Every Thursday at 9:30pm, we have a fast and furious twenty minute tour of the country with twenty questions to test your knowledge of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Subjects cover politics, current affairs and business, sport, history, geography, entertainment, art and books, music, and general knowledge, so start swotting!
Thursday, 02 September 2010's Twenty20 Brit Quiz - was won by Kelly's Heroes with 19/20
£1 per person, with a maximum team size of four. The winning team gets a round of drinks on the house* and the chance to nominate a member of their team to answer the Twenty20 secret roll-over question** - get that correct and win the whole jackpot!
*Conditions apply to clever dicks and the umpire's decision is always final
**Twenty seconds to read the secret question and twenty seconds to answer it. No conferring.
The use of mobile phones or other electronic equipment is strictly forbidden
23 September 2010 - Yesterday, in 1910 the cinema that is now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain was opened and, coincidentally, in 1955 ITV went live for the first time, so a quiz about the big screen and the small screen
02 September 2010: "Which famous London sculpture is the work of Sir Alfred Gilbert?"
Eros
26 August 2010: "Who did Henry Morton Stanley presume to find in the town of Ujiji on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in 1871?"
Doctor David Livingstone
19 August 2010: "Which country house has been the official country residence of British Prime Ministers since 1921?"
Chequers
12 August 2010: "Which Englishman directed the 1935 film “The 39 Steps”?"
Alfred Hitchcock
05 August 2010: "The City of Oxford Coat of Arms features four animals: An Ox, a Lion (or leopard) holding a tudor rose, a beaver and which other?"
An Elephant
29 July 2010: "Which is the only horse to have won the English, Scottish and Welsh Grand Nationals?"
Earth Summit
22 July 2010: "Which Music Hall Comedian, nicknamed “The Cheeky Chappy” was top of the bill in variety performances in the 1930s, '40s and '50s and was known for his flamboyant suits and his risqué jokes - which got him banned from the BBC twice?"
Max Miller
15 July 2010: "Which Spanish actor was the leading man in the following films: “Evita” (1996), “The Mask of Zorro” (1998) and “Once upon a time in Mexico” (2003) and provides the voice of Puss in Boots in “Shrek 2” (2004) and “Shrek the Third” (2007)?"
Antonio Banderas
08 July 2010: "“All the Fun of the Fair” is a musical featuring the songs of which singer from the 1970's?"
David Essex
01 July 2010: "Who was the only person to sign the three documents that established the United States: the Declaration of Independence, the peace treaty with Britain that ended the Revolutionary War, and the Constitution?"
Benjamin Franklin
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Our usual menus will not be available on:
Friday 24 - Sunday 26 September