘dolomitic limestone and pitch’ no one would have asked the question in the first place. So, as you’ve trounced us quite soundly this week, can we at least keep a pity point for ‘clay’?
Edit: Almost forgot this week’s Clean-Sweepers: