Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 3004 by pjh2

Question: Q: What kind of creature is Mowgli's enemy Shere Khan in The Jungle Book?
Answer: A: A tiger
Categories: Children (2) Literature (2) Cartoons (2)

Pub quiz question 3003 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the name of the man-cub in The Jungle Book?
Answer: A: Mowgli
Categories: Literature (1) Cartoons (1) Children (1)

Pub quiz question 3002 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Verdi opera includes the popular La donna è mobile?
Answer: A: Rigoletto
Categories: Music (8) Art (8)

Pub quiz question 3001 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Mozart opera takes fiancée swapping as it's theme?
Answer: A: Così fan tutte
Categories: Music (8) Art (8)

Pub quiz question 3000 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which German composer's musical works include a Freemasonary-influenced opera called The Magic Flute?
Answer: A: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's
Categories: Art (7) Music (7)

Pub quiz question 2999 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which great composer's only opera was Fidelio
Answer: A: Ludwig van Beethoven's
Categories: Art (5) Music (4)

Pub quiz question 2998 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who's operatic marriage was a sequel to "The Barber of Seville?"
Answer: A: Figaro's
Categories: Music (3) Art (3)

Pub quiz question 2997 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which country did opera originate?
Answer: A: Italy
Categories: Geography (2) Music (2) Art (2)

Pub quiz question 2996 by pjh2

Question: Q: Complete the following full original title of a Shakespeare play: "The most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedie of ____ ____ ____"
Answer: A: Romeo and Juliet
Categories: Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 2995 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which planet's satellites are mostly named after Shakespeare characters?
Answer: A: Uranus
Notes: *: There are 27 of them
Categories: Space (3) Literature (7) Science (7)

Pub quiz question 2994 by pjh2

Question: Q: What Shakespeare play is set on January 5th?
Answer: A: "Twelfth Night" (aka "What you will")
Categories: Literature (5)

Pub quiz question 2993 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who took the rôle of Lysander in the Disney version of A midsummer Night's Dream?
Answer: A: Mickey Mouse
Categories: Disney (5) Literature (5) Cartoons (5)

Pub quiz question 2992 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which town was the home of Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, Shakespheare's Merry Wives?
Answer: A: Winsor
Categories: Literature (1) Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 2991 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Shakespeare play tells the story of Miss Capulet who loves Mr Montague?
Answer: A: Romeo and Juliet
Categories: Literature (2) General Knowledge (2)

Pub quiz question 2990 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the title of the first volume of Jilly Cooper's "Rutshire Chronicles?"
Answer: A: Riders
Categories: Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 2989 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which author of "Animals in War" campaigned for a war memorial for animals?
Answer: A: Jilly Cooper
Categories: Literature (7)

Pub quiz question 2988 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the first Jilly Cooper potboiler to be named after a sport?
Answer: A: Polo
Notes: *: Potboiler - a term used to describe a poor quality novel, play, opera, or film, or other creative work that was created quickly to make money.
Categories: Literature (6)

Pub quiz question 2987 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the first of Jilly Cooper's "How To..." books?
Answer: A: How to stay Married
Categories: Literature (4)

Pub quiz question 2986 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who wrote the series of children's books featuring Little Mabel?
Answer: A: Jilly Cooper
Categories: Children (4) Literature (4)

Pub quiz question 2985 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who's books have included "Jolly Super," "Jolly Super Too," and "Jolly Superlative?"
Answer: A: Jilly Cooper's
Categories: Literature (2)

Pub quiz question 2984 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Shakespeare play opens with the King of Navarr and three companions taking an oath to devote three years to studying?
Answer: A: Love's Labour's Lost
Categories: Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 2983 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Shakespeare play sees the brother of a novice nun sentenced to death for fornication?
Answer: A: Measure for Money
Categories: Literature (7)

Pub quiz question 2982 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Shakespeare play asks: "To be or not to be?"
Answer: A: Hamlet
Categories: Literature (4) General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 2981 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which Shakespeare play is it stated that "All the world's a stage?"
Answer: A: As you like it
Categories: Literature (4)

Pub quiz question 2980 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which of Shakespeare's plays does Antonio owe Shylock a pound of flesh?
Answer: A: The Merchant of Venice
Categories: Literature (1) General Knowledge (4)