Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 2477 by pjh2

Question: Q: With over 26,000 accepted species, what is the largest family of glowering plants?
Answer: A: Orchids
Categories: General Knowledge (8) Biology (8)

Pub quiz question 2476 by pjh2

Question: Q: In America they're called Graham Crackers. What are they called in the UK?
Answer: A: Digestive biscuits
Categories: Language (4) General Knowledge (5)

Pub quiz question 2475 by pjh2

Question: Q: How old was Marylin Monroe when she died?
Answer: A: 36 (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962)
Categories: 1960s (6) General Knowledge (6) Music (6) Entertainment (6)

Pub quiz question 2474 by pjh2

Question: Q: Sir Charles Barry (23 May 1795 – 12 May 1860) designed which iconic British building?
Answer: A: Palace of Westminster (also known as the Houses of Parliament)
Categories: Politics (3) History (5) General Knowledge (6)

Pub quiz question 2473 by pjh2

Question: Q: What substance is made from sulphur, charcoal and potassium nitrate?
Answer: A: Gunpowder
Categories: General Knowledge (5) Chemistry (4)

Pub quiz question 2472 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which year was the board game Monopoly Patented?
Answer: A: 1935
Notes: *: 5000 games produced in 1933, patent granted 1935,
Categories: Leisure (8) General Knowledge (8) Games (8)

Pub quiz question 2471 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country won the Eurovision song contest in 2011?
Answer: A: Azerbaijan
Notes: *: Ell & Nicki singing Running Scared
Categories: 2010s (7) Eurovision (4) General Knowledge (5)

Pub quiz question 2470 by pjh2

Question: Q: From which stone are the pyramids in Giza build from?
Answer: A: Limestone
Categories: Geography (7) History (8) General Knowledge (7)

Pub quiz question 2469 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name of the longest tunnel in Europe?
Answer: A: Gotthard Base Tunnel/GBT (as of 2011, actually the longest in the world.)
Notes: *: Rail tunnel beneath the Swiss Alps, eastern completed 15 October 2010, western completed 23 March 2011.
Categories: General Knowledge (8) Geography (9)

Pub quiz question 2468 by pjh2

Question: Q: What are the four 'C's of a diamond?
Answer: A: Colour, cut, clarity, carat
Categories: General Knowledge (5) Leisure (5)

Pub quiz question 2467 by pjh2

Question: Q: Company
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Answer: A: P&O (Ferries, Cruises, etc.)
Categories: Flags (7) Logos (4)

Pub quiz question 2466 by pjh2

Question: Q: From which country do football team Silkeborg IF come from
Answer: A: Denmark
Categories: Football (4) Sports (5)

Pub quiz question 2465 by pjh2

Question: Q: Kanye West's 2008 single "Homecoming" featured which other singer?
Answer: A: Chris Martin
Notes: *: From Coldplay
Categories: Music (5) Entertainment (6) 2000s (6)

Pub quiz question 2464 by pjh2

Question: Q: "Harbinger," "Moneymaker" and "Shirley" are all types of what?
Answer: A: Tomato
Categories: Food (5) Nature (6) General Knowledge (6)

Pub quiz question 2463 by pjh2

Question: Q: On which piece of sporting equipment do competitors perform a manoeuvre called the "Thomas Flairs?"
Answer: A: Pommel Horse
Notes: *: The floor exercise is not really a "piece of equipment"
Categories: Sports (3)

Pub quiz question 2462 by pjh2

Question: Q: 'Following the success of his first band, Blur, which other successful band did Damon Albarn go on to form?
Answer: A: Gorillaz
Categories: Music (4) Entertainment (5)

Pub quiz question 2461 by pjh2

Question: Q: The fear of animals is known as what?
Answer: A: Zoophobia
Categories: Phobias (8)

Pub quiz question 2460 by pjh2

Question: Q: The fear of the great mole rat is known as what?
Answer: A: Zemmiphobia
Categories: Phobias (8)

Pub quiz question 2459 by pjh2

Question: Q: The fear of God or gods is known as what?
Answer: A: Zeusophobia
Categories: Phobias (8)

Pub quiz question 2458 by pjh2

Question: Q: The fear of jealousy is known as what?
Answer: A: Zelophobia
Categories: Phobias (8)

Pub quiz question 2457 by pjh2

Question: Q: The fear of razors is known as what?
Answer: A: Xyrophobia
Categories: Phobias (8)

Pub quiz question 2456 by pjh2

Question: Q: The ffear of wooden objects or Forests is known as what?
Answer: A: Xylophobia
Categories: Phobias (8)

Pub quiz question 2455 by pjh2

Question: Q: The fear of dryness is known as what?
Answer: A: Xerophobia
Categories: Phobias (8)

Pub quiz question 2454 by pjh2

Question: Q: The fear of strangers or foreigners is known as what?
Answer: A: Xenophobia
Categories: Phobias (8)

Pub quiz question 2453 by pjh2

Question: Q: The fear of foreign languages is known as what?
Answer: A: Xenoglossophobia
Categories: Phobias (8)