Saturday 14 January 2012

Saturday Night Quiz # 1



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


  1. Hawkes, Champagne and Prince albert are all types of which Fruit?
  2. What type of animal is an Amberjack?
  3. In pre-decimal coins, how many sides did a Threepenny bit have?
  4. What is Selenology the study of?
  5. If you were born on St. Patricks Day, what would your star sign be?
  6. Which 1990’s British Soap Opera lasted only one year?
  7. Who was the last English Monarch to defend his country in the Battlefield?
  8. What is the name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan?
  9. What is the only English anagram of Catalogue?
  10. What did Old Mother Hubbard keep in her cupboard?
  11. How many leaves are there on a Shamrock?
  12. Which country is the worlds largest producer of rubber?
  13. To the nearest 10km, is the Suez Canal 160km, 260km or 360km long?
  14. What is the national flower of China?
  15. What is the common name for Ascorbic acid?


Round 2 – Connections

  1. Which famous American actor was born ‘Bernard Schwartz’ in 1925?
  2. Which sportsman is to sue an Indian cigarette company after his image was used on their packaging?
  3. What was the full name of the inept Leisure Centre Manager played by Chris Barrie in a 1990’s sitcom?
  4. Name  the 19th Century Scottish Missionary and Explorer who discovered Victoria Falls?
  5. 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….
  1. Luton is a town in which English County?
  2. What bird is featured on the Coat of Arms of Egypt?
  3. In which European country is the city of Tatru the second most populated?
  4. 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?
  5. What is a microchip usually made from?
  6. In which European country would find the port of Bergen?
  7. Which modern American band is fronted by lead singer Karen O?
  8. Which Irish Writer, born in 1906, is responsible for the novels Molloy, Malone Dies and Murphy?


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