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1 Pub Quiz No. 40 First Round 1. Who wrote : " The owl and the pussycat went away in a beautiful pea-green car; in a nearby inn they had a gin, and a pound of caviar."? 2. Which is the only non-existent animal used to represent Chinese years 3. The capital of British Columbia is situated on which island? 4. In the German language, what is the difference between the word "Fussball" and the word "Football"? 5. The "Surgeon's Photo", which is now known to be a fake, was an early piece of evidence' for what? 6. Where do you get a 5 minute break for a cup of cold coffee and a piece of cake? 7. Within two years either way, when was the German Second Reich founded? 8. In which year did the Labour Party receive more votes than the Conservative Party in a General Election but still lost? 9. Which country is named after a King of Spain?

2 10. In the film 'Ice Cold in Alex', which brand of beer is the First drink that John Mills consumes after returning from the desert? 1. Roald Dahl 2. Dragon 3. Vancouver Island 4. Fussball is soccer, while Football is American Football, 5. Loch Ness Monster 6. Mathew and Son 7. 1871. 8. 1951. 9. Phillipines 10. Carlsberg Pub Quiz No. 40 Round 2 : Initial Letter Round - all the answers start with the letter R (for people this will be the surname). 1. What won the Rainhill Trials? 2. Which club was the finishing point in 'Around the World in Eighty Days'? 3. What device converts Alternating Current to Direct Current? 4. Which major riots took place in Wales in 1843, taking their name from a biblical inspiration? 5. Which long-serving mayor of Stuttgart was possibly better known as being the son of a famous father?

3 6. What is the name of Kermit's nephew? 7. Which company went into bankruptcy because of the RB-211? 8. What is a gricer interested in? 9. Which composer was born in Novgorod in 1873 and died in Beverley Hills? 10. The events known as "The Grouping" of 1923 involved which industry? 1. Rocket 2. Reform Club 3. Rectifier 4. Rebecca 5. Rommel (Manfred). 6. Robin 7. Rolls-Royce 8. Railways 9. Rachmaninov 10. Railways (again). Pub Quiz No. 40 Round 3 : Link Round - all the answers contain the name of an animal 1. Which company was set up by Allen Lane in 1935/6 to sell a particular product at an attractive price? 2. Anne George portrayed which soap-opera character? 3. Liebfraumilch was originally wine produced in the vineyards around the Liebfraukirche in which German town? 4. Who was Cio Cio San (pronounced Cho Cho San)?

4 5. Which actor played the winner of the race portrayed in the film Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines'? 6. What name is shared by a British director of horror films and a radio presenter who was sacked for asking his listeners to vote for Boris Johnson as Mayor of London? 7. The Canadian Pacific Railway crosses the Continental Divide via which pass? 8. What term is given to an indentation on one of the longer faces of a brick? 9. Toad Elevating Moment' was an alleged early name for which TV. program? 10. Who was the Inspector, later Chief Inpector, who is a recurring character in The Saint' stories by Leslie Charteris? 1. Penguin books 2. Amy Turtle 3. Worms 4. Madame Butterfly 5. Edward Fox 6. James Whale 7. Kicking Horse Pass 8. Frog 9. Monty Python 10. (Claude Eustace ) Teal Pub Quiz No.

5 40 Round 4 : Acrostic Round - the initial letters of the answers spell out a word (for people this will refer to the initial letter of the surname). 1. Which actress portrayed Mrs Robinson' (of Simon and Garfunkel fame)? 2. The First World War - the 11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment was better known by what name? 3. Which strategic Normandy town was originally due to be captured on D- Day itself, but was only actually captured during the period of 9-20 July? 4. Raith Rovers are based in which town? 5. Who was the only Nazi minister who stayed with Hitler until the last in the bunker? 6. Which fairy tale character lets down her hair for a prince to climb up it? 7. Definitely Maybe' is an album by whom? 8. What name is given to the loss of wine through the wood of its barrel? 9. Which company was founded in Switzerland in the 19th century, primarily making baby milk but is now a major multi-national company?

6 10. What was the name of the booby prize on TV quiz game 3-2-1'? 1. Anne Bancroft 2. Accrington Pals 3. Caen Kirkcaldy 5. Goebbels 6. Rapunzel 7. Oasis 8. Ullage 9. Nestle 10. Dusty Bin Pub Quiz No. 40 Round 5 : Specialist Round - all the questions are on the Eurovision Song Contest (all questions are valid in 2010). 1. The songs which won in 1967 and 1965 share which word in their titles (when translated into English)? 2. Austria and Udo Jurgens reached a fifth position with a song called Warum, nur Warum'. The runner-up in the same contest took the melody, with English lyrics substituted, and had a hit with Walk Away' who was this runner-up? 3. Which British singer has appeared in the contest three times twice for Luxembourg and once for Germany? 4. Why would Abba have been unable to present their act as they did if they had entered in the early or late 70's 5.

7 Which British singer was one of the joint winners when a tie occurred one year? 6. If there is a tie nowadays, how would they decide the winner (or what is the First rule they apply, anyway)? 7. Which is the only African country to have competed? 8. In which month is the contest usually held? 9. The inaugural seven contestants included the original six members of the Common Market plus which country? 10. Why does Britain automatically qualify? 1. Puppet 2. Matt Monro 3. Ireen Sheer 4. Songs had to be in the country's native language(s). 5. Lulu 6. Song that has received votes from the most countries 7. Morocco 8. May 9. Switzerland 10. It is one of the major financial backers (info five countries have this same privilege). Pub Quiz No. 40 Round 6: Connection Round - all the answers have a certain connection (which is not given).

8 1. Who was Hitler's private secretary who disappeared from Hitler's bunker in the final days and was only officially declared dead about 25 years later? 2. Which England manager was managing Southampton within a year of being dismissed from the England job? 3. What name was adopted by the Mark 1 telescope at Jodrell Bank in 1987? 4. Which Irish leader was killed in August 1922 while travelling back to Cork city? 5. What is the popular name for the beginning of Act III of Wagner's opera Die Walk re'? 6. Which Polish writer wrote of an Italian expatriate in South America, called Nostromo? 7. What is the surname of the Dennis who is the neighbor of the much-put-upon Mr Wilson? 8. Who was the principal pilot of Thunderbird 1? 9. Which musician has expressed his great devotion to a Jewish family who looked after him in New Orleans in the First decade of 1900s?

9 10. Who is the fictional owner of a Mini often engaged in a running joke with a Reliant van? 1. Martin Bormann 2. Glenn Hoddle 3. Lovell Telescope 4. Michael Collins 5. Ride of the Valkyrie 6. Joseph Conrad 7. Mitchell 8. Scott Tracy 9. Louis Armstrong 10. Mr Bean (Connection : astronauts). Pub Quiz No. 40 Picture Quiz 1. Michael Foot 2. Nelson Mandela 3. Red Kite 4. Stephen King 5. Hawaii 6. Marx Brothers 7. Stalingrad/Volgagrad 8. Spion Kop 9. Portsmouth 10. St Pancras 11. Bowline 12. Emil Zatopek Pub Quiz No. 40 13.