Pub quiz

1.

2. There are 5 categories:

1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
2. WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG (PICTURE ROUND)
3. ASSASSINATION STYLE
4. PARDON MY FRENCH
5. MADE IN CHINA

3. -Write your answers on the piece of paper you’ve been provided with. - After you finish answering swap the paper with the

neighboring team. Then check your neighboring team’s
answers and count the score. When you’re done checking the
scores swap the papers back and get ready for the next round.
PHONES and Googling
are strictly forbidden.

4. Before the beginning of each round there is a bonus round music question. You need to name the song and the artist (1 point

each).

5. Bonus round 1: Name the song and the artist.

6.

7. 1.

What is the surname of Juliet from
Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet?

8. 2.

Name the nuclear plant that exploded in a
horrible accident in Ukraine in 1986.

9. 3.

World’s coldest desert Gobi belongs
mostly to which country?

10. 4.

Canadian James Naismith invented
which sport?

11. 5.

Which star explodes itself and puts the
material into space?

12. 6.

In which year did Hewlett Packard
introduce the laptop computer?
a) 1984
b) 1985
c) 1986

13. 7.

Which well known fashion house made its
fame and fortune as an official supplier of
uniforms to the SS, SA and Hitler Youth using
slave workers?

14. 8.

In the drinks industry, what do the letters ABV
describe?

15. 9.

In which city was the world's first steam
passenger railway opened?

16. 10.

In which country was the Nobel prize winner in
physics (1903) Marie Curie born?

17. Answer time:

Bonus round 1:
Name the song and the artist
The Rolling Stones –
Sympathy For The Devil

18. 1.

What is the surname of Juliet from
Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet?
Capulet

19. 2.

Name the nuclear plant that exploded in a
horrible accident in Ukraine in 1986.
Chernobyl

20. 3.

World’s coldest desert Gobi belongs
mostly to which country?
Mongolia

21. 4.

Canadian James Naismith invented
which sport?
Basketball

22. 5.

Which star explodes itself and puts the
material into space?
Supernova

23. 6.

In which year did Hewlett Packard
introduce the laptop computer?
a) 1984
b) 1985
c) 1986

24. 7.

Which well known fashion house made
its fame and fortune as an official
7. supplier of uniforms to the SS, SA and
Hitler Youth using slave workers?

25. 8.

In the drinks industry, what do the letters ABV
describe?
Alcohol
by
volume

26. 9.

In which city was the world's first steam
passenger railway opened?
Manchester (U.K)

27. 10.

In which country was the Nobel prize winner in
physics (1903) Marie Curie born?
Poland

28. Bonus round 2: Name the song and the artist.

29. When they were young… very young

Who are these famous people?

30.

1.

31.

2.

32.

3.

33.

4.

34.

5.

35.

6.

36.

7.

37.

8.

38.

9.

39.

10.

40. Answer time:

Bonus round 2: Name the song and the artist
Earth, wind and fire September

41.

1.
Meryl Streep

42.

2.
Jackie Chen

43.

3.
Adolf Hitler

44.

4.
Kim Kardashian

45.

5.
Barack Obama

46.

6.
Cristiano Ronaldo

47.

7.
Donald Trump

48.

8.
Leonardo Di Caprio

49.

9.
Angela Merkel

50.

10.
Jack Nicholson

51. Bonus round 3: Name the song and the artist.

52. Assassination style

53. I was shot while watching the play ‘Our American Cousin’ at Fords Theater and died the next day in the Petersen House across

1.
I was shot while watching the play
‘Our American Cousin’ at Fords
Theater and died the next day in the
Petersen House across the street from
the theater. Who am I and who shot
me?

54. 2. Which Presidential assassin was assassinated himself just two days after the initial act?

55. 3. During the Bolshevik Revolution, which Czar and his entire family was assassinated?

56. 4. Which foreign political leader was assassinated by her own bodyguards after the Indian Army's June 1984 assault on

the Golden Temple?

57. 5. Imagine, in 1980 I was just getting back into recording when my life was wiped out by four shots fired by a "fan" outside my

5. Imagine, in 1980 I was just getting
back into recording when my life was
wiped out by four shots fired by a "fan"
outside my apartment building. Who
am I and who shot me?

58. 6. In 1940 I met my untimely demise with the aid of an ice-pick wielded by one Ramon Mercader. I’m a Russian revolutionary and

intellectual, I wrote many books, was
imprisoned on several occasions and
ultimately exiled to Mexico. What’s my name?

59. 7. I’m an American magazine publisher. I’ve fought several high profile legal battles involving the First Amendment, and have

unsuccessfully run for public office. I am
paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries
sustained in a 1978 murder attempt by serial
killer Joseph Paul Franklin. Who am I?

60.

8. I was offered tea and cakes which had been laced
with cyanide. At first, I refused the cakes, but then
began to eat them, and I didn’t not appear to be
affected by the poison. Then I drank three glasses of
poisoned wine but still showed no sign of distress.
That made my assassins really angry so they shot me
in the chest and left me lying in the basement. I
managed to get out of the basement into the palace's
courtyard before being shot again and finally
collapsing. Who am I?

61. 9. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, occurred on 28

June 1914 in Sarajevo when he
was mortally wounded by Gavrilo Princip. What was
the name of the movement that Princip was a
member of?

62.

10. I was shot and killed on 15 July 1997, at
the age of 50, on the steps of my Miami Beach
mansion as I was returning from my morning
walk on Ocean Drive. Who am I?

63. Answer time:

Bonus round 3: Name the song and the artist
Beck - Loser

64. 1. I was shot while watching the play ‘Our American Cousin’ at Fords Theater and died the next day in the Petersen House across

the street from
the theater. Who am I and who shot
me?
I am
and I was
shot by
Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth

65. 2. Which Presidential assassin was assassinated himself just two days after the initial act?

Lee Harvey Oswald

66. 3. During the Bolshevik Revolution, which Czar and his entire family was assassinated?

Nikolay / Nicholas II of Russia

67. 4. Which foreign political leader was assassinated by her own bodyguards after the Indian Army's June 1984 assault on

the Golden Temple?
Indira Ghandi

68. 5. Imagine, in 1980 I was just getting back into recording when my life was wiped out by four shots fired by a "fan" outside my

5. Imagine, in 1980 I was just getting
back into recording when my life was
wiped out by four shots fired by a "fan"
outside my apartment building. Who
am I and who shot me?
I am
John Lennon
and I was
shot by
Mark Chapman

69. 6. In 1940 I met my untimely demise with the aid of an ice-pick wielded by one Ramon Mercader. I’m a Russian revolutionary and

intellectual, I wrote many books, was
imprisoned on several occasions and
ultimately exiled to Mexico. What’s my name?
Leon/ Lev Trotsky

70. 7. I’m an American magazine publisher. I’ve fought several high profile legal battles involving the First Amendment, and have

unsuccessfully run for
public office. I am paralyzed from the waist down
due to injuries sustained in a 1978 murder attempt
by serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin. Who am I?
I am
Larry Flynt

71.

8. I was offered tea and cakes which had been laced with
cyanide. At first, I refused the cakes, but then began to eat
them, and I didn’t not appear to be affected by the poison.
Then I drank three glasses of poisoned wine but still
showed no sign of distress. That made my assassins really
angry so they shot me in the chest and left me lying in the
basement. I managed to get out of the basement into the
palace's courtyard before being shot again and finally
collapsing. Who am I?
I am
Grigori Rasputin

72. 9. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, occurred on 28

June 1914 in Sarajevo when he was mortally
wounded by Gavrilo Princip. What was the
name of the movement that Princip was a
member of?
Young
Bosnia

73.

10. I was shot and killed on 15 July 1997, at
the age of 50, on the steps of my Miami Beach
mansion as I was returning from my morning
walk on Ocean Drive. Who am I?
I am
Gianni Versace

74. Bonus round 4: Name the song and the artist.

75. Pardon my French

76.

1. ‘Veni, vidi, vici’ is a Latin
phrase attributed to Julius
Caesar – how does it translate
into English?

77.

2. If you were eating a
‘Wurst’ in Germany, what
would it be?

78.

3. ‘Typhoon’, ‘cummerbund’
and ‘bungalow’ are words
which originate from which
language?

79.

4. Which are the four official
languages of Switzerland?
(0.5 points each)

80.

5. In a French clothes shop,
what would you be buying if
you wanted a ‘jupe’?

81.

6. What, on an Indian menu,
is ‘kulfi’?

82.

7. What does RSVP at the end
of a letter stand for?

83.

8. ‘Carpe diem’ is the Latin for..?

84.

9. If you were to order "las gambas"
in a Spanish restaurant, what would
you receive?

85.

10. If you were to say the following
to a Polish doctor, which body part
have you injured? "Nie mogę zgiąć
palca"

86. Answer time:

Bonus round 3: Name the song and the artist
Faithless Insomnia

87.

1. ‘Veni, vidi, vici’ is a Latin phrase
attributed to Julius Caesar – how
does it translate into English?
I came, I saw, I conquered

88.

2. If you were eating a ‘Wurst’ in
Germany, what would it be?
a sausage

89.

3. ‘Typhoon’, ‘cummerbund’ and
‘bungalow’ are words which
originate from which language?
Urdu / Hindi

90.

4. Which are the four official
languages of Switzerland?
(0.5 points each)
German, French, Italian
and Romansch

91.

5. In a French clothes shop, what
would you be buying if you wanted
a ‘jupe’?
a skirt

92.

6 What, on an Indian menu, is
‘kulfi’?
a type of ice cream

93.

7. What does RSVP at the end of a
letter stand for?
Répondez s’il vous plait ( please reply)

94.

8. ‘Carpe diem’ is the
Latin for..?
Seize the day

95.

9. If you were to order "las
gambas" in a Spanish restaurant,
what would you receive?
Prawns / shrimps

96.

10. If you were to say the following
to a Polish doctor, which body part
have you injured? "Nie mogę zgiąć
palca"
your finger

97. Bonus round 5: Name the song and the artist.

98. Made in China 中国

99. 1. We all know that the English name is China, but the original name is in fact 中国 (Zhong Guo). What does Zhong Guo mean

translated into English?

100. 2. His Chinese name was Li Xioalong which means ‘Little Dragon’. This famous actor was born in Hong Kong and is considered a

legend in the world of martial arts. What was
his English name?

101. 3. Which is the largest Chinese city by population?

102. 4. Name the Chinese philosopher, teacher, editor and politician who died in 479 BC?

103. 5. 'The Four Great Inventions' from ancient China which are celebrated in Chinese culture for their historical significance are

gunpowder, papermaking,
printing and which other invention?

104. 6. Name a famous Chinese brand that has this logo. B.P. Where is the headquarters of this brand?

105. 7. WhatsApp and Viber are popular messaging apps widely used all over the world except in China. What is the name of the most

popular messaging app in China that currently
has 1.13 billion users?

106. 8. ‘A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a

mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.’
What is the name of this famous Chinese film from the year 2000,
directed by Ang Lee, starring Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi
Zhang

107. 9. ____?______ is a dish from Beijing that has been prepared since the imperial era. The meat is characterized by its thin,

crisp skin, with authentic versions of the dish serving mostly
the skin and little meat, sliced in front of the diners by the
cook.

108. 10. The Chinese zodiac is a classification scheme that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating

12-year cycle. Name all 12 animals of Chinese
zodiac.
0.5 points each.

109. Answer time:

Bonus round 5: Name the song and the artist
The Weekend –
Blinding Lights

110. 1. We all know that the English name is China, but the original name is in fact 中国 (Zhong Guo). What does Zhong Guo mean

translated into English?
Middle
Kingdom

111. 2. His Chinese name was Li Xioalong which means ‘Little Dragon’. This famous actor was born in Hong Kong and is considered a

legend in the world of
martial arts. What was his English name?
Bruce Lee

112. 3. Which is the largest Chinese city by population?

Shanghai
With a population of 24.2 million
as of 2018, it is the most
populous urban area in China
and the second most populous
city in the world.

113. 4. Name the Chinese philosopher, teacher, editor and politician who died in 479 BC?

Confucius
Confucius (551–479 BC) was a Chinese
philosopher and politician of the Spring and
Autumn period.
The philosophy of Confucius, also known as
Confucianism, emphasized personal and
governmental morality, correctness of social
relationships, justice and sincerity. His
followers competed successfully with many
other schools during the Hundred Schools of
Thought era only to be suppressed in favor of
the Legalists during the Qin dynasty.

114. 5. 'The Four Great Inventions' from ancient China which are celebrated in Chinese culture for their historical significance are

gunpowder, papermaking, printing and
which other invention?
The compass was invented in China
during the Han Dynasty between the 2nd
century BC and 1st century AD, where it
was called the "south-governor" (sīnán
司南). The magnetic compass was not, at
first, used for navigation, but for
geomancy and fortune-telling by the
Chinese.
compass

115. 6. Name a famous Chinese brand that has this logo. B.P. Where is the headquarters of this brand?

Shenzhen,
Guangdong
HUAWEI

116. 7. WhatsApp and Viber are popular messaging apps widely used all over the world except in China. What is the name of the most

popular messaging app in China that currently
has 1.13 billion users?
WeChat; literally: 'micro-message' is
a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social
media and mobile payment app developed
by Tencent. It was first released in 2011,
and became one of the world's largest
standalone mobile apps in 2018, with over
1 billion monthly active users.

117. 8. ‘A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a

mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.’
What is the name of this famous Chinese film from the year 2000,
directed by Ang Lee, starring Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi
Zhang
Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon

118. 9. ____?______ is a dish from Beijing that has been prepared since the imperial era. The meat is characterized by its thin,

crisp skin, with authentic versions of the dish serving mostly
the skin and little meat, sliced in front of the diners by the
cook.
Peking
(Beijing)
Duck

119. 10. The Chinese zodiac is a classification scheme that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating

12-year
cycle. Name all 12 animals of Chinese zodiac.
0.5 points each.