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Elle May Rice

20 pub quiz questions to test your general knowledge - November 11

Friday has officially arrived 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. Who invented the first rigid Airship in 1900?

  2. Actors Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau were both born in which European country?

  3. Stephanie Kwolek, a scientist born in America in 1923, was best known for inventing which strong, heat-resistant synthetic fibre?

  4. Which American drag queen is best known for the popular 'Drag Race' television show?

  5. Actress Sue Nicholls has played long-running character Audrey Roberts in which UK TV soap opera?

  6. What is the first animal to be found in a dictionary?

  7. Which TV series had the characters of Edina, Patsy and Bubble?

  8. How many players are in a netball team?

  9. Augustus was the first emperor of where?

  10. What sport do the Green Bay Packers play?

  11. In medicine what does the term Vascular relate to?

  12. How many degrees of angle in total does a triangle have?

  13. How many US states border Alaska?

  14. Gordo was the first of which type of animal sent into space in 1958?

  15. Hugh Bonneville played which character in the Downton Abbey series?

  16. In the latest remake of the film Rebecca, released in October 2020, who has played the role of Mrs de Winter?

  17. Which singer songwriter is known as the “Piano Man”?

  18. How many characters of information are contained in a gigabyte?

  19. Which Greek hero of the Trojan War had only one weak spot, his heel?

  20. Which Latin phrase is used in English to mean 'and other similar things'?

Answers

  1. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin

  2. Denmark

  3. Kevlar

  4. RuPaul

  5. Coronation Street

  6. Aardvark

  7. Absolutely Fabulous

  8. 7

  9. Rome

  10. American football

  11. Blood vessels

  12. 180

  13. None

  14. Monkey

  15. Lord Grantham

  16. Lily James

  17. Billy Joel

  18. One billion

  19. Achilles

  20. Et cetera

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