THE BIG SHEPHERD NEAME EASTER PUB QUIZ

TV AND MUSIC

1. Which of our Surrey pubs was the venue for The Stranglers debut gig in the 1970s?ANSWER: The Star Inn, Guildford

2. This Faversham pub featured in the 2013 Channel 4 drama Southcliffe, notably holding a party for the returning troops?

ANSWER: Market Inn

3. Which pub has Al Murray used to play warm up gigs?

ANSWER: Britannia, Guildford

4. Which Kent seaside hotel was the setting for the Foster’s Lager 'Digging the Channel Tunnel' advert starring Crocodile Dundee’s Paul Hogan in the 1980s?

ANSWER: The Royal Hotel, Deal

5. In which pub do Ford and Arthur have beer and peanuts before the world's end in the 1981 TV series Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?

ANSWER: Red Lion, Chelwood Gate

GHOULISH GOINGS-ON

1. Situated in the quaint village of Chilham near Canterbury, which pub has bedrooms reputed to be haunted by the ‘Grey Lady’, said to be one of the more friendly resident ghosts? ANSWER: Woolpack Inn, Canterbury

2. Which historic Canterbury pub is a former hospital and said to be haunted by a nurse and a monk?

ANSWER: Ye Olde Beverlie, Canterbury

3. Built in Orpington in 1626, which pub has long been thought to be haunted, and once boasted a skull for decoration said to have been unearthed many years ago by a former landlord?

ANSWER: Ye Olde Whyte Lion, Orpington

4. Which pub in Hernhill on the outskirts of Faversham has reported spooky goings-on including an old-fashioned telephone ringing, disembodied footsteps and a full metal beer barrel moving of its own accord?

ANSWER: Three Horseshoes, Staplestreet

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Pubs in threes - name three Shepherd Neame pubs that have a three in their name?

ANSWER: Three Lions / Three Mariners / Three Horseshoes / Three Tuns

2. Which Tenterden pub is named after the local winemaking industry?

ANSWER: Vine Inn

3. Which London pub houses a division bell for the Houses of Parliament? (It has also welcomed guests including Rupert Murdoch, Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy and Desmond Tutu.)

ANSWER: Westminster Arms

4. Can you name five Shepherd Neame pubs with a fruity theme?

ANSWER: Limes, Vine Inn, Grapes, Hoop & Grapes, Orange Tree

5. Renowned Chelsea Flower Show designer Julian Dowle created a Chelsea Pensioners-themed garden titled ‘Soldiers Dream of Blighty’ in the garden of which Kentish village inn?

ANSWER: New Flying Horse Inn, Wye

6. What is The Limes pub in Faversham named after?

ANSWER: The pub was named after the limestone from Faversham Abbey, used to build the pub itself.

7. Can you name the acclaimed Head Chef at our Michelin-starred pub The Sportsman in Seasalter near Whitstable?

ANSWER: Stephen Harris (answer was not on doc, I had to Google)

8. The former Union Arms in London's Haymarket is now named after which Boxing World Champion?

ANSWER: Tom Cribb

9. The Blue Flag beach in Birchington is overlooked by which Shepherd Neame pub?

ANSWER: The Minnis Bay

10. Which contemporary Shepherd Neame bar is situated on the former site of a nuclear refit centre in Chatham Maritime?

ANSWER: Pier Five

11. A recent Shepherd Neame acquisition, historic Soho pub Molly Moggs is now known as...?

ANSWER: Coach and Horses

12. Which of our pubs in Kent are you most likely to be visiting when your phone provider believes you are in France?

ANSWER: The Coast Guard

LITERATURE

1. Which London pub is named after a female character from Charles Dickens' 1850 novel David Copperfield?

ANSWER: The Betsey Trotwood

2. Named after a famous diarist, this London pub boasts spectacular views from its unique riverside location on the north bank of the Thames?

ANSWER: The Samuel Pepys

3. Author of The Railway Children, Edith Nesbit, was a regular visitor to this riverside pub in the village of Yalding?

ANSWER: The Boathouse, Yalding

4. Which of our Surrey pubs features in Charles Dickens’ novel Little Dorrit?

ANSWER: Kings Arms, Dorking

5. Name the 15th century coaching inn mentioned in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, located in Boughton on the outskirts of Faversham?

ANSWER: White Horse

HISTORY

1. Which of our hotels, overlooking Tankerton Beach, served as a military hospital during the Second World War?

ANSWER: The Marine Hotel

2. Which East End pub was used as a creche by the suffragettes during WWI?

ANSWER: The Eleanor Arms

3. Which pub in Hastings Old Town was originally a cobblers shop until 1953?

ANSWER: Ye Olde Pumphouse

4. Which Tenterden pub is named after a famous local resident who set up Britain's first press at Westminster in 1476?

ANSWER: William Caxton

5. Which country pub was the base of the "Aldington Gang", an infamous band of smugglers who roamed the marshes and shores of Kent and is now reputedly home to the ghost of George Ransley, a bygone smuggler?

ANSWER: Walnut Tree, Ashford

6. Which pub was built during the reign of Charles II in the year 1683 by Thomas Gimmit, Master Builder of the city of Rochester, using the timbers he had purchased from Rochester Castle?

ANSWER: Two Brewers, Rochester

7. Which Faversham pub, built in 1605, was the very first Shepherd Neame pub and reputed to be the base from which Admiral Lord Nelson recruited and paid his crew?

ANSWER: Three Tuns

8. Built in the 1660s, which pub was built following the building of Upnor Castle (which was built to protect the Anchorage at Chatham Dockyards)?

ANSWER: Tudor Rose

9. Which pub in Whitechapel sits on the site of the old Half Moon Theatre?

ANSWER: White Swan, Aldgate East

10. Which pub in the Surrey village of Banstead was destroyed by a bomb on 8th August 1944 and subsequently rebuilt?

ANSWER: Woolpack

11. The Old Doctor Butler's Head is an historic pub in the heart of the City of London. It is named after the physician William Butler, a doctor at the court of James I. Among other 'miracle cures', Dr Butler developed a medicinal ale to cure which ailment?

ANSWER: Gastric ailments

12. Which of our ales shares the same name as one of our oldest pubs located in Canterbury, and also one of our London pubs near Smithfield Market?

ANSWER: Bishops Finger

13. Which pub is the sole surviving building of a former Victorian fishing village on the outskirts of Herne Bay?

ANSWER: Hampton Inn

14. Visited by Queen Anne in 1704, this Lenham inn still has her coat of arms above the door?

ANSWER: Dog and Bear Hotel

15. Can you name the Kent pub built on an emergency landing area used in the First World War?

ANSWER: The Spitfire, Kings Hill

16. This London pub was on the edge of the Great Fire of London – can you name it?

ANSWER: East India Arms

17. In 1863 The Football Association was founded in which London pub?

ANSWER: Freemasons Arms, Covent Garden

18. Name the inn Queen Elizabeth I stayed at during her visit to an historic Wealden market town in 1573?

ANSWER: George Hotel

19. This pub was London's first coffee house, opening in 1652?

ANSWER: Jamaica Wine House

20. Which pub was the clubhouse for one of Kent's first cricket grounds?

ANSWER: Ye Olde Beverlie, Canterbury

ANIMALS

1. Which of our pubs has a pet parrot named Bob who is partial to the odd chip?

ANSWER: The Plough Inn, Sittingbourne

2. Can you name five Shepherd Neame pubs with a bird theme?

ANSWERS: Cock & Woolpack, Ostrich Inn, The Parrot, Swan & Dog, White Swan, Blackbird & Thrush, Cock Inn, Curlew, Dove Inn, Early Bird, Griffin’s Head, Hen & Chickens, Heron, Peacock, Rockin’ Robin

3. Which Kent pub is home to a zoo?

ANSWER: The Fenn Bell Inn

4. Which Canterbury pub was previously called Simple Simon's?

ANSWER: The Parrot

ANSWERS: 1. Samuel Adams 2. Five Grain Lager 3. Bear Island 4. Hurlimann 5. Whitstable Bay 6. Master Brew 7. Spitfire Golden Ale 8. Angry Orhcard Cider 9. Strong Pale Ale

ANSWERS: 1. The Bear, Faversham 2. The Boathouse, Yalding 3. Cheshire Cheese, London 4. Coastguard, St Margaret’s Bay 5. Foresers Arms, Tonbridge 6. Four Fathoms, Herne Bay 7. Marine

Hotel, Tankerton 8. Pier Five, Chatham 9. Samuel Pepys, London