Pub Quiz Questions

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A round drawing on music, film and natural history. Finger holes on a recorder, the novel behind Jaws, and what female ants lose after mating.

There is a physics question about gravity at altitude, and a Faberge question to finish.

  1. How many finger holes does a recorder have running down the front of the instrument?
  2. Peter Benchley wrote a novel in 1974 that became the basis of which famous movie?
  3. Which island does Japan's capital city Tokyo belong to?
  4. What do female ants typically lose after mating?
  5. Complete the well-known proverb: An apple doesn't...?
  6. Does the gravitational pull from the Earth increase or decrease with higher altitude?
  7. What was special about the Easter eggs created by Peter Carl Fabergé for the Russian Imperial family?
  8. Which song begins with the lyrics, 'I know I stand in line until you think you have the time to spend an evening with me'?
  9. How old was Queen Victoria when she became Queen of England?
  10. Who provides the voice of Stewie Griffin in the TV series Family Guy?
  11. How many gold medals did Mo Farah win at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
  12. What type of pasta is shaped like a bow-tie?
  13. Which two aviators famously said, 'I feel the need - the need for speed'?
  14. The Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water on Earth, by which two continents is it landlocked?
  15. What is celebrated on July 14 in France?
  16. Which of Snow White's dwarfs has the longest name?
  17. What type of bird has the largest wingspan of all surviving species?
  18. Which country is nicknamed the 'Cockpit of Europe'?
  19. Coven is the collective name for a group of what?
  20. Which famous movie character said, 'Close your mouth please, Michael. We are not a codfish'?