Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5665 by pjh2

Question: Q: "Thunderbirds are Go!" was a hit for FAB in 1990, but who did they sing with?
Answer: A: MC Parker
Categories: Entertainment (5) Music (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 5664 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who narrates the opening lines in the Pink Floyd song "Keep Talking?"
Answer: A: Stephen Hawking
Notes: *: 1994
Categories: Entertainment (5) Music (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 5663 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which national flag depicts an eagle devouring a snake?
Answer: A: Mexico
Categories: Flags (6)

Pub quiz question 5662 by pjh2

Question: Q: The heaviest recorded hailstones weighed in at how much per stone?
Answer: A: 2.25lb/1.02kg
Notes: *: April, 14th 1986 in Gopalganj district, Bangladesh
Categories: Science (8) 1980s (8)

Pub quiz question 5661 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is pop star Darius' surname?
Answer: A: Professionally: Danesh. Born Campbell/Campbell-Danesh
Notes: *: Attained fame2000
Categories: 2000s (5) Names (5) Entertainment (5) Music (5)

Pub quiz question 5660 by pjh2

Question: Q: The Nursery End at the Pavilion End are names associated with which sporting venue?
Answer: A: Lords
Categories: Sports (5) Cricket (3)

Pub quiz question 5659 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who performed a duet with Michael Jackson in the song "The Girl is Mine?"
Answer: A: Paul McCartney
Notes: *: 1982
Categories: Entertainment (4) Michael Jackson (4) Music (4) 1980s (4)

Pub quiz question 5658 by pjh2

Question: Q: By what name was Christopher Wallace better known?
Answer: A: Notorious B.I.G.
Notes: *: Also known as Biggie Smalls and Big Poppa.Shot dead 9 Mar 1997
Categories: Names (6) Entertainment (6) Music (6) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 5657 by pjh2

Question: Q: In 2002, who announced his retirement from international cricket having amassed a total of 8029 runs in 128 tests throughout his career?
Answer: A: Mark Waugh
Categories: 2000s (8) Sports (7) Cricket (4)

Pub quiz question 5656 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which year was UK Comic Relief launched?
Answer: A: 1985
Categories: Entertainment (6) Television (6) 1980s (4)

Pub quiz question 5655 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name of the Crowded House's only UK Top Ten single?
Answer: A: Weather with You
Notes: *: 1991
Categories: 1990s (5) Entertainment (5) Music (5)

Pub quiz question 5654 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which football club did Alex Ferguson leave to become manager of Manchester United?
Answer: A: Aberdeen
Notes: *: 1986
Categories: Sports (5) Football (4) 1980s (6)

Pub quiz question 5653 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the capital of Barbados?
Answer: A: Bridgetown
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5652 by pjh2

Question: Q: Bridgetown is the capital of which country?
Answer: A: Barbados
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5651 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which song was Christmas number on in the UK Charts in both 1975 and 1991?
Answer: A: Bohemian Rhapsody
Categories: Christmas (6) Entertainment (6) Music (6) 1970s (6) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 5650 by pjh2

Question: Q: Over how many days is the decathlon contested in the Olympic Games?
Answer: A: Two
Categories: Olympics (4) Sports (5) Athletics (5)

Pub quiz question 5649 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which (non-landlocked) country has the shortest coastline?
Answer: A: Monaco
Notes: *: 3.5 miles/4.1km
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 5648 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which of the Spice Girls was the first to go solo?
Answer: A: Geri Halliwell/Ginger Spice
Notes: *: Went solo in 1998
Categories: Entertainment (5) Music (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 5647 by pjh2

Question: Q: With which sport would you associate Sheffield Eagles?
Answer: A: Rugby League
Categories: Sports (6) Rugby (2)

Pub quiz question 5646 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the nationality of Hicham El Guerrouj, the man who holds the record of running a mile in the fasted time of 3 minutes 43 seconds?
Answer: A: Moroccan
Notes: *: Record obtained 7 July 1999, still standing as of April 2012
Categories: Geography (8) Sports (7) Athletics (6)

Pub quiz question 5645 by pjh2

Question: Q: (Excluding continental landmasses) which is the largest island in the world?
Answer: A: Greenland
Categories: Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 5644 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who designed the outfits for the 1997 film 'The Fifth Element?'
Answer: A: Jean-Paul Gaultier
Categories: Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6) Fashion (5) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 5643 by pjh2

Question: Q: What do the initials of record label and high-street retailer HMV stand for?
Answer: A: His Master's Voice
Categories: Business (3) Acronyms/Abbreviations (3)

Pub quiz question 5642 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which song, released in 1991, holds the record for the most weeks at number 1, staying there for 16 weeks?
Answer: A: Everything I do, I do it for you
Notes: *: Bryan Adams
Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4) 1990s (4)

Pub quiz question 5641 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which artist released an album and starred in the biographical film about himself, using the same name "Get Rich or Die Tryin'?'
Answer: A: 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson)
Notes: *: Album 2003, film 2005
Categories: 2000s (5) Entertainment (5) Music (5) Film/Movies (5)