Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 496 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name of the arena in Sheffield where the World Professional Snooker Championships are held annually?
Answer: A: The Cruicible
Categories: Snooker (1) Sports (2)

Pub quiz question 495 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which wartime leader said "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owd by so many to so few?"
Answer: A: Winston Churchill
Categories: Politics (1) History (1) Quotations (1) General Knowledge (1)

Pub quiz question 494 by pjh2

Question: Q: In "Mission Impossible," self-destructing tapes took how long to blow up?
Answer: A: 5 seconds
Categories: Television (3) Entertainment (3)

Pub quiz question 493 by pjh2

Question: Q: What were postmen more commonly known as in Victorian England?
Answer: A: Robins
Notes: *: Because of their red uniforms
Categories: History (6) General Knowledge (6) Language (6)

Pub quiz question 492 by pjh2

Question: Q: "Slider," "sacrifice fly" and "R.B.I" are all terms used in which sport?
Answer: A: Baseball
Notes: *: R.B.I = Runs Batted In
Categories: Sports (4)

Pub quiz question 491 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which child was the start of "A.I.," "Pay it Forward," and "Sixth Sense?"
Answer: A: Haley Joel Osment
Categories: Film/Movies (3) Entertainment (3)

Pub quiz question 490 by pjh2

Question: Q: From which flower does the expensive spice saffron come from?
Answer: A: Crocus
Categories: Biology (6) Food (4) General Knowledge (5)

Pub quiz question 489 by pjh2

Question: Q: May 1998Which ex-footballer's autobiography is entitled "Addicted?"
Answer: A: Tony Adams
Categories: Football (6) Literature (6) Sports (6) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 488 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who wrote the musical "Oliver" as well as Cliff Richard's hit "Living Doll?"
Answer: A: Lionel Bar
Categories: Music (7) Entertainment (7)

Pub quiz question 487 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who declared war on Britain and France in 1940
Answer: A: Italy
Categories: Politics (3) Military (3) General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 486 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first player to be transferred for over ₤10m between English clubs?
Answer: A: Alan Shearer
Notes: *: From Blackburn to Newcastle United
Categories: Football (4) Sports (4)

Pub quiz question 485 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the female star in the films "Top Gun" and "Witness?"
Answer: A: Kelly McGillis
Categories: 1980s (5) Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5)

Pub quiz question 484 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Iraqi leader ordered the invasion of Kuwait in 1990?
Answer: A: Saddam Hussein
Categories: Military (4) Politics (4) 1990s (4) History (4) General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 483 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which orchestra leader, born in Italy but based in the UK, became the first artist to sell a million stereo albums?
Answer: A: Mantovani
Categories: Music (7)

Pub quiz question 482 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who defined democracy as "government of the people, by the people?"
Answer: A: Abraham Lincoln
Categories: Quotations (4) History (4) Politics (4) General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 481 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Spice Girl recorded the duet "When You're Gone" with Bryan Adams?
Answer: A: Mel C/Sporty Spice/Melanie Chisholm
Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4)

Pub quiz question 480 by pjh2

Question: Q: Iceland and England broke off diplomatic relations in 1976 - why?
Answer: A: Because of cod fishing rights - the "Cod Wars"
Categories: 1970s (3) History (3) Politics (3) General Knowledge (3)

Pub quiz question 479 by pjh2

Question: Q: On which novel was the concept of "Big Brother" based, and who wrote it?
Answer: A: 1984 by George Orwell
Categories: Literature (2) Television (3) Entertainment (3) General Knowledge (3)

Pub quiz question 478 by pjh2

Question: Q: Harry S. Truman was the US president who ordered the dropping of the first atomic bomb. What does the S stand for?
Answer: A: Nothing. It's just "S"
Notes: *: It was an attempt by his parents to appease /their/ parents: Anderson *S*hipp Truman and *S*olomon Young
Categories: Politics (5) History (5) General Knowledge (5)

Pub quiz question 477 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which American President ordered the dropping of the first atomic bomb?
Answer: A: Harry S.Truman
Categories: History (4) Military (4) General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 476 by pjh2

Question: Q: With which sport do you associate "Flushing Meadows?"
Answer: A: Tennis
Categories: Sports (5)

Pub quiz question 475 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which year did quiz show Countdown first reach our screens?
Answer: A: 1982
Categories: Television (4) Entertainment (4) 1980s (4)

Pub quiz question 474 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who designed the first ever Christmas Card?
Answer: A: John Callcott Horsley
Categories: History (8) Christmas (8)

Pub quiz question 473 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which golfer acquired the nickname "Great White Shark?"
Answer: A: Greg Norman
Categories: Golf (4) Sports (4)

Pub quiz question 472 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many weeks did "Bohemian Rhapsody" spend at the top of the UK chards in 1975?
Answer: A: Nine
Categories: 1970s (6) Music (6)