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Quizzness Time
TheJournal.ie's Weekend Pub Quiz (still no questions involving you-know-what)
This is a virus-free zone.
YOU MIGHT HAVE heard that the pubs have reopened. Well, the pubs that can serve food have reopened.
Social media has been awash with people sharing photos of their dinner and the pint they’ve been craving since lockdown began in March.
So, to celebrate a return to some semblance of normality, we thought we’d give you a nice bumper pub quiz.
Good luck!
So, five rounds. Five questions per round.
We're starting with film.
What year was the first Toy Story film released in cinemas?
PA
1993
1995
1997
1999
What is the highest-grossing box office film of all time?
PA
Avengers: Endgame
Avatar
Titanic
Gladiator
For which film did Sandra Bullock win her Oscar?
PA
Gravity
Miss Congeniality
Bird Box
The Blind Side
In the Coen Brothers film The Big Lebowski – what cocktail is the favourite of The Dude?
PA
Mimosa
Pina Colada
White Russian
Black Russian
Which US comedian wrote and directed Get Out and Us?
Universal
Jordan Peele
Jerry Seinfeld
Dave Chapelle
Chris Rock
Next up is sport.
How many hurdles are jumped in a 100-metre hurdle event?
PA
6
8
10
11
Who did Uruguay beat in the first-ever FIFA World Cup final?
PA
Argentina
Brazil
Germany
England
Where is the 2023 Rugby World Cup being held?
PA
South Africa
Italy
France
New Zealand
How many balls are there on a snooker table at the start of each frame?
PA
18
20
22
24
In cricket, what is the umpire signalling when pointing both hands up in the air?
PA
Four runs scored
Six runs scored
Batter out
Tea break
Now, we move on to ancient history.
What Roman Emperor was once captured by pirates and held for a 12,000 gold-piece ransom? (It's not the seagull in the photo)
PA
Vespasian
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Caligula
What was the first capital of ancient Egypt?
PA
Memphis
Giza
Atlanta
Horus
Who is credited with making the first map of the known world?
PA
Archimedes
Plato
Anaximander
Christoper Columbus
How many of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exist?
PA
1
2
3
4
When did the first documented Olympic Games take place?
PA
776 BC
1100 BC
389 BC
11 AD
We're moving on to music now, folks.
Which famous film star danced in the video to Fatboy Slim’s 2001 track Weapon of Choice?
YouTube
John Travolta
Bruce Willis
Brad Pitt
Christopher Walken
Over the years, how many Sugababes have there been?
PA
5
6
7
8
David Howell Evans is better known by what name?
PA
Elton John
David Bowie
The Edge
David Gray
What was the name of Johnny Cash’s backing band throughout his career?
PA
The Tennessee Three
The Alabama Four
The Mississipi Five
The Albuquerque Six
Billy Corgan is the lead singer of which alternative rock band?
PA
Smashing Pumpkins
Smiling Politely
Radiohead
REM
Our final round is general knowledge.
Which country was known as Ceylon until 1972?
PA
Bangladesh
Ethiopia
Thailand
Sri Lanka
Outside which New York building was John Lennon killed?
PA
Radio City
The Dakota
The Waldorf Astoria
Citi Bank HQ
How many sides has a heptadecagon?
Shutterstock
13
15
17
19
What type of energy is stored by a spring when it is stretched?
Shutterstock
Kinetic
Potential
Radiant
Sound
What is fool's gold made of?
PA
Pyrite
Copper
Tin
Zinc
You scored out of !
Top notch!
Nailed it. Fair dues.
You scored out of !
Not too bad
You gave it a good bash. Nearly there.
You scored out of !
Not the may west
They just didn't suit you. These things happen.
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