Pub Quiz No. 21

[Carl]

• 1. In which year did Pablo Picasso die ?

• 2. In which year was the pirate radio Radio Caroline launched ?

• 3. In what year was the Cutty Sark built ?

• 4. How many years in prison did the 12 members of the Great Train Robbery gang get between them in 1964 ?

• 5. What breed of spaniel has been selected as Best in Show more times than any other ?

• 6. Which is the only horse to have won English, Scotish and Welsh Grand Nationals ?

• 7. Which two countries are double-landlocked (i.e. surrounded only by other landlocked countries) ?

• 8. By what name was Helen Porter Mitchell better known ?

• 9. What is the collective name for a group of sea cucumbers ?

• 10. What is the capital city of Botswana ?

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

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In which year did Pablo Picasso die ? 1973

• 2. In which year was the pirate radio Radio Caroline launched ? 1964

• 3. In what year was the Cutty Sark built ? 1869

• 4. How many years in prison did the 12 members of the Great Train Robbery gang get between them in 1964 ? 307

• 5. What breed of spaniel has been selected as Best in Show more times than any other ? Cocker Spaniel (7 times)

• 6. Which is the only horse to have won English, Scotish and Welsh Grand Nationals ? Earth Summit

• 7. Which two countries are double-landlocked (i.e. surrounded only by other landlocked countries) ? Lichtenstein and Uzbekistan

• 8. By what name was Helen Porter Mitchell better known ? Dame Nellie Melba

• 9. What is the collective name for a group of sea cucumbers ? A pickle

• 10. What is the capital city of Botswana ? Gabarone