Free Perfect Pub Quiz by David Pickering

Robin Hood
?
Which long-running US series had a theme tune that was turned into a chart hit with the title ‘Suicide is painless’?
Which series followed the long-running romance of Jean and Lionel?
What was the subject of the UK’s first television advertisement?
What is the name of the city in which the medical drama series
Casualty
is set?
Who was the Polish-born scientist who presented
The Ascent of Man
in 1973?
Who hosts the television archaeology series
Time Team
?
In which television sitcom is Patsy Stone a character?
Which part did former child star Jackie Coogan play in television’s
Addams Family
?
With whom did Andy Pandy share a basket in
Watch with Mother
?
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    Round 4: Pot Luck
    What name did the press give the Venezuelan assassin Illich Ramirez Sanchez, otherwise known as Carlos?
The first pound note was introduced in which year – 1854, 1894 or 1914?
To which piece of music did Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean skate to Olympic gold in 1984?
To which order of fishes do plaice belong?
Which band has included in its line-up Dan Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit and Joe Walsh?
In which British city can you go aboard Scott’s ship
Discovery
?
What do the initials SAD stand for?
Who said ‘It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it happens’?
What style of art dating from the 1960s incorporates patterns and optical illusions that dazzle the viewer?
What is the name given to a pedestrian crossing light comprising an amber-coloured globe mounted on a black-and-white banded pole?
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    Jackpot
    Who had a number one hit in 1972 with ‘Mouldy Old Dough’? 29
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    Quiz 30
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    Round 1: Pot Luck
    Which biblical character had a coat of many colours?
With which band does ‘The Edge’ play guitar?
Who, in March 1942, promised to return?
According to the proverb, what is the road to hell paved with?
Who wrote the plays
The Chairs
and
The Bald Prima Donna
?
What kind of garment is a montero?
Which constituency did Margaret Thatcher represent?
What does the word pope mean?
Who has won golf’s World Matchplay Championship six times since 1993?
What do the initials P&O stand for?
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    Round 2: Computers
    In computer jargon, what does the acronym ‘wysiwyg’ stand for?
On a computer keyboard, which is the only vowel not on the top row?
What do the initials CGI stand for?
Which keyboard symbol is variously known as the little snail, monkey tail or elephant’s trunk?
Which computer company makes the iMac?
What does the internet chat abbreviation KISS stand for?
Which early computer pioneer is credited with designing the first programmable computing machine in 1837?
In computer jargon, what do the initials FAQ stand for?
What is a CPU?
What does the internet chat abbreviation ROFL stand for?
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    Half-time teaser
    How many litres are there in 50 gallons?
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    Round 3: Premature ends
    Which suffragette threw herself under the king’s horse during the 1913 Epsom Derby? 30
In which river did Virginia Woolf drown herself in 1941?
With which band was John Bonham drummer until his death from alcoholic poisoning?
How did Otis Redding die at the age of 25 in 1967?
Which fashion designer was murdered outside his Miami home in 1997?
Which composer was shot dead by a US military policeman while out during curfew – Gershwin, Webern or Debussy?
Which Wild West legend died with the words ‘That picture is crooked’?
To whom was film actress Carole Lombard married at the time of her death in a plane crash?
Which Swedish prime minister was assassinated in Stockholm in 1986?
Which film was Oliver Reed making when he died?
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    Round 4: Pot Luck
    What is the Thursday before Easter called?
What was Malcolm Campbell’s record-breaking car called?
Which rock group had a Top Ten hit with ‘Cigarettes and alcohol’?
In which part of the USA is
The Shipping News
set?
What term was given to the alliance of Fascist powers in World War II?
In which film did the central