Hi all,

This Friday the usual quiz has been replaced with a 50 question Science quiz. It is split into five rounds which are themed on; Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Space, and Biology. Have fun!

https://www.sundayquiz.com/50-question-science-quiz-03-05-2024/

Questions - Biology

1. In Linnaean classification, what is the group which comes directly under Kingdom, and above Class?
2. What term refers to a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment?
3. What is a chemical substance or microorganism intended to destroy, deter, render harmless, or exert a controlling effect on any harmful organism?
4. A, T, and C, are three letters of the English alphabet which represent the bases of DNA used in the Genetic Code. What's the fourth?
5. What type of involuntary action in humans is known as a 'singultus' in medicine?
6. What is the name used to describe materials that can be broken down by nature?
7. Associated with eating or drinking cold things, Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the medical term for which pain?
8. The Roslin Institute in Scotland saw science history on 5th July 1996 with a sheep being cloned. What was her name?
9. The major natural source of which vitamin is synthesis of cholecalciferol through a chemical reaction that is dependent on sun exposure?
10. What name is given to the part of your windpipe that helps keep out things such as food particles?

Answers

1. !Phylum#####!<

2. !Ecosystem###!<

3. !Biocide#####!<

4. !G#########!<

5. !Hiccups#####!<

6. !Biodegradable!<

7. !Brain freeze##!<

8. !Dolly#######!<

9. !D#########!<

10. !Epiglottis####!<

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Hello /r/trivia,

I’m currently conceptualizing a book idea (Not promoting, this is purely for community feedback and figuring out whether to tackle this project.) My idea involves blending classic literature with an interactive riddle and symbol element. As readers, you would occasionally find certain symbols at the bottom of pages, with the challenge being to decipher why they appear based on the text on that page. Also, after each chapter, there would be a statistics page for those who love numbers & stats.

Here's the breakdown:

Symbols trigger under specific conditions such as:

• The word 'prince' is mentioned.
• There's a palindrome of at least 10 characters on the page.
• A chain of 6 or more words where the last letter of one word is the first of the next.

This added layer of engagement is optional—you can choose to dive into the puzzle-solving aspect or simply read the literature in its traditional form and do the riddles later. I would also like to do five difficulty levels, and resolve every riddle at the back of the book.

I have two key questions for you:

• Would a book that combines reading with content-based riddle solving appeal to you? How would you prefer to interact with such a book?
• What are your thoughts on integrating these elements into classic literature? Does it enhance the experience, or could it potentially detract from the original works?

I’m eager to hear your feedback! (I know I would love to have such a book, but I also now that I am a not the most normal person on this planet :D)

Thank you for your time and thoughts!

This is random but maybe someone has insight / thoughts.

Playing trivia and there are 8 rounds with different categories. You can bet each round 1-8 points and can only bet that number once in a game. So if you bet 5 points youre only left with the other points to bet on further rounds. Typically the first few rounds have easier questions than the later rounds, and based on category of course people will be more comfortable. I say if you know the answer for sure bet the full 7 or 8 points and secure those points because if there’s a question in a later round I’m saving my 1-2 points so I’m not losing out. My buddy says no, bet lower in the beginning on a question that you think everyone is getting and save your most points for later on when others may not get them. Does his logic make any more sense than mine?

If I know the answer and get the most points on a for sure question why not get the 8-7-6 points and then lose fewer points later on?

Hope the question makes sense.

I used to think I was good at knowing what keywords to put into a search engine to find the best results related to the thing I was searching for.

Now AI algorithms have been trained on the exact keywords I’m trying to search with and it’s ruining the results. I’m getting less and less relevant hits because those words are getting grouped with stuff I don’t want.

This is mostly an issue when I have an idea that’s a little more obscure, but it didn’t used to be so difficult to narrow the search.

I’ll get hits that look like legitimate articles, but upon further reading they’re devoid of actual facts and entirely useless.

This isn’t the argument I’m getting at here, but I am personally against using AI to write my trivia. When it was first popular I did do an AI image round, but now I side with other artists and refuse to use that trash. I once tried to use AI to help write a category and it just kept making shit up and took longer to correct than simply writing it myself. I’d hate for any bar or franchise to decide that don’t need creative hosts, just ChatGPT.

Sorry for the rant, but am I the only one who’s run into this issue?

I’m having trivia at my wedding this summer. I’d like to buy a premade “pack” with about 10 rounds/categories with 10 questions each like a standard trivia night. I’m looking for trivia that:

1. I can buy as a one-off purchase for a single time event
2. Is not too hard or too easy
3. Is relevant (no pop culture from 5 years ago)

Any recommendations for where I might find such a product? Thanks so much!!

May Day! May Day! It's a brand new month, and more importantly, it's Wednesday, so we need another unknown dead celebrity to figure out! It's time for DCT!

If you're new here, or you'd like to re-read the rules, you can find them here.

Time for liftoff!

EDIT: Congratulations to u/Ourobius for figuring out the correct answer first! It was >!Anton Chekhov!<. Thanks for playing, everyone!

Hey i've seen this question posted before, but the way the OPs in other posts run their speed round is different to what I do/am asking for. I'm looking for ideas for speed/lightning rounds that aren't geography or pop culture based (the easiest ones to write IMO). The way I run this round is that the audience gets 3 minutes to respond to a category. The category is always the 'top 10', 'most recent 10', 'first 10', '10 fewest', etc. Sometimes there are exactly 10 right answers, sometimes there are more but I take any 10, or sometimes I just let them give me 10 of the top 20 (if I think it's a kinda hard category). Every now and then i give them a word bank depending on the question. Recent examples include: Ten least populated US Capitals, Ten The Office characters with the most screen-time, 10 of the 14 countries that border Russia, etc.

Their answers don't have to be in any particular order ever, just fit the category. So my issue is that my well is running dry on ideas for categories. I'd really love some STEM related categories (that aren't periodic table related), animal categories, literature/book categories... again basically anything not pop culture or geography related.

I really try to stick to something that is hard fact, so i tend to avoid things like 'the most common condiment used by Americans' or something that could ultimately be disputed depending on the source.

Anyway TIA for your help!!

ETA: sports rounds are easy also, i've got plenty of those

Hi all,

This week the usual 30 question Wednesday Quiz has been replaced with a 30 question General Knowledge Quiz. I hope you enjoy it. :)

https://www.sundayquiz.com/wednesday-30-question-quiz-01-05-2024/

Questions - A Selection

1. Which Hollywood actress shares her name with Shakespeare's wife?
2. In which French city did the Popes reside during the 14th century?
3. The Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest amusement parks in the world, is located in which city?
4. Two NASA space shuttle orbiters were named after ships used by Capt. James Cook. One was Discovery, what was the other?
5. Centered around a girl with telekinetic powers, what was the debut novel by Stephen King?
6. From which musical is the song "My Favourite Things"?
7. A famous Kate Bush song, what is the name of the debut novel from Emily Brontë?
8. Situated on the Han river, which city was the host of the 2002 FIFA World Cup?
9. In 2019 what country became the first in Asia to legalise gay marriage?
10. Which book apparently inspired Mark David Chapman to murder John Lennon?

Answers

1. !Anne Hathaway####!<

2. !Avignon##########!<

3. !Copenhagen#######!<

4. !Endeavor#########!<

5. !Carrie############!<

6. !The Sound of Music##!<

7. !Wuthering Heights##!<

8. !Seoul############!<

9. !Taiwan###########!<

10. !The Catcher in the Rye!<

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Happy Sunday all!

Here's your weekly Sunday Quiz - with rounds on Inventions, Language - "ight", Pictures - Film Posters, Audio - Music B-Sides, and General Knowledge. I hope you enjoy it. :)

https://www.sundayquiz.com/weekly-general-knowledge-quiz-28-04-2024/

Questions - Inventions

1. In 1935 while working at DuPont the Wallace Carothers produced the first fully synthetic fiber - what is it called?
2. Probably his best known invention, what did Alfred Nobel invent in 1867?
3. Which "father of the computer" began building the first programmable mechanical computer in 1822?
4. What device for storing information on computers was invented by IBM in 1956?
5. What high-strength material was invented by Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont in 1965?
6. John Bennet Lawes invented superphosphate in 1842, it was the first man-made what?
7. Marketed early in 1971, the Busicom LE-120A "HANDY" was the first truly pocket-sized, what?
8. By shining a high-power flash lamp on a ruby rod with silver-coated surfaces, Theodore Maiman invented what in 1960?
9. Intended as a coating to make cloth more resistant to staining, Jacques E. Brandenberger invented what in 1908?
10. Which Italian invented a system of wireless communication using radio waves in 1895?

Answers

1. !Nylon##########!<

2. !Dynamite#######!<

3. !Charles Babbage##!<

4. !Hard disk drive / Hard drive!<

5. !Kevlar##########!<

6. !Fertilizer########!<

7. !Electronic calculator!<

8. !The laser########!<

9. !Cellophane######!<

10. !Guglielmo Marconi!<

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Good afternoon, everyone! We had a bit of a slow game last time, but we're once again ready to offer another famous deceased human being to ascertain the identity of! Welcome to Dead Celebrity Trivia!

If you're new here, or you want to review the rules, you can find them here.

Crank it up!

EDIT: Congratulations to u/Low_Poet4771 for deducing the correct answer first! It was >!Laurence Olivier!<. Thanks for playing, everyone!

Questions

1. Apart of English, what other language is official in Canada?
2. The albums "Take Care", "Nothing was the same" and "Scorpion" were released by what artist?
3. What is the most populous Canadian province?
4. What team from Montreal competes in the NHL?
5. In what category was Alice Munro awarded with a Nobel Prize?
6. What city hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics?
7. What Canadian actor plays a role in the movies "Scott Pilgrim vs. the world", "Superbad", and "Juno"?
8. What tree leaf can you find in the Canadian flag?
9. How many are, roughly, the Canadian lakes? (multiple choice: 100k, 500k, 900k or 2 million)
10. What is the only Canadian NHL team Wayne Gretzky played for?

Answers

1. !French!<

2. !Drake!<

3. !Ontario!<

4. !Canadiens!<

5. !Literature!<

6. !Montreal!<

7. !Michael Cera!<

8. !Maple Leaf!<

9. !2 milllion!<

10. !Edmonton Oilers!<

Hi everyone!

I'm on a bit of a quest and could use the collective knowledge of this community. I'm trying to find a specific website I once stumbled upon. It features well-known movie scenes, but with a unique twist: all the characters have been digitally removed, leaving only the objects and settings of the scene. It's a fascinating look at films stripped down to their environments, and I remember it being a great tool for appreciating set design and cinematography without the distraction of characters.

I've tried various search queries but haven't been able to track it down again. Does this ring a bell for anyone here? If you know the site I'm talking about or anything similar, I'd really appreciate a point in the right direction!

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

Happy Friday!

Here's this weeks Friday Quiz - Aside from the normal General Knowledge round we've got a Best Selling Books round. I hope you enjoy it!

https://www.sundayquiz.com/friday-20-question-quiz-26-04-2024/

Questions - Best Selling Books

1. What popular science book by Carl Sagan has gone on to sell ~40 million copies since 1980?
2. Which science fiction novel is probably the best known work by Frank Herbert and has sold ~20 million copies since 1965?
3. Which historical novel of 1869 by Leo Tolstoy has sold ~36 million copies in Russia alone?
4. Which book of children's fiction by E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams has sold ~50 million copies since 1952?
5. Since 1936 "How to Win Friends and Influence People" has sold over ~30 million copies for what author?
6. What popular science book by Stephen Hawking has sold ~25 million copies since 1988?
7. Published in 1955, which controversial novel by Vladimir Nabokov has sold over 50 million copies?
8. The Wind in the Willows is one of the best known children's books, having sold ~25 million copies since 1908 - Who wrote it?
9. Which young adult romantic novel by John Green has sold ~23 million copies since its release in 2012?
10. Who was the author of "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care", which has sold ~50 million since 1946?

Answers

1. !Cosmos##########!<

2. !Dune############!<

3. !War and Peace#####!<

4. !Charlotte's Web#####!<

5. !Dale Carnegie######!<

6. !A Brief History of Time!<

7. !Lolita############!<

8. !Kenneth Grahame###!<

9. !The Fault in Our Stars!<

10. !Benjamin Spock####!<

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I do a short music round each week where I play the first 10-20 seconds of a song and the players have to identify artist and title, and also the theme they all have in common.

The trivia I run is international, mostly American and Spanish, but plenty of other nationalities as well, so I don’t want to use too many “deep cuts.” And it’s a younger crowd, mostly in their mid-20s or early 30s. I try to keep the questions attainable to keep it fun. (It’s not a super competitive trivia.)

I’m looking for theme ideas, if you’ve got them. Thank you in advance!

Here’s are some of what we’ve done so far:

-“Party” in the title -Songs about places -Songs by artists with animals in their names -Songs with colors in the title -Songs with dances

Afternoon, everyone, and welcome to another edition of DCT! Without further ado, let's dive right in, shall we?

If you're new here, or you'd like to review how the game is played, you can find the rules here.

Time to get going!

EDIT: 24 hours have elapsed on this game, and no one has guessed the right answer yet! Here are some clues...

Clue #1: After an event in 1780 ruined this man's reputation and career, he found work as an apothecary and merchant in Canada and England, where he wasn't much more popular than the country he previously lived.

Clue #2: Because of his actions during the U.S. Revolutionary War, this man's name has become a synonym for the word "traitor".

EDIT: Congratulations to u/kallisti82 for finding the correct answer first! It was >!Benedict Arnold!<. Thanks for playing, everyone!

Hello all!

This week in the Wednesday Quiz there are rounds on Science and Nature, Trademarked Words, and a General Knowledge round. Enjoy!

https://www.sundayquiz.com/wednesday-30-question-quiz-24-04-2024/

Questions - Science and Nature

1. What letter vitamin is ascorbic acid commonly referred to as?
2. A sheet or ring of rubber to seal joints between metal surfaces is called a what?
3. Impaired normal blood clotting is the main symptom of which disease?
4. What type of chemical are both adrenaline and oestrogen?
5. In Geology what time period followed The Cretaceous?
6. Gold or silver in lumps valued by weight is called what?
7. The (Troy) units used to measure the size of pearls, a pennyweight contains 24 what?
8. In what SI units would you measure frequency?
9. In the common form, what name is given to a non-supercell tornado over water?
10. Which is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise?

Answers

1. !C########!<

2. !Gasket####!<

3. !Haemophilia!<

4. !Hormones#!<

5. !Jurassic###!<

6. !Bullion####!<

7. !Grains####!<

8. !Hertz#####!<

9. !Waterspout!<

10. !Venus####!<

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Hi All!!

I've recently started hosting multiple trivia nights in my somewhat "small" town. Generally, I have 3 full (10 question) categories and then a bonus round. I add a few twists in---I let teams add a multiplier of 1-3 for the full rounds (only one number once) so if they aren't confident in one category and are in another, they can make up points using the multipliers. The bonus round is 4 harder questions that are worth more points. Some other little twists I add, I let the staff function as roaming "life lines" for the teams and I let 4th place winners pick a category for the next trivia night.

However, I've also started adding little "meta" games into the trivia nights. I will say at the top of the evening, one of the bonus round questions is going to be something I will provide everyone with at some point in the evening. You'll get the information---it just depends on if you're paying attention. As some examples, I play music/playlists in-between rounds while I tally up answers/scores...which is kind of just background music to most people..but in the bonus round I'll ask them to name me 4 of the X number of songs I've played during the night. One time I made the first word of each of the third round questions spell out "the answer to the 3rd bonus round question is X"---. Recently, I've asked teams to name me 4 other teams that they are playing against. Sometimes I'll even change shirts halfway through and ask at the end of the evening, what color shirt was I wearing when we started.

SO---I'm looking for more ideas like this? Do any of you other hosts do anything like this?

It's hard to think of these things that are tough, but fair to all teams playing---would love to hear some ideas/input from my fellow trivia fans! Thanks!!

I am planning to host a trivia night at my home with groups in different rooms of the house to allow for spacing out of teams, and want to see what the best solution might be. I will be delivering live audio (via phone or microphone) to speakers around the house. I'm looking for a relatively simple/cheap solution since I will be starting from scratch and this is largely a one-off.

A friend recommended linking several smart speakers (i.e., Apple HomePod or Amazon Echo) and utilizing the Microphone Live app as the intercom feature wouldn't really work for live audio so I want to see what other capabilities I would need to take advantage of.

Because it's a casual/home game, ease of setup/low-investment is a priority over pristine sound quality (hence maybe using the smart speakers) but would still like a solution that allows for comprehensible speech to be heard simultaneously in various rooms.

Thanks for your thoughts!

I need your help coming up with fun stuff for my pubquiz which is a pop culture quiz! So fun ideas for questions and rounds that has to do with either music, movies/tv shows, books or something within the theme.

Thank youuuu 🖤

I've searched this sub and it's been about 7 months since anyone asked, so.... any fun, lively ideas or themes for quiz rounds? I've done the Kanye/Burns/Trump quote thing, putting movies through the thesaurus, Punchable Faces (will use again - great idea!), Florida Man (true or false), Family Fortunes and a few others this brilliant sub have suggested over the years. I do 5 rounds of 5 questions and have zero budget so no picture rounds pls I can't afford the ink lol! Funny music round ideas also welcomed. I'm running out of 8 bit cover versions 😅 UK based

Happy Sunday!

There's a good selection of different rounds for you this week; Numbers (Connection), Multiple Best Actress Acadamy Awards, Pictures - 2000's Album Covers, Audio - Film Quotes, and General Knowledge. I hope you enjoy it.

https://www.sundayquiz.com/weekly-general-knowledge-quiz-21-04-2024/

Questions - Numbers

There is an underlying theme if you get stuck.

1. In the game of Draughts or Checkers how many possible opening moves are there?
2. In the Bible how many children did Adam and Eve have?
3. How many rings are there on the Olympic flag?
4. How old is the "Dancing Queen" according to the Abba song of the same name?
5. What number do you get when the six faces on a die are added together?
6. Southeast Asia reaches from eastern India to China and consists of how many countries?
7. In a standard deck of playing cards, how many cards are in each suit?
8. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Caesar is warned to beware what date in March?
9. What number forms a sexy prime with 13, a twin prime with 17, and a cousin prime with 23?
10. How many children did Queen Victoria have?

Answers

1. !7###!<

2. !3###!<

3. !5###!<

4. !17##!<

5. !21##!<

6. !11##!<

7. !13##!<

8. !15(th)!<

9. !19##!<

10. !9###!<

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It's Saturday, and it's time to rock and roll once more! Welcome to another episode of DCT, y'all!

If you're new around here, or you'd just like to know how the rules work, click this link.

Let's light it up!

EDIT: Congratulations to u/BrianHangsWanton for deducing the correct answer first! It was >!Walter Matthau!<. Thanks for playing, everyone!

Questions

1. What are the two Charizard's types?
2. What are Jessie and James signature Pokémon?
3. What is the only Pokémon with 1 base HP?
4. What is the only Pokémon that can learn every TM and HM move?
5. Which move, introduced in Generation lll, raises the user's attack and speed stats by 1 stage each?
6. What was the most recent Pokémon type be introduced? (hint: happened in gen VI)
7. Which Pokémon is able to sense the coming of natural disasters?
8. What does EV stand for?
9. There are 2 Pokémon tied for the heaviest Pokémons. One is Cosmoem – what is the other one?
10. In the Pokémon universe, how was Ash's mother called?

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Answers

1. !Fire/Flying!<

2. !Arbok and Weezing!<

3. !Shedinja!<

4. !Mew!<

5. !Dragon Dance!<

6. !Fairy!<

7. !Absol!<

8. !Effort Value!<

9. !Celesteela!<

10. !Delia Ketchum!<

Hello :)

I am trying to make a trivia round. Name of the round is Famous movies recreated in LEGO. Pictures or videos. Do you have any ideas with the material?

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Thanks

Hi all,

The quiz for this Friday is now live. There's an Alphabet round and the usual General Knowledge. I hope you enjoy it.

https://www.sundayquiz.com/friday-20-question-quiz-19-04-2024/

Questions - Alphabet - R

All answers start with the letter "R" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

1. In Norse mythology what is the name of the series of events, including a great battle, foretold to lead to the death of a number of great figures?
2. Originating in the 1930's, what religion has a monotheistic belief in a single God, referred to as Jah, who is deemed to partially reside within each individual?
3. Associated with the Tower of London, Edgar Allen Poe wrote a famous poem about which type of bird?
4. What got its name from the occasionally extensive blooms of algae that, upon dying, alter the normally intense blue/green waters?
5. Generally considered one of the greatest visual artists, what Dutch master painted 64 self-portraits?
6. In which region of France is the red wine Chateau Neuf du Pape produced?
7. The alcoholic beverage sake is made by fermenting what ingredient, that has been polished to remove the bran?
8. In many forms of poker the best hand is an ace-high straight flush, what is it also known as?
9. If you had been married for 40yrs, what gift would you associate with your anniversary?
10. Which cube shaped puzzle was invented by a Hungarian mathematician in 1974?

Answers

1. !Ragnarök###!<

2. !Rastafari###!<

3. !Raven#####!<

4. !Red Sea####!<

5. !Rembrandt#!<

6. !Rhone valley!<

7. !Rice#######!<

8. !Royal Flush#!<

9. !Ruby / Rubies!<

10. !Rubik(s)####!<

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I go to a local weekly bar trivia in a small town. The host is pretty good, weaving in both pop culture, obscure historical, and outright wacky questions. Enough variety that different teams should be in contention from week to week based on different peoples strengths. Problem is, the same team - a pair of 30 something men - seems to win almost every week. After the first three or so times, I started watching them more closely l, and I feel fairly confident that they aren't looking up answers on their phones. However, I'm starting to wonder if they've found another way to "hack" the system. What are some ways that trivia players can get ahead at bar trivia? Are they finding the questions somewhere online and studying / memorizing answers in advance? And if so, would this be considered cheating? What are some other ways people can chat at trivia other than using their phones? Seems like it's time for these two dudes to be humbled, and I'd like to be the one that does the humbling. TIA.

My weekly trivia gig location wants to do a 4 week tournament. We did a 6 week once before and some of the things we did were well received and others not so much. Anyone can still play the trivia each week, as our top 3 teams will still get the regular prizes. But those enrolled in the tournament are also competing for the prizes offered to the winner at the end of the 4 weeks. I want there to be fun things people can earn points for aside from their trivia scores. But, for example, we had a 20 sided dice roll one night for bonus points and one team rolled a 1 and another rolled a 20 and I still hear complaints about that. Hoping someone might have fun ideas for tournament points? Thanks in advance!

good friend of mine is turning 30 in a few days, and I'm hosting a quiz at her birthday party. I'm looking for some themed quiz round ideas that would be perfect for a birthday celebration. Do you have any suggestions? What are your ideas?

One of the things that I have always struggled with is making my questions both concise and grammatically correct. My natural inclination is to phrase something like "the world's largest inland sea is bordered by which countries" rather than "which countries border the world's largest inland sea". I personally think either is fine but I know putting the subject of the question at the end can rankle people.

Anyway, when I've struggled with how to phrase a question, I've found that dumping my thoughts into ChatGPT and asking it to reword it so that it's clear and grammatically correct has helped a lot. If you've been in the same boat, maybe give it a go?