The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 337

By Charlie Herbert

Given the Oscars this weekend, our latest Pub Quiz features a special movie-focused round.

A warning before you begin this week’s Friday Pub Quiz: you’ll need some pretty good film knowledge to come away with a 20+ score, there’s a tricky Best Picture round that awaits you. Just to keep you on your toes.

Enjoy!

ROUND 1: General knowledge

Which of these is a type of apple?

Orban Yummy

Golden Delicious

Bronze Tasty

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which Periodic element is represented by the symbol Hg?

Mercury

Lead

Gold

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who is Ireland's Transport Minister?

Simon Harris

Stephen Donnelly

Eamon Ryan

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which of these Apple products was released first?

iPod Shuffle

iPod Nano

iPod Touch

Correct!

Wrong!

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What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

Prague

Budapest

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 2: Sport

Before Liverpool last weekend, who was the last team to beat Manchester United by seven goals?

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Chelsea

Newcastle

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which of these prestigious horse races takes place at the Cheltenham Festival?

The Gold Cup

The Grand National

The Derby

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which country is F1 team Alpine from?

Germany

France

Italy

Correct!

Wrong!

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How many gold medals did Rebecca Adlington win at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

3

1

2

Correct!

Wrong!

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In what sport would you be able to score 'an albatross'?

Baseball

Curling

Golf

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Wrong!

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ROUND 3: Entertainment

Whose name did Will Smith tell Chris Rock to 'keep out of your f***ing mouth' at the Oscars last year?

His daughter's (Willow Smith)

His wife's (Jada Pinkett Smith)

His son's (Jaden Smith)

Correct!

Wrong!

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What was the title of Ed Sheeran's debut studio album?

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x

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which of these comedians is The Taskmaster on Channel 4 show 'Taskmaster'?

Frankie Boyle

Dara O'Briain

Greg Davies

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Wrong!

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Which UK city was classic sitcom The Royle Family set in?

Newcastle

Birmingham

Manchester

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which war is the Oscar-nominated film All Quiet On The Western Front set in?

First World War

Vietnam War

Second World War

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Wrong!

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ROUND 4: Oscar best picture winners

Here's a still from a film, tell us what year in won the Academy Award for Best Picture. First up...

1976

1970

1980

Correct!

Wrong!

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When did this film win Best Picture?

1965

1969

1961

Correct!

Wrong!

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When did this film win Best Picture?

1990

1998

1994

Correct!

Wrong!

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When did this film win Best Picture?

2010

2013

2007

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Wrong!

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When did this film win Best Picture?

2020

2017

2014

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Wrong!

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ROUND 5: Where is this place?

Where would you find the headquarters of the United Nations?

Washington DC

New York City

London

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which city would you find this statue in?

Berlin

Brussels

Paris

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Wrong!

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Which country would you find the football club Real Sociedad in?

Spain

Portugal

Italy

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Wrong!

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You'd find the Dead Sea on the border of which of these countries?

Morocco

Greece

Israel

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Wrong!

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Where would you find this gas crater, known as the 'Door to Hell'?

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

Kazakhstan

Correct!

Wrong!

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