Quiz Number #655 Pub Quiz
Round 1
1. Spelling – SUBSEQUENTLY
Example: We’ll play Bingo after this round; subsequently, we’ll continue with the final rounds.
2. ScotRail are introducing what punishment for ticket dodgers? £10 Fine | 3 Year Ban | 6 Months Jail
£10 Fine
3. Which KBR is the Commonwealth Games equivalent of the Olympic Torch Relay?
King’s Baton Relay
4. Which former boxer established the boxing promotional firm “Golden Boy Promotions”?
Oscar De La Hoya
5. Which ballet dancer was played by Jamie Bell?
Billy Elliot
6. Which agreement was signed in a railway carriage in France and came into effect at 11:00 a.m. on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918?
Armistice of Compiegne
7. The Aran Islands are situated off the west coast of which country?
Ireland
8. Which 2016 animated film voice-stars Justin Timberlake, Russell Brand, Gwen Stefani & James Corden?
Trolls
9. Orange UK and T-Mobile UK merged in 2010 to form which company?
Everything Everywhere
10. If their sports were listed alphabetically, who’s would be last? Ricky Burns | Judd Trump | Dan Evans | Ben Stokes
Dan Evans (Tennis – Former British No. 1 and ATP Tour title winner.)
11. The English word “window” comes from the Old Norse word “vindauga”. Two word answer… what does “vindauga” literally mean?
Wind-eye
12. In website design, if the term “Google UX” is used, what does UX mean?
User Experience
Round 2
Music – Vinyl to Viral Across the Generations
1. What was the surname of Gerry from Gerry and the Pacemakers?
Marsden
2. US singer, moved to London and got a job at Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood’s clothes shop. Later sang about sobbing and brass?
Chrissie Hynde
3. Which record label, owned by Alan McGee, signed acts such as Primal Scream & Oasis?
Creation Records
4. Solána Imani Rowe performed with Kendrick Lamar on “All the Stars”. She is better known as what?
SZA
5. Audio clip – Which word in every title?
Prospa- Free Your Mind
Elvis Presley – Always On My Mind
Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up
Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind
MIND
Connect 4
1. First name of actor that played Benjamin Button in 2008?
Brad
2. Republic of ______ Leone?
Sierra
3. Which 3 letter word is a designated area in a garden specifically prepared for planting and cultivating flowers?
Bed
4. Surname of the one that was known as “the quiet Beatle”?
Harrison
5. Connection – Brad | Sierra | Bed | Harrison
FORD (Braford, Ford Sierra, Bedford, Harrison Ford)
Additional
Countdown
Answer: HALLSTAND
Letters: Tall Hands
Hint: The savage and excessive killing of many people.
Tie Break
Netflix, Inc. is an American media company founded in which year?
1997
Lewis Hamilton holds the Fastest ever Formula One lap (in qualifying). What was the lap time in whole seconds?
84
(1 minute, 24.303 seconds)
Double Up
1. Using NATO Phonetic Alphabet words, which two drinks could you buy at the shop?
Tango | Whiskey
2. Which two items are known abroad as “sel et poivre” or “sal y pimiento”?
Salt | Pepper
3. Which monarchs were predecessor and successor to Queen Victoria?
William IV | Edward VII
4. England has six metropolitan counties. Which two begin with “West”?
West Midlands | West Yorkshire
5. P&O Ferries – what do the letters P and O originally stand for?
Peninsular | Oriental
(Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company)