PUB QUIZ

Answers on today’s solutions panel.

1 MOVIES:

Voiced by Shameik Moore, Miles Morales is the main character of which Oscarwinning animated film? 2 MUSIC: Which song topped the UK singles chart for the first time in December 2020, 26 years after it was released?

3 TV & RADIO:

Which comedian stars as a fictional version of himself in the BBC sitcom Not Going Out? 4 SPORT & LEISURE: Devised in the 1860s by John Chambers Graham, what is the name of the set of rules that forms the basis of modern boxing?

5 NATURE:

What is the common name given to organisms formed by a symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae?

6 HISTORY:

What is the English name of the uprising that attempted to drive all foreigners from China at the start of the 20th Century? 7 LITERATURE: Which 1951 science fiction novel begins with a green meteor shower?

8 POLITICS:

Which UK prime minister resigned in 1957, shortly after the conclusion of the Suez Crisis?

9 WORDS:

What is the meaning of the word propitious? a) Supporting, b) Nearby, c) Favourable.

10 BRITAIN:

Which river, England’s third longest, forms part of the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire border?

11 THIS YEAR:

According to the Chinese zodiacal calendar, which animal represents the year 2021, commencing on February 12?

12 POT LUCK:

Which US state, which joined the Union in 1850, has a flag depicting a bear under a red star?