Pub Quiz F

ROUND ONE

2003

1 Name the actor husband of Sadie Frost who denied having an affair with Nicole Kidman in February 2003 (JUDE LAW)

2 Which supermodel gave birth to a 7lb baby boy in the first week of February 2003? (CLAUDIA SCHIFFER)

3 In which French footballer enrolled for acting lessons at RADA? (DAVID GINOLA)

4 Which famous name in the world of Formula One racing was named as Britain’s richest man in 2003? (BERNIE ECCLESTONE)

5 On February 12, 2003 who became the youngest ever footballer to win an England Cap? (WAYNE ROONEY)

6 Which Australian spin bowler was sent home from the Cricket World Cup in February after failing a drug test? (SHANE WARNE)

7 Paul Keleher was jailed for 3 months in February 2003 for chopping the head off the statue of which former leader? (MARGARET THATCHER)

8 At the 2003 BAFTA Awards who won the award for Best Actor? (DANIEL DAY LEWIS)

9 By what score did England defeat Australia in the 2003 rugby union world cup final? (20-17)

10 Who ended the 2003 Brit Awards by singing a medley of his hits to celebrate his award for Outstanding Contribution To British Music? (TOM JONES)

FAMOUS PEOPLE

1 Which infamous duo stole bodies for Dr Knox? (BURKE & HARE)

2 Alphabetically who is the first of the Marx Brothers? (CHICO MARX)

3 Who wrote the book Diana Her True Story? (ANDREW MORTON)

4 In 1829 who founded the Metropolitan Police Force? (ROBERT PEEL)

5 Which comedian’s autobiography is entitled And There’s More? (JIMMY CRICKET)

6 What is the nationality of Ernst Rubik, the inventor of the Rubik’s Cube? (HUNGARIAN)

7 Which artist is famed for his quote, “In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes”? (ANDY WARHOL)

8 Who was the most borrowed author from British libraries in the 20th century? (CATHERINE COOKSON)

9 What Christian has been shared by two kings of England, two kings of Scotland and ten kings of France? (CHARLES)

10 Which singer is nicknamed The Godfather of Soul? (JAMES BROWN)

FOOD & DRINK

1 What name is given to the dish that comprises of boiled cabbage and potatoes? (BUBBLE & SQUEAK)

2 What type of tart was named after a town in Derbyshire? (BAKEWELL)

3 What does a cucumber become when it is pickled? (GHERKIN)

4 Which alcoholic drink is made from fermented honey and water? (MEAD)

5 Which Italian city gave its name to a cheese and a type of ham? (PARMA)

6 According to a TV advert of yesteryear which brand of beer “works wonders”? (DOUBLE DIAMOND)

7 What is made when milk is inoculated with bacteria? (YOGHURT)

8 What dessert is made from the starch extracted from the pith of a palm tree? (SAGO)

9 Which fictional character is often depicted eating his favourite dish of cow pie in his hometown of Cactusville? (DESPERATE DAN)

10 What did Victorian people refer to as “little bags of mystery”? (SAUSAGES)

TV

1 Who played the role of Sabrina Duncan in the TV series Charlie’s Angels?
(KATE JACKSON)

2 In which German city was the first series of Auf Wiedersehen Pet set? (DUSSELDORF)

3 The actor Telly Savalas was the godfather to which star of the sitcom Friends? (JENNIFER ANISTON)

4 In a current TV advert for Abbey National which former Eastenders star goes on a date with a girl called Sarah? (MARTIN KEMP)

5 In what year did Channel 5 begin broadcasting? (1997)

6 Which sitcom is set at Hatley Railway Station? (OH DR BEECHING)

7 What is the name of the club where Arthur Daley is served vodka & tonics by Dave? (WINCHESTER CLUB)

8 Who plays nasty Nick Cotton in Eastenders? (JOHN ALTMAN)

9 In which fictional village was Noel’s House Party set? (CRINKLEY BOTTOM)

10 In which TV series did Robert Lindsay play the leader of the Tooting Popular Front? (CITIZEN SMITH)

AROUND THE WORLD

1 What is London’s largest park? (HYDE PARK)

2 What is the name of the national airline of Greece? (OLYMPIC)

3 Which African country was formerly called Abyssinia? (ETHIOPIA)

4 What name is given to the ninth month of the Muslim year? (RAMADAN)

5 In which country is Mount Everest? (NEPAL)

6 Which is the second largest city in Sweden? (GOTHENBERG)

7 If James Bond was to dial 007 he would be using the dialling code for which country? (RUSSIA)

8 Which area of London was terrorised by Jack the Ripper? (WHITECHAPEL)

9 What is the name of the building where the US Congress meets? (CAPITOL BUILDING)

10 In which resort did Billy Butlins open his first holiday camp? (SKEGNESS)

ROUND TWO

SPORT

1 What sport begins play with a “bully off”? (HOCKEY)

2 What four-letter word is the name given to the ceremonial dance performed by the All Blacks rugby union team? (HAKA)

3 With which Italian football club did Diego Maradona win the Italian League Championship? (NAPOLI)

4 Which horse won the Grand National in 1992, winning with an appropriate name, as it was a general election year? (PARTY POLITICS)

5 Which Formula One Grand Prix is contested at Imola? (SAN MARINO GRAND PRIX)

6 How many hoops are used in the game of croquet? (SIX)

7 In which county is the Epsom Derby raced? (SURREY)

8 Which football team took their name from the Roman name for Ireland? (HIBERNIAN)

9 In 1996, which British athlete competed in her 6th consecutive Olympic games? (TESSA SANDERSON)

10 Who was the first black footballer to captain England? (PAUL INCE)

MUSIC

1 Which song from the musical Joseph And The Technicolor Dreamcoat was a No 1 hit for Jason Donovan? (ANY DREAM WILL DO)

2 Who did the Spice Girls sack as their manager? (SIMON FULLER)

3 Which American teenager had a No 1 hit with the song, I Think We’re Alone Now in the 1980s? (TIFFANY)

4 Who was the youngest member of The Beatles? (GEORGE HARRISON)

5 Which composer wrote the music for the musical film, Oliver? (LIONEL BART)

6 What is the surname of the brothers who formed the pop group Right Said Fred? (FAIRBRASS)

7 Despite singing Stand By Your Man, how many times did Tammy Wynette marry? (FIVE)

8 Who wrote the No 1 hit Perfect Day? (LOU REED)

9 How old was Buddy Holly when he died? (22)

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

SCIENCE & NATURE

1 Which crustacean is known for its habit of occupying empty snail shells? (HERMIT CRAB)

2 What E word is the name for the outermost layer of the skin? (EPIDERMIS)

3 To which family of birds do canaries belong? (FINCH)

4 Which planet in our solar system was discovered in 1846? (NEPTUNE)

5 Which internal organ of the body stores the bile that is produced by the liver? (GALL BLADDER)

6 Aspirin was originally obtained from the bark of which tree? (WILLOW)

7 If a person is described as an ectomorph are they, short, tall, fat, thin or muscular? (THIN)

8 What consists of a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulphur? (GUN POWDER)

9 What is the first animal to be listed in the Oxford English dictionary? (AARDVARK)

10 What is the second animal to be listed in the Oxford English dictionary? (AARDWOLF)

FILMS

1 Who played the forger in the film The Great Escape? (DONALD PLEASANCE)

2 In Star Wars what is the name of Han Solo’s spacecraft? (MILLENNIUM FALCON)

3 Who is the only Oscar to have won an Oscar? (OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN)

4 Which writer does Nicole Kidman portray in her latest film The Hours? (VIRGINIA WOOLF)

5 Who played Oscar Wilde in the 1997 film Wilde? (STEPHEN FRY)

6 In which film did David Bowie play the King of the Goblins? (LABYRINTH)

7 Which famous name in the world of films married Soon Yi Previn in 1997? (WOODY ALLEN)

8 What is the title of the film in which Kiefer Sutherland plays the leader of a gang of teenage vampires? (THE LOST BOYS)

9 Which film earned Dustin Hoffman his first Best Actor Oscar? (KRAMER Vs KRAMER)

10 In the 1988 western Young Guns who played Billy the Kid? (EMILIO ESTEVEZ)

DIRTY DOZEN

1 Fox, Golf, Hotel. What comes next? (INDIA IN THE PHONETIC ALPHABET)

2 The size of what is measured by a craniometer? (SKULL)

3 How many yards are in a furlong? (220)

4 What was the name of the cat that left 10 Downing Street in 1997? (HUMPHREY)

5 In which country did the ancient Inca civilisation originate? (PERU)

6 Which US city houses the headquarters of Coca Cola? (ATLANTA)

7 What is the minimum age requirement to become President of the USA? (35)

8 What was the name of the fictional town in which the TV drama Juliet Bravo was set? (HARTLEY)

9 Nutwood is the home town of which famous bear? (RUPERT THE BEAR)

10 Blood and Fire is the motto of which organisation? (SALVATION ARMY)

11 What is the world’s most southerly capital city? (WELLINGTON)

12 The subject of an animated Disney film, by what name is Rebecca Rolfe better known? (POCOHONTAS)

TIEBREAK QUESTION IF NEEDED - NEAREST TEAM TO THE ANSWER WINS

In what year did Heinz tomato sauce first go on sale? (1886)

SPOT PRIZES - Nearest person wins

How many hat tricks did Pele score in his professional football career? (99)

In total how many times did the Beatles perform at the Cavern Club? (292)

In what year was the novel Pride And Prejudice set? (1813)

SNOWBALL QUESTIONS

Which American state is nicknamed the Hawkeye State? (IOWA)

Which comic strip character was created by Hank Ketcham in 1951? (DENNIS THE MENACE)

Which was the first country to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice? (HOLLAND)