General Knowledge pub quiz questions

1. In British history, how many Tolpuddle Martyrs were there?

   Six

2. The word 'quarantine' originates from a word meaning how many days in Venetian/Italian?

   Forty

3. Which composer wrote the 'Nutcracker' ballet?

   Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

4. What Is The Heroic Secret Identity Of Kathy Kain?

   Batwoman

5. The Diamantina Trench lies in which ocean?

   Indian ocean

6. Which British darts player was known as The Crafty Cockney?

   Eric Bristow

7. The Gods lived on Mount Olympus, but which mountain was home of The Muses?

   Mount Helicon

8. Who plays an ordinary man mistaken for the Messiah in the 1979 film 'Monty Python's Life of Brian'?

   Graham Chapman

9. An agal is worn on which part of the body?

   Head

10. Actor and theatre producer Bill Kenwright became chairman of which English football club in 2004?

    Everton FC

11. Which fictional TV family had pets called Spot, Igor and Kitty?

    The Munsters

12. "The ballot is mightier than the bullet" was a quote by which American president?

    Abraham Lincoln

13. Which UK television game show is the setting for the novel 'Starter For 10' by David Nicholls?

    University Challenge

14. Which planet has 687 Earth days to one year?

    Mars

15. What was the country of Belize known as prior to 1971?

    British Honduras

16. Unicum, Fusilier, Black Parrot and Zurel are all varieties of which garden flower?

    Tulip

17. What fruit is the policeman in Balamory?

    The policeman is PC PLUM

18. Which tennis player, born in 1946, was nicknamed 'Nasty'?

    Ilie Nastase

19. In March 1967, which English football team became the first 3rd Division club to win the League Cup?

    Queens Park Rangers

20. Which inventor was known as 'The Wizard of Menlo Park'?

    Thomas Edison

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