Pub Quiz Questions HQ

Mungo Park (Round 159)

The explorer Mungo Park was born in which country?
Scotland

 

The asterisk * appears above which number on a keyboard?
8

 

The Scottish city of Glasgow is situated on which river?
Clyde

 

In which field did Milton Friedman win a nobel prize in 1976?
Economics

 

What is the coffee drink called that has a shot of espresso with hot water added?
Caffe Americano (or simply Americano)

 

1970s Music Quiz (Round 1)

 

Who sang about ‘Sugar Candy Kisses’ in 1975?
Mac and Katie Kissoon 

 

Which USA TV ‘cop’ sang Silver Lady in 1977?
David Soul.

 

Errol Brown was the lead singer in which band?
Hot Chocolate.

 

Devil Woman was a hit for Cliff Richard in what year?
1976

 

Get Dancing was a disco hit for which group in 1975?
Disco-Tex and the Sex-o-lets

 

Food and Drink Quiz (Round 13)

 

What is the name of the simple soda bread made from wheat flour, water and a pinch of salt and baked in the coals of a campfire?
Damper

 

In French cuisine, what is fougasse?
A herb bread flavoured with olive oil

 

A Woo Woo is a cocktail of cranberry juice, peach schnapps and which other spirit?
Vodka

 

Clootie dumpling, which is a dumpling stuffed with currants, sultanas, breadcrumbs, golden syrup and milk is from which country?
Scotland

Soul Music Quiz (Round 2)

 

Fontella Bass is best known for which 1965 hit?
Rescue Me.

 

Who was known as ‘The Queen of Soul’?
Aretha Franklin.

 

Smokey Robinson was the lead singer of which group?
The Miracles.

 

Jimmy Ruffin had 2 singles in the charts in 1966. ‘I’ve passed this way before’ was one, what was the other?
What becomes of the broken hearted.

 

Soul Music Quiz (Round 1)

 

Holland -Dozier- Holland were the main songwriters for which label?
Tamla  Motown.

 

Diana Ross left which all female group in 1970?
The Supremes.

 

In what year did The Supremes reach the top of the US Charts with Baby Love?
1964

 

‘I got sunshine on a cloudy day’ is the opening line to which Temptations song?
My Girl.

 

Who wrote the lyrics to Diana Ross ’ s hit Chain Reaction?
The Bee Gees.

 

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