Pub Quiz strangeness

Raymond Lin · 25 Mar 2008 at 23:42

Just did a pub quiz tonight and a few of the questions I am SURE the landlord got it wrong, which was his version of "right" answers.

What do you guys think?

For example,

1 - How many Tea spoon is in a table spoon?

2 - What is the least number of moves to win a chess match?

We put down

Q1 - 3 tea spoon as

1 teaspoon = 5 ml
1 tablespoon = 15 ml

Where the landlord's answer is 4 ?

Q2 - We put down 4.

Move pawn, Queen, Bishop and the attack with Bishop or Queen. Checkmate.

His answer - 2?

How on earth do you win in 2 moves?

RandomTom · 25 Mar 2008 at 23:50

There is a difference in size between a UK and US tea/tablespoon, I think the UK tablespoon is bigger, so that could be right.

Google it.

IdhDec · 25 Mar 2008 at 23:59

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-AILQ5M11w&feature=related

Raymond Lin · 26 Mar 2008 at 00:02

Ah frack about the Chess moves..........

Cybermyk · 26 Mar 2008 at 00:06

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFKxKviVL1I just to rub it in.

BTW. The bigger tablespoons we used to use were 20ml but I have some larger ones. I'd call them serving spoons but my Grandmother used to call them "proper tablespoons"

Azagoth · 26 Mar 2008 at 00:44

We've had one pub quizmaster swear blind that the highest possible break-off in snooker is only 147 before.

el_dazza · 26 Mar 2008 at 00:51

We've had a good one:

In which CITY do Tranmere Rovers play?

Their answer: Birkenhead

Since when was Birkenhead a city?

JBuk · 26 Mar 2008 at 05:17

im pretty sure in the UK 4 tsp 5ml= 1 tbsp 20ml

but i think most chefs use the 15ml tablespoon, most of my English recipe books do anyways

banja · 26 Mar 2008 at 05:30

A 15ml 'table spoon' is actually a dessert spoon I believe. A proper table spoon is that little bit deeper and is 20ml.

Sankari · 26 Mar 2008 at 05:30

You cannot win chess in less than 4 moves. 4 moves is the absolute minimum. 2 moves is impossible.

This is demonstrably true.

Scuzi · 26 Mar 2008 at 05:39

Evangelion said:
You cannot win chess in less than 4 moves. 4 moves is the absolute minimum. 2 moves is impossible.

This is demonstrably true.

IdhDec said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-AILQ5M11w&feature=related

Cybermyk said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFKxKviVL1I just to rub it in.

Sankari · 26 Mar 2008 at 05:58

That's four moves. It's the one I was referring to.

platypus · 26 Mar 2008 at 08:11

Evangelion said:
You cannot win chess in less than 4 moves. 4 moves is the absolute minimum. 2 moves is impossible.

This is demonstrably true.

Er, fools mate is 2 moves.

JRS · 26 Mar 2008 at 08:31

Evangelion said:
That's four moves. It's the one I was referring to.

How is it 4?

You move your pawn, then your queen. 2 moves.

platypus · 26 Mar 2008 at 08:35

JRS said:
How is it 4?

You move your pawn, then your queen. 2 moves.

I think he means 4 moves have taken place, although anyone who plays chess or knows the notation knows that it is a 2 move mate.

Or anyone with common sense for that matter.

JRS · 26 Mar 2008 at 08:38

Ah, get you. It's a matter of semantics rather than a matter of an epic failure of counting

Gilly · 26 Mar 2008 at 10:03

Azagoth said:
We've had one pub quizmaster swear blind that the highest possible break-off in snooker is only 147 before.

It is.

Aero · 26 Mar 2008 at 10:06

You can get higher with fouls but not from a break.

Aero

Gilly · 26 Mar 2008 at 10:07

Aero said:
You can get higher with fouls but not from a break.

Aero

That doesn't make much sense.

You cannot get higher than a 147 from a break off.

You can get much higher breaks incorporating fouls and referee mistakes.

FTM · 26 Mar 2008 at 10:08

Gilly said:
It is.

you would have to be pretty flukey to do it from a break though...as it would mean potting a red with your first shot..