Party quiz for friends: flags, cocktails and art (expert)
An unusual flag, an Italian cocktail, surreal painting and equator geography: for fans of surprising details who want to shine at the party.
Quizzes to liven up a get-together, a party or a birthday
Party nights with friends is the theme built for atmosphere: it mixes questions on aperitif food and drinks, songs everyone sings along to, film classics, board games and birthday traditions. The topics are light and varied, perfect to throw out between rounds and settle friendly arguments.
It works well for a dinner party, a family get-together or a birthday: anyone can have a go and debate the answer. A party night with friends needs no preparation here, since the quizzes are free, come in five levels from very easy to expert, and each answer is followed by an explanation that keeps the conversation going.
An unusual flag, an Italian cocktail, surreal painting and equator geography: for fans of surprising details who want to shine at the party.
Strawberries and octopuses, the Rubik's Cube, 1970s rock and aniseed spirits: enough to get your whole group's brains working over drinks.
A minty cocktail, the chessboard, Africa's highest peak and champagne bubbles: enough to find out who knows best around the table.
Tequila, Bohemian Rhapsody, Titanic and the Statue of Liberty: an easy quiz mixing drinks, movies, music and animals to warm up the evening.
Sushi, guacamole, rainbows and pop classics: easy questions that everyone knows, perfect to kick off a night in with friends without any pressure.
The word comes from the late Latin aperitivus, itself from the verb aperire, meaning to open: an aperitif is a drink meant to open the appetite before a meal. Today it names both the drink and the sociable moment that comes before dinner.
Trivial Pursuit was devised in 1979 in Montreal by two Canadians, Chris Haney and Scott Abbott. The game, built on general-knowledge questions sorted into six categories, went on sale from 1981 and later sold in many countries.
The melody comes from a children's song called Good Morning to All, created by two American sisters, Mildred and Patty Hill, and published in 1893. Birthday lyrics were added later, in the early twentieth century, and it became a birthday classic well beyond the English-speaking world.