PUB QUIZ: JULY

• ROUND ONE – THIS MONTH IN HISTORY

1. July 8, 1960: The Soviet Union charged this pilot and air force officer with espionage after he was shot down while flying a secret mission for the CIA.
2. July 30, 1930: The home team won the first FIFA World Cup championship, held in which South American capital? a) Caracas, Venezuela b) Montevideo, Uruguay c) Santiago, Chile
3. July 4, 1855: Walt Whitman published the first edition of this poetry collection.
4. July 22, 2025: The death of this legendary heavy metal singer/songwriter/musician, the so-called “Prince of Darkness” [featured image].
5. July 16, 1790: George Washington signed the Residence Act, which established a permanent national capital along the Potomac River and a temporary capital in what city? a) Baltimore b) New York City c) Philadelphia
6. July 10, 1985: The sinking of this Greenpeace vessel in the Port of Auckland, New Zealand.
7. July 25-26, 1967: Three teenage boys died and nine more people were injured by police at the Algiers Motel, events that were dramatized in the 2017 film Detroit, directed by which Oscar winner?
8. July 20, 1822: The birth of this Austrian biologist, whose experiments with pea plants established much of our understanding of genetic inheritance.
9. July 13, 1864: The birth of John Jacob Astor IV. On which date did Astor die? a) April 18, 1906 b) April 15, 1912 c) October 24, 1929
10. July 29, 1948: After a 12-year hiatus due to WWII, the Summer Olympics, nicknamed the “Austerity Games,” were held in which European city?

• ROUND TWO – COMMON THREAD

1. This chemical element, atomic number 10, is the second noble gas.
2. The “Bloomin’ Onion” is a registered trademark and the signature dish of this Tampa, Florida-based steakhouse chain.
3. This white rum-based coconut liqueur was created in 1978 to simplify one of the era’s most iconic cocktails, the piña colada.
4. This free-roaming horse, brought to the Americas by 16th-century Spanish conquistadors, has been under the protection of the Bureau of Land Management since 1971.
5. This epic poem, written in the 7th or 8th century BC, is one of two widely credited to Homer [NOTE: this question was written months ago, long before the release of Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation].
6. This mutant, introduced in Avengers Annual #10 in 1981, was played by Anna Paquin in the X-Men film franchise.
7. The 41st state, it is the fourth-largest by area and the eighth-least populous.
8. This fictional creature, popularized by a 1984 film, was invented by members of the Royal Air Force to explain malfunctions in their aircraft.
9. The ancient origins of this sport are unclear, but the modern version originated in 15th-century Scotland.
10. Formed in San Francisco in 1973, this American rock band featured former members of Santana and The Steve Miller Band.
11. What is the common thread?

• ROUND THREE – BABY, YOU’RE A FIREWORK! (NAME THE FILM FROM ITS FIREWORKS SCENE)

• ROUND FOUR – POTS AND PANS

1. Among the fictional characters who wear this type of hat, also known as a pot derby, are A Clockwork Orange‘s Alex, Mary Poppins‘ George Banks, and Popeye‘s J. Wellington Wimpy.
2. The motto “A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage”, widely attributed to this presidential candidate who ultimately won the 1928 election, originated in a Republican Party flyer on behalf of the candidate.
3. Tin Pan Alley, an affiliation of songwriters and music publishers that ruled American popular music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, resided in which now-defunct Manhattan neighborhood? a) Flower District b) Kips Bay c) Stuyvesant Square
4. Also known as a steamboat, this Chinese dish, similar to fondue, typically consists of broth, raw vegetables and proteins for dipping, rice or noodles, and dipping sauces for extra flavor.
5. This actress is known for films like Ghostbusters, Pretty in Pink, and the Toy Story franchise, as well as series such as Designing Women, Any Day Now, and Young Sheldon.
6. In the Cambodian genocide of the late 1970s, as many as 2 million Cambodian people were murdered by the Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge regime, events that were dramatized in what 1984 Oscar-winning film?
7. This idiom, a form of psychological projection, first appeared in English in a 1620 translation of Cervantes’ Don Quixote.
8. This 2006 dark fantasy fairy tale, directed by Guillermo del Toro, received the longest standing ovation in Cannes Film Festival history, and was nominated for six Oscars, winning for Art Direction, Cinematography, and Makeup.
9. One of the biggest instances of political corruption outside of Watergate, the Teapot Dome scandal involved Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall, a member of which president’s administration? a) Woodrow Wilson b) Calvin Coolidge c) Herbert Hoover
10. Named for the Greek god of nature and shepherds, this folk instrument is typically made from bamboo or giant cane.

• ROUND FIVE – THE BRITISH ARE COMING! THE BRITISH ARE COMING!

1. Paul Revere never actually said, “The British are coming”, and he never made it to Concord, either. Many of our misconceptions about Revere’s ride stem from an 1860 poem by whom?
2. The term “British Invasion” was coined by Walter Cronkite in a February 7, 1964, CBS Evening News story about what band?
3. One of the inciting incidents of the Revolutionary War was the 1774 passage by the British Parliament of a series of five laws, retroactively known as what, intended to punish the Massachusetts Bay Colony for the Boston Tea Party.
4. This British band had its first charting hit in the US in 1964 with “You Really Got Me”, a song Van Halen covered fourteen years later.
5. Who was the King of Great Britain during the American Revolution? a) George II b) George III c) George IV
6. This Newcastle band had their only #1 hit in both the US and the UK with their version of “The House of the Rising Sun”.
7. Patriots’ Day is a legal holiday in eight U.S. states, including Massachusetts, celebrated on this date to commemorate the battles of Lexington and Concord.
8. What Manchester band saw success in the States with singles like “Bus Stop”, “Carrie Anne”, and “Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress”?

• ROUND SIX – NATIONAL ICE CREAM MONTH

1. This popular ice cream in Atlantic Canada, comprised of banana, grape, and bubble gum flavors, shares its name with a Faygo soda flavor.
2. Spumoni, a layered gelato dessert with candied fruit, chocolate, nuts, or brittle, is typically made with three flavors: cherry, chocolate, and what?
3. Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia – cherry ice cream, cherries, and fudge pieces – is named for the lead guitarist and vocalist for this Bay Area rock band.
4. Popular flavors of the Indian frozen dairy dessert known as Kulfi include rose, cardamom, and this yellow spice derived from the flower of the Crocus sativus.
5. This confection was invented in 1874 after Robert M. Green of Philadelphia ran out of ice for the flavored drinks he sold.
6. In 1985, its first year on the menu, Dairy Queen sold more than 100 million of what blended treat?

• ROUND SEVEN – FICTIONAL LAWYERS

1. This movie lawyer, played by Tom Cruise in The Firm, finds his life in danger after he learns his firm’s primary client is the mob.
2. She was the first black woman to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as criminal defense attorney and law professor Annalise Keating in How to Get Away with Murder.
3. In which movie did Richard Gere NOT play an attorney? a) Chicago b) Pretty Woman c) Primal Fear d) Shall We Dance?
4. Jimmy McGill, played by Bob Odenkirk in Breaking Bad and its prequel series, is better known by what alias?
5. In which movie did Tom Hanks NOT play a lawyer? a) Bridge of Spies b) The Money Pit c) Philadelphia d) Turner & Hooch
6. This budding blonde lawyer, played by Reese Witherspoon onscreen and Laura Bell Bundy on stage, wins her first case because of her knowledge of hair care.
7. Calista Flockhart won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of the title character in this quirky legal dramedy that ran from 1997-2002.
8. This fictional lawyer, played by Gregory Peck in an Oscar-winning performance, was created by Harper Lee, the recipient of the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

• ROUND EIGHT – THE VIETNAM WAR

1. The Vietnam War saw a major escalation after the August 2, 1964, bombing of this Navy ship in the Gulf of Tonkin.
2. The war saw another major escalation in January 1968, when the Viet Cong launched a surprise attack on this Vietnamese holiday that celebrates the Lunar New Year.
3. Among the acclaimed films that address the war in Vietnam are The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, and this 1986 Best Picture Oscar winner, directed by Oliver Stone and inspired by his experiences as a US Army infantryman.
4. On June 13, 1971, The New York Times began publishing these top-secret Department of Defense documents that proved the Johnson administration had “systematically lied, not only to the public but also to Congress” about the Vietnam War.
5. 1973’s Operation Homecoming saw the return of 591 American prisoners of war, including this Naval officer and future presidential candidate.
6. This ABC series, which ran from 1988-1991, was set at a US Army evacuation hospital in Da Nang.