There was a fantastic turnout for the last community pub quiz with quite a bit (over £100 I believe) raised for local charities. Just for fun, here are a few of the questions:
1. Between the years 1992 and 2010, in which country were most journalists killed? - - - Iraq (source: CPJ 'Committee to Protect Journalists)
2. What is the longest month of the year in the UK? - - - October (31 days plus one hour)
3. Sunday the tenth of October 2010 can be represented in numerical form 10.10.10, a nice binary-sounding number. What decimal number is represented by the binary number 101010? - - - 42: Forty-two
4. The headquarters of Greenpeace is in which European city? - - - Amsterdam
5. What is a perfect diamond of 100 carats or more called? - - - A paragon
6. The Janka hardness test is used for which substance? - - - Wood
7. What traditionally symbolises a couple's sixth wedding anniversary? - - - Sugar
8. A typical choir is made up of which 4 voices? - - - Sporano, Alto. Tenor, Bass
9. Named after chairs found at the Bargello Palace in Florence, Italy, what type of handicraft is Bargello? - - - Embroidery
10. Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not on the top line of letters? - - - A
11. What was an Iron Maiden used for (the device not the rock band) - - - Torture
12. What do the following words have in common? Month, Victim, Silver? - - - Nothing Rhymes with them.
13. The name Intel is an abbreviation of what? - - - Integrated Electronics
14. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth? - - - Mt Everest (it's a trick question)
15. What type of rock is hadrians wall made from? - - - Limestone
