PUB QUIZ

Answers on today’s solutions panel.

1 MOVIES:

Which 2006 film stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx as members of the US Marine Corps?

2 MUSIC:

Which singer topped the UK singles chart for ten weeks in 2022 with As It Was?

3 TV & RADIO:

Kristen Bell played the title character in which series about a high-school student who is also a private investigator?

4 SPORT:

In February, which basketball player became the all-time leading point scorer in NBA history?

5 SCIENCE:

Lysine, glutamine, and tryptophan are examples of which organic compounds that are found in proteins?

6 GEOGRAPHY:

Which marginal sea of the Pacific extends from the Great Barrier Reef to Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands?

7 FOOD & DRINK:

What is the literal English translation of “uisge beatha”, the Scottish Gaelic name for whisky?

8 ART:

Two paintings by JMW Turner depict the fire that broke out on October 16, 1834 in which building?

9 WORDS:

What is the meaning of the word effete? a) Weak, b) Fancy, c) Vain.

10 BRITAIN:

Lewes is the administrative centre of which English county?

11 THIS YEAR:

In March, which journalist was revealed to have leaked thousands of Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages to a national newspaper?

12 POT LUCK:

Which Italian city holds a twice-yearly horse race called the Palio?