Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 116 by pjh2

Question: Q: In "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," who did Alice join at tea party with the Mad hatter?
Answer: A: The March Hare and the Dormouse.
Categories: Literature (3) Children (3)

Pub quiz question 115 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the fundamental oath usually associated with doctors?
Answer: A: The Hippocratic Oath
Categories: Biology (3) General Knowledge (3)

Pub quiz question 114 by pjh2

Question: Q: How long is a 10-pin bowling alley?
Answer: A: 60 feet (just over 18m)
Categories: Leisure (5)

Pub quiz question 113 by pjh2

Question: Q: The film "Silkwood" was based on a true story about nuclear industry hazards. Who played Karen Silkwood - the protagonist who died in a suspicious car accident?
Answer: A: Meryl Streep
Categories: Film/Movies (5) Entertainment (5)

Pub quiz question 112 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World stood at Olympus?
Answer: A: The Statue of Jupiter/Zeus
Categories: General Knowledge (3) History (3)

Pub quiz question 111 by pjh2

Question: Q: What are Philadelphia's NFL team called?
Answer: A: Philadelphia Eagles
Categories: Sports (6) American Football (3)

Pub quiz question 110 by pjh2

Question: Q: "Tired of Hanging Around" was a 2006 album for which group?
Answer: A: The Zutons
Categories: Music (6) Entertainment (6)

Pub quiz question 109 by pjh2

Question: Q: The human backbone is a flexible chain made up of how many bones?
Answer: A: 33
Notes: *: There are 5 fused together in the sacrum (between the hips) and beneath that 4 fused together to make the coccyx, leaving 24 separated by disks. Some quizzes treat the two fused sections as a single bone each to come up with 26 as the answer.
Categories: Science (6) Biology (5)

Pub quiz question 108 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many hoops are used in a game of Croquet?
Answer: A: Six
Categories: Leisure (5)

Pub quiz question 107 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which film, with the lead character played by Sacha Baron Cohen, was based in Kazakhstan?
Answer: A: Borat
Categories: Entertainment (4) Film/Movies (4)

Pub quiz question 106 by pjh2

Question: Q: Into which ocean does the Zambezi River flow?
Answer: A: Indian Ocean
Categories: Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 105 by pjh2

Question: Q: In 2004, football pundit and commentator Ron Atkinson resigned after making racist comments about which player?
Answer: A: Marcel Desailly
Notes: *: Believing the microphone to be switched off, he said, "...he [Desailly] is what is known in some schools as a fucking lazy thick nigger". Atkinson has subsequently claimed that the comment was an aberration and that he is not racist.
Categories: Sports (5) Sleaze (7)

Pub quiz question 104 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the longest serving cast member of Brookside?
Answer: A: Michael Starke
Notes: *: He played Thomas 'Sinbad' Sweeney from Sep 1984 to Oct 2000
Categories: Television (6) Entertainment (6) Soaps (3)

Pub quiz question 103 by pjh2

Question: Q: If you saw the letters "AP" on a painting, what would it mean?
Answer: A: Artist's print
Categories: Art (3)

Pub quiz question 102 by pjh2

Question: Q: How is the sport of tauromancy better known
Answer: A: Bull fighting
Categories: Sports (5) Language (3)

Pub quiz question 101 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which celebrity was sacked after just 1 week of being a judge on Britain's Got Talent?
Answer: A: Kelly Brook
Notes: *: Ostensibly because 4 judges were too many for the format which previously had only 3. She claimed it's because she had upset Ant and Dec.
Categories: Entertainment (5) Television (5)

Pub quiz question 100 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which carnivorous animal lives in the Australian Outback?
Answer: A: Dingo
Categories: Nature (5)

Pub quiz question 99 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many possible ways are there to be out in cricket?
Answer: A: 10
Notes: *: Bowled, caught, LBW, run out, hit your own wicket, handling the ball, stumped, obstructing the field, timed out and double hitting.
Categories: Cricket (3) Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 98 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which jazz singer died in an air crash over the English Channel during World War II?
Answer: A: Glenn Miller
Categories: Death (5) Military (5) Music (5)

Pub quiz question 97 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the correct name given to a Pirate's flag with a scull and crossbones on it?
Answer: A: Jolly Roger
Categories: General Knowledge (2)

Pub quiz question 96 by pjh2

Question: Q: What are the officials in American Football sometimes known as?
Answer: A: Zebras
Notes: *: Due to their striped shirts
Categories: American Football (2) Sports (4)

Pub quiz question 95 by pjh2

Question: Q: Paul McCartney always uses his middle name (Paul), but what's his first name?
Answer: A: James
Categories: Music (5) Entertainment (5) Pseudonyms (3)

Pub quiz question 94 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which useful household item is made from napthalene?
Answer: A: Mothballs
Categories: Science (5) Chemistry (4)

Pub quiz question 93 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which sport do the rules state that the water must be a minimum of 6 feet (1.8m) deep?
Answer: A: Water polo
Notes: *: Usually relaxed for younger players.
Categories: Sports (5)

Pub quiz question 92 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who released the album "Pet Sounds" in 1996?
Answer: A: Beach Boys
Categories: Music (6) Entertainment (7)