2016 pub quiz answers

1 - Which pub, whose garden touches the Bar Walls, shares its name with an American city? - ANSWER: Phoenix

2 - Which new brewery opened in Walmgate in April and won champion local beer at the York Beer and Cider Festival? - ANSWER: Brew York

3 - Which pub in Micklegate closed in January, reopened as Sociale in June, then reverted to its old name just before Christmas? - ANSWER: Nag's Head

4 - Which Scottish pub chain also opened in Micklegate this year? - ANSWER: BrewDog

5 - Which Yorkshire brewery, whose beers include Nightmare Porter, celebrated its 25th anniversary this year? - ANSWER: Hambleton Ales

6 - Long-serving landlord Dave Roberts departed from which pub in the summer? - ANSWER: Minster Inn in Marygate

7 - Ainsty Ales began production at its own site in the autumn. In which village, just outside York, are they based? - ANSWER: Acaster Malbis

8 - Bad Seed and Brass Castle Breweries are based in which town? - ANSWER: Malton

9 - Which two York pubs are named after York MPs of the 1800s? - ANSWER: The Lowther and The Leeman Rose

10 - Campaigners are currently trying to save which pub, in the Leeman Road area? - ANSWER: The Jubilee

11 - In February, what was named York Camra’s pub of the year? - ANSWER: The Rook & Gaskill

12 - Which city-centre pub had the unusual distinction of being made the theme for a Daily Telegraph cryptic crossword earlier this month?- ANSWER: Brigantes

13 - The owners of the award-winning Goodmanham Arms in East Yorkshire recently also took and over and reopened The Bay Horse in which Ryedale village? - ANSWER: Burythorpe

14 - Which brewery produced Beery McBeerface in the summer, for the York Festival of the Rivers?- ANSWER: Treboom

15 - The Deramore Arms closed in August and has yet to reopen. In which village is it?- ANSWER: Heslington

16 - The Leeds-based North Bar chain opened a new outlet earlier this year in which North Yorkshire town?- ANSWER: Harrogate

17 - The Cock and Bottle in Skeldergate was built partly from the materials salvaged during the demolition of which older pub in the street?- ANSWER: The Plumbers' Arms

18 - Which York pub is also the name of a pantomime? - ANSWER: Puss n Boots

19 - The Acomb Hotel in Acomb changed its name. To what? - ANSWER: The Clockhouse

20 - Which city-centre pub shares its name with a famous poet, and has his picture on its hanging sign? - ANSWER: Burns Hotel

ANAGRAMS

Unravel these anagrams to reveal the names of pubs in York. Any ‘the’ at the start of a pub name has been excluded.

21 - Reset hunt - ANSWER: Three Tuns

22 - A velvet spam nut - ANSWER: Pavement Vaults

23 - Legal Blond - ANSWER: Golden Ball

24 - A granite newt- ANSWER: Watergate Inn

25 - Ten horn engine - ANSWER: Inn On The Green

INITIALS

Identify these York pubs by their initials and the initials of their streets 26 - The BG in M - ANSWER: Brigadier Gerard in Monkgate

27 - The TB in NL - ANSWER: Trafalgar Bay in Nunnery Lane

28 - The B in HR - ANSWER: Beeswing in Hull Road

29 - The F in HR - ANSWER: Fox in Holgate Road

30 - The M in SR - ANSWER: Mitre in Shipton Road

CRYPTIC

Identify these York pubs:

31 - 3.14159 against Northern Ireland - ANSWER: Pivni

32 - Unpaid limbs - ANSWER: Volunteer Arms

33 - Highest-ranking mail delivery - ANSWER: Winning Post

34 - Use fist against a piece of tableware - ANSWER: Punch Bowl

35 - Important rocks and gems - ANSWER: Keystones

PICTURES

We removed the names from these York pubs and asked you to identify them. Here are the pictures again, in full form.

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