The Pub Quiz Master's Trivia Compendium

By Theo Sanders

The Pub Quiz Master's Trivia Compendium is an eclectic collection of 650 battle-tested questions and answers categorized and ready to use in your own pub trivia quiz.

Whether you're a seasoned quiz master, hosting a quiz for the first time, or just looking for some great trivia, the Compendium is your one-stop reference.

What is the name of the historical pledge Doctors take in many countries to practice medicine ethically?

In World War II, what did the "D" in D-Day stand for?

What was the name of the sheep that introduced the world to the wonders of genetic cloning in 1997?

..and hundreds more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Theo Sanders
• Release date: Feb 14, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301661107

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Introduction

Whoever first dreamed up the idea of competitive trivia and pints of beer as a combination has left a legacy on mankind as profound as the discovery of the peanut butter & jelly sandwich. They are such unusual bedfellows that, on the surface, they defy the rules of physics and Universal Law. I salute this unsung genius.

The 660 eclectic trivia questions in this book have been organized, very loosely, into something resembling categories. While each category can be used wholesale as a pub quiz round, mixing and matching your favorites or creating your own themes will often lead to a livelier quiz.

Pub quizzers take great offense at a poorly-researched question, and will deliver impassioned arguments in favor of getting their stolen point back. Rest assured, all the trivia here has been battle-tested in real pub quizzes and is correct within five standard deviations on a normal distribution curve of pub quiz question accuracy.

Every effort has been made to render the questions timeless, but as we know history is written by the victors. If in a hundred years from now, the Germans have won World War II again, you will not be eligible for a refund on this book.

Happy quizzing!

-- Theo

From the Ground Up – Questions

1. Boeing has a lot of hopes pinned on its new jet, the Dreamliner. What is its numerical designation?

2. A 105-story structure in what city is routinely airbrushed out of official photographs because it’s still incomplete since construction started in 1987?

3. Measured from its base to its summit, what is the tallest mountain in the world?

4. Where can Olympic Mountain, a 78000 feet or 24000 meter high volcano, be found?

5. To date, the Concorde and the Tupolev Tu-144 are the only two what?

6. Of the world's 10 tallest skyscrapers, which is the only one in North America?

7. Rank these structures by their construction date from oldest to newest: the Eiffel Tower, La Scala Opera House, the Houston Astrodome, and the Empire State Building

8. What is the highest mountain in the Alps?

9. Rank these types of clouds, from highest in the atmosphere to the lowest: stratus, cumulus, and cirrus?

10. The V22-Osprey and the Harrier are both examples of airplanes with what unusual capability?

From the Ground Up – Answers

1. 787

2. Pyongyang, North Korea (the structure is the Ryugyong Hotel)

3. Mauna Kea in Hawaii: its base is under the Pacific Ocean making it 1.4km taller than Mt. Everest

4. Mars

5. Commercial passenger jets to have flown at supersonic speeds

6. Sears Tower in Chicago

7. La Scala (1778), Eiffel Tower (1889), Empire State Building (1931), Astrodome (1965)

8. Mont Blanc

9. #1 Cirrus, #2 Cumulus, #3 Stratus

10. VTOL (Vertical takeoff and landing)

Who’s the Boss? – Questions

1. Although its iconic modern product wasn't invented until 1949, which company did Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen found in 1932?

2. Who is the CEO of Microsoft, as of 2013?

3. Who is the co-founder and CEO of Facebook, as of 2013?

4. What is the name of the Mega Upload founder who was arrested for copyright infringement in New Zealand in 2012?

5. Who is the richest person living in Omaha, Nebraska?

6. Who replaced Steve Jobs as the CEO of Apple?

7. The 323,000 employees of what company could call Jeffrey Immelt boss?

8. Jeff Bezos is the founder and CEO of which company, as of 2013?

9. What nationality is Carlos Slim, the richest person in the world from 2010-2013?

10. In 1977, Roy Raymond became embarrassed about buying underwear for his wife in a crowded department store. What company did he found as a result?

Who’s the Boss? – Answers

1. Lego

2. Steve Ballmer

3. Mark Zuckerberg

4. Kim Dotcom

5. The Wizard of Omaha, Warren Buffet

6. Tim Cook

7. General Electric

8. Amazon.com

9. Mexican

10. Victoria's Secret

Name Those Lyrics – Questions

1. Which song features the lyrics: Oh my love, my darling, I've hungered for your touch. A long lonely time. And time goes by so slowly?

2. Which song features the lyrics: I’m betting you love people. And I’m betting you love freak mode?

3. Which song features the lyrics: So kiss me and smile for me, tell me that you’ll wait for me?

4. Which song features the lyrics: When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son, always be a good boy, don’t ever play with guns?

5. Which song features the lyrics: You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not the only one?

6. Which song features the lyrics: "If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? For I must be traveling on now, cause there's too many places