Pub Quiz Questions That Can't Be Answered By Googling?

ONeill · February 19, 2015, 10:53:42 PM

And not how many fingers am I holding up.

From BBC:

Which pop song is summarised thus: "A man stands in a severely dilapidated dwelling and realises he won't have the chance to do the necessary DIY before he dies"?

And: "In an area of low pressure and high humidity, a series of bodies falls from the sky at approximately 22:30"?

What connects... a single by the Pogues, an Italian island resort and a unit of electrical current?

Which film features dialogue which has been mistranslated as follows: "No Christ - this is an imp"?

And: "Thoroughfares? Where we shall be, we are not wanting thoroughfares"?

Which TV show begins as follows: "A man peruses a selection of leather-bound books, rejecting a couple, finally choosing one with a cheaper book hidden inside"?

And: "A bus causes an ironic wardrobe malfunction"?

Nigel White · February 19, 2015, 11:27:58 PM

First one This ole house by Shakin Stevens. Fifth is back to the future, Backadder the third is the penultimate one

Tony Baloney · February 19, 2015, 11:30:38 PM

Thinking Ford for the Pogues one - Fiesta and Capri but not sure where amp/ampere fits in $:-\$

David McKeown · February 19, 2015, 11:31:47 PM

Its raining men for the second one?

Tony Baloney · February 19, 2015, 11:35:53 PM

Quote from: David McKeown on February 19, 2015, 11:31:47 PM
Its raining men for the second one?

Aye. Good man.

muppet · February 19, 2015, 11:37:08 PM

Quote from: Tony Baloney on February 19, 2015, 11:30:38 PM
Thinking Ford for the Pogues one - Fiesta and Capri but not sure where amp/ampere fits in $:-\$

Henry?

muppet · February 19, 2015, 11:40:30 PM

The mad doctor Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future for the thoroughfares.

ONeill · February 19, 2015, 11:41:56 PM

Quote from: Tony Baloney on February 19, 2015, 11:30:38 PM
Thinking Ford for the Pogues one - Fiesta and Capri but not sure where amp/ampere fits in $:-\$

Aye, think they went for Ka as the unit of electrical current.

muppet · February 19, 2015, 11:43:02 PM

Quote from: ONeill on February 19, 2015, 11:41:56 PM
Quote from: Tony Baloney on February 19, 2015, 11:30:38 PM
Thinking Ford for the Pogues one - Fiesta and Capri but not sure where amp/ampere fits in $:-\$

Aye, think they went for Ka as the unit of electrical current.

The bollixes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_(unit)

ONeill · February 19, 2015, 11:44:24 PM

Which film features dialogue which has been mistranslated as follows: "No Christ - this is an imp"?

Tony Baloney · February 19, 2015, 11:45:20 PM

Quote from: ONeill on February 19, 2015, 11:41:56 PM
Quote from: Tony Baloney on February 19, 2015, 11:30:38 PM
Thinking Ford for the Pogues one - Fiesta and Capri but not sure where amp/ampere fits in $:-\$

Aye, think they went for Ka as the unit of electrical current.

The pricks!

muppet · February 19, 2015, 11:45:37 PM

Quote from: ONeill on February 19, 2015, 11:44:24 PM
Which film features dialogue which has been mistranslated as follows: "No Christ - this is an imp"?

Balls, the answers can be googled, so I am out.

ONeill · February 19, 2015, 11:47:15 PM

Did you try Googling it?

muppet · February 19, 2015, 11:49:21 PM

Quote from: ONeill on February 19, 2015, 11:47:15 PM
Did you try Googling it?

Yes, the answer comes up, at least I presume that is the answer. The Full Monty?

ONeill · February 19, 2015, 11:50:33 PM

Erm, no. I think.