1. Who lived at 21 Cornwall Street? The Wests 2. Who composed Rule Britannia? Thomas Arne 3. Who wrote the poem on which Rule Britannia is based? James Thomson 4. Who wrote Flower of Scotland? Roy Williamson 5. What fictional colony was sold by Gregor Macgregor in the 1800s? Poyais 6. Who established the Theleme […]
Testing Trivia #4
Which General Election was called the ‘coupon’ election and was won by Lloyd George? 1918 Which philosopher argued against inductive reasoning by saying that ‘no matter how many white swans you see, it would be wrong to argue therefore that all swans are white’? Karl Popper Which Roman satirist coined the phrase ‘rara avis’ for […]
Pub Quiz #29
General Knowledge 1. Which “ology” is the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed through history? Etymology 2. In the nursery rhyme There Was A Crooked Man, what did the crooked man buy with his crooked sixpence? A Crooked Cat 3. Which of the four […]
Britain Quiz #4
1. In Yorkshire, “Growler” is the slang term of what kind of pastry item? Pork Pie 2. In the 1960s and 1970s, which condiment became known as “Wilsons Gravy” after the then Prime Minister’s wife told the press that he drowned all of his food in it? HP Sauce 3. What would […]
Britain Quiz #3
1. In 1967, who became the first person to circumnavigate the world solo? Francis Chichester 2. Who was the first man to reach the geographic and magnetic North and South Poles? David Hempleman-Adams 3. Who claimed to be the first woman to have walked around the world in 1994, only to reveal that due to […]
Pub Quiz #28
General Knowledge 1. What is the name of the coffee shop in the Us Sitcom “Friends”? Central Perk 2. From which animal is Ermine taken? Stoat 3. What is the medical name for the disease that is commonly known as chickenpox? Varicella 4. The first draft of which Jane Austen novel was titled Elinor And […]