I've been asked to host a pub quiz at my local wine bar next Thursday ( 25th. ) I can't really be arsed to research 60 odd questions, far too time consuming. Have any of you faithful Rs got any good quiz questions? eg. One of my favourites is this one ... How many 8's are there between one and one hundred? It's a good question because you can see everyones eyes roll in their heads, and then you see the hands go up and start counting fingers. These kind of questions are much more interesting than say.. What's the Capital of France? Thanks in advance. ( Life in the suburbs and being middle aged eh? )
State a word has all the vowels in order? I think there's a couple of correct answers (although only one springs to mind). Just checked and there's a few archaic or rare ones but two common (ish) ones. http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/what-word-contains-the-five-vowels-a-e-i-o-u-in-the-right-order
how far can a dog run into the woods? what is the capital of texas - you will be surprised how many ppl say dallas how many ppl have died on the simpsons? - 6 i can recall not counting animals or the movie now many months have 28 days? 4th of July is Independence Day in the USA, does the UK have a 4th of July and if so, when?
999's I have four questions with an Irish twist. You might find one or two interesting. Which Irish county has won the most Gaelic Football All Ireland titles - a. Kerry (36 titles) Which Irish county has won the most All Ireland Hurling titles - a. Kilkenny (34 titles) In which city was the Duke of Wellington born - a. Dublin. Name the 3 ports visited by Titanic on her maiden voyage - a. Southampton, Cherbourg and Queenstown (now Cobh, Co. Cork).
Eight. The trick questions are always good as well, like there are 8 apples on a table and you take 3 away. How many apples have you got? (The amount of people who say 5 instead of 3 is remarkable)
What country has the largest city in the world. ?? Ireland......'cos its capital is always Dublin....(I'll get me coat )
What is the name of the statue at Piccadilly Circus ?? Anteros (NOT Eros ((his brother)) as most people will say )
Astronaut who stayed in capsule and did not walk on the moon - Collins The only bone in your body that never grows - one of the small bones in your ear. Capitals of more obscure countries eg Burkin Faso is Ouagadougou. How can you speak rapidly for 15s with no hesitation and never use the letter a? Count to one hundred and one. Which football team produced a shock relegation from the EPL despite assembling a mid table squad?!!
999s Have a novelty round, it's good fun. Give each team a piece of tinfoil approx 7 inches wide by 7 inches long and give the team 3 minutes to work together and make an animal out of the tinfoil. It's unbelievable watching the teams work together. Pick the best result and give them 10 points and then work back to about 6 for the worst. When you're awarding the points show everybody the tinfoil animals and make a few funny remarks. I have done this before and You'll get a great laugh from everybody. Like " ladies and gents, who the **** produced this"
Name the four Mary's. How many oceans are there. ( this one surprised me) There are quite a few good ones on the Animal Facts thread nines.
After which American President was the Capital City of Liberia named after ? James Monroe (Monrovia) Or you could ask for the 2 countries that have capital city's named after US Presidents ? Liberia and USA
In Greek mythology, who killed his Father and married his Mother, which resulted in a famous Freudian complex being named after him? (Mrs Rangercol has a degree in this stuff!!)