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Elle May Rice

19 pub quiz questions to test your general knowledge - December 23

Friday is here, which can mean only one thing - it's time to test your general knowledge with the ECHO's pub quiz.

Think you know all the answers? This Friday pub quiz will put your general knowledge to the test at every point, from TV and music trivia to history, geography and everything in between.

So grab a notepad, a pen and a drink and take a few minutes to get your brain in the quiz-winning zone. The answers are included at the end - but no cheating!

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The questions vary across the popular quizzing subjects and categories we're all familiar with, so there will be something for everyone. Remember to share your score with us by commenting at the end of the article. You can tweet us @echowhatson or get in touch on our Facebook page.

Questions

  1. What is the region called around a collapsed star, where the gravitational forces are so great that even light cannot escape?

  2. What is the name of the family who own and live in Downton Abbey from the TV series of the same name?

  3. Which American singer was known as - “The Queen of Soul”?

  4. In Cluedo which character is represented by the blue token?

  5. Las Vegas is surrounded by which desert?

  6. From which country did the pop group ‘Aqua’ originate?

  7. Which animal is the largest British carnivore?

  8. What is the name of the dog owned by Bill Sykes in Oliver Twist?

  9. Dougal is a dog in which children’s TV programme?

  10. Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, and Lesley Joseph starred in which TV comedy?

  11. What is the first event in the Decathlon?

  12. The album ‘Rubber Soul’ was by which group?

  13. What type of animal is an Oryx?

  14. Who was the first American president to be assassinated?

  15. Which well-known Ross first starred in Eastenders before becoming an investigative journalist?

  16. Which Swedish popstar released 'Dancing on My Own' in 2010?

  17. Which American comedy TV series sees a college-level American football coach given the job of managing a Premier League football team?

  18. The US escapologist Harry Houdini was born in which eastern Ruropean country?

  19. Which cartoon character has a catchphrase of ‘Ay caramba!’

Answers

  1. Black Hole

  2. Crawley

  3. Aretha Franklin

  4. Miss Peacock

  5. Mojave

  6. Denmark

  7. Badger

  8. Bullseye

  9. The Magic Roundabout

  10. Birds of a Feather

  11. 100m

  12. The Beatles

  13. Antelope

  14. Abraham Lincoln

  15. Ross Kemp

  16. Robyn

  17. Ted Lasso

  18. Hungary

  19. Bart Simpson

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