PUB QUIZ

Answers on today’s solutions panel.

1 MOVIES: Simon Pegg and Thandie Newton starred in which 2007 film about a man seeking to win his former fiancée back by running the London Marathon?

2 MUSIC: Hot Stuff and No More Tears were hits for which pop singer-songwriter?

3 TV & RADIO: Which late actor starred as oil magnate J. R. Ewing in the US series Dallas?

4 SPORT: With which horse did Charlotte Dujardin win gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics? 5 GEOGRAPHY: German, French, Italian and Romansh are the four official languages of which country?

6 LEISURE: Which craft uses square and hitch knots to produce woven goods?

7 LITERATURE: In the French cartoon, what is the name of Asterix’s friend, famed for his sculptures and strength?

8 NATURE: Lionhead, Jersey Wooly and Velveteen Lop are varieties of which animal? 9 WORDS: What is a cilium? a) An eyelash, b) A fine feather, c) A small needle.

10 IRELAND: In what county is the prehistoric Newgrange monument, which was built around 3200 BC, located?

11 THIS YEAR: Former Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh appears in which TV crime drama, which has returned for its third and final series? 12 POT LUCK: Flamboyance, stand and regiment are collective terms for which bird?