Pub Quiz No. 50

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Pub Quiz No. 50

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  • 1. In a show, John and Mark's combined speeches add up to 116, which is 45 more than Marvin and John's combined speeches, which is 18 fewer than Mark and Marvin's combined speeches. How many speeches does Marvin have to learn ?
  • 2. What connects goliath, cardinal and wolf ?
  • 3. Which former U.S. President often SENT JAM OFFSHORE (anagram) ?
  • 4. Which constellation is the odd one out: Cassiopeia, Ursa, Minor, Chamaeleon, Draco ?
  • 5. Starting with A, add a letter and shuffle to make a new word each time until your reach LETHARGY
  • 6. Chris received as many birthday cards as he was years old yesterday. Half minus three were from relatives, a quarter plus four were from friends, and the remaining six were from work colleagues. How old was Chris yesterday ?
  • 7. What connects friar, squirrel and wolf ?
  • 8. Which Beatrix Potter character likes TWIRLING MY KEGS (anagram) ?
  • 9. Which is the odd one out: Ellesmere Island, Devon Island, Matakana Island, Baffin Island ?
  • 10. Crack the code to find three religious buildings: BDHFJT, BXCHITG, RDCKTCI
  • 11. In the game of Bigpot, the value of ten blue tokens and five pink tokens is 280 points, while the value of seven blue tokens and three pink tokens is 189 points. How much would four pink tokens be worth ?
  • 12. What connects baseball, swimming and shower ?
  • 13. Which Beatrix Potter character has been known to MISTIME POTTY (anagram) ?
  • 14. Which is the odd one out: Henry Moore, Cecil Beaton, Barbara Hepworth, Elisabeth Frink ?
  • 15. Rearrange the letter groups to make the names of three plays: BEL ADE CAV INE CYM MAL PYG ALC ION

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3. Thomas Jefferson
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6 28
7 Grey
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12. Cap
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4 Cassiopeia
8 Mrs Tiggywinkle
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ANSWERS

1. 22 speeches
2. They are all types of spider
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. Chamaeleon, only visible in the southern hemisphere
5. One way is:
A
At
Tea
Tear
Later
Reality
Greatly
Lethargy
6. 28 years old
7. They may all follow grey
8. Mrs Tiggy-Winkle
9. Matakana Island, off New Zealand; the others are Canadian
10. Mosque, Minster, Convent (A becomes L, B becomes M, etc.)
11. 56 points
12. They are all types of cap
13. Timmy Tiptoes
14. Cecil Beaton, a photographer; the others were sculptors
15. Cavalcade, Pygmallon, Cymbeline

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