About St Georges Day quizzes
Here's a bit more information on what you can expect from our Saint George's Day quizzes, with some example questions to follow.
Rounds of 5 questions
Round headings include (but are not limited to);
Englishness, dragons, iconic England, the man himself, other notable Georges, damsels in distress, English literature, St George multiple choice, English tunes, sitcom quotes, English pairs, who am I, odd one out, English past, true or false, what comes next
Blockbuster rounds
There are 3 types of blockbuster rounds that come up in our quizzes.
Blockbusters ABC - All the answers begin with the letter/s specified
Blockbusters Trivia Trail - The last letter of the first answer, is the first letter of the second answer, and so on
Blockbusters 9 spells 10 - The first letters of the first 9 answers, spells the final answer in the round
Choices when you order
Having been writing and supplying quizzes to pubs since 1990, we understand that not all landlords, managers and quiz teams enjoy the same format of quiz or difficulty level of questions; and that some have the need or wish to simply lay out quiz sheets on the tables for teams to complete and hand in. For more detail on these choices;
Choice of difficulty level
Easy, Regular or Hard. No points for guessing the least popular there - yet there are pubs that enjoy our hard questions, particularly when they have teams that participate in our league games. So the choice is there!
Choice of format (Random or categorised)
Random format
The questions get merged into a number of straight miscellaneous rounds UNLESS it makes sense for a round to remain grouped - such as 'higher or lower' or 'trivia trail" - in which case we leave that round grouped and have miscellanous rounds either side of it.
Categorised format
Easter quizzes are laid out in the following rounds;
Q 1 to 25 - 5 rounds of 5
Q 26 to 35 - Blockbuster round
Q 36 to 45 - Easter related miscellaneous round
Choice of version (Quizmaster or tabletop)
Quizmaster version
Contains the questions & answers ready for a quizmaster to read out.
Tabletop version
Questions and answers and ALSO provides sheets with just the questions & blank spaces for the teams to write their answers in - a quizmaster is not necessarily needed. This is useful if your pub is laid out in two or more bars, or if you want to run a quiz on a sunny, sunday afternoon, in the garden for instance.
Example questions from our St Georges Day quizzes;
Question 1
What part of an Englishman should always be 'stiff'?
Answer
His upper lip
The phrase 'Keep a stiff upper lip' implies one should show self restraint & fortitude…very English!
Question 2
What iconic English machine, has an interior far larger than its exterior?
Answer
The Tardis
The Doctor’s time & space machine on TVs Doctor Who / Doctor Who was created in 1963, by Sydney Newman, head of BBC drama from 1961-69 / TARDIS stands for "Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space"
Question 3
What well-loved English TV character, "mentioned the war"?
Answer
Basil Fawlty
Played by John Cleese in the episode, "The Germans / "Don't mention the war" was the famous phrase and warning he gave to his staff when they received German guests - but he couldn't help mentioning the war himself, as well as impersonating Hitler!