Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5906 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who (first) said 'Last night I dreamed I ate a ten-pound marshmallow, and when I woke up, the pillow was gone?'
Answer: A: Tommy Cooper
Categories: Quotations (4) Entertainment (4) Comedy (4) Television (4)

Pub quiz question 5905 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup Final?
Answer: A: Kevin Moran
Notes: *: 1985 - professional foul
Categories: Sports (7) Football (6) 1980s (6)

Pub quiz question 5904 by pjh2

Question: Q: The film Boston Kickout is filmed where?
Answer: A: Stevenage
Notes: *: 1995
Categories: Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 5903 by pjh2

Question: Q: In Eastenders, what was the name of Ian Beale's chip shop?
Answer: A: Beale's Plaice
Notes: *: Opened 1995
Categories: Entertainment (4) Television (4) Soaps (4)

Pub quiz question 5902 by pjh2

Question: Q: Brights disease affected which part of the body?
Answer: A: Kidneys
Categories: Biology (6) Science (6)

Pub quiz question 5901 by pjh2

Question: Q: From the hue of which tree do the Blue Mountains in Australia receive their name?
Answer: A: Eucalyptus trees
Categories: Nature (5) Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 5900 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which element, discovered in 1898, takes its name from the Greek word for 'hidden?'
Answer: A: Krypton
Notes: *: Greek: Kryptos
Categories: Science (6) Chemistry (5)

Pub quiz question 5899 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which basic elementary particles were named after a line in the book 'Finnegans Wake?'
Answer: A: Quarks
Notes: *: From the line 'Three Quarks for Muster Mark'
Categories: Science (6) Physics (5)

Pub quiz question 5898 by pjh2

Question: Q: In the original 1963 version of ASCII, what character was at code point 0x55(85) before being replaced with a caret (^) in 1965?
Answer: A: Up arrow (↑)
Categories: Computing (9) 1960s (10)

Pub quiz question 5897 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which actor played the leader of the Tooting Popular Front in Citizen Smith?
Answer: A: Robert Lindsay
Notes: *: 12 April 1977 – 31 December 1980
Categories: 1970s (6) 1980s (6) Entertainment (6) Television (6) SitComs (6) Politics (6)

Pub quiz question 5896 by pjh2

Question: Q: What colour are the front teeth of the North American Beaver?
Answer: A: Orange/brown
Categories: Nature (4) Biology (4)

Pub quiz question 5895 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the dog called in Frasier?
Answer: A: Eddie
Notes: *: September 16, 1993 – May 13, 2004
Categories: 1990s (5) 2000s (5) Entertainment (5) Television (5) SitComs (5)

Pub quiz question 5894 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which TV game show is named after a Cole Porter song?
Answer: A: Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Notes: *: Song 1955, TV show 1998-
Categories: 1950s (3) 1990s (3) 2000s (3) 2010s (3) Entertainment (3) Television (3) Music (3)

Pub quiz question 5893 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who partnered Tony Blair in a charity tennis match in May 2002?
Answer: A: Pat Cash
Categories: 2000s (5) Tennis (5) Politics (5) Sports (5)

Pub quiz question 5892 by pjh2

Question: Q: If a Mancunian comes from Manchester, what do you call someone from either Newcastle in England (that's more specific than 'geordie') or Newcastle in New South Wales?
Answer: A: Novocastrian
Categories: Language (7)

Pub quiz question 5891 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which two films did Tom Cruise play a character called Vincent?
Answer: A: Collateral & The Colour of Money
Notes: *: Released 2004 and 1986 respectively
Categories: 1980s (6) 2000s (6) Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6)

Pub quiz question 5890 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which area of the country is Hollyoaks set in?
Answer: A: Chester
Categories: Geography (5) Entertainment (5) Television (5) Soaps (5)

Pub quiz question 5889 by pjh2

Question: Q: What do the initials GS stand for in netball?
Answer: A: Goal shooter
Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (6) Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 5888 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is a baby giraffe called?
Answer: A: Calf
Categories: Language (4) Biology (4) Nature (4)

Pub quiz question 5887 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the nationality of tennis player Wayne Ferreria?
Answer: A: South African
Categories: Tennis (6) Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 5886 by pjh2

Question: Q: In what year was Harry Potter born (in the story?)
Answer: A: 31st July 1980
Categories: 1980s (4) Literature (4) Harry Potter (3)

Pub quiz question 5885 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which country would you find the football team Colo Colo?
Answer: A: Chile
Categories: Football (6) Sports (7)

Pub quiz question 5884 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the chemical symbol for tungsten?
Answer: A: W
Categories: Science (4) Chemistry (4)

Pub quiz question 5883 by pjh2

Question: Q: In Eastenders, what was the name of Dirty Den's mistress?
Answer: A: Jan Hammond
Notes: *: 1986/7
Categories: Entertainment (6) Television (6) Soaps (6) 1980s (6)

Pub quiz question 5882 by pjh2

Question: Q: From which club did Everton sign Tim Cahill in 2004?
Answer: A: Millwall
Categories: Sports (7) Football (5)