Month: May 2021

Guest Writer Joe Donnelly – Quiz 8




Joe Donnelly Quiz 8 - Great for a Pub Quiz

Round 1.

1 What is the mascot on the bonnet of a Rolls Royce called - The Spirit of Ecstasy
2 Who was the author of the Twilight series of vampire novels - Stephanie Meyer
3 How many children does Madonna have after adopting twins - 6
4 What type of weapon is an assegai? - A spear
5 The 1st woman to take her seat in the house of commons was born in which country - USA (Nancy Aster)
6 The Hyoid is the only bone in the body not connected to another where is it - Throat
7 In Spain what is a Hacienda a Hotel, Estate or Bar - Estate
8 Who was Donald Trumps vice president - Mike Pence
9 Which food can be Soft, Semi Hard, Hard & Firm Crumbly or Blended - Cheese
10 Megan Markle starred in which American legal drama series between 2011 & 2017? - Suits

Round 2.

1 Which comes first: Mothers’ Day in the UK or Mothers’ Day in the USA - UK
2 The Oxford Dictionary defines La La land as a nickname for what city - Los Angeles
3 The now-abandoned Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is within which modern-day country - Ukraine
4 What is the anagram of KING RED TUNA - (Clue: passing on the wrong side) - Undertaking
5 What are the flowers of the Willow called - Catkins
6 What game is said to be invented when Kingston Harbour Ontario froze over in 1860 - Ice Hockey
7 By what name is London's Middlesex Street better known? - Petticoat Lane
8 What is the male of a hedgehog called Boar; Tom or Bull - Boar
9 From which of these American cities is it possible to travel south to Canada, Detroit; Boston or Olympia - Detroit
10 Who held the post of US president at the time of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - Dwight D Eisenhower

Guest Writer Joe Donnelly – Quiz 7




Joe Donnelly Quiz 7 - Great for a Pub Quiz

Round 1.

1 Who had the number plate PET 1 - Petula Clarke
2 What is the alpine mastiff more commonly called - St Bernard
3 What wedding anniversary is represented by pearl - 30th
4 Who are the only husband/wife team to perform together on a James Bond theme - Paul / Linda McCartney
5 What is the largest bill in circulation in the U.S. - $100
6 What colour iris in the eye has the most pigment - Brown
7 Which famous video game character was originally called "Jumpman"? - Mario
8 What name is given to the surface that curling is played on Sheet; Mat or Blanket - Sheet
9 Other than humans, what are the only creatures that mate for pleasure? - Dolphins
10 The 1st escalator in the UK was installed in which Dept. store in 1898 - Harrods

Round 2.

1 Which is the top grossing of all the Stephen King films - IT ($338,434,700)
2 In the 2005 film The Magic Roundabout, Joanna Lumley is the voice for which character - Ermintrude
3 It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay was a hit for which female singer - Whitney Huston
4 What is the anagram of A LIVE LOT RUT (Clue: You need protecting form this) - Ultraviolet
5 Which man has most monuments erected to him - Buddha
6 In which common pastime would you use a Mattock - Gardening (Type of Pick)
7 Which country's parliament is called the Cortes? - Spain
8 Which creature can jump 100 times its own height? - Flea
9 In cockney rhyming slang what is a gold watch - A Scotch
10 Which store was named after a giant in Greek mythology with 100 eyes - Argos

Guest Writer Joe Donnelly – Quiz 6




Joe Donnelly Quiz 6 - Great for a Pub Quiz

Round 1.

1 The Mediterranean island of Gozo belongs to which country? - Malta
2 Who founded the National Viewers and Listeners Association? - Mary Whitehouse
3 Up Where We Belong was the theme music from which film - An Officer & A Gentleman
4 From which country does the pop group Abba come? - Sweden
5 What type of creature is kept in an aviary? Birds
6 AG is the chemical symbol for which element? - Silver
7 Which N. American mountain is named after an American President? - Mount McKinley
8 What does the S stand for in ASAP? - Soon
9 For what would you use an Abacus? - Counting
10 Which country nationalised the Suez Canal in 1956? - Egypt

Round 2.
1 Lady Gaga’s stage name was influenced by a hit for which band? - Queen
2 Which of these countries joined the EU the last Finland Poland or Romania? - Romania 2007
3 Which famous postal service ran between St Joseph, Missouri & Sacramento? - Pony Express
4 What is the anagram of LOVED PEN DUE - (Clue: Not yet made)? - Undeveloped
5 Which word can come after ‘dream’, ‘steam’ and ‘life’ to form other words? - Boat
6 In what country was Greg Rusedski born? - Canada
7 On TV what was Father Teds surname? - Crilly
8 7th Avenue in New York is also known as what? - Fashion Avenue
9 Which dice game includes DIY equipment & reptiles? - Snakes & Ladders
10 Of which US state is Harrisburg the capital? - Pennsylvania

Quiz 31 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 31 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

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BACK TO CHILDHOOD

1. The main character in the comic Buster was Buster himself but who was he the son of - Andy Capp
2. What was the name of the comic super-hero who was known as both "the Dynamic Wonder" and "the Thunderflash - Captain Crash
3. What was the name of the female character from School Friend who spent her life trapped on a desert island - Jill Crusoe
4. In children's comics who has a monkey called Mr Nillson - Pippi Longstocking
5. Memory Banks was a comic character who first appeared in which comic - Whizzer and Chips
6. Which star of "Watch with Mother" had his own comic strip in "Robin" and "Pippin" - Andy Pandy
7. Pot and Pan Tales appeared in which nursery comic - Chicks' Own
8. Lord Snooty is a favourite character in the Beano what is his first name - Marmaduke
9. In which children's comic in the seventies and eighties did Tom and Terry originally appear - Sparky
10. What was the name of the bird who was the front page star of the Beano for its first 326 issues - Big Eggo
11. What was the name of the R.A.F. flying hero who originally appeared in the Rover and had his story told by his navigator, George Bourne - Matt Braddock
12. In which children's comic in the seventies and eighties did Jimmy Jinx first appear - Buzz
13. What is the name of comic hero Desperate Dan's pet dog - Dawg
14. In which street would you find, Danny, Smiffy, Plug and Wilfred - Bash Street
15. In which children's comic which began in the fifties did a cat called Julius Cheeser appear The Topper
16. In which British children's comic did the Three Marys first appear - Bunty
17. In which children's comic would you find cartoon strips called Colonel Blink - Beezer
18. In which comic does Desperate Dan appear - Dandy
19. In comics what was the name of Dan Dare's batman - Digby
20. Roy of the Rovers first appeared in which comic in 1954 - Tiger

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