Pub Quiz No. 11

[Carl]

• 1. In a game of chess , which piece is worth more, a rook or a Knight ?

• 2. In 1998 which former Chilean dictator was arrested in London in connection with numerous human rights violations ?

• 3. Which biographical film released last year told the story of Desmond Doss, a pacifist medic who refused to carry any weapons but was awarded the Medal of Honor for service above the call of duty in world war 2 ?

• 4. The claret jug is presented to the winner of which competition ?

• 5. What is the name of the Dragon in The Hobbit ?

• 6. Which 2016 drama by Ken Loach is about a Newcastle man trying to claim sickness benefit ?

• 7. In 1977 the worst aviation accident in history occurred when 2 planes collided killing 583 people at an airport on which island ?

• 8. True or false, there are no bodies of water in the Lake District known as Lakes ?

• 9. Who is the only British player to have won the World Cups Golden Boot Award ?

• 10. John Cobb died in an attempt at the world water speed record in 1952 , on which lake or loch when his boat hit an unexplained wake?

Answers will be provided next Sunday evening after 21:00.

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In a game of chess , which piece is worth more, a rook or a Knight ? Rook

• 2. In 1998 which former Chilean dictator was arrested in London in connection with numerous human rights violations ? Augusto Pinochet

• 3. Which biographical film released last year told the story of Desmond Doss, a pacifist medic who refused to carry any weapons but was awarded the Medal of Honor for service above the call of duty in world war 2 ? Hacksaw Ridge

• 4. The claret jug is presented to the winner of which competition ? The Open (British Open)

• 5. What is the name of the Dragon in The Hobbit ? Smaug

• 6. Which 2016 drama by Ken Loach is about a Newcastle man trying to claim sickness benefit ? I, Daniel Blake

• 7. In 1977 the worst aviation accident in history occurred when 2 planes collided killing 583 people at an airport on which island ? Tenerife

• 8. True or false, there are no bodies of water in the Lake District known as Lakes ? False, Bassenthwaite Lake

• 9. Who is the only British player to have won the World Cups Golden Boot Award ? Gary Lineker

• 10. John Cobb died in an attempt at the world water speed record in 1952 , on which lake or loch when his boat hit an unexplained wake? Loch Ness