The Irish Mail on Sunday

PUB QUIZ

-

1 MOVIES:

In Oliver Stone’s 1991 biopic The Doors, which actor portrayed Jim Morrison?

2 MUSIC:

Which songwritin­g duo wrote Anyone Who Had A Heart, Magic Moments and Close To You?

3 TV & RADIO:

The American public radio station KEXP is broadcast from which city in King County, Washington?

4 SPORT:

In which sport would you hit a bunt?

5 HISTORY:

The Manchurian Incident took place in which decade?

6 NATURE:

The loganberry is a hybrid of which two berries?

7 SCIENCE:

Earth’s atmosphere is primarily composed of which two chemical elements, along with small amounts of other gases?

8 LEISURE:

How many red balls are placed on the table at the start of a game of snooker?

9 WORDS:

What does the word prevaricat­e mean? a) to put off making a decision, b) to avoid telling the truth, c) to cut short.

10 IRELAND:

Which playwright, novelist and poet won the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature?

11 THIS YEAR:

Which annual European race began on July 7?

12 POT LUCK:

Vexillolog­y is the study of the history and usage of what?

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from Ireland