Yeahhhhhhhhh buddy. It’s quiz time!
A collective pumping of fists thunders around the country. Kapow! For the JOE Friday Pub Quiz is here again. Let’s jump right into it, like a graceful diver, backflipping from the top board into a boiling hot pool of scalding quiz questions.
Round one this week is on The 20th Century, followed by that faithful hound of a round, Sport. Round three is Synonyms – find the word that is the equivalent of the given word. The Picture Round this week is Album Covers, and we’re finishing up with that great leveller of a round, General Knowledge.
Ready? Of course you are. You were born ready.
ROUND ONE: THE 20th CENTURY. Jesse Owens won four gold medals at which Olympic games?
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Nicholas II, who was executed in 1918 during a revolution, was the last monarch of which nation?
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Who was US President for the majority of America’s involvement in World War II?
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What year was Queen Elizabeth II coronated?
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The Troubles was a conflict that took place during the late 20th century, primarily in which European country?
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ROUND TWO: SPORT. Alexis Sanchez looks set to move to Manchester United* from Arsenal, but who did he play for before the Gunners?
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Who did Billie Jean King face in the famous ‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis match in 1973?
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Trailblazing footballer Cyrille Regis sadly passed away this week. With which two clubs was he most closely associated?
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Under normal circumstances, what is the maximum break attainable in snooker?
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Which player has the most Premier League appearances since the league’s inception in 1992?
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ROUND THREE: SYNONYMS. Which of these words is a synonym for the word ‘distasteful’?
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Which of these words is a synonym for the word ‘lethargic’?
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Which of these words is a synonym for the word ‘talkative’?
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Which of these words is a synonym for the word ‘resentful’?
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Which of these words is a synonym for the word ‘stubborn’?
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ROUND FOUR: ALBUM COVERS (PICTURE ROUND). Which Kanye West album is this the cover of?
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Which Pink Floyd album is this the cover of?
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Which Oasis album is this the cover of?
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Which The Streets album is this the cover of?
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Which Bruce Springsteen album is this the cover of?
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ROUND FIVE: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE. In our solar system, which planet is closest to the sun?
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Fletcher and Godber were primary characters in which ‘70s sitcom?
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Antony, Duncan, Lee and Simon made up which British boyband?
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K-19 was a Soviet what?
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What is the collective noun for a group of ferrets?
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