Pub Quiz

The March Pub Quiz took place on the 13^th March when 28 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.

PLEASE NOTE:  The next Pub Lunch Quiz would have fallen on Easter Monday so I have changed this to Monday, 3^RD  April instead.

And here are the answers to the March quiz:

1. Who rode his ‘Funky Moped’ to No 5 in the UK charts in 1975?              Jasper Carrott
2. What are the surnames of the 3 tenors?  (1 point for each)                   Pavarotti, Domingo, Carrera
3. Who wrote and illustrated the children’s book, ‘The Snowman’? Raymond Briggs
4. What was the name of A.A. Milnes’ son?                                          Christopher Robin
5. Who was the captain of ‘The Black Pig’?                                            Captain Pugwash
6. What nationality was the magician and escapologist, Harry Houdini? American
7. Which month in 1969 did Neil Armstrong first stand on the moon?    July
8. Which explorer discovered the Hawaiian Islands?                          Captain Cook
9. In which modern country are the ruins of Troy?                              Turkey
10. What TV series was set on Craggy Island?                                         Father Ted
11. Which river runs through Baghdad?                                                   Tigris
12. On what street in London would you find The Bank of England?              Threadneedle St.
13. The A1 road starts in London and finishes in which city?                Edinburgh
14. What food would a Cockney be eating if he is going for a ruby?   Curry (Ruby Murray)
15. What is the colour of the black box on commercial aircraft?              Orange
16. How many old pennies were there in a guinea?                              252
17. In which film did Raquel Welch appear in a fur bikini as a cave girl?  One Million Years BC
18. The first two words in the film title where David Bowie plays Mr Lawrence? Merry Christmas
19. What is the motto of the boy scouts?    Be Prepared
20. What is the highest bid, without doubling, in the game of bridge?          No Trump
21. In a game of bowls, what name is given to the target ball?               Jack
22. Which team won the 2017 FA Cup?                              Arsenal
23. Which sport is said to have been played for over 3,000 years?                   Hurling
24. What is Japan’s national sport?               Sumo
25. What is an ice hockey puck made of?       Vulcanised rubber

And here is the April quiz.

1. When was William Shakespeare born?                                                            
2. On what date did the Battle of Culloden take place?                                    
3. Who was Henry VIII’s first wife?                                                                                       
4. Which famous battle between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy took place on 21st October 1805?                 .
5. Who became the British Prime Minister after Winston Churchill in 1955? 
6. When did the Cold War end?                                                                                           
7. What is sushi traditionally wrapped in?                                                                   
8. May Queen, Wisley Crab, Foxwhelps and Lane’s Prince Albert are all species of what?       
9. What is allspice alternatively known as?                                                                                      
10. What colour is Absynthe?                                                                                                               
11. What flavour is Cointreau?                                                                                                             
12. By what name is Lancelot Brown more usually known?                 
13. Name the world-famous gardens situated ten miles outside of London, close to the River Thames. 
14. Which popular gardener created Barnsdale Gardens and was the author of many books such as The Ornamental Kitchen Garden, ‘Gardeners World’ Practical Gardening Course and Paradise Gardens
15. Which garden is considered to be among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? 
16. What colour is a Welsh poppy?                                                                                                      
17. What colour is a Himalayan poppy?                                                                                                
18. Name the three primary colours.                                                                                     
19. In needlework, what does UFO refer to?                                                        
20. Name the famous ballet Russian dancer who changed the face of modern ballet.
21. What is the painting ‘La Gioconda’ more usually known as?                                      
22. What does the term ‘piano’ mean?                                                                      
23. Name the Spanish artist, sculptor and draughtsman famous for co-founding the Cubist movement.
24. How many valves does a trumpet have?                                                                                         
25. If you were painting with tempera, what would you be using to bind together colour pigments?