Another new feature on TQA this year is going to be a regular
Saturday Night Pub Quiz. Nothing too challenging and all for a bit of fun. I'll
post up a set of questions on Saturday, probably around 6pm and as usual post the
answers in the comment box. If anyone wants to submit a quiz to be used in this
slot feel free fully234@hotmail.com
and I have a few guest setters lined up in the coming weeks. Just a quick three round format this week but
I will expand on this in the coming weeks.
Round 1 - General Knowledge
- Hawkes, Champagne and Prince albert are all types of which Fruit?
- What type of animal is an Amberjack?
- In pre-decimal coins, how many sides did a Threepenny bit have?
- What is Selenology the study of?
- If you were born on St. Patricks Day, what would your star sign be?
- Which 1990’s British Soap Opera lasted only one year?
- Who was the last English Monarch to defend his country in the Battlefield?
- What is the name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan?
- What is the only English anagram of Catalogue?
- What did Old Mother Hubbard keep in her cupboard?
- How many leaves are there on a Shamrock?
- Which country is the worlds largest producer of rubber?
- To the nearest 10km, is the Suez Canal 160km, 260km or 360km long?
- What is the national flower of China?
- What is the common name for Ascorbic acid?
Round 2 –
Connections
- Which famous American actor was born ‘Bernard Schwartz’ in 1925?
- Which sportsman is to sue an Indian cigarette company after his image was used on their packaging?
- What was the full name of the inept Leisure Centre Manager played by Chris Barrie in a 1990’s sitcom?
- Name the 19th Century Scottish Missionary and Explorer who discovered Victoria Falls?
- What is the connection between the above answers?
Round 3 – The Trail
In this round the
answer the second question, begins with the final letter of the first answer
and so on….
- Luton is a town in which English County?
- What bird is featured on the Coat of Arms of Egypt?
- In which European country is the city of Tatru the second most populated?
- Who was dipped in the River Styx as a child by his Mother in a bid to make him invincible, but crucially his heel was kept out of the water?
- What is a microchip usually made from?
- In which European country would find the port of Bergen?
- Which modern American band is fronted by lead singer Karen O?
- Which Irish Writer, born in 1906, is responsible for the novels Molloy, Malone Dies and Murphy?
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