Pub Quiz Questions HQ

August 2017 News Quiz (Round 1)

 

Which ship arrived back at Portsmouth after undergoing 2 months of sea trials?
HMS Queen Elizabeth

 

Who is scheduled to headline a benefit concert when the M.E.N Arena re-opens?
Noel Gallagher

 

Daniel Craig has apparently signed up for his fifth Bond movie. How many Bond films have been released in the franchise?
24

 

Australia's Largest City (Round 139)

 

What is Australia's largest city in terms of population?
Sydney

 

Which physicist and chemist was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel prize?
Marie Curie

 

The United States Military Academy is at West Point, but in which County of New York is it in?
Orange County

 

Who won the Bradford West by-election standing as a Respect Party candidate in 2012?
George Galloway

 

Sports Quiz (Round 17)

Which pair of Dutch twins played for Glasgow Rangers in the early 2000s?

Frank & Ronald De Boer

 

Alexander Stadium, home of the Birchfield Harriers, is found in which British city?

Birmingham

 

Where did the Rowing and Canoe Sprint events take place at the 2012 Summer Olympics hosted in Britain?

Eton Dorney

 

Which northern side has won the British Basketball League seven times since 2005-06?

Newcastle Eagles

 

Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless (Round 138)

Which TV series starred Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless?
Cagney and Lacey

 

According to the bible, where did Noah's Ark come to rest when the floods subsided?
Mountains of Ararat

 

Over what river would you be if you crossed the Pont Neuf bridge?
Seine

 

Samuel Pepys is famous for his diary that he kept from 1660 to 1669. Why did he then stop?
He feared it was damaging his eyesight

 

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