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Elle May Rice

20 pub quiz questions to test your general knowledge - December 30

It’s Friday and you know what that means - 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 connects Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Pitcairn Islands?

  2. In music what does the term Allegro mean?

  3. What is the collective noun for grass?

  4. How many degrees do the angles of a quadrilateral add up to?

  5. Which beer ‘refreshes the parts other beers cannot reach’ according to the advert?

  6. Which king of France was known as ‘The Sun King’?

  7. Campbell and Aylesbury are domestic breeds of which bird?

  8. Which group had a 1987 UK Christmas number one with 'Always on My Mind'?

  9. In football, what colour is the card which means the player must leave the field of play?

  10. Who won the 2017 Oscar for Best Actress for her role in the film La La Land?

  11. Tallahassee is the capital city of which US state?

  12. At 119 miles long, what is the name of Scotland's longest river?

  13. William Shakespeare was born in which English market town?

  14. Who is the Greek god of the Sea?

  15. Which soul singer was the first winner of the TV series X-Factor in 2004?

  16. Until 2018, Charles Darwin featured on which British bank note?

  17. How old was Frodo when he came of age in the book Fellowship of the Rings?

  18. In the proverb, Fair words butter no what?

  19. Which chemical element has the atomic number 82 and the symbol Pb?

  20. Keith Deller was the 1983 World Champion in which sport?

Answers

  1. They’re all British Overseas Territories

  2. Quick

  3. Tuft

  4. 360

  5. Heineken

  6. Louis XIV

  7. Ducks

  8. Pet Shop Boys

  9. Red

  10. Emma Stone

  11. Florida

  12. River Tay

  13. Stratford-upon-Avon

  14. Poseidon

  15. Steve Brookstein

  16. £10 note

  17. 33 years old

  18. Parsnips

  19. Lead

  20. Darts

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