PUB QUIZ

Answers on today’s solutions panel.

1 MOVIES:

Stanley Baker and Michael Caine starred in which 1964 film, set in what is now South Africa? 2 MUSIC: The 2008 single Mercy is the only UK No 1 to date by which Welsh singer? 3 TV & RADIO: First broadcast in 2000, which sitcom starred Robert Lindsay and Zoë Wanamaker as Ben and Susan Harper?

4 SPORT:

Which American tennis player was the only person to win the men’s singles title at all four Grand Slams in the 1990s?

5 LEISURE:

What is the sum of all the numbers which appear on a standard roulette wheel?

6 FOOD & DRINK:

Which dairy product is the main ingredient of the traditional Indian drink lassi?

7 ART:

Which ancient Greek sculptor created the statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world?

8 GEOGRAPHY:

Which island nation, whose capital is Praia, lies off the West Coast of Africa?

9 WORDS:

What is the meaning of the word froward? a) Promiscuous, b) Obstinate, c) Advanced.

10 BRITAIN:

Upon his accession in 871, Alfred the Great established which English cathedral city as his capital?

11 THIS YEAR:

Mark Eden, who died on January 1 aged 92, was best known for playing a villain in which soap opera?

12 POT LUCK:

Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations?