Pub Quiz 84 -
Questions - Written by Jim Ackroyd
Round 1. General Knowledge
1. Which prime minister was in power at the end of
World War 2
2. Who composed the Australian soap 'Neighbours'
theme tune
3. Which constituency did Harold Wilson represent
4. Kent Walton commentated on which sport on World
of Sport
5. What is scotopic vision
6. Which former World Champion athlete played a
senior football match for the West Coast Mariners in Australia in
2018
7. What did the RRS mean on Captain Robert Scott's
ship RRS Discovery
8. What is the second largest city in England
9. Which painter is known as The Father of
Impressionism
10. Which was the first filmed Shakespeare play to
win a film Oscar
11. In Greek mythology how many heads did the Hydra
have
12. Which spice is said to combine the flavours of
cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves
13. Which British actor played the jewel thief Sir
Charles Litton in the 1963 film The Pink Panther
14. Which male first name means Bearer of Christ
15. What colour is a cloudberry
16. In which game are "Staunton" pieces used
17. How many goals did Jack Charlton score for
England
18. What is the largest house in Yorkshire
19. What is the state capital of New York
20. Who played the role of Billy the Kid in the film
Young Guns
Round 2.
Entertainment -
TV SITCOMS
1. What was the follow up series of Porridge with
Fletcher being released from jail called
2. Dave Charnley, George Dent and Henry Davenport were all
characters in which sitcom
3 Possibly one of the worst UK sitcoms ever made, who played the
title role in Come Back Mrs Noah
4 In The League of Gentlemen what is the name of the village -
5 Who played Chrissy Plummer in Man About The House
6 Who played Neil in The Young Ones
7 What was the name of the character who was known as Gloria in It
Ain't Half Hot Mum
8 In which sitcom would you have encountered the Pinner family
9 Who played the part of Sandra in the Liver Birds
10 Who plays Charlie Harper in the American sitcom Two and a Half
Men
11 In Only Fools and Horses who played the part of Trigger
12 What disability did the washer up in Robins Nest have
13 Who played Arthur, Stan's brother in law in On The Buses
14 In which TV sitcom did the character Shirley Brahms appear
15 Who starred as Peter Chapman in The Piglet Files
16 In the nineties sitcom Barbara, who played the title role
17 Who plays the part of Tim's girlfriend Daisy in Not Going Out
18 What was the name of the fantasy sitcom in the early nineties
that starred Karl Howman as an apprentice grim reaper and Geraldine
McEwan as the lady living in Farnaby Manor
19 What was the name of the retirement home in Your Only Young Twice
20 Who played Mr Fenner in The Rag Trade
Quiz
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