Fun Pub Quiz Questions and Answers

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A round for teams who enjoy the stranger corners of general knowledge. Bran Castle, the Greek god of war and the two cities of the Dickens title all appear early.

Later questions cover the islands James Cook originally named the Sandwich Islands, the breeds behind a Cavapoo, and the name Willie Nelson gave his guitar.

  1. Bran Castle in Romania is commonly known as the castle of which famous fictional character?
  2. Who is the Greek god of war?
  3. In which two cities is Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities' set?
  4. Which islands did James Cook name Hawaii?
  5. Which British politician famously headbutted a German footballer in the groin?
  6. A Cavapoo is a cross between which two dog breeds?
  7. By what name was Willy Nelson's guitar known?
  8. Which Shakespeare play contains the quote 'is this a dagger I see before me, with its handle pointed towards my hand”?
  9. Which song, from a well known Disney movie, begins with an African chant that goes 'Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba, Sithi uhm ingonyama'?
  10. What is the maximum length of a cricket bat officially allowed to be?
  11. Who wrote the famous poem 'The Highwayman'?
  12. What letter is located between letters X and V on a standard keyboard?
  13. What is the largest landlocked country in the world with no border access to the open ocean?
  14. Asteroidea is a class of echinoderms that comprises of which creature?
  15. What was the Pet Shop Boy's first number one song?
  16. What element has the symbol Au?
  17. Which English county is Lake Windermere located in?
  18. What is Helen Parr's nickname in 'The Incredibles 2' movie?
  19. A number that is greater than 1 and is not a prime number is known as what type of number?
  20. What was the name of Winston Churchill's wife?