FF Pub Quiz - 2

Question 1

Who invented the first wallet program, simply named as Bitcoin?

Accepted Answer

Satoshi Nakamoto

Question 2

What city is located both in Asia and Europe?

Accepted Answer

Istanbul

Question 3

What is the best selling album of all time?

Accepted Answer

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Question 4

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small country. What is the capital city?

Accepted Answer

Luxembourg

Question 5

Which sport from the list below is recognized in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Pillow fight

Question 6

Which one of the following fabrics would NOT have been worn in the Victorian era?

Accepted Answer

Polyester

Question 7

Apart from counting the number of people, what was the main purpose of the Roman census?

Accepted Answer

Taxation

Question 8

Name the country of the most famous tourist destination.

Accepted Answer

France

Question 9

Whose portrait can you see on the $1 bill?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 10

What is the biggest human organ?

Accepted Answer

Skin

Question 11

Whose portrait can you see on the $100 bill?

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Question 12

What is the most popular sport in the world?

Accepted Answer

Football

Question 13

On which part of the anatomy would a root canal procedure be carried out?

Accepted Answer

Tooth

Question 14

Pandas weren't always black and white. What color(s) is a newborn panda?

Accepted Answer

Pink

Question 15

What is the name of the force that holds you on the ground?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Question 16

Who was the leader who first unified the Mongols?

Accepted Answer

Genghis Khan

Question 17

Autumn King, Figaro and St Valery are all varieties of which vegetable?

Accepted Answer

Carrot

Question 18

What do three crosses on the Amsterdam flag represent (according to the most historians)?

Accepted Answer

They represent crosses of Saint Andrew

Question 19

Bart is the man with the plan, but Lisa Simpson is the girl with the pipes. Name her instrument.

Accepted Answer

Saxophone

Question 20

What is the color of the 20 EURO banknote?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Question 21

What is the purpose of money?

Accepted Answer

To exchange for goods or services

Question 22

What does this idiom mean: That's the best thing since sliced bread!

Accepted Answer

Best thing ever!

Question 23

Why do elephants have big ears?

Accepted Answer

To regulate temperature

Question 24

Which city in the USA is known as the Windy Cindy?

Accepted Answer

Chicago

Question 25

What is it called when a bottle of champagne is open with a sword?

Accepted Answer

Sabering

Question 26

In which country was gin invented?

Accepted Answer

Netherlands

Question 27

What is the largest island in the world?

Accepted Answer

Greenland

Question 28

Where were the 2020 Olympics set to be held?

Accepted Answer

Tokyo

Question 29

Where the world's first true democracy was founded?

Accepted Answer

Athens

Question 30

Which actor starred as Jay Gatsby in the 2013 version of 'The Great Gatsby'?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo DiCaprio

Question 31

How many canals are there in Amsterdam?

Accepted Answer

165

Question 32

Which country in Europe is also known as 'The Boot'?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 33

What number is represented by ‘2 fat ladies’ in Bingo?

Accepted Answer

88

Question 34

When was EURO as a currency adopted first?

Accepted Answer

1999

Question 35

Amsterdam was founded as a …?

Accepted Answer

Fishing village

Question 36

What was Britney Spears’ first single called?

Accepted Answer

Baby One More Time

Question 37

The first CD to be pressed in the USA was Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the ___'. Complete the CD title.

Accepted Answer

USA

Question 38

Name the line that divides earth in half (horizontally).

Accepted Answer

Equator

Question 39

Which Bob Dylan song did Adele include on her first album?

Accepted Answer

Make you feel my love

Question 40

What function does the Taj Mahal serve?

Accepted Answer

Mausoleum

Question 41

What is a word for the exchange of goods and services for other goods and services?

Accepted Answer

Bartering

Question 42

How much money is a Penny worth?

Accepted Answer

$ 0.01

Question 43

"Brave new World" is a dystopian novel. Who wrote it?

Accepted Answer

Aldous Huxley

Question 44

Shakespeare is renowned for his many plays. Which of these is NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

The Grapes of Wrath

Question 45

Which of these varieties of apple is also the name of a mountain in Japan?

Accepted Answer

Fuji

Question 46

How many players are there in a baseball team?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 47

They're famous for educational system now, but which country didn't have written language until China introduced one?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 48

What fruit is banished from certain hotels and public transportation in southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

Durian

Question 49

Which was the first European Country to use Banknotes?

Accepted Answer

Sweden

Question 50

Who invented the first credit card?

Accepted Answer

John Biggins

Question 51

In the movie "I, Robot", the "Three Laws of Robotics" were mentioned. Who created them?

Accepted Answer

Isaac Asimov

Question 52

From what is the alcoholic drink 'Sake' made?

Accepted Answer

Rice

Question 53

What was the first true ancient civilization?

Accepted Answer

Sumer

Question 54

What is the capital of Noord Holland?

Accepted Answer

Haarlem

Question 55

What is the name of the first decentralized digital currency?

Accepted Answer

Bitcoin

Question 56

How many bridges are there in Amsterdam?

Accepted Answer

1281

Question 57

Who was the drummer of the ‘Beatles’?

Accepted Answer

Richard "Ringo Starr" Starkey

Question 58

What does crescendo mean?

Accepted Answer

Get gradually louder

Question 59

What animal can survive long periods of time without water?

Accepted Answer

Camel

Question 60

What name is given to the hybrid offspring of a male lion and female tiger?

Accepted Answer

Liger

Question 61

What is the name of the biggest football club in Amsterdam?

Accepted Answer

Ajax

Question 62

In which country was the world’s first paper money created?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 63

What is a quandong?

Accepted Answer

Fruit

Question 64

What is the most popular medicine in the Netherlands?

Accepted Answer

Paracetamol

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FF Pub Quiz - 2

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