Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 521 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the original host of BBC's "Question of Sport" between 1970 and 1978?
Answer: A: David Vine
Categories: 1970s (5) Sports (5) Television (6)

Pub quiz question 520 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which couple are buried together at the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-Upon-Avon?
Answer: A: Anne hathaway and William Shakespeare
Categories: Literature (2) General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 519 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which sport uses a piece of equipment that is 9-feet long and 5-feet wide?
Answer: A: Table Tennis
Notes: *: It's the table
Categories: Sports (4) General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 518 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who is the first female in line to the British Throne (May 2011)?
Answer: A: Princess Beatrice
Categories: Royalty (4) General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 517 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which sport would you find a "buttonhook," the "flare" and the "fly?"
Answer: A: American Football
Categories: Sports (5) General Knowledge (5)

Pub quiz question 516 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which song did 12 X-Factor finalists cover and take to number 1 in the charts, as part of the "Help for heroes" campaign?
Answer: A: "Hero"
Notes: *: Originally by Maria Carey, covered by X-Factor Nov 2010
Categories: Music (4) 2010s (5) Entertainment (4)

Pub quiz question 515 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the more comon name for the "fruit citrus grandis?"
Answer: A: Grapefruit
Categories: Food (3) Nature (4)

Pub quiz question 514 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which sport can be played with balls of four different bouncing qualities
Answer: A: Squash
Categories: Sports (4) General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 513 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Hollyoaks family consists of Jackie, Mercedes, Carmel, Tina, John-Paul and Michaela?
Answer: A: The McQueen's
Categories: Soaps (3) Entertainment (4) Television (4)

Pub quiz question 512 by pjh2

Question: Q: On which cities were atomic bombs dropped near the end of WWII in 1945
Answer: A: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Categories: 1940s (4) Politics (4) Military (4) MultiAnswer2 (4)

Pub quiz question 511 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which month of 1945 were the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Answer: A: August
Categories: Politics (5) Military (5) History (5) 1940s (5)

Pub quiz question 510 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the national sport of Andorra?
Answer: A: Skiing
Categories: Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 509 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which "Changing Rooms" designer had a brief stay on "I'm a celebrity get me out of here?" in 2003?
Answer: A: Linda Barker
Categories: Television (4) Entertainment (4) 2000s (4)

Pub quiz question 508 by pjh2

Question: Q: According to myths, where did the Greek Gods live?
Answer: A: Mount Olympus
Categories: Mythology (1) General Knowledge (2)

Pub quiz question 507 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the maximum number of match points a player can hold at any time in a tennis match?
Answer: A: Six
Notes: *: When leading 6-0 in a tie-break
Categories: Tennis (3) Sports (3)

Pub quiz question 506 by pjh2

Question: Q: What connects the bands Roxy Music, Wet Wet Wet and Abba
Answer: A: They've all had a hit called "Angel Eyes"
Categories: Music (6) Entertainment (6)

Pub quiz question 505 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does the M stand for in Richard M Nixon
Answer: A: Milhous
Categories: General Knowledge (6) Politics (6)

Pub quiz question 504 by pjh2

Question: Q: In what year did Wham! split up?
Answer: A: 1986
Categories: Music (4) 1980s (4)

Pub quiz question 503 by pjh2

Question: Q: What's the correct name give to a scientist who studies volcanoes?
Answer: A: Volcanologist/Vulcanologist
Categories: Language (3) General Knowledge (5) Science (4)

Pub quiz question 502 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many fences are jumped twice in the Grand National?
Answer: A: 14
Categories: Sports (5) Leisure (5)

Pub quiz question 501 by pjh2

Question: Q: What connects the songs "Juliet," "Sherry," and "Reach out, I'll be there?"
Answer: A: Four
Notes: *: Four Pennies, Four Seasons and Four Tops
Categories: Music (4) Entertainment (4)

Pub quiz question 500 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which hero killed the Medusa?
Answer: A: Perseus
Categories: Mythology (3)

Pub quiz question 499 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which European country was tennis star Monica Seles born?
Answer: A: Yugoslavia (currently Serbia and Montenegro)
Categories: Tennis (4) Sports (4)

Pub quiz question 498 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which comedian was removed from "Hell's Kitchen" on day 10 in the 2007 series and why?
Answer: A: Jim Davidson for "making highly offensive remarks"
Categories: Television (4) 2000s (4) Entertainment (4) Comedy (4)

Pub quiz question 497 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which part of a ginger plant does the spice come from?
Answer: A: The root (or rhyzome)
Categories: Food (1) Biology (1) Nature (1) Science (1) General Knowledge (1)