Quiz 2022 Wk 7 Answers

[Bowler]

1. Which game used to be known as housey housey?

Bingo

2. The highest hand in poker is what kind of flush?

Royal

3. Which chess piece can only move diagonally?

Bishop

4. Which Algarve city has the same name as a card game?

Faro 🤷♂️

5. What is the American name for the board-game draughts?

Checkers

6. How many weapons are there in Cluedo?

Six

7. Which game is played on a board with 24 narrow triangles?

Backgammon

8. A board and pegs are traditionally used to keep score in which card game?

Cribbage

9. Which board game takes its name from the Latin “I play”?

Ludo

10. What colour are the history questions in Trivial Pursuit?

Yellow

11. What is the cheapest property on a standard Monopoly board?

Old Kent Road

12. Which card game shares its name with a type of bridge?

Pontoon

13. Squidgers are used in which indoor game?

Tiddlywinks

14. Which children’s card game traditionally includes Mr Bun the Baker?

Happy Families

15. In sol whist what is a call of nine tricks?

Abundance

16. What is the highest ranking suit of cards in a game of bridge?

Spades

17. Which gambling game had a French name meaning “small wheel”?

Roulette

18. The Pokémon Pikachu is what colour?

Yellow

19. In which decade was Pictionary first published?

1980’s

20. In which game do players act out the titles of films, books etc?

Charades

For anyone that has been swotting up on Skoda cars here’s a couple of bonus questions.

21. How do you make a Skoda more sporty?

Drive in Nike trainers

22. What do you call a Skoda with a sunroof?

A Skip

Thanks for playing along. Next weeks theme, Shades of Grey 😳

[Tabbycat]

Bowler thanks again, that was fun.

I scored 10 this week +1 bonus, Mr T scored 13 with no bonus points. I'm off to look up the weapons used in Cludo as there's one I can't recall!

[Bowler]

12 for me. Tabbycat Mr T is a bit of a smarty pants 🤣

[Zante]

Thanks for quiz. Enjoyed that. 11 for me. Am off to revise for next one...

[Bowler]

Thanks for quiz. Enjoyed that. 11 for me. Am off to revise for next one...

😂😂😂😂

[Zante]

Bowler however I have no idea what will be the specialist subject !! x

[Bowler]

Thanks for quiz. Enjoyed that. 11 for me. Am off to revise for next one...

Interesting you use the word “revise” as the definition of the word is “reread work done previously to improve one's knowledge of a subject” 😳😳

[Zante]

Bowler really haven't done any previous work which is bit obvious with my knowledge!! Xx

[JamesW]

13+2 bonus points 👍

[Bowler]

13+2 bonus points 👍

Get in there James

[JamesW]

Get in there James

Thank you very much, by the way I also had absolutely no idea that Faro was a card game ☺️

[denise]

10. 🙄

[Bowler]

10. 🙄

So the bagels didn’t work, maybe try Guinness next week. 🍺

[Bowler]

Thank you very much, by the way I also had absolutely no idea that Faro was a card game ☺️

Every day is a school day. Now when there’s a lull in a conversation we can drop this in 😁

Faro, Pharaoh, Pharao, or Farobank is a late 17th-century French gambling game using cards. It is descended from Basset, and belongs to the Lansquenet and Monte Bank family of games due to the use of a banker and several players. Winning or losing occurs when cards turned up by the banker match those already exposed

[WheelsOfSteel]

10 and 1 bonus.
Looking forward to next week's - more my area of expertise