Pub Quiz Questions HQ

Sports (Round 10)

Which English Football League club who play their home games at Gigg Lane are known as the Shakers?

Bury

 

In which city was Usain Bolt competing when he broke the Mens 100m World Record in August 2009?

a) New York b) Berlin c) Lausanne

b) Berlin

 

Barry Bonds led a controversial career as an exceptional hitter in which sport?

Baseball

 

It Happened in December

 

Who, in December 1955, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man in Mongomery, Alabama?
Rosa Parks

 

In 1941, The Imperial Japanese Navy made a surprise attack on a harbour in which U.S state?
Hawaii

 

Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his raid on the arsenal at which town in West Virginia? 
Harpers Ferry

 

Film Classics Quiz (Round 4)

 

Which actress, in one of her early roles, played the title character in the film Amelie?
Audrey Tautou

 

In North by Northwest starring Cary Grant, the final actions are played out in front of which iconic monument?
Mount Rushmore

 

Where is the film Das Boot set?
On a submarine

 

The Prestige was a 2006 film starring Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman, but who directed it?
Christopher Nolan

 

December 2016 News Quiz (Round 1)

American Michael 'Jim' Delligatti died this week aged 98. Which fast food staple did he invent?

The Big Mac

 

Gary Lineker celebrated his 56th birthday on Wednesday. As a Barcelona player, he held the record for the highest scoring British player in Spain's La Liga until he was surpassed by which player?

Gareth Bale

 

Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall have announced they are expecting a second child. What is Zara's relationship to Queen Elizabeth II?

Granddaughter

 

Animal World Quiz (Round 2)

 

What type of animal is a Caiman?
An aquatic reptile related to alligators and crocodiles

 

To what part of the world is the Capybara native?
Central and South America

 

African Bush Elephants have 4 molar teeth each of which weighs how much? a) 1-2kg b) 3-4kg c) 5kg
c) 5kg

 

Which is the largest type of penguin?
Emperor Penguin

 

What is the largest bird native to Australia?
Emu

 

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