GIANT ARROWORD PUB QUIZ

HISTORY

1 In which year did Hong Kong return to Chinese

sovereignty?

2 Who was Labour leader before John Smith?

3 What type of criminal act is Dick Turpin most

famous for?

4 Who led the Conservative Party from 2001 to

2003?

5 In which Californian city was there a major

earthquake in January 1994?

6 In which year was the death penalty completely

abolished in Britain?

FILM & MUSIC

7 Who had a 1965 hit with Ferry Cross The Mersey? 8 Who had hits with Tutti Frutti and Good Golly Miss

Molly?

9 Which type of hat did Charlie Chaplin wear in his

films?

10 Who played Superman in four films between 1978

and 1987?

11 Which star of The Shining was in Terms Of

Endearment?

12 Which 1969 film featured Dennis Hopper and Peter

Fonda as freewheeling bikers?

SCIENCE

13 What part of the body does eczema affect?

14 Which imperial measure is equivalent to 4.546

litres?

15 Which two countries cooperated to develop

Concorde?

16 Through which process do plants use light to

produce food?

17 What type of electric charge is acquired through

friction?

18 From what is solar energy derived?

WORDS

19 For what are the letters CND an abbreviation?

20 What is a water-filled ditch surrounding a castle

called?

21 For what type of literature is SF an abbreviation?

22 Which vegetable is also called a zucchini?

23 For which organisation is NHS an abbreviation?

24 What does the French word ‘maison’ mean in

English?

UNITED KINGDOM

25 Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer before

Kenneth Clarke?

26 Which English architect designed Marble Arch in

London and the Brighton Pavilion?

27 From what age does a child usually enter

secondary education in the UK?

28 Coventry is in which metropolitan county?

29 All central London phone numbers begin with

which three digits?

30 Smoking was banned on the Tube after a fire in

which London Underground station?