Bray People

Pub Quiz

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1. Which group had top ten hits in the Eighties with System Addict, Rain or Shine and The Slightest Touch? A. Bananarama, B. Abba, C. Five Star, D. T-Pau.

2. Who was the Greek god of shepherds and flocks and played the pipes? A. Hermes, B. Poseidon, C. Apollo, D. Pan.

3. Which famous fat pupil of Greyfriars School featured in stories by Frank Richards?

A. Fatty Arbuckle, B. Tucker Jenkins, C. Billy Bunter, D. Tubby Palmer.

4. What name is given to a plane straight-sided figure with three or more sides?

A. Polygon, B. Triangle, C. Square, D. Rectangle.

5. Which British poet wrote the verse autobiogra­phy Summoned by Bells? A. John Betjeman, B. Ted Hughes, C. Robbie Burns, D. Percy Bysshe Shelley.

6. Which country comprises the Gilbert Islands, the Phoenix Islands and some of the Line Islands together with Ocean Island?

A. Kiribati, B. Tuvalu, C. Phillipine­s, D. Samoa.

7. What sort of creature is a mouflon? A. A bird, B. A lizard, C. A butterfly,

D. A sheep.

8. By what name is hypermetro­pia better known?

A. Short-sightednes­s, B. Glaucoma, C. Long-sightednes­s, D. Blindness.

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S PUB QUIZ:

1. C; 2. D; 3. D; 4. C; 5. B; 6. D; 7. A; 8. C.

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