PUB QUIZ

Answers on today’s solutions panel.

1 MOVIES:

Which actress, who died in 2020 aged 104, won two Academy Awards for her roles in The Heiress and To Each His Own?

2 MUSIC:

Which singer had UK No 1 singles with Lucille and Coward Of The County?

3 TV & RADIO:

In Not The Nine O’Clock News, what was the name of the talking gorilla played by Rowan Atkinson?

4 SPORT & LEISURE:

In 1978, who became the only American racing driver to win the Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship?

5 POLITICS:

Which UK prime minister was the last to hold office while a member of the House of Lords, although he disclaimed his peerage after four days in office?

6 GEOGRAPHY:

What is the largest island by area in Canada?

7 ART:

Which bird is the subject of a trompe-l’oeil painting by the Dutch artist Carel Fabritius?

8 FOOD & DRINK:

Which breakfast dish is composed of English muffins, spinach, poached eggs and Hollandaise sauce?

9 WORDS:

What is the meaning of the word quotidian? a) Valued, b) Ordinary, c) Spoken.

10 BRITAIN:

Founded in 1768, which British institution is based at Burlington House in London?

11 THIS YEAR:

On June 20, which athlete announced that his partner had given birth to twin boys named Thunder and Saint Leo?

12 POT LUCK:

In Celtic mythology, selkies were people who could change into what type of animal?