PUB QUIZ

Answers on today’s solutions panel.

1 MOVIES:

Which 2008 film starred Christina Ricci in the title role of a girl with the nose and ears of a pig?

2 MUSIC:

Which mononymous singer’s debut single, Dreams, was a UK No 1 hit in 1993?

3 TV & RADIO:

Which sitcom starred Courteney Cox as Jules Cobb, a recently divorced single mother?

4 SPORT:

Which pair of tennis players and identical twin brothers won the men’s doubles gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games?

5 LEISURE:

Which game, described in a novel by Rudyard Kipling, requires players to memorise items displayed on a tray?

6 NATURE:

A common forage crop for livestock, what is the common name for plants of the genus Trifolium?

7 POLITICS:

As the head of the UK civil service, Sir Mark Sedwill currently holds what role?

8 LITERATURE:

Which Canadian author’s novels include Generation X, Miss Wyoming, and Microserfs?

9 WORDS:

What is the meaning of the word senectitude? a) Calmness, b) Old age, c) Idiocy.

10 BRITAIN:

Which Yorkshire town, located at the mouth of the River Esk, is home to the ruins of a 7th Century monastery?

11 THIS YEAR:

Irene Triplett, who died on May 31, was the last person to collect a pension from which war?

12 POT LUCK:

Which constellation, also known as the Herdsman, includes the stars Arcturus, Izar and Nekkar?