Since September 2024 I have been hosting quiz nights on Sundays at a local pub, as explained in this piece. Here’s a record of the 10 rounds of questions for the quiz on Sunday 26 January 2025.

Round 1: General Knowledge

1. Port-au-Prince is the capital of which country?
2. Which 20th Century US President has the middle name Jefferson?
3. The 300th day of the year falls in what month?
4. Which actress won a Golden Globe for her part in “The Substance” earlier this month?
5. Kr is the chemical symbol for which element?

Round 2: All Shook Up

Elvis Presley was born 90 years ago this month. Here are 5 questions about The King

• What was Elvis’s middle name?
• Elvis was born in Tupelo; what US State is Tupelo in?
• In what year did Elvis have his first UK #1?
• What was the name of his daughter, who died in 2023?
• Which 1960 film, his first after his discharge from the US Army, features Elvis as a soldier serving in West Germany?

Round 3: This Month’s Sport

1. Which American tennis player won her first Grand Slam at the Australian Open this weekend?
2. How old was Luke Littler when he won the PDC World Darts Championship this month?
3. Which team are bottom of the Premier League today?
4. The England women’s international cricket team are currently playing a series in which country?
5. In tonight’s AFC Championship game which team is facing Kansas City, hoping to deny them a place in the Superbowl?

Round 4: Bond Themes

Here are words from the opening verses to 5 Bond Themes. Name the film they come from.

1. “He has a powerful weapon / He charges a million a shot”
2. “When you were young / And your heart was an open book”
3. “Nobody does it better / Makes me feel sad for the rest”
4. “This is the end / Hold your breath and count to ten”
5. “… he’s the man / The man with the Midas touch / A spider’s touch”

Round 5: Red and White Flags

[A picture round]

End of Part One

Round 6: Geography in 2s

For each of the following questions there are two possible answers. Name either of:

1. The 2 Mediterranean island nations
2. The 2 capital cities above 60 degrees North
3. The 2 small kingdoms that border South Africa
4. The 2 capitals of Bolivia
5. The 2 US States beginning with V

Round 7: Oscars: Name the Director

The following films all won Best Picture but not Best Director:

• Crash
• 12 Years a Slave
• The Godfather
• Chariots of Fire
• Shakespeare in Love

Match the film titles with their directors

• Francis Ford Coppola
• John Madden
• Steve McQueen
• Paul Haggis
• Hugh Hudson

Round 8: They all have the initials GG

Identify the following people, whose usual names have the initials GG:

1. Author of “The Female Eunuch”, born 1939
2. Runner-up on “Pop Idol” in 2002, the most recent person to have a #1 with “Unchained Melody”
3. Before Harry Brook, the last English cricketer to score 300 or more in a Test innings
4. Director of “Barbie” (2023)
5. Oscar-winning Hollywood actress, the subject of the book and movie “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool”

Round 9: Music: Record Labels

Name the record labels that the following sets of artists recorded for:

1. Elvis Presley, The Sweet, David Bowie
2. Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, The Supremes
3. The Jam, Slade, Jimi Hendrix
4. Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Mott the Hoople
5. The Beatles, Mary Hopkin, James Taylor

Round 9: Music: Record Labels (some extra help)

A list of the record labels, because most of the quizzers thought this was too difficult. Match them to the artists above:

• Apple
• RCA
• CBS
• Motown
• Polydor

Round 10: Pot Luck

1. Supersonic is an anagram of which section of an orchestra?
2. Which dwarf planet is named after the Greek goddess of discord?
3. In Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”, what is the merchant’s name? (It’s not Shylock.)
4. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is the president of which country?
5. Who presents the ITV quiz show “The 1% Club”?