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Pub Quiz No. 55

Posted: 03 Jul 2025 21:02
by Carl
  • 1. On the 1 October 2024, it was announced that which grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II was expecting their second child ?
  • 2. Celebrating a 15th-Century event, which US federal holiday takes place on the second Monday in October ?
  • 3. Who wrote the novel Jude The Obscure ?
  • 4. Which country docked a "floating bomb" ship at a UK port in November 2024 ?
  • 5. In which US city would you find Manhattan Beach ?
  • 6. Which Emmerdale actor was axed from the soap in 2024 after 13 years ?
  • 7. Where would you find South Stack Lighthouse ?
  • 8. Which actress played the title role in the 1946 film Gilda ?
  • 9. Espresso, Please Please Please and Taste were 2024 UK No. 1 singles by which singer ?
  • 10. Richard Gadd starred as a comedian who is being stalked in which 2024 miniseries ?
  • 11. Which footballer won the FIFA World cup in 1974 as a player and in 1990 as the manager of his national team ?
  • 12. Which landlocked African country is bordered by Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia ?
  • 13. Which Roman emperor was the uncle of Caligula and was succeeded by Nero in 54AD ?
  • 14. Which American scientist won the Copley Medal in 1753 for his work on electricity ?
  • 15. What is the meaning of the word parturition ?
    A. Sustenance
    B. Sharing
    C. Childbirth

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

Re: Pub Quiz No. 55

Posted: 04 Jul 2025 06:21
by gail
1. Princess Eugenie

Re: Pub Quiz No. 55

Posted: 04 Jul 2025 14:57
by elcarretero
2 Columbus Day
8 Rita Hayworth

Re: Pub Quiz No. 55

Posted: 10 Jul 2025 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS

1. Princess Beatrice
2. Columbus Day
3. Thomas Hardy
4. Russia
5. Los Angeles
6. Daisy Campbell
7. Anglesey
8. Rita Hayworth
9. Sabrina Carpenter
10. Baby Reindeer
11. Franz Beckenbauer
12. Zimbabwe
13. Claudius
14. Benjamin Franklin
15. C. Childbirth