Stoneway Guest house Pub Quiz 3
Please do not use the internet and cheat.
Section 1
Name the Counties labelled in the picture?
1 CHESHIRE 2 LEICESTERSHIRE 3 LINCOLNSHIRE 4 HEREFORDSHIRE 5 NORFOLK 6 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 7 OXFORDSHIRE 8 ESSEX 9 SOMERSET 10 SURREY
Section 2 Music and Lyrics
1. “They’re out to get you, better leave while you can, don’t wanna be a boy, you wanna be a man.” Beat It – Michael Jackson 2. “She played the fiddle in an Irish band but she fell in love with an English man.” Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran 3. “Remember to let her into your heart, then you can start to make it better.” Hey Jude – Beatles 4. “We’ve got this king-size to ourselves, don’t have to share with no-one else.” Marvin Gaye – Charlie Puth feat. Meghan Trainor 5. “I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window, I saw the flickering shadows of love on her blind” Delilah – Tom Jones 6. Which legendary baseball player featured in the Simon and Garfunkel song, “Mrs Robinson”? Joe DiMaggio
7. Which performer released the 1985 album “Hounds of Love”? Kate Bush
8. Which music festival has taken place since 1996 at both Hylands Park and Weston Park? The V festival
9. With the departure of Keisha Buchanan in 2009 which group no longer had any original members? Sugarbabes
10. Maurice, Robin and Barry Gibb were born on what British island? Isle of Man
Section 3 – Link
All the following answers have a link. Can you name the link?
1. What is the popular name of the type 1 Volkswagen? Beetle
2. Who is Dec’s best friend? Ant
3. What sport is played at Gabba and Trent Bridge? Cricket
4. What is the nickname of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers base player? Flea
5. What makes the worlds only natural food that does not spoil? Bees
Link - INSECTS
Section 4 All things British
1. What is the name of the floating tourist attraction berthed at Leith docks, Edinburgh? Royal Yacht Britannia
2. In 1954 Roger Bannister became the first man to run a sub 4 minute mile on a running track in which city? Oxford
3. What is the name of the gardens found at Kew Gardens in London? Royal Botanic Garden
4. Which saints day falls on 23rd April? St George
5. Wycoller Hall near Colne in Lancashire is thought to be the inspiration for the ‘big house’ in which Bronte novel? Jane Eyre
6. Which cathedral was built in 1093 to house the shrine of St Cuthbert? Durham
7. Which city has bridges called Mathematical, Silver Street and Kitchen? Cambridge
8. Keswick in Cumbria stands on the banks of which river? The Greta
9. What was the name of the village created by the Cadbury family? Bournville
10. To the nearest hundred, how many poppies were planted around the Tower of London in 2014? 888,246
Section 5 True or False
1. St Vitus was the patron saint of dance? True
2. Piltdown Man was an archeologically important skull found in Sussex? False
3. Sir Walter Raleigh invented bicycles? False
4. Ermine comes from a weasel’s winter coat? False
5. Fine Hair, Grey coat and Blood Axe are places in Canada? False
Section 6 - Transport
1. Which blue credit-card-sized contactless smartcard is popularly used on public transport in Greater London? Oyster card
2. What was the power source of Fred Flintstones car? Freds Feet
3. A hovercraft is sometimes known as an ACV, what does this acronym stand for? Air cushioned vehicle
4. In the international poll for the award of the title of ‘World’ most influential car of 20th Century’, which car came second? Mini
5. Albert Gunton made headlines in 1952 when he jumped his number 78 bus across where? The opening of Tower Bridge
6. Which shortened name is given to the North American intercity bus carrier which began life in Hibbing, Minnesota in 1914? Greyhound
7. What was the nickname of the Channel Tunnel during its construction? Chunnel
8. What car was James Dean driving when he had his fatal crach in 1955? Porsche
9. Which company lost a March 2017 legal case against Transport for London when it attempted to stop written English exams for its drivers? Uber
10. What did the French Montgolfier brothers invent in 1783? Hot Air Balloons
Section 7
What are these?
Viking
Forties
Fisher
Shipping forecast areas
Section 8 Who am I?
I was born in England in 1874
I was a butterfly collector
I was a war correspondent during the 1899 South African War and worked for the London Morning Post
He escaped from a prison in Pretoria
He won a Nobel prize for literature in 1953
He was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States.
Winston Churchill