Author Topic: The YACF Pub Quiz Thread (Read 45307 times)

Tim Hall · « **Reply #325 on:** 25 July, 2017, 10:59:17 am »

Tuesday Next, or whatever she's called. The Jasper fford literary detective.

PeteB99 · « **Reply #326 on:** 25 July, 2017, 11:02:19 am »

Well I did say exact answers only so would you like to change days before someone else jumps in?

Tim Hall · « **Reply #327 on:** 25 July, 2017, 11:11:47 am »

Quote from: PeteB99 on 25 July, 2017, 11:02:19 am

Well I did say exact answers only so would you like to change days before someone else jumps in?

Thursday?

benborp · « **Reply #328 on:** 25 July, 2017, 11:15:09 am »

Did Miss Haversham ever drive it?

PeteB99 · « **Reply #329 on:** 25 July, 2017, 11:17:22 am »

Indeed

Theme

1 Eddie Shoestring - PB
2 Starsky - MrL/Jakob
3 Columbo - jsabine
4 Morse - Tim Hall
5 Bergerac - jsabine
6 Thursday Next - Tim Hall
7 Poirot - Mike
8 Lord Peter Wimsey - Mr L
9 Doyle - Tim Hall
10 Gene Hunt - Mike

So the final scores are

Tim Hall 3
jsabine, Mike 2
Mr L 1.5
PB 1
Jakob 0.5

So over to Tim for the next round

PeteB99 · « **Reply #330 on:** 25 July, 2017, 11:19:58 am »

Quote from: benborp on 25 July, 2017, 11:15:09 am

Did Miss Haversham ever drive it?

Yes and I think Bowden Cable did as well.

But Thursday Next is my official answer.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #331 on:** 26 July, 2017, 01:55:42 pm »

Ooh, forgot to set a question, sorry.

Which six countries don't have some kind of Scouting (as in uniformed youth movement) organisation?

No googling, or I'll set Baden-Powell on yo ass.

Polar Bear · « **Reply #332 on:** 26 July, 2017, 01:59:51 pm »

Not Bigly Trump then?

Little Jim · « **Reply #333 on:** 26 July, 2017, 02:05:28 pm »

South Sudan?

Jakob W · « **Reply #334 on:** 26 July, 2017, 02:07:40 pm »

Does North Korea count, or do paramilitary groups like the Young Pioneers etc. qualify as uniformed youth organisations? Because I can imagine lots of (post-)Communist states being quite down on the scouts, but having (quasi-compulsory?) youth organisations.

Basil · « **Reply #335 on:** 26 July, 2017, 03:02:58 pm »

*guesses wildly*

Iceland?

Little Jim · « **Reply #336 on:** 26 July, 2017, 03:16:18 pm »

The Vatican City (that's always a correct answer when the question is about obscure countries. Possibly.)

PeteB99 · « **Reply #337 on:** 26 July, 2017, 03:29:18 pm »

I imagine Germany might be a bit averse to uniformed youth groups these days.

Otherwise Myanmar or Bhutan?

PeteB99 · « **Reply #338 on:** 26 July, 2017, 03:38:38 pm »

Quote from: Little Jim on 26 July, 2017, 03:16:18 pm

The Vatican City (that's always a correct answer when the question is about obscure countries. Possibly.)

Back in the day our Parish priest assumed the church scout troop doubled as the paramiitary wing of the RC church. Fortunately the scout leader saw it as more of a chance to go sailing and canoeing in summer and play football in the winter.

Legs · « **Reply #339 on:** 26 July, 2017, 03:45:12 pm »

Quote from: Jakob W on 26 July, 2017, 02:07:40 pm

Does North Korea count, or do paramilitary groups like the Young Pioneers etc. qualify as uniformed youth organisations? Because I can imagine lots of (post-)Communist states being quite down on the scouts, but having (quasi-compulsory?) youth organisations.

If North Korea is on the list, I'll put in for China and Cuba.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #340 on:** 26 July, 2017, 04:01:25 pm »

Little Jim: No and no.
Jakob W: Yes
Basil: No
PeteB99: No (Germany)Yes (Myanmar) No (Bhutan)
Legs: Yes and Yes.

So that's North Korea, Cub, China.

Three to go.

Legs · « **Reply #341 on:** 26 July, 2017, 04:30:46 pm »

Ah, Vietnam, then?

Legs · « **Reply #342 on:** 26 July, 2017, 04:32:43 pm »

Quote from: Tim Hall on 26 July, 2017, 04:01:25 pm

Little Jim: No and no.
Jakob W: Yes
Basil: No
PeteB99: No (Germany)Yes (Myanmar) No (Bhutan)
Legs: Yes and Yes.

So that's North Korea, Cub, China and Myanmar

~~Three~~Two to go.

FTFY

Tim Hall · « **Reply #343 on:** 26 July, 2017, 04:53:02 pm »

Legs: No and thanks for the counting correction.

Clues may follow later.

Jakob W · « **Reply #344 on:** 26 July, 2017, 07:35:50 pm »

Bugger, should have put in my Myanmar guess earlier before awaiting clarification! Will try for Turkmenistan and Tajikistan then.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #345 on:** 26 July, 2017, 09:50:17 pm »

Jakob W. No and no.

But here's a thing: There are conflicting results on this one. I'm using the list that (a) is on the scouts.org.uk website and (b) one of my scouts presented to me after I'd set him the challenge of finding out.

Other lists include The Vatican City, and say that China now has a vestigial Scouting movement. Anyway, my question, so ner.

Two to go still, both of which are on any list the interwebs throw up.

PeteB99 · « **Reply #346 on:** 26 July, 2017, 09:54:18 pm »

Is Tibet counted as part of China for this question?

Tim Hall · « **Reply #347 on:** 26 July, 2017, 09:58:07 pm »

Quote from: PeteB99 on 26 July, 2017, 09:54:18 pm

Is Tibet counted as part of China for this question?

I think so, in that it isn't listed separately on either a list of countries with or without Scouting.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #348 on:** 26 July, 2017, 10:05:00 pm »

Sudan South. Or South Sudan. Forgotten what it's called.

Ruthie · « **Reply #349 on:** 26 July, 2017, 10:10:42 pm »

The USA and Canada?

And India I think.