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Edition 9 – December 2019

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Pub Quiz Questions

What is TV Show

‘Strictly Come

Dancing’ called in

the USA??

What ingredient is

balsamic??

In which Sitcom

would you hear about

Mrs Slocombe’s

pussy??

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Edition 9’s

Quiz RoundsPage 4 Quiz 01 Multiple Choice – Pub Quiz

Page 5 Quiz 02 Pot Luck

Page 6 Quiz 03 History

Page 7 Quiz 04 Sport

Page 8 Quiz 05 Geography

Page 9 Quiz 06 Pub Quiz

Page 10 Quiz 07 Odd Facts

Page 11 Quiz 08 How Many?



Page 14 Quiz 11 Multiple Choice – Pub Quiz


Page 16 Quiz 13 True or False


Page 18 Quiz 15 Halloween


Page 20 Quiz 17 Harry Potter



Page 23 Quiz 20 Wooden Spoon Quiz Night #1

Page 24 Quiz 21 Tie Breakers




Page 28-30 Answers


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Multiple Choice – Pub Quiz

Notes

Which A is the name of the largest island in

Wales?

In Sleeping Beauty, what did Aurora prick her

finger on to put her into the deep sleep?

Lennie and George are the two main characters

in which book?

What is the title of Susan Boyle's first album?

Which sitcom was set on Craggy Island? What was the real first name of the American

singer ‘Prince’?

What does an acrophobic fear? What was the name of the Skipper in Moby Dick?

How old is a filly when she officially becomes a

mare?

What do Sumo wrestlers throw into the ring

prior to a match?

A. Aberystwyth

B. Anglesey

C. Ammanford

A. A needle and thread

B. A spinning wheel

C. A pair of scissors

A. The Long, The Short and The Tall

B. Of Mice And Men

C. Animal Farm

A. The Gift

B. I Dreamed a Dream

C. Someone To Watch Over Me

A. Father Ted

B. The Vicar of Dibley

C. Peep Show

A. Roger

B. Nelson

C. Prince

A. Heights

B. Driving cars

C. Public speaking

A. Captain Ahab

B. Starbuck

C. Ishmael

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

A. Sand

B. Salt

C. Rice

Question 1 Question 2






Pot Luck

Notes


What was the former name of a Cadbury's

Snicker?

The UK's first section of motorway was originally

known as the Preston Bypass, today, it forms

part of which motorway?


Can you name all the pieces used in a game of

chess?

How was Nelson's body preserved during his

return from the Battle of Trafalgar?


Which British politician famously headbutted a

German footballer in the groin?

What word can refer to a country, a type of meat

or three consecutive strikes in bowling?


What were the names of the characters played

by TV duo Ant and Dec in Byker Grove?


Dothraki is a fictional language that features in

which television series?

What name is given to a cross between a

Chihuahua and a Pug?

Which legendary lead vocalist was born Farrokh

Bulsara?


History

Notes


What famous ship sank in 1912? Who was Britains longest serving Prime Minister,

a term that lasted for 20 years and 315 days?


Who painted the famous portrait, the Mona

Lisa?

The Battle of Hastings was in what year?


What did Sir Isaac Newton invent? This part-time race car driver invented the

bucket seat in 1969?


What year was John F. Kennedy assassinated? What major event stopped the Great Plague of

London?


Approximately, how long ago was Stonehenge

built?

In which decade was the telephone invented?


Sport

Notes


In the 1984 Winter Olympics which pair won

gold and became the highest scoring figure

scaters?

At which Racecourse is the Grand National run?


In the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, who scored

his third goal in extra time?

Which tennis player made it to three singles

grand slam finals in 2017?


The term 'Butterfly Stroke' is referred to in

which sport?

Who has won the FIFA World Cup the most?


What colour do the leaders of the Tour De

France wear?

The term 'Gambit' is used in which game?


The Thomas Cup is related to which sport? Which motorsport is Lewis Hamilton most famous

for?


Geography

Notes


I am in the Old Bailey, the site of which former

Prison? Where am I?

I am on a wall 73 miles long which stretches

across some of the UK's most dramatic

landscape. Where Am I?


I have just visited the highest pub in Britain.

Where am I?

I am walking the length of Britain's longest

river. Where am I?


I am at the site of a famous battle, where an

English King was defeated. Where am I?

I am in a City in Scotland where the Castle is

perched on top of an ancient volcano. Where am

I?


I have just climbed the highest mountain in

England. Where am I?

I am sailing on the second largest lake in the

Lake District? Where am I?


I am taking tea in the Midland Hotel in the

third largest City in England. Where am I?

I am eating Strawberries and Cream watching

tennis at the oldest tennis tournament in the

World. Where am I?


Pub Quiz

Notes


Duncan Goodhew held British records in which

sport?

"Baby One More Time" was the debut single and

global hit for which teenager?


Which 2004 British zombie comedy starred

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost?

Which is the next largest island in the world

after Australia?


What is the opposite to Alkali? What did Old Mother Hubbard keep in her

cupboard?


Where is water stored in a cactus plant? Kelp is a type of what?


What ingredient is balsamic? What can be a red dwarf or a white dwarf?


Odd Facts

Notes


By what name is this principle better known:

'Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong'?

The world's biggest piggy bank museum is in

which European Capital City?


Which country did Winston Churchill describe as 'a

riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'?

The first recording of a human voice was by

Thomas Edison in 1877; which nursery rhyme did

he read?


What does the word 'Wight' mean in the name of

the Isle of Wight'?

The body of which British Ruler was initially

burried in Westminster Abbey but was dug up in

1661 and publicly hanged at Tyburn?


True or false: The Vampire Bat has more teeth

than most other Bats?

What sum of money is referred to in the slang

expression 'a monkey'?


Under British law, you are not allowed to sound a

horn on a motor vehicle before what time in the

morning?

What is the only bird that can swim but can't

fly?


How Many?

Notes


How many children did Winston Churchill have? Henry I was King of England from 1100 to 1135;

how many children did he have?


How many times did Stephen Hendry play in a

World Snooker Championship Final?

According to the 1881 census, how many men in

Britain were named Derek?


How many British Prime Ministers have been

assassinated?

How many Countries have a border with

Switzerland?


On his British tour in 2010-11, Peter Kay set a

record as the first comedian to sell out how many

nights at the o2 Arena in London?

How many words are there in the English

translation of Leo Tolstoy's novel 'War and

Peace'?


How many Premier League Titles did Manchester

United win under the management of Alex

Ferguson?

How many million passengers passed through

London's Heathrow airport in 2014?


Pot Luck

Notes


What name is given to a young Elephant? In which Country was acupuncture developed?


Whose first album was 'Born To Die'? Which composer had the forenames Johann

Sebastian?


What Article did the UK Government trigger in

March 2017?

Which surviving tombs were built for the

Pharaohs of Egypt?


Which fruit when dried produces prunes? What is the Baratheon motto in Game of

Thrones?


Who wrote The Tale of Peter Rabbit? Which black wood is used for Piano Keys?


Pub Quiz

Notes


What colour are wild budgerigars? Which device did Apple CEO Steve Jobs say would

'reinvent' telecommunications in 2007?


In which city was Wayne Rooney born? How many boys are in Destiny's Child?


Who ruled England for nine days in 1553? Before all porcelain false teeth were perfected in

the nineteenth century, what were dentures

often made from?


Under what name did Simon and Garfunkel

perform in their early days?

What is Cornish Yarg Cheese covered in?


Which American City is home to the Liberty Bell? What did Peter the Great of Russia insist should

be kept in a jar of alcohol on his wife’s bedside

table?


Notes

Multiple Choice – Pub Quiz






Mandarin and Blood are types of which fruit Which A is the name of the record label set up by

The Beatles?

In what part of the body will you find the

temporal lobe?

Which Group had three consecutive Christmas

number one singles in the 1990s?

Which actor is Quentin Tarantino's most prolific

collaborator, having appeared in five of his films?

What product was the first to appear in a UK

TV commercial (in 1955)

Which military rank does James Bond hold? What name is given to the chalice used by Jesus

at the Last Supper?

In the nursery rhyme, where did Mary's little

lamb follow her to?

Which Character did Harrison Ford play in Star

Wars?

A. Orange

B. Grapefruit

C. Melon

A. Abbey Road Records

B. Alphabet Records

C. Apple Records

A. The Brain

B. The Heart

C. The Lungs

A. Take That

B. Steps

C. The Spice Girls

A. Samuel L Jackson

B. Harvey Kietel

C. Uma Thurman

A. Toothpaste

B. Baked Beans

C. Brillo Pads

A. Admiral

B. Commander

C. Captain

A. The Holy Grail

B. The Holy Goblet

C. The Holy Cup

A. Home

B. Work

C. School

A. Luck Skywalker

B. Chewbacca

C. Han Solo


Pot Luck

Notes


What colour jacket is worn by the dog in trap one

in British greyhound racing?

What is the only muscle in the body that is only

attached at one end?


Which movie series features a leading character

called 'Katniss Everdeen'?

What type of shop is associated with the

traditional symbol of three gold balls?


British stamps are different to any other

stamps in the world as they are the only ones to

not bear what?

What is the name of Willie Nelson's Guitar?


Who was known as the Crocodile Hunter from

Australia?

Coven is the collective name for a group of what?


The cartoon character 'Scooby Doo' is based on

what breed of dog?

Which bear was originally sold in Harrods by the

name 'Edward Bear'?


True or False

Notes


English computer scientist, Tim Berners-Lee,

invented the Word Wide Web

Rhinoceros horns are made from hair


A baby Whale is called a calf Disney Princess Aurora is better known as the

'Beauty' in Beauty and the Beast


Spheksophobia is the fear of wasps Frankenstein was the name of the monsters

creator, not the monster itself


The dictator Idi Amin was also known as the

'Butcher of Uganda'

India is the largest producer of films in the

world


Although never the same, snowflakes always

have six sides

Debbie Reynolds, star of the 1952 musical Singin'

In The Rain, is Star Wars actress Carrie

Fisher's mother


True or False

Notes


Al Capone's first full name was Alphonso Male mosquitoes don't bite people


Sharks have a sixth sense to detect electricity

and vibration

A whale is a type of fish


John Wayne never won an Oscar The bar in the TV Show Cheers was situated

below a restaurant called Melville's Seafood


An 'Ortanique' is a fruit thats a cross between

an orange and a grapefruit

Ziggy Stardust was Frank Zappa's alter ego


In Golf, the fringe of the green is called the

'apron'

Bumblebees live in nests with 50 to 400 bees


Halloween

Notes


The first Halloween movie was released in 1978.

How many days did it take to film?

Which is the only Country in the World where

Halloween is a National Holiday?


What is souling? 24 people were condemned during the witch

trials of Salem. 19 hanged, 1 pressed and 4 died

in Witch Jails. What year did these trials take

place?


How much blood does a Vampire Bat drink every

day?

How many species of spiders are there in the

World?


In what country was the first written account

of children using the phrase “trick or treat” on

Halloween?

In what country did carving Jack O’ Lanterns

originate?


The original costumes for Halloween were made

out of which Material?

Transylvania is a region of which Country?


Pub Quiz

Notes


What can a mudskipper do that most other fish

cant?

What is the name of Bill Clinton’s wife?


Whose face can be seen on an Australian 100

dollar note?

Who co-founded Microsoft?


What is a group of Panda’s called? What is the Cenotaph made from?


What is Paul McKenna famous for? What is the umbrella term for the Special Forces

in Russia?


What was the name of the last deep coal mine in

Scotland?

What is believed to be the top e commerce

website in the World?


Harry Potter

Notes


The entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is in

Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. Myrtle lives there

because she died after seeing the basilisk. In

which year was the Chamber of Secrets first

opened?

Harry was born on 31 July 1980. What is Harry's

middle name?


What is the name of the clumsy Weasley family

owl?

What is the name of Fred and George's joke

shop?


What is a witch or a wizard who can't do magic

known as?

Who is the conductor of the Knight Bus?


How many points do you receive for catching the

golden snitch in quidditch?

Harry's parents left him a pile of gold that was

in safekeeping at Gringotts Bank in Hogsmeade.

Which number vault belongs to the Potter

family?


Hermione is recognised as being very intelligent.

Which house did the Sorting Hat consider putting

Hermione in before it chose Gryffindor?

Albus Dumbledore had a sweet tooth but he was

not very fond of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour

Beans because he once ate which flavour?


Pot Luck

Notes


Bran Castle in Romania is commonly known as the

castle of which famous fictional character?

Which female Singer/Songwriter has a daughter

called Blue Ivy?


Who famously quoted "Science without religion is

lame, religion without science is blind"?

Which film series stars 'thunder buddies' Mark

Wahlberg and the voice of Seth MacFarlane?


What do the letters DC stand for in the United

State's capital Washington D.C.?

In which city was Anne Frank's hiding place?


Which American drama series is an adaptation of

George R. R. Martin's fantasy novel series 'A

Song of Ice and Fire'?

How many days do the Olympic Games last for?


What colour is a giraffe's tongue? Which star sign is not represented by a symbol of

a living creature?


Pub Quiz

Notes


What is the nickname of Bolton Wanderers FC? What was the name of Inspector Gadgets niece?


What was the name of the Roman Road that

ran from London to York?

What was Peter Sutcliffe nicknamed?


What do Americans call a mobile phone? What name is given to a female dog?


Whose Catchphrase was: ‘You Dirty Ol Man’? Which Martial Artist starred in ‘The Delta

Force’?


What sauce did Levi Roots promote? In what year did Prince William marry Kate

Middleton?


Wooden Spoon Quiz Night #1

Notes

1980’s Music WW II

Neil from the Young Ones had what No. 2 hit in

1984?

Complete the WWII Poster saying 'Loose Lips...'?

Football True Crime

Which Football Team play at Dean Court? Steve McQueen started carrying a gun at all

times due to fear of attack from whom?

The Human Body Myths and Legends

Where would you find your metatarsal? Which mythical figure is often depicted as a face

surrounded by leaves?

England Toys

The Hillsborough Disaster was a tragedy in

1989. In which City did it occur?

Theodore Roosevelt is remembered in the name

of which ever popular childhood toy?

Comedy Ireland

What Peter Kay Character was a parody of the

generic talent show winner?

In which Irish Town was Bram Stoker born?

Quizmasters Choice #1 Quizmasters Choice #2

In which decade did John Wayne die? For how long was a Victorian Wife supposed to

have mourned a dead Husband?


Tie Breakers

Notes


How many men were executed for their part in

the 1605 Gunpowder Plot?

How many bathrooms are there in Buckingham

Palace?


What is the height of St Paul's Cathedral in

London (in feet)?

How many plays did Shakespeare write?


The minimum wage was introduced to Britain in

1999; what was the initial hourly rate for those

aged over twenty-one?

How long is the M25 motorway (in miles)?


The world's shortest war was between Britain

and Zanzibar in 1896; how long did it last?

How many named characters were created by

Charles Dickens?


How many countries entered the first Eurovision

Song Contest in 1956?

In 2000, Dr Harold Shipman was found guilty of

how many murders?


True or False

Notes


Britpop band Oasis were originally called The

Rain

Christopher Lee, who played a James Bond villain,

is Bond author Ian Flemings cousin


The longest river in the UK is the River Severn Dalmatian dogs have pure white coats when

they are born


Platform 9¾ is where Harry Potter boards the

Hogwarts Express

In Disney's The Jungle Book, the snakes name is

Shere Khan


George Harrison was the youngest member of

The Beatles

Alfred Hitchcock made cameo appearances in 39

of his 52 major films


A musical octave consists of eight notes A ton of bricks weighs more than a ton of

feathers


Pot Luck

Notes


Who were the last prisoners ever to be locked

within the walls of the Tower of London?

Edward Teach is believed to be the real name of

which famous pirate?


Which famous fantasy adventure film was

released in 1939?

What are the two main ingredients of a

'screwdriver' cocktail?


Which character does Morgan Freeman play in

Bruce Almighty?

Which Shakepearean play features the Song of

the Witches: Double, double toil and trouble?


According to the song, what did Molly Malone sell

on the streets of Dublin?

If you add the visible numbers on a standard

dartboard together, what answer do you get?


What do the letters IP stand for in IP address? Which 1876 battle was known as 'Custer's Last

Stand'?


Pub Quiz

Notes


How many times was Michael Jackson married? Can dogs breed with wolves?


How many stars appear on the Australian flag? What is TV Show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ called in

the USA?


In which Sitcom would you hear about Mrs

Slocombe’s pussy?

Born on 23 April 1977, he is a 16 time WWE

world heavyweight champion, professional

wrestler, actor, rapper, and TV personality… who

have I just described?


What was the name of the research ship used by

Jacques Cousteau?

How many pins are there in the front two rows in

ten-pin bowling?


Which writer created the character Sally

Lockhart?

What are you doing if you carry out a snatch lift

and a jerk lift?

Answers

Quiz 1 – Multiple Choice – Pub Quiz

1. Anglesey

2. A spinning wheel

3. Of Mice and Men

4. I Dreamed a Dream

5. Father Ted

6. Prince

7. Heights

8. Captain Ahab

9. 4

10. Salt

Quiz 2 – Pot Luck

1. Marathon

2. The M6

3. King, Queen, Bishop, Knight, Rook, Pawn

4. In a cask of brandy or rum

5. Boris Johnson

6. Turkey

7. PJ & Duncan

8. Game Of Thrones

9. Chug

10. Freddie Mercury

Quiz 3 – History

1. Titanic

2. Sir Robert Walpole

3. Leonardo Da Vinci

4. 1066

5. Reflecting Telescope

6. Steve McQueen

7. 1963

8. The Great Fire of London

9. 5,000 years

10. 1870's

Quiz 4 – Sport

1. Torvill & Dean

2. Aintree

3. Geoff Hurst

4. Rafael Nadal

5. Swimming

6. Brazil

7. Yellow

8. Chess

9. Badminton

10. Formula One

Quiz 5 – Geography

1. Newgate

2. Hadrian's Wall

3. Tan Hill, Yorkshire

4. Thames

5. Hastings

6. Edinburgh

7. Scafell Pike

8. Ullswater

9. Manchester

10. Wimbledon

Quiz 6 – Pub Quiz

1. Swimming

2. Britney Spears

3. Shaun Of The Dead

4. Greenland

5. Acid

6. Nothing

7. Stem

8. Sea Weed

9. Vinegar

10. Star

Quiz 7 – Odd Facts

1. Murphy's Law

2. Amsterdam

3. Russia

4. Mary Had A Little Lamb

5. Man

6. Oliver Cromwell

7. False

8. £500

9. 7am

10. Penguin

Quiz 8 – How Many?

1. 5

2. 29

3. 9

4. 8

5. 1

6. 5 (Austria, France, Germany, Italy & Liechtenstein)

7. 15

8. 561,093

9. 13

10. 73.41 million


Quiz 9 – Pot Luck

1. A calf

2. China

3. Lana Del Rey

4. Bach

5. Article 50

6. Pyramids

7. Plums

8. Ours is the fury

9. Beatrix Potter

10. Ebony

Quiz 10 – Pub Quiz

1. Green & Yellow

2. iPhone

3. Liverpool

4. None

5. Lady Jane Grey

6. The teeth pulled from soldiers who had been killed in battle

7. Tom and Jerry

8. Nettles

9. Philadelphia

10. The severed head of her lover

Quiz 11 – Multiple Choice – Pub Quiz

1. Orange

2. Apple Records

3. The Brain

4. The Spice Girls

5. Samuel L Jackson

6. Toothpaste

7. Commander

8. The Holy Grail

9. School

10. Han Solo

Quiz 12 – Pot Luck

1. Red

2. The Tongue

3. The Hunger Games

4. Pawn Shops

5. The name of the country

6. Trigger

7. Steve Irwin

8. Witches

9. Great Dane

10. Winnie the Pooh

Quiz 13 – True or False

1. True (www was born in 1989)

2. True

3. True

4. False

5. True

6. True

7. True

8. True

9. True

10. True


1. True

2. True

3. True

4. False

5. False

6. True

7. False

8. False

9. True

10. True

Quiz 15 – Halloween

1. 21 days

2. Ireland

3. The act of begging of donations of food

4. 1692

5. ½ of their body weight per feeding

6. 35,000

7. Canada

8. Ireland

9. Animal Hair and Skin

10. Romania


1. Move around on dry land

2. Hillary

3. Dame Nellie Melba

4. Bill Gates

5. An Embarassment

6. Portland Stone

7. Hypnotist & Motivator

8. Spetsnaz

9. Longannet

10. Amazon

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Quiz 17 – Harry Potter

1. 1943

2. James

3. Errol

4. Weasley's Wizard Wheezes

5. Squib

6. Stan Shunpike

7. 150

8. 687

9. Ravenclaw

10. Vomit


1. Dracula

2. Beyoncé

3. Albert Einstein

4. Ted

5. District of Columbia

6. Amsterdam

7. Game of Thrones

8. 16

9. Purple / Blue

10. Libra (Scales)


1. The Trotters

2. Penny

3. Ermine Street

4. The Yorkshire Ripper

5. Cell Phone

6. Bitch

7. Harold Steptoe

8. Chuck Norris

9. Reggae Reggae

10. 2011 (29 April)

Quiz 20 – Wooden Spoon Quiz Night #1

1. Hole In My Shoe

2. Sink Ships

3. Bournemouth

4. Charles Manson

5. In your foot

6. The Green Man

7. Sheffield

8. The Teddy Bear

9. Geraldine McQueen

10. Clontarf (Village in Dublin)

11. 1970's (26 May 1907 - 11 June 1979)

12. Two to Three Years

Quiz 21 – Tie Breakers

1. Eleven

2. 78

3. 365 feet

4. 37 plays

5. £3.60 per hour

6. 117 miles

7. 0 hours and 38 minutes

8. 959

9. Seven countries

10. 15


1. True

2. True

3. True

4. True

5. True

6. False

7. True

8. True

9. True

10. False


1. The Krays (1952 for 7 days - failing to report for National

Service)

2. Blackbeard

3. The Wizard of Oz

4. Vodka and Orange Juice

5. God

6. Macbeth

7. Cockles and mussels

8. 210

9. Internet Protocol

10. The Battle of the Little Bighorn


1. Twice (Debbie Rowe (m. 1996 1999), Lisa Marie Presley (m.

1994 1996)

2. Yes

3. Six

4. Dancing With The Stars

5. Are You Being Served

6. John Cena

7. The Calypso

8. Three

9. Phillip Pullman

10. Weightlifting

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