The Barkeeper.ie Quiz

This quiz consists of ten rounds of questions with ten questions per round

If needed there are five tie breaker questions at the end.

The different topics are;

  1. General Knowledge Part 1
  1. Science & Nature
  1. Geography
  1. History
  1. Literature
  1. Food and Drink
  1. Entertainment
  1. Sport
  1. Music
  1. General Knowledge Part 2

Don’t forget to download the blank answer sheet!

Good Luck!

General Knowledge Part 1

Round 1

  1. What does the “W” in George W Bush stand for?

Walker

  1. What is the currency of Poland?

Zloty and grosz 1 zloty = 100 grosz

  1. In what part of the body would you find the “Hammer” and the “Stirrup”?

The Ear

  1. A compass baring ENE corresponds to how many degrees?

67.5°

  1. In a website address what does “http” stand for?

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

  1. What is the chemical symbol for the element tin?

Sn

  1. The radio frequency “AM” stands for what?

Amplitude Modulation

  1. Brass is an alloy of which two metals?

Copper & Zinc

  1. What is absolute zero, measured in degrees farenheight to the nearest degree?

-460°F

  1. In computers, what does IBM stand for?

International Business Machines

Geography

Round 2

  1. What river flows through Rome?

Tiber

  1. On which of the great lakes is Chicago?

Michigan

  1. What is the capital of South Arica?

Pretoria

  1. Name the two landlocked countries in South America?

Bolivia and Paraguay

  1. What are the only two countries to have square flags?

Switzerland and The Vatican

  1. What country has been ruled by the Grimaldi dynasty for the past 700 years?

Monaco

  1. Where would you find the “Ocean of Storms”?

On the moon

  1. Which two European countries are linkedby teh Brenner Pass?

Italy and Austria

  1. What is the most westerly county in the United Kingdom?

County Fermanagh

10. Where in New York is the largest stained glass window?

JFK International Museum

Entertainment

Round 3

1. What is the name of the cafe in Friends?

Central Park

2. What is Homer Simpsons middle name?

Jay

3. Who plays “Gandolf” in Lord of the Rings?

Sir Ian Mc Kellen

4. Where would you find the Woolpack?

Emerdale

5. What is the name of Bob the Builders cement mixer?

Dizzy

6. In the film “Bridget Jones’s Diary” what colour is the soup which she serves to her friends at a dinner party?

Blue

7. Who is the most nominated actor for an oscar?

Jack Nicholson

8. What is Fr Ted’s surname?

Crilly

9. Who directed the film, The Gladiator?

Bradley Scott

10. How is singer Michael Barrett better known?

Shakin Stevens

Literature

Round 4

1.In which famous novel would you find Ralph, Simon and Piggy

The Lord of the Flies

2.In which Dickens novel would you find a convict called Magwitch?

Great Expectations

3.How many paintings did Vincent Van Gough sell during his life?

1 (to his brother)

4.The name Wendy was first made up in which book?

Peter Pan

5.What is the name of Bill Sykes dog in Oliver Twist?

Bulls-Eye

6.How many books are in the bible?

66

7.Which fictional park off the coast of Costa Rica did Michael Crichton write about?

Jurassic Park

8.In the Famous Five by Enid Blyton, what is the name of the dog?

Timmy

9.How many lines are there in a limerick?

5

10.What is the best selling book in the world?

The bible

Science & Nature

Round 5

  1. What is the condition Nitrogen Embolism more commonly known as?

The bends.

2What name is given to a cow that has not had a calf?

A heifer

3If cats are “feline” then what animals are “ovine”?

Sheep

4. Where on the body is the skin the thinest?

The Eye lids

5. Which anual prizes were established by the legacy of a Swedish chemist?

The noble prizes

6. How many teeth make up a full adult set?

32

7. In the famous equation E = MC squared, if E equals energy and M equals Mass what does the C stand for?

The speed of light

8. Which metal has the chemical symbol Ag?

Silver

9. Vanilla Pods are obtained from which plant?

The Orchid

10. What is the thickest and tallest type of grass?

Bamboo

Food & Drink

Round 6

  1. What is the name of the famoud French blackcurrant liquer?

Creme de Casis

  1. What fruit is grenadine made from?

Pomagranate

  1. What shape is fussili pasta? Bow, long and flat or spiral?

Spiral

  1. What is the main alcoholic ingredient in a Pina Colada?

Rum

  1. What is a zucchini also known as?

Courgette

  1. From what organ is “foie gras” made from?

The Liver

  1. Parmesan cheese comes from what country?

Italy

  1. Red wine can only be made from red grapes but can white wine be made from red grapes?

Yes

  1. What type of pastry is used in profiterolls?

Choux

  1. Which commonly eaten item of food has a name which literally translates as “twice cooked”

Biscuit

History

Round 7

  1. What was introuced to Britans roads for the first time in 1949?

White Lines

  1. How many funnells did the titanic have?

4

  1. Which countrys persedints post did Albert Einstein decline?

Isreal

  1. On what island was Napoleon born?

Corsica

  1. What is the name of the plane that dropped the first Atomic bomb?

Enola Gay

  1. Which two months are named after Roman Emperors?

July and August

  1. In what year was the berlin wall errected?

1961

  1. What was the first country in the world to allow women to vote?

New Zealand

  1. In 1889 what took over as the tallest building in the world from the great pyramid?

The Eiffel Tower

  1. How was the Volstead Act of 1919 better known in America?

Prohibition.

Music

Round 8

  1. Paul Hewson is better known as who?

Bono

  1. How many keys are on a standard piano?

36

3. What was the Spice Girls debut single called?

Wanabee

  1. Who played bass guitar in The Beatles?

Paul Mc Cartney

  1. In what decade did the Eurovision song contest begin?

1950’s

  1. What was Madonna’s first top ten single?

Holiday

  1. Who had a number one in 1960 with “ Only the Lonely”?

Roy Orbison

  1. What is the largest stringed instrument in a classical orchestra?

Double Bass

  1. Who is the famous father of Paris Michael Katherine born in 1998?

Michael Jackson

  1. “Everything we do is driven by you” is a song performed by Brian May of Queen in an advert for which car company?

Ford

  1. How is Gordon Sumner better known?

Sting

Sport

Round 9

  1. What jump in the English Grand National shares it’s name with a piece of furniture?

The Chair

  1. Who was the manager of Manchester united prior to Alex Ferguson?

Ron Atkinson

  1. What non mechanical sport acheives the highest speed?

Sky diving

  1. In which famous race is the slowest man on the day given a red lantern?

The Tour de France

  1. What is the sum of all the numbers around a dartboard?

210

  1. What sport has four letters and begins with a “T”?

Golf

  1. How many balls are there on a snooker table at the start of a game?

22

  1. What is the only olympic sport that has a finish line that no competitior will ever cross?

Swimming

  1. Who declared the 1936 Olympics officially opened?

Adolf Hitler

  1. Who were the first ever British team to win the European cup?

Celtic

General Knowledge Part 2

Round 10

  1. To what common disease are sharks immune?

Cancer

  1. What is the only vowel that is not found on the top line of a standard keyboard?

A

  1. What does a baramoter measure?

Pressure

  1. Including the Current Pope, How many have been called Benedict?

16

  1. Which planet is seventh furthest from the sun?

Uranus

  1. What is the currency of Brasil?

The Real

  1. In which decade did the population reach 4 billion?

1970s

8. What is pagonology the study of?

Beards

9. In which country was Trivial Persuit invented?

Canada

10. What do the initials HB on a pencil stand for?

Hard Black

Tie Break Questions

  1. Some months have 31 days and some months have 30 days but how many months have 28 days?

All of them have 28 days

  1. How old does a road vehicle need to be in order to be called a classic?

25 years

  1. What does RAM stand for in computer technology?

Random Access Memory

  1. What word can mean a parasitic worm, the hook of an anchor and a lucky chance?

Fluke

  1. Which piece on a chess board is often reffered to as “en passant”?

Pawn