The Saga Magazine Pub Quiz - Steve McQueen, debut singles and West End shows
Test your general knowledge this month with our 20 February pub quiz teasers.
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Test your general knowledge this month with our 20 February pub quiz teasers.
Answer these 20 questions designed to test your general knowledge and see how many you can get right. Answers at the end.
Pop star Lionel Richie first came to prominence as lead singer with which group?
Under what name was dogfish sold in fish and chip shops?
What was T E Lawrence riding when he had his fatal accident?
What type of food is Monterey Jack?
Who, by tradition, always takes the chair in the House of Commons during the election of a new Speaker?
Whose first hit single, in 1971, included the lyric ‘Anyway… the thing is… what I really mean…’?
By what name is the kitchen appliance Aktiebolaget Gasaccumulator more commonly known?
Which 1977 novel, later a successful film, was based on a stay by its author at the Stanley Hotel, in Estes Park, Colorado? To this day the film is shown on a continuous loop on Channel 42 on guest room televisions there.
There are 60 seconds in a minute, and 60 minutes in, if not an hour, then what?
Which TV series of the 1960s was called Revolver and Bowler Hat in Poland, was known as With Umbrella, Charm and Bowler in Germany, and had the name Bowler Hat and Leather Boots in France?
Black, whooper, mute, trumpeter and tundra are all species of which bird?
Which detective, who operates in the fictional town of Denton, was created by R D Wingfield and played on television by Sir David Jason?
Which Canadian artist released an album called Jagged Little Pill in 1995? It sold 33 million copies.
In which English county is there a wild area called Romney Marsh?
Hollywood actor Steve McQueen, artist Frida Kahlo, the musician Charles Mingus, Russian Revolutionary Leon Trotsky, and British comedian Marty Feldman all died in which country?
Take a 1986 film starring Bob Hoskins, add the word ‘Smile’ and you get a 2003 film starring Julia Roberts. What was the original?
In more than 15 years as Archbishop of this city, between 1514 and 1530, Cardinal Wolsey never actually went there. Which city?
Which well-known musical, which ran in the West End between 2002 and 2014, had a lead character called Galileo Figaro?
What type of cheese is the most shoplifted product in Italy?
Which disease, now eradicated, is believed to have killed at least 65% (some estimates put it as high as 90%) of the Native American population throughout the 18th and 19th centuries?
1 The Commodores, 2 Rock salmon, 3 A motorcycle, 4 Cheese, 5 The Father of the House, 6 Elton John (Your Song), 7 Aga, 8 The Shining, 9 A degree, 10 The Avengers, 11 Swan, 12 Jack Frost, 13 Alanis Morissette, 14 Kent, 15 Mexico, 16 Mona Lisa, 17 York, 18 We Will Rock You, 19 Parmesan, 20 Smallpox.
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