Next Quiz - Sunday 8th January 2012

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& the winners were...

Thank Reem It's Christmas with 84%, followed by Old Hamtonwellians with 80%.  Space Robots from Mars were third with 78, after beating Potato in a tie break.

Noble Team were the best team of two players with 63%

The Old Hamtonwellians won a tie break to win best team at half time (first 3 rounds) by beating Space Robots; both teams had scored 51%.

All in all a very good quiz - well done everyone.

Quiz Questions from Sunday 18th December - Christmas Quiz

Round 1
Which two animals are visiting Edinburgh Zoo from China?
Name one of them
Name one member of Little Mix
Which two Arsenal players were recently honoured with statues?
Data from the Large Hadron Collider has hinted at the discovery of what particle?
The word 'Mistletoe' comes from Saxon words meaning dung and twig - true or false?
In which country are potato salad and sausages traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve?
Which girl group switched on 2011's Oxford Street Christmas lights?
Who banned Christmas celebrations between 1644 and 1660?
From which saint does Santa Claus take his name?

Picture Round
The theme was 'Christmas TV Specials' & teams had to identify the shows from the image.  Lots of TV chefs, but also Ruth Jones, The Borrowers and Great Expectations.

Music Round
A very traditional Christmas music round that most teams found pretty straightforward.  Lots of people thought it was Elvis singing It'll be Lonely This Christmas instead of Mud.

Round 4
In which of the Queens houses does she traditionally spend Christmas?
Where is the Christmas film Home Alone set?
In the Christmas Cracker joke, how does Good King Wenceslas like his Pizzas?
& how does Bob Marley like his doughnuts?
In addition to Brandy & Butter, what other item must go into Brandy Butter?
In the virtual absence of turkey, KFC is hugely popular at Christmas in Japan and may sometimes be ordered up to several months in advance: true or false?
Which out of Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Lightning is not one of Santa's reindeer?
On Christmas Eve 1968, Bill Anders, Jim Lovell and Frank Borman read from the Bible in a live television broadcast.  What was unusual about their location?
Which English king was crowned, appropriately, on Boxing Day 1135?
Which American soul singer died on Christmas day 2006?

Round 5
Which British TV show has had more Christmas specials, out of The Bill, Jonathan Creek, or The Likely Lads?
Which famous mathematician and scientist was born on Christmas day in 1642?
In which century was Christmas Island discovered?
Spell Myrrh
In which cartoon did Tom Hanks play Father Christmas?
Which author is the Beckhams' daughter Harper Seven supposedly named after?
At the start of a frame, how many balls are there on a snooker table (including the white)?
Which Clapham restaurant has been offering a highly successful 'Crazy Month' promotion of half-price pizza and pasta for more than 10 years now?
What name is given to the coastline and World Heritage Site stretching 95 miles from Exmouth in Devon to Swanage in Dorset?
How many Lords-a-Leaping?

Next Quiz - Sunday 18th December - Christmas Quiz

A special Christmas Quiz with Christmas Questions, Christmas Music, Christmas Pictures & Christmas Prizes!

Kick off at 8pm

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& the winners were...

Les with 87%, followed by Old Hamtonwellians with 86% and It Started With a Kestrel with 83%

Just Moved Here was the best team of two

Quiz Questions from Sunday 4th December

Current Affairs
Name all three teams drawn against England in the Euro 2012 group stage
What colour was Jimmy Savile’s coffin?
Which TV talent show judge has a perfume called The Female Boss?
How many people are there over 100 in the UK? (to nearest 10,000)
Why did over 100 people complain about the new Littlewoods TV ad?
Name the enquiry currently investigating phone hacking and media conduct
Which recent date saw a mass public sector strike?
Which square in Cairo has again been the focus of Egyptian demonstrators?
What notable anniversary of the King James Bible falls in 2011?
Which Republican candidate was reduced to a prolonged silence in a TV interview when asked about Libya?

Pictures
This month the pictures were all of world leaders - and beyond some obvious ones like Angel Merkel and Julia Gillard, they proved pretty tricky for most.

Music
The theme was mashups; teams had to name the two artists mashed together.  All mashups were taken from this site; the best one was probably this one (AC/DC vs. Katie Perry)

Company names
Which clothing company was named after a South African antelope?
Which toy company was named ‘Play Well’ in the language of the country it was founded in?
Which office supplies company was originally called the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company?
Which car company was named after the Latin word for Listen?
Which book gave the company Starbucks its name?

London
Which central London tube station reopened on 28th Nov, having been closed since April?
Which literary figure and lexicographer said that "when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life"?
In an annual average year, London receives less rain than either Rome or Bordeaux - true or false?
Which London roundabout has been nicknamed 'Silicon Roundabout'?
The first Roman settlement at London was founded in which century AD?

General Knowledge
What musical instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
What subject would you be studying at school if you were learning about Geffen Goods?
In what century did Dick Turpin live?
How many Baldwin brothers are there?
Which video game character stars in the game …& the Curious Village?
In terms of energy production, what does the abbreviation CHP stand for?
Name the stadium in which Barcelona play football
How many England football managers have received knighthoods?
People who suffer from Anosmia lack what?
In which travelcard zone is the Landor pub?

Next Quiz - Sunday 4th December

*Note - this is NOT the Christmas Quiz - The Christmas Quiz will be on Sunday 18th December*

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& the winners were...

Gin'll Fix It, with 85%, after winning a tie break against Les.  The Alfies came third with 84%.  Overall a pretty high scoring quiz, as the music and pictures were pretty straightforward for most teams

Quiz Questions from Sunday 6th November

Current Affairs
How many people are there in the world, to the nearest billion? (Exact)
Which currency did the Greeks have before the Euro?
Name both men shown on the back of the new £50 note (surnames)
Which of these does Susan Boyle not sing on her new album - Don’t You Forget About Me, Enjoy the Silence, Mad World?
What is the name of the next James Bond film?
New Zealand beat France to win the Rugby World Cup - but what was the score in the final?
Name the unofficial adviser whose role ultimately led to the resignation of Liam Fox
What is the name given to Boeing's new 787 aircraft?
Which author won the 2011 Booker prize last month?
To what office was Michael D Higgins elected in October?

Picture Round
Stars in Halloween costumes - mainly taken from Jonathan Ross's annual party

Music Round
The theme was colours, so Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Coldplay (Violet Hill), Professor Green, and more.

Photography
Which photography company is the inventor George Eastman most closely associated with?
Which photography company is the inventor Edwin Land most closely associated with?
In photography what does SLR stand for?
Which larger company owns the Lumix brand of cameras?
What country does the camera brand Pentax come from?

Bonfire night
At which location was Lambeth’s fireworks display held this year?
In which century did Guy Fawkes attempt to blow up Parliament?
Sodium compounds are used in fireworks to produce which colour?
Name 2 of the 3 main traditional ingredients of gunpowder.
Which historic English county is most famous for its extravagant bonfire night celebrations and burning of effigies?

General knowledge
Which comedian wrote the book Flanimals?
What was the British Prime Minister Lloyd George’s first name?
Which other opera has many of the same characters as Rossini’s The Barber of Seville?
In which decade was the death penalty last carried out (i.e. last execution) in the UK?
What are the two main ingredients (spirit + mixer) of a Moscow Mule?
In economic terms, what does the abbreviation GDP stand for?
Which two countries fought a major war from February 1904 to September 1905?
Which letter is assigned to the vitamin Ascorbic Acid
Which identically named film and series have Dr Richard Kimble as their central character?
Name the stadium in which Barcelona play football

Next Quiz - Sunday 6th November

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& the winners were...

Village Idiots with 84%, followed by Gin'll Fix It with 80% and Old Hamtonwellians with 78%

Well played everyone!

Quiz Questions from Sunday 2nd October

Current affairs
What new motorway top speed limit is the Transport Secretary proposing?
How often is a jockey allowed to use his whip in a flat race? (1 either side)
How old is Michael Winner’s new wife (to nearest 10 years)
Which of these is NOT the name of a Group in this year’s X-Factor:  2 Shoes, Chasing Keys, The Risk, Urban Candy?
Which banking firm was the employer of disgraced banker Kweku Adoboli?
Name the Traveller site in Essex which has been the scene of a contested eviction?
In which city was the Labour Party conference held?
Which actor has campaigned for action on phone hacking at all 3 party conferences?
Whict TV presenter's ancestor was revealed to have massacred native Americans in a recent episode of 'Who do you Think You are'?
Who beat Australia 15-6, in the first surprise result of the Rugby World Cup?

Picture round
The theme was professors - 10 real and fictional professors to identify

Music round
Boybands and Girl Groups partly inspired by The X-Factor.  I had to buy lots of songs specially for this one.

Everyday Latin
Name the common Latin phrase that means…
And so on (2 words (or one, if abbreviated)
Do not dispair (2 words)
Interrupting intercourse prior to ejaculation (2 words)
Proportionate (2 words)
Unwelcome person (3 words)

Food & Drink
Egremont Russet, Merton Worcester and Pixie are all British varieties of what?
What is defined as "beer brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the container from which it is dispensed, and served without the use of extraneous carbon dioxide"?
What is the name given to someone who makes confectionery from chocolate?
Cumberland, Lincolnshire and Toulouse are varieties of which foodstuff?
Cochineal, Tartrazine, Annato and Caramel have all been used for what purpose in foodstuffs?

General knowledge
Which New Zealand town takes it’s name from the ancient name for Edinburgh?
Which TV show features the band Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem?
In which British county is Oswestry?
Place the following district line tube stations in order – Barking, East Ham, Elm Park, Hornchurch (W – E)
In which year did the first Nirvana album (Bleach) come out? (Within 1 year)
What is the next Grand Slam tournament to take place in the tennis calendar?
How many letters in the word 'Paraphernalia'
How many metres are there in one (standard) mile?  (+/- 5%)
What name is gioven to the festival of Jewish New Year?
Which college seceded from the University of London in July 2007?

Next Quiz - Sunday 2nd October

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& The winners were...

The Old Hamtonwellians, after winning a 3-way tie break with Tuesday (2nd) and Maraca Terror (3rd).

Average Les would have come fourth

Quiz Questions from Sunday 11th September

Current Affairs
In which country were the World Athletic Championships held?
By what % above inflation are rail fare increases pegged at?
How many of these new words were added to the OED this year - Mankini, ReTweet, Sexting – 1, 2 or 3?
Name the album that won the Mercury Music Prize
What did Stephen Fry name as his top gadget on Channel 4?
Which fast food restaurant has announced that it will be putting calorie counts on its menus?
What will gay men soon be permitted to do again, after a 25 year ban?
Which peer and minister got into trouble this week for saying NHS reform would present "huge opportunities for the private sector"?
Which film has been the subject of much dicusion due to Anne Hathaway's accent?
With what kind of trophy were England presented to mark them becoming test-cricket's #1 team?

Picture Round
Men with beards - teams had to identify ten pictures of bearded men, like Jarvis Cocker, Jim Carrey, Getafix from Asterix, and Karl Marx, all of whom had their eyes blocked out to make it a bit harder

Music Round
The theme was Repeats - artists or song names with words repeated, e.g. The Ting Tings, Sunday Bloody Sunday, or Time After Time.

Famous addresses
Which London station does Harry Potter use to go to Hogwarts?
What is the more popular name for the building at 30 St Mary’s Axe?
Which London Gallery would you find in St Martin’s Place?
What number Baker Street did Sherlock Holmes live at?
Which popular London landmark is situated in Kensington Gore?

The Rugby World Cup
Which country is hosting the 2011 Rugby World Cup
England won the World Cup in 2003 - but how many WC finals have they played in?
Who are the current holders of the Rugby World Cup?
Which 2009 film is based around the events of the 1995 World Cup?
In which decade was the first rugby World Cup held?

General Knowledge
In which year did swimmer Ian Thorpe win 3 Olympic gold medals?
Who is the tallest out of Kenneth Branagh, Kenny Dalglish, or Kenneth Williams?
In what field of the performing arts would you use Benesh Notation? – Acting, Dance, or Music?
What % of the London Underground network (by distance) is in tunnels?  (to nearest 10%)
What does the YouTube ‘L’ rating stand for?
The name of which political party translates into English as 'Ourselves Alone'?
For what type of animal is Richmond park best known?
What are the 3 main types of nuclear radiation?
From which language does the word 'geography' originate?
What is the name of the gourmet Fish & Chip shop on Clapham High Street?

Next Quiz - Sunday 11th September

Update - The quiz will be on the 11th September, not the 4th as previously advertised.  The pub has another event happening on the 4th.

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& the winners were...

John's Cleasy Arse Tickle (AKA Roxy's Rebels) with 78%, followed by Les with 74% and The Kaiser Chiefs Saw It Coming with 73%.

I met James McAvoy Yesterday were the best team of two, with 67%

So - good scores, but lower than usual.  We'll try to make it a bit easier next time (especially the music).

It's great for us as organisers to see lots of competition for the winning spot though - it keeps it interesting!

Quiz Questions from Sunday 7th August

Current Affairs
Describe the incident that led to Paul Daniels being hospitalised last week
What colour jersey did Mark Cavendish win at the end of the Tour de France?
Which MP was asking Qs in the hacking enquiry when the pie man struck?
Name the last ever space shuttle
Which is now the most popular boy’s name for new-borns in the UK – Oliver or Thomas?
Who left £50,000 to his dogs in his will?
What did the Maltese parliament vote to legalise on 25th July?
In what field is the Stirling Prize awarded?
Who has been appointed coach of the USA football team?
What was this week described as 'A sugar-coated Satan sandwich?

Picture round
Comedians, in honour of the Edinburgh Festival (which sadly niether Steve nor I will be going to this year).  No one got Imran Yusuf.

Music Round
The theme was Body Parts, so Talking Heads (which very few people got), Black Eyed Peas, Elbow, Flaming Lips, and more.  Like the picture round it was pretty tricky for most.

Dead companies
What year did Woolworths close down their stores?
Which B was a sandwich chain in London, up to 2007?
What Z was a store that briefly occupied the site of the Virgin Megastore in Tottenham Court Road?
Which S was a sports TV channel, now only available in Ireland?
Which company bought the record shop Fopp, when it went into administration in 2007?

Hacking Scandal
Since the general election, how many times did David Cameron meet with News International?
Which central figure in the hacking scandal also had the distinction of scoring the first-ever goal for AFC Wimbledon back in 2002?
Why was Jonathan May-Bowles recently in the news?
Who resigned as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police?
For how many years did the News of the World run?

General Knowledge
In which country is Caracas?
How many times did Gandhi get married – never, once, or twice?
Who was Prime Minister directly after Winston Churchill?
Where is the mango tree native - the Carribean , India, or New Zealand?
Which recent US TV show had a character called John Locke, named after the British philosopher?
What name is given to the zone where one plate of the earth’s crust is drawn underneath another plate?
What was the English name of the writer Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski?
Which brewer uses the slogan 'Beer from the Coast'?
in which county would you find St Michael's Mount?
Which type of grain is commonly called corn in the United States?

Next quiz - Sunday 7th August

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& the winners were...

Tempting Fate with 86%, followed by Dirty Sanchez Appreciation Society with 75%

Reem beat the Old Hamtonwellians in a tie break to come third; both teams scored 74%.

Stephen Hawking's Football Boots were the best team of 2 with 73%.

Quiz Questions from Sunday 3rd July

Current affairs
What sort of animal is Rufus, who job is to keep pigeons away from Wimbledon?
What was Project Volvo, in the news last month?
Which of these companies did not announce store closures last month – Focus DIY, Habitat, Jane Norman, Robert Dyas?
How old is Chelsea’s new manager? (Exact – years)
What is the name of the hacker group who are accused of hacking Sony and the CIA?
Who will sponsor the FA Cup from next year?
Which two British actors married in secret on 22nd June?
Which actor died on 23rd June, aged 83?
What major tournament did Rory McIlroy win?
Name the square in Athens which has been the scene of repeated anti-government protests?

Picture Round
In honour of the financial crises we showed 10 pictures of famous Greeks - Archemedes, Socrates, Telly Savalas, and Tina Fey

Music Round
Covers - teams had to identify the artists and bands who originally recorded the songs we played

Film Titles
Which Pirates film (1 – 4) was subtitled The Curse of the Black Pearl?
Which 2006 film was subtitled The Ballad of Ricky Bobby?
What was the subtitle for Terminator 3?
What is the subtitle for the current Transformers film?
Which Police Academy film was called ‘Back in Training’ – 2 or 3?

Wimbledon
Which American brothers, famous for their doubles partnership, won the Wimbedon title in 2006?
As the crow flies, what is the nearest tube station to Wimbledon's Centre Court?
Who was the no. 2 seed for this year's Men's Singles?
Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament still played on grass courts: true or false?
Name one of the two women who won a Wimbledon singles title between 2000 and 2010 who is not a Williams sister?

General knowledge
What is the 5th letter in the word Reykjavik?
In what decade were barcodes first introduced to stores?
In which country in the UK is Big Pit, the coal mining museum?
Which British city is known as ‘Auld Reekie’?
Which champagne is known as ‘The widow’?
With which group of artists would you associate Dante Gabriel Rosetti, William Holman Hunt & John Everett Millais?
Who was the first man to fly across the English Channel?
What name is given to a lake formed from a meandering river?
Which two scientific scales, measuring the same thing, only coincide at a value of -39?
What station was named 'Clapham' up until 1989?

Next quiz - Sunday 3rd July

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& the winners were...

Village Idiots with 84%, followed by Stay Reem with 81%, and Les with 78%.

Stay Reem only had 2 players, so their score was particularly impressive!

Quiz questions from Sunday 5th June

Current Affairs
Name the two teams in this year’s Apprentice
Name the new album by Lady Gaga
Which West End Show did the Man Utd team go to see in the days before the CL Final?
Which British comedian has launched his own range of Fair Trade Nuts?
Why was Justine Thornton in the news last month?
Who most notably visited the village of Moneygall last month?
What has the German government committed to phasing out by 2022?
Before this year, who was the last British monarch to visit Ireland?
What was the focus and alleged cause of recent riots in Bristol's Stokes Croft area?
Which bacterium has caused a European outbreak of severe food posioning, spreading via cucumbers and other vegetables?

Picture Round
To celebrate the launch of the new Pirates of the Caribbean film we had a series of pictures of Johnny Depp in different roles.  Players had to name the film.

Music Round
In another vaguely topical theme, this time connected with the last space shuttle flight, we had songs in some way connected with Space, so Bruno Mars, Ricket Man, Starship, Urban spaceman...  You get the picture.

TLAs – Three Letter Acronyms
In computer terms, what does LAN stand for?
MRI as in MRI Scan
SIM as in SIM Card
The company name ICI
ODB, a member of the Wu Tang Clan

Summer
In which famously hot summer was the UK's record temperature of 38.5°C reached?
Which summer month sees the longest day of the year in the UK?
Which summery-sounding Kinks song was released as a single on 3 June 1966?
Which sport in the UK switched from playing a winter season to a summer season in 1996?
What is the name of Hop Back Brewery's popular summer ale?

General Knowledge
What would you be qualified to do if you had passed your PADI course?
In which island is the area called Sarawak?
Name (currently) the only interchange between the Northern and Central lines on the Tube
Which British composer is famous for the Enigma Variations & The Pomp and Circumstance Marches?
Who played June in the TV show Terry & June?
What famous document was drawn up on 4th July 1776?
Which is the highest cloud type out of cirrus, cumulus or stratus?
What name is given to the famous basalt feature in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland?
What law was famously implemented in America from 1919 – 1933?
In which famous building would you find the Whispering Gallery?

Next quiz - Sunday 5th June

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& the winners were...

Non Educated Delinquents with 80% followed by Les with 76% and Landor Hope and Glory with 74%

Red Heels were the best team of two with 65%

Quiz questions from Sunday 1st May

Current Affairs
Who made (designed) Kate’s dress? (1 pt for company, 2 for designer)
How many of the 40 horses who started the Grand National finished? (nearest 10%)
Which company or organisation uses the slogan “Helping You Find Healthy”?
Did the American divorce rate go up or down as the US sunk into recession in the last decade?
How many minutes did Fernando Torres play for Chelsea before scoring?  (nearest 10%)
Catherine Zeta-Jones recently announced that she had been suffering from what?
How was Spain’s Copa del Rey damaged after Real Madrid had won it?
Which Labour politician shared a platform with David Cameron to speak against the Alternative Vote?
Which Lib Dem politician shared a platform with Ed Miliband to speak in favour of the Alternative Vote?
Which two teams will contest the FA Cup final?

Picture Round
Royal Wedding guests

Music Round
Boys & girls' names, so Ben, Layla, Mickey, and more

Royal Wedding
Who is older – William or Kate?
How many guests were invited to the service (to nearest 50)
How many of these people went to the Royal Wedding – Rowan Atkinson, James Blunt, Trevor Brooking, Andrew Flintoff, Stephen Fry, Jamie Oliver, & Guy Richie?
Who was the US representative at the Royal Wedding (name, or title)
Which British company made a chocolate cake for the reception?

Trees
The wood of which tree is traditionally used to make English longbows?
The wood of which tree is traditionally used to make cricket bats?
Which tree, famously associated with London, is classified scientifically under the genus ‘Platanus’?
What term describes trees which lose their leaves in autumn and re-grow in spring?
What name is given to the practice of cutting back tree trunks to encourage the growth of shoots?

General knowledge
How many states in the US begin with the letter I?
How many English counties begin with the letter D?
What is the morse code for the letter S
What is the Danish name for Donald Duck?
Which legendary English cricketer, who retired in 1934, is commemorated by a blue plaque in Englewood Road, Clapham South
Who was notoriously murdered on 29th December 1170?
What type of bridge is the Forth Rail Bridge: box girder, cantilever or suspension?
Which scientist formulated the germ theory of disease?
What drives a Stirling Engine?
Which sculptor produced ‘The Thinker’ and ‘The Kiss’?

Next quiz - Sunday 1st May

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& the winners were...

...coming soon

Quiz questions from Sunday 3rd April

Current affairs
Who captained England in their game against Ghana this week?
Which local cinema is currently celebrating its 100th birthday?
What colour has been unofficially used to describe the new London Overground train service?
Which politician is visiting Moneygall in Ireland next month to find out more about his Irish ancestry?
What is the new cost for a prescription in England (to the nearest 10%)?
Which two teams contested the Cricket World Cup final?
What is the name of the stricken nuclear power plant in Japan?
What was the full name of the TUC mass demonstration which took place on 26th March?
What was authorised by UN resolution 1973?
How many times was Elizabeth Taylor married?

Picture round
To celebrate Mothering Sunday, the pictures were of the mothers of famous men - Tom Cruise's mum, David Beckham's mum etc.  It proved pretty tricky for most teams.

Music round
Keepng with the family theme, we played 10 tracks from bands with siblings in them, so The Kinks, Bros, The Nolans and more

Cakes
Which cake, beginning with an S, is covered in marzipan and traditionally eaten at easter?
Which dessert was supposedly invented by a drunk chef in Derbyshire in the 19th century?
What country was the dessert Pavlova created in?
What two colours do you see in a Battenberg cake?
Which dessert means 'pick me up' in it's country of origin?

Film characters – name the films that featured the following characters
Tyler Durden?
Travis Bickle?
Rick Blaine?
Nina Sayers?
Ted Striker & Dr. Barry Rumack?

General Knowledge
In which city did The Guardian originally have its head office?
How much excise duty does the government take on a bottle of wine bought in a supermarket (to nearest 20%)
Which actor played guitar on one track of the Oasis album Be Here Now?
Which sport is the American athlete Derrick Rose associated with?
What is the current name for the airport that was originally called Idlewild?
Which planet in the solar system is furthest from the sun?
What common name is given to the mineral iron pyrites?
What major historical event broke out in 1789?
Which two counties are separated by the river Tamar?
Which European country split on 1st January 1993?

Next quiz - Sunday 3rd April

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per person to enter, max 5 to a team

Lots of prizes!

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The quiz is a no iPhone zone (I should probably try to find a picture of an iPhone 4.0). It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& the winners were...

Village Idiots with 78%, followed by Luck of the Irish with 75%, and Toby's Tigers with 70%

Quiz questions from Sunday 13th March

Current affairs
Which government department or public body was revealed to be paying £22 for a lightbulb?
What position did the Lib Dems come in the Barnsley Central by election (one either way)
Why is Iran threatening to boycott the 2012 Olympics?
Which of these countries is the home to the world’s richest man – India, Mexico, Russia, US?
Which of these countries has just re-classified beer as ‘alcohol’, from ‘a foodstuff’ - India, Mexico, Russia, US?
Which Island was the basis of a recent 3-part series by David Attenborough?
A new ice cream, 'Baby Gaga' has become notorious because it contains what ingredient?
Which British food has recently won EU Protected Geographical Status?
What is the name of the new No. 10 Downing St cat?
Name the space shuttle which made its final flight in February?

Picture Round
The theme was twins, so pictures of the Waugh brothers, the Grimes brothers, two Thatchers and, most challengingly, the Bedser brothers

Music Round 
The theme was single name artists, so Madonna, Emimem, Gabrielle, Adele, and more

Luck
In which decade did the National Lottery start in the UK?
Which number is considered to by unlucky by the Chinese?
How many wishbones does a turkey have?
Is it lucky or unlucky to see one magpie on its own?
What is the probability of throwing 3 sixes in a row? (fraction)

Ireland
Which party recently joined Fine Gael in a new coalition government?
How many Irishmen have won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
What is the surname of the two cricketing brothers who play for Ireland, one of whom recently scored a match-winning century against England?
Which Irish rebel leader was killed in an ambush on 22 August 1922?
What is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland?

General knowledge
Which long-running TV drama featured a character called Reg Hollis?
How much does The Big Issue cost?
How many litres of milk are needed to make one standard 250g block of butter (to nearest 20%)
Which Guy Richie film features a character called Bullet Tooth Tony?
Who was the President of France, immediately before Nicolas Sarkozy?
What grain is malt usually made from?
Which South American desert is usually considered to be the world's driest?
What is the name of Amazon's portable e-book reader?
British Summer Time was introduced during which conflict?
RIBA is an institute for which profession?

Next Quiz - Sunday 13th March

Due to other events happening in the pub there will be no quiz on the 1st Sunday in March - we're shifting to the 2nd Sunday for one month only.  Otherwise it'll be the same format:

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per person to enter, max 5 to a team

Lots of prizes!

The Landor is on Landor Road, where it meets Willington Road, two minutes walk from Clapham North tube station (Northern Line)


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Join our Facebook group by searching for 'landor quiz' on Facebook.com

The quiz is a no iPhone zone (I should probably try to find a picture of an iPhone 4.0). It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& the winners were...

Les, with 96% (!), followed by I wish this microphone was a penis (ho ho) with 88%, and Universally Challenged with 81%.

Camenbert were the best team of two, with 79%

Astonishing achievement by Les, as there were only 3 of them.  They were in clear view of us for the whole quiz, and there wasn't any mobile phone activity, in case you were wondering.

So where did they fall down?  The music round.  They didn't know name of songs by Blink182, Fatboy Slim or Tinie Tempah, and name of They Might Be Giants

Quiz questions from Sunday 6th February

Current Affairs
What is the name of the cyclone that ravaged Queensland last week?  (1 pt for first initial)
How did locals protest against plans to close against the planned closure of Stony Stratford library?
Which American musician is the new director of creative innovation at Intel?
Which of these film sound tracks did John Barry not write – Goldfinger, Jaws, or Midnight Cowboy?
What sort of online service did the Police launch last week?
On which date is Australia day celebrated?
According to official statistics, by how much did the UK economy contract in the last quarter of 2010?
Which party resigned from the Irish government?
Why was Sian Massey in the news last month?
How many matches did Andy Murray win at this year's Australian Open?

Picture Round
Coming Soon

Music Round
The theme was size, so Tinie Tempah, Massive Attack, Thin Lizzy (RIP Gary Moore), They Might Be Giants, and more

Bars and restaurants in TV shows
What is the name of the coffee shop in Friends?
Which TV soap features a nightclub whose names over the years include The Cobra Club and R&R?
That is the name of Mike’s pub in Only Fools & Horses?
Which TV soap features a bar whose names over the years include The Waterhole and Charlie's?
Who was the owner of The Phoenix Club? (Character)?

Materials
What term describes the process of drying timber prior to it being used?
In the plastic PVC, what do the initials stand for?
What name is usually given to a mixture of two or more metals in solid solution?
What name is generally given to a non-woven cloth, produced by matting, condensing and pressing woolen fibres?
Aluminium oxide, porcelain and earthenware are all classified as what type of material?

General Knowledge
Who’s taller out of Roger Federer, Roger Daltrey of The Who, or Lisa Rogers?
What was the first name of Ring George VI?
True or False – Walt Disney was scared of Mice
In which country is the seaside resort of San Sebastian?
Which band released the albums Elephant and Icky Thump?
Which TV detective series ran for 33 episodes from 1987 to 2000?
Who wrote 'The Lord of the Flies'?
Which on average is colder: the north pole or south pole?
According to tradition, which city was founded in the year 753BC?
Which is the only station on the Victoria Line that has no interchange with other tube or train lines?