1. What is the eagle on the Mexican flag holding in its beak?

2. Who preceded Chris Moyles as presenter of the Radio One breakfast show?

3. Where did Bo follow Millie, Socks and Barney?

4. In the King James Bible, which book begins with the line: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God”?

5. What is the world’s highest mountain outside of Asia?

6. Who was the last male athlete to win the 100m and 200m sprints and the 100m relay at a single Olympics, before Usain Bolt achieved the feat in Beijing in 2008?

7. Which city boasts the second oldest underground metro system in the world, opened in 1896?

8. What links Major Scobie, Charles Marlow and Jeanie Deans?

9. Which bridge connects the Kyle of Lochalsh with Kyleakin?

10. Who was the only person present at the funeral of Eleanor Rigby, according to the Beatles song?

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PUB QUIZ ANSWERS

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