Many thanks to Pam Farrell for once again being the February Quizmaster in my absence. The March Pub Quiz will be on the second Monday, 13th March at 12 noon 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.
And here are the answers to the February quiz:
- Cinnamon comes from which part of the tree? Bark
- A White Lady cocktail consists of which main alcoholic ingredient? Gin
- Brassica Rapa is the Latin name for which vegetable? Turnip
- In Japan, what type of drink is “Matcha”? Green Tea
- What flavour is the liqueur “Triple Sec”? Orange
- What is another term for “Vitamin C”? Ascorbic acid
- Plantain is the cooking variety of which fruit? Banana
- Macaws, long-tailed colourful parrots, consist of how many species? 19
- Traditionally, Mozzarella cheese was made from which animal’s milk? Water Buffalo
- Sharing its name with a percussion instrument, which relative of the antelope, native to Africa, has white vertical stripes on its body? Bongo
- The French clothing company “Lacoste” features which type of animal in its logo? Crocodile
- The Roadrunner is a member of which bird family? Cuckoo
- The world’s largest frog and beetle are both named after which biblical character? Goliath
- How many stars feature on the flag of New Zealand? Four stars
- What is the most fractured human bone? Clavicle
- What is the most famous university of Paris? Sorbonne
- Which animal is on the golden Flemish flag? Lion
- What is the name of the Indian holy river? Ganges
- What is the Kabbalah? A System of Jewish Mystical Beliefs
- What is the meaning of the Arab word Habibi? Sweetheart
- What does the abbreviation GPS mean? Global Positioning System
- What is the most spoken language in the world? Chinese
- What does the abbreviation SMS mean? Short Message Service
- What is another word for wall painting or mural? Fresco
And now for the March Quiz:
- Who rode his ‘Funky Moped’ to No 5 in the UK charts in 1975?
- What are the surnames of the 3 tenors? (1 point for each)
- Who wrote and illustrated the children’s book, ‘The Snowman’?
- What was the name of A.A. Milnes’ son?
- Who was the captain of ‘The Black Pig’?
- What nationality was the magician and escapologist, Harry Houdini?
- Which month in 1969 did Neil Armstrong first stand on the moon?
- Which explorer discovered the Hawaiian Islands?
- In which modern country are the ruins of Troy?
- What TV series was set on Craggy Island?
- Which river runs through Baghdad?
- On what street in London would you find The Bank of England?
- The A1 road starts in London and finishes in which city?
- What food would a Cockney be eating if he is going for a ruby?
- What is the colour of the black box on commercial aircraft?
- How many old pennies were there in a guinea?
- In which film did Raquel Welch appear in a fur bikini as a cave girl?
- What were the first two words in the film title where David Bowie plays Mr Lawrence?
- What is the motto of the boy scouts?
- What is the highest bid, without doubling, in the game of bridge?
- In a game of bowls, what name is given to the target ball?
- Which team won the 2017 FA Cup?
- Which sport is said to have been played for over 3,000 years?
- What is Japan’s national sport?
- What is an ice hockey puck made of?