PUB QUIZ

Answers on today’s solutions panel.

1 MOVIES: Peter, Raymond, Egon and Winston are collectively described by the title of which 1984 film?

2 MUSIC: Ross William Wild is the new lead singer of which band, who had their only UK No.1 single in 1983, five years before he was born?

3 TV & RADIO: Starring Bob Odenkirk as the title character, Better Call Saul is a spin-off from which television series?

4 SPORT: Which city will host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, becoming the first city ever to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics? 5 LITERATURE: Harry Flashman, the protagonist of a series of books by George MacDonald Fraser, is based on a character from which 1857 novel?

6 NATURE: Grolars and pizzlies are hybrids of which two animals? 7 FOOD & DRINK: Poutine – comprising cheese curds, fries and gravy – is a national dish in which country? 8 IRELAND: Who played Imelda Quirke in The Commitments (1991) based on Roddy Doyle’s novel?

9 WORDS: What is the meaning of the word hebetate? a) Youthful, b) Blunt, c) Pause. 10 ARCHITECTURE: Which London building, located at 30 St Mary Axe, derives its nickname from its resemblance to a type of food?

11 THIS YEAR: Which author, who won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, died in May?

12 POT LUCK: Which three words complete this quotation: ‘Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and. . .’?