Ultimate Pub Quiz Super Genius - June 2026 (Quiz 285)

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

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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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Transcript

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Hi there, it's Mark here. We've made it to the first Monday of the month. In fact, it's the first day of the month, and it is time for your June edition of Ultimate Pub Quiz Super Genius. I was originally going to start this show, but I say that now that it's June, things are going to get hotter. However, in most parts of the UK, and certainly here in London, that has already happened, and this is going to be a very hot record. But don't worry, we will get through it. Because as always, I have 8 rounds and 40 questions, and if you have 40 correct answers, you will officially earn the title of Ultimate Hope Quiz 2G. However, everybody receives a rating, but the more points you get, the better that rating will be. So for this month's quiz, we have a mix of things that are themed to the month of June, and also some very random rounds as well, including a brand new one I'm looking forward to trying out. So I think we should crack on. Here come your first two rounds for this June edition of Ultimate Pub Quiz Super Genius. We are starting this month's quiz as we often do with it says in the phrase round. I am about to give you a phrase, and all of the answers for this round can be spelt using letters from that phrase. So if your answer includes a letter that's not in the phrase, it will not be the correct answer. And as the World Cup is beginning soon, your phrase for this round is World Cup Fever, which is spelt W for whiskey, O for Oscar, R for Romeo, L for Emma, D for Delta, C for Charlie, U for Uniform, P for Papa, F for Foxtrot, E for Echo, V for Victor, E for Echo, R for Romeo. So very best look as we play round one World Cup Fever edition of It Says in the phrase. Question one The Mona Lisa is on permanent display in which art gallery. Remember all the answers in this round can be spelt using letters from the phrase World Cup Fever. The Mona Lisa is on permanent display in which art gallery. Question two in 1990 Snap had a UK number one single with the song the What? In 1990 Snap had a UK number one single with the song the What? Question three, what is the official currency of Pakistan? What is the official currency of Pakistan? Question four the acronym BFF and that is Bravo Foxtrot Foxtrot stands for Best Friends What? The acronym BFF stands for Best Friends What and question five, final question obviously it says in the first round What was the surname of the character played by Wendy Richard in East Enders? What was the surname of the character played by Wendy Richard in EastEnders? I will be revealing those answers very soon, but before we do that we are going to move straight on to your questions for round two. Round two is a themed round and the theme is the word black. So very best of luck and here we go. Question one. Sirius Black is the godfather of which very famous literary character. Sirius Black is the godfather of which very famous literary character. Question two. In Europe the Black Death Pandemic occurred during which century in Europe the Black Death Pandemic occurred during which century? Question three Jack Black voices a character called Po in which animated film series? Jack Black voices a character called Po in which animated film series? Question four The Black Sea lies between Europe and which other continents? The Black Sea lies between Europe and which other continents? And question five Which British rock star who passed away in July 2025 first found fame as the lead singer of Black Sabbath? Which British rock star who passed away in July 2025 first found fame as the lead singer of Black Sabbath? Okay then it is answer time for those first two rounds. Give yourself a point for everyone that you got correct. Round one was and it says in the first round and your phrase was World Cup Fever. And question one The Mona Lisa is on permanent display in the art gallery the Louvre. So it's a point if you said Louvre. Question two in 1990 Snap had a UK number one single with the song The Power. Question three The official currency of Pakistan is the Rupee. It's a point for rupee. Question four, the acronym BFF stands for Best Friends Forever. And question five, the surname of the character played by Wendy Richard in EastEnders is Fowler. She played Pauline Fowler. So well done if you said Fowler. Round two was themed all around the word Black. And question one serious black is the godfather of the very famous literary character Harry Potter. Question two In Europe the Black Death Pandemic occurred during the 14th century or the 1300s. Question 3. Jack Black voices a character called Po in the animated film series Kung Fu Panda. Question 4. The Black Sea lies between Europe and Asia. And question 5. The British rock star who passed away in July 2025. Who first found fame as the lead singer of Black Sabbath was Ozzy Osborne. So that's a final point for the round if you said Ozzy Osborne. It's time to move on to the questions for the next two rounds. And round three is this month's wordplay round. However, because the World Cup is starting soon, it is a football themed edition of the Wordplay round. So very best of luck, and here we go. Question 1 At Lean Russia is an anagram of which former England footballer. And phonetically that's spelled A4 Alpha, Alpha Lima, E for Echo A for Alpha N for November, A for Romeo, A for Alpha S for Sierra, H for Hotel, E for Echo R for Romeo. At Lean Russia is an anagram of which former England footballer Question 2 Admaya Lard is an anagram of which European football club? And finally that is spelt A4 alpha D4 Delta M for Mike, I for India, A for Romeo, E for Echo, Alpha Lima, A for Alpha, A for Romeo D4 Delta Admaya Lard is an anagram of which European Football Club Next two questions are initials questions. And question 3. Which England footballer who scored 3 goals in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup has the initials AR and that's A for Alpha R for Romeo. Which England footballer who scored three goals in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup has the initials AR. Question 4. Which football stadium that is home to a Premier League Football Club has the initials C C? That is C for Charlie C for Charlie. Which football stadium that is home to a Premier League football club has the initials C C and question 5 is an element spelling question. Which item that you would expect to see on a football pitch can you spell? If you write down in this order the symbols for the chemical elements carbon, oxygen, radon, abium, fluovium and silver. Which item that you would expect to see in a football pitch can you spell if you write down in this order the symbols for the chemical elements: carbon, oxygen, radon, abium, fluovium, and silver. Okay, you have a few more moments working out the answers to those questions as we are now going to move on to round four. And it is the brand new round I teased at the start of the show. So this is a round I am calling one, two, or three. You're about to hear three answer options, and they will be the same answer options for every question. And for each question, you need to identify how many of those answers fit the question. Is it one, two or three? So you don't need to name the answers, you only have to write down the number one, two or three. It'll make sense as soon as we start playing. So very best of luck as we play round four, the one, two or three round. Okay, so your answer options are all movies and they are the movies Terminator 2 Judgment Day, Misery and Titanic. So question one How many of those movies were directed by James Cameron? So from the movies Terminator 2 Judgment Day, Misery and Titanic, how many were directed by James Cameron? One, two or three? Question two of the movies Terminator 2 Judgment Day Misery and Titanic, how many were first released during the 1990s? Of the movies Terminator 2, Misery and Titanic how many were first released during the 1990s? Question 3 of the movies Terminator 2 Misery and Titanic How many won a best picture Oscar? Of the movies Terminator 2 Misery and Titanic How many won a best picture Oscar? Question 4 of the movies Terminator 2 Misery and Titanic Kathy Bates has a role in how many of them? Of the movies Terminator 2 Misery and Titanic Kathy Bates has a role in how many of them? And question 5, final question of this 1, 2 or 3 round according to IMDB of the movies Terminator 2 Judgment Day, Misery and Titanic, how many have a runtime of over 2 hours? According to IMDB, how many of the movies Terminator 2, Misery and Titanic have a runtime of over 2 hours? Okay then let's see how you got on in those two rounds as here come the answers. Once again give yourself a point for everyone that you got correct. Round 3 was a football themed edition of the Worldplay round and question 1 at Lean Russia is nanogram of the former England footballer Alan Shearer. Question 2 Admire Lard is nanogram of the European Football Club Real Madrid. Question 3 The England footballer who scored 3 goals in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup that has the initials AR is Alesia Russo. Question 4 The football stadium that is home to a Premier League football club that has the initials C C is Craven Cottage which is the home of Fulham so well done if you said Craven Cottage. And question 5 is an element spelling question. And if you write down the chemical symbols in this order for the elements carbon, oxygen, radon, urbium, fluorium and silver, the item that you would expect to see in a football pitch that you would spell out is corner flag. That's because carbon is C, oxygen is O, radon is RN, Ebium is ER, fluorium is FL and silver is AG. Put them all together and you get corner flag. And here we are at the halfway stage of this month's quiz. And just a quick break this week, so I can remind you that this podcast is now a monthly podcast with a brand new 40 question quiz on the first Monday of every month. So the next edition will be with you on the 6th of July. And I'd also like to remind you that every score now receives a rating for this quiz. So make sure you keep track of all your points. And even if you don't get that ultimate rating of Ultimate Pub Quiz Super Genius, you will still receive one. So keep on going until the end of the show. Right then, break time over. Let's crack on with the rest of this June edition of Ultimate Pub Quiz Super Genius. Round 5 is the music round, and it is the June hits music round. So it's all about successful music from the month of June over lots of different years. So by the best of luck as we play round 5, the June hits music round. Question 1. Which song that was UK number 1 single in June 1971 contained the lyrics? Last night I heard my mama singing a song. Which song that was UK number one single in June 1971 contains the lyrics? Last night I heard my mama singing a song. Question 2. In June 1992 to Funky was a UK top 10 single for which British singer songwriter in June 1992 to Funky was a UK top 10 single for which British singer songwriter. Question 3 Which June 1996 UK number 1 album contains the tracks you ought to know head over feet and ironic Which June 1996 UK number 1 album contains the tracks you ought to know head over feet and ironic Question 4 Fill in the blank from these lyrics from the June 2022 Harry Styles UK number one single as it was Holdin' Blanc holding me back Fill in the blank from these lyrics from the June 2022 Harry Styles UK number one single as it was holdin' me back blank holding me back and question five final question of this June hits music round Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel and Spirit in the Sky by Dr. Anomedix were all UK top 10 singles in June of which year Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel and Spirit in the Sky by Dr. Anomedics were all UK top 10 singles in June of which year Okay answers coming up soon but first we are going to play round 6 and this month round 6 is the yes no Quisho So for each question I will read you out a statement if you think that statement is correct you answer yes if you think it's incorrect you answer no it is as simple as that so eyes down as we play round six the yes no quiso question one reader I married him is a quote from the book Emma remember write down yes if you think that's correct write down no if you think that's incorrect reader I married him is a quote from the book Emma Question two yes or no the capital of Brazil is Rio de Janeiro the capital of Brazil is Rio de Janeiro yes or no question three yes or no as of June 2026 Roger Federer has won more Wimbledon singles titles than Novak Djokovic Yes or no as of June 2026 Roger Federer has won more Wimbledon singles titles than Novak Djokovic Question four in the human body the eyelets of Langerhands are located on the liver is that yes or is that no in the human body the eyelets of Langerhands are located on the liver yes or no and question five final question of this yes no question round Matt Smith played the lead role in Doctor Who before Peter Capaldi yes or no yes or no Matt Smith played the lead role in Doctor Who before Peter Capaldi And that is all of your questions for round five and round six time for the answers give yourself a point for everyone that you get correct Round five was the June hits music round and question one the song that was UK number one single in June 1971 that contains the lyrics last night I heard my mama singing a song is Chirpy Chirpy Cheap Cheap which is by middle of the road so give yourself a point if you said chirpy chirpy cheap cheap question two in June 1992 to Funky was a UK top ten single for the British singer songwriter George Michael Question three The June 1996 UK number one album that contains the tracks you ought to know Head Overfeet and Ironic is Jagged Little Pill which was by Anismo said so very well done if you said Jagged Little Pill Question 4 I asked you to fill in the blanks form a line of the lyrics of the June 2022 Howie Stars UK in one single as it was and the answer is holding me back gravities hold me back so it's a point if you said gravities and question five addicted to love by Robert Palmer Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel and Spirit in the Sky by Doctor and the medics were all UK top ten singles in June of 1986 so that is a final point for that round if you said 1986. Moving straight on to the answers for round six which was the yes no quiz show and question one read hi married him is a quote from the book Emma that is a no as it's from Jane A. That's a point for no question two the capital Brazil is Rio de Janeiro that's also a no as it's Brazilia so I don't know if you said no question three as of June 2026 Roger Federer has won more Wimbledon singles titles than no Vag Djokovic that's a yes as Fedra Andrew has one eight and Djokovic has one seven. So well done if you said yes. Question four in the human body the islets of Langerhands are located on the liver that is a no as the islets of Langerhands are on the pancreas. So that's a point if you said no and question five Matt Smith played the lead rule in Doctor Who before Peter Capaldi? That one is yes. As Capaldi replaced Matt Smith. So that's a final point for the round if you said yes. And here we are. It is time for your questions for the final two rounds of the month. And as it's Father's Day in June, round seven is around, I'm calling Who's the Daddy? So for each question I will give you the names of some children, and all you need to do is name their famous father. So very best of luck and here we go. Question 1. Which former footballer is a father to children called Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper? Hopefully that's a nice easy one to start the round. Which former footballer is a father to children called Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper? Question 2. Which TV chef is a father to children called Megan Holly, Jack, Tilly, Oscar and Jessie? Which TV chef is a father to children called Megan Holly, Jack, Tilly, Oscar and Jessie? Question three, which cartoon character is a father to children called Meg Chris and Steerry? Which cartoon character is a father to children called Meg Chris and Steerry? Question four. Which former British Prime Minister is a father to children called Ewan Nicky Catherine and Leo? Which former British Prime Minister is a father to children called Ewan Nicky Catherine and Leo? And question five, which literary character is a father to children called Jem and Scouts Which literary character is a father to children called Gem and Scouts and now we're gonna move straight on to the questions for the final round, round 8. And we are finishing as we usually do with general knowledge. So here we go. Question 1 Which country won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest? Which country won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest? Question 2 On the 8th of May 2026 which British broadcaster, natural historian and conservationist celebrated his 100th birthday. On the 8th of May 2026, which British broadcaster, natural historian and conservationist celebrated his 100th birthday? Question three, the tallest volcano in our solar system is on what planet The tallest volcano in our solar system is on what planet Question four and Hathaway reprises her role as Andy Saks in which 2026 movie and Hathaway reprises her role as Andy Sachs in which 2026 movie and question 5 Final question of the round and the quiz In May 2026 22 year old Wu Z became the second youngest person to win the Snooker World Championship. Who is the youngest? In May 2026, 22 year old Wu Z became the second youngest person to win the Snooker World Championship. Who is the youngest? Right then that is all of the questions done. All we need now is the answers for those last two rounds and you will then receive a rating for this month's quiz. Round seven was Who's the Daddy? And question one The former footballer that is a father to children called Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper is David Beckham. Question two The TV chef that is a father to children called Meghan Holly, Jack, Tilly, Oscar and Jesse is Gordon Ramsay. Question three The cartoon character who is a father to children called Meg, Chris and Sherry is Peter Griffin from Family Guy. So very well done if you said Peter Griffin. Question four the former British Prime Minister who is father to children called Ewan, Nikki, Catherine and Leo is Tony Blair. And question five the literary character who is a father to children called Jem and Scout is Atticus Finch. Bomb to kill a mockingbird. So as a final point for the round if you said Atticus Finch. And we finished with round eight general knowledge and question one The country who won the twenty twenty six Eurovision Song Contest was Bulgaria. Question two on the 8th of May 2026, the British broadcaster, natural historian and conservationist who celebrated his 100th birthday was David Attenborough. Question 3 The tallest volcano in our solar system is on Mars. It is Olympus Mons. So very well done if you said Mars. Question four Anne Hathaway reprises her role as Andy Sachs in the 2026 movie The Devil Wears Prada 2. And question five. In May 2026, 22-year-old Wu Z became the second youngest person to win the Snooker World Championship. But I asked you who is the youngest. And the youngest is Stephen Henry. He won it age 21 way back in 1990. So that's a final point for this quiz. If you said Stephen Henry. And that is us done and dusted for this June edition of the quiz. You should now have a score of 40. Using that score, you will now receive a 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 21-30, you are a pub quiz regular. An excellent score of 31-39 makes you 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.