PUB QUIZ

Answers on today’s solutions panel.

1 MOVIES: Hans Gruber is the main villain in which 1988 action film?

2 MUSIC: Itchycoo Park and Lazy Sunday were hits for which 1960s rock band?

3 TV & RADIO: Which Dublin actor played Detective Raymond ‘Ray’ Velcoro in the second season of 2015 US crime drama True Detective.

4 IRELAND: Which playwright and political activist was born at 33 Synge Street, Dublin, on July 26, 1856?

5 HISTORY: In which year did Pakistan achieve independence from the British Raj?

6 GEOGRAPHY: Ulaanbaatar is the capital city of which country?

7 FOOD & DRINK: Mole Verde is a popular sauce from which nation’s cuisine?

8 LITERATURE: Which Nobel Prizewinning American author wrote Herzog and The Adventures Of Augie March?

9 WORDS: What is the meaning of the word ‘obfuscate’ a) To cause a great disturbance, b) To cost a lot of money c) To make something unclear?

10 SPORT: Which English football team were the first to feature Emmanuel Adebayor in their starting line-up?

11 THIS YEAR: The Eurovision song contest was held in which European city?

12 POT LUCK: What is the effect of an analgesic?