Pub Quiz Questions HQ

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

 

Human Body Quiz (Round 4)

 

In the human eye what is the purpose of the pupil?
It regulates the amount of light entering the eye

 

What is the smallest bone in a human's spinal column called?
Coccyx

 

In which part of the body is the Navicular bone?
Foot

 

What is the large, fan-shaped muscle that covers much of the front upper chest?
Pectoralis Major

 

Bile, which aids the digestion of fatty acids, is produced by which organ?
Liver

It Happened in March Quiz (Round 2)

 

When George Galloway won the Bradford West by-election in March 2012, which party did he represent?
Respect Party

 

Which supertanker ran aground on the Cornish coast in March 1967 causing the worst oil spill in UK history and the death of 15000 seabirds?
Torrey Canyon

 

Which native american, who died 400 years ago, was captured by English settlers, and eventually married an English tobacco planter and moved to England with him?
Pocahontas

 

The Penal Colony, Devils Island (Round 114)

 

Tel Aviv airport is named after who?
Ben Gurion (International Airport)

 

What is the state capital of Arizona?
Phoenix

 

Leslie Caron who starred in Gigi and An American in Paris with Gene Kelly was born in which country?
France

 

Of which Australian State is Melbourne the capital?
Victoria

 

In Roman mythology, what weapon did Jupiter use?
Lightning bolts

 

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