20 pub quiz questions to test your general knowledge - August 12

Friday is here, which can mean only one thing - it's time to test your knowledge with the ECHO’s pub quiz.

Think you know all the answers? From TV and movie trivia to history, geography and sports, this Friday pub quiz will put your general knowledge to the test at every point.

So grab a notepad, a pen and a cold drink and take a few minutes out of the sunshine to get your brain working. The answers are included at the end - but no cheating!

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The questions vary from sport to geography to literature so there will be something for everyone. Remember to share your score with us by commenting at the end of the article, you can tweet us @echowhatson or get in touch on our Facebook page.

Questions

1. Which country is the world’s largest producer of cheese?

2. What goes into a White Russian cocktail?

3. Which film featured ‘King of Wishful Thinking’ by Go West?

4. Who was Henry VIII’s 3rd wife?

5. Which artist painted the Poppy Field in 1873?

6. Which Beatles film featured the songs ‘You’re Going to Lose that Girl’ and Beethoven’s Symphony Number 9 in D Minor?

7. What does GIF stand for?

8. In which fictional town is Coronation Street set in?

9. Which Spice Girl has appeared as an extra in Emmerdale?

10. In the Wizard of Oz, what was the lion searching for?

11. Which band recorded the 1977 album Rumours?

12. In which area of London did the "Jack the Ripper" murders take place in 1888?

13. In which African country would you find the Skeleton Coast?

14. In which conflict did Florence Nightingale develop her nursing techniques?

15. In which year did the first McDonald's restaurant open?

16. At what age did rock stars Kurt Cobain, Brian Jones and Jim Morrison all die?

17. What is the capital of Canada? 25

18. Which country defeated Britain in the battle for Singapore?

19. Which country has the most colours on its flag?

20. In the human body what connects the bladder to the kidneys?

Answers

1. USA

2. Vodka, coffee liqueur, cream/milk

3. Pretty Woman

4. Jane Seymour

5. Claude Monet

6. Help!

7. Graphic Interchange Format

8. Weatherfield

9. Mel B

10. Courage

11. Fleetwood Mac

12. Whitechapel

13. Namibia

14. Crimean War

15. 1940

16. 27

17. Ottawa

18. Japan

19. Belize

20. Ureters

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