CambridgeshireLive General Knowledge Pub Quiz

25 tricky quiz questions for your night in

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1) What kind of nuts are traditionally used in pesto?

2) Janet Horne was the last person to be executed legally for witchcraft in the UK. When did she die?

3) What is the name of the sprint runner who was born in Cambridge and grew up in Shepreth, and who won gold at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics?

4) Which type of insect has a species whose males live their entire lives inside figs?

5) Last month, King Charles met Ethel Caterham, the world’s oldest person. How old is she?

6) Who sings ‘Messy’ and ‘Conceited’?

7) Which Cambridgeshire town was put on the map in 2023 for having a wonky Christmas tree?

8) One species of mole is named after its unusual snout. What is this name?

9) What is the name of the ‘AI actor’ that is causing controversy in Hollywood after being created by a Dutch company?

10) When was the Black Death?

11) Where is Mount Kilimanjaro?

12) Which of the following British musicians was born in Cambridge?

13) What is the scientific name for the chemical found in most typical alcoholic drinks, like wine and beer?

14) A new Wuthering Heights film adaptation is set to come out next year, starring Margot Robbie. Who wrote the book?

15) How many kilometres make up one mile?

16) Who plays Nick in the 2013 film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby?

17) In Hippocrates’ ‘theory of the four humours’, which of the following is not a ‘humour’?

18) Levi Roots is the man behind which sauce?

19) In the Lidl logo, what colour is the ‘i’?

20) Which country hosted the men’s Rugby World Cup in 2023?

21) What is the name of the wooden footbridge in Cambridge that connects two parts of Queens’ College?

22) Where was William Shakespeare born?

23) What is Taylor Swift’s middle name?

24) Which chef has spoken publicly about their struggles with severe dyslexia?

25) What is the name of Stacey Dooley’s daughter?

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