Pub Quiz 9

Round One

2003
1 Which former African dictator died in August 2003 aged 77? (IDI AMIN)

2 Which former Wimbledon finalist was arrested in Florida in August 2003 on fraud charges? (ROSCOE TANNER)

3 Which former Wimbledon ladies singles champion died on September 28, 2003? (ALTHEA GIBSON)

4 Which club won the UEFA Cup in 2003? (PORTO)

5 Who married Lance Gerard Wright in August 2003? (ULRIKA JONNSEN)

6 Which member of the Dirty Dozen and The Magnificent Seven died in September 2003? (CHARLES BRONSON)

7 In 2003 which Pop Idol judge became a waxwork model at Madame Tussaud’s in London? (SIMON COWELL)

8 What is the nationality of Manchester Utd’s 2003 signing Ronaldo? (PORTUGUESE)

9 In August 2003 which entertainer lost an estimated £1 million worth of jewellery following a raid on her home? (CILLA BLACK)

10 Which former Blackburn Rovers manager died in August 2003? (RAY HARFORD)

People
1 Which former US President is descended from a family of peanut farmers? (JIMMY CARTER)

2 What is Madonna’s middle name? (LOUISE)

3 Which monarch was beheaded on January 30th 1649? (CHARLES1)

4 Which author is credited with creating the name of Wendy? (JM BARRIE-IN PETER PAN)

5 Who wrote the first gospel of the New Testament? (ST MATTHEW)

6 Who killed Billy the Kid? (Sheriff Pat Garrett)

7 In August 2003 Lee Ryan was arrested for drink driving. Of which boy band is he a member? (BLUE)

8 Who presented the first ever edition of Top of the Pops? (JIMMY SAVILLE)

9 In which city was John F Kennedy assassinated? (DALLAS)

10 Who co-starred with Steve McQueen in The Thomas Crown Affair and with Warren Beatty in Bonnie and Clyde? (FAYE DUNAWAY)

Food & Drink
1 Which product is advertised on TV with the slogan “Central heating for kids”? (READY BREK)

2 How much did it cost Mary Poppins to feed the birds? (TUPPENCE A BAG)

3 What name is given to a dish of toast covered with ham, eggs and hollandaise sauce? (EGGS BENEDICT)

4 In which sport is an easy catch known as a can of corn? (BASEBALL)

5 What reptilian name is given to a mixture of cider and lager? (SNAKEBITE)

6 What six-letter R word is the name given to curdled milk from a calf’s stomach? (RENNET)

7 Which TV cook is the daughter of former Tory Chancellor of the Exchequer? (NIGELLA LAWSON)

8 Salsa is the Spanish word for what? (SAUCE)

9 Which drink has been traditionally advertised on TV by animals trained at Twycross Zoo? (PG TIPS)

10 In which US state did Jack Daniels whisky originate? (TENNESSEE)

TV
1 Who played the role of Elsie Tanner for many years in Coronation Street? (PAT PHOENIX)

2 In which comedy series did Geoffrey Palmer play a dentist called Ben Parkinson? (BUTTERFLIES)

3 In a TV advert which footballer said, “I feel like chicken tonight”? (IAN WRIGHT)

4 Which actress played the mother of Martin Kemp in Eastenders? (SHEILA HANCOCK)

5 Who played Nero in I Claudius, Lukewarm in Porridge and himself in Bad Girls? (CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS)

6 What is the first name of the character played by David Schwimmer in Friends? (ROSS)

7 Who plays the role of Adam in the TV drama Cold Feet? (JAMES NESBITT)

8 Who links the TV shows Men Behaving Badly, Where The Heart Is and Cats Eyes? (LESLIE ASH)

9 Manuel in Fawlty Towers was played by which actor? (ANDREW SACHS)

10 Which TV series featured a boat called The Vital Spark? (THE TALES OF PARA HANDY)

AROUND THE WORLD
1 What title was used by German emperors until 1917? (KAISER)

2 In which Lancashire town was the Cooperative Movement founded? (ROCHDALE)

3 What is the capital of Jordan? (AMMAN)

4 What is the name of the highest mountain in Greece? (MOUNT OLYMPUS)

5 The haboob in Sudan, the zonda in Argentina and the puna in Peru. All the names of what? (WINDS)

6 Which European country has a name that literally means, lower lands? (NETHERLANDS)

7 Which bird appears on more world flags than any other? (EAGLE)

8 The most northerly point of Africa lies in which country? (TUNISIA)

9 Which of the Spanish Costas has a name that means, wild coast? (COSTA BRAVA)

10 In which mountain range is Ben Nevis? (GRAMPIANS)

ROUND TWO

Sport
1 In which sport are penalties awarded for slashing, holing and spearing? (ICE HOCKEY)

2 In 1981 Susan Brown became the first woman to compete in which race? (OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE)

3 Who was the last tennis player to be voted BBC Sports Personality Of The Year? (GREG RUSEDSKI)

4 Which boxer was the first person to be voted out of the 2001 Celebrity Big Brother? (CHRIS EUBANK)

5 What was the name of the faith healer that accompanied Glen Hoddle’s England squad to the 1998 World Cup? (EILEEN DREWERY)

6 What do the letters PB signify next to an athlete’s time? (PERSONAL BEST)

7 Who has managed Millwall, Sunderland and the Republic of Ireland? (MICK MCCARTHY)

8 In which country was Linford Christie born? (JAMAICA)

9 How many feet long is a table tennis table? (NINE FEET)

10 In which city did Muhammed Ali light the Olympic flame? (ATLANTA)

Music
1 Which song was a UK No1 for Elvis Presley in the year that he died? (WAY DOWN)

2 Who was nicknamed The King of Twist? (CHUBBY CHECKER)

3 In 1985 who released a greatest hits collection entitled Hits Out Of Hell? (MEATLOAF)

4 Keating, Lynch, Gately, Duffy and Graham. Collectively known as who? (BOYZONE)

5 Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical sees the cast on roller skates? (STARLIGHT EXPRESS)

6 In 1969 who became the first pop star to be arrested whilst performing live on stage? (JIM MORRISON)

7 Which No 1hit contains the line, “Hear the beat of the tambourine”? (DANCING QUEEN)

8 Which singers name is cockney rhyming slang for a pint of mild? (MARTY WILDE)

9 What is Cliff Richards real first name? (HARRY)

10 Which rock group recorded the song Eye Of The Tiger, the film theme for Rocky III? (SURVIVOR)

Science & Nature
1 The crown, the neck and the root are the three main parts of a what? (TOOTH)

2 What name is given to a young hare? (LEVERET)

3 What plant is the official emblem of Ireland? (SHAMROCK)

4 What is the national flower of Austria? (EDELWEISS)

5 Hermit, red, horseshoe and edible are all species of what? (CRAB)

6 By what shorter name is polyvinylchloride better known? (PVC)

7 What year saw the creation of Dolly the cloned sheep? (1997)

8 What type of snake killed Cleopatra? (ASP)

9 What nationality was the scientist Alfred Nobel? (SWEDISH)

10 What five-letter word is the name given to the home of a beaver? (LODGE)

Films
1 Which film directed by Alan Parker features an Irish soul band singing Mustang Sally? (THE COMMITMENTS)

2 In which film did Robin Williams play a wartime disc jockey? (GOOD MORNING VIETNAM)

3 In which film did Patrick Swayze fall in love with Jennifer Grey? (DIRTY DANCING)

4 What was the most expensive film made in the 20th century? (TITANIC)

5 In which classic western did John Wayne play the Ringo Kid? (STAGECOACH)

6 How old was Judy Garland when she made The Wizard of Oz? (Accept 16 or 17)

7 In which film did Bugs Bunny appear alongside Michael Jordan? (SPACE JAM)

8 Which 1998 film saw Leonardo DiCaprio playing twin brothers? (THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK)

9 In which Alfred Hitchcock thriller was James Stewart confined to a wheelchair? (REAR WINDOW)

10 Which star of the film Ghost was born Caryn Johnson? (WHOOPI GOLDBERG)

The Dirty Dozen
1 What is the name of the Darling’s family dog in Peter Pan? (NANA)

2 In pre-decimal currency how many farthings were in a shilling? (48)

3 In which German city was the Nazi party founded? (MUNICH)

4 In which English county is Chesil Beach a popular tourist attraction? (DORSET)

5 Which fictional Wild West hero rode a horse called Topper? (HOPALONG CASSIDY)

6 Which TV series sees David Jason playing a character created by RD Wingfield? (A TOUCH OF FROST)

7 Which infamous couple lived at 25, Cromwell St? (FRED & ROSEMARY WEST)

8 In which county is Eton College? (BERKSHIRE)

9 At the end of the 20th century what was the world’s most highly populated city? (TOKYO)

10 Spell tobacconist (TOBACCONIST)

11 Found on an Indian restaurant menu, what is the Indian word for bucket? (BALTI)

12 Which TV character was banned on Turkish TV during religious festivals, so that viewers were not upset at the sight of an unclean animal? (MISS PIGGY)

Tie breaker if needed nearest team wins

In what year was Lime St railway station opened in Liverpool? (1867)

Spot prizes nearest person wins

How many Russian Tsars are buried in the Kremlin? (47)

In what year did France become the first country to introduce state controlled brothels? (1778)

At the beginning of the 21st century how many beauty salons were there in Beverly Hills? (299)

Snowball answers

Which capital city is served by Arturo Marino Benitez International Airport? (Santiago)

Which horse won the Aintree Grand National in 1999? (Bobbyjo)

What was the real first name of the Wild West heroine Calamity Jane? (Martha)