the english grammar, culture and vocabulary pub quiz

THE ENGLISH GRAMMAR, CULTURE & THE ENGLISH GRAMMAR, CULTURE & VOCABULARY VOCABULARY

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QUESTION 1QUESTION 1GeographyGeography

What is the capital of Mongolia? What is the capital of Mongolia?

QUESTION 2QUESTION 2HoroscopesHoroscopes

What is the What is the birthstone for birthstone for February?February?

QUESTION 3QUESTION 3CinemaCinema

What film What film character said “As character said “As God is my witness, God is my witness, I’ll never go hungry I’ll never go hungry again” and what again” and what was the name of was the name of the film ?the film ?

QUESTION 4QUESTION 4General KnowledgeGeneral Knowledge

Which is the only vowel on a Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not in the standard keyboard that is not in the top row of letters?top row of letters?

QUESTION 5QUESTION 5ArtArt

What artist painted the Blue Boy in 1770?What artist painted the Blue Boy in 1770?

QUESTION 6QUESTION 6MathsMaths

How is the number 10 expressed in Binary?How is the number 10 expressed in Binary?

QUESTION 7QUESTION 7Traditions & FestivalsTraditions & Festivals

When is Robert Burns’ day and When is Robert Burns’ day and where is it celebrated?where is it celebrated?

QUESTION 8QUESTION 8HistoryHistory

What happened successively to the six What happened successively to the six wives of Henry VIII ?wives of Henry VIII ?

QUESTION 9QUESTION 9Human BiologyHuman Biology

Which is the only Which is the only part of the human part of the human body that can’t body that can’t repair itself?repair itself?

QUESTION 10QUESTION 10General KnowledgeGeneral Knowledge

What currency do What currency do they use inthey use in

Albania?Albania?

QUESTION 11QUESTION 11MusicMusic

Who is the singer and what Who is the singer and what is the title of the song?is the title of the song?

QUESTION 12QUESTION 12British ComedyBritish Comedy

What was this What was this comedy series comedy series called in the U.K. called in the U.K. and what were and what were their real names?their real names?

QUESTION 13QUESTION 13EuphemismsEuphemisms

What is the name of this musical symbol?What is the name of this musical symbol?


QUESTION 13QUESTION 13CinemaCinema

In which famous In which famous film would you film would you hear this hear this soundtrack?soundtrack?


In which city is In which city is “Hollywood”?“Hollywood”?

QUESTION 15QUESTION 15PhilosophyPhilosophy

Who said “I think, Who said “I think, therefore I am”?therefore I am”?

QUESTION 16QUESTION 16Film QuotesFilm Quotes

What was the name of What was the name of the female artist the female artist who used to invite who used to invite people topeople to

““Come up and see me Come up and see me some time….!some time….!

QUESTION 17QUESTION 17IdiomsIdioms

Which idiom Which idiom would you use to would you use to say that a thing is say that a thing is very easy to do ?very easy to do ?

QUESTION 18QUESTION 18HistoryHistory

When was When was president Kennedy president Kennedy killed?killed?– A)1963A)1963– B)1968B)1968– C) 1971C) 1971– D) 1974D) 1974


What famous What famous Scottish guitar Scottish guitar player is a “Sultan player is a “Sultan of Swing”?of Swing”?

QUESTION 20QUESTION 20 Cinema Cinema

In the famous TV In the famous TV series “The series “The Simpsons”, what is Simpsons”, what is the name of the the name of the owner of owner of Springfield nuclear Springfield nuclear power station?power station?

QUESTION 21QUESTION 21SportsSports

With what famous With what famous British football club British football club do you associate do you associate the name the name Old Old TraffordTrafford??


What is the name of the What is the name of the river that runs through river that runs through Cardiff?Cardiff?


What is the name of the group and the song?

Clue: they are from Ireland

QUESTION 24QUESTION 24GrammarGrammar

Choose the most suitable Choose the most suitable word or phrase givenword or phrase given

– Mont Blanc, …….. we visited Mont Blanc, …….. we visited last summer, is the highest last summer, is the highest mountain in Europemountain in Europe

A) whichA) which

B) whereB) where

C) thatC) that

D) whatD) what

QUESTION 25QUESTION 25SportSport

Who won these three Grand Slam tennis Who won these three Grand Slam tennis events in consecutive years?events in consecutive years?

Wimbledon 1997Wimbledon 1997

US Open 1997US Open 1997

Australian Open 1998Australian Open 1998

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