Pub Quiz Questions.

[Razzoo]

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

A: Cambridgeshire - Ely & Peterborough.

How about North Yorkshire then, it houses both Ripon Cathedral and York Minster?

 

[um bongo molongo]

Which are the only two stops on the London Underground to feature all five vowels?

A. South Ealing and Mansion House

 

[Notters]

On road signs, where are distances to London measured to?

Charing Cross Station

I've often wondered that one! Thanks

Don't thank him too much, as he's wrong. They're measured from the orignal location of the Charing Cross monument, which is to the south of Trafalgar Square, not at Charing Cross and certainly nothing to do with the station.

 

[Notters]

How about North Yorkshire then, it houses both Ripon Cathedral and York Minster?

...and Greater London.

 

[FamilyGuy]

What Labour MP is famous for frolicking naked in a Train compartment?

Glenda Jackson

 

[joeinbrighton]

...and Greater London.

Greater Manchester presumably too, as there are cathedrals in both Manchester and Salford.

 

[joeinbrighton]

Q: Which are the only 3 English counties to have never won cricket's County Championship?

A: Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire and Somerset

 

[joeinbrighton]

Q: Who was the last man to win the Wimbledon men's singles final on a Monday?

A: Goran Ivanisevic

 

[joeinbrighton]

Q: The Kattegat sea area separates which 2 European countries?

A: Denmark and Sweden


Q: In which sport do teams compete for the Henri Delaunay Trophy?

A: Football (it's the name of the trophy for the European Championships)

 

[joeinbrighton]

Q: Which team was the last to name an entirely English starting XI and substitutes' bench in an FA Cup final and in which year did it happen?

A: Crystal Palace in 1990

 

[joeinbrighton]

Q: Which football team plays its home matches at Highbury Stadium? (phrase the question in the present tense to avoid ambiguity!)

A: Fleetwood Town

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Q: Are the nearside wheelnuts on LGVs lefthanded or righthanded thread?

A: Lefthanded thread

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Q: Which is the highest selling football magazine in the UK?

A: False. Which is a consumer magazine that compares different products from the same category.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Q = Back when it was compulsory for Politicians to wear hats during sessions in the House of Commons, which MP wore the biggest hat?

A = the one with the biggest head

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Q. Who was the last WHITE undisputed heavyweight boxing champion ? A. Ingermar Johansson.

 

[LargeHadronZugzwang]

Can be saved for next quiz...

Q: What is special about Galaxy Virgo H121?

A: It's got no stars (It is made of Dark Matter)

 

[perseus]

Goldstone, Goldstone and Priestfield

Very good. Not many know the first one. Was it a guess or what was the score?

 

[atfc village]

In Only Fools and Horses what is Triggers real name Colin Ball

 

[e77]

Q Which UK Number 1 mentioned the title of the song that replaced it at number one (albeit spelt differently)
A Bohemian Rhapsody/Mamma Mia

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Q: What is the correct sequence of strokes in a petrol driven four stroke cycle engine?

A: Induction, compression, combustion (accept power) and exhaust