This Quiz Consists of Ten Rounds of Questions Per Round

The Barkeeper.ie Quiz 2

This quiz consists of ten rounds of questions per round

There are five tie breaker questions at the end if required.

The different topics are;

1. General Knowledge Part 1

2. Science & Nature

3. Geography

4. History

5. Literature

6. Food and Drink

7. Entertainment

8. Sport

9. Music

10. General Knowledge Part 2

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Good Luck!

General Knowledge

Round 1

1. What is the official language or languages of the United States?

The United States has no official language

2. From which country is Kofi Annan (Secretary General of the UN)?

Ghana

3. In Greek mythology who solved the riddle of the Sphinx?

Oedipus

4. On a standard English language computer keyboard what letter lies between

"C" and "B"?

'V'

5. Which country has the world's largest Muslim population?

Indonesia

6. When did the Euro banknotes and coins officially become currency in

Europe?

January 1st, 2002

7. Which language does the word "safari" originate from?

Swahili

8. What is the official language of Pakistan?

Urdu

9. What does 3G mean in the mobile phone ads?

Third generation

10. Which organisation has the motto: Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity?

The FBI

Science & Nature 1

Round 2

1. What is the condition Nitrogen Embolism more commonly known as?

The bends.

2 What name is given to a cow that has not had a calf?

A heifer

3 If cats are “feline” then what animals are “ovine”?

Sheep

4. Where on the body is the skin the thinest?

The Eye lids

5. Which anual prizes were established by the legacy of a Swedish chemist?

The noble prizes

6. How many teeth make up a full adult set?

7. In the famous equation E = MC squared, if E equals energy and M equals Mass what does the C stand for?

The speed of light

8. Which metal has the chemical symbol Ag?

Silver

9. Vanilla Pods are obtained from which plant?

The Orchid

10. What is the thickest and tallest type of grass?

Bamboo

Geoghraphy

Round 3

1. The first non stop translantic flight took place between which two countries?

Canada and Ireland

2. What was the name of the country who joined the G7 which then became the G8?

Russia

3. Who made the first telephone to the moon?

Richard Nixon

4. In which country would you find the Nullarbor Plain?

Australia

5. Mount Kilimanjaro is in what country?

Tanzania

6. If you were at a geographical position of 0 degrees lattitude and 0 degrees longititude where would you be?

The Atlantic Ocean

7. Which is the only one of New Yorks boroughs located on the mainland?

The Bronx

8. Which country has a birth rate of zero?

The Vatican

9. How many countries border Germany?

10. In which Eurpoean country would you find the city of Strasbourg?

France

History

Round 4

1. What was the name of Napoleon’s first wife?

Josephine

2. Who rode a horse called Black Bess?

Dick Turpin

3. What is the worlds oldest continually inhabited city?

Damascus

4. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel prize?

Marie Curie

5. What was Ferdinand Porches best selling car design?

The Volkswagon beatle

6. In 1916, 55% of the cars were what make?

Model T Ford

7. In 1960 Cameroon gained it’s independence from what country?

France

8. In which century was the first public railway opened?

19th

9. What were the names of Anam and Eves three son’s?

Cain, Abel and Seth

10. Who was the third crew member along with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin onboard the Apollo 11 mission?

Michael Collins

Literature

Round 5

1. Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?

Jane Austen

2. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?

Gamma

3. According to the bible, how long was Jonah ment to have sent in the belly of a whale?

Three days and three nights.

4. Which comic book star lives in Cactusville?

Desperate Dan

5. By what name was American Samuel Langhorn Clements better known?

Mark Twain

6. Which famous novel would you associate with the ship the “Hispaniola”?

Treasure Island

7. What famous painting is known as “La Gioconda”?

The Mona Lisa

8. From which country did Paddington bear come from?

Peru

9. The bible is the best selling non-copywrited book in the world. What is the best selling copywrited book in the world?

The Guinness Book of Records

10. The owl and the pusycat bought their ring from which animal?

A pig

Food & Drink

Round 6

1. Gouda is a cheese from what country?

Holland

2. What brewery was the first to introduce the widget to its cans

Guinness

3. A dish that is described as “Florentine” contains what?

Spinach

4. Saffron is obtained from what type of plant?

Crocus

5. What is rum made from?

Sugar cane or molases

6. What is a John Dory?

A fish

7. What is the alcoholic spirit which is used to make a Daiquiri?

Rum

8. How many pints of milk are required to make a pound of cheese?

9. What popular salad gets it’s name from the New York Hotel where it is made?

The Waldorf Salad

10. What type of berries are used to flavour Gin?

Juniper berries

Entertainment

Round 7

1. What was the first film in colour to win an Oscar?

Gone with the Wind

2. What was the tin man in the Wizard of Oz looking for?

A heart

3. How many official Bond films did Sean Connery originally star in?

4. What does the “MP” in MP3 player stand for?

Moving Picture

5. Which famous female singer appeared as a fairy in Moulin Rouge in 2001/

Kylie Minogue

6. Which animated tv charachter said “I’m not normally a relegious man, but if you’re up there...save me superman” ?

Homer Simpson

7. How many oscar nominations did Titanic receive?

8. In the Flintstones, what is Barneys wife’s name?

Betty

9. Which Disney film was inspired by a fairy tale by author Charles Perrault?

Cinderella

10. In what city is the Golden Bear film festival?

Berlin

Sport

Round 8

1. What are the five colours of the Olympic rings?

Red, Blue, Green, Black, Yellow

2. Who was formula champion in 1988, 1990 and 1991?

Ayrton Senna

3. Which countries national rugby team are called the Pumas?

Argentina

4. How wide in yards is a soccer goal?

8 yards wide

5. Which is longer, the Aintree grand National or the University Boat Race?

The Grand National

6. Which country won the first world cup?

Uruguay

7. At what stadium is the french Open played at?

Roland Garros Stadium

8. In greyhound racing what colour does the dog in trap number one wear?

Red

9. Who was the first country to sucessfully defend the soccer World Cup?

Italy

10. Who captained Manchester United when the won the European cup in 1999?

Peter Schmiechel

Music

Round 9

1. Which famous singer had a brother, Jesse who died at birth?

Elvis Presely

2. What is Madonna’s real first name?

Madonna

3. In 1969, what became the first song to be sung in outer space?

Happy birthday

4. By what name was James Marshall known as in the music world?

Jimi Hendrix

5. Which famous singer is an anagram of “so check jail man”

Michael Jaackson

6. Which band performed the theme tune to the tv series “Friends”?

The Rembrandts

7. who wrote the song “I shot the sherriff” which later became a hit for Eric Clapton?

Bob Marley

8. Which two members of the Beatles didn’t use their real first names?

Ringo Starr and Paul Mc Cartney

9. What song was christmas Number 1 for the same band in 1975 and 1991?

Bohemian Rhapsody for Queen

10. Who is the oldest member of U2?

Adam Clayton

General Knowledge Part 2

Round 10

1. What is the collective name for a group of dolphins?

A Pod

2. What is the only part of the human body that cannot repair itself?

The teeth

3. What animals head did a minotaur have?

A Bulls head

4. Ornitology is the study of what?

Birds

5. What is the most common colour in the flags of the world?

Red

6. Who was the Roman goddess of Beauty and love?

Venus

7. In a standard game of Monopoly, what is the colour of the two cheapest properties?

Brown

8. QANTAS is the national airline of Australia but what does QANTAS stand for?

Queens And Nothern Territory Air Service

9. The sale of what drink accounts to 10% of the income for the government of Russia?

Vodka

10. With which religion is the book The Koran associated?

Islam

Tie breakers

1. Why is it not legal for a man living in Edinburgh not be burried in Aberdeen?

Because he is still alive

2. How old was Tiger Woods when he won his first Masters in 1997?

3. In which year did Alexander Graham Bell invnet the telephone?

1876

4. In what century did Sweeden become the first European country to issue bank notes?

The 17th

5. How many miles long is the Mississippi river?

3860