Pub Quiz Special (unfinished)
to whom is thedunmow flitch awarded each year
the years happiest newly wed couple
RMS Queen Elizabeth, named after the consort to King George 1v, was an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line. Where did the liner catch fire?
Hong Kong harbour. In 1972, while undergoing refurbishment in Hong Kong harbour, she caught fire under mysterious circumstances and was capsized by the water used to fight the fire. In 1973, her wreck was deemed an obstruction, and she was partially scrapped where she lay. Sad.
In which sport is the doggets coat and badge won?
Rowing
In the Beatles song Penny Lane what was the nurse selling from a tray?
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray.
What are the ingredients that make up the cocktail known as a Screwdriver?
The screwdriver made of vodka and orange juice supposedly got its name because American petroleum engineers in Saudi Arabia secretly added vodka to small cans of orange juice and stirred the mixture with their screwdrivers. Sounds plausible to me.
Can you name the word that describes a battleship armed with heavy guns of uniform calibre, an overcoat made of heavy cloth( slang), a heavyweight boxer and a person who fears nothing?
The word is Dreadnought
In which country would you find the Laurentian mountains in?
They are a mountain range in southern Quebec, Canada, north of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers, Canada. The highest point is Blanchard. It's all very French around there.
What do Maiden, Mother of All and Footmen have in common?
They are all parts of a spinning wheel. There is also a Flyer Whorl a Bobbin a Tension Knob and an Orifice. I can see this question getting some uncalled for lewd remarks down at the Dog and Duck.
In which year was the Festival of Britain?
1951
Why is the Queen Hotel Pontefract called a Calendar hotel?
365 windows (days in a year) 12 original bedrooms(months) four floors (seasons) and seven entrances (days in a week)
What is the collectivec name for a group of mules?
A Barren
What is a dry Manhattan called?
A Bronx
What savory ingredient do you add to a Sputnik?
A Sputnik Cocktail sputnik consists of 1 oz. Vodka 1/2 oz. Peach Schnapps 1 oz. Orange Juice 1 oz. Light Cream. A Cocktail Onion completes it.
During WW2, what kind of aircraft was a HORSA ?
A glider The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a British World War II troop-carrying glider built by Airspeed Limited and subcontractors and used for air assault by British and Allied armed forces. It was named after Horsa, the legendary 5th-century conqueror of southern Britain.
A group of moles is known as what?
A labour
Where in the world is the first ever built cast iron bridge?
Coalbrookdale in England
What is added to brandy to make a sidecar?
Cointreau and Brandy makes a sidecar.
Which US state has the nickname The Nutmeg State?
Connecticut. Though technically its official nickname is the "Constitution State" because of historian John Fiske's claim that the Fundamental Orders of 1638/1639 were the first written constitution in history. Capital Hartford, that's much more a banker.
Where is the original home of barcardi?
Cuba
Which capital houses the great mosque and the gate of god?
Damascus
Nothing to do with the current UK Prime Minister - but what was Boccaccio collection of short stories called?
Decameron (as opposed to D Cameron - do you see what I did there? No? Never mind.
Which duke owns Badminton setting of the well known horse trial?
Duke of Beaufort
Which group believes in The Great Architect of the Universe?
Freemasons
Bombardier Billy Wells was seen on many Rank films - why?
He hit the gong
To whom is the quote and final words 'die dear doctor that is the last thing I shall do attributed to?
Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, in 1855. Twice Prime minister of Britain and better known now as 'Lord Palmerston.'
Who was the last King of England to lead his troops into Battle?
George 2 at the Battle of Dettingen
What was the name of the novella written by James Hilton about Mr Chipping a beloved schoolteacher of Latin and Greek and covered his his forty three year tenure at Brookfield Grammar a fictional British boys public boarding school?
Goodbye Mr Chips
What is the name of the long staff with iron tip on the end that is used for mountaineering?
An alpenstock An alpenstock is a long wooden pole with an iron spike tip, used by shepherds for travel on snowfields and glaciers in the Alps since the Middle Ages. It is the antecedent of the modern ice axe. Bit of history there.
What is an eponym?
An eponym is a person, a place, or thing for whom or for which something is named. For example, Elizabeth I of England is the eponym of the Elizabethan era.
What is an Eidograph?
An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of pantograph
Whom did Paris select as the most beautiful goddess?
Aphrodite
What is a Rentier?
A person who makes money from investments
What type of fish is a torpedo fish.
A ray.
A sitcom was set in St Oggs - which one?
All Gas and Gaiters (got to be old to get that!)
The St Lawrence River runs from the Great Lakes to which ocean?
Atlantic
Who was Chaim Reuben Weintrop better known as?
Bud Flanagan
What gas propels the cork from a champagne bottle?
Carbon dioxide
who wrote the play Serious Money in 1987
Caryl Churchill
Turtles and tortoises belong to what reptilian order?
Chelonia
What is the name of the famous cattle route that runs from Texas through to Oklahoma to the Red Hills at Abilene Kansas?
Chisolm Trail
What is the scientific name of the green colouring in plants?
Chlorophyll. As with many examples in science an understanding of some Greek helps. Its name is derived from the Greek word for green 'chloros'
What does an Alexandra taste of?
Chocolate
What is the national flower of Japan?
Chrysanthemum
Who was Mussolini's mistress who was executed with him
Claretta Petacci
What did the troupe 'the eight Lancashire lads do?
Clog dancing
What do you add to champagne to make a flip?
Egg yolk
What was Walt Disney's middle name?
Elias
What is sophistry?
False reasoning meant to deceive
What is the Pentateuch?
First five books of the Bible. Genesis - How it all began Exodus - Leaving Egypt Leviticus - Concerning the Levitical priesthood Numbers - Starts with a census Deuteronomy - "Second law", or "a copy of the law"
Where in Britain is Floors Castle?
Floors Castle is in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland and is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe.
What 1950s US commercial sign for a soft drink had a depiction of 'Willy the Hillbilly' and words 'It'll tickle your innards?'
Mountain Dew
Why were Samuel Pepys diaries not published until 1825
Issues with decephering Sam's short hand
What is the name given for a government that is made up solely by women?
It sounds terribly sexist but then again so is the concept I suppose. The answer is 'Gynocracy.'
What is a 'Palmiped?'
It's a web-footed bird
Which country's wine might be labelled DOCG
Italy: Denominazione di Originie Controllata e Garantita. Designation of Origin. For France quality Appellation De Controle and for Germany the word 'Kabinett'
From which country did 'Ska' music originate?
Jamaica
What world famous musician and icon was alleged to have said 'I've been imitated so well I've heard people copy my mistakes."?
Jimi Hendrix
Who invented the caricature of John Bull?
John Arbuthnot
From which Shakespeare play comes the quote; 'Cowards die many times?'
Julius Caesar
If you're hypermetropic what are you?
Long-sighted.
What is the well known testing word in Latin which translates as 'table'?
Mensa
What do the initials NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. I think valued employees can earn themselves Snoopy awards from within this organisation.
What is a number 10 golf iron more often known as?
Number 10 iron is a wedge
What spice is used in a whisky sling?
Nutmeg
What colour is lobsters blood?
Pale blue
which country's currency is the guarani
Paraguay uses the Guarani.
What was the real name of Red Adair?
Paul Neal "Red" Adair" was an American oil well firefighter. He became notable as an innovator in the highly specialized and extremely hazardous profession of extinguishing and capping blazing, erupting oil well blowouts, both land-based and offshore
Which species are said to congregate in musters?
Peacocks
'I got plenty of nuthin' comes from which work by Gershwin.
Porgy and Bess
What is the name of our nearest star discounting the sun?
Proxima Centauri
In Norse mythology what is the name of the ultimate battle?
Ragnarok - think Rags and anorak which might describe someone (me) overly burdened with a niche interest in Norse mythology
What is collateral kin?
Relatives belonging to a persons own generation
Which character from history rode a horse called Traveler?
Robert E Lee
What is the best known type of Hollands called?
Schnapps
What is Drambuie made from?
Scotch whisky and Heather Honey
How many sisters make up The Pleiades?
Seven Sisters - a cluster of stars within the Taurus constellation. In Greek mythology the Pleiades were the seven daughters of the titan Atlas
Which astronomer compiled The Caldwell Catalogue?
Sir Patrick Moore - 109 star clusters nebulae and galaxies. The other catalogue in use is The Messier which precludes bodies seen from southern hemisphere.
Who is the patron saint of Germany
St Boniface
Who is the patron saint of tax collectors?
St Mathew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. Bankers and civil Servants fall within his purview.
What weapon was invented by Ernest Swinton used in 1916?
Tank
What was the name of the plantation in Gone with the Wind?
Tara
What is the name of Britain's only private army?
The Atholl Highlanders, a Scottish ceremonial infantry regiment. The regiment is not part of the British Army but is in the private employ of the Duke of Atholl, and based in Blair Atholl, where it serves as a tourist attraction
In the Rocky Mountsins what is the name of the dry wind warm in winter and cool in summer?
The Chinook
Who gave Henry 2 the right to invade and conquer Ireland?
The English pope Adrian 1V
Which group of ships were known as the First Fleet?
The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 ships which left Great Britain on 13 May 1787 to found a penal colony that became the first European settlement in Australia.
What was referred to as 'Black 47'?
The Potato Famine in Ireland. The summer of 1847 was considered the worst year of this blight.
What are the four books of the Hindus?
The Vedas. The Sanskrit word véda "knowledge, wisdom" is derived from the root vid- "to know".
Which institute was founded in Ontario by a Mrs Hoodless in 1897?
The Women's Institute
What name is given to the first ten amendments to the US constitution
The bill of rights
Though his efforts did not gain much traction, Benjamin Franklin campaigned to remove which letter from the English alphabet?
The letter C
There are many more than 10, but can you name 10 countries that drive on the left hand side of the road.
The list includes all the Caribbean Islands and many from the British Commonwealth. Here are the main substantial countries that drive on the left: UK, Japan, Australia, Cyprus, India, Pakistan, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, New Zealand, Malta, South Africa, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Also included are the African states of Botswana, Malawi, Swaziland, Uganda, Tansania, Uganda, Mozambique, Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia Zimbabwe and
Which two metals are alloyed to make pewter?
Tin and Lead
What is the name of the clown in the Shakespeare play As You Like It?
Touchstone in this play. Costard in Loves Labours Lost, Feste in Twelfth Night, Falstaff in Henry 1V. There are loads of fools, jesters and clowns in the 'Speare canon.
What does the term Trockenbeerenauslese suggest?
Translated from German to "dried berries selection" It is a German language wine term for a medium to full body dessert wine.
Which instrument is Hawaiian for 'jumping flea'?
Ukelele
Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa and has a statue of Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone at the side of what world famous feature?
Victoria Falls
Yuri Gagarin;'s spacecraft please?
Vostok 1.
In Victorian Britain if you were accused of being a Flabberdegaz what might you have done?
Well known in the Victorian theatre and music halls: you would have fluffed a line, stumbled with a word, or mistimed a joke. Also called a "Major Macfluffer."
What is the name of the Jewish New Year?
Yom Kipper