Pub quiz

Question 1

What does an orchestra's conductor wave to keep time?

Accepted Answer

a baton

Question 2

Which climate is generally hotter and more humid, tropical or temperate?

Accepted Answer

Tropical

Question 3

What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

carbon dioxide

Question 4

What type of music did Louis Armstrong play?

Accepted Answer

jazz

Question 5

On which continent is Sierra Leone?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 6

In boxing, what do the letters K.O. stand for?

Accepted Answer

knock out

Question 7

Baseball originated in the U.S.A. in which century?

Accepted Answer

19th

Question 8

What do we call a mountain which could erupt?

Accepted Answer

a volcano

Question 9

What do we call a shape with eight sides?

Accepted Answer

octagon

Question 10

Antarctica covers which of the earth's poles?

Accepted Answer

the south pole

Question 11

What nationality was Mozart?

Accepted Answer

Austrian

Question 12

Which country won the 1998 FIFA World Cup football tournament?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 13

In which sport would you use a 'sand iron'?

Accepted Answer

golf

Question 14

What pop group was Michael Jackson a member of when he was young?

Accepted Answer

the Jackson 5

Question 15

What instrument is used for measuring temperature?

Accepted Answer

a thermometer

Question 16

Who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?

Accepted Answer

Charles Darwin

Question 17

Which South American country has the greatest land area?

Accepted Answer

Brazil

Question 18

Which vitamin is abundant in citrus fruits?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

What is the capital city of Sri Lanka?

Accepted Answer

Colombo

Question 20

hich female pop singer had a big hit called 'Baby, One More Time'?

Accepted Answer

Britney Spears

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