Pub Quiz Questions HQ

At My Mother’s Knee (Round 217)

 

Which ‘B’ is a wooden hat worn over the head and neck that takes its’ name from a Black Sea port?

Balaclava

 

In which decade did Roger Bannister run the world’s first recorded four minute mile?

a) 1940s b) 1950s c) 1960s

b) 1950s

 

Alan Shepard was which country’s first astronaut to visit space in 1961?

a) Australia b) Great Britain c) USA

c) USA

 

The Marquis of Queensbury (Round 216)

 

Sir Nicholas Grimshaw is best known for his work on the terminal at London’s Waterloo station, the Cutty Sark conversion project and which popular Cornish visitors’ attraction?

The Eden Project

 

Which ‘AG’ emerged into the art world in the 1980s with his ‘Another Place’ exhibition which is now permanently situated on Crosby Beach?

Antony Gormley

 

Which batsman holds the highest individual scorer in test match cricket having scored 400 against England in 2003-04?

Brian Lara

It Happened in February Quiz (Round 3)

A quiz about events that have anniversaries in February

 

Ritchie Valens, J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and which other rock and roll musician were killed in a plane crash on 3rd Feb 1959?
Buddy Holly

 

Which country became the first to have a craft make a soft landing on the moon in Feb 1966?
Soviet Union

 

In 1971 who replaced Milton Obote as president of Uganda?
Idi Amin

 

Super Bowl Quiz (Round 1)

Who is the Patriots Head coach who has been in charge for all of their Super Bowl wins?

 

Pop Music Quiz (Round 5)

In 1987, MARRS had a huge British acid house hit with which track?

Pump Up The Volume

 

Which of the following albums was the first to be released by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin record label?

a) Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield b) Diamond Dogs by David Bowie c) Country Life by Roxy Music

a) Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

 

Shape of You was a 2017 hit for which British artist?

Ed Sheeran

 

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