Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 1036 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What does a campanologist do as a hobby?
  2. Answer: A: Bell ring
  3. Categories: Leisure (3) General Knowledge (3)
Pub quiz question 1035 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: FINA is the governing body of which Olympic sports?
  2. Answer: A: Swimming.
  3. Notes: *: Fédération Internationale de Natation; Natation translates as swimming. They're actually responsible for all the aquatic sports: diving, water polo, synchronized swimming and open water swimming as well.
  4. Categories: Olympics (4) Sports (4)
Pub quiz question 1034 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Father Ted was based on which fictional island?
  2. Answer: A: Craggy Island
  3. Categories: Comedy (3) Television (3)
Pub quiz question 1033 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which country would you find the "Berj al'Arab," the only "7 star hotel" in the World?
  2. Answer: A: Dubai
  3. Notes: *: It's officially a 5-star hotel. According to the group, the "Seven-Star" notion was brought to being by a British journalist who visited the hotel on a pre-opening press trip.
  4. Categories: Landmarks (5)
Pub quiz question 1032 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the first sport to be publicly televised?
  2. Answer: A: Baseball
  3. Notes: *: Apparently.
  4. Categories: Sports (7) History (7)
Pub quiz question 1031 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the name of the fictional GP Practice in "Doctors?"
  2. Answer: A: Mill Health Centre
  3. Categories: Soaps (3) Television (4) Entertainment (5)
Pub quiz question 1030 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: With what is the Belgian beer "Kriek" flavoured?
  2. Answer: A: Cherries
  3. Categories: Drink (5)
Pub quiz question 1029 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How many rounds are there in an amateur boxing match?
  2. Answer: A: 3
  3. Categories: Boxing (2) Sports (3)
Pub quiz question 1028 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which fictional town did "the Flintstones" live?
  2. Answer: A: Bedrock
  3. Categories: Children (3) Television (3) Entertainment (3) General Knowledge (3)
Pub quiz question 1027 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which city would you find the CN (Canadian National) Tower?
  2. Answer: A: Toronto
  3. Categories: Geography (5) Landmarks (5)
Pub quiz question 1026 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In tennis, which four events make up the Grand Slam?
  2. Answer: A: Wimbledon, US Open, French Open and the Australian Open
  3. Categories: MultiAnswer4 (4) Tennis (3) Sports (4)
Pub quiz question 1025 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which cartoon character was known as "the fastest mouse in all of Mexico?"
  2. Answer: A: Speedy Gonzalez
  3. Categories: Children (4) Television (4) Entertainment (4) General Knowledge (4)
Pub quiz question 1024 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the popular nickname given to Daniel Hooper, and anti-road campaigner in 1997?
  2. Answer: A: Swampy
  3. Categories: People (6) 1990s (6)
Pub quiz question 1023 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: The first ever golf course was in which country?
  2. Answer: A: Scotland
  3. Notes: *: St Andrews, Fife in 1764
  4. Categories: Golf (7) Sports (8)
Pub quiz question 1022 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: The 1989 film "My Left Foot" told the story of which Irish writer and artist?
  2. Answer: A: Christy Brown
  3. Categories: Literature (5) Film/Movies (5) 1980s (6) Entertainment (6)
Pub quiz question 1021 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In 1978, the BBC began broadcasting from which of the Houses of Parliament?
  2. Answer: A: House of Commons
  3. Notes: *: On the radio only
  4. Categories: Politics (3) 1970s (3) Entertainment (3)
Pub quiz question 1020 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In cricket, what score is known as a Nelson?
  2. Answer: A: 111
  3. Notes: *: From the falsehood that Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg.
  4. Categories: Cricket (3) Sports (4) Language (5)
Pub quiz question 1019 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the original 1970's Wombles Characters?
  2. Answer: A: (8)Tomsk, Orinoco, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Wellington, Bungo, Madame Cholet, Tobermory and Miss Adelaide
  3. Notes: *: Some quizzes miss out Miss Adelaide
  4. Categories: MultiAnswer8 (7) Children (8) Television (8) 1970s (8)
Pub quiz question 1018 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What do the Americans call the constellation of stars that the UK refers to as "The Plough?"
  2. Answer: A: The Big Dipper
  3. Categories: Science (3) Astronomy (3) General Knowledge (3)
Pub quiz question 1017 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which American Football team won the first ever Super Bowl?
  2. Answer: A: Green Bay Packers
  3. Notes: *: 1967
  4. Categories: 1960s (7) American Football (5) Sports (7)
Pub quiz question 1016 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the name of the character played by Rob Brydon in the BBC3 comedy "Gavin and Stacey?"
  2. Answer: A: Bryn West
  3. Categories: Television (5) Comedy (5)
Pub quiz question 1015 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In 1960, Mrs. Bandaranike became the World's first female Prime Minister of which Country?
  2. Answer: A: Sri Lanka
  3. Categories: 1960s (7) Politics (7)
Pub quiz question 1014 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who, born Declan MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter who sung about Oliver's Army?
  2. Answer: A: Elvis Costello
  3. Categories: Pseudonyms (3) Music (3)
Pub quiz question 1013 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was Elton John's real name?
  2. Answer: A: Reginald Dwight
  3. Categories: Entertainment (5) Pseudonyms (5)
Pub quiz question 1012 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who, born Reginald Dwight, is a singer who married in 2005, and tried, but failed, to adopt a Ukranian child in 2009?
  2. Answer: A: Elton John
  3. Categories: Pseudonyms (3) Entertainment (3)
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