Pub Quiz

1. Which Trainspotting star made a guest appearance on the medical drama show ER?

A. Robert Carlyle, B. Michael McEwan, C. Ewan McGregor, D. Jimmy Nail. 2. Which Canadian singer/songwriter released a live album entitled Year of the Horse in 1997?

A. Neil Young, B. Neil Diamond, C. Neil Richards, D. Neil Royce. 3. Dendrochronology is the dating of past events by studying which natural phenomena?

A. Volcanic ash, B. Annual rings in trees, C. Glacial formations, D. Radioactivity of rocks.

4. What sort of creature is a chat?

A. A bird, B. A lizard, C. A rodent,

D. An insect.

5. Which Dublin-born dramatist wrote The Rivals and School For Scandal? A. George Bernard Shaw, B. Anthony Powell, C. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D. Samuel Beckett.

6. Which French novelist wrote the play L’Arlesienne, for which Bizet composed incidental music?

A. Albert Camus, B. Moliere, C. Ionesco, D. Alphonse Daudet.

7. What sort of creature is a fritillary? A. A bird, B. A butterfly, C. A lizard,

D. A lemur.

8. MCMLXXX is which year in Roman numerals?

A. 1980, B. 1990, C. 1680, D. 1880.

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