Weekly Pub Quiz Post

[kaliha]

We bravely ventured out in the torrential rain and wind to go to Ye Olde Pub Quizze last night and what a lot of fun we had.

We called ourselves Jim's Defected because as soon as we walked in he went off to sit with his 'bi-atches' (it's the nickname we gave the groups of girls he hung around with at College). This left myself, His Lordship and Claire and Hugh. Although it was very nearly just me and hubby as Claire and Hugh were late.

Think you're good enough to join our team? Have a go at some of the questions from the first round (And no using Google to cheat either - it's not big and it's not clever):

1. What two substances make Mocha?
2. Which language is the 'sister' language to English? Is it German, Italian or Spanish
3. Name one British mammal that hibinates.
4. How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein?
5. How many chambers does the human heart have?
6. Which actor is the narrator for the TV series Little Britain?
7. How much does the Big Issue cost?
8. What makes the corn in popcorn go pop?
9. In the 1930's the two of the three requirements to be an air hostess were: must be less than 8 stone 5 pounds in weight and to be unmarried. What is the third requirement?
9. Which river is longer, the Severn or the Thames?
10. What was the name of the first footballer to be knighted?
11. What is the motto of the Girl Guides


Amusingly one of the pictures in the Picture Round were a pair identical twins, one of whom had had a sex change and we had to guess which one it was.

I may have to give my Dom!fangirl membership back. One of the TV themes was Hetty Wainthrop and I didn't recognise it. I religiously watched that programme back in the day, I should have got it. (Is very cross with myself).

Although I did redeem myself slightly (but not much) in the music round by guessing Whigfield's Saturday Night in about a quarter of a second.

We got our best score since we started though with 35/40. But it was only enough to get us into second place as we were pipped by one point by a team of ten ladies (aged from 18-55) from Debenhams. But considering there was half the number in our team we did ourselves proud.

Sad we didn't win because they've swopped the crap beer for good beer this week and it was Grolsh and Smirnoff Black Ice. (How very annoying)

In the Boys V Girls guess the song round the girls lost 12-8 (although there were about 30 boys to less than 15 girls so it was a bit of an unfair advantage.

His Lordship 'impressed' everyone with his knowledge of 90's crap pop by correctly getting Betty Boo's Doing the Do in about half a second.

macphista will be pleased with me because I got Franz Ferdinand's Michael ("You beautiful dance whore"). I also got Alien Ant Farm and a couple of others but not quick enough to get the points. Plus Jim was standing in front of me, absorbing my weedy little shouts. Hugh, however, should be the most ashamed as he correctly got Crazy Frog (!) and Cliff Richard (OMG!).

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In non-pub quiz related news, I'm severely pissed off withthe new DVD recorder as it didn't record the John Barrowman interview yesterday *kicks it*

And we've got no computer either *twitches* it's having its new motherboard, sound card and graphics card fitted. I *need* the internet. *twitches again*

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[macphista.livejournal.com]

Although I did redeem myself slightly (but not much) in the music round by guessing Whigfield's Saturday Night in about a quarter of a second.

AHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA. Oh, man, I love Whigfield. Total guilty pleasure, but those songs were bouncy.

And I AM proud of you for recognising Michael! :P

Now, to embarrass myself, I answer the first thing that comes to mind!

1. What two substances make Mocha?
Coffee and chocolate.

2. Which language is the 'sister' language to English? Is it German, Italian or Spanish
German.

3. Name one British mammal that hibinates.
Margaret Thatcher?

4. How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein?
33?

5. How many chambers does the human heart have?
Two.

6. Which actor is the narrator for the TV series Little Britain?
EEEP!

8. What makes the corn in popcorn go pop?
The heat? :P

9. In the 1930's the two of the three requirements to be an air hostess were: must be less than 8 stone 5 pounds in weight and to be unmarried. What is the third requirement?
To be pretty?

9. Which river is longer, the Severn or the Thames?
The Thames.

10. What was the name of the first footballer to be knighted?
No idea.

11. What is the motto of the Girl Guides
Always ready?

[--kali--.livejournal.com]

Well done you got questions 1 and 2 correct. :)

[taperoo2k.livejournal.com]

3.> Squrriels (sp?) or Badgers. I can't remember.

6.> Tom Baker

[venefican.livejournal.com]

1. What two substances make Mocha?
Coffee and Chocolate

2. Which language is the 'sister' language to English? Is it German, Italian or Spanish
German

3. Name one British mammal that hibinates.
Er....
4. How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein?
22, 23ish?
5. How many chambers does the human heart have?
Four
6. Which actor is the narrator for the TV series Little Britain?
*coughs guilty* Not a clue in hell^^
7. How much does the Big Issue cost?
Erm...
8. What makes the corn in popcorn go pop?
Does the inside have a mini-explosion or something, turning it inside out?

9. In the 1930's the two of the three requirements to be an air hostess were: must be less than 8 stone 5 pounds in weight and to be unmarried. What is the third requirement?
To have a bust?

9. Which river is longer, the Severn or the Thames?
The Thames, I think.

10. What was the name of the first footballer to be knighted?
No idea^^;

11. What is the motto of the Girl Guides
Be prepared. Or 'Do a good turn daily' 'Cause I've never been to Girl Scouts in my life, really *eyes dart*

("You beautiful dance whore").
*giggles*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_wingsofsteel_/]

Here we go >.< ..
1. What two substances make Mocha?
coffee and chocolate? My friend explained this to me recently so i'll kick myself if i have got it wrong!
2. Which language is the 'sister' language to English? Is it German, Italian or Spanish
Ooh i'm going to guess .. spanish?
3. Name one British mammal that hibinates.
Hedgehog
4. How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein?
um 18?
5. How many chambers does the human heart have?
2
6. Which actor is the narrator for the TV series Little Britain?
no idea
7. How much does the Big Issue cost?
£1.40?
8. What makes the corn in popcorn go pop?
air? XD
9. In the 1930's the two of the three requirements to be an air hostess were: must be less than 8 stone 5 pounds in weight and to be unmarried. What is the third requirement?
A nice smile/voice? XD
9. Which river is longer, the Severn or the Thames?
Severn
10. What was the name of the first footballer to be knighted?
I didn't know any had!
11. What is the motto of the Girl Guides
I didn't know there was one!

[txvoodoo.livejournal.com]

shall take my guesses without looking at others:

1. coffee and chocolate
2. German
3. you don't have bears, do you??
4. 18
5. 4
6. Tom Baker
7. moisture?
8. height?
9. Severn. Guessing because it's less well-known (at least here) and therefore the less obvious choice.
10. NO clue :D
11. Be truthful? Thinking back to my US analogue days in Girl Scouts, that seems to jibe with my memory. (granted, it's almost 4 decades ago!)

[doylefan22.livejournal.com]

ooo....quiz!

1. What two substances make Mocha?
- coffee and chocolate

2. Which language is the 'sister' language to English? Is it German, Italian or Spanish
- German

3. Name one British mammal that hibinates.
- Hedgehog

4. How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein?
- 18 (but 21 when it was published - do I get extra points or a slap for being a smartarse?)

5. How many chambers does the human heart have?
- 4

6. Which actor is the narrator for the TV series Little Britain?
- Tom Baker

7. How much does the Big Issue cost?
- About £1.50.....ish....

8. What makes the corn in popcorn go pop?
- Heated air?

9. In the 1930's the two of the three requirements to be an air hostess were: must be less than 8 stone 5 pounds in weight and to be unmarried. What is the third requirement?
- Be blonde?

9. Which river is longer, the Severn or the Thames?
- Severn

10. What was the name of the first footballer to be knighted?
- Sir Something.....Bobby Charlton?

11. What is the motto of the Girl Guides
- Be Prepared? Or is that Scar's motto?

[thinkzinc.livejournal.com]

1. What two substances make Mocha? coffee and chocolate
2. Which language is the 'sister' language to English? Is it German, Italian or Spanish - German
3. Name one British mammal that hibinates. mouse
4. How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein? 29
5. How many chambers does the human heart have? 4
6. Which actor is the narrator for the TV series Little Britain? Tom Baker
7. How much does the Big Issue cost? £1
8. What makes the corn in popcorn go pop? Steam - heats up, expands - must escape - POP!
9. In the 1930's the two of the three requirements to be an air hostess were: must be less than 8 stone 5 pounds in weight and to be unmarried. What is the third requirement? Taller than 5ft 2
9. Which river is longer, the Severn or the Thames? Severn
10. What was the name of the first footballer to be knighted? Jimmy Greaves
11. What is the motto of the Girl Guides? ?

[thinkzinc.livejournal.com]

*reads everyone else's answers*
Oh, of course, Sir Bobby! Must be Bobby!
PS The Big Issue in Scotland really is £1. And also *all controversial* a far better read than the English one...
Mary Shelley just 18? Gosh!