The Scottish Mail on Sunday

PUB QUIZ

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1 MOVIES: Which actor has played Howard Hughes, J. Edgar Hoover and Jordan Belfort on screen?

2 MUSIC: Which opera set in Nagasaki includes the Humming Chorus?

3 TV & RADIO: Which US TV series starring Mads Mikkelsen was based on characters from the works of Thomas Harris?

4 LITERATURE: Which words form the title of the 2005 winner of the Man Booker Prize, by John Banville, and, when repeated, form the title of the 1978 Booker Prize winner, by Iris Murdoch?

5 HISTORY: Philippa of Hainault, Elizabeth Woodville, and Alexandra of Denmark were all consorts of monarchs with which regnal name?

6 POLITICS: Who is currently the longest continuous­ly-serving female member of Parliament?

7 SPORT: The Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a España are major events in which sport?

8 NATURE: The Acer genus of trees, which includes Red, Silver and Sugar varieties, is commonly known by what name?

9 WORDS: What is the meaning of the word destrier? a) longdistan­ce walker, b) war horse, c) exterminat­or.

10 BRITAIN: 26 new designs of which denominati­on of coin were released by the Royal Mint in 2018?

11 THIS YEAR: Matera and Plovdiv, the European Capitals of Culture, are located in which two countries?

12 POT LUCK: The Soldier’s Song is the usual English translatio­n of the title of which country’s official national anthem?

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