PUB QUIZ

Answers on today’s solutions panel.

1 MOVIES:

Which actor won Academy Awards playing the roles of Randle Patrick McMurphy, Garrett Breedlove and Melvin Udall?

2 MUSIC:

The 1978 single Ever Fallen In Love was the highestcharting by which English punk rock band?

3 TV & RADIO:

Which late comedian and actress played Denise in the The Royle Family?

4 SPORT:

At the 2021 World Snooker Championship, who defeated Shaun Murphy in the final to win his fourth world title?

5 POLITICS:

Since the end of the Second World War, how many Labour politicians have served as UK prime minister?

6 FOOD & DRINK:

What type of smoked haddock takes its name from that of a small town in Angus, Scotland?

7 GEOGRAPHY:

The rivers Dnieper and Danube drain into which major body of water?

8 ART:

Depicting the artist’s wife, the 1952 painting Galatea Of The Spheres is a work by which Spanish artist?

9 WORDS:

What is the meaning of the word lassitude? a) Compassion, b) Fatigue, c) Excitement.

10 BRITAIN:

King William II and Jane Austen are buried in which English cathedral?

11 THIS YEAR:

On October 15, which major European airline officially ceased operations after 75 years in business?

12 POT LUCK:

‘Honi soit qui mal y pense’ is the motto of which order of chivalry?