The Dubliner Pub Quiz

January 4th, 2024

1. How many cases are there in the German language?

[1 point] German

4; Nominative, genitive, dative and accusative

2. What is the name of the group of islands north-east of Venice's old town in the Venetian lagoon that is famous for its glass art?

[1 point] General Knowledge

Murano

3. LAND SNOT WHEEZING is an anagram of what Academy Award winning actor?

[1 point] Anagram

Denzel Washington

4. Which year was it?

* His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales announced engagement to Camilla Parker Bowles

* the (77th) Academy Awards for best actress/actor went to Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) & Jamie Foxx (Ray)

* Condoleezza Rice was sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State, the first African American woman to hold the post

* 'Doctor Who' returned to BBC TV after 16 years with the debut of Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose

* 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince', the 6th book in the series by J. K. Rowling, was published worldwide; 9 million copies were sold in 24 hrs

* the US version of 'The Office' starring Steve Carell and John Krasinski premiered on NBC

[1 point] Which Year am I ?

2005

5. According to the Bible, who was offered 1100 pieces of silver by each of the Philistines to find out where Samson’s strength lay?

[1 point] Religion

Delilah

6. Gino needs to take a bucket of water over to his neighbor. He's in a hurry.

From past experience he knows if he uses the small hose it takes 45 minutes to fill the bucket with water.

He also knows that the larger hose can do the same in 30 minutes.

If he uses both hoses, how long will it take him to fill the bucket?

[1 point] Math

The small hose can fill 1/45 of the bucket every minute. The larger hose can fill 1/30 of the bucket every minute. To add the two speeds, we need to first find a common denominator.

1/45 = 2/90 and 1/30 = 3/90

Adding the two speeds:

2/90 + 3/90 = 5/90 = 1/18

Since both hoses together can fill 1/18 of the bucket every minute, it will take 18 minutes.

7. 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough'; Name the singers.

[2 points] Song

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

8. Which US states border British Colombia? Name three out of the four.

[3 points] Geography

Washington, Idaho, Montana & Alaska

(British Columbia is bordered by Northwest Territories, the Yukon, Alaska, and Alberta)

9. How many hearts do squids have?

[1 point] Animal

3 (One heart circulates blood around the body, while the other two pump it past the gills, to pick up oxygen.)

10. True or false: In all of Europe, Germany is the only country without a speed limit.

[1 point] General Knowledge

True

11. What is the main component of dynamite?

[1 point] Science

Nitroglycerine (sodium nitrate, and a combustible absorbent, such as wood pulp, wrapped in strong paper to make a cylindrical cartridge)

12. In which sport did Luke Littler lose the battle for the world championship title to Luke Humphries yesterday?

[1 point] Sports

Darts

13. Which country is the exclusive habitat of the Venus flytrap, a carnivorous plant?

[1 point] Science

USA

14. What is the roman numeral for 41?

[1 point] History

XLI

15. Adolf Hitler in 1938, Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979, and Vladimir Putin in 2007: Who is Time magazine's Person of the Year 2023?

[1 point] General Knowledge

Taylor Swift

16. What’s the common link?

[1 point] Picture Round

Kayak, Noon, Pop, Level --> Palindromes

17. Which one is a real flag & which country's flag is it?

[2 points] Picture Round

5; Jamaica

18. What’s his name? Name the movie.

[2 points] Picture Round

Steamboat Willie;

Mickey's Mouse Trap (the copyright expires 70 years after the death of the author)

19. Which language is this?

[1 point] Picture Round

"Phasa Thai" (literally meaning "Thai language") written in Thai script

20. Where’s this?

[1 point] Picture Round

Casablanca, Morocco; The Hassan II Mosque

21. Which tree is it?

[1 point] Picture Round

Weeping willow or Babylonian willow (Salix babylonica)

22. Name the song and the singer.

'You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht

(Your hat strategically dipped below one eye) …'

[2 points] Lyrics

You're So Vain by Carly Simon

23. Who hosted the 95th Annual Academy Awards in March of 2023?

[1 point] Business

Jimmy Kimmel

24. Who beat Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record and became the NBA's all-time leading scorer with his 38,388th point of his career in February of 2023?

[1 point] General Knowledge

LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

25. In the Harry Potter series, what is the name of the three-headed dog that guards the trapdoor leading to the Philosopher's Stone in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"?

[1 point] Literature

Fluffy

26. ‘Touch/Believe/Crank/Treasure/Catch the rainbow. Taste the rainbow’ is the advertising slogan for which confectionery product?

[1 point] Food & Drinks

Skittles

27. Who stars as Ariel in the 2023 film The Little Mermaid?

[1 point] Entertainment

Halle Bailey

28. Which country has 39 degrees of latitude?

[1 point] Interesting

Chile (17S-56S), Russia (41N-81N)

29. 'Die Internationale'; from 1917 to 1943, this song was the national anthem of which country?

[2 points] Song

'Die Internationale'; Soviet Union

30. 'Hall of Fame'; Name the Irish band.

[2 points] Irish

The Script - ft. will.i.am

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