Help with pub quiz

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Right I need some good questions for tonights quiz. There are 8 catagories including;

geography
history
sport
food and drink
TV
general knowledge
films
music

I need 5 good questions (and answers) for each catagory please.

Thanks. :)
 
Which sporting star has a line of designer clothing called Aneres?
(Serena Williams - Aneres is Serena spelt backwards)

What sport has 4 letters and begins with a `T`?
(Golf)

Which famous person from history opened the 1936 Olympic Games?
(Adolf Hitler)

Who wrote the book `A Brief History Of Time`?
(Steven Hawkng)

By what name is singer Paul Hewson better known?
(Bono)

In the film `Bridget Jones Diary` what colour is the soup that she serves to her friend at a dinner party?
(Blue)
 
True story:

Once while doing a pub quiz, we got a question about what the currency of Vietnam is. Now, we had no idea, so for comedy value I suggested that we put down "Wang". Obviously, wang is an amusing answer to any question, being as it is a euphemism for penis. Ho ho.

Now, does anyone know what the Vietnamese currency really is?

It's the "Dong".

Damnit.
 
just a couple off the top of my head:

geography
How many member nation states make up the Commonwealth?
(53)

What is the world's 3rd highest peak?
(Kanchenjunga)

history
In which month did the RMS Titanic sink?
(April - April 15th, 1912)

Which US President has served the longest term?
(Franklin D Roosevelt - 12yrs, 39 days)

What is the most years a person can serves as US President under the current constitution?
(10yrs)

sport
Who is the holder of the fastest Champions League hat-trick?
(Mike Newell - Blackburn Rovers v Rosenborg, 1995)

TV
In which decade was the BBC's first television broadcast?
(1930s - November 2, 1936)

general knowledge
What is the largest organ in the human body?
(skin)

films
Who won this year's Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role?
(Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote)

music
What was The Beatles' first official studio album?
(Please Please Me - 1963)
 
ezabella45 said:
What sport has 4 letters and begins with a `T`?
(Golf)
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Muahahaha reminds me of a scene from BlackAdder:

Blackadder: I spy with my bored little eye something beginning with "T".
Baldrick: Breakfast.
Blackadder: > What??
Baldrick: My breakfast always begins with tea. Then I have a little sausage, then a egg with some little soldiers.
Blackadder: Baldrick, when I said it begins with "T", I was talking about a letter.
Baldrick: Nah - it never begins with a letter. The postman doesn't come till 10.30.

Sorry, what were we talking about again? :confused:
 
Um, some nasty medical ones I suppose could be put into general knowledge

What's the medical name for Hayfever?
Allergic Rhinitis

What is alopecia?
Baldness

What is the collective name for the group of muscles which are uniquely joined to the body at one point?
Tongue
 
What is the capital of New York State? (Albany)
What was "the first state"? (Delaware)
Which battle was depicted in the film "Zulu"? (Rorke's Drift)
 
A Good TV One to catch people out.

"In the simpsons, what is Mr Burns first name?"

an awful lot of people write Montgomery (they even had that as an aswer at my last pub quiz :rolleyes: )

The Answer :

Charles

(CM Burns)
 
This isnt one for the quiz but a genuine query: Where is this quiz being held?

I think I could have the upper hand
 
Bes said:
Muahahaha reminds me of a scene from BlackAdder:

Blackadder: I spy with my bored little eye something beginning with "T".
Baldrick: Breakfast.
Blackadder: > What??
Baldrick: My breakfast always begins with tea. Then I have a little sausage, then a egg with some little soldiers.
Blackadder: Baldrick, when I said it begins with "T", I was talking about a letter.
Baldrick: Nah - it never begins with a letter. The postman doesn't come till 10.30.

Sorry, what were we talking about again? :confused:
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Check the sig \o/ for Blackadder!

History: What was the name of unmanned rockets the Nazis used to attack Britain in WW2?
(V2) - note, the v1 wasn't a rocket so that's wrong :)
 
j00ni said:
What is the most years a person can serves as US President under the current constitution?
(10yrs)
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I see a flaw in that answer, if the President dies soon after taking office then the Vice President would become President, he could then go on to win two further terms as President, given that a term in office for the President is 4 years then he could in theory serve 12 years.

actually scratch that it seems that the 22nd Amendment says that if the Vice President serves more that 2 years of the then dead Presidents term then he can only then be elected to office once.

Though in theory a two term President could be made Vice President and then through Presidential death become President again for 4 years as the 22nd Amendment doesn't take that into account.

That clear? :D
 
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In Geology, what three periods make up the Mesozoic Era?

Triassic > Jurassic > Cretaceous

Could always be used in terms of history of our planet :)
 
Tesla said:
This isnt one for the quiz but a genuine query: Where is this quiz being held?

I think I could have the upper hand
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Tehehe!
 
KASM said:
That clear? :D
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Yeah, surprise surprise a grey area in american politics :p

I am unsure whether a former 2-term president would be elligable to run for vice-president though, due to the 12th amendment :confused:
 
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