Pubquiz 2020!

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Pubquiz 2020!

We are at the end of 2020 and even though we want to forget the whole year, let's test our knowledge before it ends!

First: films

1. Which 1993 Christmas film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown's pumpkin king?

2. Which Christmas film begins with David (played by Hugh Grant) commenting that whenever he feels gloomy about the world he thinks about the arrivals terminal at Heathrow Airport?

3. Bill Murray plays successful TV executive Frank Cross in which modern take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"?

4. Joe Pesci stars as 'Harry' and Daniel Stern is 'Marv' in which 1990 Christmas comedy caper produced by John Hughes?

5. Two rival fathers (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad) battle it out for a Turbo-Man action figure in which 1996 American Christmas family comedy?

6. What is the name of the elf played by Will Ferrell in the 2003 film Elf?

1. Bushy
2. Buddy
3. Shiney

Second: general

7. Which singer made their first television appearance in almost 4 years when they hosted the american tv show ‘Saturday Night Live’ in October?

8. Areas of which country declared a state of emergency and state of disaster as upto 500 million animals died in large scale fires?

9. In August 220 people were killed and 300,000 made homeless by an explosion of ammonium nitrate being stored where?

10. Which artist became the first to win all four major Grammy awards in 2020, collecting Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist?

11. In July, NASA launched a mission which will reach its destination on which planet in February 2021?

Third: food

12. Which takeaway food is so popular in Japan at Christmas that it often has to be ordered weeks in advance?

13. Christstollen is a traditional bread with bits of candied fruits, raisins, walnuts and almonds and spices from which country?

14. The cinnamon bread known as Kanellängd comes from which country?

15. Bounceberry is another name for which berry often made into a sauce to serve with turkey?

16. Which 'F' is a flat savoury Italian bread?

17. Mocha is a coffee usually flavoured with which substance?

18. Which food outlet uses the slogan “Make it what you want” to advertise?

Stay safe everyone and enjoy your break!