Category: Pub Quiz with Lunch

A couple of photos from the Pub Lunch and Quiz.

We had a good selection of raffle prizes and  there’s a photo of some of the quizzers deep  in thought.

A few teams didn’t think they’d done too well, but there wasn’t that much of a gap in the scores.

The winning team score was 20, followed by 19 in 2nd place.

25 members came along today.

Everyone is welcome.

The Pub Quiz took place on the 13^th November when we met at The Nabb Inn.  All are welcome – we prefer a maximum of four to a team where possible as we can always add a person to another team if you would like to attend but haven’t got a team of your own.  Sometimes the quiz is easy and occasionally it is very hard, but the idea is to have a bit of fun and to socialise whilst enjoying a lunch.

The next Pub Lunch Quiz will be on Monday, 11^th December at 12 noon.  Please note I shall be retiring as Pub Quizmaster after the December Quiz and Angela and Christine will be taking over.

And here are the answers to the November quiz;

1. What does the dish Chilli con carne mean in English? Chilli with meat
2. How many cups of tea are drunk in the UK on average every day? 165 million   
3. Which is the most expensive spice in the world by weight? Saffron  
4. What is the main ingredient in black pudding?  Blood
5. What Which pastry is used to make Baklava?  Filo
6. What is the spiciest chilli in the world?  Carolina Reaper
7. What is the most famous Mexican beer? Corona
8. Which country grows the most mangoes? India
9. Which brand made Blackjacks? Trebor
10. What sauce is traditionally served in a prawn cocktail? Marie Rose
11. What is the main flavour of aioli? Garlic
12. Which nut do you find in pesto? Pine
13. Tripe, popular in the North of England, is what? Stomach
14. How does paella get its name?  From the dish it is cooked in.
15. In which country do red onions originate? Italy
16. What confectionary product is traditionally bought as a gift from a seaside holiday? Sticks of rock
17. What kind of oranges are used to make marmalade? Seville oranges.
18. What food do you have a phobia of if you’re diagnosed with Lachanophobia? Vegetables
19. What is is in the centre of a Victoria Sponge Cake? Which animal’s milk is used in pecorino cheese? Sheep
20. After a classification challenge in 1991 for the purposes of VAT, did the courts decide that a ‘Jaffa Cake’ was indeed a cake or a biscuit?’ Cake
21. What shape is ‘farfalle’ pasta? Bow tie or butterfly
22. Mutton is meat from a sheep that is older than what age? Two years

There is no December quiz, apologies!

The Pub Quiz took place on the 9^th October when we met at The Nabb Inn.  All are welcome – we prefer a maximum of four to a team where possible as we can always add a person to another team if you would like to attend but haven’t got a team of your own.  Sometimes the quiz is easy and occasionally it is very hard, but the idea is to have a bit of fun and to socialise whilst enjoying a lunch.

The next Pub Lunch Quiz will be on Monday, 13^th November at 12 noon.  Please note I shall be retiring as Pub Quizmaster after the December Quiz and we have decided that each team will take it in turn to organise a month. The quizzes etc for that year are all in a folder ready to go so it just means turning up, reading out the questions and answers and taking the £1 entry fee.

And here are the answers to the October quiz;

1. Which historical Chinese rebellion can also be a type of dog German measles?  Boxer
2. If you were ill with rubella, what would you have? German measles
3. The Nobel Literature Prize is awarded in which country?  Sweden
4. What is the name of the half circle instrument found in a geometry set? Protractor
5. What name is given to the outermost layers of trees? Bark
6. Which TV presenter ask the questions in University Challenge Jeremy Paxman
7. In which ocean did the Titanic sink? Atlantic Ocean
8. What was the first name of the Spanish artist Dali? Salvador
9. Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in which European mountain range? The Alps
10. How many days are there in February in a leap year? 29
11. Which mode of transport has parts called an envelope, burner and basket? A hot air balloon
12. If something is done in a clandestine way, how is it done? Secretively
13. Give the four initials of the organisation responsible for maintaining a database of drivers in Great Britain? DVLA
14. In the Second World War what was the German equivalent of the RAF? Luftwaffe
15. Which dance move, in which the dancer moves backwards, was made popular by Michael Jackson? Moonwalk
16. Which large animal’s name comes from the ancient Greek words for “river horse”? Hippopotamus
17. What’s the name of the historical embroidered long cloth which depicts events leading up to the Battle of Hastings?   Bayeux Tapestry
18. What colour is the circle on the Japanese flag? Red
19. If a letter of the alphabet is not a vowel, what must it be instead? Consonant
20. What was originally considered to be the ninth planet from the Sun but after 1992 had its status as a large planet changed?  Pluto
21. How many teeth does an adult have? 32
22. Which 13th-century Scottish warrior was played by Mel Gibson in the film Braveheart? William Braveheart
23. Not including jokers, how many cards are there in a complete pack of playing cards? 52
24. Which sport is played on a lawn and involves hitting plastic or wooden balls with a mallet through hoops? Croquet
25. By which three letter abbreviation do we better know the name given to the genetic instructions of all known living organisms. DNA

And here is the November quiz:

1. What does the dish Chilli con carne mean in English?
2. How many cups of tea are drunk in the UK on average every day?
3. Which is the most expensive spice in the world by weight?
4. What is the main ingredient in black pudding? 
5. Which pastry is used to make Baklava? 
6. What is the spiciest chilli in the world? 
7. What is the most famous Mexican beer?
8. Which country grows the most mangoes?
9. Which brand made Blackjacks?
10. What sauce is traditionally served in a prawn cocktail?
11. What is the main flavour of aioli?
12. Which nut do you find in pesto?
13. Tripe, popular in the North of England, is what?
14. How does paella get its name? 
15. In which country do red onions originate?
16. What confectionary product is traditionally bought as a gift from a seaside holiday?
17. What kind of oranges are used to make marmalade?
18. What food do you have a phobia of if you’re diagnosed with Lachanophobia?
19. What is in the centre of a Victoria Sponge Cake?
20. Which animal’s milk is used in pecorino cheese?
21. After a classification challenge in 1991 for the purposes of VAT, did the courts decide that a ‘Jaffa Cake’ was indeed a cake or a biscuit?
22. What shape is ‘farfalle’ pasta?
23. Mutton is meat from a sheep that is older than what age?

The Pub Quiz took place on the 11^th September when 22 of us met at The Nabb Inn.  All are welcome – we prefer a maximum of four to a team where possible as we can always add a person to another team if you would like to attend but haven’t got a team of your own.  Sometimes the quiz is easy and occasionally it is very hard, but the idea is to have a bit of fun and to socialise whilst enjoying a lunch.

The next Pub Lunch Quiz will be on Monday, 9^th October at 12 noon.  Please note I shall be retiring as Pub Quizmaster after the December Quiz and we have decided that each team will take it in turn to organise a month. The quizzes etc for that year are all in a folder ready to go so it just means turning up, reading out the questions and answers and taking the £1 entry fee.  It would be a pity if the Pub Quiz Group folded as those attending enjoy not just the quiz but the lunch and good company.

And here are the answers to the September quiz;

1. Someone who designs dance moves.  Choreographer                                        
2. He makes and fits shoes for horses.  Farrier                                            
3. A medical professional who collects and tests blood.   Phlebotomist               
4. A professional wine waiter.  Sommelier                                                                   
5. Front of house at a restaurant. Maitre D                                                  
6. A head chef’s second in command.  Sous chef                                                       
7. A brain surgeon. Neurologist                                                                                       
8. Which stage musical tells the story of an Argentinian dictator’s wife?  Evita
9. Who sang with UB40 for their 1985 hit, ‘I Got You Babe’?  Chryssie Hinds                
10. Which horror film used Mike Oldfield’s ‘Tubular Bells’ as its theme? The Exorcist
11. Who played the title role in the 50s/60s TV show, ‘Dr Kildare’?  Richard Chamberlain
12. Who was the Prince of Denmark?  Hamlet                                                                            
13. What was the name of the spaceship in Blakes 7? The Liberator                                                     
14. What is the children’s game, Noughts and Crosses, called in the USA? Tic Tac Toe
15. What two names are given to a group of swans on the ground, beginning with B?    Bevy or Bank of swans
16. Which of the sciences is regarded as the oldest?  Astronomy
17. Born on 5 May 1818, who was known as the father of communism?  Karl Marx
18. Which word can go after PUPPY and before LETTER to make new words? Love
19. Which animal’s English name means earthpig in Afrikaans?  Aardvark          
20. What name is given to the chalk rocks situated in the Solent, just off the Isle of Wight?        The Needles   
21. Which book features a pub called ‘The Admiral Benbow’?  Treasure Island                           
22. In which year did Jesse Owens become the first black athlete win 4 gold medals at the Olympic Games?  1936
23. The Whitsunday Islands are located off the coast of which country? Australia                     
24. Which artist’s studio was known as the Factory?  Andy Warhol                                          
25. What is the lightest of all the elements and has the atomic number 1?  Hydrogen

And here is the October quiz:

1. Which historical Chinese rebellion can also be a type of dog?
2. If you were ill with rubella, what would you have?
3. The Nobel Literature Prize is awarded in which country?
4. What is the name of the half circle instrument found in a geometry set?
5. What name is given to the outermost layers of trees?
6. Which TV presenter ask the questions in University Challenge?
7. In which ocean did the Titanic sink?
8. What was the first name of the Spanish artist Dali?
9. Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in which European mountain range?
10. How many days are there in February in a leap year?
11. Which mode of transport has parts called an envelope, burner and basket?
12. If something is done in a clandestine way, how is it done?
13. Give the four initials of the organisation responsible for maintaining a database of drivers in Great Britain?
14. In the Second World War what was the German equivalent of the RAF?
15. Which dance move, in which the dancer moves backwards, was made popular by Michael Jackson?
16. Which large animal’s name comes from the ancient Greek words for “river horse”?
17. What’s the name of the historical embroidered long cloth which depicts events leading up to the Battle of Hastings?
18. What colour is the circle on the Japanese flag?
19. If a letter of the alphabet is not a vowel, what must it be instead?
20. What was originally considered to be the ninth planet from the Sun but after 1992 had its status as a large planet changed?
21. How many teeth does an adult have?
22. Which 13th-century Scottish warrior was played by Mel Gibson in the film Braveheart?
23. Not including jokers, how many cards are there in a complete pack of playing cards?
24. Which sport is played on a lawn and involves hitting plastic or wooden balls with a mallet through hoops?
25. By which three letter abbreviation do we better know the name given to the genetic instructions of all known living organisms?

The Pub Quiz took place on the 14^th August when 22 of us met at The Nabb Inn.  All are welcome – we prefer a maximum of four to a team where possible as we can always add a person to another team if you would like to attend but haven’t got a team of your own.  Sometimes the quiz is easy and occasionally it is very hard, but the idea is to have a bit of fun and to socialise whilst enjoying a lunch.

The next Pub Lunch Quiz will be on Monday, 11^th September at 12 noon.  Please note I shall be retiring as Pub Quizmaster after the December Quiz and we have  decided that each team will take it in turn to organise a month. The quizzes etc for that year are all in a folder ready to go so it just means turning up, reading out the questions and answers and taking the £1 entry fee.  It would be a pity if the Pub Quiz Group folded as those attending enjoy not just the quiz but the lunch and good company.

And here are the answers to the August quiz;

1. What type of trees do dates grow on? Palm trees

2. The country of Lesotho is completely surrounded by which other country? South Africa

3. In the nursery rhyme, whose wife “could eat no lean”? Jack Sprat’s

4. By land area, which is the largest state in the USA? Alaska

5. According to an old proverb, what “gathers no moss”? A rolling stone

6. Which type of cycle has only one wheel? A unicycle

7. The nickname Geordie is often given to a person from which large city? Newcastle (a Geordie is a person from the Tyneside area, which includes Newcastle)

8. What is the name of the rubber disc hit in a ice hockey match? A puck

9. Which Sea separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain? Irish Sea

10. Which queen of the British Celtic Iceni tribe famously led an uprising against the occupying Romans? Boudica

11. What was the name of the large balloons anchored to the ground by cables in London during the Second World War? Barrage balloons (which served as an obstacle to low-flying enemy aircraft)

12. Bill Gates was the principal founder of which computer company? Microsoft

13. How many sides does a decagon have? 10

14. The first expedition to reach the South Pole was led by which Norwegian explorer? Roald Amundsen

15. If your hobby is philately, what do you collect? Stamps

16. Adolf Hitler was born in which country? Austria

17. Hollywood is a suburb of which American city? Los Angeles

18. Haematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of what? Blood

19. What type of animal are you ‘sick as’, if you are heart-broken or very disappointed? Parrot (as in sick as a parrot)

20. What do Americans call Autumn?  The Fall

And here is the September quiz:

1. Someone who designs dance moves.                                                
2. He makes and fits shoes for horses.                                                   
3. A medical professional who collects and tests blood.                     
4. A professional wine waiter.                                                                 
5. Front of house at a restaurant.                                                           
6. A head chef’s second in command.                                                    
7. A brain surgeon.                                                                                                   
8. Which stage musical tells the story of an Argentinian dictator’s wife? 
9. Who sang with UB40 for their 1985 hit, ‘I Got You Babe’?                      
10. Which horror film used Mike Oldfield’s ‘Tubular Bells’ as its theme?               
11. Who played the title role in the 50s/60s TV show, ‘Dr Kildare’? 
12. Who was the Prince of Denmark?                                                                                   
13. What was the name of the spaceship in Blakes 7?                                                       
14. What is the children’s game, Noughts and Crosses, called in the USA?
15. What two names are given to a group of swans on the ground, beginning with B?   
16. Which of the sciences is regarded as the oldest?                                                         
17. Born on 5 May 1818, who was known as the father of communism?               
18. Which word can go after PUPPY and before LETTER to make new words?
19. Which animal’s English name means earthpig in Afrikaans?                       
20. What name is given to the chalk rocks situated in the Solent, just off the Isle of Wight?                
21. Which book features a pub called ‘The Admiral Benbow’?                          
22. In which year did Jesse Owens become the first black athlete win 4 gold medals at the Olympic Games?
23. The Whitsunday Islands are located off the coast of which country?                            
24. Which artist’s studio was known as the Factory?                                          
25. What is the lightest of all the elements and has the atomic number 1?