JGM Quizzes

05/11/2026

Here are the themed round questions from Home Bar Quiz November 4
Famous Firsts - All the answers begin with the letter 'E'

1. A broken laser pointer bought for $14.83 in 1985 was the first item sold on which auction website.

2. In 2003, which rap icon made hip-hop history when his chart-topping anthem ‘Lose Yourself’ became the first rap song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

3. In May 1953, Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay became the first humans confirmed to have reached the summit of which mountain.

4. In June 2026 who became the world’s first dollar trillionaire.

5. Which Baltic state became the first Soviet republic to formally restore its independence on 20 August 1991, during the attempted coup in Moscow.

6. Constructed in the late 19th century, what was the first structure in the world to reach 300 metres in height.

7. 2 Points: Sport: a) What was the first African country to play in a FIFA World Cup tournament. b) What was the first city to host a Commonwealth Games for a second time.

8. In 1992, which Dubai-based carrier made aviation luxury history by becoming the first airline in the world to install personal video screens in all seats across all cabin classes.

9. Which film, released earlier in the decade, became the first to gross more than $400 million at the US box office in 1985.

10. The Murders in the Rue Morgue is widely credited by literary historians as the first modern detective story. Who is the American author of this 1841 short story.

11. Premiering in 1994, which groundbreaking, medical-themed NBC series became the first prime-time drama in television history to shoot an entire live episode in real-time.

12. At the inaugural Grammy Awards in 1959, which ‘First Lady of Song’ made history as the first African-American woman to win a Grammy, taking home two awards that night.

13. Specifically – In 1066 who became the first English monarch to be buried in Westminster Abbey.

14. What is the name of the first NASA Space Shuttle to be built, constructed in 1976 for testing purposes.

15. In September 2021, which country made history by becoming the first sovereign nation to officially adopt Bitcoin as legal tender.

05/11/2026

I've not done a 3-2-1 round at Home Bar Quiz for a while. I included one this evening - it was slightly different in that I provided all three possible answers - it was then a case of picking the correct answer for 3 points, 2 points for the second best answer and 1 point for the third best. All the answers began with the letter 'B' - for no apparent reason?
All options were provided in alphabetical order

1. Which of these football clubs has won the men's European Cup / Champions League title on the most occasions: Barcelona, Bayern Munich or Benfica?

2. Which of the following businesses has the most outlets in the UK: B&Q, Boots or Burger King?

3. Which of these 1990s singles was the first to reach number one in the UK charts: Boom Boom Boom - Outhere Brothers, Boom, Boom. Boom Boom!! - Vengaboys, or Boom! Shake The Room - DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince?

4. Which of these celebrities named Ben is the oldest: Ben Affleck, Ben Shephard or Ben Stiller?

5. Which of these European countries has the largest population: Belarus, Belgium or Bulgaria?

05/11/2026

I really think I'm wasting my time as it was another very quite night at Home Bar Quiz. Anyway - here are the questions from round one - General Knowledge.

1. Prior to its famous 1989 fall, which international barrier stood for nearly 28 years, wrapping around a sector that was completely surrounded by East Germany.

2. Every year the city of Paris hosts an annual ‘Sausage Walk’, where owners parade with their dogs. Which breed of dog takes part in this Sausage Walk.

3. Which African mammal’s distinctive black-and-white pattern is unique to each individual animal, much like a human fingerprint.

4. Ten different buses, each equipped with two steering wheels, were used in the filming of which 1994 action film, directed by Dutch filmmaker Jan de Bont.

5. Which playwright was the subject of a comic routine by the American stand up comedian Richard Buckley (aka Lord Buckley), where he was referred to as "Willie the Shake".

6. What type of performance dance has five major positions of the feet and requires its performers to wear flat-bottomed shoes or flat slippers.

7. In March 2013 the Royal Mail issued eleven first class stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of which television show, the stamps featuring each of the eleven actors who had played the lead role to date.

8. Which ceremonial guards of the Tower of London lend their name to a brand of gin owned by Pernod Ricard.

9. Which 2001 Booker Prize winning novel with part one set in Toronto and Pondicherry, and part two on the Pacific Ocean, features a shipwrecked boy with a tiger.

10. Basketball: What Michigan NBA team gets its current name from a vehicle part made by founder Fred Zollner when he ran an automotive parts business in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

11. What European capital is divided by the Danube River into two historic halves whose names were combined when the city was unified in 1873.

12. First released as a single in 1982, which track by Prince was re-released and successfully charted again 17 years later.

13. True or False: The headquarters of the Lego Group in Billund, Denmark had to be twice rebuilt due to shoddy construction.

14. The surfwear clothing brand Billabong was founded in 1973. In which country was the company established.

15. 5 Points: Wedding Anniversary Metals: Which five metals, all found on the Periodic Table, feature in the traditional UK wedding anniversary gift list.

04/11/2026

Final reminder of the Friday Quiz. If you live locally why not come along.

01/11/2026

A couple of this week's rounds

01/11/2026

30/10/2026

This time next Friday. All welcome.