Pub Quiz No. 53
Posted: 19 Jun 2025 21:02
- 1. Which British athlete won gold in the women's 800m and 1500m at the 2004 Olympic Games ?
- 2. In South American cuisine, which sauce, served with grilled meat, is made from chopped parsley, chillies, garlic, oregano, olive oil and vinegar ?
- 3. Michelangelo's sculpture Pieta depicts which two figures ?
- 4. The Vitava River flows through which European capital city ?
- 5. Which two British monarchs of the House of Hanover did not have the regnal name George ?
- 6. What is the meaning of the word hyaline ?
A. Amusing
B. Transparent
C. Beautiful
- 7. Llynlleifiad is a Welsh name for which large English city ?
- 8. Which former US president celebrated his 100th Birthday on 1st October 2024 ?
- 9. Dutch, French and German are the official languages of which European country ?
- 10. What material, made from an animal-derived fibre, was traditionally used for tennis rackets and violin strings ?
- 11. Devil's Dyke is a valley on the South Downs Way near which English city ?
- 12. The Marvel comic book character Spider-Man was created in which decade ?
- 13. Which actor, born on Halloween in 1936, starred as the troubled adolescent Tony Rivers in the film I Was A Teenage Werewolf ?
- 14. Which aircraft manufacturer produced the Vampire jet fighter, which entered RAF service in 1946 ?
- 15. The ghost moth caterpillar has a brown head and what colour body ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.