Pub Quiz No. 56

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Pub Quiz No. 56

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  • 1. Located on the River Ouse, what is the county town of East Sussex ?
  • 2. In October 2024, the UK announced that it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to which country ?
  • 3. Altair is the brightest star of which constellation, whose name means 'eagle' in Latin ?
  • 4. Which football stadium features the Shankly Gates ?
  • 5. The Dada art movement has the same name as a colloquial French term for which child's toy ?
  • 6. Mossad is the national intelligence agency of which country ?
  • 7. Who was prime minister of Russia until he fled the city of Petrograd on 7 November 1917 during the October Revolution ?
  • 8. There were how many brothers in the original line-up of the Beach Boys ?
  • 9. Luce is an alternative name for which fish ?
  • 10. Kara and Gary started new jobs at the same time, with Gary's salary being three-quarters the salary of Kara. After four years, Gary has spent seven-ninths of his total earnings and Kara has spent four-fifths of hers. If Gary now has £16,000 remaining, how much does Kara have left ?
  • 11. What connects Chillingham, Devon and Gloucester ?
  • 12. Which British designer once RAN JEANS CORP (anagram) ?
  • 13. Which is the odd one out: Penelope, Jessica, Unity, Nancy ?
  • 14. Starting with A, add a letter and shuffle to make a new word each time until you reach SATURATION
  • 15. On a wooden sailing ship, what is the word for the upper deck that is furthest back towards the stern ?

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4 Liverpool
6 Israel
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1. Lewes
2. Mauritius
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10 19.200
15 Poop
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ANSWERS

1. Lewes
2. Mauritius
3. Aquila
4. Anfield
5. Hobby horse
6. Israel
7. Alexander Kerensky
8. Three
9. Pike
10. £19,200
11. They are all breeds of cattle
12. Jasper Conran
13. Penelope; the others were Mitford sisters
14. One was is:
A
At
Art
Star
Rants
Saturn
Truants
Saturant
Astronaut
Saturation
15. Poop

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