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Quiz 52 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE – Pub Quiz




Quiz 52 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE – Pub Quiz

1 LIKED LONG TUNE (anagram of a musician) -- Duke Ellington
2 In which area of London are the famous Bow Bells -- Cheapside
3 What title is shared by a 1983 Lionel Richie song and a 2015 Adele song -- Hello
4 What type of animal is a Macaque -- Monkey
5 Where in the world is Mount Andrew Jackson -- Antarctica
6 In the adverts what did Just for Men remedy -- Grey hair
7 Which comedy duo were the stars of the forties radio programme Up The Pole -- Jimmy Jewell and Ben Warris
8 What was the name of the Argentinian General who ordered the seizure of the Falkland islands -- General Galtieri
9 What group backed Yazz -- The Plastic Population
10 Which Austrian was Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1938 -- Adolf Hitler
11 Which mountain range forms the backbone of Italy, stretching the entire length of the peninsular -- Apennines
12 In first aid, a triangular and roller are both types of what -- Bandages
13 In Greek mythology what was Ganymede the God of -- Rain
14 What is Taylor Swift's middle name -- Alison
15 In the Harry Potter books if Harry went to Olivander's what would he be buying -- A wand
16 What is proctology the study of -- Anus (accept any word that this would refer to backsides, bums bottoms etc)
17 Which female star of Forty Guns is one of the few female members of the National Cowboy Hall Of Fame -- Barbara Stanwyck
18 Which of artist Peter Lely's subjects instructed Lely to paint him warts and all Oliver Cromwell
19 In which European capital city is a cannon fired at 1.00 pm daily -- Edinburgh
20 What was the news programme that replaced Tonight called -- 24 Hours

Quiz 51 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE – Pub Quiz




Quiz 51 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE – Pub Quiz

1 SOD DIARY (anagram of an American actress and singer) -- Doris Day
2 Which district of London gave its name to the Prime Meridian -- Greenwich
3 What type of card game is Klondike Bob -- Poker
4 Which American singer said, "I knew that with a mouth like mine I just had to be a star or something" -- Barbra Streisand
5 What was the Norse god Thor's hammer made from -- Stone
6 What is the more common name for the rifle designated AR-18 -- Armalite
7 Who recorded an album titled Whoa Nelly -- Nelly Furtado
8 What are the two ingredients of the drink that Mexicans call a submarino -- Beer and Tequila
9 What is the collective noun for chamois -- Herd
10 In which TV sitcom did the character Tony Smart appear -- Men Behaving Badly
11 What is the hawse hole in the side of a ship for -- Anchor chain
12 Complete the proverb, never test the depth of the water -- With both feet
13 Who had a hit in the two thousands with Jenny from the Block -- Jennifer Lopez
14 Who was the third man to walk on the Moon -- Charles Peter Conrad
15 Who insisted that Gary Cooper play Alvin York in the film Sergeant York -- Alvin York
16 To which instrument does an orchestra normally tune -- Oboe
17 What did the band The Coventry Automatics become -- The Specials
18 What is the name of the scarecrow at Lords cricket ground -- Old Jem
19 What is the only bird that can see blue -- Owl
20 Which Scots actor is known in the tabloid papers such as the Daily Record as Big Tam -- Sean Connery

Quiz 50 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE – Pub Quiz




Quiz 50 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE - Pub Quiz

1 PERRY BOUGHT HAM (is an anagram of which now deceased American actor) -- Humphrey Bogart
2 Borlotti and cannellini are both types of which food -- Beans
3 What 1976 film was the first sports film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture -- Rocky
4 Which ITV commentator once said "More football in a moment, but first, highlights of the Scottish League Cup Final" -- Gary Newbon
5 Which 1972 tournament, lasting two months and eventually won by an American, took place in Iceland -- World Chess Championship
6 In song, who was well hung, snow white tan according to the lyrics -- Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
7 Which fruit would a malophile enjoy -- Apples
8 In The Addams Family what was the name of Wednesday's black widow spider -- Homer
9 What glamorous job did Jon Bon Jovi's mother used to have -- Playboy Bunny Girl
10 Which British motor manufacturer used to produce cars called The Cambridge -- Austin
11 Which sweetly scented, highly poisonous woodland flowering plant is the birth flower of May -- Lily of the Valley
12 The Indian wind instrument, the pungi is associated with what street activity -- Snake charming
13 In which city are the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee -- Lausanne
14 How did Peter Tosh of The Wailers die -- Murdered by burglars
15 What sporting gear did Max Bygraves choose as his luxury on Desert Island Discs -- Golf clubs
16 According to superstition what is the only creature that the Devil cannot change himself into -- Donkey
17 How is acetylsalicylic acid better known -- Aspirin
18 What does the word puttees mean in Hindi -- Bandages
19 What is the collective noun for snowmen -- Melt
20 What is the emblem of the Lib Dems -- Bird of Peace

Quiz 49 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE – Pub Quiz




Quiz 49 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE - Pub Quiz

1 Who wrote the song 'Yesterday' -- Paul McCartney
2 Who asked Debbie McGee what did you first see in the short balding millionaire Paul Daniels -- Mrs Merton
3 In WW2 what were Hotspurs, Horsas, and Hamilcars -- Gliders
4 Which film used the tag line 'He is afraid. He is alone. He is three million light years from home'. -- E T the Extra-Terrestrial
5 Which make of car had the advertising slogan: Zoom, Zoom -- Mazda
6 Who directed the 1966 Oscar winning film A Man For All Seasons -- Fred Zinneman
7 Who in 1965 was the first comedian to have a UK number one -- Ken Dodd with Tears
8 Which crime writer wrote the novel Why Didn't They Ask Evans -- Agatha Christie
9 Which car manufacturer make the Crown Victoria beloved by American police forces -- Ford
10 From which song which was a hit for two different people contained the lyrics: 'The winter would hold no spring, I couldn't hear a robin sing' -- If Not For You (Bob Dylan, Olivia Newton-John)
11 In the children's book, Charlie and the Chocolate factory what is made from all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners -- Breakfast Cereal
12 In which European country is there a town called Three Cocks -- Wales
13 Whose Madam X Tour arrived in California in 2019 -- Madonna
14 What is the purpose of the black stripe on a school crossing warden`s lollipop -- To write in chalk the registration number of traffic offenders
15 What is the common term for dyslexia -- Word blindness
16 What is the main ingredient of Tarka Dahl -- Lentils
17 What is Great Britain's most popular tourist attraction -- Blackpool Pleasure Beach
18 Who played the role of Batgirl in the 1997 film Batman and Robin -- Alicia Silverstone
19 Fidel Castro, former President of Cuba, ordered which board game to be destroyed when he took power -- Monopoly
20 SAFE INSIDE PURR ONLY (anagram of a fifties film and hit record) -- Friendly Persuasion

Quiz 48 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE – Pub Quiz

Well Researched Trivia




Quiz 48 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE - Pub Quiz

1 KILN CASH THREW ROPE (anagram of an Oscar winning actor) -- Christopher Walken
2 TABSO is the national airline of which country -- Bulgaria
3 From which song do these lyrics come: When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand -- You've Got A Friend (James Taylor)
4 'Dance with a Stranger' was the film of the life story of which murderer -- Ruth Ellis
5 Who became the first person in 2018 to win a Pulitzer prize for music, the 1st ever non-classical or jazz artist to win the prize -- Kendrick Lamar
6 Who is the Greek goddess of love and beauty -- Aphrodite
7 What is the collective noun for Rhinoceros -- Crash
8 What are the young of herons known as -- Branchers
9 What type of car did Basil attack with a tree branch in an episode of BBC Comedy's Fawlty Towers called 'Gourmet Night' -- 1967 Austin 1100 Countryman
10 What was the name of the Bond girl's character in the film 'Quantum of Solace' -- Strawberry Fields
11 Where in the solar system are the Galilean moons -- Around Jupiter
12 Which brewer was the original supplier of the brewer's yeast to make Marmite -- Bass
13 In which sport are the shoes made entirely of metal -- Horse racing Show-jumping etc
14 In the language of flowers what flower stands for crime -- Tamarisk
15 Who was the keyboard player with The Nice -- Keith Emerson
16 What is the theme for the TV series 'The Vicar of Dibley' -- The Lord Is My Shepherd
17 In Italian art what colour is the Virgin Mary usually depicted wearing -- Blue
18 Divide 30 by a half and add 10. What is that number -- 70 (30 divided by a half equals 60, plus 10 equals 70)
19 What is an Anthropomorphic Mannequin better known as -- Crash Test Dummy
20 How many penalties does a fall in the cross country phase of Three Day Eventing incur -- Sixty

 




Quiz 47 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE – Pub Quiz




Quiz 47 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE - Pub Quiz

1 In Australia, who were allowed to vote for the first time in 1973 -- Aborigines
2 Which painter is known as The Father of Impressionism -- Claude Monet
3 Which was the first filmed Shakespeare play to win a film Oscar -- Hamlet
4 In Greek mythology how many heads did the Hydra have -- Nine
5 In Only Fools and Horses what is the name of Cassandra's father -- Alan
6 What colour is a typical diesel pump at English petrol stations -- Black
7 What does the cockney rhyming slang Dicky Dirt or uncle Bert mean -- Shirt
8 Which former BBC journalist was captured by The Taliban recently (2022) -- Andrew North
9 Which Girls Aloud member won the 2009 Yorkshire Woman of the Year award for not only her professional success but also her work with the charity Breast Cancer Haven -- Kimberley Walsh
10 Which spice is said to combine the flavours of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves -- Allspice
11 In which Lincolnshire town did Sir Isaac Newton attend grammar school -- Grantham
12 Which British actor played the jewel thief Sir Charles Litton in the 1963 film The Pink Panther -- David Niven
13 The majority of the Amazon Rainforest is contained within which country -- Brazil
14 What type of alcoholic drink is Benchmark -- American Whiskey
15 Which male first name means Bearer of Christ -- Christopher
16 What was the sequel to the TV sitcom No Honestly which starred Liza Goddard -- Yes Honestly
17 What does the nickname DINKY mean when applied to couples -- Dual Income No Kids Yet
18 What is the English translation of Auld Lang Syne -- Times gone by
19 Which is the largest country without an airport -- Andorra (but it has a heliport)
20 There are now known to be 118 chemical elements on the periodic table including the transuranic elements can you name the 4 that begin with I -- Indium Iodine Iridium Iron

Quiz 46 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE – Pub Quiz




Quiz 46 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE - Pub Quiz

1 In The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy what was the robot doing in the car park -- Parking cars
2 Which one hit wonder's only hit was 'I Can Help' (1974) -- Billy Swan
3 What is the commonly used term for the subtle form of advertising by which brands are featured in films and TV programmes -- Product placement
4 What colour is a cloudberry -- Orange
5 According to folk lore what do most elves wear on the tips of their shoes -- Bells
6 What is a male aardvark known as -- Boar
7 In which game are "Staunton" pieces used -- Chess
8 Which British motorcycle manufacturer made the Thunderbolt -- BSA
9 What is the currency of Thailand -- Baht
10 How many goals did Jack Charlton score for England -- Six
11 Who has announced that he will be leaving the BBC Breakfast team to work for 5 News Dan Walker
12 Dame Olivia de Havilland, actress and star of the film Gone With the Wind, has sadly passed away (2020) how old was she -- One hundred and four
13 In the Fast Show The Channel 9 TV presenters always greeted their viewers with a cheery Bono estente but how did they usually sign off -- Boutros Boutros-Ghali
14 What was the name of the Cadbury's chocolate bar that Anthea Turner and her second husband advertised at their wedding -- Cadbury's Snowflake
15 What is the largest house in Yorkshire -- Castle Howard
16 What was the name of Mussolini's mistress who was executed with him -- Clara Petacci
17 How many substitutes are there in American football -- An unlimited number
18 What do you call the cap on a fire hydrant -- Bonnet
19 What is the state capital of New York -- Albany
20 EARL BACON (anagram of a continental city) -- Barcelona

Quiz 45 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 45 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

1 Who played the role of Billy the Kid in the film Young Guns -- Emilio Estevez
2 What vegetable is added to a dish to describe it as montmorency Asparagus
3 By what other name is the complaint hydrophobia known -- Rabies
4 Which sportsman recorded We Shall Not Be Moved -- Big Daddy
5 What has a point, a body and a knock -- An arrow
6 The Travelmate was designed to allow women to do what -- Pee standing up
7 Complete the proverb: A good conscience is a soft -- Pillow
8 Which former politician hosted the game show CleverDicks -- Ann Widdecombe
9 Which British car manufacturer made the Interceptor between 1966 and 1976 -- Jensen
10 In which century did the Wars of the Roses take place -- Fifteenth
11 In the cartoons what is the name of the bulldog who guarded Yakky Doodle -- Chopper
12 Which sportsman did actress Brook Shields marry in April 1997 -- Andre Agassi
13 If you were at a milonga, what dance would you most likely be doing -- Tango
14 How often has the Mona Lisa been stolen -- Once
15 What is the name of the P&O executive who has sacked 800 staff to replace them with people who will work for less money -- Peter Hebblethwaite
16 What does the DIN number mean on photographic film -- Speed of film
17 Victoria is a variety of which fruit -- Plum
18 In the cartoon comic strip Peanuts, what is Snoopy's sister called -- Belle
19 Who played the part of Charlie Gimbert in the Lovejoy TV series -- Malcolm Tierney
20 GRADED MINIMUM HAMSTERS (anagram of a well known play) -- A Midsummer Night's Dream

Quiz 44 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 44 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

1 MICE WINE METHOD (anagram of a TV series) -- Come Dine With Me
2 Which European head of state wears a crown but is not a monarch -- The Pope
3 As bulls are colour blind why do matadors use red capes -- To hide bloodstains
4 Which famous red wine from France means New Castle of the Pope -- Chateauneuf du Pape
5 What was PLUTO in WW2 -- Pipeline Under The Ocean
6 What nationality is snooker player Cliff Thorburn -- Canadian
7 By what name did the Willy's Overland General Purpose US Army Vehicle become commonly known -- The Jeep
8 Which resort has the most piers Blackpool or Great Yarmouth -- Blackpool 3 Yarmouth 2
9 In the Pied Piper of Hamelin where did the rats make their nests -- Inside men's Sunday hats
10 Who played Dennis Finch Hatton in the film Out of Africa -- Robert Redford
11 What is the more common name for the condition of periorbital haematoma -- Black eye
12 Many pubs are called The Turks Head but what in nautical terms is a Turk's head -- Knot
13 What is the highest title in the Shi'ite sect of Islam -- Ayatollah
14 Which fifties military TV sitcom was set in hut 29 of the Surplus Ordnance Depot Nether Hopping -- The Army Game
15 In the film industry what is the job of the Key Grip -- Key grip is responsible for non-electrical lighting supports
16 What is the name of Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer who had to resign in April 2020 -- Dr. Catherine Calderwood
17 Off which English county does the dangerous reef known as the Manacle Rocks lie -- Cornwall
18 What was Lloyd George describing when he said 500 men chosen accidentally from the unemployed -- House of Lords
19 Who had a UK number one in 2013 with One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks) -- One Direction
20 Before becoming president, of which state was George W Bush the Governor -- Texas

Quiz 43 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 43 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

1. OH MY MAN HIT NET (anagram of a British sportsman) -- Timothy Henman
2. Kent Walton commentated on which sport on World of Sport -- Wrestling
3. What culinary delicacy misleadingly suggests a North British gamebird -- Scotch woodcock
4. What is scotopic vision -- Ability to see in the dark
5. Which ferocious carnivore is the largest member of the weasel family -- Wolverine
6. How many Euro coin denominations are there -- Eight
7. Why is the Heaviside layer in the atmosphere so called -- Discovered by Oliver Heaviside
8. In the nineteenth century what was the punishment for a failed suicide bid -- Hanging
9. Which former World Champion athlete played a senior football match for the West Coast Mariners in Australia in 2018 -- Usain Bolt
10. What do the initials WB stand for in writer WB Yeats' name -- William Butler
11. What was the first all colour film made by Alfred Hitchcock in 1948 starring James Stewart -- Rope
12. Complete the proverb what's the good of home -- If you are never in it
13. What did the RRS mean on Captain Robert Scott's ship RRS Discovery -- Royal Research Ship
14. From which song are these lyrics taken “Snowdrops and daffodils, butterflies and bees” -- All Kinds Of Everything
15. What was the nickname of the Manchester Bell Vue speedway team -- The Aces
16. Which group of fans are the only ones to be mentioned in the Oxford English Dictionary -- rekkies
17. Which actor said, I'd rather go mad than see a psychiatrist -- Michael Caine
18. What did the first issue of Playboy in 1953 not have -- The date - unsure if it would continue
19. What all-girl group are made up of daughters of the Beach Boys and The Mamas and the Papas -- Wilson Phillips (daughters of Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys and John and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas)
20. What is the second largest city in England -- Birmingham

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