Best Pub Quiz Questions (+ Answers)

SoapSurgeon · 18 Sep 2008 at 13:47

Can't remember the exact way to phrase the question but it is something like this:

If a sundial is an instrument for measuring time with the fewest parts, what instrument has the most?

Answer is supposedly a sand timer thingy

Wyrdo · 18 Sep 2008 at 13:50

There was one in our pub quiz last weekend - What are the two words that start and end with 'und'

There were some other good ones but I can't remember them

!bluetonic! · 18 Sep 2008 at 13:55

You have to read this question in a certain (First part slow, second part fast) way to give people hope that they know the answer and then dash their dreams of a point when you deliver the question in full..

Q. In the 2003 Rugby World Cup, who kicked...., sorry, took all the kicks for Australia in the Semi Final against New Zealand?

A. Elton Flatley

nikebee · 18 Sep 2008 at 13:55

Morba said:
yep - 31.11.1999

November has 30 days though, it should be 19/11/1999

edit: seems I was beaten

stubie_doo · 18 Sep 2008 at 14:02

Name the four US states that begin with the letter 'I'

rpstewart · 18 Sep 2008 at 14:11

stubie_doo said:
Name the four US states that begin with the letter 'I'

Illinois, Idaho, Iowa and Indiana.

Gog · 18 Sep 2008 at 14:12

stubie_doo said:
Name the four US states that begin with the letter 'I'

Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa. Which nicely leads to my suggestion:

How many states are there in the USA?

Technically there are only 46. Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts are all officially Commonwealths.

WillyNelson · 18 Sep 2008 at 14:17

el_dazza said:
Theoretically, what's the lowest score you can get in snooker, and win the frame?

26?

Player A pots all 15 reds without colours, then pots yellow & green, going in-off from the green giving a 4 point penalty to player B. He gets 20.

Player B pots the rest of the colours giving 26 with the foul.

Grrrrr · 18 Sep 2008 at 14:19

WillyNelson said:
26?

Player A pots all 15 reds without colours, then pots yellow & green, going in-off from the green giving a 4 point penalty to player B. He gets 20.

Player B pots the rest of the colours giving 26 with the foul.

Or player A breaks off then player B concedes the frame with player A having scored 0 points?

semi-pro waster · 18 Sep 2008 at 14:27

Grrrrr said:
Or player A breaks off then player B concedes the frame with player A having scored 0 points?

It will depend on how the question is worded then, yours could be correct, as could WillyNelson's (I'm assuming he has the maths correct).

Grrrrr · 18 Sep 2008 at 14:31

WillyNelson said:
26?

Player A pots all 15 reds without colours, then pots yellow & green, going in-off from the green giving a 4 point penalty to player B. He gets 20.

Player B pots the rest of the colours giving 26 with the foul.

Also (i'm not certain this is the lowest possible score) but you can win with less than 26.

15 individual reds + yellow + green + brown = 24 with only 18 remaining

EDIT\\ Or lower still

Player A: 15 individual reds + black = 22
Player B: Yellow through Pink = 20

Player A wins with 22points

eddiemcgarrigle · 18 Sep 2008 at 14:40

Captain Planet said:
What is the Acme Thunderer and who uses it?
Standard Referee whistle used by Fifa, Olympics and NFL.

You forgot the Fire Service. The Acme Thunderer is used as a warning for BA teams to exit a building due to the high possibility of collapse.

More questions -

Who where the first team to win the European Cup with a full squad of home grown players? Celtic

Who where the first British team to win the European Cup? Celtic

What is the speed of gravitational acceleration? 9.81 metres per second.

What are the start and finish dates of WWII in Europe? 01/09/39 (Germany invades Poland) and 08/05/45 (official German surrender to Russia).

Abraham · 18 Sep 2008 at 14:42

it depends on fouls
no fould the total score must be 42, with fouls (and magic physics) it must be 24

MeatLoaf · 18 Sep 2008 at 15:00

Q : What was the name of the very last steam locomotive to built by British Rail.

A : Evening Star

Q : What running number did the "Mallard", holder of the record for the fastest steam locomotiver recieve when it passed into British Railways ownershipin 1948?

A : 60022

Q : In total, how many wheels did the Flying Scotsman locomotive have?

A : 20 ( 12 on the loco and 8 on the tender )

utajoker · 18 Sep 2008 at 17:49

Grrrrr said:
EDIT\\ Or lower still

Player A: 15 individual reds + black = 22
Player B: Yellow through Pink = 20

Player A wins with 22points

the black mysteriously disapears?

the black will be put back on its spot after being potted after the red wont it?

Moobert · 18 Sep 2008 at 17:57

He misses the black, then the other player has to pot the colours but misses the black as well, so player 1 now pots the black

Grrrrr · 18 Sep 2008 at 18:06

utajoker said:
the black mysteriously disapears?

the black will be put back on its spot after being potted after the red wont it?

You misunderstood, i'll explain it slightly differently

Player A - 15 individual reds
Player B - Yellow through Pink
Player A - Black

Player A wins 22-20

Archangelus · 18 Sep 2008 at 22:19

GarethDW said:
Wow, didn't know that.

Well, I knew that a retailer isn't obliged to sell you something for whatever reason they like.... invitation to treat and all that malarkey. Didn't know that there was a limit to the amount of coppers you can use though. Learn something new every day.

It's actually to do with legal tender. The question was on University Challenge a couple of weeks ago, and just stuck in my head as being one of those random things that sometimes crops up in a pub quiz.