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Quiz 72 - With Answers: A complete Pub Quiz

Written by Bill Turnbull

Round 1. General Knowledge with answers

1.       AN ILL NONCE (anagram of something to eat)

Canelloni

2.      Which film festival awards Golden and Silver Bears

Berlin

3.      Which Leicestershire town is famous for pork pies and cheese

Melton Mowbray

4.      If you were suffering from strabismus what would be wrong with you

You would be cross-eyed

5.      Which Pop Idol had a number one hit in 2004 called "All This Time"

Michelle McManus

6.      A nicker was slang for which British pre-decimal currency unit

Pound

7.      What game is played by The Milwaukee Chicks

Women's baseball

8.      What is a tremor on the Moon's surface called

Moonquake

9.      What is the name of the giant cannon on show in Edinburgh Castle

Mons Meg

10.   Which motor manufacturer make the Sorento and the Sportage

Kia

11.    Which animal is the largest member of the cat family

Siberian Tiger

12.   Which American jet fighter entered service with the Royal Navy in 1968

The Phantom

13.   What other title is always held by the First Lord of the Treasury in Britain

Prime Minister

14.   What is the family name of the Dukes of Devonshire

Cavendish

15.   Which fictional married couple lived at 37 Durham Street

Andy Capp and his wife Flo

16.   What is schnapps distilled from

Potatoes

17.   What colour is a mallard's bill

Yellow

18.   Of which state was Ronald Reagan governor before becoming president

California

19.   What is the currency of Sweden

Krona

20.  In eighteenth century sea battles what killed most of the sailors

Wood splinters

21.   Where would you find a troglodyte living

In a cave

22.  What does the computer file acronym MPEG stand for

Moving Picture Experts Group

23.  A $1000 bounty offered by prostitutes from Big Whiskey, Wyoming drives the plot of which Oscar-winning film

Unforgiven (1992)

24.  'I am a Cider Drinker' was a top-ten hit single for the Wurzels in 1976; it took the tune from which hit of the previous year

Una Paloma Blanca (by Jonathan King)

25.  In which sport can you be disqualified for timber topping

Hurdles

26.  What is the arm on a sundial called

A gnomon

27.  If you were engaged in a strathspey or pas de basque what would you be doing

Scottish country dancing

28.  What is the collective noun for pups

Litter

29.  Ed O'Brian is the alter-ego of which super hero

Plastic Man

30.  What do seven magpies signify

A secret never to be told

Round 2. HARRY POTTER

31.   What was the name of the first Harry Potter book

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

32.  In the Harry Potter films who played Hermione Granger

Emma Watson

33.  In the Harry Potter stories and films, what kind of animal is Firenze

A centaur

34.  What is the name of the ghost played by John Cleese in the Harry Potter films

Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas De Mimsy Poppington)

35.  What is the surname of Harry Potter's evil uncle Vernon

Dursley

36.  Which regular Harry Potter character is a half-blood wizard character and has the first name Rubeus

Hagrid

37.  What is Harry Potter's favourite kind of beer

Butterbeer

38.  What kind of wood is Harry Potter's wand made from

Holly

39.  What was the name of Ron Weasley's pet rat in the Harry Potter films

Scabbers

40.  What is the name of the prison that wizarding criminals are sent to in the Harry Potter series of books

Azkaban



Quiz 72


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