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TheJournal.ie's Weekend Pub Quiz part two (still with no questions about you-know-what)

Get your thinking cap on.

CONVENTIONAL PUB QUIZZES cannot take place right now, as we all know. 

But that doesn’t mean we can’t still have one. 

We have five rounds of five questions each – on geography, sports, film, history and then some general knowledge. 

You could even incorporate it into your Facetime/Zoom/Houseparty activities tonight by sharing the screen.

But, in the grand tradition of pub quizzes everywhere, no cheating.

Let’s go.

Let's get started with geography: Which US State capital is nicknamed the Mile High City?
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Philadelphia
Tuscon

Detroit
Denver
Which of these countries has land borders with the most other countries?
India
Germany

Serbia
Iran
Which Irish town translates to Ford of the Kings?
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Athenry
Kinvarra

Cahersiveen
Enniscrone
Where would you find Cape Horn?
Africa
Asia

Australia
South America
If you were using the area code 007 (and I don't mean James Bond) as you were dialling a number, which country would you be ringing?
The Netherlands
China

Russia
Argentina
Onto sports, in Ireland's qualifiers for the 2002 World Cup who scored in the tense 1-1 draw with Portugal at Lansdowne Road?
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Jason McAteer
Robbie Keane

Niall Quinn
Roy Keane
The Mavericks are a major league team in which US sport?
American football
Basketball

Baseball
Hockey
Between 2000 and 2019, Dublin and Kerry have won 13 All-Ireland men's senior football finals between them. Which county has the won the most - apart from the top two - in those years?
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Donegal
Cork

Galway
Tyrone
Who is the current World Darts Champion?
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Michael van Gerwen
Gary Anderson

Peter Wright
Fallon Sherrock
Which of these stadiums has the highest capacity?
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Wembley, London
Croke Park, Dublin

Bernabeu, Madrid
Soccer City, Johannesburg
And now it's film. Which of these iconic movies was released first?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Gone With The Wind

The Wizard of Oz
The Great Dictator
Rachel Dawes is the love interest in Chris Nolan's Batman films. She's played by Maggie Gyllenhaal and....?
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Marion Cotillard
Emma Stone

Katie Holmes
Amy Adams
Who voiced the Jessica Rabbit in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
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Kathleen Turner
Meryl Streep

Uma Thurman
Bob Hoskins
What does Robert Duvall's character love the smell of in the morning in Apocalypse Now?
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Fear
Greed

Marijuana
Napalm
Which of these films was Jack Nicholson NOT nominated for an Oscar for?
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Chinatown
About Schmidt

The Postman Always Rings Twice
Prizzi's Honour
History is next. What year was Ireland formally declared a republic?
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1916
1922

1937
1949
Who coined the phrase "a government of the people, by the people, for the people"?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln

John F Kennedy
Donald Trump
Which of these heavy metal bands shares a name with a torture device purported to be used in medieval times?
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Iron Maiden
Metallica

Sepultura
Mötley Crüe
What year did construction begin on the Berlin Wall?
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1945
1951

1961
1965
Which of these leaders was born first?
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill

Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Still in contention? General knowledge next. How many leaves does a shamrock have?
Two
Three

Four
Five
Prospero is the protagonist in which Shakespeare play?
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As You Like It
The Merchant Of Venice

A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Tempest
What book won the Booker Prize in 2018?
Everything Under, Daisy Johnson
The Long Take, Robin Robertson

Milkman, Anna Burns
Washington Black, Esi Eduygan
How many TDs are there in the Dáil?
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120
145

158
160
How many British prime ministers have there been during Queen Elizabeth II's reign which began in 1952?
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9
14

16
21
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
1st prize
Is that Hud Hastings? Is he wearing a crown?
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Great job
You did very well there. Fair play, we're delighted for you.
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Decent job
You did okay. I guess.
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Not great
The questions didn't fall for you today, but maybe next time?
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Ooof
This is only a minor blip isn't it?
Share your result:

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    Mute Philip Cooper
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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:37 AM

    This scampi happening!

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    Mute Phil O' Meara
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    Jul 31st 2015, 9:20 AM

    That’s a-pall ling.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:40 AM

    That must have caused haddock.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:32 AM

    the plaice is in bits

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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:42 AM

    Sure they were packed in like sardines

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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:31 AM

    You’re codding me!

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    Mute Veronika Hladová
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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:40 AM

    An overturned truck of fish has been causing problems on the main Cork-Dublin road, take care if you are approaching the area, and get off your bloddy phoines!!!

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    Mute Ben Redline
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    Jul 31st 2015, 9:21 AM

    Large scale traffic disruption

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    Mute Jp Curtin
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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:51 AM

    Create your own fish pun, dont leave it to salmon else

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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:47 AM

    clean up is gonna cost a few squid.

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    Mute Ger Buckley
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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:31 AM

    at least there is a ray of hope it will open later

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    Mute Paul Mc
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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:33 AM

    Are sole.

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    Mute Ger Buckley
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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:41 AM

    pollocks

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    Mute John Shaft
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    Jul 31st 2015, 10:07 AM

    Gonna have to avoid the plaice

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    Mute Dermot Fennelly
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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:36 AM

    was that at the turn Pike

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    Mute zacaramanta
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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:34 AM

    A dangerous plaice to crash

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    Mute Barry Hennessy
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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:39 AM

    i would hake to be travelling that road this morning

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    Mute Eoin O'Hagan
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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:33 AM

    A plaice to avoid this morning.

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    Mute Gus Sheridan
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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:35 AM

    On a SCALE of one to ten how much of a fishy story is this?

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    Mute Pearse Mc Mullen
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    Jul 31st 2015, 10:07 AM

    It`s a mackerel that no-one was hurt

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    Mute Declan Hynes
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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:41 AM

    Your all gillty of terrible fish puns…

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    Mute John Shaft
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    Jul 31st 2015, 10:11 AM

    Now were fin ished

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    Jul 31st 2015, 9:03 AM

    Don’t panic they say it will be cleared up in a whale

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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:41 AM

    Full “scale” emergency declared.

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    Mute Rod_TenⒸ
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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:38 AM

    This story is a red herring.

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    Mute Ben Redline
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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:30 AM

    These fish puns should be funny.

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    Mute Tracey Coughlan
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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:39 AM

    Dont plaice the sole of your foot to hard on the breaks. otherwise you will skate across the road. okay ill get my coat!!!! lol

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    Jul 31st 2015, 10:23 AM

    That driver will have to be schooled on his driving.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:39 AM

    Something smells, are they trying to bait us?,

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    Jul 31st 2015, 11:23 AM

    The driver was Whiting a text message, it was an easy mistHake to make, no Trout about it.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 9:41 AM

    Right folks, fin-ish up there now, do yis not have homes to goldfish?

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    Mute Micheal S. O' Ceilleachair
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    Jul 31st 2015, 9:17 AM

    Would ye all stop blubbering on!!?

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    Jul 31st 2015, 12:32 PM

    You don’t have to be a brain sturgeon to come up with a good fish pun but it would dolphinetly kelp.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:44 AM

    The fish will………..
    Doh!
    Monorail!

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    Jul 31st 2015, 11:33 AM

    maybe they made up this story just for the “halibut”.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 11:00 AM

    I read the first 10 fish puns here hoping they would make me laugh but, no pun in 10 did.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 11:23 AM

    Ah don’t be such a stickleback.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 4:09 PM

    Ah Ted. That must make you feel very out of plaice. We are all having a whale of a time too. But we are bound to worm a smile out of you yet and get you off your hook or should we just let you flounder.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 11:43 AM

    All we need now is a few loaves, and we’d have a miracle.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:37 AM

    There is something fishy about that crash .

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    Jul 31st 2015, 10:46 AM

    Two hours and not one fanny pun, standards are slipping.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 2:44 PM

    eel get a few points on his licence for that !

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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:48 AM

    They will have to PIKE them by hand onto trucks

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    Jul 31st 2015, 9:25 AM

    If you don’t want the fish dont maul it il have them for tea

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    Jul 31st 2015, 12:19 PM

    I don’t give a dam about water charges. (See what I did there?
    Talk to me when someone is organising a protest against property tax or USC.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 10:31 AM

    Looks like it will be the healthiest section of the motorway.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 4:05 PM

    Pollocks.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 4:05 PM

    Eel bet they were worth a few squid.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 10:43 PM

    Salmons head is going to roll for this.

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    Jul 31st 2015, 12:26 PM

    Bleedin Topes…

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    Jul 31st 2015, 11:09 AM

    Chr@@t there’s a load of lads here that would do well ablow in the opera house!!

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    Jul 31st 2015, 3:53 PM

    orca ward situation to be in

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    Jul 31st 2015, 8:33 AM

    wrong time, wrong plaice!

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    Jul 31st 2015, 1:20 PM

    something fishy about that

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