Free weekly pub quiz - week 45, 2026
2 Nov - 8 Nov 2026. Four rounds of ten questions (European cities, World cities & landmarks, History & dates, Music & culture), plus a bonus November traditions round of 10, a team answer sheet, a host sheet with answers and a source for every question, and a tiebreaker. Print it, read it out, done in about an hour.
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How to run it in about 60 minutes
You need: the question sheet for the host, one team answer sheet per team, pens, a phone timer and a small prize.
| Time | What happens |
|---|---|
| 0:00 (5 min) | Welcome. Teams of up to 5, one sheet per team, no phones for answers. 1 point per correct answer, 50 points in total. |
| 0:05 (10 min) | Round 1. Read each question and its four options twice, leave about 30 seconds, teams tick one letter. After question 10 read the answers while teams swap sheets and mark them. |
| 0:15 (10 min) | Round 2, same rhythm. |
| 0:25 (5 min) | Break. Note each team's score on the scoreboard on the host sheet; this is when the bar sells drinks. |
| 0:30 (10 min) | Round 3. |
| 0:40 (10 min) | Round 4. The hardest questions are at the end of each round. |
| 0:50 (10 min) | Round 5, the November traditions bonus round (optional, adds 10 points). Then the final tally. |
| 1:00 (5 min) | Final tally while music plays. If teams are level for a prize place, read tiebreaker T1: closest year wins; T2 if still level. |
| 1:05 (5 min) | Results from last place to first, prize, and a word about next week. |
- Disputes: the host's word is final. Every answer on the host sheet links to its source; questions come from public encyclopedia facts, so correct anything you know to be out of date.
- Make it friendly for people who come alone: invite single guests to join a table, or pair them up at the start.
- Want more? Host from a TV with countdown and a live scoreboard for free in Host mode, or use a city kit.
Question sheet - week 45
2 Nov - 8 Nov 2026
Round 1 - European cities
1. Which hillside district between the castle and the river is Lisbon's oldest neighbourhood?
- A. Chiado
- B. Alfama
- C. Bairro Alto
- D. Parque das Nações
2. Vienna's Giant Ferris Wheel (Riesenrad) stands at the entrance of which park?
- A. Augarten
- B. Prater
- C. Volksgarten
- D. Stadtpark
3. How many Saint Andrew's Crosses are on the coat of arms of Amsterdam?
- A. One
- B. Two
- C. Three
- D. Five
4. Callos a la madrileña, a classic Madrid winter dish, is a stew made from which ingredient?
- A. Tripe
- B. Salt cod
- C. Lamb shoulder
- D. Snails
5. Whose figure leads the Monument to the Discoveries on the Tagus waterfront in Belém?
- A. Pedro the Cruel
- B. John the Perfect
- C. Afonso the Conqueror
- D. Henry the Navigator
6. Valencia Cathedral keeps a cup purported to be which sacred object used at the Last Supper?
- A. The Holy Chalice
- B. The Crown of Thorns
- C. The True Cross
- D. The Holy Lance
7. Amsterdam's canal belt has four main canals: Singel, Herengracht, Keizersgracht and which other?
- A. Prinsengracht
- B. Brouwersgracht
- C. Lijnbaansgracht
- D. Oudezijds Voorburgwal
8. Djurgårdens IF, a sports club founded in 1891, is based in which city?
- A. Gothenburg
- B. Stockholm
- C. Malmö
- D. Uppsala
9. Renzo Piano and which architect were part of the team that designed the Centre Pompidou?
- A. Richard Rogers
- B. Jean Nouvel
- C. Frank Gehry
- D. I. M. Pei
10. For which prince was Vienna's Belvedere palace built as a summer residence?
- A. Prince Metternich
- B. Emperor Joseph II
- C. Prince Eugene of Savoy
- D. Archduke Charles
Round 2 - World cities & landmarks
11. Founded in 1927, Brisbane's Lone Pine is the oldest and largest sanctuary of its kind for which animal?
- A. Kangaroo
- B. Platypus
- C. Wombat
- D. Koala
12. In which years did the Toronto Blue Jays win back-to-back World Series titles?
- A. 1989 and 1990
- B. 1992 and 1993
- C. 1996 and 1997
- D. 2001 and 2002
13. Din Tai Fung, the Taiwanese restaurant chain, is best known for which soup dumplings?
- A. Har gow
- B. Xiaolongbao
- C. Gyoza
- D. Wontons
14. How many boroughs make up New York City?
- A. Four
- B. Five
- C. Six
- D. Seven
15. Thomas Brisbane, after whom the river and city are named, was governor of which colony?
- A. Victoria
- B. New South Wales
- C. Tasmania
- D. South Australia
16. Which artist created Cloud Gate, the sculpture known as 'The Bean'?
- A. Claes Oldenburg
- B. Anish Kapoor
- C. Jeff Koons
- D. Jaume Plensa
17. Grant Wood's painting American Gothic hangs in which Chicago museum?
- A. The Field Museum
- B. The Museum of Contemporary Art
- C. The Art Institute of Chicago
- D. The Smart Museum
18. The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto is dedicated to the history of what?
- A. Hats
- B. Watches
- C. Footwear
- D. Umbrellas
19. How many Stanley Cups have the Toronto Maple Leafs won?
- A. 11
- B. 12
- C. 13
- D. 14
20. Toronto's downtown island airport is named after which First World War flying ace?
- A. Wop May
- B. Roy Brown
- C. Billy Barker
- D. Billy Bishop
Round 3 - History & dates
21. After the 1957 flood, which river was diverted, its old bed later becoming a city park?
- A. Júcar
- B. Ebro
- C. Turia
- D. Segura
22. FC Barcelona was founded in 1899 by a group of footballers led by which man?
- A. Paulino Alcántara
- B. Josep Samitier
- C. Joan Gamper
- D. Ricardo Zamora
23. Which patron of Portuguese exploration, born in 1394, was baptised in Porto?
- A. Henry the Navigator
- B. Vasco da Gama
- C. Bartolomeu Dias
- D. Pedro Álvares Cabral
24. Who is traditionally credited with founding Stockholm, around 1250?
- A. Gustav Vasa
- B. Birger Jarl
- C. Erik XIV
- D. Karl Knutsson
25. Since 1869, what has been held daily at Campo de' Fiori?
- A. A horse race
- B. An opera performance
- C. A football match
- D. A vegetable and fish market
26. Which church is Amsterdam's oldest parish church and its oldest structure, founded around 1213?
- A. Westerkerk
- B. Oude Kerk
- C. Nieuwe Kerk
- D. Zuiderkerk
27. How many successive Ligue 1 titles did Olympique Lyonnais win from 2002?
- A. Seven
- B. Three
- C. Five
- D. Nine
28. Until the 1755 earthquake, Praça do Comércio hosted which royal residence?
- A. Ribeira Palace
- B. Belém Palace
- C. Necessidades Palace
- D. Ajuda Palace
29. Which architect designed Helsinki Central railway station, inaugurated in 1919?
- A. Alvar Aalto
- B. Carl Ludvig Engel
- C. Lars Sonck
- D. Eliel Saarinen
30. In 1492 Zaragoza's Aljafería was converted into the palace of whom?
- A. The Knights Templar
- B. The Catholic Monarchs
- C. The Habsburg emperors
- D. The Bourbon kings
Round 4 - Music & culture
31. Who composed the waltz 'The Blue Danube' (1866)?
- A. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- B. Joseph Haydn
- C. Johann Strauss II
- D. Franz Lehár
32. Valencia's Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, opened in 2005, is what kind of building?
- A. A railway station
- B. A football stadium
- C. An opera house
- D. A bullring
33. What do the teams at Catalan 'castells' festivals build?
- A. Giant puppets
- B. Sand castles
- C. Human towers
- D. Flower carpets
34. Which architect designed the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao?
- A. Santiago Calatrava
- B. Norman Foster
- C. Frank Gehry
- D. Renzo Piano
35. The kalimotxo, a popular drink at Basque festivals, mixes equal parts red wine and what?
- A. Lemonade
- B. Cola
- C. Orange juice
- D. Tonic water
36. Which composer of the Ninth Symphony moved to Vienna at age 21, studied with Joseph Haydn and made the city his base?
- A. Johann Sebastian Bach
- B. Frédéric Chopin
- C. Richard Wagner
- D. Ludwig van Beethoven
37. Which sculptor created the bronze Neptune of Bologna's Fountain of Neptune?
- A. Michelangelo
- B. Bernini
- C. Giambologna
- D. Donatello
38. Bilbao's Arriaga Theatre is named after which composer, nicknamed the 'Spanish Mozart'?
- A. Isaac Albéniz
- B. Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
- C. Enrique Granados
- D. Pablo de Sarasate
39. Which Viennese architect designed the Art Nouveau Karlsplatz Stadtbahn pavilions?
- A. Adolf Loos
- B. Otto Wagner
- C. Josef Hoffmann
- D. Friedensreich Hundertwasser
40. Calouste Gulbenkian, whose art collection is in Lisbon, made his fortune in which industry?
- A. Shipping
- B. Oil
- C. Diamonds
- D. Textiles
Round 5 - Bonus: November traditions
41. Which target did the 1605 Gunpowder Plot, remembered on Bonfire Night (5 November), aim at?
- A. The Tower of London
- B. The Houses of Parliament at the State Opening
- C. St Paul's Cathedral
- D. Windsor Castle
42. At what time is the two-minute silence held on Armistice Day, 11 November, marking the 1918 Armistice?
- A. 09:00
- B. 12:00
- C. 17:45
- D. 11:00
43. Which First World War poem, written in 1915, is linked to the red remembrance poppy?
- A. In Flanders Fields
- B. Dulce et Decorum Est
- C. The Soldier
- D. For the Fallen
44. On which date in 2026 does the Embassy of India in Paris list Diwali, the festival of lights?
- A. Sunday 1 November
- B. Wednesday 11 November
- C. Sunday 8 November
- D. Sunday 15 November
45. Which act of St Martin of Tours is recalled in the lantern processions held on 11 November?
- A. He founded a monastery on a mountain
- B. He sailed across the Channel
- C. He shared his cloak with a beggar
- D. He baked bread for the poor
46. What is traditionally roasted at a magusto on São Martinho, 11 November, in Portugal?
- A. Chestnuts
- B. Sardines
- C. Apples
- D. Corn cobs
47. How does the Sinterklaas arrival procession in Amsterdam begin (Sunday 15 November 2026)?
- A. By helicopter above the Amstel
- B. By tram from Centraal Station
- C. On skates on a frozen canal
- D. On the water, aboard a steamboat on the Amstel
48. On which day are Beaujolais Nouveau wines released each year?
- A. 11 November
- B. The third Thursday of November
- C. The first Friday of December
- D. The last Sunday of October
49. In the Mexican festivity dedicated to the dead, on UNESCO's Representative List since 2008, what is the central idea?
- A. The start of the harvest
- B. A thanksgiving for the end of a drought
- C. The temporary return of deceased loved ones
- D. The crowning of a new community leader
50. What happens in Cologne at 11:11 on 11 November?
- A. The Christmas market opens
- B. The carnival session is officially opened
- C. The city's cathedral bells ring for Martinmas
- D. The Rhine boat season ends
Tiebreaker (host reads it only if teams are level)
T1. In which year did the first line of the New York City Subway open?
Write a year. The team closest to the correct year wins.
Team answer sheet - week 45
2 Nov - 8 Nov 2026
Round 1 - European cities
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Round score: ____ / 10
Round 2 - World cities & landmarks
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Round 3 - History & dates
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Round 4 - Music & culture
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Round score: ____ / 10
Round 5 - Bonus: November traditions
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Round score: ____ / 10
Tiebreaker and total
Tiebreaker answer (a year): ________
Total score: ____ / 50
Tick one letter per question. Overwritten answers do not count.
Host sheet with all answers and sources (spoilers - open when you are ready)
Host sheet with answers - week 45
2 Nov - 8 Nov 2026
Round 1 - European cities
1. Which hillside district between the castle and the river is Lisbon's oldest neighbourhood?
- A. Chiado
- B. Alfama ✓
- C. Bairro Alto
- D. Parque das Nações
Answer: B - Alfama (Lisbon, level 1/3) Wikipedia: Alfama
2. Vienna's Giant Ferris Wheel (Riesenrad) stands at the entrance of which park?
- A. Augarten
- B. Prater ✓
- C. Volksgarten
- D. Stadtpark
Answer: B - Prater (Vienna, level 1/3) Wikipedia: Wiener Riesenrad
3. How many Saint Andrew's Crosses are on the coat of arms of Amsterdam?
- A. One
- B. Two
- C. Three ✓
- D. Five
Answer: C - Three (Amsterdam, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Coat of arms of Amsterdam
4. Callos a la madrileña, a classic Madrid winter dish, is a stew made from which ingredient?
- A. Tripe ✓
- B. Salt cod
- C. Lamb shoulder
- D. Snails
Answer: A - Tripe (Madrid, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Callos a la Madrileña
5. Whose figure leads the Monument to the Discoveries on the Tagus waterfront in Belém?
- A. Pedro the Cruel
- B. John the Perfect
- C. Afonso the Conqueror
- D. Henry the Navigator ✓
Answer: D - Henry the Navigator (Lisbon, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Monument of the Discoveries
6. Valencia Cathedral keeps a cup purported to be which sacred object used at the Last Supper?
- A. The Holy Chalice ✓
- B. The Crown of Thorns
- C. The True Cross
- D. The Holy Lance
Answer: A - The Holy Chalice (Valencia, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Holy Chalice
7. Amsterdam's canal belt has four main canals: Singel, Herengracht, Keizersgracht and which other?
- A. Prinsengracht ✓
- B. Brouwersgracht
- C. Lijnbaansgracht
- D. Oudezijds Voorburgwal
Answer: A - Prinsengracht (Amsterdam, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Prinsengracht
8. Djurgårdens IF, a sports club founded in 1891, is based in which city?
- A. Gothenburg
- B. Stockholm ✓
- C. Malmö
- D. Uppsala
Answer: B - Stockholm (Stockholm, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Djurgårdens IF
9. Renzo Piano and which architect were part of the team that designed the Centre Pompidou?
- A. Richard Rogers ✓
- B. Jean Nouvel
- C. Frank Gehry
- D. I. M. Pei
Answer: A - Richard Rogers (Paris, level 3/3) Wikipedia: Centre Pompidou
10. For which prince was Vienna's Belvedere palace built as a summer residence?
- A. Prince Metternich
- B. Emperor Joseph II
- C. Prince Eugene of Savoy ✓
- D. Archduke Charles
Answer: C - Prince Eugene of Savoy (Vienna, level 3/3) Wikipedia: Belvedere, Vienna
Round 2 - World cities & landmarks
11. Founded in 1927, Brisbane's Lone Pine is the oldest and largest sanctuary of its kind for which animal?
- A. Kangaroo
- B. Platypus
- C. Wombat
- D. Koala ✓
Answer: D - Koala (Brisbane, level 1/3) Wikipedia: Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
12. In which years did the Toronto Blue Jays win back-to-back World Series titles?
- A. 1989 and 1990
- B. 1992 and 1993 ✓
- C. 1996 and 1997
- D. 2001 and 2002
Answer: B - 1992 and 1993 (Toronto, level 1/3) Wikipedia: Toronto Blue Jays
13. Din Tai Fung, the Taiwanese restaurant chain, is best known for which soup dumplings?
- A. Har gow
- B. Xiaolongbao ✓
- C. Gyoza
- D. Wontons
Answer: B - Xiaolongbao (Taipei, level 1/3) Wikipedia: Din Tai Fung
14. How many boroughs make up New York City?
- A. Four
- B. Five ✓
- C. Six
- D. Seven
Answer: B - Five (New York, level 1/3) Wikipedia: Boroughs of New York City
15. Thomas Brisbane, after whom the river and city are named, was governor of which colony?
- A. Victoria
- B. New South Wales ✓
- C. Tasmania
- D. South Australia
Answer: B - New South Wales (Brisbane, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Brisbane
16. Which artist created Cloud Gate, the sculpture known as 'The Bean'?
- A. Claes Oldenburg
- B. Anish Kapoor ✓
- C. Jeff Koons
- D. Jaume Plensa
Answer: B - Anish Kapoor (Chicago, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Cloud Gate
17. Grant Wood's painting American Gothic hangs in which Chicago museum?
- A. The Field Museum
- B. The Museum of Contemporary Art
- C. The Art Institute of Chicago ✓
- D. The Smart Museum
Answer: C - The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, level 2/3) Wikipedia: American Gothic
18. The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto is dedicated to the history of what?
- A. Hats
- B. Watches
- C. Footwear ✓
- D. Umbrellas
Answer: C - Footwear (Toronto, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Bata Shoe Museum
19. How many Stanley Cups have the Toronto Maple Leafs won?
- A. 11
- B. 12
- C. 13 ✓
- D. 14
Answer: C - 13 (Toronto, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Toronto Maple Leafs
20. Toronto's downtown island airport is named after which First World War flying ace?
- A. Wop May
- B. Roy Brown
- C. Billy Barker
- D. Billy Bishop ✓
Answer: D - Billy Bishop (Toronto, level 3/3) Wikipedia: Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Round 3 - History & dates
21. After the 1957 flood, which river was diverted, its old bed later becoming a city park?
- A. Júcar
- B. Ebro
- C. Turia ✓
- D. Segura
Answer: C - Turia (Valencia, level 1/3) Wikipedia: Turia Garden
22. FC Barcelona was founded in 1899 by a group of footballers led by which man?
- A. Paulino Alcántara
- B. Josep Samitier
- C. Joan Gamper ✓
- D. Ricardo Zamora
Answer: C - Joan Gamper (Barcelona, level 2/3) Wikipedia: FC Barcelona
23. Which patron of Portuguese exploration, born in 1394, was baptised in Porto?
- A. Henry the Navigator ✓
- B. Vasco da Gama
- C. Bartolomeu Dias
- D. Pedro Álvares Cabral
Answer: A - Henry the Navigator (Porto, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Prince Henry the Navigator
24. Who is traditionally credited with founding Stockholm, around 1250?
- A. Gustav Vasa
- B. Birger Jarl ✓
- C. Erik XIV
- D. Karl Knutsson
Answer: B - Birger Jarl (Stockholm, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Birger Jarl
25. Since 1869, what has been held daily at Campo de' Fiori?
- A. A horse race
- B. An opera performance
- C. A football match
- D. A vegetable and fish market ✓
Answer: D - A vegetable and fish market (Rome, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Campo de' Fiori
26. Which church is Amsterdam's oldest parish church and its oldest structure, founded around 1213?
- A. Westerkerk
- B. Oude Kerk ✓
- C. Nieuwe Kerk
- D. Zuiderkerk
Answer: B - Oude Kerk (Amsterdam, level 3/3) Wikipedia: Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
27. How many successive Ligue 1 titles did Olympique Lyonnais win from 2002?
- A. Seven ✓
- B. Three
- C. Five
- D. Nine
Answer: A - Seven (Lyon, level 3/3) Wikipedia: Olympique Lyonnais
28. Until the 1755 earthquake, Praça do Comércio hosted which royal residence?
- A. Ribeira Palace ✓
- B. Belém Palace
- C. Necessidades Palace
- D. Ajuda Palace
Answer: A - Ribeira Palace (Lisbon, level 3/3) Wikipedia: Praça do Comércio
29. Which architect designed Helsinki Central railway station, inaugurated in 1919?
- A. Alvar Aalto
- B. Carl Ludvig Engel
- C. Lars Sonck
- D. Eliel Saarinen ✓
Answer: D - Eliel Saarinen (Helsinki, level 3/3) Wikipedia: Helsinki Central railway station
30. In 1492 Zaragoza's Aljafería was converted into the palace of whom?
- A. The Knights Templar
- B. The Catholic Monarchs ✓
- C. The Habsburg emperors
- D. The Bourbon kings
Answer: B - The Catholic Monarchs (Zaragoza, level 3/3) Wikipedia: Aljafería
Round 4 - Music & culture
31. Who composed the waltz 'The Blue Danube' (1866)?
- A. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- B. Joseph Haydn
- C. Johann Strauss II ✓
- D. Franz Lehár
Answer: C - Johann Strauss II (Vienna, level 1/3) Wikipedia: The Blue Danube
32. Valencia's Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, opened in 2005, is what kind of building?
- A. A railway station
- B. A football stadium
- C. An opera house ✓
- D. A bullring
Answer: C - An opera house (Valencia, level 1/3) Wikipedia: Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
33. What do the teams at Catalan 'castells' festivals build?
- A. Giant puppets
- B. Sand castles
- C. Human towers ✓
- D. Flower carpets
Answer: C - Human towers (Barcelona, level 1/3) Wikipedia: Castell
34. Which architect designed the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao?
- A. Santiago Calatrava
- B. Norman Foster
- C. Frank Gehry ✓
- D. Renzo Piano
Answer: C - Frank Gehry (Bilbao, level 1/3) Wikipedia: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
35. The kalimotxo, a popular drink at Basque festivals, mixes equal parts red wine and what?
- A. Lemonade
- B. Cola ✓
- C. Orange juice
- D. Tonic water
Answer: B - Cola (Bilbao, level 1/3) Wikipedia: Kalimotxo
36. Which composer of the Ninth Symphony moved to Vienna at age 21, studied with Joseph Haydn and made the city his base?
- A. Johann Sebastian Bach
- B. Frédéric Chopin
- C. Richard Wagner
- D. Ludwig van Beethoven ✓
Answer: D - Ludwig van Beethoven (Vienna, level 1/3) Wikipedia: Ludwig van Beethoven
37. Which sculptor created the bronze Neptune of Bologna's Fountain of Neptune?
- A. Michelangelo
- B. Bernini
- C. Giambologna ✓
- D. Donatello
Answer: C - Giambologna (Bologna, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Fountain of Neptune, Bologna
38. Bilbao's Arriaga Theatre is named after which composer, nicknamed the 'Spanish Mozart'?
- A. Isaac Albéniz
- B. Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga ✓
- C. Enrique Granados
- D. Pablo de Sarasate
Answer: B - Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga (Bilbao, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Teatro Arriaga
39. Which Viennese architect designed the Art Nouveau Karlsplatz Stadtbahn pavilions?
- A. Adolf Loos
- B. Otto Wagner ✓
- C. Josef Hoffmann
- D. Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Answer: B - Otto Wagner (Vienna, level 2/3) Wikipedia: Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station
40. Calouste Gulbenkian, whose art collection is in Lisbon, made his fortune in which industry?
- A. Shipping
- B. Oil ✓
- C. Diamonds
- D. Textiles
Answer: B - Oil (Lisbon, level 3/3) Wikipedia: Calouste Gulbenkian
Round 5 - Bonus: November traditions
41. Which target did the 1605 Gunpowder Plot, remembered on Bonfire Night (5 November), aim at?
- A. The Tower of London
- B. The Houses of Parliament at the State Opening ✓
- C. St Paul's Cathedral
- D. Windsor Castle
Answer: B - The Houses of Parliament at the State Opening (November traditions) Plotters hid 36 barrels of gunpowder beneath Parliament; Parliament made 5 November a day of thanksgiving, and bonfires and fireworks mark it still. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk: the-gunpowder-plot
42. At what time is the two-minute silence held on Armistice Day, 11 November, marking the 1918 Armistice?
- A. 09:00
- B. 12:00
- C. 17:45
- D. 11:00 ✓
Answer: D - 11:00 (November traditions) The 1918 Armistice took effect at the 'eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month', and the silence is held at 11:00. www.gov.uk: uk-marks-armistice-day
43. Which First World War poem, written in 1915, is linked to the red remembrance poppy?
- A. In Flanders Fields ✓
- B. Dulce et Decorum Est
- C. The Soldier
- D. For the Fallen
Answer: A - In Flanders Fields (November traditions) John McCrae wrote 'In Flanders Fields' in May 1915; the Royal British Legion calls the red poppy the symbol of Remembrance and of hope for a peaceful future. www.britishlegion.org.uk: the-poppy
44. On which date in 2026 does the Embassy of India in Paris list Diwali, the festival of lights?
- A. Sunday 1 November
- B. Wednesday 11 November
- C. Sunday 8 November ✓
- D. Sunday 15 November
Answer: C - Sunday 8 November (November traditions) The embassy's 2026 holiday list shows Diwali (Deepawali) on Sunday 8 November. www.eoiparis.gov.in: holidays-at-the-embassy
45. Which act of St Martin of Tours is recalled in the lantern processions held on 11 November?
- A. He founded a monastery on a mountain
- B. He sailed across the Channel
- C. He shared his cloak with a beggar ✓
- D. He baked bread for the poor
Answer: C - He shared his cloak with a beggar (November traditions) As a young soldier Martin cut his cloak in two for a freezing beggar; a rider in a Roman helmet often leads the children's lantern procession. katholisch.de: 178-sankt-martin
46. What is traditionally roasted at a magusto on São Martinho, 11 November, in Portugal?
- A. Chestnuts ✓
- B. Sardines
- C. Apples
- D. Corn cobs
Answer: A - Chestnuts (November traditions) Magustos are chestnut gatherings, often with jeropiga, and 11 November is when the new wine is usually first tasted. turismodocentro.pt: no-dia-de-sao-martinho-lume-castanhas-e-vinho
47. How does the Sinterklaas arrival procession in Amsterdam begin (Sunday 15 November 2026)?
- A. By helicopter above the Amstel
- B. By tram from Centraal Station
- C. On skates on a frozen canal
- D. On the water, aboard a steamboat on the Amstel ✓
Answer: D - On the water, aboard a steamboat on the Amstel (November traditions) The steamboat leaves the Omval and sails along the Amstel to the Maritime Museum, where the mayor and the children's mayor give him the city key. www.iamsterdam.com: arrival-of-sinterklaas
48. On which day are Beaujolais Nouveau wines released each year?
- A. 11 November
- B. The third Thursday of November ✓
- C. The first Friday of December
- D. The last Sunday of October
Answer: B - The third Thursday of November (November traditions) The official Beaujolais site says the Nouveaux are issued on the 3rd Thursday of November, which is 19 November in 2026. www.beaujolais.com: nouveau-by-beaujolais
49. In the Mexican festivity dedicated to the dead, on UNESCO's Representative List since 2008, what is the central idea?
- A. The start of the harvest
- B. A thanksgiving for the end of a drought
- C. The temporary return of deceased loved ones ✓
- D. The crowning of a new community leader
Answer: C - The temporary return of deceased loved ones (November traditions) Families lay petals, candles and offerings and prepare the favourite dishes of the deceased; the festivity falls at the end of October and beginning of November. ich.unesco.org: indigenous-festivity-dedicated-to-the-dead-00054
50. What happens in Cologne at 11:11 on 11 November?
- A. The Christmas market opens
- B. The carnival session is officially opened ✓
- C. The city's cathedral bells ring for Martinmas
- D. The Rhine boat season ends
Answer: B - The carnival session is officially opened (November traditions) koeln.de says the carnival session begins with a countdown and, at exactly 11:11, a rain of confetti. www.koeln.de: 11-11-sessionseroeffnung-in-der-altstadt
Tiebreakers
T1. In which year did the first line of the New York City Subway open?
Answer: 1904 (New York) Wikipedia: New York City Subway
T2 (only if still level). In which year was Bilbao founded by municipal charter?
Answer: 1300 (Bilbao) Wikipedia: Bilbao
Teams write a year; closest wins. Equal distance: use T2.
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