# Our trivia final question last night was essentially unsolvable **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 17, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-trivia-final-question-last-night-was-essentially-unsolvable/634991 "2012-09-17T18:20:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-trivia-final-question-last-night-was-essentially-unsolvable/634991/41 "2012-09-19T22:43:57Z")
Pfft if you want hard trivia questions see [Great Midwest Trivia Contest](http://www.lawrence.edu/sorg/trivia/contests.html) Example: During WWII, the Wimbledon Lawn and Tennis Club was used as a military base. In August 1940, two pigs were brought to Wimbledon for the troops to eat. These were the first pigs to be brought to the base. What were the two pigs’ names, and what was the name of the man who slaughtered them? Granted, research is allowed, but still tricky (IIRC two teams got this) Brian ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-trivia-final-question-last-night-was-essentially-unsolvable/634991/42 "2012-09-20T01:13:36Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > You can see the question before you bet […] In this case, we had a 0% chance, but didn’t realize that was the case until we heard the answer. Clear something up for me. Was it: Final – MUSIC – Identify the song title the following bands share: \ 1. Maroon 5 and Soul Asylum 2. Rehab and O.A.R. 3. Radiohead and TLC 4. Led Zeppelin and Mariah Carey Or is it: Final – MUSIC – Identify the song title the following bands share: 1. Maroon 5 and Soul Asylum 2. Rehab and O.A.R. 3. Radiohead and TLC 4. Led Zeppelin and Mariah Carey \ ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-trivia-final-question-last-night-was-essentially-unsolvable/634991/43 "2012-09-25T08:45:50Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Lizzie 2 is in fact the Queen of England. She’s also the Queen of a Lot of Other Places and Feudal Lord of This and That, but she’s still the Queen of England, too. It is about as accurate as calling her the “Queen of Coventry”. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-trivia-final-question-last-night-was-essentially-unsolvable/634991/44 "2012-09-25T18:42:17Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Lizzie 2 is in fact the Queen of England. She’s also the Queen of a Lot of Other Places and Feudal Lord of This and That, but she’s still the Queen of England, too. Trivia note: One of Elizabeth’s titles is the Duke of Normandy. Apparently the holder is always titled as a Duke, regardless of their gender. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-trivia-final-question-last-night-was-essentially-unsolvable/634991/45 "2012-09-25T22:53:34Z")
> [@](#): > > It is about as accurate as calling her the “Queen of Coventry”. Sure is. If you ask any Coventrite who their queen is, they’ll all tell you it’s Liz. “Queen of England” is probably more appropriate for general use, though, since England is a fairly substantial and significant portion of her realm, much more so than Coventry is. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-trivia-final-question-last-night-was-essentially-unsolvable/634991/46 "2012-09-26T10:24:18Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Sure is. If you ask any Coventrite who their queen is, they’ll all tell you it’s Liz. “Queen of England” is probably more appropriate for general use, though, since England is a fairly substantial and significant portion of her realm, much more so than Coventry is. It still is not her correct title. > **[Monarchy of the United Kingdom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_England)** > > The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers regulated by the British constitution. The term may also refer to the role of the royal family within the UK's broader political structure. The monarch since 8 September 2022 is King Charles III, who ascended the throne on the death of Queen Elizabeth II, his mother. > The monarch and... > [@](#): > > Queen of England is also often used erroneously to refer to the following, as they do not hold the title “Queen of England”: > The current monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II > Any of the female British monarchs > Any wife of a male British monarch You can argue that she rules over England (as a subsection of her realm) until the cows come home, but you’ll never escape the fact that there is no “Queen of England” and has not been since the 1st of May 1707. ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-trivia-final-question-last-night-was-essentially-unsolvable/634991/47 "2012-09-26T10:43:11Z")
It’s perfectly reasonable to complain about a truely unanswerable question in a trivia quiz. It’s not like the OP is threatening them with a shotgun or anything. Probably would have been better to tone down the complaint a little and leave out any references to costs, but hey. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-trivia-final-question-last-night-was-essentially-unsolvable/634991.md?page=2)