The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 366

The quiz is calling

You’re all quizzing fanatics here, so before this week’s pub quiz allow me to introduce you all to the latest addition to our repertoire – the JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz.

This is no replacement for the big boss that is the Friday Pub Quiz, but instead a daily, three-minute blitz of general knowledge testing to satisfy your insatiable quizzing appetite during the week.

You can check out yesterday’s edition here. Use it as a warm-up for today’s pub quiz if you want.

Speaking of, this week you’re getting a rounds on dog breeds (there are some very good doggos involved) and TV careers.

Away with you!

ROUND 1: General knowledge

How many strings does an acoustic guitar typically have?

Four

Six

Eight

Correct!

Wrong!

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What are the first two digits of Pi?

1.3

3.1

5.4

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which political party held their party conference in Bournemouth this week?

Labour

Liberal Democrats

Conservatives

Correct!

Wrong!

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Where is Machu Picchu?

Colombia

Bolivia

Peru

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which of these is an example of a palindrome?

Radar

Monkey

Idiotic

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 2: Sport

The Ryder Cup starts this week, but what was the result of the last edition of the tournament in 2021?

USA win

Europe win

Tie

Correct!

Wrong!

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How many points did England put past Chile in their Rugby World Cup match last weekend?

61

71

51

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which of these nations will be playing at the Cricket World Cup next month?

The West Indies

Zimbabwe

Bangladesh

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who is the only player to score at least four goals in three separate World Cup campaigns?

Miroslav Klose

Gary Lineker

Cristiano Ronaldo

Correct!

Wrong!

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If you saw a team be awarded a 'penalty corner', what sport would you be watching?

Basketball

Field hockey

Rugby league

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 3: Entertainment

On 'Deal or No Deal', what was the lowest amount of money contestants could have in their box?

£1

1p

10p

Correct!

Wrong!

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What is this dog's name?

Preston

Graham

Gromit

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who directed the original Spider-Man trilogy?

Sam Raimi

The Russo brothers

Jon Favreau

Correct!

Wrong!

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What is the title of The Wombats' debut album?

Kill Director

A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation

Tokyo

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which of these films did Christian Bale win an Oscar for?

The Fighter

The Big Short

The Dark Knight

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 4: Dog breeds

Name the dog breed from the picture. First up...

Golden Retriever

Labrador

Cocker Spaniel

Correct!

Wrong!

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What dog breed is this?

Afghan Hound

Doberman

Dachsund

Correct!

Wrong!

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What dog breed is this?

German Shepherd

Border Collie

Australian Shepherd

Correct!

Wrong!

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What dog breed is this?

Chow Chow

Husky

Pomeranian

Correct!

Wrong!

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What dog breed is this?

English Foxhound

Beagle

Sussex Spaniel

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 5: TV careers

Here's a snippet from a British actor's TV roles on their Wikipedia page, just tell us who the actor is. First up, whose TV career is this?

Martin Freeman

Benedict Cumberbatch

Mark Gatiss

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who does this TV career belong to?

Peter Capaldi

Matt Smith

David Tennant

Correct!

Wrong!

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Whose TV career is this?

Suranne Jones

Keeley Hawes

Jodie Whittaker

Correct!

Wrong!

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Whose TV career is this?

Judi Dench

Julie Walters

Helena Bonham Carter

Correct!

Wrong!

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Whose TV career is this?

Eddie Redmayne

Tom Hardy

Tom Hiddleston

Correct!

Wrong!

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