anyone ever been to a pub quiz?

[icy manipulator]

went to my first one last night. had a mad time, we only came third tho so we missed out on $650 :mad:

some of the questions were fucked tho. ok chemists, what element has the highest melting point?

here's one for abcdefz - what was elvis's last movie?

and the question to win the jackpot, Mary Campbell of Columbus, Ohio is the only woman to do what twice?

bonus round was naming the birth stones of certain months which we totally fucked up, but still managed to get 2 right thanks to naming random stones from diablo 2 :D

is there anything like this in america? oh, also, see if you can get this. what is the only US state that shares a border with one other state? we couldn't get it :(

[Yorkshire~Rose]

some of the questions were fucked tho. ok chemists, what element has the highest melting point?



If my school chemistry serves me correctly, i think this is Carbon.

I love pub quizzes. I used to be a regular at my local pub quiz night (our team was called 'brains in a jar' (y)) but we never won. In fact, one particular team one every single week and were always so bloody smug about it...

That prize is pretty bang on though! The usual British pub quiz prize is a gallon of beer!

[icy manipulator]

If my school chemistry serves me correctly, i think this is Carbon.


CORRECT! techincally it's correct but we put tungsten which is morally correct :mad: well you win $50 or you can go for the jackpot question and win yourself lots of money.

oh, and our token english/scottish pomgolian couldn't get What do Scottish people refer to as a Ben?

[Drederick Tatum]

Tuesday night has pub quizs all over town here. I've been to a few and we've won twice. the bar tab that you win is always no where near what you end up drinking throughout the night, but still, it's a bit of fun. however, Tuesday night is also cheap cinema night so I usually go see a film.

[Otis Driftwood]

Typical pub question: What's the highest growing grass in the world? Answer =bamboo. Insert quizmasters line: "The stuff in my closet". And the crowd goes wild. :cool:

[icy manipulator]

Typical pub question: What's the highest growing grass in the world? Answer =bamboo. Insert quizmasters line: "The stuff in my closet". And the crowd goes wild. :cool:

hahaha, yeah our dude was a bit like that. we did have one german question tho, which i aced coz i'm a genious and all :cool: what was germany's entry in the new 7 wonders of the world? you should know this otis coz i'm pretty sure it's bavarian :cool::cool:

[Kid Presentable]

went to my first one last night. had a mad time, we only came third tho so we missed out on $650 :mad:

some of the questions were fucked tho. ok chemists, what element has the highest melting point?

here's one for abcdefz - what was elvis's last movie?

and the question to win the jackpot, Mary Campbell of Columbus, Ohio is the only woman to do what twice?

bonus round was naming the birth stones of certain months which we totally fucked up, but still managed to get 2 right thanks to naming random stones from diablo 2 :D

is there anything like this in america? oh, also, see if you can get this. what is the only US state that shares a border with one other state? we couldn't get it :(

I have been pushing for one at work for a bit. were you guys just ordering drinks at the bar? did they have to close anything off to do the quiz? was it busy? what was the prize? most importantly, did everybody have a good time?

[icy manipulator]

nah, it wasn't really busy. the place we go to has 5 sections and it's more of a restaurant in the week. there was 12 teams and the prize was $50 or $650 if you went for the jackpot question. we all had a mad time. between the groups we would've easily spent more than $650 on drinks and food. just make the jackpot question incredibly hard and you're sweet. we also had bonus rounds where you had to shoot hoops, play darts etc. we got our asses kicked in those rounds tho :(:(

[Kid Presentable]

cool, thanks.

[hitmonlee]

hellllll yes i have, and yes, on a tuesday.

kid p does my ex still work there? he loves a quiz. or he used to at least, we'd go to the tuesday night quiz at carnegies.

the best we ever did was coming third. we got novelty top hats and those tshirts that look like you are wearing a tux. and maybe a becks voucher.

first prize i think is a carton of becks or something. nothing amazing. but its free to play so *shrug*

edit: ok also at carnegies they use the whole of carnegies for the quiz and have a dude on a mic and it comes through all the speakers, people usually go and get drinks at the bar in between rounds (5 rounds of 10 questions - although one is done on paper - identify the celebs from the badly photocopied photos) or meals or whatever. um other rounds are usually general knowledge, one time they had a simpsons round, and always a music round where you hear a short clip of music and have to name the artist and the song (2 points)

everyone has fun. there is a prize for best team name, winner is usually the group with a funny/topical team name, or a team name that sucks up to the quizmaster.

clancy's in freo also has a successful tuesday quiz night you could check out.

[Kid Presentable]

kid p does my ex still work there? he loves a quiz. or he used to at least, we'd go to the tuesday night quiz at carnegies.


oh snizzap I quit there. you might be surprised to know he started to warm to me and invited me round for drinks and sessions on a few occasions. i kindly declined out of respect for you. and the fact that whenever people hang out with me for the first time and i get wasted, they usually wonder why yhey bothered.:)

[Gareth]

i enjoy the old pub quiz from time to time

[Kid Presentable]

when i worked in brixton there was one hosted by posh pete (talked like an arsitocrat, had dreadlocks down to his knees) which was always pretty funny. but i just sat in the corner getting stoned, rather than participating.

[hitmonlee]

oh snizzap I quit there. you might be surprised to know he started to warm to me and invited me round for drinks and sessions on a few occasions. i kindly declined out of respect for you. and the fact that whenever people hang out with me for the first time and i get wasted, they usually wonder why yhey bothered.:)

hahaha, he's alright, he said something positive about me on the interweb the other day so he's in my good books. where you at now?

[Kid Presentable]

hahaha, he's alright, he said something positive about me on the interweb the other day so he's in my good books. where you at now?

the joint i used to manage, just workin in their bottleshop. it's literally 2 minutes from our new place, and i know what i can get away with.

[Otis Driftwood]

hahaha, yeah our dude was a bit like that. we did have one german question tho, which i aced coz i'm a genious and all :cool: what was germany's entry in the new 7 wonders of the world? you should know this otis coz i'm pretty sure it's bavarian :cool::cool:
Easy, it was Disney Castle! I would have liked to hear you pronounce it though... :D
Does it seem to you that there is always at least one answer you were 100% sure that it was right, but the quizmaster gives another answers as correct? Happens every fucking time... (n)

[icy manipulator]

well you can join our team if you know anything about rugby league, that was prolly the only area we were absolutely fucked on

[icy manipulator]

Easy, it was Disney Castle! I would have liked to hear you pronounce it though... :D
Does it seem to you that there is always at least one answer you were 100% sure that it was right, but the quizmaster gives another answers as correct? Happens every fucking time... (n)

well i'm pretty sure we spelt it right. it's Neuschweinstein right?

and yeah, i was certain about the melting point one, chem in high school and at uni taught me it was Tungsten, yet somehow it's really carbon :mad:

[b-grrrlie]

I haven't been to a pub quiz, but Gearclub (http://www.gearfest.com/) always has a rock'n'roll quiz before the bands go on. Questions are really underground rock'n'roll (well some are, there's always some easier ones like which makeup style belongs to which Kiss) and the last one is a rockn'roll song backwards (I'm still kicking myself not getting Born to loose.....)


here's one for abcdefz - what was elvis's last movie?

bonus round was naming the birth stones of certain months which we totally fucked up, but still managed to get 2 right thanks to naming random stones from diablo 2 :D

is there anything like this in america? oh, also, see if you can get this. what is the only US state that shares a border with one other state? we couldn't get it :(
I think I could get most of the birthstones as I've done some chackra healing. Elvis' last one would be a guess and isn't the only state with one neighbourgh Florida?

[paul jones]

*disapears to toilet to text for answer*

[Otis Driftwood]

well i'm pretty sure we spelt it right. it's Neuschweinstein right?

and yeah, i was certain about the melting point one, chem in high school and at uni taught me it was Tungsten, yet somehow it's really carbon :mad:
Haha, you translated Newswanstone into Newpigstone! (y) That's worth some bonus points. I actually quite liked it 'cause it looked like some D&D nut had his crib painted allover with fantasy frescoes, Ludwig was very much into Wagner operas like Lohengrin and all that Holy Grail myth. Unfortunately it only deserves mention as one of the 7 most efficient tourist traps of the world. Wasn't much business when I was there, but it's expensive and designed for maximum tourist processing.

[Randetica]

till now i didnt know that such things exist

[beastieangel01]

where I used to waitress we used to have trivia night. it was fun.

[The Notorious LOL]

I think the one border state is Maine.

[icy manipulator]

I think the one border state is Maine.
yep, that's the one. i thought it was florida too. but my house mate was convinced it was Washington DC, which i dont even think is a state, but he thought it was like the ACT over here

Yeah it's the highest melting point of the metals. What is a typical league question?
CARBON ISN"T A METAL! the league question was which team beat some other team by some huge score

[jabumbo]

carbon is used to make steel?




i wish i knew of a place here that did them, cause i think i would love it. and i am usually pretty knowledgable on the random crap they would ask.

someone once told me about a music one they went too, and i need to find this cause i know a few of my friends and i would kill just about anyone

[skinnybutphat]

I think the one border state is Maine.

Maine is also the only monosyllabic state.

[icy manipulator]

we kicked ass this week, but so did everyone else so we only came 4th :(
i kicked ass in the bonus rounds tho, instead of stupid birth stones we had to name the 10 largest countries in order of land area which i got 100% correct :cool:

and the jackpot went off this week, someone won $700 for

which toy first shown at a Nuremburg convention has sold 100 million units by 1982?
in what year was the video game Pong released?
and what was the name of the Dutch film director who was murdered for his views on Islamic women?

ah well, better luck next week (n)

[mikizee]

we kicked ass this week, but so did everyone else so we only came 4th :(
i kicked ass in the bonus rounds tho, instead of stupid birth stones we had to name the 10 largest countries in order of land area which i got 100% correct :cool:

and the jackpot went off this week, someone won $700 for

which toy first shown at a Nuremburg convention has sold 100 million units by 1982?
in what year was the video game Pong released?
and what was the name of the Dutch film director who was murdered for his views on Islamic women?

ah well, better luck next week (n)

a) - rubiks cube?
b)- 1979
c) - wouldnt have a fucking clue

[mikizee]

damn i shoulda checked wiki first!

i lose

[icy manipulator]

a) - rubiks cube?
b)- 1979
c) - wouldnt have a fucking clue

you got the first one right. we got the 2nd one right, and most the third one. jackpot is only $100 next week now :mad:

[icy manipulator]

Where is this Icy?!

at the alderley arms on samford road

[abcdefz]

I just saw this. Sounds like fun; I haven't heard of a quiz contest in this sort of context before.


went to my first one last night. had a mad time, we only came third tho so we missed out on $650 :mad:

some of the questions were fucked tho. ok chemists, what element has the highest melting point?

here's one for abcdefz - what was elvis's last movie?

and the question to win the jackpot, Mary Campbell of Columbus, Ohio is the only woman to do what twice?

bonus round was naming the birth stones of certain months which we totally fucked up, but still managed to get 2 right thanks to naming random stones from diablo 2 :D

is there anything like this in america? oh, also, see if you can get this. what is the only US state that shares a border with one other state? we couldn't get it :(

1) chemistry -- I dunno. Is diamond an element?

2) Elvis -- tricky. I've never been an Elvis-in-movies fan. I'm assuming this is the last performance he did for a movie, not last movie with any footage of him, like This is Elvis or something.

So I'm going to guess... I dunno. Aloha from Hawaii? I dunno.

3) Mary Campbell -- again, I don't know. I'm guessing win the state lottery.

4) Birth stones I might know three or four.

This is hard.

[icy manipulator]

I just saw this. Sounds like fun; I haven't heard of a quiz contest in this sort of context before.




1) chemistry -- I dunno. Is diamond an element?

2) Elvis -- tricky. I've never been an Elvis-in-movies fan. I'm assuming this is the last performance he did for a movie, not last movie with any footage of him, like This is Elvis or something.

So I'm going to guess... I dunno. Aloha from Hawaii? I dunno.

3) Mary Campbell -- again, I don't know. I'm guessing win the state lottery.

4) Birth stones I might know three or four.

This is hard.
yeah, diamond is carbon so that's right
cant remember what the elvis one was but if it was what was elvis's first movie we would've been right
mary campbell won miss america twice
yeah, birthstones was fucked but this week it was top 10 countries by size which i fucking aced :cool: actually i think i have junker to thank for that

[icy manipulator]

Also, what night/time and how many people in a team, etc

it's on tuesday nights at 730, and you're allowed as many ppl as you want in a team. even tho it's on samford rd you know it's at the absolute opposite end right? hahaha

[abcdefz]

yeah, diamond is carbon so that's right




Carbon=coal?

I never bothered much with geology.

I could look up Elvis' last... I'll post in a bit.

[icy manipulator]

Yes haha. Samford Road goes for aaages, because we are so awesome.

Haha so you could have like 30 people in a team? Or one person?

i suppose you could. i think the biggest team there was about 8 ppl. it pretty varies between 3 - 8 ppl i'd say

[icy manipulator]

I never bothered much with geology.


geology rocks man!


lamest joke ever

[abcdefz]

"A Change of Habit" was his last credited acting role. I don't know if that's what they were going for or not.

[icy manipulator]

we fucking won, and we won the jackpot this week! we're basking in the glow of victory! and the team that won last week was totally pissed off. FAN FUCKING TASTIC!

[icy manipulator]

it was $150 and the question was fucking random so we got lucky on a good guess

and you wouldn't stand a chance.......

[icy manipulator]

i'll even take a photo to show the board how much we smash your team by!

[icy manipulator]

alright american's, for $250 answer me this. In which US city did the first Traffic Light appear?

[Videodrome]

mary campbell won miss america twice

no one in Columbus would ever answer that correctly. :(

[mikizee]

alright american's, for $250 answer me this. In which US city did the first Traffic Light appear?


NYC?

[Drederick Tatum]

nah, I bet it'd be some lame city like Baltimore or something.

[MC Moot]

I keep asking Alex Trebek to do a BBMB week.....Scrabble night,that's new at my local,I say what's next,knitting or skrapbooking night?.....where's it end.....the trivia stuff is allllright as long as it's not "sport's based".....

[icy manipulator]

NYC?

nah, I bet it'd be some lame city like Baltimore or something.

yeah, ended up being Cleveland. lame lame question

[mikizee]

Thats not what wiki says.

Thats right, I cheated. Big woop, wanna fight about it?

[abcdefz]

Big woop, wanna fight about it?




*scrambles to wikipedia for answer*

[icy manipulator]

On 5 August 1914, the American Traffic Signal Company installed a traffic signal system on the corner of 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio.[2] [3] I

the final bonus questions were fucked too. we got 1/3, some old farts managed 2

[mikizee]

So I cheated, and still got it wrong


Big woop, wanna fight about it?

[icy manipulator]

*throws 3000km punch in the direction of adelaide*

[mikizee]

HAHA, just as well I'm not in adelaide!!!


















Ok so I am. Big woop, wanna fight about it?

[icy manipulator]

well i'll definately be fighting for you for your ratm ticket tomorow if you get one and i dont.

actually who am i kidding, there's skinnier cunts here who i can kick the shit out of instead

[icy manipulator]

FUCK! i knew the answer to the bonus question tonight! cept didn't know the answer!

andy roddick holds the record for the world's fastest serve, at what speed did he hit it? i fucking knew that :mad:

[icy manipulator]

even tho we didnt win tonight we got the correct answer only because we said a ridiculous answer.

the other 3 bonus questions were a bit harder

1. what classic novel only sold 50 copies during the authors lifetime?
2. what is the 4th most common language in the USA?
3. who or what was Black Betsy?

only 1 team got 1 answer and that was to the first question

[abcdefz]

1. what classic novel only sold 50 copies during the authors lifetime?
2. what is the 4th most common language in the USA?
3. who or what was Black Betsy?



1. The Great Gatsby
2. English
3. Car

[icy manipulator]

1. The Great Gatsby
2. English
3. Car

nyet
nyet
nyet

[abcdefz]

nyuk
nyuk
nyuk

[AceFace]

hey yo! my friends and i were in a pub quiz a few months ago. we won, BUT not before we checked the score and they had given our fucking prize to their friends! GRRRRRR.

our team sported faux finger 'staches.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/razzmatazz233/2227476930/in/set-72157603811342000/

[icy manipulator]

hey yo! my friends and i were in a pub quiz a few months ago. we won, BUT not before we checked the score and they had given our fucking prize to their friends! GRRRRRR.

our team sported faux finger 'staches.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/razzmatazz233/2227476930/in/set-72157603811342000/

i love how there's a box highlighting your boobies :D

anyway. the answers

1. Moby dick
2. ASL, American Sign Language (srsly wtf?!)
3. Babe Ruth's bat

i think we put

Catcher in the Rye
Korean
a whip ( an absolute dickhead in our team was so confident that this was the right answer)

[Guy Incognito]

even tho we didnt win tonight we got the correct answer only because we said a ridiculous answer.

the other 3 bonus questions were a bit harder

1. what classic novel only sold 50 copies during the authors lifetime?
2. what is the 4th most common language in the USA?
3. who or what was Black Betsy?

only 1 team got 1 answer and that was to the first question

1, moby dick
2. mexican
3. train


EDIT - too late! i got the first one right tho.. honest!

[abcdefz]

1. Moby dick


Uh... that's not right. The first press run didn't sell out, but it did sell about 3000 copies.

[abcdefz]

Interesting. I do a search, and it says the press run was 3000 and it didn't sell out. The alternate is that 50 copies sold.

But since a later book sold over 500 during his lifetime, I'm still betting that 50 is urban legend.

[icy manipulator]

Uh... that's not right. The first press run didn't sell out, but it did sell about 3000 copies.

well i know that sometimes they get it wrong. for example they had who was the last person to win a US Open singles and they said Lleyton Hewitt even tho that wanker never did and i fucking knew it. plus they 4 aussie sport stars and asked which wasn't born in queensland. apparantly it was meant to be Casey Stoner even tho the last time i checked Southport IS FUCKING IN QUEENSLAND. but hey, trivia night is all good fun, i just hate being told i'm wrong, EVEN THO ITS BLATENTLY OBVIOUS THAT I'M RIGHT!

[abcdefz]

Well, my world's a little upside down now because I don't have closure on this Melville thing.

Fuck, that book is too long. (n)

[icy manipulator]

btw i've only progressed to page 700 from 650 of war and peace. i have read 2 books since then tho. 16 months of reading that beast and counting.

i cant wait to see what stupid questions we get asked next week

[AceFace]

you're lucky to have them every week! we LOVE them! we have a great team. but the pub that holds them here only does it once a YEAR! :'(

[taquitos]

Elvis' last narrative movie was Change of Habit. He did have concert films come out after that, though.

[icy manipulator]

who provided the voice for Scooby Doo?
what city had the first police force in 1676?
which canadian city has the highest number of bars per capita?
what was the first tv show to first use the word Hell?

[mikizee]

1. dont know
2 london
3 dont know
4 dont know

[icy manipulator]

1. didn't have a fucking clue and couldn't remember the answer
2. we went with Peking, but that's wrong
3. went with Whistler, wrong again
4. doctor who, that was the closest we got