Pub Quiz No. 3

[Carl]

• 1. Only 2 London Underground stations start with the letter V , name both of them ?

• 2. What is the name of the French peasant who is the central character in Les Miserables ?

• 3. Which fabric derives its name from the capital of Syria ?

• 4. Which football club, currently in the championship is London's oldest professional football club ?

• 5. Which artist had a top ten hit in 1957 with the song Reet Petite, it was re-released in 1986 and spent 4 weeks at number one ?

• 6. The head of which creature appears on a bottle of Gordon’s gin ?

• 7. According to the song, who lived in Louisiana close to New Orleans.

• 8. In radio broadcasting, what does A.M stand for ?

• 9. Where was the lighthouse that was one of the ancient wonders of the world ?

• 10. Which tourist attraction in Rome gets approximately 3,000 euros in change every day ?

Answers will be provided next Sunday evening after 21:00.

[elcarretero]

1 Victoria,
2 Jean val Jean
3 Damask
9 Alexandria
10 Trevi Fountain

[stowie39]

5. Jackie Wilson

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Only 2 London Underground stations start with the letter V , name both of them ? Victoria and Vauxhall

• 2. What is the name of the French peasant who is the central character in Les Miserables ? Jean Valjean

• 3. Which fabric derives its name from the capital of Syria ? Damask

• 4. Which football club, currently in the championship is London's oldest professional football club ? Fulham

• 5. Which artist had a top ten hit in 1957 with the song Reet Petite, it was re-released in 1986 and spent 4 weeks at number one ? Jackie Wilson

• 6. The head of which creature appears on a bottle of Gordon’s gin ? Boar

• 7. According to the song, who lived in Louisiana close to New Orleans ? Johnny B Goode

• 8. In radio broadcasting, what does A.M stand for ? Amplitude Modulation

• 9. Where was the lighthouse that was one of the ancient wonders of the world ? Alexandria

• 10. Which tourist attraction in Rome gets approximately 3,000 euros in change every day ? Trevi Fountain