Pub Quiz Questions HQ

USA Trivia (Round 6)

 

Of which city was the former mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, convicted on 24 federal felony counts and sentenced to 28 years in federal prison?
Detroit

 

Voted 2016 Travellers Choice winner on TripAdvisor, where is Griffith Observatory?
Los Angeles

 

Super Bowl 50 was played between Denver Broncos and which other team?
Carolina Panthers

 

The Baseball World Series was first contested in a)1883 b)1893 c)1903
c)1903

 

Food and Drink Quiz (Round 6)

 

What sort of pastry would usually be used in an Apple Strudel?
Filo

 

What is the main characteristic of a Banbury cake?
Filled with currants

 

What is the overriding flavour of the French pastry Bichon au citron?
Lemon curd

 

Birnbrot is a traditional pastry originating in Switzerland with a filling of which dried fruit?
Pears

 

The USA's Second Largest City (Round 87)

The questions and answers within this quiz were verified and updated in July 2020.

 

A margarita cocktail has which spirit as it's base?
Tequila

 

Which is the second largest city in the U.S.A? a) Philadelphia b) Chicago c) Los Angeles
c) Los Angeles

 

Which Englishman won the U.S. Open in 2013?
Justin Rose

 

Which is the fastest? a) Greyhound b) Lion c) Horse
b) Lion

 

Coffee (Round 1)

Dating back to 1654, Queen's Lane Coffee House claims to be the oldest in Europe. In which English city can it be found?

a) Oxford b) London c) York

a) Oxford

 

As of 2016, which country produces the most coffee beans?

a) Colombia b) Brazil c) Guatemala

b) Brazil

 

The Costa brothers, two Italian immigrant opened their first store in which 1978, in London. What were the brothers' names?

Tom Hanks Films (Round 1)

Tom Hanks took the 1994 'Best Actor' Academy Award for his portrayal of Andrew Beckett in which movie?

Philadelphia

 

Tom Hanks then starred alongside Robin Wright and Gary Sinise in which film that won the 1995 Academy Award for Best Picture?

Forrest Gump

 

Which French actress known for Amelie starred alongside Tom Hanks as Agent Sophie Neveu in the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code?

a) Marion Cotillard b) Melanie Laurent c) Audrey Tautou

c) Audrey Tautou

 

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