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March 11th 2010

Santander 2016 European Capital of Culture

The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one calendar year during which it is given a chance to showcase its cultural life and cultural development. Santander, in Cantabria, Spain, is a candidate city for 2016.

With thanks to Wikipedia

On this day:

2004: Many die as bombs destroy Madrid trains
At least 170 people are killed after powerful explosions tear through three Madrid train stations during the morning rush-hour.

2001: Big rise in new cases of foot-and-mouth
It is the worst day for new foot-and-mouth cases since the disease was first diagnosed two weeks ago

1985: Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
There is a new man in charge at the Kremlin - Mikhail Gorbachev takes over following the death of Konstantin Chernenko.

1977: Roman Polanski charged with rape
French film director Roman Polanski is charged with raping a 13-year- old girl in Hollywood.

1974: 'Anti-IRA spies' break out of jail
Two self-proclaimed British Government spies have escaped from a top-security prison in Ireland where they were serving sentences for armed robbery.

1955: Farewell to scientist who discovered penicillin
Sir Alexander Fleming - the man who first discovered the life-saving drug penicillin - dies of a heart attack.

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Madrid Pub Quiz

Questions for Quizmasters

A collection of questions for pub quizzes

1340 questions in 10 categories with answers

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Copyleft: feel free to use these questions in your quizzes. We aim to have accurate answers to short questions.
This is not a game, there's no scoring, and questions are provided as a service only.

Latest question added on Wednesday, 10th March 2010:

'Which drink was created by the Coca Cola company in Nazi Germany during World War 2 to compensate for the inability to import Coca Cola syrup?'
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While other people's deaths are deeply sad, one's own is surely a bit of a joke.
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10th January 2009. We've received a very nice message from John Bowe:

Just like to thank you for your questions that have been used on my impossible pub quiz on John Bowe saturday radio show in Ireland. The show has been going for over 4 years and we have used your questions regularly.
Cheers
John

Thank you John!


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About the quiz...

We're a long way from the United States but Triskel is on Calle San Vicente Ferrer 3 (metro Tribunal) and holds its quizzes on Mondays at 10 pm. The quiz is usually on holiday over Christmas and New Year, Easter Monday, and mid-July to the beginning of September, but the bar is still open.


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Questions compiled by Luis de Avendaño. Additional questions provided by Alex Carter, Antony Reid, Peter Moore, Antonio Vázquez, Declan Forde, Steve Owen and Clive Mendes. Please send corrections and amendments to These questions have all been used at the Moore's Irish Pub quiz (formerly O'Donnell's) and at Triskel. New questions are added at irregular intervals. However, if 1340 questions are not enough, we recommend you check TriviaBug.

Sources: Encyclopedia Britannica, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, Whitaker's Almanac, The Compact Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Collins Gem Fact File, Diccionario Enciclopédico Espasa 1 and Wikipedia. Web hosting by pair Networks. This page layout was last updated on Thursday, February 25th, 2010 @ 9:22am CET (Europe/Madrid).

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