How Bridge Players Fare at Trivia
To establish the degree of difficulty of each question at the recent Cambridge Sixes, analysis of answers submitted was carried out. Not every team of the 42 chose to send in their answers to every round. An average of 35 sheets were analysed over the four rounds. The correct answers are given below in case you wish to try the quiz yourself. Some amusing responses (in brackets after the question) were observed.
CB6 2019 Trivia Q&A – People
1: Who was US Vice President under Barrack Obama? 34
2: Before her marriage last year what was the surname of former Silver Ferns captain Katrina Rore? 16
3: Who was NZ’s Prime Minister when Parliament passed the Homosexual Law Reform Act? 14 (Helen Clark very popular)
4: Who wrote the NZ novels Among the Cinders, The Lovelock Version, and Season of the Jew? 15 (Margaret Mahy)
5: What former British Labour MP is a double Academy Award winner? 12 (Winston Churchill)
6: The actor Mel Gibson was born in which country? 4 (not a trick question!)
CB6 2019 Trivia Q&A - Places
1: Tane Mahuta, reputedly NZ’s largest kauri tree, stands in which forest? 16
2: Which township in Marlborough got its name because of the tents that sprang up there when gold was found there? 14 (Picton very popular)
3: What name did Portugese East Africa take when it became independent in 1975? 16
4: Mount Pinatubo, site of the world’s second-largest terrestrial eruption in the 20th century, is in what country” 13 (Mexico)
5: Complete the list of New York City’s five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and …? 8 (Soho)
6: If you landed at Schiphol Airport which country would you be in? 22 (Iceland .. not quite)
CB6 2019 Trivia Q&A – Things
1: What phone number is the American equivalent of NZ’s 111? 28
2: In what three major sports do players dribble? 35
3: What is the maximum legal speed limit when passing a stationary school bus? 28 (tsk tsk .. watch out for 1 in every 5 bridge players, kids!)
4: What does the “M” in the initials of the cricket club known as MCC stand for? 26
5: What is the meaning of the Maori word tupuna? 16 (Obviously clashes between Te Reo and Bridge classes)
6: A person with tonsorial skills is good at doing what? 16 (no - not yodelling)
CB6 2019 Trivia Q&A - Music
1: The German song Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, from The Threepenny Opera became better-known by what English title? 13 (Wooden Heart, Death of Mister Mackie)
2: What well-known song from the musical My Fair Lady includes the line “In Hertford, Hereford, and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly happen"? 26
3: What song from the movie The Bodyguard topped the US pop charts for 15 weeks in 1992? 31
4: What was the first name of German composer Mendelssohn? 8 (Jacob, Humphrey, Ernst, Heinrich, Gustav, Johanne, Hans, Franz, Willhelm, Frederick ...)
5: In a 1963 hit song who lived in a land called Honalee? 28 (although .. Yellow Submarine)
6: Mrs Avery was a character in what 1972 hit song by Dr Hook and the Medicine Show? 23
SOME ANSWERS .. all cuttings from the Waikato Times daily trivia column
CB6 2019 Trivia Q&A – People
1: Who was US Vice President under Barrack Obama? Joe Biden
2: Before her marriage last year what was the surname of former Silver Ferns captain Katrina Rore? Grant
3: Who was NZ’s Prime Minister when Parliament passed the Homosexual Law Reform Act? David Lange
4: Who wrote the NZ novels Among the Cinders, The Lovelock Version, and Season of the Jew? Maurice Shadbolt
5: What former British Labour MP is a double Academy Award winner? Glenda Jackson
6: The actor Mel Gibson was born in which country? The USA
CB6 2019 Trivia Q&A - Places
1: Tane Mahuta, reputedly NZ’s largest kauri tree, stands in which forest? Waipoua Forest
2: Which township in Marlborough got its name because of the tents that sprang up there when gold was found there? Canvastown
3: What name did Portugese East Africa take when it became independent in 1975? Mozambique
4: Mount Pinatubo, site of the world’s second-largest terrestrial eruption in the 20th century, is in what country” The Philippines
5: Complete the list of New York City’s five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and …? Staten Island
6: If you landed at Schiphol Airport which country would you be in? The Netherlands
CB6 2019 Trivia Q&A – Things
1: What phone number is the American equivalent of NZ’s 111? 911
2: In what three major sports do players dribble? Hockey, Soccer, Basketball
3: What is the maximum legal speed limit when passing a stationary school bus? 20kph
4: What does the “M” in the initials of the cricket club known as MCC stand for? Marylebone
5: What is the meaning of the Maori word tupuna? Ancestors
6: A person with tonsorial skills is good at doing what? Cutting hair
CB6 2019 Trivia Q&A - Music
1: The German song Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, from The Threepenny Opera became better-known by what English title? Mack The Knife
2: What well-known song from the musical My Fair Lady includes the line “In Hertford, Hereford, and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly happen? The Rain in Spain
3: What song from the movie The Bodyguard topped the US pop charts for 15 weeks in 1992? I Will Always Love You
4: What was the first name of German composer Mendelssohn? Felix
5: In a 1963 hit song who lived in a land called Honalee? Puff the Magic Dragon
6: Mrs Avery was a character in what 1972 hit song by Dr Hook and the Medicine Show? Sylvia’s Mother