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Quiz 3 - With Answers: A complete Pub Quiz

Written by Bill Turnbull

Round 1. General Knowledge

1.     What part was played in Star Trek by De Forrest Kelly

Bones (Accept the doctor)

2.     What is the highest mountain in England

Scafell Pike (979 metres)

3.     Seen on fuel pumps all over the country but what does DERV stand for

Diesel Engined Road Vehicles

4.     In what country did the samba originate

Brazil

5.     What is the most popular soup sold in this country

Tomato

6.     On whose books are the Inspector Morse series based

Colin Dexter

7.     In which country did the battle of Waterloo take place

Belgium

8.     Who had a number one on 2003 with Where Is The Love

Black Eyed Peas

9.     What is Britain's oldest cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral

10.  Which profession could be described as tonsorial artists

Hairdressers

11.  How many tiles are there in a game of Scrabble

One hundred

12.  Which toothpaste was advertised as you'll wonder where the yellow went

Pepsodent

13.  In a medieval castle what name was given to the iron gate that was lifted vertically to allow entry

Portcullis

14.  Which space shuttle exploded in 2003

Columbia

15.  What word links hole, pie and post

Pigeon

16.  What are Swiss francs divided into

Centimes

17.  Which James Bond film shared it's name with a variety of banana

Goldfinger

18.  What colour was the second British penny stamp

Red

19.  Where does the word fan, meaning enthusiast come from

Short for fanatic

20.  What is the state capital of Western Australia

Perth

21.  What was the first make of paper hankie to go on general sale (1924)

Kleenex

22.  Who designed the Spitfire

R.J. Mitchell

23.  Who was the first none British Isles born player to captain an English F.A. Cup winning side

Eric Cantona

24.  In which country did budgerigars originate

Australia

25.  Who was the mythological king who turned everything he touched to gold

Midas

26.  In which country was the world's largest ever gold nugget found

Australia

27.  Which Briton broke the world triple jump record in 1995

Jonathan Edwards

28.  Pure gold is said to be how many carats

Twenty four

29.  What is the medical name for the small tube protruding from the large intestine

Appendix

30.  Fourchettes and quirks are part of which item of clothing

Gloves

 

Round 2. ENTERTAINMENT
 

1.     Which film star's name was used by Alf Garnett as a derogatory name for his son in law

Shirley Temple

2.     In which 2001 film did Ben Stiller play a male model

Zoolander

3.     Which 1960's TV series featured three secret agents endowed with special powers by Tibetan monks

The Champions

4.     Who was the first woman sports presenter on independent TV

Rachel Heyhoe-Flint

5.     In the Thomas the Tank Engine stories what is the tractor called

Terence

6.     Gemini Force One is a 21st century extension of what secretive organization

Thunderbirds

7.     What part did Sid James play in Carry On Up The Khyber

Sir Sydney Ruff Diamond

8.     In which film would you find a ship called Mjolnir

The Matrix

9.     Which was the first British sitcom to win the best comedy prize at the Golden Globe awards

The Office (2004)

10.  Who was the female presenter of The Priory

Zoe Ball

 



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