Ultimate Pub Quiz Super Genius - July 2026 (Quiz 286)

It's the first Monday of the month so it's time for your July edition of Ultimate Pub Quiz Super Genius.

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"Not As It Seems" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Scheming Weasel (slower version)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"March of the Spoons" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Casa Bossa Nova" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Transcript

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Hi there, it's Mark here, and it's time for your July edition of Ultimate Hope Quiz Superior. And for the second month in a row, I've decided to record this podcast on one of the hottest days of the year. But this time I have a pint of lemon squash with me, so we will get through it. As always, and I have 8 rounds and 40 questions. At the end of the quiz, you will receive a rating. The higher score, the better the rating. And if you manage to achieve a perfect score of 40 out of 40, you will earn the ultimate rating of Ultimate Pub Quiz. Super genius. This month we have some appropriately summer themed rounds. Alongside many other things as well, including the turn of a round that I haven't played for quite a long time. So I'm looking forward to dusting that one out. Alright, then I'm ready to start, and I hope you are too. Let's play the first two rounds of this July edition of Ultimate Pub Quiz Super Genius. Round one is our regular round, it says in the phrase. I'm about to give you a phrase, and all of the answers in this round can be spelt using letters from that phrase. So if your answer doesn't contain a letter that's in the phrase, it will not be the correct answer. And this month, as it's July, your phrase is schools out for summer, which is spelt S for Sierra, C for Charlie, it for hotel, O for October, O for October, L for Lima, S for Sierra, O for Oscar, U for uniform, T for Tango, F the Foxtrot, O for Oscar, R for Romeo, S for Sierra, U for uniform, M for Mike, M for Mike, E for Echo, R for Romeo. So best of luck as we play this schools out for summer, it says in the phrase round. Question one. Kevin Bacon plays a teenager who tries to overturn a small town's dancing ban in which 1980s movie. Remember all the answers in this round can be spelt using letters from the phrase schools out for summer. Kevin Bacon plays a teenager who tries to overturn a small town's dancing ban in which 1980s movie? Question two. The human body typically has twenty three pairs of what? Question three. So do your best to avoid it as it will definitely be wrong. And your answer options for this red herring round are all poker terms. And those options are river, full house, deal, pot, split, and poker face. So very best of luck as we play round two, a poker terms edition of the Red Herring Round. Question 1 Which of these poker terms is also the title of UK number one single by Lady Gargar? River Full House Deal Pot Split or Porkaface Which of these Poker Terms is also the title of UK number one single by Lady Gargar? River Full House Deal Pot Split or Porkaface Question two Which of these poker terms is also the name of a coastal town in Kent? River Full House Deal Pot Split or Pokerface Which of these poker terms is also the name of a coastal town in Kent? River Full House Deal Pot Split or Porkerface? Question three Which of these poker terms was also the first name of an actor who had roles in the films Stand By Me and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade? River Full House Deal Pot Split or Pokerface Which of these poker terms was also the first name of an actor who had roles in the films Stand By Me and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade? River Full House Deal Pot Split or Porkerface Question 4 Which of these poker terms is also the name of the second largest city in Croatia? River Full House Deal Pot Split or Porkerface Which of these poker terms is also the name of the second largest city in Croatia? River Full House Deal Pot Split or Porkerface And Question 5, final question of this second round. During the 1980s Bob Munkhouse hosted the bingo-based game show Bob's Watts River Full House Deal Pot Split or Porkerface. During the 1980s Bob Monkhouse hosted the bingo-based game show Bob's Watts. River Full House Deal Pot Split or Pokerface. And that is your first rounds done. It's time to reveal the answers. Give yourself a point for everyone that you got correct. Round one was that it says in the phrase round. And all of your answers had to be spelled using letters from the phrase schools out for summer. And question one. Kevin Bacon plays a teenager who tries to overturn a small town's dancing ban in the 1980s movie Footloose. Question two. Question three. In the Bible, God spoke to Moses from a burning bush on Mount Horeb. So well done if you said Moses. Question four. In 1964, the Rolling Stones had a UK number one single with the song Little Red Rooster. And question five, the word that means to laugh joyfully, that is also the name of a comedy website founded in the year 2000 is Chortle. So that's a final point for that round if you said chortle. Round two was a Poker Terms themed edition of the Red Herring Round. And your answer options for this round were River, Full House, Deal, Pot, Split, and Poker Face. And question one, the poker term that is also the title of UK number one single by Lady Gargar is Poker Face. Question two, the poker term that is also the name of a coastal town in Kent is Deal. Question three. The poker term that is also the first name of an actor who had roles in the films Stand By Me and Indian Jones and the Last Crusade is River because it was River Phoenix. So I don't know if you said River. Question 4. The poker term that is also the name of the second largest city in Croatia is Split. And question five. During the 1980s, Bob Monkhouse hosted the bingo-based game show, Bob's Full House. That means that the red herring in that round was pot. So very well done if you manage to avoid that. Okay then, it's time to move on to rounds three and four. And round three is this month's wordplay round. Question one. Which large animal is an anagram of Pin Feather Canal? And phonetically, that is spelled P for Papa, I for India, N for November, F for Foxtrot, E for Echo, A for Alpha, T for Tango, E for Hotel, E for Echo, R for Oreo, C for Charlie, E for Alpha, N for November, A for Alpha, L for Lima. Which large animal is an anagram of Pin Feather Canal? Question 2. Which mode of transport is an anagram of Crave Froth? And phonetically that is spelled C for Charlie, R for Romeo, A for Alpha, V for Victor, E for Echo, F for Fox Trot, R for Romeo, O for Oscar, T for Tango, H for Hotel. Which mode of transport is an anagram of Crave Froth? Next two questions in this round are initials questions. And question three, which famous 1969 children's picture book has the initials T V H C And B that spelled T for Tango, B for Victor, H for Hotel, C for Charlie. Which famous 1969 children's picture book has the initials T B H C and question four. Which 19th century US president has the initials JQE? And phonetically that is spelled J for Juliet Q for Quebec A4 Alpha. Which 19th century US president has the initials JQE? And question 5, final question of this we'll play around. Which weather condition can you spell out if you write down in this order the chemical symbols for the elements of thorium, uranium, neodymium, and erbium? Which weather condition can you spell out if you write down in this order the chemical symbols for the elements of thorium, uranium, neodymium, and erbium? Okay, we're not gonna really answer just yet as we're about to play round four. So you've still got time to work out some of those anagrams and initials if you need to. And round four this month is a very old round that I've decided to slightly tweak and bring back, and it's a round called The Real Deal. So for each question, I will give you two titles. One of those titles is generally the title of an episode of a sitcom, and the other one is not. You just need to give me the correct title for each question. The one with the English trifle or the one with the holiday armadillo? Which of these is a real title of an episode of Friends? The one with the English Trifle or the one with the holiday armadillo? Question two Which of these is a real title of an episode of Only Fools and Horses? The Harder They Fall or A Touch of Glass? Which of these is a real title of an episode of Only Fools and Horses? The Harder They Fall or A Touch of Glass Question three Which of these is a real title of an episode of the Simpsons? Marge vs the Monorail or Homer vs the Helicopter Which of these is a real title of an episode of the Simpsons, Marge vs the Monorail or Homer vs the Helicopter? Question four Which of these is a real title of an episode of the UK version of the Office? Appraisals or Resignations Which of these is the real title of an episode of the UK version of the office? Appraisals or resignations and question five final question of this round Which of these is the real title of an episode of Blackadder? Potato or Parsnip? Which of these is the real title of an episode of Blackadder? Potato or Parsnip? Right then, it's time to reveal the answers for round three and round four. Round three was the way we play around and question one Pin Feather Canal is an anagram of the large animal, the African elephant. So it's a point for African elephant. Question two Crave Froth is an anagram of the mode of transport the hovercraft. Question three The famous 1969 children's picture book that has the initials T V H C is the very hungry caterpillar. Question four. The 19th century US president who has the initials JQE is John Quincy Adams. And question five was this month's element spelling question. And if you write down in this order the chemical symbols for the elements for thorium, uranium, neodymium, and erbium, you get the weather condition thunder. That's because the symbol for thorium is TH, uranium is U, neodymium is N D, and Ebium is ER. Put them all together and you get thunder. And round four was the real deal round, and I was asking you to spot the genuine sitcom episode titles. And question one of the titles, the one with the English trifle or the one with the holiday armadillo, the real Friends episode title is the one with the holiday armadillo. Question two of the titles The Heart of The Fall or A Touch of Glass, the real Only Fools and Horses episode title is A Touch of Glass. And it's the episode that includes the very famous Falling Chandelier scene. So I'll done if you said a touch of glass. Question three of the titles Marge vs. the Monorail or Homer vs. the Helicopter. The genuine Simpsons episode title is Marge vs. the Monorail. Question four of the titles Appraisals or Resignations. The genuine title of an episode from the UK version of the office is Appraisals. And question five from the options Potato or Parsnip. The real Blackadder episode title is Potato. So it's a final point for that round if you said potato. And here we are at the halfway stage of this month's quiz. This month I am calling it the hydration break. Which is very apt because I am indeed going to hydrate myself with some of that pint of lemon squash that I mentioned at the start of the show. Just before we go back to the quiz, just a quick reminder that this is now a monthly podcast with a brand new full length pub quiz on the first Monday of every month. So our next episode will be with you on Monday the 3rd of August. Right then, hopefully you're feeling nicely hydrated and you are ready to continue with the rest of this July edition of Ultimate Pub Quiz Super Genius. It's time for round 5, and this month it is a round that I like to call Play Your Codes Right. So for each question, I will give you the international airport code of a famous destination, and all you need to do is identify what that destination is. And because it's summer, these are all places that people may choose to go on their summer holidays to. So eyes down as we play round five, play your codes right. Question one. IBZ is the international airport code for which Spanish Islands? Question two MIA is the international airport code for which US city? Infinitely that is spelt M for Mike, I for India, A for Alpha. M I A is the international airport code for which US city? Question three LIS is the international airport code for which European capital city? And that is spelt Alpha Lime I for India S for Sierra L IS is the international airport code for which European capital city? Question four BLK is the international airport code for which UK seaside destination? B for Bravo, L for Lima, K for Kilo BLK is the International Airport Code for which UK seaside destination? And question five CFU is the International Airport Code for which Greek Islands? And phonetically that is spelled C for Charlie F for Foxtrot U for Uniform. CFU is the International Airport code for which Greek islands? Answers will of course be coming very very soon, but before that it's time to play round six, which is this month's music round. And it's all about the hits of July's over a number of different years. So very best of luck as we play round six, the July Hits Music Round. Question 1. Which song that was UK number 1 single in July 1987 opens with the lyrics? When I look back upon my life, it's always with a sense of shame. Which song that was UK number one single in July 1987 opens with the lyrics. When I look back upon my life, it's always with a sense of shame. Question 2. In July 2024, Stazing was a UK top 10 single by which British singer songwriter. In July 2024, Stazing was a UK top 10 single by which British singer songwriter? Question 3 Which July 1997 UK number 1 album contains the tracks Paranoid Android Karma Police and No Surprises Which July 1997 UK number one album contains the tracks Paranoid Android Karma Police and No Surprises Question 4 Fill in the blank from these lyrics from the July 1966 King's UK number one single Sunny Afternoon The Taxman's Taken All My Blank Fill in the blank from these lyrics from the July 1966. King's UK number one single sunny afternoon. The Taxman's Takin's All My Blank. And question 5, final question of this music round, and it is a guess the year question. The Real Slim Shady by Eminem, Breathless by the Cause, and Life is a Roller Coaster by Ronan Kidding were all UK top 10 singles in July of which yeah. The Real Slim Shady by Eminem, Breathless by the Cause, and Life is a Roller Coaster by Ronan Kitting were all UK top 10 singles in July of which yeah And it is already answers time again Round 5 was play your codes right and they were all airport codes for some holiday destinations and question 1 IBZ is the international airport code for the Spanish Island Ebita Question 2 MIA is the international airport code for the US City Miami Question 3 LIS is the International Airport Code for the European capital city Lisbon Question 4 BLK is the international airport code for the UK seaside destination Blackpool and question five CFU is the international airport code for the Greek island Corfu And round six was the July hits music round and question one the song that was UK number one single in July 1987 that opens with the lyrics When I look back upon my life it's always with a sense of shame is It's a Sin by the Pet Shop Boys So it's a point for It's a Sin Question two In July twenty twenty four stargazing was a UK top ten single by the British singer songwriter Miles Smith Question three The July nineteen ninety seven UK number one album that contains the tracks Paranoid Android Karma Police and No Surprises is OK Computer which was by Radiohead so that's a point for OK Computer Question four I asked you to fill in the blanks of the lyric from Sunday by the Kinks The Tax Man's Taken All My Do. So well done if you said duh and question five The Real Slim Shady by Eminem Breathless by the Cause and Life is a roller coaster by Ronan Kitting were all UK top 10 singles in July of the year 2000 So it's a final point for that round if you said 2000. And we have now made it to the final two rounds. Remember to keep track of your score as at the end you will receive a rating depending on how high your score is. And round seven this month is the same name game. So in this round the answers to all the questions will all be people who have the same first name. So very best of luck as we play round seven, the same name game. Question one Who is the author of the self-help books? I can make you thin and I can make you sleep? And remember all of the answers in this round are all people with the same first name? Who is the author of the self-help books I can make you thin and I can make you sleep? Question 2. Which England footballer burst into tears when he received a yellow card during a 1990 World Cup semi-final match? Which England footballer burst into tears when he received a yellow card during a 1990 World Cup semi-final match? Question 3 Which actor plays the title character in the Marvel Movie Ant Man? Which actor plays the title character in the Marvel movie Ant Man? Question 4 Which TV magician hosted the game shows Every Second Council and Wipeout Which TV Magician hosted the game shows every second counts and wipeout and question 5 final question of this round the 2025 documentary Man on the Run is about which British Singer Songwriter The 2025 documentary Man on the Run is about which British Singer Songwriter Okay time to play the final round which as always is rounded general knowledge and question 1 Who is the director of the 2026 science fiction movie Disclosure Day Who is the director of the 2026 science fiction movie Disclosure Day Question 2 which country did Mexico defeat in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup which country did Mexico defeat in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Question 3 which British artist whose paintings included biggest flash and Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy passed away in June 2026 aged 88 which British artist whose paintings included biggest splash and Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy passed away in June 2026 aged 88 Question 4 in June 2026 singer Girolipa and actor Callum Turner held a 3 day wedding celebration on which Mediterranean Islands in June 2026 singer Jerolipa and actor Callum Turner held a 3 day wedding celebration on which Mediterranean Islands and question 5 final question of the round and this month's quiz which British author who is famous for her Notes and Crosses book series received a Damehood in the King's 2026 birthday honours list which British author who is famous for her Notes and Crosses book series received a Dame Hood in the King's 2026 birthday honours list and that is all of your questions for this month's quiz it's time to reveal the answers and you will then receive a rating Round 7 was the same name game and question 1 the author of the self-help books I can make you thin and I can make you sleep is Paul McKenna So we now know that all of the answers in this round are people called Paul. So that's a point if you say Paul McKenna Question 2 the England footballer who burst into tears when he received a yellow card during the 1990 World Cup semi-final match was Paul Gascoigne. Question three the actor who plays the title character in the Marvel movie Ant Man is Paul Rudd Question four the TV magician who hosted the game shows Every Second Counts and Wipeout is Paul Daniels and question five the twenty twenty five documentary Man on the Run is about the British singer songwriter Paul McCartney So very well done if you said Paul McCartney and round eight was this month's general knowledge round and question one the director of the 2026 science fiction movie Disclosure Day is Steven Spielberg Question two in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Mexico defeated South Africa Question three the British artist whose paintings included a bigger splash and Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy who passed away in June 2026 aged 88 was David Hockney Question four in June 2026 singer Girlieber and actor Callum Turner held a three day wedding celebration on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and finally question five the British author who is famous for her notes and crosses book series who received a Damehood in the King's 2026 birthday honours list was Mallory Blackman so that's a final point for this month's quiz if you said Mallory Blackman right then you should now have a score out of 40 using that score you will now receive our rating if you got between 1 and 9 you are a pub quiz beginner a score of between 10 and 20 makes you a pub quiz fan if you got a very good score of 21 to 30 you are a pub quiz regular an excellent score of 31 to 39 makes you a pub quiz expert but if you somehow managed to get 40 out of 40 which to be honest I think is almost an impossible task but if you did you are now officially an ultimate pub quiz super genius so very well done indeed and that is it for your July quiz thank you so much for listening and playing along I'll be back with next month's quiz on Monday the 3rd of August so please do join me for that. And if you have any family or friends who you think would enjoy this podcast please let them know and if you know anybody who used to listen to this when it was a weekly show please do let them know that we are back with this supersized monthly edition. Right I think that is everything thank you for listening and see you next month. Goodbye