The Great Pub Quiz Game Thread

Games
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Answers to Hump Day Quiz 19.05.21

Geography:

  1. 2
  2. No idea
  3. Jacques Cartier
  4. Egypt?
  5. If its the highest then let’s go Lowther Hills

Entertainment:

  1. Cardigan
  2. No idea
  3. The OC
  4. Roy Cropper
  5. Cheap (me too Sia)

History:

  1. Feel like I should know this but I haven’t got a clue!
  2. No idea
  3. Back Rub :joy:
  4. Federal
  5. No idea but gotta be Manchester surely?

Arts & Lit:

  1. No idea
  2. 12
  3. Frida Khalo
  4. No idea
  5. No idea

Science & Nature:

  1. 2000?
  2. Flaxseed oil :joy: also known as Linseed
  3. Cocoon?
  4. No idea. Maybe diesel?
  5. Tibia

Sprot & Leisure:

  1. No idea
  2. Single lens reflex
  3. Gosh I have no idea. Let’s go 9 and 16
  4. No idea
  5. 18 inches
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A beast of a quiz this week. Not expecting to be pulling up any trees 🌲🌳🌴

1 - Two
2 - Montana
3 - Jack Cartier
4 -
5 - Lowther Hill

1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 - Cheap Thrills

1 - This would depend on the size of the Kimono. Guessing 2,000
2 - Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3 -
4 - France
5 - Newcastle upon Tyne

1 -
2 - 13
3 -
4 -
5 -

1 -
2 - Linseed Oil
3 - Chrysalis
4 -Napalm
5 - Femur

1 - Claudio Ranieri
2 - Single Lens Reflex
3 - 15 and 17
4 - Croquet
5 - 18 inches

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Yesterday’s Flax and no SLR here :rofl:

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@Kitty-Cat01, @LuciousLegs, @MsSubExperimenter, @everyone_else

Anybody else fancy a go before I put the answers up?

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Hi @Ian_Chimp, too busy today but thanks for thinking of me :blush:

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Don’t think I’ll get a chance again but thank you!

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here's my attempt not very good and had to wake up the memory for certain ones which hurt a little
Cat 1 2 3 4 5
:blue_heart: 10 :man_shrugging: alaska Christopher Egypt? lowther hills
:heartpulse: scarf jesus christ superstar cheap
:yellow_heart: Berlin :man_shrugging: yahoo foreign manchester
:poop: 13 unlucky for some frida
:green_heart: 2000 cocoon tibia
:orange_heart: Claudio Ranieri 18 and 17 Croquet 15 inches
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I have added the answers to the quiz post :slightly_smiling_face:

And I can declare this week’s Great Hump Day winner to be… :drum::drum::drum:

@WillC :trophy::confetti_ball:

Congratulations!


And this week’s Clean-Sweepers are:

@Peitho :green_heart:
@FL45H :orange_heart:

Thanks to everybody who took part, and I’ll be back with another next Wednesday. :slightly_smiling_face::+1:

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Thanks! Congratulations to @Peitho @FL45H!
I thought it was very difficult again this week, quite a few lucky guesses! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Congratulations @WillC ! :clap::clap::clap:

I thought they were really tricky, should have guessed Ulysses but otherwise nope :rofl:.

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Thanks! Just glad i got a Sprot question right! Even if it was about cameras!

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(22/05/21)

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 wrote and directed Clerks?

  2. Who starred as McLovin’ in Superbad?

  3. Which comedy actor directed The Cable Guy?

  4. Name Hugh Grant’s character in Bridget Jones’s Diary.

  5. In The Princess Diaries, Mia Thermopolis discovers she is the heir to the throne of which kingdom?

🎞️ Classic

  1. Which actor sang “Singin’ in the Rain” in the 1952 movie of the same name?

  2. Who played Blanche Dubois alongside Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire?

  3. An assassination attempt is made on which statesman in The Day of the Jackal?

  4. In which Marilyn Monroe movie do Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon disguise themselves as women?

  5. What was Elvis Presley’s first film, in 1956?

💥 Action

  1. Sigourney Weaver plays Ellen Ripley in which 1986 James Cameron sci-fi film?

  2. Who directed the 2019 remake of Charlie’s Angels?

  3. Name the third movie in the Die Hard series.

  4. In what 2011 movie does Saoirse Ronan play a 16-year-old assassin?

  5. Which superhero movie features the characters Big Daddy and Red Mist?

🐻 Kids (but basically Disney)

  1. Which actor voiced the character of Walter Beckett in Spies in Disguise?

  2. What is the name of the kingdom over which Elsa reigns in Frozen?

  3. What are the small orange men in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory known as?

  4. Which film, based on the book by Roald Dahl, featured the story of a girl with telekinetic powers?

  5. In which country is Mulan set?

Scoreboard

Total :joy: :film_strip: :boom: :bear:
@Luciouslegs 13 2½ 2½ 4 4
@WillC 12½ 3 3 2½ 4
@Peitho 10½ 2 3 2½ 3
@SexInTheCity 8 2 2 0 4
The Answers

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

  1. Kevin Smith | 1. Vivien Leigh
  2. Christopher Mintz-Plasse | 2. Some Like It Hot
  3. Ben Stiller | 3. President Charles de Gaulle
  4. Daniel Cleaver | 4. Gene Kelly
  5. Genovia | 5. Love Me Tender
    |
    :boom: Action |
    :bear: Kids |
  6. Aliens | 1. Tom Holland
  7. Elizabeth Banks | 2. Arendelle
  8. Die Hard with a Vengeance | 3. Oompa Loompas
  9. Hanna | 4. Matilda
  10. Kick-Ass | 5. China
    11.
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WillC Answers

Comedy

1, Kevin Smith
2, No idea!
3, Ben Stiller
4, Daniel Cleaver
5, No idea!

Classic

1, Gene Kelly
2, Elizabeth Taylor
3, Charles DeGaulle
4, Some Like It Hot
5, Jailhouse Rock?

Action

1, Aliens
2, McG
3, Die Hard With A Vengeance
4, Can’t remember!
5, Kick Ass 2

Kids

1, No idea!
2, Arendelle
3, Oompa Loompa’s
4, Matilda
5, China

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My attempt :see_no_evil:

😂 Comedy
  1. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2: Never even heard of it
  3. Ben Stiller?
  4. One I know, hooray - Daniel Cleaver!
  5. Have seen it… something-via
🎞 Classic
  1. Gene Kelly
  2. Feel I should know… but don’t.
  3. Charles de Gaulle
  4. Some Like It Hot - brilliant, brilliant film! “Well, nobody’s perfect!”
  5. Should be able to come up with something but can’t think of the names of any of his films… isn’t one but, Hound Dog?
💥 Action
  1. Alien
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2:
  3. Die Hard with a Vengeance
  4. Hannah - we actually saw this at the cinema, it was terrible.
  5. :thinking: Should know. Can’t engage brain.
🐻 Kids
  1. Never heard of him or the film.
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2: I could sing a bit of the song though.
  3. Oompa Loompas
  4. Matilda
  5. China - more my Disney era!

Roald Dahl Literature knowledge helped with two… otherwise my usual dire film performance :rofl:

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Answers to Cheeky Weekender

Comedy:

  1. No idea
  2. No idea
  3. No idea
  4. Daniel Cleaver
  5. Genovia

Classic:

  1. Gene Kelly?
  2. No idea
  3. No idea
  4. Some like it hot
  5. No idea

Action:

  1. No idea
  2. No idea
  3. Die Hard III?
  4. No idea
  5. No idea

Kids:

  1. No idea
  2. Arendel (not sure about spelling?)
  3. Oompa Loompas
  4. Matilda (I feel like this belongs in classics)
  5. China?

Another shocking attempt from me. I can’t even make any educated guesses with films :joy: Strangely, I actually really like these quizzes because if I even know one answer in a category I feel like I’ve already won! :partying_face:

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That’s how i feel about Sprot and Leisure questions! It’s a little victory if i get one right, even if it’s usually a leisure one! :slight_smile:

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here's my attempt, I feel like I know more but just can't tilt them out of the memory banks today, also not sure on spelling on a few of these so appologise
cat 1 2 3 4 5
:joy: Kevin smith can’t remember please something Ben stiller Daniel something can’t remember
:film_strip: gene kelly annoyingly can’t remember not seen the film for a while the president I think some like it hot no idea but I will guess jailhouse rocks
:boom: aliens mc g was the previous reboot die hard with a vengance hannah kick ass
:bear: Will smith erendale umpa lumpas matilda china
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This is how I feel with anything from the trivial pursuit ones :rofl:

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I’ll give this a little bump before I put the answers in. :slightly_smiling_face:

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

And I can announce the winner of the much coveted Big Bag of Banged Grain this time round is… :drum::drum::drum:

@LuciousLegs :popcorn::tada:

Congratulations!

I think that makes it a hat-trick :slightly_smiling_face: :rabbit2::rabbit2::rabbit2:

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