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Paris Pub Quiz

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  • 29-04-2007 3:05pm
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    I've started doing a pub quiz in a bar in Paris every Sunday night so I thought I'd post the questions here because...Well why not ! :)

    Here are the questions. Link to the picture round and music round available below.



    GEOG

    Which American state has the highest population?

    Timbuktu is in which African country?

    The Simpson Desert is in which country?

    Name the capital cities of the three Baltic States?

    What is the southern hemisphere equivalent of the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights?

    In which European country is the world`s highest road bridge?

    Which three countries have both a Mediterranean and Atlantic coastline?


    HISTORY


    What was the name of the first artificial satellite sent into space?

    Before becoming President of the United States, George W Bush was govenor of which state?

    Which country`s president post did Albert Einstein decline?

    According to the Bible, who committed the first ever murder?

    What were the first living creatures sent into space by the United States?


    Science

    Sand consists of silicon and what other element?

    Which bird can run the fastest?

    What African animal kills the most people?

    What does `http` stand for, as used in website addresses?

    Where on the human body is the skin the thinnest?

    What is the furthest planet from the sun?
    Neptune

    September 27th 2005 marked the birthday of the search engine `Google`, but how many years old was it?


    SPORT

    In which sport might you see the two teams defending goals of different sizes?


    As at 2006, who was the last European to win the Tour de France?


    At the end of the 2005/06 Premiership season, which football team had the stadium with the highest capacity?

    Which is the only non European country to host the World Cup more than once?

    Who is the oldest man to score in the final stages of a World Cup and for which country?

    Which 5 cities beginning with the letter `M` have hosted the Summer Olympic Games since 1896?

    Why don`t Spaniards sing along when their national anthem is played after winning gold medals at the Olympic Games? “David Cal” “Gervasio Deferr”


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    Music Round
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