The Great "British" Pub Quiz - End of the Year

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The Great "British" Pub Quiz

Part 1:     

Round 1 Royal family

Round 2 Sports

Round 3 Language

Round 4 Traditions

Round 5 Mixed

Round 1

The Royal Family

Who is this?

Who is next in line for the throne?

1. Arthur
2. Harry
3. William
4. George

What is the name of Harry and William's mother?

1. Princess Catherine
2. Princess Elizabeth
3. Princess Diana
4. Princess Margaret

How and where did Princess Diana die?

1. from old age in London
2. of aids in Africa
3. during a car crash in Paris
4. she was shot in New York

How many wives of Henry VIII were beheaded?

1. none
2. 2
3. 4
4. 6

How many wives did Henry VIII (who started the Church of England) have?

1. 2
2. 4
3. 6
4. 8

Mary I killed many people during her reign. What is her nickname?

1. Bloody Mary
2. Pleasant Mary
3. Mary Mary Quite Contrary
4. Killing Queen

Round 2

Sports

Which colour do cricket players traditionally wear?

1. White
2. Blue
3. Red
4. The colours of their country’s flag

Where are the 2028 Olympics going to be held?

1. Los Angeles
2. New York
3. Canada
4. Washington

What does VAR stand for?

How many players are there in an ice hockey team?

1. 5
2. 6
3. 7
4. 8

Round 3: language

What does “codswallop” mean?

1. baby of a cod (a type of fish)
2. a small jump
3. nonsense
4. an alcoholic drink

What does “apples and pears” mean in Cockney Rhyming Slang?

1. fruit
2. stairs
3. pairs
4. ladies and gentlemen

What language is this: Cymraeg.

1. Irish Gaelic
2. Scottsh Gaelic
3. Welsh
4. Cornish

What is a “pleister” usually called in American English?

1. band-aid
2. cast
3. sellotape
4. plaster

What is the term given to a word that can be spelt the same both backwards and forwards?

1. synonym
2. antonym
3. alliteration
4. palindrome

Repetition of the initial sounds of words, as in "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"

Round 4: Traditions

What is celebrated on the 5th of November?

1. The Queen’s birthday
2. Guy Fawkes’ Day
3. The end of WW I
4. The death of Oliver Cromwell

How is the monarch’s birthday officially celebrated?

1. She visits a different city every year.
2. A 5-day cricket match.
3. She gives a speech on tv.
4. Trooping the Colour.

Which flower do most people wear on Remembrance Day?

1. a poppy
2. a forget-me-not
3. a white rose
4. a daffodil

What is the traditional lunch on Sundays?

1. A roast dinner
2. A steak and kidney pie
3. Bangers and mash
4. A high tea

Bonus question:
In which order did the flags appear?

1. UK-North Ire.–Wales–Scotland–England
2. England–Wales–Scotland–North Ire.–UK
3. England–North Ire.–Wales–UK–Scotland
4. UK–England–Scotland –Wales–North Ire.

Round 5: mixed

What does NHS stand for?

What is the capital of Ireland?

1. London
2. Dublin
3. Edinburgh
4. Cardiff

Who is this?

Which is the national flower of Scotland?

1. rose
2. thistle
3. shamrock
4. daffodil

Who is the patron saint of England (and has his own day there)?

1. St George
2. St David
3. St Andrew
4. St Patrick

What are GCSEs?

1. politicians
2. medical staff
3. secondary school exams
4. military staff

Where does the prime minister live?

1. No. 2 Regent Street
2. No. 32 Oxford Street
3. No. 10 Downing Street
4. No. 6 Portobello Road

What is the capital of the USA?

1. Chicago, IL
2. New York, NY
3. Los Angeles, CA
4. Washington, DC

What is the name of the British flag?