Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5865 by pjh2

Question: Q: For what cause did celebrities such as Chris Moyles, Ronan Keating and Cheryl Cole climb Mount Kilamanjaro?
Answer: A: Comic Relief
Notes: *: 2009
Categories: Entertainment (4) Television (4) 2000s (4) Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 5864 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which country did Che Guevera die?
Answer: A: Bolivia
Notes: *: Executed (shot) 1967
Categories: 1960s (5) Geography (5) Politics (5)

Pub quiz question 5863 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who wrote the Morse detective books?
Answer: A: Colin Dexter
Notes: *: 13 novels plus some short stories published 1975-1999
Categories: Literature (5) Entertainment (5) 1970s (5) 1980s (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 5862 by pjh2

Question: Q: In literature, who encountered the Sussex Vampire?
Answer: A: Sherlock Holmes
Categories: Literature (4)

Pub quiz question 5861 by pjh2

Question: Q: 'The Kop' at Liverpool's home ground, Anfield, was named after a hill in which country?
Answer: A: South Africa
Notes: *: After the 'Spion Kop' hill.
Categories: Sports (6) Football (6) Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 5860 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which city is the Hermitage Museum?
Answer: A: St Petersburg
Categories: Geography (3) Art (3)

Pub quiz question 5859 by pjh2

Question: Q: In boxing, what is a bolo?
Answer: A: A (wide sweeping) uppercut punch
Categories: Sports (5) Boxing (3)

Pub quiz question 5858 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was on the throne of England at the time of the Battle of Waterloo?
Answer: A: George III
Notes: *: 1815
Categories: History (5) Royalty (5) Military (5)

Pub quiz question 5857 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country's name means 'Fragrant Harbour?'
Answer: A: Hong Kong
Categories: Geography (5) Language (5)

Pub quiz question 5856 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does 'Hong Kong' mean when translated from Chinese?
Answer: A: Fragrant Harbour
Categories: Geography (5) Language (5)

Pub quiz question 5855 by pjh2

Question: Q: Vermillion is a shade of which colour?
Answer: A: Red
Categories: Science (4) Language (4)

Pub quiz question 5854 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first boxer to beat Lennox Lewis in a professional fight?
Answer: A: Oliver McCall
Notes: *: 1994-09-24
Categories: Sports (6) Boxing (4) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 5853 by pjh2

Question: Q: Hong Kong Phooey is the alter-ego of who?
Answer: A: Penrod "Penry" Pooch
Notes: *: September 7, 1974 – December 21, 1974
Categories: Entertainment (5) Television (5) Cartoons (5) Children (5)

Pub quiz question 5852 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which five singers make up Girls Aloud?
Answer: A: Kimberley Walsh, Cheryl Cole, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Nadine Coyle
Notes: *: 2002-
Categories: Entertainment (7) Music (6) MultiAnswer5 (6)

Pub quiz question 5851 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which sport sometimes employs a method of scoring known as 'Stableford?'
Answer: A: Golf
Categories: Sports (6) General Knowledge (6)

Pub quiz question 5850 by pjh2

Question: Q: In the 1988 French Open Final, which female destroyed her opponent 6-0, 6-0 in 33 minutes - the shortest Grand Slam final ever?
Answer: A: Steffi Graf
Notes: *: Beating Natash Zvereva
Categories: 1980s (6) Tennis (4) Sports (5)

Pub quiz question 5849 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which actress plays DCI Roisin Connor in the ITV drama 'Trial and Retribution?'
Answer: A: Victoria Smurfit
Notes: *: 2003-2009
Categories: Entertainment (6) Television (6) 2000s (6)

Pub quiz question 5848 by pjh2

Question: Q: What comes between Duke and Earl in the ranking of British peers?
Answer: A: Marquess/marquis/margrave
Categories: Royalty (5)

Pub quiz question 5847 by pjh2

Question: Q: At which sporting venue do competitors travel down the 'Brabham Strait?'
Answer: A: Brands Hatch
Categories: Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 5846 by pjh2

Question: Q: ITV's 'Cracker' was played by which Harry Potter actor?
Answer: A: Robbie Coltraine
Notes: *: Cracker1993-1995,1996,2006. HP 2001-2011
Categories: 1990s (3) 2000s (3) 2010s (3) Harry Potter (2)

Pub quiz question 5845 by pjh2

Question: Q: Johnny Leach & Fred Perry have both been World Champions in which sport?
Answer: A: Table tennis
Notes: *: Only Fred was World Champion at tennis. Leech 1947-1955, Perry 1933-1936
Categories: 1940s (6) 1950s (6) 1930s (6) Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 5844 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name of the Christian festival that occurs 12 days after Christmas?
Answer: A: Epiphany
Categories: Christmas (4) Religion (4)

Pub quiz question 5843 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which American sports star died in a plane crash in 1999?
Answer: A: Payne Stewart
Notes: *: Golfer
Categories: Golf (5) Sports (6) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 5842 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many BAFTAs did 'Slumdog Millionaire' win in January 2009?
Answer: A: Seven
Categories: Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5)

Pub quiz question 5841 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the opposite of diurnal?
Answer: A: Nocturnal
Categories: Language (7) Nature (7)