Pub Quiz

1. Which organ produces insulin? A. Pancreas, B. Heart , C. Brain, D. Kidney.

2. Which composer wrote the operettas Orpheus in the Underworld and La Vie Parisienne?

A. Wagner, B. Offenbach, C. Puccini, D. Bizet.

3. Who wrote the opera Prince Igor? A. Alexander Borodin, B. Wolfgang Mozart, C. Ludwig van Beethoven, D. Richard Wagner.

4. Which saucy play followed Horner in his quest for women?

A. A Midsummer Night’s Dream,

B. The Revenger’s Tragedy,

C. Measure for Measure,

D. The Country Wife.

5. What is the mathematical term for an integer that is equal to the sum of all its factors (except itself)?

A. Square number, B. Whole number, C. Rich number, D. Perfect number.

6. Who wrote the novels Emma and Persuasion?

A. Emily Bronte, B. Mrs Gaskell, C. Jane Austen, D. Charlotte Bronte.

7. In what year was Dr Crippen executed?

A. 1900, B. 1920, C. 1910, D. 1930.

8. Which musical instrument produces a sound when a current of air passes over its strings?

A. Glockenspiel, B. Xylophone,

C. Jews Harp, D. Aeolian harp.

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S PUB QUIZ: 1. B; 2. A; 3. D; 4. C; 5. A; 6. D; 7. A; 8. A.