The Ultimate Pub Quiz Book: 500 Questions on General Knowledge

By Scott Stevenson

Are you a member of a pub quiz team? Do you enjoy having a go at general knowledge quizzes? Are you knowledgeable about a wide range of subjects? Whatever your reason for choosing this book, you are certain to enjoy tackling the 500 questions inside. Which Author and politician with the middle name Rodham wrote Living History? The Tamla Motown music label founded by Berry Gordy Jr. began in which American City? What object sits on top of the Wimbledon men’s singles champion trophy and has done since 1887? If these questions have got you puzzling, dip inside to find out the answers and discover more of the same. With sections on all areas of general knowledge including art and literature, film and television, history, music, science, sport, inventions and much more, there is something to suit all levels of ability. Whether you are a quizmaster in need of new material or ginning up for the next pub quiz, The Ultimate Pub Quiz Book is an ideal way to improve your general knowledge.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Apex Publishing Limited
• Release date: Aug 7, 2015
• ISBN: 9780993263064

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Questions - Art and Literature

The Scream is the name of each of the four versions of a compilation created using paint and pastels between 1893 and 1910 by which expressionist artist?

The play Shadowlands is based on the relationship between American writer Joy Gresham and which Belfast-born poet and novelist?

Emma Thompson won a Golden Globe Award for her role in a TV adaptation of which Jane Austen novel?

Which famous English poet was a volunteer in Greece’s War of Independence in the early 19th century?

Whose novel Trainspotting, published in 1993, later achieved cult status due to the Danny Boyle-directed film based on it?

Which author and politician with the middle name Rodham wrote Living History?

Who wrote the book All Creatures Great and Small?

Published in 1982, Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel features what colour in its title?

In a series of children’s books by Lauren Child, what is the name of seven-year old Charlie’s little sister?

In 1999, which British artist was nominated for the Turner Prize for her piece My Bed?

In David Hockney’s painting, Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, what animal is Percy?

In what country did Tintin first appear in print?

What was Emily Bronte’s only published novel?

Which Ian McEwan novel was adapted into a 2007 film starring Keira Knightley?

Who wrote Moby Dick?

What does the ‘S’ in author C.S. Lewis’s name stand for?

In Julius Caeser, how did Mark Anthony die?

Who wrote Utopia published in