mrtrench
Well-Known Member
Here's something to possibly keep you amused during the lockdown... a pub quiz. Questions below.
History
1. Which of Henry VIII’s wives did he consider ugly?
2. Who was the US President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
3. In early life I was known as Soso (one of many pseudonyms I used) and trained to be a priest. After leaving the seminary I started a criminal organisation and for many years conducted raids on banks; ships etc. In later life I became the leader of my country. Who am I?
4. I claimed to be one of the princes in the tower and rightful heir to the English throne – but I was defeated by Henry VII at Deal, in Kent. Who am I?
5. Whilst Prime Minister I closed 253 coal mining pits, more than any other PM. Who am I?
Geography
6. This U-shaped body of water is formed when a river meander is cut off. What is it called?
7. Which capital city was formed from three distinct towns separated by the Danube?
8. What is the name of the deepest part of the ocean, which is estimated as being 10,994 metres below sea-level?
9. Which is the only sea that has no land boundaries?
10. Which city in Myanmar was the subject of a poem by Rudyard Kipling?
Science and Nature
11. What is the first element in the Periodic Table?
12. What is the common name for the plant Digitalis Purpurea?
13. The acronym COBOL is a computer programming language. What do the letters stand for?
14. Which star is closest to Earth?
15. Speed is to scalar as Velocity is to ....... ?
Art and Literature
16. Who wrote The Magus and The French Lieutenant’s Woman?
17. Which poet wrote the line: ‘If I were called in to construct a religion I should make use of water’?
18. The musical film Cabaret starred Liza Minnelli. The musical was based upon the novels of which British novelist?
19. As a young adult I served in the Navy and worked as a stockbroker. I later became an artist and lived in poverty for years; my art was never appreciated until I died. Somerset Maugham’s novel ‘The Moon and Sixpence’ was loosely based on my life. Who am I?
20. Which artist is famous for making statues of long thin elongated human characters?
Music
21. Which 70s pop band was headed by Andy Pelos?
22. Who composed ‘The Ring Cycle’, a collection of four operas?
23. Which band’s debut single, Killing An Arab, was released on Small Wonder records in 1978?
24. It has been noted that many rock stars die at the same age – amongst the list are Janis Joplin; Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain. What is that age?
25. Which Polish jazz trumpeter’s work is used as the theme to the US TV series ‘Homeland’
History
1. Which of Henry VIII’s wives did he consider ugly?
2. Who was the US President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
3. In early life I was known as Soso (one of many pseudonyms I used) and trained to be a priest. After leaving the seminary I started a criminal organisation and for many years conducted raids on banks; ships etc. In later life I became the leader of my country. Who am I?
4. I claimed to be one of the princes in the tower and rightful heir to the English throne – but I was defeated by Henry VII at Deal, in Kent. Who am I?
5. Whilst Prime Minister I closed 253 coal mining pits, more than any other PM. Who am I?
Geography
6. This U-shaped body of water is formed when a river meander is cut off. What is it called?
7. Which capital city was formed from three distinct towns separated by the Danube?
8. What is the name of the deepest part of the ocean, which is estimated as being 10,994 metres below sea-level?
9. Which is the only sea that has no land boundaries?
10. Which city in Myanmar was the subject of a poem by Rudyard Kipling?
Science and Nature
11. What is the first element in the Periodic Table?
12. What is the common name for the plant Digitalis Purpurea?
13. The acronym COBOL is a computer programming language. What do the letters stand for?
14. Which star is closest to Earth?
15. Speed is to scalar as Velocity is to ....... ?
Art and Literature
16. Who wrote The Magus and The French Lieutenant’s Woman?
17. Which poet wrote the line: ‘If I were called in to construct a religion I should make use of water’?
18. The musical film Cabaret starred Liza Minnelli. The musical was based upon the novels of which British novelist?
19. As a young adult I served in the Navy and worked as a stockbroker. I later became an artist and lived in poverty for years; my art was never appreciated until I died. Somerset Maugham’s novel ‘The Moon and Sixpence’ was loosely based on my life. Who am I?
20. Which artist is famous for making statues of long thin elongated human characters?
Music
21. Which 70s pop band was headed by Andy Pelos?
22. Who composed ‘The Ring Cycle’, a collection of four operas?
23. Which band’s debut single, Killing An Arab, was released on Small Wonder records in 1978?
24. It has been noted that many rock stars die at the same age – amongst the list are Janis Joplin; Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain. What is that age?
25. Which Polish jazz trumpeter’s work is used as the theme to the US TV series ‘Homeland’