Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6565 by pjh2

Question: Q: What element was discovered in 1898 by Pierre and Marie Curie?
Answer: A: Radium
Categories: Chemistry (5)

Pub quiz question 6564 by pjh2

Question: Q: What radioactive element was used in the Fat Boy bomb dropped on Nagaski, but in in the Little Boy dropped on Hiroshima?
Answer: A: Plutonium
Categories: Chemistry (7)

Pub quiz question 6563 by pjh2

Question: Q: What element has the chemical symbol K?
Answer: A: Potassium
Categories: Chemistry (7)

Pub quiz question 6562 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does E stand for in relation to food additive E-numbers?
Answer: A: European
Categories: Language (4) Acronyms/Abbreviations (4) Science (4)

Pub quiz question 6561 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does MSG stand for if it is listed on a food package with the number E621?
Answer: A: Monosodium glutamate
Categories: Science (4) Food (4)

Pub quiz question 6560 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the purpose of E numbers 950-967 which include lactitol, aspartame and sucralose?
Answer: A: Sweetners
Categories: Science (4) Food (4)

Pub quiz question 6559 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the purpose of E number 200-299 which include sorbic acid and sodium nitrate?
Answer: A: Preservatives
Categories: Science (5) Food (5)

Pub quiz question 6558 by pjh2

Question: Q: What colour is added to food by E numbers 100-109?
Answer: A: Yellow
Categories: Science (9) Food (9)

Pub quiz question 6557 by pjh2

Question: Q: What has been pumped into your food pack if it has an E number between 930-949?
Answer: A: Gas
Notes: *: Argon, nitrogen, oxygen, butane etc.
Categories: Science (9) Food (9)

Pub quiz question 6556 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which New York City building is named after something you could smooth your clothes with?
Answer: A: The Flatiron Building
Categories: Geography (6) Names (6)

Pub quiz question 6555 by pjh2

Question: Q: What location on the Danish island of Sjaelland is the setting for Shakespeare's Hamlet?
Answer: A: Helsingør (Elsinore)
Categories: Geography (8) Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 6554 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who became Queen of Denmark in 1972?
Answer: A: Queen Margrethe II
Categories: Royalty (8) Geography (8) 1970s (8)

Pub quiz question 6553 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who brewed the lager 'the Danes hate to see [it] leave?'
Answer: A: Carlsberg
Categories: Drink (5) Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 6552 by pjh2

Question: Q: What word describes Danish coastal valleys shaped by glaciers and partially filled by the sea?
Answer: A: Fjords
Categories: Language (4) Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 6551 by pjh2

Question: Q: What children's construction kit is the subject of a Danish theme park?
Answer: A: Lego
Categories: Geography (4) Children (4) Games (4) Leisure (4)

Pub quiz question 6550 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale figure sits by the waterside in Copenhagen?
Answer: A: The Little Mermaid
Categories: Entertainment (4) Literature (4) Film/Movies (4) Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 6549 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which is the only South-East Asian country never ruled by a European power?
Answer: A: Thailand
Categories: Geography (7) Politics (7)

Pub quiz question 6548 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city has been dubbed the Venice of the East?
Answer: A: Bangkok (Krung Thep)
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 6547 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which river forms the border between Thailand and Laos?
Answer: A: The Mekong
Categories: Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 6546 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which religion is followed by 90% of the population of Thailand?
Answer: A: Buddhism
Categories: Geography (5) Religion (5)

Pub quiz question 6545 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which animal is the symbol of Thailand?
Answer: A: Elephant
Categories: Nature (4) Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 6544 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the four-letter name of Thailand prior to 1949?
Answer: A: Siam
Categories: Geography (3) 1940s (3)

Pub quiz question 6543 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which ocean covers a greater area of the world's surface than all the dry land?
Answer: A: Pacific
Categories: Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 6542 by pjh2

Question: Q: What nickname is attached to the circle of volcanoes around the Pacific Basin?
Answer: A: The Ring of Fire
Categories: Geography (3)

Pub quiz question 6541 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Pacific island is the second largest in the world?
Answer: A: New Guinea
Categories: Geography (5)