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 16 February 2025.
Round 1: General Knowledge
- H2O is the chemical formula for which liquid?
- Tallinn is the capital city of which country?
- Which former UK prime minister, who is still alive, has the middle names Charles Lynton?
- Which NFL team beat the Kansas City Chiefs last weekend to win the Superbowl?
- What is 4 to the power of 4?
Round 2: World Currencies
Which of these statements are True, and which are False?
Match the country …
- Vietnam
- Angola
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
- Zambia
With its currency
- Kwanza
- Dong
- Kwacha
- Colon (Colón)
- Ringgit
Round 3: The name’s Bond …
- What was the only film in which George Lazenby played Bond?
- Which Bond villain shares his name with a 1975 Steven Spielberg film?
- Which actor played Bond in “The Living Daylights” and “Licence to Kill”?
- Which actress played Giacinta “Jinx” Johnson in “Die Another Day”?
- Which Tottenham-born singer sang the theme to “Skyfall”?
Round 4: Same Artist and Song Name at #1
There have been 5 UK #1s with titles that are the same as the name of a UK #1 act. Name them from these clues.
- 2015 Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor / Heard it through
the grapevine 1969 - 2012 Little Mix / Mull of Kintyre 1977
- 1994 Tony di Bart / You to me are everything 1976
- 2001 Destiny’s Child / Eye of the Tiger 1982
- 1966 The Overlanders / All this time 2004
Round 5: UK Cities beginning with B
[A picture round]
End of Part One
Round 6: Sport: single-digit numbers
The answer to each of the following questions is a number between 1 and 9. How many …
- Points is the green ball worth in snooker?
- Players are in the water at any one time in a water polo team?
- Horses are there on each side in a polo match?
- Points is a drop goal worth in Rugby League?
- Players are on the court at any one time in a basketball team?
Round 7: The world’s biggest
Find the country that …
- Produces most bananas
- Produces most avocados
- Eats most beef per capita
- Produces most pineapples
- Produces most cheese per capita
From this list …
- Costa Rica
- India
- Denmark
- Mexico
- Argentina
Round 8: Brand logos beginning with S
[Another picture round]
Round 9: #1s in the 70s and 80s
In each of the following pairs, pick the chart act that had at least one UK #1 in both the 1970s and the 1980s
- Elvis Presley / Cliff Richard
- Blondie / The Jam
- Tammy Wynette / Kenny Rogers
- Diana Ross / Gloria Gaynor
- Elton John / Rod Stewart
Round 10: Pot Luck
- Don’t Push It, Comply or Die and I am Maximus have all wonwhich major horse race in the last 20 years?
- Which rapper and 2018 Pulitzer Prize winner won 5 Grammysearlier this month for his song “Not Like Us”? (He was also thehalf-time act at last week’
- Which Dublin-born Nobel Prize Winner wrote the play “Waitingfor Godot”?
- Dina Boluarte is the president of which Latin American country?
- Who presents the ITV quiz show “The Chase”?
