The Only Connect Pub Quiz: Hopsters v Taverners

Series Specials, Episode 61

Jump To: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4

Round 1

𓇌 Two Reeds

Beer: 3-6

Wine: 3-4

Clue 2

Bleach: 12

Clue 3

Pure water: 7

Clue 4

pH

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Using a pub as an office (until 1985)

Giving drinks etc.

Clue 2

Bribery

Clue 3

Paying canvassers

Clue 4

Electoral law offences

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Sung by knights

Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting by Sir Elton John, London Pride by Sir Noel Coward, I'm Backing Britain by Sir Bruce Forsyth, Summer Holiday by Sir Cliff Richard

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

William Hague, according to David Cameron

Fred Trueman, according to Harold Wilson

Clue 2

Seb Coe (though actually born in London), according to Geoffrey Boycott

Clue 3

Michael Palin, according to a YouGov/Yorkshire Post poll

Clue 4

Greatest Living Yorkshireman

Answer

𓈗 Water

The Crown at Wye

The Long Man at Wilmington

Clue 2

The White Horse at Uffington

Clue 3

The Giant at Cerne Abbas

Clue 4

Hill figures

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

They sound fast

FAST Eddie Felson from The Colour of Money, PACEY Witter from Dawson's Creek, Taylor SWIFT, SPEEDY Gonzalez

Answer

Round 2

𓇌 Two Reeds

Bromley and Chislehurst X (2006)

Buckingham X (2010)

Clue 2

South Thanet X (2015)

Clue 3

?

Clacton ✓ (2024)

Incy Wincy Spider (Nigel Farage's elections)

Answer

𓃭 Lion

1: Albert Square

2: Hogsmeade

Clue 2

3: Griffin Park (2015-2019)

Clue 3

?

4: (e.g.) Arctic Monkeys song "Cornerstone"

Number of pubs

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

+19

×21

Clue 2

÷25

Clue 3

?

=30

Ed Sheeran & Adele's mathematical albums (No 6 Collaborations Project accepted)

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Clue 2

Clue 3

?

(e.g.) T in the Park

4, 3-4, 2-3-4, 1-2-3-4

Answer

𓈗 Water

Charles II (Cromwell)

Henry VII (III)

Clue 2

Henry IV (II)

Clue 3

?

John (I)

Richard, prior

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

4: Revolver

3: Swept Away

Clue 2

2: Snatch

Clue 3

?

1: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Guy Ritchie films

Answer

Round 3

𓃭 Lion

Bar

Rest

Clef

Tie

Musical notation

Answer

Local

Resident

Native

Inhabitant

From around here

Answer

Inn

Tavern

Saloon

Speakeasy

Places to drink

Answer

Pub

Eng

Re

Demo

-lish words

Answer

Round 4

Good topics to memorise for a pub quiz

BRT SHMN RCHS

BRITISH MONARCHS

FTBL LWR LDCPW NN RS

FOOTBALL WORLD CUP WINNERS

CH MCLL M NTS

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS

BS TPC TRSCRWN NRS

BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS

Examples within the aforementioned topics

Q NNN

QUEEN ANNE

RG NTN

ARGENTINA

RG N

ARGON

R G

ARGO

Bar snacks

PRKS CRT CH NGS

PORK SCRATCHINGS

DR YRS TDP NTS

DRY ROASTED PEANUTS

PC KLDN NS

PICKLED ONIONS

SCT CHG GS

SCOTCH EGGS

TV pubs and bars and the shows they are in

THW LPCKN DM MRDL

THE WOOLPACK AND EMMERDALE

MST VRNN DT HSM PSNS

MOE'S TAVERN AND THE SIMPSONS

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