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Quiz 32 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 32 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

1. COSTUMIER (an anagram of an actor) - Tom Cruise
2. Who played the title role in the TV series Budgie - Adam Faith
3. Which Sunday newspaper was founded by Lord Beaverbrook in 1918 - The Sunday Express
4. What is the first name of Mr Toad, in Toad of Toad Hall - Thaddeus
5. For me to love you now would be the sweetest thing, 'twould make me sing are lyrics from which top twenty song - Catch The Wind
6. What does the Latin phrase Vestis virum reddit translate to in English - Clothes make the man
7. In the Monty Python Cheese Shop sketch what is the name of Michael Palin's character - Mr Wensleydale
8. Hass, Pinkerton, Reed and Zutano are varieties of which fruit - Avocado
9. Who invented the word vomit - William Shakespeare
10. What was the longest ever news flash on British TV - Nineteen eighty SAS raid on the Iranian Embassy
11. Which harmonica player appeared with Kate Bush on 'The Man I Love' - Larry Adler
12. Which British aircraft company manufactured the WW2 anti submarine aircraft the Sturgeon - Short
13. What is the collective noun for Gibbons - Flange
14. Which film had the tag line Makes Ben Hur look like an epic - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
15. Of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse what does the black one carry - Pair of scales
16. During which TV game show were the contestants invited to go "wild in the aisles" - Supermarket Sweep
17. What was the name of the control module on the Apollo 13 mission - Odyssey
18. In Australian slang what does bagged someone mean - Criticised someone
19. Who had a seventies top ten hit with I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll) - Gary Glitter
20. Why were Spaghetti Westerns so called - They were directed by an Italian

 


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 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 30 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 30 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

1. HE SNUBS ITS HONEY (anagram of a film) - The Sunshine Boys
2. What island is known as the island of saints and scholars - Ireland
3. Which pop star played the role of Nikki Finn in the 1987 film Who's That Girl - Madonna
4. If you suffered from narcolepsy, what would you always be doing - Falling asleep
5. The musical Jersey Boys tells the story of which US group - Franki Valli and the Four Seasons
6. In Old English what were your titties - Sisters
7. What does a white walking stick with red hoops on it indicate about the person carrying it - That the person is blind and deaf
8. What disability did pianist Paul Wittgenstein suffer from - He only had one arm
9. In which month is the London to Brighton veteran car rally run - November
10. What became the first independent credit card company in the world when founded in the USA in 1950 - Diners Club
11. Which song has a line in it about chrome wheeled fuel injected suicide machines on highway nine - Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
12. Who in children's stories swam in a pool of her own tears - Alice in Wonderland
13. Which actress won three BAFTAs in the 1990s for playing a policewoman on TV - Helen Mirren
14. Which pre-decimal coin was nicknamed a 'tosheroon' - Half-crown
15. Complete the proverb; There is no better looking-glass - Than an old friend
16. Bethlehem is a tiny village in which part of the UK - Wales
17. In modern warfare what type of weapon is a SPAAG - Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
18. How many cards are there in a pack of Tarot cards - Seventy eight
19. Bacon, Hazzard and Ganter are all varieties of which fruit - Avocado
20. What is the collective noun for shrimps - Troupe

Quiz 29 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 29 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

1 Which former Prime Minister became President of Surrey CCC - John Major
2 Who is sometimes known as the Scottish Robin Hood - Rob Roy
3 What is the second highest civilian decoration in this country - George Medal
4 Which company made the Cross Your Heart bra - Playtex
5 What once common sign is derived from the Medici family crest - Pawnbrokers balls
6 In Scotland what is Berwick Law - An extinct volcano
7 What unusual record was held by Dale Wright in 1997 at the age of 29 - Britain's youngest grandfather
8 Who was the first person not a saint or member of the Royal family to have a chapel in Westminster Abbey named after her - Florence Nightingale
9 Who unsuccessfully sued the Eighth Marquess of Queensberry for libel in 1895 - Oscar Wilde
10 Of the 32 counties in the whole of Ireland can you name the only one that begin with R - Roscommon
11 What do you need to know to get into the Tower of London after 10 PM - The password
12 Which country puts Suomi on its postage stamps - Finland
13 Which female author lived in a house called Chawton - Jane Austen
14 What is often referred to as the oldest profession - Prostitution
15 To whom should an official find of buried treasure be reported to in England - The Coroner
16 What does MS stand for on an Ordnance Survey Map - Milestone
17 Which flower is associated with the Earl Haigh Fund - Poppy
18 Where was former Prime Minister Harold Wilson born - Huddersfield
19 Natives of which English city are known as Loiners - Leeds
20 At a wedding, whose job is it to traditionally toast the bridesmaids - Best Man

Quiz 28 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 28 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

1 OVEN RIDE (anagram of a former England footballer and manager) - Don Revie
2 What job did Francis Williams do on Breakfast Time - Weatherman
3 Peter Simple, Jack Horner and Ben Nevis have all won which sporting event - The Grand National
4 Which star of the film Charley's Angels married Tom Green in 2001 and divorced him the next year - Drew Barrymore
5 Which then manager of Wolverhampton said "I have just opened the trophy cabinet and two Japanese prisoners of war came out" - Tommy Docherty
6 Before becoming President, Obama was a senator in which state - Illinois
7 Which children's favourite lived at 32 Windsor Gardens Notting Hill London - Paddington Bear
8 Who was sacked as England's football manager in February 1999 - Glenn Hoddle
9 In which city is Anglia University - Chelmsford
10 Which Irish PM signed the Good Friday Agreement - Bertie Aherne
11 Which bird is considered sacred in Peru - Condor
12 What is the most popular spectator sport in Spain - Football, not bullfighting
13 What colour is the lid on a traditional jar of Marmite - Yellow
14 Which group had a top ten hit in 1979 with I'm In The Mood For Dancing - The Nolans
15 Which French artist found fame with his posters advertising the Follies Bergere - Toulouse-Lautrec
16 Eurostar services to Paris and Brussels began in 1994 from which London terminal station - Waterloo
17 Which capital city is last alphabetically - Zagreb (Croatia)
18 Which British school holds its annual Wall Game on the 30th of November - Eton
19 Who did Playboy Magazine nominate as the sexiest woman of the century - Marilyn Monroe
20 The Luna 9 mission by the USSR in 1966 was the first to achieve what - A controlled landing on the Moon

Quiz 27 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




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Quiz 27 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

1 OH PLANNED TORMENT (sporting anagram) - Modern Pentathlon
2 How did Pete Ham of Badfinger die - Hanged himself
3 Which glam rock group released an album called Sweet Fanny Adams - Sweet
4 What are the only self-cleaning organs on both men and women - Eyes
5 Who had a UK top ten in the fifties with Love and Marriage - Frank Sinatra
6 In which town did the super hero Powerpuff Girls live in the children's TV series of the nineties - Townsville
7 What flavour is the liqueur Triple Sec - Orange
8 What did WC Fields say he was looking for when discovered reading the Bible on his deathbed - A loophole
9 Which is the lowest rank in the ministry of the Christian Church - Deacon
10 What is the name of the series in which Robbie Coltrane played a character called Fitz - Cracker
11 Relating to mobile phones, what is the area covered by a base station (or aerial) called - A cell
12 Which Jules Verne character is also known as Prince Dakkar, son of the Hindu Raja of Bundelkind - Captain Nemo
13 Which large Canadian actor died during the filming of the 1994 film Wagon's East - John Candy
14 There is a memorial plaque at the Brighton Centre comemorating which actor/singer gave his last public appearance there in 1977 - Bing Crosby
15 What is the only British national daily newspaper not to carry a sport section - Financial Times
16 What does the abbreviation ASTMS stand for - Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs
17 Who coined the term Beat Generation - Jack Kerouac
18 What do Jean Plaidy, Victoria Holt and Philippa Carr have in common - All the same person (Eleanor Alice Burford Hibbert)
19 February is the shortest month in the year, but which is the longest October - (because the clocks go back so it lasts 31 days and 1 hour)
20 Which writer was sacked by a Sunday newspaper over allegations that he had taken drugs on John Major's 1997 campaign tour - Will Self

Quiz 26 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




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Quiz 26 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

1 ASS OR VANDAL (anagram of a capital city) - San Salvador
2 According to the novel in what part of New York did the Great Gatsby live - West Egg
3 What does the 'E' in E-Bay‚ stand for - Echo
4 In military terms what is a dustoff - An evacuation by helicopter
5 A 'brelfie' photo is a portmanteau of self and what activity - Breastfeeding
6 What are Cora, Ruth, and Bray - North Sea oilfields
7 Americans buy their bottles of whisky in fifths, fifths of what - US gallons
8 In Cornish myth where would you find two legged knockers - In tin mines they are goblins
9 Which capital city has no Catholic cathedral despite 95% of the population being Catholics - Dublin (Note: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. St Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin. - A pro-cathedral is a parish church that is temporarily serving as the cathedral or co-cathedral of a diocese or has the same function in a Catholic missionary jurisdiction that is not yet entitled to a proper cathedral, such as an apostolic prefecture or apostolic administration. )
10 In the children's TV series what was Grottbags mode of transport - Vacuum cleaner
11 Who played Candice Stowe in TV's Coronation Street - Nikki Sanderson
12 What modern country was Julius Caesar referring to when he uttered the immortal Veni Vidi Vicci ( I came, I saw, I conquered) - Turkey
13 In the theatre who were groundlings - Those standing in the cheap section
14 What disability did songwriter Cole Porter suffer from - He had one leg
15 In which American state is the Angoon Seaplane Base - Alaska
16 Which sitcom gave Richard Briers his first regular starring role in a TV sitcom - Brothers in Law playing Roger Thursby
17 Xenophobia is the fear of what or who - Foreigners
18 What is the nickname of the Portuguese national rugby league team - Roosters
19 Which Lib Dem politician represented Great Britain in the 200 metres at the 1964 Olympics - Menzies Campbell
20 What is the more common name of myeloid tissue - Bone marrow

Quiz 25 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




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Quiz 25 - Series 4 - Great for a Pub Quiz

1 THAWING SON (an anagram of a city in the USA)  - Washington

2 What did actors use oatmeal paste for  - To remove make up

3 What colour is Postman Pat's cat - Black and white

4 Who was the first person to take Yesterday into the top ten - Matt Monro

5 Which F1 team failed to turn up for the 2002 Hungarian Grand Prix and have not been seen on an F1 track since -           Arrows

6 What was the consolation prize in the TV game show Show Me the Money - Personalised mug

7 In Scotland what is meant by bampot - Idiot

8 In which county are the villages of Great and Little Snoring  - Norfolk

9 From which song do these lyrics come "Yeah, breaker one nine this here's the Rubber Duck" - Convoy - C W McCall

10 What vegetable is added to diced or creamed chicken to make chicken a la king - Green peppers

11 What now outlawed so called sport used to be known as the royal diversion - Cockfighting

12 For what is bhp the abbreviation  - Brake horse power

13 What is the largest member of the tuba family - Sousaphone

14 Where did The Thompson Twins take their name from - The bowler hatted detectives in Tin Tin

15 What is the name of the structure that termites live in  - Termitariums

16 In the USA what type of food is Red Hawk - Cheese

17 Who played Baretta, an undercover cop in the seventies - Robert Blake

18 Which form of light is used to treat skin diseases - Ultraviolet

19 Which TV show featured a quickie bag - Ready Steady Cook

20 What name is given to the public holiday in New Zealand and Australia on 25th April - Anzac Day

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