The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 366

The quiz is calling.

You’re all quizzing fanatics here, so before this week’s pub quiz allow me to introduce you all to the latest addition to our repertoire – the JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz.

This is no replacement for the big boss that is the Friday Pub Quiz, but instead a daily, three-minute blitz of general knowledge testing to satisfy your insatiable quizzing appetite during the week.

You can check out yesterday’s edition here. Use it as a warm-up for today’s pub quiz if you want.

Speaking of, this week you’re getting a rounds on dog breeds (there are some very good doggos involved) and TV careers.

Away with you!

ROUND 1: General knowledge

How many strings does an acoustic guitar typically have?

Four

Eight

Six

Correct!

Wrong!

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What are the first two digits of Pi?

3.1

5.4

1.3

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who dismissed claims this week that The Cranberries song 'Zombie' is partitionist by describing them as 'absurd' and 'shocking'?

Micheál Martin

Leo Varadkar

Simon Coveney

Correct!

Wrong!

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Where is Machu Picchu?

Colombia

Bolivia

Peru

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which of these is an example of a palindrome?

Radar

Idiotic

Monkey

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 2: Sport

The Ryder Cup starts this week, but what was the result of the last edition of the tournament in 2021?

Europe win

Tie

USA win

Correct!

Wrong!

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How many points did England put past Chile in their Rugby World Cup match last weekend?

61

71

51

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which of these nations will be playing at the Cricket World Cup next month?

Bangladesh

The West Indies

Zimbabwe

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who is the only player to score at least four goals in three separate World Cup campaigns?

Miroslav Klose

Cristiano Ronaldo

Gary Lineker

Correct!

Wrong!

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If you saw a team be awarded a 'penalty corner', what sport would you be watching?

Basketball

Rugby league

Field hockey

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 3: Entertainment

On 'Deal or No Deal', what was the lowest amount of money contestants could have in their box?

£1

10p

1p

Correct!

Wrong!

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What is this dog's name?

Graham

Gromit

Preston

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who directed the original Spider-Man trilogy?

Sam Raimi

Jon Favreau

The Russo brothers

Correct!

Wrong!

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What is the title of The Wombats' debut album?

Tokyo

A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation

Kill Director

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which of these films did Christian Bale win an Oscar for?

Vice

The Fighter

The Big Short

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 4: Dog breeds

Name the dog breed from the picture. First up...

Golden Retriever

Cocker Spaniel

Labrador

Correct!

Wrong!

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What dog breed is this?

Doberman

Dachsund

Afghan Hound

Correct!

Wrong!

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What dog breed is this?

Border Collie

German Shepherd

Australian Shepherd

Correct!

Wrong!

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What dog breed is this?

Pomeranian

Chow Chow

Husky

Correct!

Wrong!

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What dog breed is this?

Sussex Spaniel

Beagle

English Foxhound

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 5: TV careers

Here's a snippet from an actor's TV roles on their Wikipedia page, just tell us who the actor is. First up, whose TV career is this?

Mark Gatiss

Benedict Cumberbatch

Martin Freeman

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who does this TV career belong to?

David Tennant

Peter Capaldi

Matt Smith

Correct!

Wrong!

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Whose TV career is this?

Suranne Jones

Keeley Hawes

Jodie Whittaker

Correct!

Wrong!

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Whose TV career is this?

Julie Walters

Helena Bonham Carter

Judi Dench

Correct!

Wrong!

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Whose TV career is this?

Tom Hiddleston

Eddie Redmayne

Tom Hardy

Correct!

Wrong!

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