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ventaWhile considering what to take with me this year, I had the following internal monologue.
Saturday night's always a bit odd, because there are the hardcore boardgamers who want to play something that takes four hours and involves 17 different coloured tokens and 6 different decks of cards, and the casual gamers, and the not-very-interested-in-games-at-all-ers.
Maybe I should take a couple of snacky games with me. Hey, I might get enough people for a decent game of Coup.
What did we do last year? I don't remember.
Oh yes, we had a quiz. That was fun.
In fact, we agreed we'd do the same this year.
And ChrisC and I said we'd write the quiz.
Oh dear.
So there was some panicking, and ChrisC and I churned out a 50-question "nostalgia" quiz. Note: the target demographic for this is quiz is emphatically people who were born in the mid 70's, and grew up in the UK. Anyone else is very possibly going to struggle.
I'll post the rounds as polls, but for time reasons we'll skip the picture round (my time formatting it, not your time answering ;).
Answers some time later in the week. I may tot up scores and declare a winner depending on take-up level and how much spare time I have.
Round 1: TV Commercials
When the red car and the blue car had a race, what were they advertising?
What was "tasty, tasty, very very tasty"?
What was the first product ever advertised on Channel 5?
What was advertised in 1987 with the phrase "It is. Are you?"
Which bank liked to say 'yes'?
Round 2: 90's TV
What was the name of the housekeeper in Father Ted?
What was the name of the made up drug which was discussed in parliament due to an episode of Brass Eye?
What are the first names of Mulder and Scully?
Name the four crystal maze zones.
What was the name of the Channel 4 TV series presented by Antoine de Caunes and Jean-Paul Gaultier?
Round 3: 90's News
In what city did David Koresh's cult die in a fire after spending more than a month in a stand off with the FBI?
In 1992, The Sun published a recording of a conversation between Diana and James Gibley. By what name was the subsequent scandal known, based on a pet-name in the recording?
What was signed on 10 April 1998 after 30 years of violence?
Who was released in late 1991 after 1763 days in captivity?
In which year did the first national lottery draw take place?
Round 4: 90's Tech
On 5th July 1996, the first mammal cloned from adult cells was born. What was she called?
What web hosting company was founded in 1994, and acquired by Yahoo! in 1999 (at which time it was the third-most visited site on the World Wide Web)?
In 1991, what's commonly recognised as the world's first web cam was turned on in Cambridge University. What was it looking at?
What American music video featuring Happy Days was included in Windows 95?
For what, first released in 1994, was Andrew Wiles famous, eventually ending centuries of speculation?
Round 5: 90's Music
Name the 5 members of the Spice Girls - first name and (maiden) surname, not nicknames. Half a point for 4 members.
Who won the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of the UK in May 1997?
Who invaded the stage during Michael Jackson's performance at the 1996 Brit Awards?
At the height of the battle of Britpop, in August 1995, Blur and Oasis both released singles in the same week vying for number 1. What was the name of the song which lost?
Name the song featuring this lyric: "She's into superstitions, black cats and voodoo dolls. I feel a premonition that girl's gonna make me fall"
Round 6: 90's Film
What 1994 film, whose script was turned down by Columbia Tristar for being "too demented", went on to win the Palme d'Or and be nominated for 7 Oscars?
What was first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture? (1991)
Bohemian Rhapsody went back to No 1 in the UK singles chart in 1991 because of which film?
Which 1990 film contained the characters Kevin McCallister, Harry Lime, Marv Merchants?
Who played the boy in Sixth Sense?
Round 7: 90's Fashion (and Fads)
What iconic brand was relaunched in 1994, with a high-profile ad campaign featuring Eva Herzigova?
Which celebrity popularized the hairstyle known as The Rachel?
What was the brand name of the early-90s T-shirts that changed colour with temperature?
In 1995, alcopops hit the UK, leading with two brands of alcoholic lemonade. One was Hooper's Hooch, what was the other?
When Elizabeth Hurley wore a black Versace number (commonly referred to as 'that dress') the black silk and lycra were held together with what?
Round 8: 90's Sport
Which city hosted the summer Olympics in 1996?
Which NFL running-back appeared in Towering Inferno, Capricorn One and Naked Gun?
Which Formula 1 driver won BBC Sports Personality of the Year twice in the 1990s, in 1994 and 1996?
In July 1990, in Turin, why did receiving a yellow card make Paul Gascoigne cry? (Perhaps should have mentioned that it was the World Cup)
If you matriculated in October 1994, and did a 4 year course, how many boat races in that period did Oxford win?
Round 9: Games
In Cluedo, three murder weapons are revolver, rope and dagger. What are the other three? Half a point for two.
What children's board games takes "a very steady hand"?
How many opening moves are available in a game of chess?
Dmitry Davydov, of the Moscow University Psychology dept., is credited with inventing what game in 1986?
On a Monopoly board, what colour is Trafalgar Square?
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Date: 2017-10-17 09:24 pm (UTC)