Pub Quiz No. 34
Posted: 30 Jan 2025 21:03
- 1. A ship named the Demeter mysteriously runs aground at Whitby in which 1897 novel ?
- 2. What is the common six-letter name for Puma concolor, a large cat native to the Americas, also called a mountain lion ?
- 3. Anne Hyde and Mary of Modena were the two wives of which British king ?
- 4. What is the meaning of the word acerbate ?
A. Make bitter
B. Cut short
C. Speed up
- 5. Founded in 1934, which school near Elgin in Scotland was attended by King Charles III and his father ?
- 6. Which actress and singer filed for divorce from Ben Affleck on 20 August 2024 ?
- 7. In Greek mythology, one of the labours of Hercules was to clean what type of building, belonging to King Augeas ?
- 8. Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton portrayed tennis players Venus and Serena Williams in which 2021 film ?
- 9. Which music group won the 2024 Mercury Prize for their debut album This Could Be Texas ?
- 10. Iain Armitage played the title role in which sitcom, a spin-off of The Big Bang Theory ?
- 11. Which New Zealand former fly-half holds the record for most points scored in men's Rugby Union Test matches ?
- 12. A statue by Marc Quinn of which pregnant artist was displayed on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth from September 2005 until late 2007 ?
- 13. Charles Ryder and Sebastian Flyte are central characters in which 1945 novel ?
- 14. Considered a national delicacy in France, what is the English for cuisses de grenouille ?
- 15. Named after a Scottish inventer, what is Si unit of power ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.