[OFF TOPIC] Quiz Thread

[Olympian1010 7,977]

It’s official! I’m a dumbass. I’m 90% sure that I was smarter in high school. My mental decline has already begun 

[Quasit 865]

4 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

It’s official! I’m a dumbass. I’m 90% sure that I was smarter in high school. My mental decline has already begun 

Well, you were not far off, helium is the second-lightest element at least and I also had to check the atmospheres components again to be sure. Strangely enough, argon as the third-most abundant element sticks with me. 

 

[Quasit 865]

I am planning a Christmas special night for next week, 23rd and 24th but it depends on if anyone's even interested. If anyone is (who has not played in Season 3 yet), please let me know.

[heywoodu 15,145]

I'm in need of some questions for a pub quiz at work Thursday, and unfortunately, "Sports" isn't one of the themes (again)

 

If the themes are "New Year", "Christmas", "Food & Drinks" and "Movies & TV Shows".....how can I come up with some questions that are still at least semi-sports questions, yet won't be kept out of the quiz due to not being related to the themes?  

[Quasit 865]

18 hours ago, heywoodu said:

I'm in need of some questions for a pub quiz at work Thursday, and unfortunately, "Sports" isn't one of the themes (again)

 

If the themes are "New Year", "Christmas", "Food & Drinks" and "Movies & TV Shows".....how can I come up with some questions that are still at least semi-sports questions, yet won't be kept out of the quiz due to not being related to the themes?  

There are, of course, workarounds.  

You could for example ask which famous sportsperson was born on 24th December (Anett Kontaveit, Neeraj Chopra), 25th (Louis Chevrolet) or 1st January (Sifan Hassan, Jacky Ickx).

 

For movies, there's tons of them about sports as you can see here: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-sports-movie-of-all-time/

 

[heywoodu 15,145]

2 hours ago, Quasit said:

There are, of course, workarounds.  

You could for example ask which famous sportsperson was born on 24th December (Anett Kontaveit, Neeraj Chopra), 25th (Louis Chevrolet) or 1st January (Sifan Hassan, Jacky Ickx).

 

For movies, there's tons of them about sports as you can see here: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-sports-movie-of-all-time/

 

Thanks, I'll try and get some more in! I sent in a few questions not related to sports, like "Why is Christmas generally celebrated on the 25th of December?" and "Which is NOT a name of Santa Claus?" (with his Frisian, Portuguese and Finnish names and the correct answer being the name of some dude from Estonian mythology which I once came across while watching a World Cup in Otepää  )

[Dolby 735]

12 hours ago, heywoodu said:

"Why is Christmas generally celebrated on the 25th of December?"

A) Jesus was born on this day B) Saturnalia C) Sol Invictus festival D) Winter Solstice

[heywoodu 15,145]

33 minutes ago, Dolby said:

A) Jesus was born on this day B) Saturnalia C) Sol Invictus festival D) Winter Solstice

A and B were answers I had listed as well (although instead of using the word Saturnalia, I described it more as "B) The church wanted to  piggyback on a Roman festival" or something similar)  

 

Spoiler

The Saturnalia thing of course being the correct one. Jesus' birth is celebrated by some people (although probably a majority of people who celebrate Christmas - definitely including myself - see it more as a nice time to enjoy with loved ones and such and don't actually think about a baby being born thousands of years ago), but the actual date is mentioned in the Bible....nowhere. At all. In fact, Jesus having been born in April/May is significantly more realistic, judging by certain things that actually are written in the Bible  

 

I hope my Christian employer accepts the question though  

 

[Quasit 865]

If anyone wants a game tonight (the last night in 2021), let me know.

 

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

7 hours ago, Quasit said:

If anyone wants a game tonight (the last night in 2021), let me know.

 

Is there still room at the inn for me tonight?