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Questions by pjh2
Pub quiz question
4290
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What was the surname of hot air balloon pioneers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne?
Answer:
A:
Montgolfier
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Names (7)
Technology (7)
Science (7)
Pub quiz question
4289
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What D-word derived from French is an alternative name for an airship?
Answer:
A:
Dirigible
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Language (5)
Technology (5)
Pub quiz question
4288
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which company was founded by Edwin Land who developed the world's best selling instant print camera?
Answer:
A:
Polaroid
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Technology (2)
History (2)
Business (2)
Leisure (2)
Pub quiz question
4287
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What company produced the Brownie camera?
Answer:
A:
Kodak
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Technology (2)
History (2)
Business (2)
Leisure (2)
Pub quiz question
4286
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What was William Fox Talbot a pioneer of?
Answer:
A:
Photography
Notes:
*:
1800's
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Technology (6)
History (6)
Leisure (6)
Pub quiz question
4285
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What word describes the hole that restricts the amount of light allowed to pass through a camera lens?
Answer:
A:
Aperture
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Technology (5)
Language (5)
Leisure (5)
Pub quiz question
4284
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What is the most common treat produced from the cacao tree?
Answer:
A:
Chocolate
Categories:
Food (1)
Nature (1)
Pub quiz question
4283
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What modern treat takes it name from a stimulating Aztec drink called Xocoatl?
Answer:
A:
Chocolate
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Food (2)
Drink (2)
Pub quiz question
4282
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which sweet treat's main appeal, according to scientists, is that it melts in the mouth at almost human body temperature?
Answer:
A:
Chocolate
Categories:
Food (2)
Pub quiz question
4281
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which continent produces most of the world's cocoa beans?
Answer:
A:
Africa
Categories:
Geography (5)
Food (5)
Pub quiz question
4280
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What did the ancient Mayans drink some 2,600 years ago that was turned into a solid treat during the 18th century?
Answer:
A:
Chocolate
Categories:
History (6)
Food (6)
Pub quiz question
4279
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which liquid did Swiss candle maker Daniel Peter first add to chocolate in 1867?
Answer:
A:
Milk
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Drink (6)
History (6)
Pub quiz question
4278
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What C is the proper name for a fairground roundabout ride?
Answer:
A:
Carousel
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Leisure (1)
Language (1)
Pub quiz question
4277
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What is the alternative name for a theme park 'switchback railway'?
Answer:
A:
Roller Coaster
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Language (5)
Leisure (5)
Pub quiz question
4276
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What is the surname of the man who invented the Big Wheel fairground ride?
Answer:
A:
(George Washington Gale) Ferris(, Jr)
Categories:
Names (2)
Leisure (2)
Pub quiz question
4275
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What now-common fairground ride was first erected at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with an axle that was at the time the world's largest piece of forged steel?
Answer:
A:
Ferris Wheel/Big Wheel
Notes:
*:
The original was also known as the Chicago Wheel
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Leisure (3)
History (3)
Pub quiz question
4274
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which Alton Towers ride that opened in March 1998 boasts a '200ft 4.5G plummet to the centre of the earth?'
Answer:
A:
Oblivion
Categories:
Leisure (6)
Pub quiz question
4273
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which British theme park boasts 'The Big Dipper,' originally built in 1923?
Answer:
A:
Blackpool 'Pleasure Beach'
Categories:
Leisure (6)
1920s (6)
Pub quiz question
4272
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
In what direction do growing bananas point?
Answer:
A:
Upwards
Categories:
Nature (1)
Food (1)
Pub quiz question
4271
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What was the Fyffes Line shipping fleet built to carry?
Answer:
A:
Bananas
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Business (2)
Food (1)
Pub quiz question
4270
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What fruit crop is grown in more countries than any other?
Answer:
A:
Banana
Categories:
Food (5)
Pub quiz question
4269
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What name is usually given to banana cultivated for cooking?
Answer:
A:
Plantain
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Food (4)
Language (4)
Pub quiz question
4268
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What rank fourth after rice, wheat and maize in terms of human food production?
Answer:
A:
Bananas
Categories:
Food (5)
Pub quiz question
4267
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which common fruit's skin did hippy bible 'The Anarchist's Cookbook' claim could be dried then smoked as an hallucinogenic?
Answer:
A:
Bananas
Categories:
Food (7)
Literature (7)
Pub quiz question
4266
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What is the main levening ingredient used in bread production?
Answer:
A:
Yeast
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Food (1)
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Nature (1)
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