VIRTUAL PUB QUIZ Marie Khomin - Rockdale Housing

VIRTUAL PUB QUIZ
Marie Khomin

HISTORY ROUND

Who was the next king after Queen
Victoria?

 King George III
 King George II
 King Edward VII
 King Edward VI

In which European country was there a civil war
between 1946 and 1949?

 Spain

 Greece

 Poland

 Italy

Which Apollo mission allowed Neil
Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to walk
on the moon?

 Apollo 7
 Apollo 11
 Apollo 12
 Apollo 17

Approximately how many thousand
years ago was Stonehenge erected?

3000
5000
6000
7000

Which is the only one of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World to still
be standing?

 Temple of Artemis
 The Great Pyramid of Giza
 Lighthouse of Alexandria
 Colossus of Rhodes

SPORTS

How many times was the Summer
Olympic Games hosted in the United
Kingdom during the twentieth
century?

 Once
 Twice
 Three times
 Four times

What is the point value of the yellow
ball in snooker?

1
2
3
4

What are the five colours of the
Olympic rings?

 Blue, yellow, black, grey, purple
 Turquoise, lilac, yellow, black and red
 Blue, yellow, white, green, red
 Blue, yellow, black, green and red

In football, which team has won the
Champions League (formerly the
European Cup) the most?

 Real Madrid
 Manchester United
 Liverpool
 FC Barcelona

In cricket, what is the umpire
signalling when pointing both
hands up in the air?

 Six
 Out
 Four
 One   short

SCIENCE ROUND

Who discovered penicillin?

 Alexander Fleming
 Maurice Wilkins
 Michael Faraday
 Norman Heatley

In which modern-day country was
Marie Curie born?

 Austria
 France
 Germany
 Poland

What is the biggest planet in the Solar
System?

 Saturn

 Mars

 Jupiter

 Venus

How many teeth does an adult human
have?

 28

 32

 30

 26

On the periodic table, what symbol
stands for silver?

 Au
 Al
 At
 Ag

NAME THE FAMOUS
    LEADER

ART AND
LITERATURE
   ROUND

Who painted this?

In which museum is the Mona Lisa
displayed?

 Museo  Nacional Del Prado, Madrid
 Musée du Louvre, Paris
 Museo del Vaticano, Rome
 Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi, Florence

Which famous novel is this quote
from: "It was a bright cold day in
April, and the clocks were striking
thirteen” ?
 Lord of the Flies, William Golding
 The Talented Mr Ripley, Patricia
  Highsmith
 1984, George Orwell
 The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest
  Hemingway

What is the name of this famous
sculpture?
                •   David
                •   The Thinker
                •   John
                •   The Contemplator

Which famous book is this from?
“You are Braver than you believe,
Stronger than you seem, and Smarter
than you think.”

 Alice’sAdventures in Wonderland, Lewis
  Carroll
 The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling
 The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter
 Winnie the Pooh, A.A Milne

FILM AND TV
   ROUND

In which year did EastEnders
first air on BBC1?

1982
 1985
 1988
 1990

In which year was the first ever
Academy Awards ceremony?

 1929
 1935
 1941
 1952

Who played Rodney Trotter in Only
Fools and Horses?

 Buster Merryfield
 Nicholas Lyndhurst
 David Jason
 Roger Lloyd Pack

Which colour pill does Neo swallow
in The Matrix?

 Blue
 Green
 Purple
 Red

What is the name of the second
James Bond film?

 Dr No
 From Russia with Love
 Skyfall
 Goldfinger

Name the
 famous
landmark

GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE

Who is the current UK Home
Secretary?

 Amber   Rudd
 Sajid Javid
 Priti Patel
 Theresa May

How many hearts does an octopus
have?

1
2
3
4

What currency is used in Mexico?

 Euro
 Dollars
 Lira
 Peso

What is the national animal of
Scotland?

 Lion
 Unicorn
 Dragon
 Deer

What language is spoken in Brazil?

 Spanish
 Brazilian
 Portuguese
 Italian

Time for the …

 ANSWERS

HISTORY ROUND

1.   King Edward VII

2.   Greece

3.   Apollo 11

4.   5000

5.   Great Pyramid of Giza

SPORTS ROUND
1.   Twice (1908, 1948)

2.   2

3.   Blue, yellow, black, green and red

4.   Real Madrid

5.   Six

SCIENCE ROUND

1.   Alexander Fleming

2.   Poland

3.   Jupiter

4.   32

5.   Ag

NAME THE FAMOUS LEADERS ROUND
1.   Nelson Mandela

2.   Bill Clinton

3.   Mikhail Gorbachev

4.   King Charles II

5.   Napoleon Bonaparte

ART AND LITERATURE

1.   Claude Monet

2.   Musée du Louvre, Paris

3.   1984, George Orwell

4.   The Thinker

5.   Winnie the Pooh, A.A Milne

FILM AND TV
1.    1985

2.    1929

3.    Nicholas Lyndhurst

4.    Red

5.    From Russia with Love

NAME THE FAMOUS LANDMARK ROUND

1.   The White House, Washington D.C

2.   The Basílica de la Sagrada Família (Sagrada
     Familia), Barcelona

3.   Hungarian Parliament Building, Hungary

4.   The Moai Statues, Easter Island

5.   Ha long Bay, Vietnam

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1.   Priti Patel

2.   3

3.   Peso

4.   Unicorn

5.   Portuguese

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR
    PARTICIPATING!

 I hope you enjoyed the quiz!

Stay safe and I wish you all the
             best
            Best wishes,
           Marie Khomin