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Pub Quiz 83 - Questions - Written by Jim Ackroyd

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Round 1. General Knowledge

1. Which Soviet revolution leader died in 1924

2. Which territory became the 49th US state in 1958

3. Was Disney's 'Bambi' released in 1932; '42 or '52

4. Which British footballer was the first to be knighted

5. What was Del Boy's favourite tipple in 'Only Fools and Horses'

6. The vitamin thiamine is better known as what

7. Who became George Bush's Vice President in 1988

8. Where was the venue for the 1924 British Empire Exhibition

9. In which year did the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy die

10. Who won the only wartime FA Cup Final in 1915

11. Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964

12. What charity was founded by Gilbert Murray in Oxford 1942

13. Marilyn Monroe starred in which 1955 film

14. Who was the author of the 1975 best selling novel 'Watership Down'

15. Which American songwriter wrote the major orchestral work 'Rhapsody in Blue'

16. In what year was Britain's first motorway opened

17. By what name is Robert Zimmerman better known

18. In what year was London's 'Waterloo Bridge' opened

19. Who was elected President of the USA in 1952

20. Which country became the world's newest republic on Tuesday 30th of November 2021

Round 2. Food and Drink

1.  If you ordered 'patatas fritas' from a Spanish menu, what would you get to eat
2 . What is green bacon
3.  Which common kitchen herb is used in a Mojito
4.  How much barley is there in barley sugar
5.  What is the more common name of the Acajou nut
6. Which TV chef got into trouble in 2019 by describing a dish as 'diabetes on a plate'
7.  Which drinks company owns Dewar's Whisky
8.  What German confectionery company makes Gummy Bears
9.  Shiraz, Nairobi and Sugar Ann are varieties of which vegetable
10. How did Buffalo Bill stick to one glass of whisky a day
11. What is the sauce that is added to ham and eggs on toast thereby changing it to eggs benedict
12. Which country is the largest producer of the spice Paprika
13. Who invented peanut butter
14. Which herb, used in French cookery, is sometimes known as 'dragon herb'
15. What is the name of the drink that contains Tequila, Whisky, Rum, and Jagermeister
16. Published in 1998, whose first cookbook was entitled How to Eat
17. To the nearest thousand how many pubs were there in Britain before the smoking ban
18. Ugali is the national or a very popular dish of which African country
19. In the USA, this food is known as 'granola' how is it known in Europe
20. In 2001 what was declared as Britain’s favourite dish
 

Quiz 83 - Answers

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