Pub Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which orchestral woodwind uses a double reed and generally plays in a higher register than the bassoon?
Clarinet
Flute
Oboe
Saxophone
2. On which surface is the Wimbledon tennis tournament traditionally played?
Grass
Hard court
Carpet
Clay
3. A historian is researching daily life during the First World War. Which item is a primary source from that period?
A modern documentary about wartime society
A recent textbook chapter about the war
A diary written by a nurse in 1916
A historical novel published decades later
4. A ship is located at 0° latitude and 0° longitude. In which body of water is it?
The Mediterranean Sea
The Gulf of Guinea
The Caribbean Sea
The Arabian Sea
5. A right-angled triangle has shorter sides measuring 3 cm and 4 cm. How long is its hypotenuse?
7 cm
6 cm
5 cm
12 cm
6. Who wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?
Charlotte Brontë
Jane Austen
Mary Shelley
George Eliot
7. A solution changes from pH 3 to pH 5. How has its hydrogen ion concentration changed?
It is 2 times lower
It has not changed
It is 100 times higher
It is 100 times lower
8. A healthy plant is moved into complete darkness. Which process can still release usable energy from its stored sugars?
Photosynthesis
Cellular respiration
Transpiration
Pollination
9. Water droplets form on the outside of a cold glass on a warm day. Which process causes them?
Condensation of water vapor from the air
Evaporation of water through the glass
Freezing of moisture on the glass
Sublimation of the glass's contents
10. The prefix “bene-” means “well” or “good.” Which word most directly describes someone wishing good for others?
Belligerent
Benevolent
Ambivalent
Reticent
11. In which year was Magna Carta first sealed by King John of England?
1066
1415
1485
1215
12. Which artist painted “The Starry Night”?
Vincent van Gogh
Claude Monet
Edvard Munch
Paul Cézanne
13. Earth is farther from the Sun in July than in January. What is the main reason July is still summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
The Sun produces more energy in July
Earth rotates more slowly in July
Earth's axial tilt points the Northern Hemisphere more toward the Sun
The Moon reflects extra sunlight toward Earth
14. What is the capital city of Canada?
Vancouver
Toronto
Montreal
Ottawa
15. Which sequence puts these events in chronological order from earliest to latest?
End of World War II, Moon landing, fall of the Berlin Wall
Fall of the Berlin Wall, end of World War II, Moon landing
Moon landing, end of World War II, fall of the Berlin Wall
End of World War II, fall of the Berlin Wall, Moon landing
16. Which small European country borders Belgium, Germany, and France?
Liechtenstein
Andorra
San Marino
Luxembourg