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1. Both Sir Edward Elgar and Adam Smith have featured on which British banknote?

2. Where in the UK is the most northerly horse racing venue?

3. Don’t Laugh At Me Cos I’m A Fool was the theme song of which British comedy actor?

4. What is the Italian word for a square or market place?

5. “You never close your eyes anymore” is the first line of which classic 60′ song?

6. Terry Brooks, John Cornelius & Simon Desborough all played which character in a series of famous chocolate adverts?

7. Would an icicle be classed as a stalagmite or a stalactite?

8. Rickets is caused by the lack of which vita-min?

9. Who is Britain’s highest earning dead musi-cian?

10. What name is given to French brandy that has been distilled twice?

11. What in 1893 was the first ready to eat break-fast cereal?

12. What was the name of Stephen Hawkin’s best selling book about the origins of the universe?

13. Which playing card was a hit for Motorhead in the 1980′s?

14. Which famous ship retired from transatlantic trips & retired to California in 1967?

15. In which decade was the Guiness Book of Records first published?

16. In which 80′s computer game were there 4 ghostly enemies called Blinky Plinky Inky & Clyde?

17. In CB radio slang exactly what is a bear in the air?

18. What are the three ways you can get out of jail in Monopoly?

19. In which sport is Michaela Tabb frequently seen particularly on TV?

20. What colour is the lid on a traditional jar of Marmite?

21. At which four racecourses are the English, Scottish, Welsh & Irish Grand Nationals run?

22. How many children did the Walton’s have?23. What form of breadcrumbed fried food, often

containing mashed potato, is named from French ‘to crunch’?

24. Where in 2014 became the last European territory to decriminalize sex between men: Monaco; Isle of Man; Northern Cyprus; or Vatican City State?

25. Preston the sheep rustling cyber dog was responsible for sending which innocent film character to prison?

26. Which Coronation Street character was played by Bernard Youens for 20 years?

27. What is the name of the moaning ghost in the Harry Potter novels?

28. In which stage musical did Topol gain interna-tional recognition?

29. In American football, what’s the equivalent to a try in Rugby?

30. Which two person board game has 12 trian-gles called points on each side of the board?

31. What kind of creature was the cartoon charac-ter Speedy Gonzales?

32. Which motor manufacturer made/makes the model called the Kuga?

33. Who became England football manager after Graham Taylor?

34. How many lines are in a limerick?35. Colin Dexter created which famous detective?36. If you were to leave a human tooth in a cup

of Coca Cola overnight, by morning the tooth would be completely dissolved, true or false?

37. In folklore, what name is given to the stick that leprechauns carry?

38. What is the first name of Sherlock Holmes side kick Dr Watson?

39. Highclere Castle has gained fame recently as the setting for what TV series?

40. Which company brews a beer called Lancaster Bomber?

41. What is Anglophobia a fear of, is it the English or Fishing?

42. Japanese company YKK is the worlds largest maker of what?

43. The historical novel Wolf Hall which won the Booker Prize in 2009 was written by which author?

44. A baguette is a long thin loaf of French bread, but what does the word Baguette mean in English?

45. What name is given to a swimming pool whose positioning gives the impression that it merges into the surrounding landscape, espe-cially the sea?

46. The PDSA Dickin Medal is an award for ani-mal bravery (it is commonly referred to as “the animals’ Victoria Cross”); the medal was awarded 54 times between 1943 and 1949, which sort of animal won the most medals during this period?

47. Which cartoon characters catchphrase is, “Shhh. Be vewy vewy quiet, I’m hunting wab-bits”?

48. On which island in the Hebrides would you find Fingal’s Cave?

49. John Culshaw, Jan Ravens and Debra Stephenson star in which BBC Radio 4 come-dy series?

50. What name was given to the shoes with long sharp pointed toes worn by Teddy Boys in the 1950s?

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The PubPaper Quiz

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The PubPaper Extra Quiz

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1. Which Italian liqueur is made from elderberries and flavoured with liquorice?

2. What was directed by Ridley Scott at Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset, in 1973?

3. In which county is Clacton-on-Sea?4. Which of the world’s seas has no shoreline but

lots of seaweed?5. Whose music looms large in the novel (and its

film version) ‘A Clockwork Orange’?6. Who famously said his goodbyes to a fictional

school called Brookfield?7. On which island is the New York borough

Brooklyn?8. At night what colour light is shown on the star-

board side of a ship?9. Avian relates to which kind of creatures?10. From what colour rock is the Jordanian city of

Petra carved?11. Which legendary Scottish town appears for just

one day every 100 years?12. Which spring flower has the scientific name

galanthus?13. How many French kings were named Louis?14. What is the title of Princess Margaret’s son,

David?15. If a violinist is playing pizzicato, what is he

doing?16. Which of Shakespeare’s plays involves a pound

of flesh?17. Which popular blue-green precious stone takes

its name from its Turkish origin?

18. Which Greek god has given his name to a bound collection of maps?

19. The Gobi Desert lies within which two countries?20. Which Mel Brooks spoof western film was set in

the town of Rock Ridge?21. Which musical instrument represents Ireland on

the Royal Standard?22. Formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1985, which

group took their name from a cramped apart-ment they shared?

23. Gregory Powder is a well known laxative from which plant - known for its laxative effect - is it made?

24. Which cartoon duo starred in the Oscar winning films Quiet Please, The Little Orphan and The Milky Way?

25. Which make of tank did the Challenger replace as Britain’s main battle tank?

26. On a ship, what objects usually hang from the davits?

27. Who recorded the million selling album ‘Life for Rent’?

28. What type of animal was ‘Lonesome George’, the last of his species, who died in 2012 on the Galapagos Islands?

29. Produced by the world’s oldest rum distillery established in 1703, Mount Gay Rum is pro-duced on which Caribbean island?

30. What New Zealand actor starred as Dr Alan Grant in the first Jurassic Park film in 1993?

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1. Sambuca2. The (famous)

Hovis Advert3. Essex4. Sargasso sea5. Ludwig van

Beethoven6. Mr Chips or Mr

Chipping7. Long Island8. Green9. Birds10. Red11. Brigadoon12. Snowdrop13. 1814. Viscount Linley15. Plucking the

strings

16. The Merchant of Venice

17. Turquoise18. Atlas19. China and

Mongolia20. Blazing

Saddles21. Harp22. Crowded

House23. Rhubarb24. Tom and Jerry25. Chieftain26. Lifeboats27. Dido28. A giant

Tortoise29. Barbados30. Sam Neill

THE PUBPAPER EXTRAQUIZ ANSWERS

1. £20.002. Perth3. Norman

Wisdom4. Piazza5. You’ve Lost

That Loving Feeling

6. Milky Bar Kid7. Stalactite8. Vitamin D9. John Lennon10. Cognac11. Shredded

Wheat12. A Brief History

of Time13. Ace of Spades14. Queen Mary15. 1950s16. Pac-Man17. Police helicopter

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33. Terry Venables

34. Five35. Inspector

Morse36. False37. Shillelagh38. John39. Downton

Abbey40. Marston’s41. The English42. Zips43. Hilary Mantel44. Baton or

wand45. An infinity

pool46. Pigeons47. Elmer Fudd48. Staffa49. Dead Ringers50. Winkle pickers

18. Pay a fine, Chance Card, Throw a

double19. Snooker20. Yellow21. Liverpool

(Aintree), Ayr, Chepstow, Fairyhouse

22. Seven23. Croquette24. Northern

Cyprus25. Gromit26. Stan Ogden27. Myrtle28. Fiddler On

The Roof29. Touchdown30. Backgammon31. Mouse32. Ford

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