The Dubliner Pub Quiz
August 22nd, 2024
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1. Which island is Germany's largest island by area?
1. Which island is Germany's largest island by area?
[1 point] German
[1 point] German
Rügen (926 square kilometers or 358 square miles)
2. Today is Dua Lipa's birthday. How old is she?
2. Today is Dua Lipa's birthday. How old is she?
[1 point] General Knowledge
[1 point] General Knowledge
29 (* 22 August 1995)
3. BALALAIKA TV SAVIORS is an anagram of which country and its capital city?
3. BALALAIKA TV SAVIORS is an anagram of which country and its capital city?
[1 point] Anagram
[1 point] Anagram
Bratislava, Slovakia
4. Which year was it?
4. Which year was it?
* Buckingham Palace opened its doors to the public for the first time
* Buckingham Palace opened its doors to the public for the first time
* the "Velvet Divorce" peacefully divided Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
* the "Velvet Divorce" peacefully divided Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
* 76 Branch Davidians, including many children, died in a fire that erupted during the Waco siege
* 76 Branch Davidians, including many children, died in a fire that erupted during the Waco siege
* Eritrea voted to gain independence from Ethiopia
* Eritrea voted to gain independence from Ethiopia
* Michael Jackson performed at the Super Bowl halftime show
* Michael Jackson performed at the Super Bowl halftime show
* Pablo Escobar was killed by Colombian special forces
* Pablo Escobar was killed by Colombian special forces
[1 point] Which Year am I ?
[1 point] Which Year am I ?
1993
5. In ancient Egyptian religion, who was the god of the afterlife and resurrection?
5. In ancient Egyptian religion, who was the god of the afterlife and resurrection?
[1 point] Religion
[1 point] Religion
Osiris
6. A clock shows the time as 3:15. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand?
6. A clock shows the time as 3:15. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand?
[1 point] Math
[1 point] Math
7.5 degrees (The hour hand moves 0.5 degrees per minute, since it moves 30 degrees per hour, and there are 60 minutes in an hour: 30/60 --> 0.5 degrees per minute.)
7. 'Birds of a Feather'; Who's singing?
7. 'Birds of a Feather'; Who's singing?
[1 point] Song
[1 point] Song
Billie Eilish
8. Name the five countries that border the Caspian Sea. (1/2 point each)
8. Name the five countries that border the Caspian Sea. (1/2 point each)
[2,5 points] Geography
[2,5 points] Geography
Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Azerbaijan
9. The okapi is endemic to only one African country. Which is it?
9. The okapi is endemic to only one African country. Which is it?
[1 point] Animal
[1 point] Animal
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
10. Which popular social media app has a ghost on a yellow background as its logo?
10. Which popular social media app has a ghost on a yellow background as its logo?
[1 point] Current Event
[1 point] Current Event
Snapchat
11. How old do you have to be to run for president in the USA?
11. How old do you have to be to run for president in the USA?
Bonus: How old do you have to be to be a candidate for chancellor in Germany?
Bonus: How old do you have to be to be a candidate for chancellor in Germany?
[2 points] Politics
[2 points] Politics
35 years;
Bonus: 18 years (all nine chancellors were over 50 when they took office)
12. How many players are on the ice at any given time in a hockey game (including the goalkeeper)?
12. How many players are on the ice at any given time in a hockey game (including the goalkeeper)?
[1 point] Sports
[1 point] Sports
6
13. What is the most common type of blood in humans?
13. What is the most common type of blood in humans?
[1 point] Science
[1 point] Science
O positive
14. Name a year in which the German philosopher Immanuel Kant (known for his work in epistemology and ethics, especially his "Critique of Pure Reason") was alive.
14. Name a year in which the German philosopher Immanuel Kant (known for his work in epistemology and ethics, especially his "Critique of Pure Reason") was alive.
[1 point] History
[1 point] History
1724 - 1804
15. A maiko (舞妓) is an apprentice learning to be what?
15. A maiko (舞妓) is an apprentice learning to be what?
[1 point] General Knowledge
[1 point] General Knowledge
Geisha (芸者) or Geiko (芸子)
16. Where is this?
16. Where is this?
[1 point] Picture Round
[1 point] Picture Round
Liverpool, England
17. Whose flags? (colors are swapped)
17. Whose flags? (colors are swapped)
[4 points] Picture Round
[4 points] Picture Round
Somalia; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Denmark
18. Name the make & model.
18. Name the make & model.
[1 point] Picture Round
[1 point] Picture Round
Fiat 500 (Cinquecento)
19. Whose signatures?
19. Whose signatures?
[2 points] Picture Round
[2 points] Picture Round
Barack Obama & Tom Hanks
20. What bird species is this?
20. What bird species is this?
[1 point] Picture Round
[1 point] Picture Round
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
21. What's the common link?
21. What's the common link?
[1 point] Picture Round
[1 point] Picture Round
price, slice, device, dice --> -ice (they rhyme)
22. Name the song and the singer.
22. Name the song and the singer.
Looking out a dirty old window
Looking out a dirty old window
Down below the cars in the city go rushing by
Down below the cars in the city go rushing by
I sit here alone, and I wonder why ...
I sit here alone, and I wonder why ...
[2 points] Lyrics
[2 points] Lyrics
Kids in America by Kim Wilde
23. What is the national airline and flag carrier for Spain?
23. What is the national airline and flag carrier for Spain?
[1 point] Business
[1 point] Business
Iberia
24. Since March 1959, the Dalai Lama has been living in exile in what country?
24. Since March 1959, the Dalai Lama has been living in exile in what country?
[1 point] General Knowledge
[1 point] General Knowledge
India
25. What is the name of the final book in the Harry Potter series?
25. What is the name of the final book in the Harry Potter series?
[1 point] Literature
[1 point] Literature
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
26. The high content of what causes some people to sneeze after eating dark chocolate or red wine?
26. The high content of what causes some people to sneeze after eating dark chocolate or red wine?
[1 point] Food & Drink
[1 point] Food & Drink
Histamine
27. What are the first names of the two men in the band ABBA?
27. What are the first names of the two men in the band ABBA?
[2 points] Entertainment
[2 points] Entertainment
Björn and Benny
28. The most recent film to win both the male and female lead acting Academy Awards, what 1997 film stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic and obsessive-compulsive novelist, and Helen Hunt as a single mother with a chronically ill son?
28. The most recent film to win both the male and female lead acting Academy Awards, what 1997 film stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic and obsessive-compulsive novelist, and Helen Hunt as a single mother with a chronically ill son?
[1 point] Interesting
[1 point] Interesting
As Good As It Gets
29. 'Houdini'; Name the artist;
29. 'Houdini'; Name the artist;
'Abracadabra'; Name the band.
'Abracadabra'; Name the band.
[2 points] Song
[2 points] Song
Eminem;
Steve Miller Band
30. What is the longest-running soap opera in Ireland?
30. What is the longest-running soap opera in Ireland?
a) Tolka Row
a) Tolka Row
b) Red Rock
b) Red Rock
c) Fair City
c) Fair City
d) Glenroe
d) Glenroe
[1 point] Irish
[1 point] Irish
c) Fair City (since 1989)
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