Pub Quiz Night

Off we go again...

-1. What name is given in Christianity to the Sunday before Easter?
-2. Which country's navy annihilated the Russian Baltic Fleet in a fierce battle of 1905?
-3. Also in 1905, two new states were admitted to the United States of America. Name one
-4. What was the name of the gravel-voiced chauffer in Hart to Hart?
-5. Lift (or lifting) arm, dingle arm and elbow can be found on which device?
-6. In which country was tennis star Martina Navratilova born?
-7. What are baby rabbits called?
-8. What is the name of the punctuation mark that consists of an exclamation point and a question mark superimposed on top of one another?
-9. What is the blue and white patterned earthenware originally made in a town in Holland called?
-10. Since 2018, which country is the world's largest producer of mined gold?
-11. In the Harry Potter books, what is the name of the Weasley's house?
-12. Who is this?

7. Cute little furballs of joy

1. Palm Sunday

Sue

Cheryl!

4. Max

I remember it well, oldbroad!

9. Delftware

7. Dare i say tasty
Otherwise its kittens

11. the Burrow

Uh, Oh.

2. Surprisingly, the Russian Baltic Fleet was destroyed in the Sea of Japan by the Japanese fleet. Guess they should have stayed in the Baltic Sea but the Czar moved the fleet to the Pacific in the Russo-Japanese war. The strategic moved backfired spectacularly with a total rout by Japan. With the fleet destroyed, Russia soon after sued for peace.

Little bit of David and Goliath then, ScarletDragon

Lady K, michele, flotsam - good calls!

You're a brave man, flotsam - I hear the sound of chickens being plucked, and smell tar being boiled...

Nah, no tar and feathers for flotsam. Not for this, at least.

6. Czechoslovakia - I believe it is now known as the Czech Rebublic

Is the rest of flotsam's answer right?

Indeed, michele!

Apologies, oldbroad - flotsam was correct (kits or kittens)

10. China

Correct , manxman - overtook South Africa apparently

12. Antonio Banderas

5. dumbbell

Not this time, michele. It is an actor - think 80s cop series. I'll take the character he's playing here if you like...

Dosn't tie up with mine, manxman.

5. boomerang

12. Bruce Weitz as Sgt Michael "Mick" Belker on Hill Street Blues

Indeedy, our Cheryl!

Mick Belker used to be my role model - rotweiller with a heart of gold. Now it's Homer Simpson...

3. I checked a timeline and the nearest date was 1907 when Oklahoma was admitted as a state.

Apologies, LadyK - my source sais Oklahoma and New Mexico

To finish off with an assist from Google. Learn something every day

8. interrobang

Never come across it either, manxman