Irish Pubs Quiz

Quiz
General Knowledge
What is the most common Element on Earth ?
Which nation gave women the right to vote first ?
Who was known as "old blue eyes" ?
Which US presidents are featured on Mount Rushmore ?
Which Presidents does Forest Gump meet in the film ?
What group were George Harrison , Paul Mcartney , and John Lennon in together as well as the beatles?
What year did the Vietnam war end ?
What year did the Berlin Wall come down ?
What country has not fought in a war since 1815 ?
Which is the only city in the world to lie in 2 continents ?


Answers
Hydrogen
New Zealand
Frank Sinatra
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln
J F Kennedy, Nixon, Lyndon Johnson
The Quarrymen
1975
1989
Switzerland
Istanbul


Sport
On a darts board, what number is directly opposite No. 1 ?
Why do American footballers paint black marks across their cheeks ?
How many red balls are there in snooker ?
Only one of the 16 nations at Euro 2008 had got past the group stages at Euro 2004 and the World Cups of 2002 and 2006. Who?
Which ITV commentator once said "More football in a moment - but first, highlights of the Scottish League Cup Final"?
Which female jockey rode Sprowston Boy to victory at Royal Ascot in 1987?
Which American football team are called "The Bills"?
Who owned the ill-fated Derby winner Shergar?
Which team were the opponents of Manchester United when Eric Cantona launched a kung fu style assault on a spectator?
In the game of golf what is a mulligan?


Answers
No. 19
It helps to protect against the suns glare
15
Sweden
Gary Newbon
Gay Kellaway
Buffalo (Bills)
Aga Khan
Crystal Palace
A free shot


History
Which US President was shot five days after the end of the American Civil War?
Which wife of Henry VIII had already married twice before she became queen, and married for a fourth time after Henry’s death?
Which Axis Power changed sides during WW II, declaring war on Germany in 1943?
Which famous battle is depicted in the 'Bayeux Tapestry'?
Which notorious gang were involved in the famous gunfight against the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday at the O.K Corral?
Guy Fawkes enlisted in the army of which European country in 1593?
What was the name of the amendment that banned alcohol in the USA in the early 20th Century?
Who traditionally wears the Fisherman's Ring?
Born in Belfast on 29th November 1898, C S LEWIS wrote the famous series of children's books "The Chronicles of Narnia", what did the C S stand for?
What year? Idi Amin expels non-Africans from Uganda. Gordon Banks is voted Footballer of the Year and loses an eye. Marlon Brando stars in "The Godfather".


Answers
Abraham Lincoln
Catherine Parr
Italy
Battle of Hastings - 1066.
The Clantons
Spain
Prohibition
The Pope
Clive Staples Lewis.
1972.