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Free Mini Pub Quiz #3

Hi there, welcome to our last free mini pub quiz of 2007 - this time around we have a general knowledge set of ten followed by a second round titled 'Bridging the Gap'.  But before you get started with the quiz, we'd like to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and we hope you have a healthy and prosperous New Year. 

Round One - General Knowledge

1) Which country has hosted the Winter Olympics the most times?
2) In the television programme '24' what do the initials CTU stand for?
3) Who did John Lennon marry on 23rd August 1962?
4) The feast day of which Saint is celebrated on the 18th October?
5) Julian Clary caused controversy by making a sexually explicit joke about which Conservative politician during a live broadcast of the 1993 British Comedy Awards?
6) In which century did the Ming Dynasty become the ruling dynasty of China?
7) In which country would you find the headquarters of the Subaru motor company?
8) Which footballer was the top goalscorer at the 1990 World Cup?
9) Which world record setting athlete gained the nickname "The Jarrow Arrow"?
10) In the game of Cluedo which of the nine different rooms comes first alphabetically?

Round Two - Bridging the Gap!

Can you name the towns or cities where you would find each of the following famous bridges;

11) Transporter Bridge.
12) Ha'penny Bridge.
13) Rialto Bridge.
14) Ponte Vecchio.
15) Golden Gate Bridge.
16) Howrah Bridge.
17) Lupu Bridge.
18) Charles Bridge.
19) Chapel Bridge.
20) Vauxhall Bridge.

Tie break - In what year was Vauxhall Bridge completed?

Answers to this quiz will be supplied with our next free quiz in a fortnight, or you can get them in advance by following this LINK

Answers to Free Mini Pub Quiz #2

Here's the answers to the last free mini quiz, so let's see how well you did;

1. Minsk
2. Poison
3. Kent
4. National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
5. Carnoustie
6. Christopher Lloyd
7. 1942
8. Three
9. Terry Wogan
10. Green
11. Kentucky
12. South Dakota
13. California
14. Arizona
15. Massachusetts
16. Maryland
17. Florida
18. California
19. Alaska
20. Colorado

Tie break - 20,320 feet

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Free Mini Pub Quiz #2

Hi there, hopefully you're now getting used to our new blog format for our ongoing free mini pub quizzes.  Up this time we have the usual general knowledge round one followed by a themed second round, titled 'What a State!'. 

Round One - General Knowledge

1) What is the capital city of Belarus?
2) Bret Michaels is the lead singer of which glam metal band?
3) In which UK county was Sir Edward Heath born?
4) What do the initials of the charity NSPCC stand for?
5) At which golf course was the 2007 Open Championship held?
6) Which actor played Doctor Emmett L. Brown in the 'Back to the Future' movies?
7) In which year did the Battle of Midway take place?
8) How many holes are there in a ten-pin bowling ball?
9) Which BBC Radio 2 DJ was born first - Ken Bruce or Terry Wogan?
10) What colour is the flag of Libya?

Round Two - What a State!

Can you name the US states where you would find each of the following;

11) Fort Knox.
12) Mount Rushmore.
13) Yosemite National Park.
14) The Grand Canyon.
15) Martha's Vineyard.
16) Camp David.
17) Kennedy Space Center.
18) Disneyland.
19) Mount McKinley.
20) The Garden of the Gods.

Tie break - In feet how tall is Mount McKinley?

Answers to this quiz will be supplied with our next free quiz in a fortnight, or you can get them in advance by following this LINK

Answers to Free Mini Pub Quiz #1

Here's the answers to the last free mini quiz, so let's see how well you did;

1. André the Giant
2. 43
3. Her Majesty's Stationery Office
4. Edward Norton
5. Lyndon B. Johnson
6. British Honduras
7. Christian Slater
8. Sirhan Sirhan
9. United States
10. Ian Porterfield
11. Imperial Tobacco
12. Marks & Spencer
13. Northern Rock
14. Vodafone Group
15. Scottish & Newcastle
16. Rolls Royce Group
17. Wm Morrison Supermarkets
18. Barclays
19. British Airways
20. Next

Tiebreaker – 6950.6

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Brand New Christmas Quizzes Online Now

Hi there,

Just a quick note to let you know that we've got a brand new selection of Christmas Quizzes for 2007 now uploaded on the website.  We've also got a number of other seasonal quizzes listed which went down a storm last Christmas.  Just follow the link below for full details -

http://www.quizknight.co.uk/themequizzes_105514.html

Free Mini Pub Quiz #1

Hi there, and welcome to another free mini pub quiz from Quiz Knight - this time round one is general knowledge and round two is city slickers.  So let's get started;

Round One - General Knowledge

1) What was the more famous stage name of André René Roussimoff?
2) How old was Tony Blair when he became British Prime Minister?
3) What do the initials HMSO stand for?
4) Which actor played Dr. Walter Fane in the 2006 movie ‘The Painted Veil'?
5) Who was the last US President to be born in Texas?
6) By what name was the country of Belize formally known?
7) Which actor was born Christian Hawkins in 1969?
8) Who was convicted of the assassination of United States Senator Robert F. "Bobby" Kennedy?
9) Lake Mead is the largest man-made lake in which country?
10) Who in 1986 replaced Alex Ferguson as manager of Aberdeen?

Round Two - City Slickers

Can you name the FTSE 100 companies listed below by their London Stock Exchange code?

11) IMT.
12) MKS.
13) NRK.
14) VOD.
15) SCTN.
16) RR.
17) MRW.
18) BARC.
19) BAY.
20) NXT.

Tiebreak - What is highest value the FTSE 100 has reached to date?

Answers to this quiz will be supplied with our next free quiz in a fortnight, or you can get them in advance by following this LINK