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Pub Quiz No. 3

Posted: 15 Dec 2019 21:15
by Carl
  • 1. Only 2 London Underground stations start with the letter V , name both of them ?
  • 2. What is the name of the French peasant who is the central character in Les Miserables ?
  • 3. Which fabric derives its name from the capital of Syria ?
  • 4. Which football club, currently in the championship is London's oldest professional football club ?
  • 5. Which artist had a top ten hit in 1957 with the song Reet Petite, it was re-released in 1986 and spent 4 weeks at number one ?
  • 6. The head of which creature appears on a bottle of Gordon’s gin ?
  • 7. According to the song, who lived in Louisiana close to New Orleans.
  • 8. In radio broadcasting, what does A.M stand for ?
  • 9. Where was the lighthouse that was one of the ancient wonders of the world ?
  • 10. Which tourist attraction in Rome gets approximately 3,000 euros in change every day ?

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

Re: Pub Quiz No. 3

Posted: 15 Dec 2019 21:28
by elcarretero
1 Victoria,
2 Jean val Jean
3 Damask
9 Alexandria
10 Trevi Fountain

Re: Pub Quiz No. 3

Posted: 17 Dec 2019 09:02
by stowie39
5. Jackie Wilson

Re: Pub Quiz No. 3

Posted: 22 Dec 2019 21:06
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. Only 2 London Underground stations start with the letter V , name both of them ? Victoria and Vauxhall
  • 2. What is the name of the French peasant who is the central character in Les Miserables ? Jean Valjean
  • 3. Which fabric derives its name from the capital of Syria ? Damask
  • 4. Which football club, currently in the championship is London's oldest professional football club ? Fulham
  • 5. Which artist had a top ten hit in 1957 with the song Reet Petite, it was re-released in 1986 and spent 4 weeks at number one ? Jackie Wilson
  • 6. The head of which creature appears on a bottle of Gordon’s gin ? Boar
  • 7. According to the song, who lived in Louisiana close to New Orleans ? Johnny B Goode
  • 8. In radio broadcasting, what does A.M stand for ? Amplitude Modulation
  • 9. Where was the lighthouse that was one of the ancient wonders of the world ? Alexandria
  • 10. Which tourist attraction in Rome gets approximately 3,000 euros in change every day ? Trevi Fountain