Wednesday 10 August 2016

Pub Quiz - 9th August Answers







Hi There.

Hope you enjoyed the quiz yesterday, the answers are here. Did you get 20 out of 20?

1. Which monarch awarded Sir Francis Drake his knighthood? - Elizabeth the First

2. In the 1820's, Constable painted a view of which structure from 'the Bishop's Ground'? - Westminster Bridge

3. What is the name of Ophelia's brother in the Shakespeare play "Hamlet"? - Claudius

4. Christian is the middle name of which child of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth the Second? - Prince Andrew

5. In which year were Uri Geller, Andre the Giant and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden born? - 1946

6. What type of garments are 'reefers' and 'bombers'? - Jackets

7. Lindow Man, popularly known as Pete Marsh, is the preserved body of an early man, usually kept on display in which museum? - British Museum 

8. Woodford, in Essex, was the last constituency held by which Prime Minister? - Winston Churchill

9. The book 'Beyond the Crash', published in 2010, was written by which former Prime Minister? - Gordon Brown

10. Fulton Airport serves which English city? - Bristol

11. Sir Thomas Boleyn was the father in law of which Tudor king? - Henry the Eighth

12. Which pop star made headlines in 2010 when she wore a dress purportedly made out of raw meat? - Lady Gaga

13. Which film won the best picture oscar in 2014? - 12 Years a Slave

14. What type of creature is the cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn? - Chicken

15. What does the letter J stand for in the name of the author J.M.Barrie? - John

16. "I am enraptured. Tell me more. Tell me more about the quaint little perversions of your life and times." is a line form which Harold Pinter play? - No Mans Land

17. 'Jueves' is the Spanish name for which day of the week? - Thursday

18. Parallel parking is manoeuvre during what test? -  Driving Test

19. In Roman mythology, who was the god of the sun? - Sol

20. In the 19th century, Hippolyte Bayard was a pioneer of which technology? - Photography

That's all from the quiz this week. Thanks for taking part, a new quiz will be uploaded next week.