Are you hungry for more trivia? Is one night of bar trivia per week not enough to satiate your senses? Buzztime has tens of thousands of questions in its database. Pub trivia hosts and players could spend a lifetime with them! However, as the years pass, some of the questions become outdated and obscure. Events that are important one year become irrelevant many years later. Some questions are just plain difficult, outdated or not.
Here’s a challenge for you. Let’s go into the Musty Dusty Trivia Bin and break out some moldy oldies to test the trivia prowess of even the greatest bar trivia and pub trivia players. Quench your thirst for a new trivia challenge by trying to answer these ten tough questions. The answers are at the bottom of this blog. Resist the temptation to peek!
Let’s start with five challenging multiple-choice questions:
1 – The Wilcoxes and the Schlegels are key characters in this Edwardian classic:
- The Voyage Out B. The Way of All Flesh C. Vanity Fair D. Daisy Miller
E. Howards End
2 – Which man gained fame as a 20th-century composer?
A. Benjamin Britten B. Carlo Cofield C. Ansel Adams D. Derrell Derringer E. Ernie Els
3 – The onager is also known as the ____ wild ass.
A. Australian B. Asiatic C. Caribbean D. European E. Canadian
4 – This circular domed temple in Rome was built with rows of Corinthian columns::
A. Pantheon B. Acropolis C. Colosseum D. Trajan’s column E. Hagia Sophia
5 – Boursault and bougon are French:
A. Breads B. Sausages C. Coffees D. Lemon tarts E. Soft white cheeses
How did you do? Things will now get a bit tougher. Most bar trivia and pub trivia games don’t give you multiple choices. Trivia players need to figure out the answer on their own. Here are five questions guaranteed to activate your brain cells:
6 – The Matisse Museum is a cultural institution in what French Riviera city?:
7 – “Sweeney Agonistes” is one of many acclaimed literary works by:
8 – The Johor Strait separates the main island of ____ from West Malaysia.
9 – In what year were the lovable and cuddly Care Bears introduced?
10 – What heavy metal band’s albums include “Masters of Puppets” and “Ride the Lightning”?
Answers: 1-E 2-A 3-B 4-A 5-E 6 – Nice 7 – T.S. Eliot 8 – Singapore 9 – 1981 10 – Metallica
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