Each month we’re posing five pub quiz style questions, with a different subject each month. As before, they’re not difficult, but it is unlikely everyone will know all the answers – so hopefully you’ll learn something new, as well as having a bit of fun.
Christmas
In what country did Silent Night originate?
In what country did the custom of putting up a Christmas tree originate?
What plant based Christmas tradition did servants in 18th and 19th century England popularize?
How many wise men does the bible say visited the baby Jesus?
In which European country was the original St Nicholas born?
Each month we’re posing five pub quiz style questions, with a different subject each month. As before, they’re not difficult, but it is unlikely everyone will know all the answers – so hopefully you’ll learn something new, as well as having a bit of fun.
Physical Science
What does a Geiger-Müller Counter measure?
Which British-Italian engineer obtained a patent for radio in London in 1897?
What man-made spacecraft is generally recognised as the first to leave the solar system?
What is the speed of sound in a vacuum?
Who discovered that the earth revolves around the sun?
Each month we’re posing five pub quiz style questions, with a different subject each month. As before, they’re not difficult, but it is unlikely everyone will know all the answers – so hopefully you’ll learn something new, as well as having a bit of fun.
Classical & Ancient World
What is the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet?
Which English city was once known as Duroliponte?
What prized object comprises the coat of the winged ram that flew Phrixus to safety?
Name the Sun-god of Ancient Egypt?
In Greek mythology the Little Owl traditionally represents which goddess?
Each month we’re posing five pub quiz style questions, with a different subject each month. As before, they’re not difficult, but it is unlikely everyone will know all the answers – so hopefully you’ll learn something new, as well as having a bit of fun.
Literature
What is Shakespeare’s shortest play?
The Chronicles of Narnia is a children’s book series written by which author?
What German loanword means a novel that focuses on the psychological and personal growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood?
Who is the author of the play The Importance of Being Earnest?
Who wrote the line “Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker”?
Each month we’re posing five pub quiz style questions, with a different subject each month. As before, they’re not difficult, but it is unlikely everyone will know all the answers – so hopefully you’ll learn something new, as well as having a bit of fun.
History
Who died near Lincoln on 28 November 1290 and was buried 17 December at Westminster Abbey?
Which country has the world’s oldest surviving parliament?
What was ceded to Britain in 1713 as part of the settlement of the War of Spanish Succession?
Who was the first Merovingian King?
Roald Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole. What nationality was he?
Here are the answers to this month’s five quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.
Biology
How many legs does a lobster have? 10
How many species of elephant are there? Three species of elephants are recognised: the African bush elephant, the forest elephant, and the Asian elephant.
Francis Crick and James Watson made which discovery in 1953? Structure of DNA
Every cat has the same distinctive coat pattern. What is it? Tabby
What is the world’s most venomous fish? The Stonefish
Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2023.
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