Pub Quiz

1. Which US president was defeated in the 1932 election by FD Roosevelt? A. Harry S Truman, B. Calvin Coolidge, C. Warren G Harding, D. Herbert Hoover.

2. Which Hungarian composer wrote Psalmus Hungaricus?

A. Felix Mendelssohn, B. Zoltan Kodaly, C. Robert Schumann, D. Carl Weber.

3. In which US state can Miami Beach and Palm Beach be found?

A. Texas, B. Florida, C. California, D. Oregon.

4. Which Russian composer wrote the opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk?

A. Jan Sweelinck, B. Peter Tchaikovsky, C. Dmitri Shostakovich, D. Igor Stravinsky.

5. Which German city was the site of the Krupp steelworks?

A. Bremen, B. Hanover, C. Essen, D. Dresden.

6. Who became Foreign Secretary in May 1997?

A. Robin Cook, B. John Prescott, C. Peter Mandelson, D. Tony Blair.

7. Which ceremony marks the initiation of a Jewish boy into the adult community at the age of 13?

A. Yom Kippur, B. Rosh Hashanah, C. Talmud, D. Bar Mitzvah.

8. Which British actor starred as Archie Rice in the 1957 play The Entertainer, and was created a life peer in 1970? A. Alec Guinness, B. Laurence Olivier, C. Cary Grant, D. Anthony Hopkins.