Home from the pub quiz at "The Robin Hood", Millhouses. I am pleased to report that with my longtime quiz companions - Mick and Mike - we managed to win both the line and the top score on our bingo-style quiz sheets.
I brought my quiz sheet home and here are just ten of the questions that were posed tonight.
1. What was Punch's dog called in Punch and Judy shows?
2. What YCBS was John McEnroe;s trademark retort to tennis umpires?
3. To which part of the human body does the term "hepatic" refer?
4. Which nineteenth century novel begins with these words: "Call me Ishmael"
5. Which actress has starred as Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel) in several major Marvel Cinematic Universe feature films?
6. Which American president was at the heart of The Watergate scandal in the 1970s?
7. In Yorkshire what is the name of the triangle that is bounded by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley?
8. For which professional football club did David Beckham play his last game?
9. Which British artist had big hits with "Love and Affection" and "Drop the Pilot"?
10. In cricket, what is the term for on-field criticism of the opposition's players?
Here are the answers...
1. Toby
2. You Cannot Be Serious!
3. liver
4. "Moby Dick"
5. Brie Larsson
6. Richard Nixon
7. The Rhubarb Triangle
8. Paris Saint Germaine
9. Joan Armatrading
10. sledging
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