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.
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.
Biology
How many legs does a lobster have?
How many species of elephant are there?
Francis Crick and James Watson made which discovery in 1953?
Every cat has the same distinctive coat pattern. What is it?
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.
Art
What year did Vincent Van Gogh die?
What Renaissance artist is buried in Rome’s Pantheon?
Who painted the famous artwork Guernica?
Who painted the famous artwork The Birth of Venus?
Which US artist died in a car crash in August 1956, aged 44?
Here are the answers to this month’s five quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.
General Knowledge
Which long distance train had its first run in October 1883? Orient Express
With 158 separate stanzas, which nation is considered to have the longest national anthem in the world? Greece
Which of the following sauces is NOT traditionally vegan: Hoisin, Worcestershire, Mustard, Wasabi? Worcestershire
Over 500 million of the Flying Pigeon PA-02 bicycles have been made, many times more than any other bicycle. But what country owns the Flying Pigeon brand? China
The Goodwin Sands is a large sandbank off the coast of Kent. What game was played there, at low tide, every year until 2003? Cricket
Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2023.
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.
General Knowledge
Which long distance train had its first run in October 1883?
With 158 separate stanzas, which nation is considered to have the longest national anthem in the world?
Which of the following sauces is NOT traditionally vegan: Hoisin, Worcestershire, Mustard, Wasabi?
Over 500 million of the Flying Pigeon PA-02 bicycles have been made, many times more than any other bicycle. But what country owns the Flying Pigeon brand?
The Goodwin Sands is a large sandbank off the coast of Kent. What game was played there, at low tide, every year until 2003?
Answers will be posted in 2 weeks time.
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