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directing potential customers to their door	What purpose do stand-alone signs serve for country pubs?
Slug and Lettuce	What is an example of a memorable name for a pub chain?
comic	What sort of theme is thought memorable for modern pub names?
to identify and differentiate each pub	What is the purpose of a pub name?
pictorial signs	What type of pub signs were useful to an illiterate clientele?
John Manners, Marquess of Granby	After whom was the Marquis of Granby pub named?
John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland	Who was the father of John Manners, Marquess of Granby?
general	What was the military rank of the 3rd Duke of Rutland?
18th	In what century did the 3rd Duke of Rutland live?
the Royal George	What were pubs licensed in 1780 named?
Bacchanals	The pub "The Bag o'Nails" was a corruption of what word?
God Encompasseth Us	What phrase was "The Goat and Compasses" a corruption of?
Faithful Kitten	What does Chaton Fidèle mean in English?
Boulogne-sur-Mer Harbour	What location does Boulogne Bouche refer to?
Henry VIII	Who won a victory at Boulogne-sur-Mer Harbour?
pool	What game played in both Britain and America has become increasingly popular in pubs?
Nine Men's Morris	Along with Aunt Sally and ringing the bull, what is one of the obscure traditional games played in pubs?
cards	Along with darts, skittles, dominoes and bar billiards, what is a well-known pub game?
cribbage	Along with dominoes, on what pub game can you legally bet in the United Kingdom?
Table Football	What table-based version of soccer is an increasingly popular pub game?
video games	Along with slot machines, what is a modern game that is increasingly present in pubs?
dance bar	What is a pub that plays pop and hip-hop music called?
sports bar	At what sort of pub can you watch rugby union on television?
Shove ha'penny	Along with Bat and trap, what game is popular in south London pubs?
Sunday League Football	What is the term for pub-based football that is often played on Sundays?
Bowling	What sport is played on a pub's bowling green?
Pub rock	Dr. Feelgood and the Kursaal Flyers are examples of bands from what genre of music?
Punk music	What genre of music was influenced by pub rock?
the 1970s	In what decade was Pub rock popular?
bar snacks	Pork scratchings, pickled eggs and salted crisps are examples of what type of food?
mobile shellfish stalls	In London, what food vendors could often be found near pubs?
East End	In what section of London can mobile shellfish stalls still be found today?
pickled cockles and mussels	What seafood can often be purchased in jars at pubs?
1950s	During what decade did some British pubs provide "a pie and a pint"?
1960s	In what decade was the ploughman's lunch often consumed in pubs?
1960s	What decade saw the popularity of "chicken in a basket"?
a wicker basket	What was "chicken in a basket" served in?
chips	Along with chicken, what food was included in "chicken in a basket"?
Pub grub	What are foods like fish and chips and chicken wings called when they're served at a pub?
Sunday	On what day do pubs sometimes offer free snacks?
British	What culture's cuisine is ploughman's lunch a part of?
the 1990s	During what decade did food become an important aspect of a pub's business?
lunches	Along with dinners, what meals do modern pubs often serve?
gastropubs	What is a term for pubs that serve restaurant-quality food?
dining room	Other than the bar, in what room might patrons of a pub eat?
pub and gastronomy	What two words is 'gastropub' a portanteau of?
1991	In what year was the term gastropub invented?
Mike Belben	Along with David Eyre, who took over the Eagle pub?
London	In what city is the Eagle pub located?
Clerkenwell	In what area of London is the Eagle pub located?
thirty-six	How many pubs does the National Trust own?
London	In what city is the George Inn located?
Belfast	What city is home to The Crown Liquor Saloon?
Northern Ireland	What part of the United Kingdom is Belfast located in?
CAMRA	What body maintains a National Inventory of notable pubs?
the Tan Hill Inn	What pub in England is the highest above sea level?
Yorkshire	In what county is the Tan Hill Inn located?
528	How many meters above sea level is the Tan Hill Inn?
Inverie	In what settlement is the pub known as The Old Forge located?
Scotland	In what country of the United Kingdom is the Old Forge pub located?
Ye Olde Fighting Cocks	What pub holds the Guinness World Record as the oldest in England?
11th	In what century was the building occupied by Ye Olde Fighting Cocks built?
Nottingham	Where is Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem located?
1189	When does Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem claim to have been founded?
1086	When was a pub documented as existing on the current site of the Nags Head?
Holywell	Where is The Old Ferryboat Inn located?
460	How far back does the foundation of The Old Ferryboat Inn date?
560	When was ale first served at the site of The Old Ferryboat Inn?
905	When does The Bingley Arms claim to have been founded?
Yorkshire	In what county is the Bingley Arms located?
1240	When does the building housing Ye Olde Salutation Inn date back to?
Nottingham	Where is Ye Olde Salutation Inn located?
1631	When does the building housing Ye Olde Man & Scythe date from?
Stalybridge	What town is the Q Inn located in?
Cheshire	What county is home to The Old 13th Cheshire Rifleman Corps Inn?
the Q Inn	What pub has the shortest name in the United Kingdom?
The Old 13th Cheshire Rifleman Corps Inn	What is the pub with the longest name in the UK?
Cheshire	What county is Stalybridge in?
2007	When was a smoking ban passed in the United Kingdom?
1982	In what year did the number of United Kingdom pubs generally start to decline?
gastro-pubs	Competition from what new form of establishment is sometimes blamed for the decline of pubs?
supermarkets	What business that sells cheap alcohol has sometimes been held to have resulted in the decline of pubs?
28,095	How many closed pubs did The Lost Pubs Project catalog?
2015	In what year did Parliament inquire into the frequency of pub closures?
legislation to improve relations between owners and tenants	What did Parliament promise to pass as a result of increased pub closures?
Dick Turpin	Who was based out of the Swan Inn?
Buckinghamshire	In what county was the Swan Inn located?
John Fothergill	What was the name of the innkeeper at the Spread Eagle in the 1920s?
1931	In what year was An Innkeeper's Diary published?
Chatto & Windus	What publishing house published An Innkeeper's Diary?
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese	What pub was associated with Samuel Johnson, perhaps erroneously?
the Cock Tavern	Along with the Prospect of Whitby, what pub was Samuel Pepys associated with?
Charles Dickens	What writer was known to visit both the Cheshire Cheese and the Prospect of Whitby?
Ye Olde Cock Tavern	Along with the Prospect of Whitby and the Cheshire Cheese, what pub did Dickens visit?
16 Charlotte Street	What is the street address of The Fitzroy Tavern?
Fitzrovia	In what district of London is The Fitzroy Tavern located?
Soho	In what district of London is Pillars of Hercules located?
The Canonbury Tavern	What real-life pub provided the model for Orwell's The Moon Under Water?
Canonbury	In what district of London is The Canonbury Tavern located?
Parliament Square	Where is the Red Lion located?

directing potential customers to their door

What purpose do stand-alone signs serve for country pubs?

Slug and Lettuce

What is an example of a memorable name for a pub chain?

comic

What sort of theme is thought memorable for modern pub names?

to identify and differentiate each pub

What is the purpose of a pub name?

pictorial signs

What type of pub signs were useful to an illiterate clientele?

John Manners, Marquess of Granby

After whom was the Marquis of Granby pub named?

John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland

Who was the father of John Manners, Marquess of Granby?

general

What was the military rank of the 3rd Duke of Rutland?

18th

In what century did the 3rd Duke of Rutland live?

the Royal George

What were pubs licensed in 1780 named?

Bacchanals

The pub "The Bag o'Nails" was a corruption of what word?

God Encompasseth Us

What phrase was "The Goat and Compasses" a corruption of?

Faithful Kitten

What does Chaton Fidèle mean in English?

Boulogne-sur-Mer Harbour

What location does Boulogne Bouche refer to?

Henry VIII

Who won a victory at Boulogne-sur-Mer Harbour?

pool

What game played in both Britain and America has become increasingly popular in pubs?

Nine Men's Morris

Along with Aunt Sally and ringing the bull, what is one of the obscure traditional games played in pubs?

cards

Along with darts, skittles, dominoes and bar billiards, what is a well-known pub game?

cribbage

Along with dominoes, on what pub game can you legally bet in the United Kingdom?

Table Football

What table-based version of soccer is an increasingly popular pub game?

video games

Along with slot machines, what is a modern game that is increasingly present in pubs?

dance bar

What is a pub that plays pop and hip-hop music called?

sports bar

At what sort of pub can you watch rugby union on television?

Shove ha'penny

Along with Bat and trap, what game is popular in south London pubs?

Sunday League Football

What is the term for pub-based football that is often played on Sundays?

Bowling

What sport is played on a pub's bowling green?

Pub rock

Dr. Feelgood and the Kursaal Flyers are examples of bands from what genre of music?

Punk music

What genre of music was influenced by pub rock?

the 1970s

In what decade was Pub rock popular?

bar snacks

Pork scratchings, pickled eggs and salted crisps are examples of what type of food?

mobile shellfish stalls

In London, what food vendors could often be found near pubs?

East End

In what section of London can mobile shellfish stalls still be found today?

pickled cockles and mussels

What seafood can often be purchased in jars at pubs?

1950s

During what decade did some British pubs provide "a pie and a pint"?

1960s

In what decade was the ploughman's lunch often consumed in pubs?

1960s

What decade saw the popularity of "chicken in a basket"?

a wicker basket

What was "chicken in a basket" served in?

chips

Along with chicken, what food was included in "chicken in a basket"?

Pub grub

What are foods like fish and chips and chicken wings called when they're served at a pub?

Sunday

On what day do pubs sometimes offer free snacks?

British

What culture's cuisine is ploughman's lunch a part of?

the 1990s

During what decade did food become an important aspect of a pub's business?

lunches

Along with dinners, what meals do modern pubs often serve?

gastropubs

What is a term for pubs that serve restaurant-quality food?

dining room

Other than the bar, in what room might patrons of a pub eat?

pub and gastronomy

What two words is 'gastropub' a portanteau of?

1991

In what year was the term gastropub invented?

Mike Belben

Along with David Eyre, who took over the Eagle pub?

London

In what city is the Eagle pub located?

Clerkenwell

In what area of London is the Eagle pub located?

thirty-six

How many pubs does the National Trust own?

London

In what city is the George Inn located?

Belfast

What city is home to The Crown Liquor Saloon?

Northern Ireland

What part of the United Kingdom is Belfast located in?

CAMRA

What body maintains a National Inventory of notable pubs?

the Tan Hill Inn

What pub in England is the highest above sea level?

Yorkshire

In what county is the Tan Hill Inn located?

528

How many meters above sea level is the Tan Hill Inn?

Inverie

In what settlement is the pub known as The Old Forge located?

Scotland

In what country of the United Kingdom is the Old Forge pub located?

Ye Olde Fighting Cocks

What pub holds the Guinness World Record as the oldest in England?

11th

In what century was the building occupied by Ye Olde Fighting Cocks built?

Nottingham

Where is Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem located?

1189

When does Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem claim to have been founded?

1086

When was a pub documented as existing on the current site of the Nags Head?

Holywell

Where is The Old Ferryboat Inn located?

460

How far back does the foundation of The Old Ferryboat Inn date?

560

When was ale first served at the site of The Old Ferryboat Inn?

905

When does The Bingley Arms claim to have been founded?

Yorkshire

In what county is the Bingley Arms located?

1240

When does the building housing Ye Olde Salutation Inn date back to?

Nottingham

Where is Ye Olde Salutation Inn located?

1631

When does the building housing Ye Olde Man & Scythe date from?

Stalybridge

What town is the Q Inn located in?

Cheshire

What county is home to The Old 13th Cheshire Rifleman Corps Inn?

the Q Inn

What pub has the shortest name in the United Kingdom?

The Old 13th Cheshire Rifleman Corps Inn

What is the pub with the longest name in the UK?

Cheshire

What county is Stalybridge in?

2007

When was a smoking ban passed in the United Kingdom?

1982

In what year did the number of United Kingdom pubs generally start to decline?

gastro-pubs

Competition from what new form of establishment is sometimes blamed for the decline of pubs?

supermarkets

What business that sells cheap alcohol has sometimes been held to have resulted in the decline of pubs?

28,095

How many closed pubs did The Lost Pubs Project catalog?

2015

In what year did Parliament inquire into the frequency of pub closures?

legislation to improve relations between owners and tenants

What did Parliament promise to pass as a result of increased pub closures?

Dick Turpin

Who was based out of the Swan Inn?

Buckinghamshire

In what county was the Swan Inn located?

John Fothergill

What was the name of the innkeeper at the Spread Eagle in the 1920s?

1931

In what year was An Innkeeper's Diary published?

Chatto & Windus

What publishing house published An Innkeeper's Diary?

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

What pub was associated with Samuel Johnson, perhaps erroneously?

the Cock Tavern

Along with the Prospect of Whitby, what pub was Samuel Pepys associated with?

Charles Dickens

What writer was known to visit both the Cheshire Cheese and the Prospect of Whitby?

Ye Olde Cock Tavern

Along with the Prospect of Whitby and the Cheshire Cheese, what pub did Dickens visit?

16 Charlotte Street

What is the street address of The Fitzroy Tavern?

Fitzrovia

In what district of London is The Fitzroy Tavern located?

Soho

In what district of London is Pillars of Hercules located?

The Canonbury Tavern

What real-life pub provided the model for Orwell's The Moon Under Water?

Canonbury

In what district of London is The Canonbury Tavern located?

Parliament Square

Where is the Red Lion located?