The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 339

By Charlie Herbert

This week’s quiz is here.

As Ronan Keating famously sang – you say it best, when you say nothing at all.

So, with those words front and centre of my mind, and time not my friend as I write this up, here’s this week’s JOE Friday Pub Quiz.

ROUND 1: General knowledge

Who are the brothers widely credited with inventing and flying the world's first airplane?

The Coen Brothers

The Ryan Brothers

The Wright Brothers

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In Dante's 'Inferno', how many circles of Hell are there?

5

9

12

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Wrong!

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Which animal lays the largest eggs in the world?

Ostrich

Alligator

Platypus

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Wrong!

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Which app have British government ministers been told to delete from their phones in recent days?

Twitter

TikTok

Facebook

Correct!

Wrong!

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What kind of milk is used to make Roquefort cheese?

Cow's milk

Goat's milk

Sheep's milk

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 2: Sport

Who have Crystal Palace appointed as their 'new' manager following the sacking of Patrick Vieira?

Alan Pardew

Roy Hodgson

Tony Pulis

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which team scored the most tries in this year's Six Nations?

France

Ireland

Scotland

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who is the Ireland national rugby union team's most capped player?

Ronan O'Gara

Brian O'Driscoll

Rory Best

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who has finished third in both races so far in the 2023 Formula 1 season?

Fernando Alonso

Charles Leclerc

Lewis Hamilton

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Wrong!

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Which hymn is sung before kickoff in the FA Cup final?

Abide With Me

Jerusalem

Amazing Grace

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Wrong!

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ROUND 3: Entertainment

Busted have announced a comeback tour this year, but what was their debut single way back in 2002?

Air Hostess

Crashed The Wedding

What I Go To School For

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Wrong!

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Who plays family patriarch Logan Roy in HBO series Succession?

Michael Gambon

Brian Cox

Peter Mullan

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Wrong!

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Where was Peter Kay born?

Blackpool

Blackburn

Bolton

Correct!

Wrong!

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What was the title of the last Star Wars film released?

Return of the Jedi

The Last Jedi

The Rise of Skywalker

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Wrong!

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Which Hollywood actor makes a cameo appearance as himself in the film Zombieland?

Bill Murray

Jim Carrey

Steve Martin

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Wrong!

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ROUND 4: Action movies

With the release of the new John Wick, how many movies have there been in the franchise?

3

4

5

Correct!

Wrong!

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What is the next Mission: Impossible movie called?

Dead Reckoning

Ghost Protocol

Rogue Nation

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Wrong!

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In what city is Atomic Blonde mostly set?

Paris

Berlin

Amsterdam

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Wrong!

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Who directed the Mad Max films?

John McTiernan

George Miller

John Woo

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Wrong!

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This is a poster for which Denzel Washington movie?

Man on Fire

Out of Time

Unstoppable

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Wrong!

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ROUND 5: Technology

Which of these is a line of MacBooks?

MacBook Light

MacBook Air

MacBook Wind

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which tech company does this logo belong to?

HP

LG

Huawei

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Wrong!

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Which company produces the PlayStation?

Sony

Samsung

Microsoft

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Wrong!

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Where is the company Nokia from?

Finland

France

Japan

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Wrong!

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Which company developed Windows?

Google

Microsoft

Apple

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Wrong!

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