…The Shamrocks, with 78%, from Birmingnham Exiles with 67% and Gin’ll Fix It with 58%. Overall the scores were quite low, so we’ll make it easier next time.
Archive for June, 2008
& the winners were…
June 25, 2008Quiz Questions from Wednesday 18th June
June 25, 2008Current Affairs
Whose house had to be evacuated last weekend as a result of a Fathers for Justice Demo?
Which national football team is Sven the new manager of?
How many visitors has the London Eye had since opening (to the nearest 5m)?
Who was voted the most unpopular Premiership football club chairman by fans?
What is the name of the hero of Sebastian Faulks new novel Devil May Care?
In which city was the US open played at the weekend?
What military job did John McCain do in Vietnam?
What is the name of Coldplay’s new album?
What is the connection between the NZ cricket team and Coldplay?
What were the names of the two men’s fragrances created in the final episode of this year’s Apprentice?
Picture Round
Music Round
The music round was on the theme Space, featuring tracks like Spaceman by Babylon Zoo, Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival, and We Are All Made of Stars by Moby. No one correctly identified Illegal Alien by Genesis.
Clapham
Which famous author lived at No. 14 North Side, overlooking Clapham Common, from 1935-45?
What, in a Clapham context, links the words “Long”, “Mount, “Eagle” and “Cock”?
In what decade of the 19th century was this pub (Bread & Roses) built?
Which former minister had a “moment of madness” on Clapham Common in 1998?
Which legendary Surrey and England cricketer once lived at 17 Englewood Road, Clapham South, where this is marked by a blue plaque.
Play Your Cards Right – the answer in each case is either ‘higher’ or ‘lower’
Does Madrid have a higher or lower altitude than Paris?
In snooker does a blue ball have a higher or a lower score than a green ball?
In karate does a red belt have a higher or a lower score than a blue belt?
Is an OBE a higher or lower honour than a CBE?
Does salt water have a higher or lower freezing point than fresh water?
General knowledge / random trivia
What was the nickname of the RAF’s 617 Squadron?
In football, who are the only two countries to successfully defend the World Cup?
Which American state is known as the Garden State?
How much is The Big Issue?
What are the 2 main ingredients of Pesto in addition to Oil and Parmisan?
If a circle has a radius of 10cm what is the circumference (to the nearest centimetre)?
Which two of these bands have been featured on the South Bank Show out of Blur, The Darkness, The Manic Street Preachers & Oasis?
“Endurance” was the ship of which famous explorer?
For UK tax purposes, are Jaffa Cakes classified as cakes or biscuits?
Who directed a film in 2000 called Bread and Roses (nearest 2 years)?
First Quiz – Wednesday 18th June 2008
June 4, 2008We will be holding the first monthly quiz at the Bread and Roses on Wednesday 18th June. Please come along for a fun and challenging night.
The quiz will consist of 5 rounds of 10 questions - current affairs/it happened last month, pictures, music (10 tracks – guess the artist and the song), specialist round (2 x 5 question rounds, different each month), and general knowledge/random trivia
Kick off at 8pm
£2 per player, maximum 5 to a team
Lots of prizes!
The Bread and Roses is in Clapham Manor Street, off Clapham High Street (Turn off the High Street when you get to the KFC)
