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  1. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Well done - 13 correct
  2. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Yeah I knew you would have got it... you once picked up on a quote I used here many years ago: 'you can stick it up your arse and fuck off while you're doing it' - if I recall correctly. :)
  3. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    I'm envious of all you that have never seen Withnail and I... must have watched it 10 times and still enjoy it... but to see it for the first time would be a real treat. :)
  4. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Booze 1. Which brewery is based in Devizes, Wiltshire? It’s most popular beer is branded 6X. Wadworths 2. On which Scottish island are the Laphroaig and Bowmore distilleries? Whiskies from this island are known for a strong smoky flavour. Islay 3. Caipirinha is a Brazilian cocktail made...
  5. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    History 1. By what name was exotic dancer and spy Margaretha MacLeod commonly known? Mata Hari 2. He was expelled from his country’s Socialist Party for advocating military intervention in the First World War. In 1917 he was paid a weekly wage of £100 by the British Security Service MI5 to...
  6. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    It is Importance of Being Earnest - I thought the 'never seen a spade' line was more well known that it clearly is. It is Emo Phillips - probably my favourite stand up ever. It is Lenny Bruce - never found him funny myself but moving as a piece of theatre. Bix Biederbecke is correct but...
  7. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Attlee; Casablanca; Andre Previn (or Preview as Eric called him); Minecraft are all correct. It's not Skye. Answers delayed. We're out of bread and milk so just going to don my rubber gloves and face the supermarket.
  8. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Yes
  9. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Answers at 12:00 A few more clues on the ones I can think clues for: 30: Bordeux wines. It's also used as a colour 31: 'Finest wines' Movie starts with music 'Whiter Shade of Pale'. The characters drink a lot (including lighter fluid at one stage), leading some fans to have screenings where...
  10. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Can see it fucked up the numbering on last paste. The smackhead american (seminal) comedian is supposed to be 44. Further clue: he features in the Miss Maisel Amazon series.
  11. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Yep
  12. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    16 is Da Vinci Code. But Jack Handey not the answer to any of the questions
  13. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Few Dollars More and Wilde both correct
  14. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Both on the money
  15. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Second 25 with clues 1. Which brewery is based in Devizes, Wiltshire? It’s most popular beer is branded 6X. CLUE: The 6X pump tap label is navy blue with white lettering. 2. On which Scottish island are the Laphroaig and Bowmore distilleries? Whiskies from this island are known for a...
  16. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    First 25 not yet answered with clues: Science and Nature 1. Which sub-atomic particle was long thought to exist but was only proven to do so in 2012 using the Large Hadron Collider? It is colloquially called ‘the God particle’. Higgs Boson 2. What substance is thought to account for 85% of...
  17. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Biederbecke correct
  18. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Yes
  19. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Dunno, I'm not a gamer, just googled it. I'm about to give clues.
  20. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Yes
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