Round One - Fun Pub Quiz

Round One
1. British policemen have truncheons what is the USA equivalent?
2. True or False: A ‘Cheeseling’ is a small cheese?
3. The computer game Space Invaders first appeared in which decade?
4. It's called Boob Day in Spain, but what is it called in Britain?
5. In the sentence, ‘The boy rides the bike’, what is ‘the bike’? Is it (a) Subject, (b)
Verb or (c) Object?
6. If you are born on 1st July, what star sign are you?
7. In the book James and the Giant Peach, in which city does the Peach finally land?
8. Often used in manufacturing, what does an alloy of Iron - Chromium and Nickel
make?
9. In the world of cartoons, who led the Vulture Squadron?
10. Top 5: Best selling brands of Tea in the UK.
11. In language, which H is a word that sounds like another word but has different
meaning and/or spelling?
12. Which royal also holds the title of Baron Killyleagh?
13. Which 7 letter word can go after LIP and before CHARGE?
14. Blue, red, green, and yellow are four of the Olympic rings. What colour is
missing?
15. In chess, what term refers to the quickest possible checkmate, by winning in just
2 moves? Is it (a) Hoodwinked; (b) Fools Mate or (c) Dunce Capped?
16. In comedy, who was the manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre?
17. Which famous TV cook is married to the Welsh writer Michael Wyn Jones?
18. LYRIC: The colours of the rainbow so pretty in the sky; are also on the faces of
people going by.
19. Bob Carolgees had puppet dog. What was its name?
20. Name the Band/Artist: Stay.
From January 1992.
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Round Two
1. In the British Board of Film classification, what do the initials P.G. stand for?
2. True or False: The Nazi uniform was designed by Hugo Boss.
3. In maths, what is 4 cubed?
4. In DC comics, Linda Lee Danvers is whose alter ego?
5. TAP is the national airline of which country? (a) Poland, (b) Portugal (c) Peru?
6. Arthur Stanley and Oliver Norvell were the first names of what famous duo?
7. Who were the first British Football club to win the European Cup?
8. Which film, released in 2000 is based on a novel by Alex Garland, and stars Leonardo
DiCaprio and Robert Carlyle as travellers obsessed with reaching part of a secret
paradise island?
9. What connects the last 3 answers?
10. 100PS: An event that brings families together.
11. Which famous waterfalls are on the Zambezi River at the border of Zambia and
Zimbabwe?
12. The penny black was the world’s first stamp, what colour described the second?
13. Which 5 letter word can go after CENTRE and before COACH?
14. In which month of 2104 will we celebrate Pancake day or Shrove Tuesday?
15. Which of the following is not a Chinese year? (a) Dog, (b) Rat or (c) Fish?
16. GTY: Alan Shearer becomes Britain's most expensive player moving from Southampton
to Blackburn Rovers for £3.6m; David Mellor resigns as Heritage Minister amid tabloid
press speculation that he had been conducting an adulterous affair and Whitney Houston
spends 5 weeks at number 1 with “I Will Always Love You”.
17. In the news, what 50 foot inflatable object, designed by Dutch artist, Florentijn Hofman
lasted just 11 days after being erected? Was it? (a) A yellow duck, (b) A pink pig or (c) A
green frog?
18. How did a group of Spanish pensioners cause a stir in Barcelona while protesting against
government cuts on this week’s news? Did they, (a) Scale the walls of the building, (b)
Daub the pavements outside with red paint or (c) Expose their bottoms to the cameras?
19. In the UK, what colour judo belt sits between yellow and green?
20. Anag: (i) Congregated Pits (ii) On Phony Egg Hook
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CLUE: Cartoon Heroes.
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Answers Round One
1. Nightstick.
2. True
3. 1970s.
4. April Fools’ Day.
5. (c) Object.
6. Cancer.
7. New York.
8. Stainless Steel.
9. Dick Dastardly.
10. (1) PG Tips, (2) Tetley, (3) Twinnings, (4) Typhoo, (5) Yorkshire
11. Homonyms.
12. Prince Andrew.
13. Service.
14. Black.
15. (b) Fools Mate.
16. Gordon Brittas.
17. Delia smith.
18. What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong.
19. Spit.
20. Shakespeare’s Sister.
Answers Round Two
1. Parental Guidance.
2. True.
3. 64.
4. Supergirl.
5. (b) Portugal.
6. Laurel and Hardy
7. Celtic F C.
8. The Beach.
9. Boys.
10. (1) Tragedy or Death, (2) A Marriage, (3) Christening, (4) Christmas, (5) Birthday.
11. Victoria Falls.
12. Blue (two penny blue).
13. Stage.
14. March (March 4th).
15. (c) Fish
16. 1992.
17. (a) A yellow duck
18. (c) Expose their bottoms to the cameras.
19. Orange.
20. (i) Inspector Gadget
(ii) Hong Kong Phooey.
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Picture Round Answers
Page 5 Pics
Page 6 Pics
1. Christopher Plummer
13. Jenny Frost
2. Billy Bob Thornton
14. Miley Cyrus
3. Right said Fred
15. Payback time
4. Raymond Van Barneveld
16. Bob Mortimer
5. Miranda Hart
17. West Bromwich Albion
6. Deputy Dawg
18. Stephen Baldwin
7. Valerie Singleton
19. Susan Boyle
8. Headphones
20. Marvellous Creations
9. Estonia
21. Swift Cover
10. Kia Rio
22. Gwen Stephani
11. Scarlet Johanssen
23. Mortal Instruments
12. Pantheon
24. Tall Order
Tie Breakers and Spares
 Theresa Vaughn was sentenced for committing bigamy in 1922. On how many counts
over a 5 year period?
62
 The world’s longest tie was made by members of the Academia Cravatica organisation
and took five days to complete. In feet, how long was it?
2,650
 Residents of Bethel, Maine, USA, built a snow woman in February 2008. It’s the tallest
snowman ever. In feet, how tall was it?
122
 The Nando’s chain is growing. How many stores around the world do they now have?
1,031
 Latvia has become the latest EU member to adopt the euro? How many countries does
that now make?
18
 Which year saw the opening of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, London?
1663
 In which year did the first British public toilet for women was open in Bedford Street,
London?
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1852
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1. Who?
2. Who?
3. Group
4. Who?
5. Who?
6. Who?
7. Who?
8. What?
9. Country
10. Make & Model
11. Who?
12. Landmark
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13. Who?
14. Who?
15. Dingbat
16. Who?
17. Team
18. Who?
19. Who?
20. Choc
21. TV Ad
22. Who?
23. Film
24. Dingbat
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Quiz Scoresheet
TEAM NAME
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PICS
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FINAL
POSITION