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Page 3 of 5: pub quiz questions 101 to 150 of 215, with the answer hidden under each one.

This page holds 50 hard questions. Every page of the list has its own questions, so each one makes a fresh round for pub quiz hosts, quiz teams and anyone running a quiz for adults. 49 of the 215 questions come straight from the Quiz Zoomies videos "How Smart Are You? 50 General Knowledge Questions" and "Can You Pass This General Knowledge Quiz? 50 Questions", and the rest were written and fact-checked by the Quiz Zoomies team in the same easy-to-impossible format.

Questions 101 to 150

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  1. Which 2003 fantasy film won all 11 Oscars it was nominated for?

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    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Hard question

  2. What does the Scots phrase auld lang syne roughly mean?

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    Times gone by Hard question

  3. Which Japanese animated film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2003?

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    Spirited Away Hard question

  4. Which is the only mammal that can truly fly?

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    Bat Hard question

  5. What is the capital city of Australia?

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    Canberra Hard question

  6. Which 1959 film, famous for its chariot race, won 11 Oscars?

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    Ben-Hur Hard question

  7. In Australia, which animal is promoted as an Easter mascot instead of the rabbit?

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    The bilby Hard question

  8. What is the Japanese name for slices of raw fish served without rice?

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    Sashimi Hard question

  9. Bronze is a mix of copper and which other metal?

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    Tin Hard question

  10. What is the highest waterfall in the world?

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    Angel Falls Hard question

  11. Which country won the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

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    Spain Hard question

  12. On which day of the week is Canadian Thanksgiving held?

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    Monday Hard question

  13. What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

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    Venus Hard question

  14. How many degrees are in a full circle?

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    360 Hard question

  15. Which French sculptor carved the marble statue The Kiss?

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    Auguste Rodin Hard question

  16. Which of these mammals lays eggs?

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    Platypus Hard question

  17. The balalaika, with its triangle-shaped body, comes from which country?

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    Russia Hard question

  18. What is the tallest mountain in Africa?

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    Kilimanjaro Hard question

  19. Which ancient stone helped scholars finally read hieroglyphs?

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    The Rosetta Stone Hard question

  20. Which famous charter did King John seal in 1215?

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    Magna Carta Hard question

  21. What is the largest island in the world?

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    Greenland Hard question

  22. What is the chemical name for table salt?

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    Sodium chloride Hard question

  23. How many keys does a standard piano have?

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    88 Hard question

  24. What is the film industry of Nigeria often nicknamed?

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    Nollywood Hard question

  25. Who was the first emperor of Rome?

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    Augustus Hard question

  26. About how fast does light travel?

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    About 300,000 km per second Hard question

  27. How many bones are in the adult human body?

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    206 Hard question

  28. In golf, what is two strokes under par on a hole called?

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    An eagle Hard question

  29. Which English settlement, founded in 1607, was the first lasting one in America?

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    Jamestown Hard question

  30. How many is a baker's dozen?

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    13 Hard question

  31. Which large spiral galaxy is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way?

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    Andromeda Hard question

  32. What is the largest predatory fish in the sea?

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    Great white shark Hard question

  33. What is the highest score you can get with three darts?

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    180 Hard question

  34. Who directed the 1960 thriller Psycho?

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    Alfred Hitchcock Hard question

  35. What is the smallest ocean in the world?

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    Arctic Hard question

  36. What is the largest country in South America?

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    Brazil Hard question

  37. Which 1942 film starring Humphrey Bogart is set in a cafe in Morocco?

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    Casablanca Hard question

  38. What color jersey does the overall leader of the Tour de France wear?

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    Yellow Hard question

  39. On which surface is the French Open tennis tournament played?

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    Clay Hard question

  40. Which metal is liquid at room temperature?

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    Mercury Hard question

  41. What is the chemical symbol for gold?

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    Au Hard question

  42. Which 1939 film starts in sepia tones and then switches to full color?

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    The Wizard of Oz Hard question

  43. Which Founding Father praised the turkey over the bald eagle in a 1784 letter?

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    Benjamin Franklin Hard question

  44. In which year was the first commercial Christmas card sent in England?

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    1843 Hard question

  45. What is the highest possible score in one game of ten-pin bowling?

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    300 Hard question

  46. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

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    Shakespeare Hard question

  47. Which music genre began in Jamaica in the late 1960s?

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    Reggae Hard question

  48. Persian New Year, celebrated at the spring equinox, is called what?

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    Nowruz Hard question

  49. Who were the first climbers confirmed to reach the top of Mount Everest, in 1953?

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    Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Hard question

  50. Which nut is ground up to make marzipan?

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    Almonds Hard question

Frequently asked questions

How many pub quiz questions are on this page?

There are 215 pub quiz questions in this list (67 medium, 100 hard, and 48 impossible), spread over 5 pages. Every question has its answer right below it, hidden until you tap Show answer.

How long should a pub quiz round be?

Ten questions is the classic round. Read each question twice, give about 30 seconds to answer, and mark the answer sheets between rounds while people refill their drinks.

What are 10 good pub quiz trivia questions?

1) Which silent film star was famous for his bowler hat, cane and funny walk? Charlie Chaplin. 2) The didgeridoo is a traditional instrument of which country? Australia. 3) Which space film series began in 1977, created by George Lucas? Star Wars. 4) What is the day before Lent, when many people in the UK eat pancakes, called? Shrove Tuesday. 5) Myra, the home town of Saint Nicholas, is in which modern country? Turkey. 6) What is the Japanese name for slices of raw fish served without rice? Sashimi. 7) How many is a baker's dozen? 13. 8) Who was the first President of the United States? George Washington. 9) The first ball drop in Times Square was held at the end of which year? 1907. 10) What is the national animal of Scotland? The unicorn.

What is the hardest pub quiz trivia question here?

One of the hardest is: Which composer wrote The Planets orchestral suite? The answer is Gustav Holst. 48 questions in this list are rated impossible, the top level in the Quiz Zoomies videos.

Can I play these questions as a quiz?

Yes. The Play as a quiz button starts a scored quiz with four answer choices right on this page, with rounds of 10, 25 or 50 questions and a shareable score.

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