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Pub Quiz No. 15
Posted: 20 Feb 2020 21:10
by Carl
- 1. Which English artist will appear on the new polymer £20 note to be issued from this year ?
- 2. Who appeared in the UK tv series "Three of a kind" with Lenny Henry and Tracy Ullman in the early 80’s ?
- 3. Which city lies at the confluence of the River Ouse and the River Foss ?
- 4. Which Football club paid $4.5 million for Pele in 1975 ?
- 5. The 1940 summer and Winter Olympics were both to be held in which country but were cancelled ?
- 6. In which country did the Second World War battle of El Alamein take place ?
- 7. Jack Slipper, known as "Slipper of the yard" was famous for his pursuit of which criminal ?
- 8. Whose biggest hit single as a solo artist was "Let’s stick together" which reached number 4 in the UK in 1976 ?
- 9. TAP airline is the national airline of which European country ?
- 10. Who played for the Chicago Bulls from 1984 to 1998 and is described as the greatest basketball player of all time ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Pub Quiz No. 15
Posted: 24 Feb 2020 11:32
by LucindaC
9. Portugal
Re: Pub Quiz No. 15
Posted: 24 Feb 2020 13:43
by freddo
1 turner
2 david copperfield
3 york
6 egypt
7 ronnie biggs
10 babe ruth
Re: Pub Quiz No. 15
Posted: 27 Feb 2020 21:04
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Which English artist will appear on the new polymer £20 note to be issued from this year ? JMW Turner
- 2. Who appeared in the UK tv series "Three of a kind" with Lenny Henry and Tracy Ullman in the early 80’s ? David Copperfield
- 3. Which city lies at the confluence of the River Ouse and the River Foss ? York
- 4. Which Football club paid $4.5 million for Pele in 1975 ? New York Cosmos
- 5. The 1940 summer and Winter Olympics were both to be held in which country but were cancelled ? Japan ( Tokyo/ Sapporo)
- 6. In which country did the Second World War battle of El Alamein take place ? Egypt
- 7. Jack Slipper, known as "Slipper of the yard" was famous for his pursuit of which criminal ? Ronnie Biggs
- 8. Whose biggest hit single as a solo artist was "Let’s stick together" which reached number 4 in the UK in 1976 ? Bryan Ferry
- 9. TAP airline is the national airline of which European country ? Portugal
- 10. Who played for the Chicago Bulls from 1984 to 1998 and is described as the greatest basketball player of all time ? Michael Jordan