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Been looking here and sandbox and can’t figure out the answer replies. Brain fog :exploding_head:

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Click the settings icon top right of the reply box and click on the little triangle. Between the brackets of summary delete “Summary” and put something like “Purring Pussy’s Answers” that will be your reply title. Then in the “This Reply Will Be Hidden” delete that text and write in your answers, they will be hidden when you hit Reply. Hopefully that works for you. Have a practice in The Sandbox. :slight_smile:

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I wasn’t going to do one this week, but now I know you want in I think I can pull something together. :slightly_smiling_face:

And here’s a template you can copy and paste into your reply window if you don’t get on with the wizard. :+1:

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:heartpulse: Entertainment

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:yellow_heart: History

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:poop: Art and Literature

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:green_heart: Science and Nature

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:orange_heart: Sprot and Leisure

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(09/06/21)

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. What do the national flags of Albania, Moldova and Montenegro have in common - they feature an eagle, they include the colour red, or both?

  2. How many avenues radiate from the Arc de Triomphe?

  3. Where would you go to visit Stonehenge?

  4. What is the Italian equivalent of a motorway?

  5. Crocodiles and alligators live in the Florida Everglades. True or false?

💗Entertainment

  1. Gnarls Barkley, Seal and Mark Morrison have all had hit singles with different songs that have the same title - what is it?

  2. Who played Ronnie Barker’s cellmate in Porridge?

  3. What US president gave his name to the high school that was the focus of TV series Glee?

  4. Which actor changed his name from Cappola after flopping in one of his uncle’s films?

  5. Which highly principled lawyer topped the American Film Industry’s 2003 list of the greatest movie heroes of all time?

💛 History

  1. Which university hosts the annual Ig Noble Prize awards, which recognise questionable scientific achievements, such as devising a method to identify narcissists by examining their eyebrows?

  2. Who was nearly kidnapped in The Mall on March 20, 1974?

  3. How many presidents did Argentina have in the two weeks from 20 December 2001 to 4 January 2002?

  4. What happpened to the silver tea service owned by President Washington’s wife?

  5. What Latin inscription, meaning ‘an ornament and a safeguard’, appeared on the edge of the first British £1 coins in 1983?

💩 Art & Literature

  1. Which of the following is not an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical - Cats, The Phantom of the Opera or The Producers?

  2. Which branch of the arts brought fame to Martha Graham?

  3. What’s the term for the opinionated style of journalism pioneered by Hunter S. Thompson?

  4. What was the name of Quint’s boat in Peter Benchley’s novel Jaws?

  5. Which member of the Peanuts gang once said: “There’s no heavier burden than a great potential”?

💚 Science & Nature

  1. How many yards make a mile?

  2. What two metals form the alloy white gold?

  3. Which of the following is not a fruit - pumpkin, avocado or rhubarb?

  4. What vast object’s movement can be demonstrated in a laboratory by hanging up a Foucault pendulum?

  5. What’s the most plentiful gas on Earth - hydrogen, oxygen or nitrogen?

🧡 Sprot & Leisure

  1. The ‘rational dress’ movement in the 19th century gained momentum when women became interested in which sprot?

  2. What colour are the Lippizaner stallions used at the Spanish Riding School of Vienna?

  3. Which athletics event was originally run from a church in one village to one in the next village?

  4. Where on a cricket pitch would you find a chain?

  5. Which cycling road race was held for the first time in 2015, starting in the seaside town of Bridlington?

Scoreboard

Total :blue_heart: :heartpulse: :yellow_heart: :poop: :green_heart: :orange_heart:
@FL45H 18 4 1 1 3 5 4
@Peitho 16½ 3 2½ 2 1 5 3
@Ian_Chimp 16 2 3 2 2 4 3
@WillC 15 3 5 1 3 2 1
@MsSubExperimenter 14 2½ 3 1 2 2½ 3
The Answers

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

  1. Both | 1. Crazy
  2. Twelve | 2. Richard Beckinsdale
  3. Salisbury Plain (Wiltshire) | 3. William McKinley
  4. An autostrada | 4. Nicholas Cage
  5. True | 5. Atticus Finch
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    :yellow_heart: History |
    :poop: Arts & Literature |
  6. Harvard | 1. The Producers
  7. Princess Anne | 2. Dance
  8. Five | 3. Gonzo
  9. It became the USA’s first coins | 4. The Orca
  10. Decus et tutamen | 5. Linus
    |
    :green_heart: Science & Nature |
    :orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure |
  11. 1,760 | 1. Cycling
  12. Gold and silver (the internet doesn’t mention silver, but does say nickel and palladium, and some others) | 2. White (but actually light just grey)
  13. Rhubarb | 3. Steeplechase
  14. The Earth | 4. Between the wickets
  15. Nitrogen | 5. Tour de Yorkshire
    16.
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@Ian_Chimp how specific do we need to be for blue 3? County? Country?

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The more specific the better. :+1: (no points for country though :slightly_smiling_face:)

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So county is acceptable then yay :grinning:

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WillC Answers

Geography

1, Both?
2, 12
3, Salisbury Plain
4, No Idea
5, False i think, only Alligators.

Entertainment

1, Crazy
2, Richard Beckinsale
3, William McKinley (Thank you OH for making me watch!)
4, Nicholas Cage
5, Atticus Finch?

History

1, Open University?
2, Princess Anne?
3, 3?
4, Made into false teeth?
5, No idea

Art and Literature

1, The Producers
2, No idea
3, Gonzo
4, The Orca
5, Lucy?

Science and Nature

1, No idea
2, Gold and Nickel
3, Pumpkin?
4, The Earth?
5, Oxygen?

Sprot and Leisure

1, Tennis?
2, White! (I remember the tv series White Horses!)
3, Relay?
4, In the clubhouse toilet?
5, No idea

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I’ll give it a shot

:blue_heart: Geography

  1. What do the national flags of Albania, Moldova and Montenegro have in common - they feature an eagle, they include the colour red, or both? Both?
  2. How many avenues radiate from the Arc de Triomphe? 12? Some big and some not!
  3. Where would you go to visit Stonehenge? The middle of a field on a bit of a hill in Wiltshire.
  4. What is the Italian equivalent of a motorway? Autoruta?
  5. Crocodiles and alligators live in the Florida Everglades. True or false? False, think only alligators do?

:heartpulse:Entertainment

  1. Gnarls Barkley, Seal and Mark Morrison have all had hit singles with different songs that have the same title - what is it? Crazy? I know 2/3 did.
  2. Who played Ronnie Barker’s cellmate in Porridge? David Jason? :woman_shrugging:t2:
  3. What US president gave his name to the high school that was the focus of TV series Glee? William McKinley
  4. Which actor changed his name from Cappola after flopping in one of his uncle’s films? Nicolas Cage?
  5. Which highly principled lawyer topped the American Film Industry’s 2003 list of the greatest movie heroes of all time? Erin Brockovich?

:yellow_heart: History

  1. Which university hosts the annual Ig Noble Prize awards, which recognise questionable scientific achievements, such as devising a method to identify narcissists by examining their eyebrows? Cambridge?
  2. Who was nearly kidnapped in The Mall on March 20, 1974? Princess Anne?
  3. How many presidents did Argentina have in the two weeks from 20 December 2001 to 4 January 2002? 2?
  4. What happpened to the silver tea service owned by President Washington’s wife? Sank during the Boston Tea Party?
  5. What Latin inscription, meaning ‘an ornament and a safeguard’, appeared on the edge of the first British £1 coins in 1983? No idea

:poop: Art & Literature

  1. Which of the following is not an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical - Cats, The Phantom of the Opera or The Producers? The Producers?
  2. Which branch of the arts brought fame to Martha Graham? Cooking?
  3. What’s the term for the opinionated style of journalism pioneered by Hunter S. Thompson? Gonzo?
  4. What was the name of Quint’s boat in Peter Benchley’s novel Jaws? One that isn’t big enough! Smurf!
  5. Which member of the Peanuts gang once said: “There’s no heavier burden than a great potential”? Charlie Brown?

:green_heart: Science & Nature

  1. How many yards make a mile? A lot!
  2. What two metals form the alloy white gold? Gold and platinum?
  3. Which of the following is not a fruit - pumpkin, avocado or rhubarb? Rhubarb?
  4. What vast object’s movement can be demonstrated in a laboratory by hanging up a Foucault pendulum? Moon?
  5. What’s the most plentiful gas on Earth - hydrogen, oxygen or nitrogen? Nitrogen?

:orange_heart: Sprot & Leisure

  1. The ‘rational dress’ movement in the 19th century gained momentum when women became interested in which sprot? Tennis?
  2. What colour are the Lippizaner stallions used at the Spanish Riding School of Vienna? White/light grey?
  3. Which athletics event was originally run from a church in one village to one in the next village? Steeplechase?
  4. Where on a cricket pitch would you find a chain? Around the boundary?
  5. Which cycling road race was held for the first time in 2015, starting in the seaside town of Bridlington? Tour de Yorkshire?
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Insane day, need to unwind… thankfully there is a quiz to address before catching up on the rest of the forum going ons.

My Answers:

💙 Geography
  1. The one I’m certain of is red and Eagle… think the others might be too so both :crossed_fingers:.
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2: 8?
  3. Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2: I know the German… don’t know any Italian I’m afraid.
  5. Hmm, certainly alligators live there… I think crocodiles do too so I’m going to say true though doubting myself now and might just come across as stupid.
💗 Entertainment
  1. :woman_shrugging:t2: Hello
  2. Kate Beckinsale’s Dad… Mr. Beckinsale.
  3. McKinley
  4. Nicolas Cage
  5. Elliot Ness?
💛 History
  1. Not a clue… somewhere US and prestigious… Harvard?
  2. The Queen?
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2: I’m guessing more than 2… 5?
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2: Melted down for bullets?
  5. My Latin is limited to book 1 Latin and the adventures of Quintus, Grumio and Cerberus.
💩 Art and Literature
  1. The Producers
  2. :woman_shrugging:t2: Wine taster? (This answer may be influenced by what I’d like to be doing… also not do much art. Oh well.)
  3. :woman_shrugging:t2: Steam roller journalism… is that a thing?
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2: I know they needed a bigger one!
  5. Hmmm, let’s go with the obvious… Charlie Brown?
💚 Science and Nature
  1. 1760
  2. :thinking: Odd question. Gold obviously but then I think there’s lots of different white metals that can be mixed with it to make white gold. Nickel, Silver, etc.
  3. :thinking: Rhubarb?
  4. Rotation of the Earth
  5. In the Atmosphere? Nitrogen
🧡 Sprot and Leisure
  1. :woman_shrugging:t2: Cycling
  2. Grey - Please don’t let the card say white!!!
  3. Steeplechase
  4. :woman_shrugging:t2: Umpire’s watch chain?
  5. The only cycling road race I can name is the Tour du France… pretty sure that been going longer than since 2015 though!

Not my best performance! :rofl:

Thank you very much for setting us a quiz @Ian_Chimp , much appreciated!

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Ooh, my mark has gone up… are you just being extra generous because you don’t want to win @Ian_Chimp ? :rofl:

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The questions all seem so simple with their answers in black and white on the back of the cards… and then you guys happen with your ‘alternative answers’. :slightly_smiling_face: I have checked a couple off last night/this morning, and made some adjustments. :+1:

Edit: And a little half point re-readjustment (sorry @MsSubExperimenter). Bloody :green_heart:2 *shakes fist*

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:rofl: Definitely not the easiest of jobs!

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After a couple of weeks out of the game, here goes........

:blue_heart: Geography

1 Both red and eagle
2 12 avenues
3
4 Autostrade
5 True

:heartpulse: Entertainment

1
2 Richard Beckinsale
3
4
5

:yellow_heart: History

1 Harvard
2
3
4
5

:poop: Art and Literature

1 The Producers
2
3
4 Orca
5 Linus

:green_heart: Science and Nature

1 1760 yards
2 Nickel & Palladium
3 Rhubarb
4 Earth
5 Nitrogen

:orange_heart: Sprot and Leisure

1 Cycling
2 White
3 Marathon
4 Between the 2 sets of stumps
5 Tour de Yorkshire

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I’ll leave it up until this evening in case anyone else wants a go. :+1:

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Nooooo, call time now, I’m winning for the first time ever.

Surely we don’t need any more participants.

:laughing: :sweat_smile: :rofl: :joy:

Only joking.

:laughing: :sweat_smile: :rofl: :joy:

Or am I?

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

And I can hereby declare this week’s winner of the Great Hump Day Quiz is… :drum::drum::drum:

@FL45H :trophy::balloon:

Congratulations!


And the Clean-Sweepers this week are:

@WillC :heartpulse:
@Peitho :green_heart:
@FL45H :green_heart:

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Well done @FL45H :slightly_smiling_face: and to my fellow clean sweepers!

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Well done @FL45H!

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Well done @FL45H - Very well deserved!

Thank you very much for the quiz @Ian_Chimp :two_hearts:

But :orange_heart:2 - no, not white and not light grey just grey… for a horse to be white it must have pink skin. Lippizana’s have black skin, they are born dark and get lighter with age but are “grey” throughout their life. I am not trying to be racist just pedantic! :rofl:

ETA

Thank you for the answer edit @Ian_Chimp ! :blush:

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