I won work's Friday email quiz again and have until 4pm to set this week's. What are your favourite trivia/pub quiz type questions?
Can't you just watch some old episodes of QI?
Also, check the history trivia thread.
Why don't polar bears eat penguins?
Quote from: grumbler on February 28, 2014, 07:14:56 AM
Why don't polar bears eat penguins?
Because they can't get the wrapper off!
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-FK0yxtKgxwQ%2FTeVVY1AT57I%2FAAAAAAAAF5o%2F-Lj1IcEYRFU%2Fs1600%2Fpenguin_bar_2.jpg&hash=43bf4edca2d505fc5e44a53ce15677a0f7150f01)
How much does a polar bear weigh?
Who is the mother of Uranus?
(Gaia, also his wife.)
1. Stolen from an Underground advert: Which Tube station name contains none of the letters in the word "STICKLEBACK"?
2. Who were Scooby Doo's four human companions?
BONUS POINT for each surname you know too.
3. Which of these animals became extinct most recently?
• Javan tiger
• Passenger pigeon
• Thylacine (Tasmanian tiger)
4. These are the taglines from some of my favourite films. Can you name them?
• In space, no-one can hear you scream.
• We are not alone.
• The classic story of a boy and his mother.
• Be afraid. Be very afraid.
• They're here.
5. This is the opening line to which novel? "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."
6. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I. In which month did it start?
BONUS POINT What day of the month?
7. What colour are most aircraft black boxes?
8. Who has an autobiography entitled 'Ooh! What A Lovely Pair'?
9. Which English poet kept pet wombats?
10. What is TARDIS an acronym for?
There's a 30 minute time limit.
On April 1 1976, Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and a 3rd person. Name that person.
For next time maybe.
What do you call a group of Nazis?
A swagger.
A gaggle of goose-steppers?
A murder of Jews.
:lol:
Quote from: The Brain on February 28, 2014, 02:55:14 PM
A murder of Jews.
I declare you the winner of languish for the year 2014. That was epic.
Do I get a prize? :)
OMG Brain :lol: I need to steal that one for the watercooler.
Somebody explain.
Why was that clever?
There's some bird, the raven I think, a group of which is actually called a murder.
Crows
I know crows are called such, no idea on ravens...unless ray lewis is involved.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 04, 2014, 09:39:55 PM
There's some bird, the raven I think, a group of which is actually called a murder.
A murder of crows.
Quote from: katmai on March 04, 2014, 09:42:33 PM
I know crows are called such, no idea on ravens...unless ray lewis is involved.
An unkindness of ravens :)
Quote from: katmai on March 04, 2014, 09:42:33 PM
I know crows are called such, no idea on ravens...unless ray lewis is involved.
Close enough.
I think its crows.
I think I read somewhere that a murder is a group of crows. could be wrong though.
This ain't horseshoes.
A group of crows is a murder. A group of ravens is an unkindness. Poor korvids- they just get shafted all the time. :(
Quote from: DontSayBanana on March 04, 2014, 11:02:35 PM
A group of crows is a murder. A group of ravens is an unkindness.
Are you sure about that?
Crows and ravens are basically the same thing anyway.
Quote from: garbon on March 05, 2014, 12:00:28 AM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on March 04, 2014, 11:02:35 PM
A group of crows is a murder. A group of ravens is an unkindness.
Are you sure about that?
Pretty sure. A group of Jackdaws is a "Clattering".
Quote from: Razgovory on March 05, 2014, 12:12:49 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 05, 2014, 12:00:28 AM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on March 04, 2014, 11:02:35 PM
A group of crows is a murder. A group of ravens is an unkindness.
Are you sure about that?
Pretty sure. A group of Jackdaws is a "Clattering".
Yeah, those are correct.
A group of rooks is a parliament. :smarty:
http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Pointless/AnimalGroups.html (http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Pointless/AnimalGroups.html)
So murder of crows and unkindness of ravens are the best known terms, but groups of either bird are also known sometimes as a "storytelling". :huh: :lol:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 05, 2014, 12:37:23 AM
http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Pointless/AnimalGroups.html (http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Pointless/AnimalGroups.html)
So murder of crows and unkindness of ravens are the best known terms, but groups of either bird are also known sometimes as a "storytelling". :huh: :lol:
It's relevant to a story from the Sandman comics.
Quote from: garbon on March 05, 2014, 12:23:26 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on March 05, 2014, 12:12:49 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 05, 2014, 12:00:28 AM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on March 04, 2014, 11:02:35 PM
A group of crows is a murder. A group of ravens is an unkindness.
Are you sure about that?
Pretty sure.
I can't say that I'm necessarily convinced.
It was even used as the name of a major motion picture. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133985/
English is a weird language.
Hey Brain, is English your first language?
Quote from: Siege on March 05, 2014, 10:31:34 PM
English is a weird language.
Hey Brain, is English your first language?
Good heavens no!
What is the collective noun for Languish posters?
Quote from: Warspite on March 06, 2014, 05:39:12 PM
What is the collective noun for Languish posters?
An "asshole". ;)
Do you remember Ken, Barbie's boyfriend?
If you dress Ken with a brown shirt and throw him into a fire, what do you call him?
I'll bite. What?
Melted plastic goo.
Ashkenazi.
Quote from: katmai on March 04, 2014, 09:42:33 PM
I know crows are called such, no idea on ravens...unless ray lewis is involved.
Fucked up, yo.
Quote from: Siege on March 10, 2014, 04:41:21 PM
Quote from: The Brain on March 09, 2014, 11:52:57 PM
Quote from: Siege on March 09, 2014, 09:57:28 PM
Ashkenazi.
Is English your first language? :)
Fuck you, Brain.
So cruel. :(
For ashkenazi jokes you might also consider stuff like the advice column in Drunk Racist Magazine, or maybe something about "¿Heil to the king, baby?" or similar. You know. :)
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 09, 2014, 09:58:31 PM
Quote from: katmai on March 04, 2014, 09:42:33 PM
I know crows are called such, no idea on ravens...unless ray lewis is involved.
Fucked up, yo.
only took five days to cultivate that joke, booyah!
I enjoyed it. :)
Quote from: The Brain on March 10, 2014, 04:47:27 PMDrunk Racist Magazine
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Quote from: Capetan Mihali on March 10, 2014, 07:12:05 PM
Quote from: The Brain on March 10, 2014, 04:47:27 PMDrunk Racist Magazine
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I only read it for the pictures.