Kick-Ass Quiz Questions Please
Discussion
Gargamel said:
StevieBee said:
Which is the only country in the world not to have it's own parliament?
and
Where is the UK Parliament located?
Brunei ? and
Where is the UK Parliament located?
Whilst I fear a QI style siren behind me, It has to be Westminster...
Go on, tell me I am wrong...
Brunei is wrong. The answer is England.
Q : Which US president once won a "bet" by saying the words, 'You lose'?
A : Calvin Coolidge
Q : Which US president coined the phrase, "The buck stops here"?
A : Harry S. Truman
Q : Which US president - allegedly - "...couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time"?
A : Gerald Ford
Q : Who is the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated?
A : Spencer Percival
A : Calvin Coolidge
Q : Which US president coined the phrase, "The buck stops here"?
A : Harry S. Truman
Q : Which US president - allegedly - "...couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time"?
A : Gerald Ford
Q : Who is the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated?
A : Spencer Percival
Well it's been very kind of everyone to submit questions, I've used a few and would like to thank everyone.
If I'm honest, and I hope nobody minds the honesty, not many were genuinely "kick-ass". I don't wish to appear ungrateful but I opened up the topic with what I consider a truly kick-ass question.
The reason I like it is because with a bit of thought and deduction you can make a very good guess and you'd probably be right.
I asked:
"Formed during World War 2, whose motto is "Apres Moi le Deluge"?
A little bit of simple French translation and some consideration of WW2 would get many people to the answer. Importantly though, those who get it right will be chuffed and those who don't will go "Oh yeah... we should have got that".
The same question, badly worded wouldn't be anywhere near as good: "What's the motto of the Dambusters squadron?" Few would know. If they didn't know they'd almost certainly not make a correct guess, and when told the answer they'd just accept it and forget about it.
Of course 100 questions like that can't be found, and this thread really did generate a few I used directly, or reworded a little.
Cheers all.
If I'm honest, and I hope nobody minds the honesty, not many were genuinely "kick-ass". I don't wish to appear ungrateful but I opened up the topic with what I consider a truly kick-ass question.
The reason I like it is because with a bit of thought and deduction you can make a very good guess and you'd probably be right.
I asked:
"Formed during World War 2, whose motto is "Apres Moi le Deluge"?
A little bit of simple French translation and some consideration of WW2 would get many people to the answer. Importantly though, those who get it right will be chuffed and those who don't will go "Oh yeah... we should have got that".
The same question, badly worded wouldn't be anywhere near as good: "What's the motto of the Dambusters squadron?" Few would know. If they didn't know they'd almost certainly not make a correct guess, and when told the answer they'd just accept it and forget about it.
Of course 100 questions like that can't be found, and this thread really did generate a few I used directly, or reworded a little.
Cheers all.
Gargamel said:
Francis scored against Malmo, but didn't play against Hamburg - so not him
Must be a Liverpool player.
It is - which one? (and it is a bit tenuous like I said!!)Must be a Liverpool player.
One was him breaking into the penalty area from the left wing, the other a penalty.
He did play for England too, but not very often.
gothatway said:
SCEtoAUX said:
"Formed during World War 2, whose motto is "Apres Moi le Deluge"?
I thought it was pretty well known - but why isn't it "Apres Nous le Deluge" ? (That's a genuine question, not a quiz one !)To be honest OP, it was hardly 'kick-ass'. It was quite a simple question to work out.
A lot of questions will be a lot harder than others depending on where you are and who your audience is.
For example, I was in a quiz in a pub in Northern Ireland and the question came up "Where was Margaret Thatcher born?" All my team turn as one to me...."Above her father's grocer's shop in Grantham, Lincolnshire." Simple, I thought. Not, apparently to a group of people who grew up in Ulster.
I'm immediately accused of being a 'ringer' in the team
A lot of questions will be a lot harder than others depending on where you are and who your audience is.
For example, I was in a quiz in a pub in Northern Ireland and the question came up "Where was Margaret Thatcher born?" All my team turn as one to me...."Above her father's grocer's shop in Grantham, Lincolnshire." Simple, I thought. Not, apparently to a group of people who grew up in Ulster.
I'm immediately accused of being a 'ringer' in the team
Tyre Smoke said:
To be honest OP, it was hardly 'kick-ass'. It was quite a simple question to work out.
A lot of questions will be a lot harder than others depending on where you are and who your audience is.
For example, I was in a quiz in a pub in Northern Ireland and the question came up "Where was Margaret Thatcher born?" All my team turn as one to me...."Above her father's grocer's shop in Grantham, Lincolnshire." Simple, I thought. Not, apparently to a group of people who grew up in Ulster.
I'm immediately accused of being a 'ringer' in the team
Fair comment, but it's the fact it can be worked out is what I like about it. Many of the questions on here are of the "either know it or you don't" variety and I don't think they make a fun quiz.A lot of questions will be a lot harder than others depending on where you are and who your audience is.
For example, I was in a quiz in a pub in Northern Ireland and the question came up "Where was Margaret Thatcher born?" All my team turn as one to me...."Above her father's grocer's shop in Grantham, Lincolnshire." Simple, I thought. Not, apparently to a group of people who grew up in Ulster.
I'm immediately accused of being a 'ringer' in the team
I want my winning team to get 90%+ right and even the last placed ones to be around 60% to 70%. People like getting questions right.
Perhaps I shouldn't have said "kick ass" but I did give an example of what I meant.
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