Pub Quiz 4th August 2008

1 /

Which 2 artists have been asked to perform the theme song for the next Bond Movie, Quantum of Solace?

/ Jack White & Alicia Keys
2 / The late Heath Ledger plays which character in the 2008 film The Dark Knight? / The Joker
3 / What was the name of Hans Solo’s ship in Star Wars? / Millennium Falcon
4 / If Stephen Fry played Jeeves, who played Wooster? / Hugh Laurie
5 / According to Woody Allen, what is his second favourite organ? / His Brain
6 / What number comes next in the following sequence - 335443554 / 3 – Number Ten
7 / Name the author of Dracula / Bram Stoker
8 / How many years in existence does the Beano celebrate this year? / 70
9 / What did Barbie’s boyfriend Ken lack, that other boys had? / Genitals
10 / Who piloted Thunderbird 2? / Virgil Tracy
11 / Short-eared, long-eared, little, and horned are all types of which bird? / Owl
12 /

The Cougar is another name for which North American cat?

/ Puma
13 / What is an Avocet? / A Wading bird
14 / What is the name of the local Cats and Dogs home? / Gables

15

/ Which animal is the national emblem of Canada? / Beaver

16

/ In a famous song that was first published in 1940, what type of bird sang in Berkeley Square? / Nightingale
17 / In which year was the pirate radio Radio Caroline launched? /

1964

18 / Who sang ‘Give It To Me’ in 2007 with Justin Timberlake and Nellie Furtardo? / Timbaland
19 / When did Carole King decide it might as well rain until? / September
20 / Which game show host tormented contestants by saying: ‘Look what you could have won’? / Jim Bowen (Bullseye)
21 / In which of the United States of America is the volcano Mount St Helens which erupted in 1980? / Washington State
22 / Name the largest of the Greek Islands / Crete
23 / On which river is Shrewsbury? / Severn
24 / In which county is Stilton cheese traditionally made? / Leicestershire
25 / Soling, Finn & Tornado are categories in which sport? / Yachting
26 / In which year were 8 members of the Manchester United football team killed in an air disaster? / 1958
27 / Who won yesterday’s Hungarian F1 race? / Heikki Kovalainen
28 / Who recently won the golf open? / Padraig Harrington
29 / In what year was the first paralympic games held? / 1948 – Stoke Mandeville
30 / How will Plymouth Argyle play on their opening day of the 2008/9 football league? / Wolverhampton Wanderers
/ Tie Break /
1 / In what year were the first commercial Christmas cards commissioned? / 1843