Friday 5 August 2016

Pub Quiz 5 - Answers


The answers are now up from the quiz questions I set yesterday. Did you get ten out of ten?

1. 'The Lilywhites' is the nickname of which regiment of the British Army? - The Coldstream Guards

2. What term is used to describe an allowance for daily expenses, such as that given to actors on location? - Per Diem

3. 'Dogfight' is a term especially used to describe combat between what? - Fighter Planes

4. In October 2007, it was announced that which country will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup? - Brazil

5. Caisson Disease is another name for which condition? - The Bends

6. Sir Edwin Lutyens is particularly associated with the urban planning of which Indian city? - New Delhi

7. Which of the Queen's grandchildren was born on the 21st of June 1982? -  Prince William

8. In Roman times, what was the profession of a 'publican'? -  Tax Collector

9. the line 'Into each life some rain must fall' comes from a poem called "The Rainy Day" by which poet? - Longfellow

10. What type of creature is the Avahi Cleesi, named after the actor John Cleese? - Lemur  

A new quiz will be up next week, thanks for taking part.