Pub Quiz Questions.

[Guy Fawkes]

I recently had to set a quiz so here are a few of the questions
GEOGRAPHY
Q - Only one country in the world ends with the letter D but not with the word Land, can you name this African country?

A = Chad

Q - There are 2 countries that start with the letter A but do not finish with an a, can you name them?

A = Afghanistan & Azerbaijan

Q - Can you name the 5 European countries that existed in 1975 but no longer in existance today?(pt for each)

A = Yugoslavia, Soviet Union, East Germany, West Germany, Czechoslovakia

Q - What is the third largest city in the UK?

A = Leeds

TRUE OR FALSE
Q = In Welsh a microwave is known as a 'popty ping'

A = True, Most Welsh speakers call a microwave a 'meicrodon', however some prefer the onomatopoeic colloquialism 'popty ping' (ping oven).

Q = Astronauts have a little patch of Velcro inside their helmets so that they can scratch their noses. True or false?

A = True

Q = There is no German word meaning 'fluffy'

A = It's False, The German word for 'fluffy' is 'flaumig'. It was Edmund Blackadder who said, “The Teutonic reputation for brutality is well-founded: their operas last three or four days; and they have no word for `fluffy.''

Q = Approximately one quarter of human bones are in the feet.

A = True, 52 bones in the feet and 206 in the whole body.

Q = German is one of the official languages of the UN

A = It's False, The official UN languages are Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Q: The initial letter of five consecutive months of the year spell out which boy's name?

A: Jason (July, August, September, October, November)

Or it could be:

Q: The initial letter of six consecutive months of the year spell out which ex-star of Neighbours?

A: Jason D (July, August, September, October, November, December)

 

[Guy Fawkes]

POT LUCK
Q = Who was the king of the Roman Gods

A = Jupiter

Q = In which country is the 2018 football world cup being held?

A = Russia

Q = what is the most common surname in Scotland - Options are Smith, Jones, Brown, McKay or McDonald

A = Smith

Q = To the nearest £20, How much does the average car owner pay in road tax each year?

A = nothing, road tax was abolished in 1937 and replaced by Vehicle Excise Duty which is a tax on cars, not roads

Q = Who was the murder victim in a game of cluedo

A = Dr Black

Q = Which was the first internal human organ to be successfully transplanted?

A = Kidney

Q = In which year did Adolf Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?

A = 1933

Q = What happened to Ruth Ellis in 1955, for which she would go down in history?

A = She was the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom

 

[Dick Head]

Q. What does a spermologist do?
A. Collects seeds (or trivia)

Q. What does a librocubicularist do?
A. Reads in bed

 

[Guy Fawkes]

POT LUCK
Q = Which type of tea was named after a British Prime Minister?

A = Earl Grey

Q = How much money is a ‘monkey’?

A = £500

Q = How many keys are there on a standard full-sized piano?

A = 88

Q = What was the name of the NASA Science Laboratory rover that landed on Mars in 2012?

A = Curiosity

Q = What code name was given to Nazi Germany's plan to invade the United Kingdom during the Second World War following the Fall of France?

A = Operation Sea Lion

Q = Over which eye did Lord Nelson wear an eye patch?

A = Neither

Q = In which district of London did Jack the Ripper’s attacks take place?

A = Whitechapel

 

[Guy Fawkes]

QUOTES & CATCH-PHRASES (the first few questions will have 1 pt each for character name, actors name and show)
Q = 'I'm free'

A = Mr. Wilberforce Claybourne Humphries, John Inman, Are you being served

Q = 'I don't believe it'

A = Victor Meldrew, Richard Wilson, One foot in the grave

Q = 'You dirty old man'

A = Harold Albert Kitchener Steptoe (played by Harry H. Corbett), steptoe and son

Q = 'I have a cunning plan'

A = Baldrick, Tony Robinson in Blackadder

Q = 'Don't panic, don't panic'

A = Lance-Corporal Jack Jones, Clive Dunn, Dad's Army

Q = ‘During the war…’

A = Uncle Albert, Buster Merryfield, ‘Only Fools and Horses’

now just one pt for the person who famously said
Q = 'That's another fine mess you've gotten me into'

A = Oliver Hardy

Q = 'Turned out nice again'

A = George Formby

Q = “I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.”

A = Winston Churchill (to Lady Astor)

Q = “She got her good looks from her father. He’s a plastic surgeon.”

A = Groucho Marx:

 

[Goldstone1976]

Q: Which is the only County in England with two cathedrals? (I guess one should add Anglican, for completeness)

A: Cambridgeshire - Ely & Peterborough.

 

[Luke93]

Q) who is the only player to finish 3rd at the World Darts Championship (PDC)?

A) Mark Webster (it was he only year they did a 4th/3rd playoff)

 

[Daffy Duck]

Q. Who holds the office of First Lord of the Treasury?

A. The Prime Minister.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Q. I was born Harry in the USA in 1903. My 50 year performing career ended in Brighton in October 1977. I died in Spain after a round of golf. Who am I?


A. Bing Crosby.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Q: Which is the only County in England with two cathedrals? (I guess one should add Anglican, for completeness)

A: Cambridgeshire - Ely & Peterborough.

Is Merseyside classed as a county?

 

[Goldstone1976]

Is Merseyside classed as a county?

Nope, though it's a much more common answer than Cambridgeshire.

EDIT: Well, I see it's a Metropolitan County. Does that make it a County? I guess it does. Ah well, I haven't done very well with my question - sorry, OP!

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Is Merseyside classed as a county?

Merseyside is a county. It's in the historic county of Lancashire. When I lived there I always used 'Lancs' in my address though.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Bradford Cathedral and Wakefield Cathedral are (a) both Anglican cathedrals and (b) both in West Yorkshire and (c) both in the former West Riding of Yorkshire.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Bradford Cathedral and Wakefield Cathedral are (a) both Anglican cathedrals and (b) both in West Yorkshire and (c) both in the former West Riding of Yorkshire.

Ooooh. You're right! I'll edit my post.

EDIT: Too late - I can't edit it. Apologies for the incorrect question. Anyway, the whole Merseyside debate probably rendered it too controversial for a question in a quiz....

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

Q... What was Jack the Ripper's dog called

A....Jack the Russell

 

[Pavilionaire]

Q: Only one record has reached No. 1 in which both the title and artist's name are palindromes?




A: SOS ABBA

SOS didn't get to Number 1. They had 9 number one singles, here's the list of them:

Waterloo (1974)
Mamma Mia (1975)
Fernando (1975)
Dancing Queen (1976)
Knowing Me Knowing You (1977)
The Name of the Game (1977)
Take a Chance On Me (1978)
The Winner Takes It All (1980)
Super Trouper (1980)

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Q: Only one record has reached No. 1 in which both the title and artist's name are palindromes?




A: SOS ABBA

SOS didn't get to Number 1. They had 9 number one singles, here's the list of them:

Waterloo (1974)
Mamma Mia (1975)
Fernando (1975)
Dancing Queen (1976)
Knowing Me Knowing You (1977)
The Name of the Game (1977)
Take a Chance On Me (1978)
The Winner Takes It All (1980)
Super Trouper (1980)

Technically the question is correct as SOS did reach number 1, just not in the UK.

 

[perseus]

When did Coventry City last win the FA Cup?

At what ground did the Afghanistan National Football team play their only international in England?

At what ground did David Beckham makes his debut in a competitive match for Manchester United?

And for the trick question:

At what ground did Brighton & Hove Albion play their home matches in the season before that played at home at Withdean?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Bradford Cathedral and Wakefield Cathedral are (a) both Anglican cathedrals and (b) both in West Yorkshire and (c) both in the former West Riding of Yorkshire.

There is also Leeds Cathedral in West Yorkshire which is Catholic.