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1,121 | How many pubs applied to be allowed to sell alcohol 24 hours a day? |
"lock-in" | What is it called when the owner of a pub allows patrons to remain when the pub should have closed? |
Licensing Act 2003 | What law allows pubs to apply to extend their closing hours after 11pm? |
1915 | A law of what year prompted the existence of the "lock-in"? |
allowing smoking | What action by a pub owner can result in his prosecution? |
March 2006 | In what month and year was smoking banned in public places in Scotland? |
April 2007 | When did Wales outlaw smoking in public? |
July 2007 | What was the month and year when England banned public smoking? |
Carlsberg and Heineken | What company took over Scottish & Newcastle's pubs? |
Wetherspoon | What chain of pubs reported favorable profits in June 2009? |
Balls Pond Road | What street in Islington was named for a pub run by Mr Ball? |
City Road | On what street was the Grecian Saloon located? |
The Eagle | What pub was the home of the Grecian Saloon? |
weasel | What is rhyming slang for 'coat'? |
18th | In what century did saloons become established? |
stand-up comedy | Along with cabaret, striptease, bands and drama, what is a type of stage performance that can be found in pubs? |
juke boxes | Along with karaoke, what type of prerecorded music is often found in pubs? |
middle-class | What socioeconomic class was associated with the lounge bar in the 20th century? |
working class | What economic class was most likely to be found in the tap room? |
4 | In pence, what did the cheapest beer cost in the four-ale bar? |
spit and sawdust | What was the tap room sawdust meant to absorb spills and spit called? |
saloon | What is another name for the lounge bar? |
the 1960s and 1970s | In what decades did class distinctions break down in Britain? |
removal of the dividing wall or partition | What was a common way of removing the division between the saloon and bar? |
snug | What is another name for the smoke room? |
higher | What was the relationship between the price of beer in the smoke room versus the rest of the bar? |
the parish priest | Along with the local police, what profession is given as an example of someone who might use the snug? |
frosted glass | What were the windows in the snug made out of? |
50,000 | How many pubs were part of the CAMRA survey? |
very few | According to CAMRA, how many pubs in Britain possess classic snugs? |
bring the beer out to the table | In Germany, what do servers do to serve beer in beer gardens? |
taproom | Before the pub, where did beer establishments keep their casks of ale? |
gin houses | What establishments inspired pubs to set up serving bars? |
Brierley Hill | In what settlement is the pub known as The Vine located? |
The Bull and Bladder | What do the locals call The Vine? |
Isambard Kingdom Brunel | Who pioneered the circular bar? |
Swindon station pub | At what establishment was the circular bar introduced? |
engineer and railway builder | What was Isambard Brunel's occuption? |
British | What was Isambard Brunel's nationality? |
a device for pumping beer | What is a "beer engine"? |
to dispense beer from a cask or container in a pub's basement or cellar | What is the function of a "beer engine"? |
John Lofting | Who invented the beer pump in England? |
London | In what city was the beer pump invented? |
Netherlands | In what country was John Lofting born? |
1742 | What was the death year of John Lofting? |
1659 | When was John Lofting born? |
London Gazette | In what newspaper did John Lofting mention his beer pump? |
17 March 1691 | On what day was Lofting's fire engine patent published? |
20 to 30 | How many barrels did Lofting promise his beer pump would deliver hourly? |
St Thomas Apostle London | What location did John Lofting live near? |
Islington | In what London borough did Nicholas Wall reside? |
Turner | What was William Tillcar's profession? |
Sun Tavern | What tavern did William Tillcar live adjacent to? |
handpump | What is a common name for a beer pump powered by hand? |
gas | Along with electricity, what sometimes powers beer pumps that aren't operated by hand? |
a Free house | What was the name for a pub that could sell beer from more than one brewery? |
18th | In what century did the habit arise of pubs selling beer from only one brewery? |
landlord | What was the name of the private individual who rented out a pub owned by a brewery? |
Shepherd Neame | What is a notable brewery in Kent that owns hundreds of pubs? |
Young's and Fuller's | What London breweries each own many pubs? |
Greene King | What is an example of a brewer that owns pubs throughout Britain? |
The Beer Orders | What law required that a pub offer at least one beer from a brewery it wasn't tied to? |
1989 | In what year were the Beer Orders passed? |
O'Neill's | Along with Punch Taverns and Weatherspoons, what was an organization formed as a result of the Beer Orders? |
PubCo | What is the name of a company that retails but does not manufacture drinks? |
PubCo | Along with breweries, what type of company may run a pub chain? |
the UK | In what country was Punch Taverns established? |
renamed | When a pub is bought by a new owner, what often happens to them? |
closed down | What often happens to regional breweries after they sell their pubs? |
A brewery tap | What is the closest outlet for a brewery's beers called? |
the nearest pub | If the brewery tap is not located in the brewery, where is it usually located? |
brewpub | What is the term for a pub that brews and sells its own beer? |
country pub | What is another name for a rural public house? |
serving travellers as coaching inns | What was a function of distant country pubs before the rise of motor vehicles? |
the last thirty | Over what period of years has the traditional function of country pubs been changing? |
providing seating facilities for the consumption of food | What is a frequent modern function of country pubs? |
drinking | Along with community meetings, what was the traditional purpose of country pubs? |
theme pubs | What is a blanket term for pubs that, for example, cater to sports fans? |
Irish pubs | What is an example of a theme pub that caters to people of a certain nationality? |
rock pubs | What is an example of a theme pub that caters to people with certain musical interests? |
strip pubs | What sort of theme pub would be likely to feature strippers? |
karaoke bars | In what sort of theme pub could one find visitors singing with musical accompaniment? |
Richard II | Which monarch required landlords to post a sign if they wanted to sell ale? |
1393 | In what year did the king demand ale-sellers post signage on pain of forfeiture? |
John | What was William Shakespeare's father's first name? |
inspectors | What was John Shakespeare's profession? |
forfeit his ale | If an ale-seller refused to post a sign, what punishment would he receive? |
the Middle Ages | In what historical period was a large portion of the population illiterate? |
the illustration on the pub's sign | From where did pubs without written names derive their names? |
Latin | Inscriptions from what language were sometimes present on pub signs? |
The Cross | Along with The Star and The Sun, what was a typical symbol used on a pub sign? |
the coat of arms | What graphic belonging to the local lord was sometimes incorporated on the pub sign? |
hops | What plants were sometimes featured on pub signs? |
farming | Local pub nicknames were often related to what profession? |
Trafalgar | What was an example of a battle that might lend itself to a pub name? |
Crowborough | What town is The Crow and Gate located in? |
East Sussex | What county is home to The Crow and Gate? |
royal | Members of what family were sometimes used as pub names? |
decorated signs | What hangs today over most British pub doors? |
the name of the pub | What piece of information is almost always listed on a pub sign? |
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