Pub Quiz Questions and Answers

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A solid general round. It takes in the Ed Sheeran track that topped the charts at Christmas 2017, the Shakespeare play containing the witches' chant, and the sport that gave us the term hat trick.

James Cook, rubella and the failed 1961 invasion of Cuba complete the set.

  1. Which Ed Sheeran song became a UK Christmas number one song in 2017?
  2. Which Shakepearean play features the Song of the Witches: Double, double toil and trouble?
  3. From which sport does the term 'hat trick' originate?
  4. Who named Hawaii the 'Sandwich Islands'?
  5. By what medical term is German Measles known?
  6. What are the 5 main food groups?
  7. What part of Cuba was unsuccessful invaded in 1961?
  8. A former British politician became known as 'Two Jabs' after punching a protestor for doing what?
  9. Which Venezuelen city is known as the 'City of Gold'?
  10. What is 0.3333 as a fraction?
  11. Which actor has played Sherlock homes and Alan Turing?
  12. What was the name of the first dog in space?
  13. Which famous band was co-founded by Brian Wilson in the early 1960s?
  14. Haiti is located on an island whose land is shared with which other country?
  15. What year did Tears for Fears release 'Shout'?
  16. What does HTML stand for?
  17. Who decided to split the spectrum into seven colours?
  18. The Marty's Mirror is an important book for which religion?
  19. Who does Eliza Doolittle visit for elocution lessons in 'My Fair Lady'?
  20. What was Cilla Black's real name?