PUB QUIZ

1 MOVIES: Which 1994 film starred Tim Robbins as a banker sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife and her lover?

2 MUSIC: Which singer performed the emotional wordless vocals on Pink Floyd’s Great Gig in the Sky?

3 TV & RADIO: In what year was the popular American cable television channel MTV launched?

4 SPORT: Which two sports were added to the Olympic Games ahead of Brazil’s 2016 Summer Olympics?

5 HISTORY: In what year did the English ship The Mayflower transport the first Puritan settlers to the east coast of the USA?

6 ART: Which ceramicist collected his 2003 Turner Prize as his alter-ego, Claire? 7 FOOD & DRINK: Which Middle-Eastern dip consists largely of aubergine, tahini, garlic and olive oil? 8 LITERATURE: In the Old English epic poem Beowulf, what is the name of the villainous monster who terrorises the hero’s town?

9 WORDS: The word mellifluous, meaning ‘sweet sounding’, comes from the Latin for which type of food?

10 IRELAND: Which novelist, playwright and satirist wrote under the pen names Flann O’Brien and Myles na gCopaleen? 11 THIS YEAR: Which country granted national citizenship to the humanoid robot Sophia in October?

12 POT LUCK: The island of Borneo is divided between which three independent East Asian nations?