Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Pub Quiz 1

























Think you got the nerve to beat me in a quiz? Have a go at these quiz questions which I have set myself and put your general knowledge where your mouth is.

Good Luck.

1.     What meal is a combination of Breakfast and Lunch? 

2.   What search engine was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in 1994? 

3.   Which disease does a test fly transmit? 

4.   Which Shakespearean play inspired West Side Story? 

5.     Which Greek island is the largest? 

6.     What is the most populated city in Canada? 

7.     In which American state was Madonna born?

8.     What is the distance around a circle called? 

9.     What is the name of the boy that visits the chocolate factory owned by Willy Wonka? 

10. What is the name of the policeman in the pre-school children’s' television series Balamory? 

11. How centimetres in a kilometre?

12. Which fictional detective lived at 221b Baker Street? 

13. What was the title of Noel Coward’s first play? 

14. Bill Brant was a famous name in what field of the arts? 

15. Saint Patrick is the Patron Saint of which country?  

16. In Maths what is 10 to the power of 3? 

17. Complete the 1997 television series title: 'Full Circle with '? 

18. Which group had a 1980s hit with the song Ghost Town? 

19. The two reactions to danger are flight and what? 

20. What element does the symbol Zn stand for? 

21. A Tailor works in what industry?

22. Often served for Breakfast What is the name of bread dipped in egg and milk before being fried and sweetened? 

23. Who directed the films “Rear Window” and “Strangers on a Train”? 

24. What herb is the main ingredient in Spaghetti Bolognese? 

25. Which country accounts for 70% of the world's platinum production? 

26. Name the England rugby league forward that joined Bath rugby union club in 2014? 

27. Who wrote the book The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? 

28. In Eastenders, The Queen Victoria pub is at the corner of Albert Square on what street? 

29. Which Oxford college did Margaret Thatcher attend? 


30. Which is the world's smallest flightless bird? 

How do you think you did? The answers will be revealed tomorrow.