Pub Quiz thread

That's the one - named after the Third Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers.

 

Éric Chevalier was in training to take his fathers work but did not, why?

 

So far I've found Eric Chevalier the wine maker, musician, doctor, diplomat, wilderness guide, baseball player and photographer so I'm guessing that his dad was a plumber but Eric gave up the training because he couldn't keep his mind on one thing.

 

No. Érics father last did his job in 1977.

 

His father Marcel Chevalier operated the Guillotine and so the profession of executioner disappeared after 1977 ?

 

This is correct. France stopped executing people.

 

In 1971 Manchester United were required to play two home league matches away from Old Trafford because of crowd problems. Which 2 stadiums were used for those matches ?

 

Anfield and Victoria Ground, Stoke.

 

All yours Barry !

 

In the recent World T20, there was a family with 3 members - which family, country and what was unusual about the names of 2 of them?

 

If it helps, you can just name the family and country.

 

Is it the Joyce family from Ireland? isobel and Cecilia played for the Irish women's team whilst Ed played for the men's team.

 

Well done, BB. The thing with the names was that Isobel and Cecilia both have 4 Christian names, 3 of which are the same and their first names being 2 of those 3.

 

Which English football club can be linked to an 18th century farmer - and what is the link?

 

anything to do with jethro tull? named after 18c inventor of seed drill? Did Ian Anderson or other members of the band support Luton?

 

Ian Anderson once had a part time job cleaning the Ritz cinema in Luton !

 

Only part-time in a place like L*t*n? Surely not....

And no - it's a FL club.

 

They then moved to Liverpool.....

 

Anything to do with Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (6th edition). I can't find a football link.

 

No - the farmer in question was named Thomas Crisp, but that will only help if you know what he 'started'.