PUB QUIZ

Answers on today’s solutions panel.

1 MOVIES:

Who received the Academy Award for Best Actor in both 1994 and 1995?

2 MUSIC:

What is the astronomical nickname of Mozart’s 41st and final symphony? 3 TV & RADIO: Who wrote the theme tunes for the TV shows Red Dwarf and The Thin Blue Line?

4 IRELAND:

In which year did Stephen Roche win the Tour de France?

5 POLITICS:

Who is the only man to serve two non-consecutive terms as US president?

6 ART:

Born in Delft around 1632, which artist’s works include The Milkmaid and Girl With A Pearl Earring?

7 HISTORY:

What relation was George III to George II?

8 POT LUCK:

The northernmost point of mainland South America is located in which country?

9 WORDS:

What is the meaning of the word mazarine? a) Labyrinthine, b) A small boat, c) Deep blue.

10 GEOGRAPHY:

Which four UK cities have an underground transport system?

11 THIS YEAR:

Which two cities – one Dutch, one Maltese – are the European Capitals of Culture?

12 MYTH & LEGEND:

In Greek mythology, the hundred eyes of the slain giant Argus were placed in the tail of which creature?