Free Perfect Pub Quiz by David Pickering Page B

valour?
Which English city had the Roman name Deva?
What sporting first did Susan Brown achieve in 1981?
Which kind of tea is flavoured with bergamot?
On the Olympic flag, what do the five rings represent?
Who were in ‘bits and pieces’ in 1964?
In rap slang, what is a ‘homie’?
Which canal links the east and west coasts of Scotland via the Great Glen?
Who served as vice-president of the USA under Bill Clinton?
What ailments does London’s Moorfields hospital specialise in?
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    Round 2: Great explorers
    What was the legendary golden city sought by the conquistadors in South America?
Which city was Marco Polo from?
Which great English explorer was murdered in the Sandwich Islands?
Which Portuguese explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?
Which astronaut hit a golf ball on the moon?
Which European explorer discovered Jamaica?
Who led the first successful Antarctic expedition?
What were Scott of the Antarctic’s first names?
What was the name of Christopher Columbus’s flagship?
Which contemporary British explorer was considered as successor to Sean Connery in the role of James Bond? 32
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    Half-time teaser
    ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody claimed the record for the number of bison killed in a single season – how many did he claim?
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    Round 3: 21st century Rock and Pop
    Which pop star came to fame as frontman of the boy band ’N Sync?
Who was named Bestselling Female Vocalist of All Time at the 2000 World Music Awards, and then suffered a complete emotional and physical breakdown?
Which contemporary pop star has released the albums
Let Go, Under My Skin
and
The Best Damn Thing
?
Which pop star was born of Portuguese parentage in British Columbia, Canada in 1978?
Which member of the Clash died in 2002?
Which US pop star’s career began with success in the 2002 television talent show
American Idol
?
Which single featuring a deranged amphibian topped the singles charts early in 2005?
What did the UK charts include from the start of 2007?
From which British city do the Kaiser Chiefs hail?
Whose album released in 2006 became the fastest-selling début album ever released in the UK?
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    Round 4: Pot Luck
    Of which athletic event is the Fosbury flop a feature?
Where did the Flowerpot Men want to go in 1967?
Which amendment to the US constitution allows a defendant to withhold information that might damage their own case?
By what name is Allen Konigsberg better known?
Who was the creator of Jeremy Fisher?
Who observed that ‘A week is a long time in politics’?
What did football goals lack before 1875?
Who starred opposite Trevor Howard in
Brief Encounter
?
Who wrote
Airport, Hotel
and
Wheels
?
What was the name of the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine?
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    Jackpot
    Alongside Lincoln, Kennedy and McKinley, who was the other US president to be assassinated?
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    Quiz 33
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    Round 1: Pot Luck
    Who was the Iron Duke?
In which children’s book were Homily, Pod and Arriety first introduced to readers?
Who played the US marshal facing a gang of outlaws in the classic 1952 western
High Noon
?
What is the capital of Somalia?
In what role did Ernest Hemingway participate in World War I?
In which year was Prince Edward born?
Which artist was accused in 1877 of ‘flinging a pot of paint in the public’s face’?
What was the name of the character played by Joan Collins in television’s
Dynasty
?
Who rode a white swan in 1970?
Of which organisation is ‘Think globally, act locally’ the slogan?
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    Round 2: Around the World
    What is the name of the hill outside Jerusalem at the foot of which the Garden of Gethsemane is situated?
Which African country is entirely surrounded by South Africa?
What is the name of the most famous bridge spanning the Grand Canal in Venice?
Which is the smallest independent state in the world?
Which city is sometimes called ‘the city of dreaming spires’?
Where is the Copacabana beach?
Which of the following is not in Australia – Sydney, Brisbane or Wellington?
In which