Pub Quiz II (1 Viewer)

wingy said:

Political 11
Dennis Healey

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Yes

shmmeee said:

How are you counting the game? As a series? Do pack ins count? Free to play games?

I think Wii Sports is up there but only because it was packed into one of the best selling consoles of all time.

GTA is the highest grossing series I believe.

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Dunno, I'm not a gamer, just googled it. I'm about to give clues.

shmmeee said:

21 Secret of Monkey Island

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Yes

wingy said:

ART
20 Ballet
21 Bobby Crush.
24 Bix Biederbek

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Biederbecke correct

First 25 not yet answered with clues:

Science and Nature

1. Which sub-atomic particle was long thought to exist but was only proven to do so in 2012 using the Large Hadron Collider? It is colloquially called ‘the God particle’. Higgs Boson

2. What substance is thought to account for 85% of the mass of the entire Universe? Dark Matter

3. Which academic discipline is known as ‘the dismal science’, after a quotation from the Victorian Historian Thomas Carlyle? CLUE: You may not recognise it as a science. Not usually studied below the age of 16.

4. In the formula E = mc squared, what is represented by c? Speed of Light

5. Moneymaker is a common cultivar of which fruit? CLUE: You may think this is a vegetable but it isn’t.

Art and Literature

6. This novel was published in 2003 and faced accusations of plagiarism. A critic wrote ‘[It] is simply a poorly written thriller with a controversial hypothesis about the life of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church. The characters are two-dimensional and the plot is boilerplate suspense novel stuff.’ What is the name of the novel? Da Vinci Code

7. Who wrote the play from which these lines are taken:

‘Cecily: This is no time for wearing the shallow mask of manners. When I see a spade I call it a spade.

Gwendolen: [Satirically.] I am glad to say that I have never seen a spade. It is obvious that our social spheres have been widely different.’? CLUE: He also said that he had nothing to declare but his genius.

8. Which artist exhibited an unmade bed, which sold for just over £2.5 million in 2014? Her ex, Billie Childish*, commented that he had an old bed of hers in his shed, which he would make available for £20k. Tracey Emin

9. In which gallery is the Mona Lisa exhibited? Louvre

10. Nijinsky won the Epsom Derby in 1970, ridden by Lester Piggott. Which art form was practiced by his famous namesake? Ballet

Music

11. Whilst playing Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Eric Morcambe was accused of playing all the wrong notes. He replied ‘No, I’m playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order’. Who made the accusation? CLUE: It was a guest on the Christmas Morcambe & Wise show, famous as a conductor.

12. I had several hit singles in the 00s and my mother presented ‘Blue Peter’. Who am I? Sophie Ellis-Baxter

13. I played guitar as a session musician for The Who, The Kinks and also on ‘Downtown’ by Petula Clark. I then joined the Yardbirds before forming arguably the most successful rock band ever. Who am I? Jimmy Page

14. This jazz musician was mentioned within the title of an 80s TV series, as the male lead character (played by James Bolam) was passionate about his music. What is the musician’s name? Bix Biederbecke.

15. Who hanged himself in Macclesfield on 18 May 1980, on the eve of his band’s first tour of America? Ian Curtis

Second 25 with clues

1. Which brewery is based in Devizes, Wiltshire? It’s most popular beer is branded 6X. CLUE: The 6X pump tap label is navy blue with white lettering.

2. On which Scottish island are the Laphroaig and Bowmore distilleries? Whiskies from this island are known for a strong smoky flavour. CLUE: This island is very close to Jura.

3. Caipirinha is a Brazilian cocktail made from cachaca (a local rum); lime juice and what other ingredient? Sugar

4. Which bitter has the advertising tag line 'Afraid you might taste something, Lagerboy?’ CLUE: The beer logo includes the picture of a gnome.

5. By which name are the red wines of Bordeaux known colloquially in Britain? CLUE: There is a golf trophy which uses the term

Film

Name the movie from the line:

6. ‘We want the finest wines available to humanity, we want them here, and we want them now!’ CLUE: Cult movie set in the 60s featuring two ‘resting’ actors.

7. ‘It doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.’ CLUE: Movie set in wartime Morocco.

8. ‘Charlie don’t surf’. CLUE: Charlie refers to a pejorative name for locals as used by Americans.

9. ‘When the chimes end, pick up your gun. Go ahead and shoot me Colonel. Just try.’ CLUE: The chimes are on a pocket watch.

10. ‘You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here. Who the fuck do you think you're talking to?’ Taxi Driver


Political quotes


11. In 1978, who said that an attack from Geoffrey Howe was ‘like being savaged by a dead sheep’? Dennis Healey

12. Who did Winston Churchill describe as ‘a sheep in sheep’s clothing’? CLUE: He went on to become PM himself .

13. To whom did Nicholas Soames shout ‘Mine's a gin and tonic, Giovanni, and would you ask my friend what he's having?’ CLUE: It was an insult because the person involved had worked as a waiter on cruise ships.

14. Who has been called pejoratively ‘The Honourable Member for the 18th Century’? Jacob Rees-Mogg

15. It is rumoured that the following exchange took place in the House of Commons:

Labour MP: ‘Half the Tory Members opposite are crooks’.

The House of Commons Speaker: ‘The honourable member must withdraw that remark’

Labour MP: ‘OK, half the Tories are not crooks’.

Which ex-Labour MP is attributed to these remarks (note that Google says it’s fake news but it’s fairly commonly quoted as true)? Dennis Skinner

Stand-Up Comedy

Identify the stand-up comedian from their description on Wikipedia:

16. An American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, writer and producer. His stand-up comedy persona makes use of paraprosdokians spoken in a wandering falsetto tone of voice. The confused, childlike delivery of his material produces the intended comic timing in a manner invoking the "wisdom of children" or the idiot savant. CLUE: He had a bizarre hairstyle similar to Paul Foot’s. Was famous during the 80s, never see him nowadays

17. An English stand-up comedian, writer and director. His stand-up is characterised by repetition, frequent callbacks, generally deadpan delivery and a pronounced use of deconstruction, which he often self-consciously refers to on stage... He co-wrote and co-directed the West End hit musical ‘Jerry Springer: The Opera’ Stewart Lee

18. Was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time... He won an Emmy Award (1973) and five Grammy Awards (1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, and 1982). In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked him first on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time Richard Pryor

19. Was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist. He was renowned for his open, freestyle and critical form of comedy which contained satire, politics, religion, sex and vulgarity. His 1964 conviction in an obscenity trial was followed by a posthumous pardon, the first in the history of New York state, by the Governor George Pataki in 2003. CLUE: He died from a drug overdose in a toilet – he was a smackhead.

20. An English comedian, writer, presenter and actress. Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on Saturday Live, she went on to appear on The Brain Drain... Getting On and various television appearances including as a regular guest on QI, Have I Got News for You and Would I Lie to You?. She also makes regular appearances on BBC Radio 4 in programmes such as The News Quiz and Just a Minute. Jo Brand


Games

21. In which early computer game would you find the character Guybrush Threepwood? Monkey Island

22. Five weapons in Cluedo are Candlestick; Dagger; Lead Pipe; Pistol; Rope. What is the sixth weapon? Wrench or Spanner

23. Which board game is described on Wikipedia as ‘a strategy board game of diplomacy, conflict and conquest for two to six players. The standard version is played on a board depicting a political map of Earth, divided into forty-two territories, which are grouped into six continents.’? Risk

24. Blackwood; Lebensohl; Stayman; Gerber; Asptro and Landy are six bidding conventions used in which game? Most players know and use fewer than ten of the hundreds of conventions available and must declare which ones they use before play starts. Even internationals and accredited masters of the game may use only thirty or so. Bridge

25. What is the best-selling video game (computer game) of all time? CLUE: online game loved by kids

shmmeee said:

3 economics
5 tomato

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Both on the money

Few Dollars More and Wilde both correct

shmmeee said:

16 Jack Handey?

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16 is Da Vinci Code. But Jack Handey not the answer to any of the questions

wingy said:

Science
5 tomato

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Yep

shmmeee said:

16 is a stand up isn’t it?

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Can see it fucked up the numbering on last paste. The smackhead american (seminal) comedian is supposed to be 44. Further clue: he features in the Miss Maisel Amazon series.

Answers at 12:00

A few more clues on the ones I can think clues for:

30: Bordeux wines. It's also used as a colour
31: 'Finest wines' Movie starts with music 'Whiter Shade of Pale'. The characters drink a lot (including lighter fluid at one stage), leading some fans to have screenings where they try to match them drink for drink through the film. The two characters go on holiday to the Lake District 'by mistake', where they are joined by Uncle Monty.
32 ;hill of beans'. Stars Humphrey Bogart.
33: 'Charlie don't surf' Starting music is 'The End' by the Doors. Set in the Vietnam War
37 'Sheep in Sheeps clothing'. He became PM in 1945
38 'Gin and tonic'. He was also dubbed 'two jags' by the gutter press.
39. 'falsetto voiced idiot savant'. Here's one of his jokes: 'As a kid I really wanted a new bicycle. So I prayed every night: 'Lord, please let me have a new bicycle'. But then I realised that God doesn't work like that. So I stole a bike a prayed for forgiveness.
40. Smackhead comedian. One of his 'gags' involved naming every racial pejorative name he could think of (he was jewish and included himself. He then made the point that it's not the words that are bad - it's the minds of the kind of people that use them.
50. 'best selling game' - I don't know much about games but I believe it involves building stuff using blocks and then wandering around in an endless space interacting with other people who have built stuff with blocks.

wingy said:

Politics
13 Prescott

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Yes

Attlee; Casablanca; Andre Previn (or Preview as Eric called him); Minecraft are all correct. It's not Skye.

Answers delayed. We're out of bread and milk so just going to don my rubber gloves and face the supermarket.