Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6056 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does the abbreviation AD stand for?
Answer: A: Anno Domini (In the Year of Our Lord)
Categories: Language (3) Acronyms/Abbreviations (3) Religion (3)

Pub quiz question 6055 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Spanish priest founded the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits?
Answer: A: St Ignatius Loyola
Categories: Religion (7)

Pub quiz question 6054 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Hollywood great won Best Actress Oscars for Dangerous and Jezebel?
Answer: A: Bette Davis
Notes: *: 1936 and 1938 respectively
Categories: 1930s (6) Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6)

Pub quiz question 6053 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which member of the cat family is also called an ounce?
Answer: A: Snow leopard
Categories: Biology (8) Language (8) Nature (8)

Pub quiz question 6052 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Irish author wrote The Old Boys and The Ballroom of Romance?
Answer: A: William Trevor
Notes: *: Published 1964, 1972 respectively
Categories: 1960s (7) 1970s (7) Literature (7)

Pub quiz question 6051 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with twelve sides?
Answer: A: Dodecagon
Categories: Mathematics (5)

Pub quiz question 6050 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Soviet cosmonaut was the first man in space?
Answer: A: Yuri Gagarin
Notes: *: 12 April 1961
Categories: Space (2) 1960s (2)

Pub quiz question 6049 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with seven sides?
Answer: A: Heptagon
Categories: Mathematics (3)

Pub quiz question 6048 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with nine sides?
Answer: A: Nonagon
Categories: Mathematics (6)

Pub quiz question 6047 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with three sides?
Answer: A: Triangle
Categories: Mathematics (1)

Pub quiz question 6046 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which corrosive acid has the chemical formula HCl?
Answer: A: Hydrochloric Acid
Categories: Science (1) Chemistry (1)

Pub quiz question 6045 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with five sides?
Answer: A: Pentagon
Categories: Mathematics (1)

Pub quiz question 6044 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Brazilian tennis player won the men's singles at the 2000 French Open?
Answer: A: Gustavo Kuerten
Notes: *: Also 1997, 2001
Categories: Sports (8) Tennis (6) 2000s (9)

Pub quiz question 6043 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with six sides?
Answer: A: Hexagon
Categories: Mathematics (1)

Pub quiz question 6042 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which African country is the town of Timbuktu (Tombouctou?)
Answer: A: Mali
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 6041 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Italian city is famous for it's leaning bell tower?
Answer: A: Pisa
Categories: Geography (2) Landmarks (2)

Pub quiz question 6040 by pjh2

Question: Q: From which animals is port obtained?
Answer: A: Pigs
Categories: Nature (1) Food (1) Biology (1)

Pub quiz question 6039 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the supreme god in Greek Mythology?
Answer: A: Zeus
Categories: Mythology (2) Religion (2)

Pub quiz question 6038 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who directed the film 'Sweet and Lowdown,' starring Sean Penn?
Answer: A: Woody Allen
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: 1990s (5) Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5)

Pub quiz question 6037 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which country was the singer Miriam Makeba born?
Answer: A: South Africa (Johannesburg)
Categories: Entertainment (8) Music (8)

Pub quiz question 6036 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British actress beat her mother Rosemary Harris to win a Tony Award as Best Actress in 2000?
Answer: A: Jennifer Ehle
Categories: Entertainment (8) 2000s (8)

Pub quiz question 6035 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which gas needed by green plants is released into the atmosphere by animals during respiration?
Answer: A: Carbon Dioxide
Categories: Chemistry (2) Biology (2) Science (2) Nature (2)

Pub quiz question 6034 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Ancient city was also called Ilium?
Answer: A: Troy
Categories: Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 6033 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which orchestra did George Szell conduct from 1946 to his death in 1970?
Answer: A: Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
Categories: Entertainment (8) Art (8) Music (9)

Pub quiz question 6032 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which popular garden plant has the Latin name Dianthus barbatus?
Answer: A: Sweet william
Categories: Language (8) Biology (8) Nature (8)