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Pub Quiz - Quiz 67 - Answers: A complete Pub Quiz

Written by Jim Ackroyd

ANSWERS:

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:

1. Who followed Hugh Gaitskell as leader of the labour party? Harold Wilson
2. How fast in miles per hour is 44 feet per second? 30
3. What is the capital of Nova Scotia (East Canada)? Halifax
4. In 1923 who was the 1st American to swim across the English Channel? Henry Sullivan
5. In 1927 who played the lead role in the 1st talking motion picture, "The Jazz Singer"? Al Jolson
6. What year did the 'London Underground' open? 1863
7. Who sang '99 Red Balloons'? Nena
8. What river flows through the Grand Canyon in the USA? Colorado
9. In the song, Solomon Grundy was born on Monday, what happened to him on Thursday? Took ill
10. Who played Vivien in the BBC comedy The Young Ones? Adrian Edmondson
11. What is the chemical symbol for Gold? Au
12. Which king was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485? Richard III
13. Which group had a 1964 Top Ten hit with 'Tobacco Road'? Nashville Teens
14. The explorer Abel Tasman gave his name to the island of Tasmania - but what nationality was he? Dutch
15. Carl and the Passions changed band name to what? Beach Boys
16. Who's band was The Quarrymen? John Lennon
17. In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade? Crimean
18. What did Jack Horner pull from his pie? Plum
19. Who did James Bond marry - character - (both names)? Theresa Draco
20. What is studied in the science of somatology? The Body
21. When did the Euro banknotes and coins officially become currency in Europe? January 1st, 2002
22. Which language does the word "safari" originate from? Swahili
23. In the American Presidential Election, the state of California is worth 55 points in the Electoral College system, which state is next most important with a total of 34 points? Texas
24. What is the official language of Pakistan? Urdu
25. Lake Volta is the largest reservoir in the world (2006) and is located in which country? Ghana
26. What does 3G mean in the mobile phone ads? Third generation
27. Which organisation has the motto: Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity? The FBI
28. What is a more common name for a polygraph? Lie detector
29. Before the Euro, the Irish Punt was divided into 100 what? Pence
30. Of all the -ologies (study of), which has the shortest name? Oology, the study (and collecting) of eggs

Round 2. Sport

31 - Who irritated Hitler by winning four gold medals in the Olympics? Jesse Owens
32 - The 1000 Lakes Rally was held in which country? Finland (called the Neste Oil Finland Rally since 1994)
33 - Who won the Príncipe de Asturias prize in sports in 2007? The Spanish Basketball team
34 - Vijay Singh, US Masters champion, comes from where? Fiji
35 - Where do Portuguese Formula 1 Grand Prix races take place? Autodromo de Estoril
36 - Who is the youngest winner of a Formula 1 Grand Prix? Sebastian Vettel, who was 20 years old when he won the Italian grand prix on September 14th, 2008
37 - Which swimmer won six gold medals at the Athens Olympics in 2004? Michael Phelps
38 - Which two English golfers won the 2004 Golf World Cup in Seville? Paul Casey and Luke Donald
39 - Which is always the third grand slam event in the tennis calendar? Wimbledon
40 - Brazil have been world football champions more times than any other nation. Whom did they beat to become World Champions the first time? Sweden, in Sweden, 1958.
 

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