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I'm running a pub quiz next week and I could do with some inspiration, so post some interesting trivia / quiz questions that you know about. Here's a few random examples from past quizzes I've done: Name the four countries in the world which have a total of one vowel in their name. (“Y” is not a vowel). Egypt, Cyprus, Chad, Kyrgyzstan Only two movie sequels have won the Oscar for Best Picture. Name them. Godfather 2 and LOTR: The Return of the King The name of which company translates into English as “three diamonds”? Mitsubishi In a game of Monopoly, what is the minimum number of dice throws required to get from the start of the board to Go, presuming no cards are picked up? Four.
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May 8, 2017 19:52
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Which state has the most presidential birthplaces? Virginia Shortest book of the Bible? The Book of Ruth
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May 9, 2017 00:24
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How many 50+ home run seasons did Barry Bonds have in his career? one, the year he hit the single season record 73
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May 9, 2017 04:43
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What is Mr Wizards real name? Don Herbert What common fruit is also known as an alligator pear? avocado
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May 9, 2017 05:22
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Blurred posted:The name of which company translates into English as “three diamonds”? A nice follow-up to this: Which two unrelated major companies' logos consist of three diamond shapes touching at the middle? Mitsubishi (Group) and Mitsubishi Pencil Company
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May 10, 2017 14:03
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Largest country by landmass in the world that is in one time zone? China
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May 10, 2017 15:47
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Which company makes the most tyres in a year? Lego
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May 10, 2017 15:53
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What was the first planet to be discovered through the use of a telescope? Uranus.
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May 10, 2017 16:29
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Real one from this week's trivia: What do vector, size, and 'Pop-pop' all have in common? Magnitude. POP-POP!
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May 10, 2017 16:56
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Oyak posted:Shortest book of the Bible? This isn't true at all. Not only is it not the shortest book in the Bible, it's not even the shortest book in the Hebrew Bible. 3 John and Obadiah, respectively
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May 10, 2017 18:59
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How many women have lines (in English) in the Star Wars original trilogy? Four: Aunt Beru, Leia, Mon Mothma, and Ion Cannon Girl. Throw in a bonus half-point if they mention that a couple of the Rebel pilots in RotJ are played by women, but had their voices dubbed over by men. What two bordering countries have the farthest national capitals from each other? Russia and North Korea What two bordering countries have the closest national capitals to each other? Italy and the Vatican City Depending on where you are in the fifty United States, the closest foreign county is one of six options. What are they? Canada, Mexico, Russia, the Bahamas, Cuba, Kiribati
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May 10, 2017 19:43
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Which kind of bird lays the smallest egg in proportion to its size? The ostrich. An egg layed by one of these birds is only 2% the size of the mother.
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May 10, 2017 19:54
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When traveling at a subsonic speed during the last one hour of hyper sleep, which vector of the Romulan Nebula will suffer the wrath of the impenetrable quickening? And, for extra points, how many wraths to the nearest molton? The Backstreet Boys
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May 10, 2017 20:04
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ninjahedgehog posted:What two bordering countries have the farthest national capitals from each other? The distance from Moscow to Pyongyang is 6,408 km The distance from Paris to Brasilia in 8,719 km What two brothers hold the combined highest career point total in the NHL? Wayne and Brent Gretzky. 2,857 points for Wayne, 4 points for Brent.
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May 10, 2017 20:43
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They're not bordering countries though? Russia and DPRK are?
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May 10, 2017 22:44
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britishbornandbread posted:They're not bordering countries though? Russia and DPRK are? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Guiana
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May 10, 2017 22:50
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What are the only two landlocked countries in South America? Paraguay and Bolivia In how many states do more than 1 NFL team play? 7. California, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, New Jersey, Maryland. The answer used to be 8, but Missouri no longer has the Rams. In what two major sports does the defensive team control the ball? Baseball/softball and cricket What are the four official languages of Switzerland? German, French, Italian, Romansh There are over 500 languages spoken in Nigeria. But what is its official language? English Including overseas territories, what county uses the most time zones? France, with 12.
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May 12, 2017 12:51
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From the spaceflight thread, though it's a bit of a downer: On which two missions were the Space Shuttle solid rocket boosters not recovered and reused? STS-51L, Challenger's last flight and STS-4, Columbia's fourth flight, the last 2-man test flight of the system, in 1982 -- the SRB parachutes failed, so they hit the water a bit too hard and sunk. 20+ years later, Columbia was lost on reentry, well after the SRBs from the launch of its last flight were back in the shop.
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May 12, 2017 13:29
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Bad Angus! Bad!
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britishbornandbread posted:They're not bordering countries though? Russia and DPRK are? La République est une et indivisible, and French Guyana borders Brasil.
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