Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 2602 by pjh2

Question: Q: Bridge
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Answer: A: High Level Bridge,Gateshead/Newcastle, UK
Categories: Newcastle, UK (3) Gateshead, UK (3) Bridges (5) Landmarks (6)

Pub quiz question 2601 by pjh2

Question: Q: Monument
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Answer: A: Grey's Monument, Newcastle, UK
Categories: Newcastle, UK (3) Landmarks (4) Statues (4)

Pub quiz question 2600 by pjh2

Question: Q: Bridge
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Answer: A: George Washington Bridge, NY, US
Notes: *: Connecting Fort Lee in Bergen County, New Jersey and Washington Heights, Manhattan in New York City
Categories: New York, US (4) Bridges (5) Landmarks (5)

Pub quiz question 2599 by pjh2

Question: Q: Building
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Answer: A: Empire State Building, Manhatten, NY, US
Categories: New York, US (3) Buildings (4) Landmarks (5)

Pub quiz question 2598 by pjh2

Question: Q: Bridge
Answer: A: Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, NY, US
Notes: *: It connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River.
Categories: Bridges (5) New York, US (4) Landmarks (5)

Pub quiz question 2597 by pjh2

Question: Q: Building
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Answer: A: Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art/Baltic Flour mill, Gateshead
Categories: Landmarks (5) Gateshead, UK (3) Buildings (5)

Pub quiz question 2596 by pjh2

Question: Q: Landmark
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Answer: A: Angel of the North, Gateshead, UK
Notes: *: Antony Gormley 1998
Categories: Landmarks (4) Gateshead, UK (3) Art (3)

Pub quiz question 2595 by pjh2

Question: Q: Between 1925 and 1961 this Russian city was called Stalingrad (Сталингра́д), what is it called today?
Answer: A: Volgograd (Волгоград)
Categories: Geography (8) 1920s (8) 1960s (8)

Pub quiz question 2594 by pjh2

Question: Q: The Alþingi (Althing or Althingi), the world's oldest surviving parliament, is found in which country?
Answer: A: Iceland
Notes: *: þ is pronunced "thorn" (or, more strictly, þorn)
Categories: Geography (8) Politics (8)

Pub quiz question 2593 by pjh2

Question: Q: Rapa Nui is the native word for which 'holiday' island?
Answer: A: Easter Island
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 2592 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city lies between the River Dee and River Don?
Answer: A: Aberdeen
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 2591 by pjh2

Question: Q: Aberdeen stands between the mouths of two rivers. Name them.
Answer: A: Dee and Don
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 2590 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which country is the Albert Canal?
Answer: A: Belgium
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 2589 by pjh2

Question: Q: The 1928 Wineville Chicken Coop Murders, where boys were kidnapped and killed by Gordon Northcott, formed the basis of which 2008 drama film?
Answer: A: Changeling
Categories: Drama (5) Film/Movies (5) 1980s (5) 1920s (5) Crime (5)

Pub quiz question 2588 by pjh2

Question: Q: Starting off at a base level of 1000, in what year did the FTSE start?
Answer: A: Tues 3 January 1984
Categories: Business (5)

Pub quiz question 2587 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the abbreviation FTSE said to stand for?
Answer: A: Financial Times Stock Exchange
Notes: *: Although FTSE is jointly owned by the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange, the initials are no longer an acronym nor an initialism.
Categories: Business (3) Acronyms/Abbreviations (3)

Pub quiz question 2586 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the name of the killer in the 1980 film Friday the 13th?
Answer: A: Mrs (Pamela Sue) Vorhees
Notes: *: Her full name wasn't revealed until the 4th film (1984). Jason started killing in the 2nd film (1981).
Categories: Horror (6) Film/Movies (6) Entertainment (6) 1980s (6)

Pub quiz question 2585 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which 1996 horror film was partly based on Daniel Harold Rolling, also known as The Gainesville Ripper, a serial killer in 1989/90?
Answer: A: Scream
Categories: Horror (6) Film/Movies (6) Entertainment (6) Crime (6) 1980s (7) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 2584 by pjh2

Question: Q: The pop group "Middle of the Road" wrote and sang which No.1 hit of 1971?
Answer: A: Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
Categories: 1970s (5) Music (5) Entertainment (5)

Pub quiz question 2583 by pjh2

Question: Q: In "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," what was hung around the neck of the Mariner?
Answer: A: Albatros
Notes: *: The one the Mariner shot.
Categories: Literature (5)

Pub quiz question 2582 by pjh2

Question: Q: Founded in October 1881, which British magazine stopped publishing in 1984, after 104 years?
Answer: A: Tit-Bits
Notes: *: Full title: "Tit-Bits from all the interesting Books, Periodicals, and Newspapers of the World"
Categories: Literature (7) Entertainment (7)

Pub quiz question 2581 by pjh2

Question: Q: Starting in 1970, who was BBC Radio One's first female DJ; and, since the death of John Peel in 2004, it's longest serving presenter?
Answer: A: Ann(ie) Nightingale
Categories: Entertainment (5) Music (6) 1970s (6)

Pub quiz question 2580 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which craft did Sir Donald Campbell die whilst endeavouring to set a water speed record on Coniston Water in January of 1967?
Answer: A: Bluebird (K7)
Categories: Sports (6) Leisure (6) History (7)

Pub quiz question 2579 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which actor, who died in 1977, appeared in the films "A Town Like Alice" (1956) and The Trials of Oscar Wilde(1960)?
Answer: A: Peter Finch
Categories: 1970s (6) 1950s (6) 1960s (6) Film/Movies (6) Entertainment (6)

Pub quiz question 2578 by pjh2

Question: Q: In Star Wars what was the name of Han Solo's spacecraft?
Answer: A: Millennium Falcon
Categories: Film/Movies (4) SciFi (4) Entertainment (5)