Wigan Peers Friday Night Pub Quiz 11-10-19

ramiejamie wrote:A very Good Evening to you lovely Peers.
It’s that time of week again.
Get yourselves down here to The Peer’s Bar.
Get settled with your favourite drink.
Let’s have a beltin’ quiz.
NSG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

GOOD LUCK

 Wigan Peers Friday Night Pub Quiz 11-10-19

1)  Who had a 1965 hit with ‘The Last Time’?...ROLLING STONES

2)  Geography, the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu is in which South American  country?....PERU

3)  TV, which detective had a sidekick called Sergeant Lewis?...MORSE

4)  Film, who starred in the 1963 film ‘Cleopatra’ and married co-star Richard Burton?
ELIZABETH TAYLOR

5)  What name is given to the art of stuffing animals for preservation?..TAXIDERMY

6)  Food and drink, the German dish ‘Sauerkraut’ is made from what vegetable?
CABBAGE

7)  Science, what instrument is used to detect / measure radiation?..GEIGER COUNTER

8 )  What car manufacturer produces the compact city car ‘Picanto’ model?..CITREON

9)  Sport, how many points for a try in Rugby Union?...5

10)  History, who played bowls before engaging The Spanish Armada?

11)  From what 2012 film musical does the song "Do You Hear the People Sing?" come?

12)  The Suez canal was opened in 1869, which seas did it link?..MED AND RED

13)  Literature, who wrote the 1897 Gothic horror novel ’Dracula’?..BRAM STOKER

14)  How many furlongs are there in a mile?...8

15)  Film, for which 1964 musical did Julie Andrews win an Oscar for playing a nanny?
SOUND OF MUSIC

16)  TV, running from 1979 to 1984, which actress played Robert Wagner`s wife in the TV series `Hart to Hart`?..STEPHANIE BEECHAM?

17)  Who had a 1973 number one hit with ‘Part of the Union’?.

18)  Science, ‘Olympus Mons’ is a large volcanic mountain on which planet in our Solar System?....MARS...

19)  Classical music, ‘Pomp & Circumstance March No 1’ by Sir Edward Elgar is better known as what?

20)  History, what was the name given to the coding machine used by the Germans in WW2?...ENIGMA

21)  Food and drink, what is beef fillet cooked in puff pastry called?..BEEF WELLINGTON...MISS MARBLES..

22)  Geography, what are motorways called in France?

23)  Literature, which Agatha Christie ‘amateur detective’ lived in St. Mary Mead?.MISS MARBLES..


24)  How was the Pandemic of 1918, which killed approximately 50 million people worldwide known?..BLACK DEATH?

25)  ♪♫ I read the news today, oh boy
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall
I'd love to turn you on♪♫

From what Beatles song are those the final verse?

     
WEATHER BONUS QUESTIONS

BQ1)  What name is given to the mixture of fog and smoke?..SMOG

BQ2)  An anemometer is used to measure what?

BQ3)  What are the lines called on a weather map that connect points of the same atmospheric pressure?

BQ4)  "Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way, well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't!".
Which weatherman said that prior to the Great Storm of 1987?..m fISH

BQ5)  What ‘M’ word is the name of the wind that blows across France from the North West...MINSTRAL
It speeds down the valleys of the Rhone and Durance and mainly affects Provence.

STINKER)  Who patented the first successful revolver in 1835?

TRICKY)  What was the ‘avian’ name of the character played by Jodie Foster in the 1991 film ‘The Silence Of The Lambs’?    

Lolly wrote:

ramiejamie wrote:A very Good Evening to you lovely Peers.
It’s that time of week again.
Get yourselves down here to The Peer’s Bar.
Get settled with your favourite drink.
Let’s have a beltin’ quiz.
NSG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

GOOD LUCK

 Wigan Peers Friday Night Pub Quiz 11-10-19

1)  Who had a 1965 hit with ‘The Last Time’?...ROLLING STONES  

2)  Geography, the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu is in which South American  country?....PERU

3)  TV, which detective had a sidekick called Sergeant Lewis?...MORSE

4)  Film, who starred in the 1963 film ‘Cleopatra’ and married co-star Richard Burton?
ELIZABETH TAYLOR

5)  What name is given to the art of stuffing animals for preservation?..TAXIDERMY

6)  Food and drink, the German dish ‘Sauerkraut’ is made from what vegetable?
CABBAGE

7)  Science, what instrument is used to detect / measure radiation?..GEIGER COUNTER

8 )  What car manufacturer produces the compact city car ‘Picanto’ model?..CITREON

9)  Sport, how many points for a try in Rugby Union?...5

10)  History, who played bowls before engaging The Spanish Armada?

11)  From what 2012 film musical does the song "Do You Hear the People Sing?" come?

12)  The Suez canal was opened in 1869, which seas did it link?..MED AND RED

13)  Literature, who wrote the 1897 Gothic horror novel ’Dracula’?..BRAM STOKER

14)  How many furlongs are there in a mile?...8

15)  Film, for which 1964 musical did Julie Andrews win an Oscar for playing a nanny?
SOUND OF MUSIC

16)  TV, running from 1979 to 1984, which actress played Robert Wagner`s wife in the TV series `Hart to Hart`?..STEPHANIE POWERS

17)  Who had a 1973 number one hit with ‘Part of the Union’?.

18)  Science, ‘Olympus Mons’ is a large volcanic mountain on which planet in our Solar System?....MARS...

19)  Classical music, ‘Pomp & Circumstance March No 1’ by Sir Edward Elgar is better known as what?

20)  History, what was the name given to the coding machine used by the Germans in WW2?...ENIGMA

21)  Food and drink, what is beef fillet cooked in puff pastry called?..BEEF WELLINGTON...MISS MARBLES..

22)  Geography, what are motorways called in France?

23)  Literature, which Agatha Christie ‘amateur detective’ lived in St. Mary Mead?.MISS MARBLES..


24)  How was the Pandemic of 1918, which killed approximately 50 million people worldwide known?..BLACK DEATH?

25)  ♪♫ I read the news today, oh boy
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall
I'd love to turn you on♪♫

From what Beatles song are those the final verse?

     
WEATHER BONUS QUESTIONS

BQ1)  What name is given to the mixture of fog and smoke?..SMOG

BQ2)  An anemometer is used to measure what?

BQ3)  What are the lines called on a weather map that connect points of the same atmospheric pressure?

BQ4)  "Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way, well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't!".
Which weatherman said that prior to the Great Storm of 1987?..m fISH

BQ5)  What ‘M’ word is the name of the wind that blows across France from the North West...MISTRAL
It speeds down the valleys of the Rhone and Durance and mainly affects Provence.

STINKER)  Who patented the first successful revolver in 1835?

TRICKY)  What was the ‘avian’ name of the character played by Jodie Foster in the 1991 film ‘The Silence Of The Lambs’?    

Lolly wrote:Thank you RMJ Brilliant quiz as always.