Virtual Pub Quiz - May 9

Question 1

9. Before there was Michael Phelps there was Mark Spitz. At what Olympics did he win his 7 gold medals?

Accepted Answer

Munich 1972

Question 2

3. The Tiananmen Square protests are often associated with 'Tank Man'. What year did they occur?

Accepted Answer

1989

Question 3

10. Founded in San Francisco in 2008, what company uses this logo?

Accepted Answer

airbnb

Question 4

11. What is the average temperature of the human body?

Accepted Answer

37.0 °C / 98.6 °F

Question 5

11. Now popular in many post-Soviet states, khachapuri is the national dish of which country?

Accepted Answer

Georgia

Question 6

7. Where (of the following) would you find this spongy flatbread called injera served with almost every meal?

Accepted Answer

Ethiopia

Question 7

5. 1956 Games were hosted in Melbourne, Australia except for the equestrian events. Where were these held?

Accepted Answer

Stockholm, Sweden

Question 8

9. Which of the following has more chromosomes than a human?

Accepted Answer

Potato

Question 9

1. In what year was the first modern Olympic games held?

Accepted Answer

1896

Question 10

1. Samsung is the largest company in which Asian country?

Accepted Answer

South Korea

Question 11

5. What is the only king in a traditional deck of cards without a moustache?

Accepted Answer

Hearts

Question 12

3. Ackee and saltfish is a popular traditional Jamaican dish. What is ackee?

Accepted Answer

A fruit related to the lychee

Question 13

11. Voted one of the greatest Canadian's of all time, which scientist is credited as a co-discoverer of insulin?

Accepted Answer

Frederick Banting

Question 14

3. Nokia is the largest company in what country?

Accepted Answer

Finland

Question 15

1. What physicist made the following discovery regarding wave frequencies (see picture)?

Accepted Answer

Christian Doppler

Question 16

11. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in what year?

Accepted Answer

1948

Question 17

1. Which country was the first to democratically elect a woman as head of government?

Accepted Answer

Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Question 18

9. Wiener Schnitzel is one of Austria's national dishes. With what meat must it be made?

Accepted Answer

Veal

Question 19

3. Which Olympics marked the first time the Paralympics were hosted by the same city as the Games?

Accepted Answer

Seoul 1988

Question 20

1. Which of the following pasta shapes is not shown below?

Accepted Answer

Rigatoni

Question 21

11. Clara Hughes is the only person in history to win medals at both the Winter and Summer games. Where is she from?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Question 22

3. Amongst his countries most famous, what is the name of this Brazilian football player?

Accepted Answer

Pelé

Question 23

9. Catherine the Great was the longest ruling female sovereign of what empire?

Accepted Answer

Russian Empire

Question 24

7. Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is from which country?

Accepted Answer

Wales

Question 25

7. How long did the Hundred Years' War last?

Accepted Answer

116 Years

Question 26

3. What video game features character Lara Croft?

Accepted Answer

Tomb Raider

Question 27

9. Pictured here, this is the President of which country?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 28

1. Manny Pacquio is a professional boxer and a senator from which country?

Accepted Answer

Philippines

Question 29

5. Mahatma Gandhi qualified in England for which profession before practicing in South Africa?

Accepted Answer

Law

Question 30

7. Which of the following countries has NOT hosted both the Summer and Winter games?

Accepted Answer

United Kingdom

Question 31

7. Which of the following countries does not have a ruling monarch?

Accepted Answer

Finland

Question 32

8. Founded in England, what clothing brand was associated with this logo from 1986-2014?

Accepted Answer

Reebok

Question 33

5. What country was philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche from?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 34

5. L'Oréal is the largest company in what country?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 35

5. Irish stew, one of the national dishes of Ireland, was traditionally made with what meat?

Accepted Answer

Mutton

Virtual Pub Quiz - May 9

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Virtual Pub Quiz - May 9

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