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Quiz 29 - With Answers: A complete Pub Quiz

Written by Bill Turnbull

Round 1. General Knowledge

1       From which country does Advocaat originate

The Netherlands

2       What is the capital of Australia

Canberra

3       Who played Blunderwoman on the Russ Abbot Show

Bella Emberg

4       What sportsman could be disqualified if his balls weighed more than 1.62 ounces

Golfer

5       What is a loaf called that is made from two round lumps with the smaller one on the top

Cottage loaf

6       What are the young of raccoons called

Cubs

7       You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins in 1983 was previously recorded in 1966 by which Motown group

The Supremes

8       I STONE WALL HIM is an anagram of which sportsman

Lewis Hamilton

9       What was advertised with the slogan 'If it's on it's in.

Radio Times

10    Who received a posthumous pardon in 1966 for murders thought to have been carried out by John Christie

Timothy Evans

11    Which London street only has houses in it numbered 10,11,and 12

Downing Street

12    In the sixties TV series The Seven Faces of Jim, who played Jim

Jimmy Edwards

13    What were the first names of the brothers in the pop group Bros

Matt and Luke

14    Klagenfurt International Airport is in which country

Austria

15    Whom did Sir Winston Churchill describe as a sheep in sheep's clothing

Clement Attlee

16    Kent's Hole (sometimes called Kent's Cavern) is in which English county

Devon

17    What is the third largest cathedral in England after Saint Paul's and York Minster

Lincoln

18    Of all mammals which produces the largest baby

Blue whale

19    Which singer played the fencing instructor Verity in the Bond film Die Another Day

Madonna

20    Which five Tottenham players were in the England squad for the football world cup in South Africa (point for each)

Defoe, Dawson, Lennon, Crouch & King

21    What weapon did Pope Innocent 111 outlaw as a weapon of mass destruction in 1139

Crossbow

22    Which club was formed especially for people with large moustaches

Handlebar Club

23    Who created the fictional detective Richard Hannay

John Buchan

24    Which American singer sang Beauty School Dropout in the film Grease

Frankie Avalon

25    Which nation will host the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup

Japan

26    Which British prime minister sacked a third of his cabinet in the sixties in an event which has come to be called the night of the long knives

Harold MacMillan

27    In what year did rationing completely end in England after WW2

Nineteen fifty four

28    Which fruit is the national emblem of Spain

Pomegranate

29    Which organization began life as The Van Dweller Association

The Showman's Guild

30    What was the name of the smaller Range Rover that came out in 2011

The Evoque

FOOD AND DRINK

31    What type of fruit are Farley, Merryweather and Shropshire Prune varieties of

Damsons

32    How many years does vintage port take to reach its proper maturity

40 Years

33    Which two cheeses are combined to make Cambozola cheese

Camembert and Gorgonzola

34    What is the flavour of the liqueur Amaretto

Almond

35    The flour of which grain is used to make black bread

Rye

36    Which drink is known as "the Uncola"

7-Up

37    Originating in France, what is the name of the small ball of choux pastry, usually filled with cream and often covered with chocolate

Profiterole

38    Which traditional English sauce contains anchovies, garlic, molasses, vinegar and onions

Worcester sauce

39    What is the main ingredient in gravadlax

Salmon (pickled)

40    What was the difference between Delia Smiths 1986 Complete Cookery Course and her 1989 Complete Cookery Course

1989 version had pictures



Quiz 29


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