Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 2652 by pjh2

Question: Q: On October 24 1901, for her 63rd birthday, Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in what?
Answer: A: A barrel
Categories: Leisure (4) General Knowledge (4) History (4)

Pub quiz question 2651 by pjh2

Question: Q: Since 1890, what has the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service been called?
Answer: A: New Scotland Yard
Categories: General Knowledge (2)

Pub quiz question 2650 by pjh2

Question: Q: In the Bible, Exodus 24:12 describes the 10 commandments as being written on what?
Answer: A: Stone tablets
Categories: Religion (2) General Knowledge (2)

Pub quiz question 2649 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who, born in 1643, was the second scientist to be knighted?
Answer: A: Sir Isaac Newton (knighted in 1705)
Notes: *: Sir Francis Bacon was the first, knighted in 1603.
Categories: History (6) Science (6)

Pub quiz question 2648 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given in knitting to a pattern of stitches producing a pattern like a twisted rope?
Answer: A: Cable
Categories: Leisure (3) General Knowledge (3)

Pub quiz question 2647 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was Gregory Peck's first name?
Answer: A: Eldred
Categories: General Knowledge (9) Names (6)

Pub quiz question 2646 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which actor starred as the lawyer Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird?
Answer: A: (Eldred) Gregory Peck
Categories: Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (6) 1960s (6)

Pub quiz question 2645 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War I and held its first council meeting in Paris on 16 January 1920?
Answer: A: The League of Nations
Notes: *: It was the precursor to the United Nations that was formed in 1945
Categories: History (4) 1920s (4) Politics (5)

Pub quiz question 2644 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which year did Elvis Presley die?
Answer: A: 1977
Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4)

Pub quiz question 2643 by pjh2

Question: Q: Statue
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Answer: A: "The Motherland Calls", Volgograd, Russia
Categories: Statues (6) Russia (6) Landmarks (6)

Pub quiz question 2642 by pjh2

Question: Q: Structure
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Answer: A: Azadi Monument, Tehran, Iran
Categories: Buildings (7) Iran (4) Landmarks (7)

Pub quiz question 2641 by pjh2

Question: Q: Structure
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Answer: A: Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK
Categories: Landmarks (2) Buildings (2)

Pub quiz question 2640 by pjh2

Question: Q: Structure
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Answer: A: Great Sphinx of Giza, Giza, Egypt
Categories: Egypt (2) Landmarks (2)

Pub quiz question 2639 by pjh2

Question: Q: Structures
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Answer: A: Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Categories: Buildings (2) Egypt (2) Landmarks (2)

Pub quiz question 2638 by pjh2

Question: Q: Building
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Answer: A: White House, Washington DC, DC, US
Categories: District of Columbia, US (1) Buildings (2) Landmarks (2)

Pub quiz question 2637 by pjh2

Question: Q: Building
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Answer: A: Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Categories: Buildings (2) Landmarks (2) India (2)

Pub quiz question 2636 by pjh2

Question: Q: Structure
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Answer: A: Great Wall of China, China
Categories: China (2) Landmarks (2)

Pub quiz question 2635 by pjh2

Question: Q: Building
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Answer: A: Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Categories: Buildings (3) Landmarks (3) Australia (3)

Pub quiz question 2634 by pjh2

Question: Q: Building
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Answer: A: Potala-Palace, Lhasa, Tibet
Categories: Buildings (8) Tibet (4) Landmarks (7)

Pub quiz question 2633 by pjh2

Question: Q: Building
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Answer: A: Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
Categories: Buildings (6) Russia (6) Landmarks (6)

Pub quiz question 2632 by pjh2

Question: Q: Building
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Answer: A: Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Categories: Italy (2) Buildings (2) Landmarks (2)

Pub quiz question 2631 by pjh2

Question: Q: Building
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Answer: A: Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
Categories: Buildings (7) Turkey (6) Landmarks (7)

Pub quiz question 2630 by pjh2

Question: Q: Structure
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Answer: A: Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Categories: France (2) Buildings (2) Landmarks (2)

Pub quiz question 2629 by pjh2

Question: Q: Building
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Answer: A: Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Categories: Italy (4) Buildings (4) Landmarks (4)

Pub quiz question 2628 by pjh2

Question: Q: Building
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Answer: A: Cologne Cathedral (Dom zu Köln), Köln, Germany
Categories: Buildings (6) Germany (6) Landmarks (6)