General Knowledge pub quiz questions

1. What are Latter Day Saints otherwise known as?

   Mormons

2. The Italian football club Lazio plays it's home fixtures in which city?

   Rome

3. During World War II, which spiritual leader addressed letters to Adolph Hitler as 'My Friend', requesting him to stop the war which Germany had started?

   Mahatma Gandhi

4. In 1981, released the UK top 5 single, "Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour)"?

   Dollar

5. In the X-Men series of movies, who played Wolverine?

   Hugh Jackman

6. What is the name of the matron of the workhouse where Oliver is born in the Charles Dickens novel 'Oliver Twist'?

   Mrs Corney

7. What was invented by Dr John Pemberton in 1886?

   Coca-Cola

8. Jacob Epstein and Barbara Hepworth were famous in which branch of the arts?

   Sculpture

9. How many games are usually played in a badminton match?

   Three

10. What was the name of the character Charles Bronson played in the Death Wish series of movies?

    Paul Kersey

11. Who directed the movies "Bugsy Malone" and "Midnight Express"?

    Alan Parker

12. A pneumonectomy is the removal or part-removal of which part of the human body?

    Lung

13. 'Through Thick and Thin' is a 2011 autobiography by which UK television presenter?

    Gok Wan

14. Who wrote the trilogy of plays 'The Norman Conquests'?

    Alan Ayckbourn

15. Who released a 2009 album entitled 'The Element of Freedom'?

    Alicia keys

16. In the Jerome K Jerome novel "Three Men in a Boat" what was the name of the dog?

    Montmerency

17. Which fictional cartoon character, and leader of a gang, lives in Hoagy's Alley?

    Top Cat

18. In November 2012, a 1928 poster of which fictional character was sold for auction in Texas for more than 100,000 dollars?

    Mickey Mouse

19. Which German composer of the Romantic era wrote four symphonies and 'A German Requiem'?

    Johannes Brahms

20. What term is used for someone who doesn't eat food or use products of animal origin?

    Vegan

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