Pub Quiz Questions HQ

Film Quotes Quiz (Round 4)

Can you name the films that these famous quotes are from?

 

"What we've got here is failure to communicate."
Cool Hand Luke

 

"I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
Apocalypse Now

 

"Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
Casablanca

 

"You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow."
To Have and Have Not

 

Detective Jimmy McNulty (Round 116)

 

The Luna 9 mission by the USSR in 1966 was the first to acheive what?
A controlled landing on the Moon

 

Who produced the first commercial steam engine, using a piston to pump water from a mine?
Thomas Newcomen

 

In which city are the Petronas Twin Towers?
Kuala Lumpur

 

Stephen Fry became a member of which theatrical club whilst studying at university?
Cambridge Footlights

 

Food and Drink Quiz (Round 10)

 

In cookery what is the term when fruit is soaked in a flavoured liquid?
Macerate

 

Angel Food cake originated in which country?
U.S.A

 

What is the name of the special Jewish braided bread eaten on Sabbath and Jewish holidays?
Challah

 

A study in 2009 found which country ate an incredible 64.6 kg of beef per person, 20 kg more than people in the U.S.?
Argentina

 

What type of food is Prosciutto?
Dry-cured ham

Film Classics Quiz (Round 5)

 

Which film starring Morgan Freeman had the tagline 'Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.'?
Shawshank Redemption

 

1962 film starring James Stewart and John Wayne about a senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

 

The Martin Scorsese film Raging Bull is a biography of which boxer?
Jake La Motta

 

Who Built the RMS Titanic? (Round 115)

 

Which Commonwealth nation was granted full independence from Britain in March 1986
Commonwealth of Australia

 

Which river is considered holy by Hindus?
Ganges

 

The American heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped by which group in 1974?
Simbionese Liberation Army

 

In 1956 Tunisia gained independence from which country?
France

 

The RMS Titanic was built by which company?
Harland & Wolff

 

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