Pub Quiz Questions HQ

It Happened in April (Round 2)

All the following questions refer to events which occurred in April

 

The internet now seems to have been around forever, but when did Google first give people access to its message service Gmail? a) 2000 b) 2002 c) 2004
c) 2004

 

Chris Evans was born in April 1966, he started his showbiz career as a radio broadcaster, but which was his first TV programme?
The Big Breakfast

 

Marvin Gaye died in April 1984, how?
Shot by his father

 

Nitrogen's Atomic Number (Round 122)

 

The Aardvark eats almost exclusively what?
Ants and termites

 

What is the atomic number of Nitrogen?

a) 7 b) 15 c) 33
a) 7

 

As of 2020-21 season, the highest number of goals scored by an individual in the English Premier League is 34, a record shared by Alan Shearer and which other player?
Andrew Cole

 

Which is the largest reservoir, by volume, in the UK?
Kielder Water

 

George W. Bush's Presidential Opponent (Round 121)

Which name is shared by a dwarf planet and the ruler of the underworld in classical mythology?
Pluto

 

Who did George W. Bush defeat in the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election?
Al Gore

 

Which actor played Albus Dumbledore in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?
Richard Harris

 

Animal World Quiz (Round 4)

 

For what do butterflies use the 'proboscis' for?
Eating - they suck up nectar etc through it

 

This animal's name comes from the Afrikaans/Dutch for ‘earth pig’.
Aardvark

 

Which is the fastest moving snake in the world? a) Viper b) Coral snake c) Black Mamba
c) Black Mamba

 

An Addax is a type of what? a) Antelope b) Snake c) Beaver
a) Antelope

 

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