Pub Quiz No. 20

[Carl]

• 1. Which Scottish actress played the TV character Supergran ?

• 2. In TV show Button Moon, what was the name of Mr Spoon`s daughter ?

• 3. What is the only bone in the human body that is not attached to any other bone ?

• 4. Which is the only USA state that has no letters in common with its state capital ?

• 5. What mineral has the lowest number on the Mohs scale ?

• 6. In which year did brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald open their first McDonalds restaurant in San Bernardino, California ?

• 7. What is the only national capital that borders two different countries ?

• 8. Who were the first two teams to compete in an international cricket match ?

• 9. The Spanish Eurovision entry in 1986 entitled 'La La La' contained how many 'la`s' ?

• 10. Which comedian was the first person in Britain to make a call on a mobile phone ?

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

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which Scottish actress played the TV character Supergran ? Gudrun Ure

• 2. In TV show Button Moon, what was the name of Mr Spoon`s daughter ? Tina Teaspoon

• 3. What is the only bone in the human body that is not attached to any other bone ? The hyoid

• 4. Which is the only USA state that has no letters in common with its state capital ? South Dakota (Pierre is the capital)

• 5. What mineral has the lowest number on the Mohs scale ? Talc

• 6. In which year did brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald open their first McDonalds restaurant in San Bernardino, California ? 1940

• 7. What is the only national capital that borders two different countries ? Bratislava

• 8. Who were the first two teams to compete in an international cricket match ? USA and Canada (1844)

• 9. The Spanish Eurovision entry in 1986 entitled 'La La La' contained how many 'la`s' ? 138

• 10. Which comedian was the first person in Britain to make a call on a mobile phone ? Ernie Wise (on New Years Day 1985)