PUB QUIZ

1 MOVIES: Which 2004 film stars Bill Murray as the title character who is obsessively hunting a jaguar shark? 2 MUSIC: The title of which 1994 Crash Test Dummies hit consists solely of the same letter repeated 12 times? 3 TV & RADIO: Which 1996-2001 US sitcom featured a family of aliens who disguise themselves as a human family in order to learn about Earth? 4 SPORT: Which US city was the first outside Europe to host the Summer Olympics? 5 LEISURE: Japanese legend, According the to crafting of 1,000 origami models of what type of creature is said to grant a

wish to their creator? 6 SCIENCE: Which botanist and physician is known as the ‘father of modern taxonomy’? 7 HISTORY: The Glorious Revolution of 1688 resulted in the ascension of which husband and wife to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland? 8 LITERATURE: What first name is shared by the authors of the novels Alias Grace, The Millstone, and Gone With The Wind?

9 WORDS: What is the meaning of the word Brobdingnagian? a) Clumsy, b) Loud, c) Enormous.

10 BRITAIN: Which UK seaside resort’s name is identical to the usual English translation of the name of the capital of Ireland? 11 THIS YEAR: Scott Morrison became prime minister of which country on August 24, following the resignation of Malcolm Turnbull?

12 POT LUCK: The US holiday of Thanksgiving is traditionally held on which day of the week?