Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 2854 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which capital city touches two continents?
Answer: A: Istanbul
Categories: Geography (3)

Pub quiz question 2853 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the highest peak in Turkey, and the supposed resting place of Noah's Ark?
Answer: A: Mount Ararat
Categories: Geography (2) Religion (2)

Pub quiz question 2852 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city is the capital of New York State?
Answer: A: Albany
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 2851 by pjh2

Question: Q: Why is the Manhattan SoHo region so named?
Answer: A: South of Houston
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 2850 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which New York location is popularly called the Crossroads of the World?
Answer: A: Times Square
Categories: Geography (3)

Pub quiz question 2849 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is New York City's most popular nickname?
Answer: A: The Big Apple
Categories: Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 2848 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which is the largest city in the USA?
Answer: A: New York
Categories: Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 2847 by pjh2

Question: Q: What method of transmission was first used in March 1955 to send a message across the USA?
Answer: A: Facsimilie(Fax)
Categories: Science (7)

Pub quiz question 2846 by pjh2

Question: Q: On March 30, 1858 Hyman Lipman obtained a patent for attaching what to the end of a pencil?
Answer: A: Eraser/Rubber
Categories: Science (3)

Pub quiz question 2845 by pjh2

Question: Q: Ralph Wedgwood obtained a patent in 1806 for what previously essential piece of office equipment that enabled instant copies to be made?
Answer: A: Carbon Paper
Categories: Science (4)

Pub quiz question 2844 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many bends does a standard office paperclip have?
Answer: A: Three
Categories: Science (2) General Knowledge (2)

Pub quiz question 2843 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which company, starting with X, produced the first one-piece plain paper photocopier in 1959?
Answer: A: Xerox
Categories: 1950s (2) Science (2)

Pub quiz question 2842 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which caste, or type, of bees are the ones that fertilise the queen's eggs?
Answer: A: Drone Bees
Categories: Nature (5)

Pub quiz question 2841 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who is fed royal jelly by her workers?
Answer: A: A queen bee
Categories: Nature (3)

Pub quiz question 2840 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which is the only continent without any bees?
Answer: A: Antartica
Categories: Nature (3) Geography (3)

Pub quiz question 2839 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many pairs of wings do all bees have?
Answer: A: Two
Categories: Nature (2) Science (2)

Pub quiz question 2838 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is someone who suffers from C.M.A. allergic to
Answer: A: Cow's Milk (Allergy)
Categories: Nature (4) Science (4) Drink (4)

Pub quiz question 2837 by pjh2

Question: Q: What simple sugar is present in milk, to which some people are allergic/intolerant?
Answer: A: Lactose
Categories: Drink (4) Nature (4)

Pub quiz question 2836 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the main /variety/ of milk from a ruminant stocked by most British supermarkets?
Answer: A: Goat's milk
Categories: Nature (4) Drink (4)

Pub quiz question 2835 by pjh2

Question: Q: What everyday food is produced by churning milk?
Answer: A: Cheese or butter
Categories: Food (2) Nature (2) Drink (2)

Pub quiz question 2834 by pjh2

Question: Q: What four-letter name is given to the nutrient fluid produces by the mammary glands of female mammals?
Answer: A: Milk
Categories: Science (2) Biology (2) Nature (2) Drink (2)

Pub quiz question 2833 by pjh2

Question: Q: (July 2010) Which of David Beckam's children also appear in the International Radio Alphabet?
Answer: A: Romeo
Categories: Sports (5) Language (5) Football (5)

Pub quiz question 2832 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which male character in Shakespeare's plays also appears in the International Phonetic Alphabet?
Answer: A: Romeo
Categories: Literature (3) Language (3)

Pub quiz question 2831 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which female character in Shakespeare's plays also appears in the International Phonetic Alphabet?
Answer: A: Juliet
Categories: Literature (3) Language (3)

Pub quiz question 2830 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country appears in the international Radio Alphabet?
Answer: A: India
Notes: *: Quebec isn't a country, it's a province in Canada (amongst other areas smaller than the country they're in.)
Categories: Language (5) Geography (5)