General Knowledge Pub Quiz 260422

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1. Q: What sort of building uses a Fresnel lens?
   A: Lighthouse. Engineers designed this lens to be lightweight and compact. Consequently, it enabled lighthouses to project powerful beams over much greater distances without the massive weight of traditional solid glass. Moreover, the entertainment industry has adopted this technology; theatre professionals frequently utilise these instruments—which they call “Fresnels”—to produce adjustable, soft-edged beams of light. Beyond the stage, manufacturers also integrate these lenses into everyday safety tools. For instance, they install them in traffic lights and affix them to the windows of large vehicles, such as lorries, to help drivers reduce dangerous blind spots.
2. Q: Under which sign of the zodiac are people born on St. Valentine’s Day?
   A: Aquarius. Typically, January 20 – February 18. St. Valentine’s Day is on 14th February.
3. Q: What is the literal translation of the word dinosaur?
   A: Terrible lizard. English palaeontologist Sir Richard Owen coined the term in 1842. He combined two Ancient Greek words to create the taxonomic group Dinosauria.
4. Q: What is the most spoken language after English in England and Wales?
   A: Polish. Scots is the second-most-spoken language in the UK by speaker count (approx. 1.5 million). Polish has consistently been the most spoken main second language since the 2011 Census. Romanian saw a significant increase by 2021, rising to become the second most common “other” main language in some reports.
5. Q: On which day in January is Burns’ Night in Scotland?
   A: January 25th. This date honours the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet, who entered the world in 1759. To commemorate the occasion, enthusiasts across the globe traditionally host a “Burns Supper,” during which they serve haggis and whiskey while reciting his timeless poetry.
6. Q: In which year did New Coke launch, but proved to be one of the biggest product flops in history?
   A: 1985. A reformulation to compete with Pepsi.
7. Q: Which gemstone is the result of resin from fossilised prehistoric trees?
   A: Amber. It is formed from soft, sticky tree resin that has hardened and undergone polymerisation over millions of years.
8. Q: The ghost of which of Henry VIII’s wives allegedly haunts the Tower of London?
   A: Anne Boleyn. Following her execution in 1536, Anne Boleyn became a central figure in British ghost lore. Specifically, The Anne Boleyn Files and various other sources describe her spirit walking across the Tower Green. Furthermore, witnesses often report seeing her—sometimes headless—near the Chapel Royal, where her remains currently rest.
9. Q: What is the least religious country in the world?
   A: China. Frequently cited as the world’s least religious country, with a high percentage of its population identifying as atheist or non-religious, often linked to historical political policies. Other nations with very low religiosity levels include the Czech Republic, Estonia, Sweden, Japan, and the Netherlands, where non-religious, atheist, or agnostic views are common. The UK comes in sixth in some surveys.
10. Q: Pilliwinks are an instrument of torture that squeezes which parts of the body until they are crushed?
    A: Fingers and thumbs. also known as pilniewinks, thumbikens, or thumb-screws.