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The Brandon Quiz
August 29

AN EXTENDED VERSION, FOR OUR FINAL FRIDAY TRIVIA.

IN HONOUR OF PUBS, AND EVERYTHING THEY STAND FOR.

Questions:

  1. What is the iconic slogan from the Victoria Bitter (VB) jingle?

  2. The phrase “on the wagon” (meaning sober) comes from where?
    A) A prison cart
    B) A water wagon used to suppress dust on roads
    C) A beer delivery wagon
    D) A farmer’s hay cart

  3. Which cocktail was created at Harry’s Bar in Venice?

  4. In a pub game of darts, what’s the highest possible score with three darts?

  5. Which European country has so much love for beer that their national average is over 140 litres per person, per year?

  6. At which pub does Slim Dusty have a beer with Duncan?

  7. What brand of liqueur that shares its name with a coastal city was originally created to simplify the making of piña coladas?

  8. The pub called "The Prancing Pony" is a famous tavern in which fantasy world?

    A) Narnia

    B) Middle-earth

    C) Westeros

    D) Hogwarts

  9. The famous martini becomes a cocktail known as a Gibson when the olive is replaced with what other tearful garnish?

  10. The oldest still-operating brewery in the world has been producing alcoholic beverages since 1040. The company is named for its home region Weihenstephan, located in what country?

  11. In the Australian TV series Offspring, which real-life Fitzroy pub is featured regularly as a local hangout spot for the characters, including Nina and her friends?

  12. There's an expression in English often referring to hangovers that originally comes from a Scottish belief that placing a few follicles from a canine on a rabid bite can be a treatment. What is this expression?

  13. Rye and barley get a lot of attention in the distilling game, but a mash of what field-dwelling vegetable must legally be present if you’re making bourbon?

  14. Which actor plays bartender Brian Flanagan in the 1988 movie "Cocktail?"

  15. Famously, a White Russian is The Dude's cocktail of choice in what classic 1998 Coen Brothers comedy film?

  16. What popular two-word Rum cocktail takes its name from the Tahitian word for “good” or “excellent”, but was actually invented in Oakland, California in 1944?

  17. In Men at Work’s song, “Down Under", what does the man in Brussels give the narrator in the pub?

  18. A mixture of lemonade and iced tea is an Arnold Palmer. Spike it with vodka and it becomes a drink named after which golfer, known for his long drive as, and also won PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 1991?

  19. Tiger Beer is a popular brand of beer owned and distributed by Heineken but founded in what Asian city-state?

  20. According to Thin Lizzy, the boys are back in town and were seen hanging out where?

  21. The simple rum and Coke cocktail is also known by what two-word name that contains the name of an island nation?

  22. Though it's often made with artificial ingredients nowadays, grenadine traditionally gets its flavour from what fruit?

  23. You'll find various recipes for it online, but the "screaming Viking" was originally just a plot line in an episode of what TV sitcom where many other cocktails were poured throughout its run?

  24. What brand of Tennessee whiskey is produced in a dry county, meaning it can't be sold where it's made?

  25. Located in the middle of the Simpson Desert, this isolated outback pub is famous for its remoteness and camel races. What is the name of the pub?

  26. In the Australian TV series Jack Irish, which real-life Fitzroy pub was frequently used as a filming location and a central hangout spot for the characters?

  27. The "Butterbeer" served in pubs called The Three Broomsticks and The Hog's Head is a popular drink in what beloved fantasy franchise?

  28. What notable brand of alcohol takes its name from the romanticized, storied life of a Welsh buccaneer who routed the Spanish in an attack on Panama City in 1671?

  29. In Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping,” when they get back up again, what do they sing about drinking?

  30. Which classic country song became Australia’s first gold-certified single and features the famous line, “There’s nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear”?

    RIDDLE ME THIS

    I have no weight but carry years,
    I bring you laughter, and sometimes tears.
    I live in stories friends retell,
    In quiet hearts I linger well.
    I cannot be bought, though I’m rich when shared,
    A treasure of moments, beyond all compared.

    What am I?

answers:

  1. A hard-earned thirst needs a big cold beer

  2. B) A water wagon used to suppress dust on roads

  3. The Bellini

  4. 180

  5. Czech Republic

  6. The Town and Country. It’s located in St Peters in Sydney but is no longer operating.  

  7. Malibu

  8. B) Middle-earth

  9. Cocktail onion

  10. Germany

  11. The Union Club Hotel (Fitzroy)

  12. Hair of the Dog

  13. Corn

  14. Tom Cruise

  15. The Big Lebowski

  16. Mai Tai

  17. A vegemite sandwich

  18. John Daly

  19. Singapore

  20. Dino’s Bar and Grill

  21. Cuba Libre

  22. Pomegranate

  23. Cheers

  24. Jack Daniels

  25. The Birdsville Hotel

  26. The Napier Hotel (referred to as the Prince of Wales Hotel in the series)

  27. Harry Potter

  28. Captain Morgan

  29. Whiskey drink, vodka drink, lager drink, cider drink

  30. Slim Dusty’s, ‘A Pub with No Beer’.

 

RIDDLE ME THAT

A memory

     
Thanks for playing, everyone!

SEE YOU AGAIN, SOMETIME, ON THE OTHER SIDE.

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.