Best quiz machine Q ever?

Drpepper · Post by **Drpepper** » Thu May 08, 2014 7:55 pm

Got this on a Pub Quiz machine, not sure if it's amazing foresight or comedy genius, either way was too busy laughing to take a pic...

"What did Oscar Pistorius compete at at the London 2012 Olympics?"

Hockey
Athletics
Shooting

LOL

djs · Post by **djs** » Thu May 08, 2014 10:26 pm

lol. They might have done it on purpose, there's some odd questions out there.
I personally have never come across this one when playing, but I heard one quiz machine game has a question category called "Banned Categories", with one of the possible answers being "Idiots of Fruit-Chat" or something. :0
Dont know if its true tho.

cp999 · Post by **cp999** » Thu May 08, 2014 10:47 pm

Old old question.

What is the national airline of Belgium?

(no, you won't get this one)

Answer: Meat.

JG · Post by JG » Fri May 09, 2014 3:26 am

Cross wires? Is there also a question "what do herbivores not eat?" Answer.....SN Brussels Airlines

cp999 · Post by **cp999** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:24 am

Heaven knows, and it was 25 years ago! The Barquest compilers also had an obsession with "Quantro" (Cointreau), "Kevin Kossner" and "Joy Davidson" (Division). How many ounces has an octahedron?

JG · Post by JG » Fri May 09, 2014 7:19 pm

I'm going to guess eight ounces, although I'm sure you get some really heavy ones as well.

cp999 · Post by **cp999** » Fri May 09, 2014 8:04 pm

12 iirc, edges=ounces.. presumably!?!!

JG · Post by JG » Fri May 09, 2014 11:02 pm

I was going with faces, but yes could be edges.

David Healy · Post by **David Healy** » Sat May 10, 2014 1:17 am

cp999 wrote:Old old question.

What is the national airline of Belgium?

(no, you won't get this one)

Answer: Meat.

Until I read this post, it honestly never occurred to me that there had been a cock up with this question. I had just assumed that MEAT was perhaps some acronym for an obscure Belgian airline from the past, or maybe Sabena, when translated into English, had some tenuous connection to meat! This Highlights the dangers of not cross-referencing "facts" you learn when playing quiz machines.

I really should stop accepting things at face value. For a number of years I thought that Paul Simon was quite a tall bloke who looked a bit like Chevy Chase.....

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » Mon May 12, 2014 4:08 am

Is airline a typo of export? Or is that question something I really don't understand?

cp999 · Post by **cp999** » Tue May 20, 2014 12:59 am

On reflection that question set had a number of questions about principle exports, so perhaps there is some cross-jumbling. It was 25 years ago I'm afraid, can't be more specific.

More recent question which amuses me: I might not be quoting verbatim, but the gist of it is - "In which sport did Alex Ferguson compete formally?" I have visions of him on the football field in dinner jacket and tie..

JG · Post by JG » Tue May 20, 2014 1:39 am

Ell oh ell - Formerly vs formally I guess

cool · Post by **cool** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:51 pm

Had a question today . Which of these was a genuine king of a European country?
One of the answers was Istenem III !
Theres time......

JG · Post by JG » Fri Feb 06, 2015 11:42 pm

I've had... Who was president of the United States of America in 2014? One of the options is Jackpot George Bush

SoccerHQ · Post by **SoccerHQ** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 8:46 pm

djs wrote:lol. They might have done it on purpose, there's some odd questions out there.
I personally have never come across this one when playing, but I heard one quiz machine game has a question category called "Banned Categories", with one of the possible answers being "Idiots of Fruit-Chat" or something. :0
Dont know if its true tho.

Yeah that's on Pints make Prizes.

Anyone play Footy Quiz on the GamesNet machines on here? That's got some amusing options on there. My favourite is "When did Scotland last reach the World cup final." Options were 1982, 1978 and You cannot be serious.

You cannot be serious is of course the correct answer!