Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 3615 by pjh2

Question: Q: Jul '11, Norwegian scientists have discovered that tree rings can be an inaccurate guide to climate change - what sort of natural phenomenon do they say makes them inaccurate?
Answer: A: Grazing herbivores (sheep)
Categories: Current Affairs (6) Science (6)

Pub quiz question 3614 by pjh2

Question: Q: According to the according to The Middle Class Handbook (published Jul'11), staying up late to watch which television programme is one of the eight signs that your marriage may be in trouble?
Answer: A: Newsnight
Categories: Current Affairs (7)

Pub quiz question 3613 by pjh2

Question: Q: Colin Furze, a plumber from Lincolnshire, claims to have made it ino the Guinness book of records with the worlds longest what?
Answer: A: Motorbike
Notes: *: Seats 25
Categories: Current Affairs (8)

Pub quiz question 3612 by pjh2

Question: Q: Jul '11, which sportsman complained that the British national anthem was too short?
Answer: A: Lewis Hamilton
Categories: Sports (7) Current Affairs (7)

Pub quiz question 3611 by pjh2

Question: Q: Jul '11, Jane Horrocks was quoted as saying "sometimes you can have rather a lot of chavs in, and that gets a bit scary." Which business was she talking about?
Answer: A: Tesco
Notes: *: She starred in Tesco adverts
Categories: Current Affairs (6)

Pub quiz question 3610 by pjh2

Question: Q: In the latest/Jul '11 assassination in Southern Afghanistan, the Mayor was killed by a suicide bomber with the bomb hidden where?
Answer: A: In his turban
Categories: Current Affairs (7) Military (9) Politics (9)

Pub quiz question 3609 by pjh2

Question: Q: Jul '11, William Hague announced the expulsion of all diplomats from which country while inviting rebels to send their own diplomats?
Answer: A: Libya
Categories: Current Affairs (5) Politics (7)

Pub quiz question 3608 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which beauty product firm got a slap on the wrists from the Advertising Standards Authority for digitally altering two adverts starring Julia Roberts and Christy Turlington?
Answer: A: L'Oréal
Categories: Current Affairs (4)

Pub quiz question 3607 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which energy firm got fined in July '11 for failing to deal with complaints correctly?
Answer: A: British Gas
Categories: Current Affairs (5)

Pub quiz question 3606 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which fashion designer was it revealed, in July '11, that left £50K of his £16M estate in his will to look after his 3 dogs, Minter, Juice and Callum?
Answer: A: Alexander McQueen
Notes: *: 17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010
Categories: Current Affairs (5)

Pub quiz question 3605 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the outer layer of a baked Alaska made from?
Answer: A: Meringue
Categories: Food (1)

Pub quiz question 3604 by pjh2

Question: Q: Would a brut champagne be sweet or dry?
Answer: A: Dry
Categories: Drink (1)

Pub quiz question 3603 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which spice would a steak au poivre have on its outside?
Answer: A: Peppers
Categories: Food (1)

Pub quiz question 3602 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which fruit could be honeydew or cantaloupe?
Answer: A: Melon
Categories: Food (1)

Pub quiz question 3601 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is a Blue Vinney?
Answer: A: Cheese
Categories: Food (1)

Pub quiz question 3600 by pjh2

Question: Q: Does a raw apricot have equal, more or fewer calories than a fresh one?
Answer: A: Fewer
Categories: Food (1) Science (1)

Pub quiz question 3599 by pjh2

Question: Q: Would a three-star brandy be very good, average or rather inferior?
Answer: A: Very good
Categories: Drink (1)

Pub quiz question 3598 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which herb is used in pesto sauce?
Answer: A: Basil
Categories: Food (2)

Pub quiz question 3597 by pjh2

Question: Q: Is green bacon smoked or unsmoked?
Answer: A: Unsmoked
Categories: Food (1)

Pub quiz question 3596 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is a crouton made from?
Answer: A: Bread
Categories: Food (1)

Pub quiz question 3595 by pjh2

Question: Q: A crown roast would be made up from which meat?
Answer: A: Lamb
Categories: Food (1)

Pub quiz question 3594 by pjh2

Question: Q: Morel and oyster are which types of vegetable?
Answer: A: Mushrooms
Categories: Food (1)

Pub quiz question 3593 by pjh2

Question: Q: What sort of drink would fino or oloroso be?
Answer: A: Sherry
Categories: Drink (3)

Pub quiz question 3592 by pjh2

Question: Q: What colour is an extra-virgin olive oil?
Answer: A: Green
Categories: Food (2)

Pub quiz question 3591 by pjh2

Question: Q: What sort of fruit would go into a Dundee cake?
Answer: A: Raisins, currents, sultanas
Categories: Food (2)