Quirky quiz questions

MarkRae | 11:52 Sat 14th Jul 2012 | Quizzes & Puzzles

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I'm trying desperately to finish a quiz for tomorrow. It's made up of deliberately unusual, quirky and downright trick questions, grouped into pairs by subject. A couple of examples would be:

"In 1972, who released an album entitled "Dark Side of the Moon?"
Medicine Head - the Pink Floyd album of the same name was released in 1973.

"In the Ancient Roman army, how many soldiers were commanded by a centurion?"
80 - the word "centurion" has nothing to do with 100.

I'm presently looking for a pair for this question:
"Who played the title character in the 1981 Bill Forsyth film Gregory's Girl?"
Claire Grogan - although Dee Hepburn played the female lead, her character was never Gregory's girlfriend.

I.e. a film where the title character isn't who most people think it is.

Or, if anyone knows any other quirky quiz questions, I'd be grateful.

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The Builder

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Bit of a stretch for a "pair", Mark, but this is one I put in a quiz once.............

1 What was introduced in 1969, that resulted in a dramatic decline in the UK suicide rate.

2 What was introduced in 1993 that also reduced the rate considerably.

Just for fun, perhaps you'd like to think about them before I give you the answaers.

12:37 Sat 14th Jul 2012

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The Builder

Finding pairs is the difficult bit. Would a couple of True or False questions be any good?

1 "Pull" magazine is the journal of the dating agency industry.
False .......... clay pigeon shooting

2 "Pulse" magazine is for those interested in beans and lentils
False ........ medical journal

Flyhalf

Theatrical one:
Where was limelight first used? In a lighthouse.
Why do we say "giving someone the bird"? From audiences hissing poor performances.

MarkRae

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True / false questions aren't allowed because, if one team gets it wrong the other team is bound to get it right!

In fact, anything where only two possible answers are possible are not permitted. They're known as "Jack and Jill" questions, e.g.

"In the recent remake of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), which one was played by Vic Reeves?"

Flyhalf

1 Who was the son of the last man?
Charles II, as Charles I declared himself the "last man"
2 Which is the final song traditionally sung by promenaders at "Last Night of the Proms"?
Auld Lang Syne, although not in the programme, nor played by the orchestra.

MarkRae

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The Charles I is too well-known, unfortunately, but I like the Proms one a lot! A pair for that and the quiz would be done... :-)

Sipowicz

Q.Which Beatles single did none of the Beatles play on?
A. Elanor Rigby. The music was provided by a string quartet!

Sipowicz

Apologies, A double string quartet!

MarkRae

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Thanks, everyone - all done.

The Builder

Fair enough. How about a couple of S.American countries.......

1 In which, would a Dutch man feel completely at home
Suriname

2 Which has the Euro as its official currency
French Guiana

The Builder

Too late ........... :o(

Flyhalf

The pairing Q I had thought of, but rejected was:
How do you connect East Lynne with the Royal Albert Hall?
Mrs Henry Wood wrote "East Lynne", and Sir Henry Wood inaugurated the Promenade Concerts at (now) the RHA.
Alternatively, use the original venue for the Proms, Queen's Hall, until bombed in 1941, as in "What was Hermann Goering's impact on the Proms"?

MarkRae

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Here's something more for a pub quiz.

How many rock / pop bands can you list which are named after the surnames their members? E.g. Simon & Garfunkel, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Crosby Stills Nash (& Young). Stock Aitken and Waterman don't count because they were the production team, not the atist, and nor does Peter Paul and Mary because they were named after their first names, not their surnames...