Pub Quiz No. 41
Posted: 27 Mar 2025 21:03
- 1. In pre-decimal coinage, how many sides did the brass threepenny bit have ?
- 2. The Azores archipelago belongs to which European country ?
- 3. Pinchbeck is an alloy of which two metals ?
- 4. What is the English equivalent of the German army rank of Oberst ?
- 5. Which writer, during his school years at Eton, held the title Victor Ludorum (Champion of the Games) in 1925 and 1926 ?
- 6. The word 'lumbar' refers to which part of the body ?
- 7. The Colossus of Rhodes, thought to have been more than 100ft tall was a statue of which Greek god ?
- 8. What type of cloth is used to cover the playing surface of a snooker table ?
- 9. Born on 16 July in 1964, Miguel Indurain won his fifth consecutive Tour de France in which year ?
- 10. What is the state capital of Alaska ?
- 11. The poems written by Roman poet Virgil on the subject of agriculture are known by what collective title ?
- 12. What was the maiden name of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother ?
- 13. Nb is the symbol for which chemical element ?
- 14. The Gorbals is an area of which Scottish city ?
- 15. Subdivided into 100 cents, what is the currency of South Africa ?
- 16. In Greek mythology, which river of Hades induces forgetfulness in those who drink its waters ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.