Is This Beijing's Brainiest Bartender? John Culhane

CONTESTANT: John Culhane, Pomme O'Shea's
SPECIALIST SUBJECT: Glasgow Celtic

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

How many American states begin with the letter “I”?
Four. √

What was Princess Diana’s maiden name?
No idea. How can you ask an Irishman a question about the Royal Family? Come on, man! ×

How many countries share a border with France?
Oh, Jesus. Had this question at our quiz the other night. Seven. No. I’ll go with five. ×

What’s the cube root of 64?
8. ×

Who was the last tennis player, male or female, to win a Grand Slam?
Eh, I’ll have to go with Federer. ×

SPECIALIST SUBJECT

Name the Indian player who played for Celtic in the 1930s.
In the 1930s? Jeez, I haven’t a clue. Didn’t know there was one. ×

In 2002, who was voted Celtic’s greatest-ever player by fans of the club?
Greatest? Oh Jesus. Jimmy McGrory. No, Jimmy Johnstone. √

Who did Celtic lose a European Cup Final to in 1970?
Eh, Feyenoord. √

True or false: For a number of years, Celtic wore green-and-white vertical striped shirts?
False. ×

In July 1997, Celtic signed Henrik Larsson for: a) GBP 550,000 b) GBP 650,000; c) GBP 750,000?
I think it was GBP 550,000. ×

FINAL SCORE: 3/10

Answers

1) Four 2) Spencer 3) Eight (Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco,
Andorra and Spain) 4) 4 5) Steffi Graf 6) Mohammed Salim 7) Jimmy Johnstone
8) Feyenoord 9) True 10) b) GBP 650,000

Verdict: OK, we didn’t expect John to be an authority on the Royal Family, but there are probably Himalayan yak-herders who could have answered that Diana question. Maybe he should get out of Shunyi more often. See if John does a turn on stage when The Pomme hosts its annual rock festival, Rynostock, on May 28 (NOTE: Rynostock was originally scheduled for May 21 - this was the date printed in the Beijinger's May issue).

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Photos: Judy Zhou