The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 389

20 is a great score this week.

We’re back with another Friday pub quiz. This week, we have a general knowledge round, a sports round, a round on entertainment, a round on world flags and a round on the nominees for Best Picture at the 2024 Academy Awards.

Good luck, and let us know what score you get.

ROUND 1: General knowledge

In Romeo and Juliet, which house did Romeo belong to?

Capulets

Montagues

Correct!

Wrong!

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What is the currency of India?

Rupees

Pounds

Yen

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who is this former Taoiseach?

Albert Reynolds

John Bruton

Brian Cowen

Correct!

Wrong!

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Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across which ocean?

Indian

Pacific

Atlantic

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which Asian nation used to be known as Siam?

Vietnam

Japan

Thailand

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 2: Sport

At which club did Wayne Rooney finish his playing career?

Everton

Manchester United

Derby County

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which English football team used to play at Highbury?

Tottenham

Newcastle

Arsenal

Correct!

Wrong!

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At which Winter Olympics did the Jamaican bobsleigh team qualify for the first time?

1980

1988

1998

Correct!

Wrong!

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At which Olympics did Katie Taylor win her gold medal?

2008

2012

2016

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which of these balls is the biggest?

A basketball

A volleyball

A football

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 3: Entertainment

Which radio station has Graham Norton left as the host of their weekend show?

Radio 2

Virgin Radio

Capital

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which of these actors has received the most Oscar nominations in their career?

Bradley Cooper

Denzel Washington

Leonardo DiCaprio

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which classic Disney film features Prince Charming?

Snow White

Beauty and the Beast

Cinderella

Correct!

Wrong!

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What is the name of the president of Panem in the Hunger Games?

Ice

Snow

Frost

Correct!

Wrong!

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In which year did the Spice Girls release Wannabe?

1994

2000

1996

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 4: Best Picture nominees

Which 2024 Best Picture nominee is this?

Killers of the Flower Moon

The Holdovers

Oppenheimer

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which 2024 Best Picture nominee is this?

American Fiction

Barbie

Poor Things

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which 2024 Best Picture nominee is this?

The Zone of Interest

Anatomy of a Fall

The Holdovers

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which 2024 Best Picture nominee is this?

Past Lives

American Fiction

The Holdovers

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which 2024 Best Picture nominee is this?

Maestro

Oppenheimer

Past Lives

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 5: Flags of the world

This is the flag of which country?

Uruguay

Colombia

Argentina

Correct!

Wrong!

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This is the flag of which country?

Armenia

Turkey

Morocco

Correct!

Wrong!

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This is the flag of which country?

Iceland

Norway

Greenland

Correct!

Wrong!

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This is the flag of which country?

Slovenia

Estonia

Lithuania

Correct!

Wrong!

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This is the flag of which country?

Malaysia

Singapore

The Philippines

Correct!

Wrong!

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