Essential Pub Quiz Book

Hannah Blamires

Description

Do you enjoy pub quizzes? Are you a member of a pub quiz team? Or maybe you would simply like to increase your general knowledge? Whatever your reason for choosing this book, you are certain to enjoy tackling the 500 questions contained inside. What art movement did the American artist Andy Warhol spearhead? What is a collection of giraffes called? Which country other than Norway and Denmark did the Vikings originally hail from? The answers to these questions and more can all be found in The Essential Pub Quiz Book. With sections on a range of topics including sport, art history, geography, countries, cinema, celebrities, food and drink, TV, careers, politics, literature, culture, science, animals, music, cars, social media and gaming, crime and punishment, news headlines, symbolism and religion, fashion, beauty, law and flashbacks to the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,1990 and 2000s, there really is something for everyone. Whether you are genning up for a quiz night or enjoy learning more about the world around you, this book is guaranteed to teach you something new.

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 10 octobre 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781911476108
• Langue: English

Extrait

THE ESSENTIAL PUB QUIZ BOOK
500 Questions & Answers on General Knowledge
Hannah Blamires





First published in 2016 by
Apex Publishing
www.apexpublishing.co.uk
Digital edition converted and distributed by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com
© Copyright 2016 Hannah Blamires
Cover design: Hannah Blamires
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The views and opinions expressed herein belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Apex Publishing or Andrews UK Limited.



The Author
Born in Wales, Hannah Blamires is a supporting actress and graphic designer, now living in London. She is a Formula One and Six Nations rugby enthusiast. As part of her degree studies she wrote: ‘ Images of Women in Advertising ’ whilst living in Virginia, USA. Her interest in creative writing spurned a publication entry for the Poetry Now anthologies in Wales. Other publications include The Fernando Alonso Quiz Book , The Lewis Hamilton Quiz Book, The 2013 Six Nations Quiz Book , The John Newman Quiz Book and The Rixton Quiz Book . Hannah’s design background includes managing a multi-disciplinary design studio and freelance book cover designs for a leading publisher. Her latest venture into film, TV and Music Videos include appearances in EastEnders and The IT Crowd.



Questions
Sport – 1 In what year during the eighties, was there a nail-biting finish at the Wimbledon men’s singles tennis final between John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg with a 34 point tie-break in the fourth set? What nationality is the professional snooker player Stephen Hendry? Who were the 2015 rugby Six Nations championship winners? How many players are there in a cricket team? Which female marathon runner was world champion marathon gold medallist in 2005 and set a world record time winning the London marathon in 2003? What year were the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece - 1896, 1897 or 1900? How many times has Michael Schumacher been Formula 1 world champion - six, seven or eight times? What was professional wrestler Shirley Crabtree’s wrestling name? What year was golfer Colin Montgomerie selected as Ryder Cup European captain - 2009, 2010 or 2011? In what city was the Ricky Hatton vs Floyd Mayweather welterweight fight staged in December 2007?
Sport - 2 The champion horse Red Rum won the Grand National three times - in 1973, in 1974 and in...? Which English professional darts player is also known as ‘The Power’? How many Tours de France did Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurain win during his career - three, four or five? Who is LeBron James - an American basketball player, a French sailor or an English footballer? Which 2008 Olympic gold medallist swimmer appeared on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in 2013? What is a curling stone made from - ceramic, granite or marble? Who won the men’s annual university Boat Race in 2014 - Oxford or Cambridge? Which football player was suspended for nine matches and ordered to pay a fine following a biting incident during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil? Which American Olympic gold medallist downhill skier dated Tiger Woods in 2013 - Lindsey Vonn, Julia Mancuso or Hilary Lindh? What colour were English figure skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean’s outfits when performing their winning Bolero routine at the Sarajevo 1984 Olympics - blue, purple or green?
Art Who painted The Scream in 1894? What museum currently houses the celebrated Mona Lisa painting by artist Leonardo Da Vinci? Which English artist won the 1995 Turner prize - Steve McQueen, Damien Hirst or Anish Kapoor? Which artist controversially exhibited an unmade bed at the Tate Gallery in 1999? In what Spanish city was Pablo Picasso born? Which artist painted melted clocks and long limbed animals as a recurring theme? Where would you most likely find a Banksy - displayed in a museum, outside a nightclub or on the catwalk? Which famous painting by Johannes Vermeer was made in to a film in 2003? When was the French Impressionist Claude Monet born - 1840, 1848 or 1852? What art movement did the American artist Andy Warhol spearhead?
History - 1 Which of these is a fictional character - Darwin, Hobbit or Galileo? How long is the Bayeux Tapestry in France - 30 metres, 70 metres or 110 metres long? In what year during the nineties, did the final piece of the Berlin Wall come down? In what century did a plague pandemic do most damage in Britain - 14 th 13 th or 17 th ? Which physicist developed the theory of relativity? What is the name of Henry VIII’s warship currently preserved in Portsmouth harbour? What island did the British banish Napoleon Bonaparte to in 1815 after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo - St Helena, St Barts or St Martin? In what year was Tutankhamun’s tomb discovered - 1921, 1922 or 1923? Who built St Paul’s Cathedral in London? What does VE Day Stand for?
History - 2 In what year did the Romans, led by Emperor Claudius, succeed in invading Britain - AD 40, AD 43 or AD 45? What is the name given to the large two-handed sword once used by Japanese warriors? In what year was an atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by an American aircraft - 1943, 1944 or 1945? Which of these castles is fictitious - Conwy Castle in North Wales, Dunstanburgh Castle in Northumberland or Blythen Castle in Cornwall? What happened to France’s heroine Joan of Arc in 1431 - she was burned at the stake, she was finally admitted in to the King’s court or she led Charles VII’s army through enemy territory to victory? In what year did Germany invade Poland on 1 st September, known as the beginning of World War II? Which period of ancient history came first - The Bronze Age or The Copper Age? Who was Alfred the Great - a Roman villain, an Anglo-Saxon king or a Spanish pirate? Which country other than Norway and Denmark did the Vikings originally hail from? What were the ‘Wars of the Roses’ - wars between knights fighting for land, wars between two branches of the same family fighting for the English throne or a famous crusade of two armies of soldier-monks?
Geography What is the population of Russia - over 120,000,000, over 130,000,000 or over 140,000,000? What instrument would you use to measure wind speed - barometer, anemometer or a Stevenson screen? In agriculture, what is the term leaching - when leeches are used to fertilise soil, when mineral salts and nutrients are washed out of soil by water or when fires are used to clear areas of forestation? What are the areas of bright light beside the sun (caused by ice crystal clouds) called - sun dogs, sun bursts or sun gems? What county does England’s fourth highest mountain Skiddaw lie in? Where does Angola lie in the African continent - west of the Congo, south of South Africa or north of Nigeria? What is The North Atlantic Drift - a cold ocean current affecting climate, a warm ocean current affecting climate or a violent ocean current damaging the seabed? Which country is the gemstone Opal not found in - Brazil, Australia or Thailand? What continent does the Amazon River flow through? What is the name given to the strong seasonal winds of the Aegean Sea - El Niño, Meltemi or Bertha?
Countries of the World What is the capital of Kenya? What country’s flag depicts the symbol of a gold lion holding a sword? Which sea surrounds the island of Bermuda - Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean or Caribbean Sea? In which capital would you find the Forbidden City? What is the main religion of the Maldives islands in the Indian Ocean? Which of these is not a country - Vanuatu, Guineau-Bissau or Pichgen? In what year did Croatia declare its independence from Yugoslavia - 1990, 1991 or 1992? Which of these countries is a popular winter ski destination - Andorra, Sierra Leone or Togo? Where is the country Cambodia located - Southeast Asia, North America or Australia? Which of these countries is not a UK overseas territory - Gibraltar, Montserrat or New Caledonia?
Pot Luck Name a triangle with two sides of equal length? Will a coconut sink or float if you drop it in water? Which nursery rhyme has been linked to having a more sinister meaning - disclosing the story of the plague? What are Wattle and Daub - house building material, a successful 1970s pop duo or a method of cleaning and buffing? Which of these is not a rope knot - bowline knot, prusik knot or jarlsberg knot? Which of these prominent calendar dates is the odd one out - Pancake Day, St Andrew’s Day or Ash Wednesday? What star sign is the sixth one in the zodiac if Aquarius is the first? What is the name of the blue Muppet bird created by Jim Henson? Complete this well-known proverb: ‘Two swallows don’t make a...’? What is the name of the BBC Children in Nee