Pub Quiz

1. What nationality was the clown Charlie Cairoli?

A. Italian, B. Hungarian, C. French, D. Russian.

2. Which US economist wrote Capitalism and Freedom?

A. Maynard Keynes, B. Milton Friedman, C. Bill Freeman, D. Boris Kerensky.

3. Which actor returned to England to play a dustman called Nev?

A. Alec Guinness, B. Edward Woodward, C. David Jason, D. Robert Carlyle.

4. What type of animal is a macaque? A. Parrot, B. Monkey, C. Lizard, D. Fish.

5. Which UK group formed in 1962 and were originally called Mann-Hugg Blues

Brothers?

A. Man O Mann, B. Manfred Mann, C. Mann O’ War, D. The Mann Brothers.

6. Which Egyptian mathematician and astronomer is associated with the theory that the sun and planets revolve around the earth?

A. Ptolemy, B. Tutankhamen, C. Aristotle, D. Amenhotep.

7. What is the date of St Swithin’s Day? A. June 15th, B. July 15th, C. April 15th, D. May 15th.

8. Which British engineer and inventor built the Clifton Suspension Bridge? A. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, B. Sir Christopher Wren, C. John Loudon Macadam, D. Lord John Russell.

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S PUB QUIZ:

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

8. B.