Saga Magazine November pub quiz

Billy Ocean, false teeth and fireworks all feature in this month’s questions.

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By Saga Magazine | Published - 9 Nov 2026

Question 1

What did Swiss women get in 1971 that British women had got in 1928

Question 2

Which small European country’s economy is based largely on the production of hand tools and false teeth, of which it is the world’s largest producer?

Question 3

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in which African country?

Question 4

Which popular firework takes its name from the intended instrument of death of a 4th-century Christian martyr?

Question 5

On which Caribbean island were Brian Lara, VS Naipaul, Sir Trevor McDonald, Winifred Atwell and Billy Ocean born?

Question 6

In Market Place, Wantage, in Oxfordshire, there’s a statue of a 9th-century English king, who was born in the town. And there’s a statue of the same king in Winchester, where he was originally buried. Who?

Question 7

‘Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy.’ That’s the first line of which 1950 novel?

Question 8

The cruiser USS Phoenix sustained no casualties at Pearl Harbor. It was considered to be the luckiest ship in the US Navy. Under what name did it end its life?

Question 9

Which mineral is required to prevent anaemia, and may be found in liver, lentils, oily fish, peas and nuts, among other foods?

Question 10

The National Meteorological Centre has moved to Exeter, but when it was in Bracknell, what nicknames did its staff gave to its two hugely powerful mainframe computers, made by the Cray company?

Question 11

Who was the spymaster to Elizabeth I whose discovery of the Babington Plot led to Mary, Queen of Scots’ execution?

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Question 12

The Victoria Falls can be found on which river in Africa?

Question 13

Number two was the Bald. Three was the Simple. Four was the Fat. Five was the Wise. Six was the Mad. Who or what am I talking about?

Question 14

How is 9.4607 x 1015 metres better known?

Question 15

What fruit do Italians call ‘the golden apple’?

Question 16

After the nationalisation of the railways in 1947, what did the Fat Director become?

Question 17

Madonna called her first child Lourdes. What name did she give to child number two?

Question 18

The Lofoten Islands are north of the Arctic Circle. Which country do they belong to?

Question 19

1 May 1961 saw the legalisation of what kind of shops, or retail outlets?

Question 20

A famous telegram once sent to Cary Grant: "How old Cary Grant?" What was Cary Grant’s answer?

1. The right to vote 2. Liechtenstein 3. Tanzania 4. The Catherine wheel 5. Trinidad 6. Alfred the Great 7. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 8. The General Belgrano 9. Iron 10. Ronnie and Reggie 11. Sir Francis Walsingham 12. Zambezi 13. Kings of France called Charles 14. A light year 15. Tomato (Pomo d’oro) 16. The Fat Controller 17. Rocco 18. Norway 19. Betting shops 20. "Old Cary Grant fine. How you?"