Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5240 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which metallic chemical element is also known as wolfram?
Answer: A: Tungsten
Categories: Chemistry (4) Science (4)

Pub quiz question 5239 by pjh2

Question: Q: Of which Middle Eastern country is Amman the capital?
Answer: A: Jordan
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 5238 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which work by Shakespeare do superstitious actors refer to as 'the Scottish play?'
Answer: A: Macbeth
Categories: Literature (4) Superstitions (3)

Pub quiz question 5237 by pjh2

Question: Q: In Greek mythology, which handsome youth was loved by Aphrodite?
Answer: A: Adonis
Categories: Mythology (6)

Pub quiz question 5236 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the ancient name of the peninsula occupied by Spain and Portugal?
Answer: A: Iberia
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 5235 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which prolific romantic novelist dies in the year 2000 at the age of 98?
Answer: A: Dane Barbara Cartland
Categories: Literature (4) 2000s (4)

Pub quiz question 5234 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which American author wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood?
Answer: A: Truman Capote
Notes: *: Published 1958 and 1966 respectively.
Categories: 1950s (6) 1960s (6) Literature (6)

Pub quiz question 5233 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which branch of medicine deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart?
Answer: A: Cardiology
Categories: Science (4)

Pub quiz question 5232 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who scored Chelsea's winning goal in the 2000 FA Cup Final?
Answer: A: Roberto Di Matteo
Categories: Sports (7) Football (6) 2000s (7)

Pub quiz question 5231 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which novel by Charles Dickens features the Circumlocution Office?
Answer: A: Little Dorrit
Categories: Literature (4)

Pub quiz question 5230 by pjh2

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

Pub quiz question 5229 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which European lake is also known as Lac Lémen?
Answer: A: Lake Geneva
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 5228 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which channel separates New Zealand's North Island and South Island?
Answer: A: Cook Strait
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5227 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the state capital of Connecticut?
Answer: A: Hartford
Categories: Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 5226 by pjh2

Question: Q: With which sport is Susan Devoy associated?
Answer: A: Squash
Notes: *: Career 1985-1992
Categories: Sports (8) 1990s (8) 1980s (8)

Pub quiz question 5225 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which ancient Roman festival honoured the God of agriculture?
Answer: A: Saturnalia
Categories: Mythology (8) Religion (8)

Pub quiz question 5224 by pjh2

Question: Q: What halted the 2012 Oxford/Cambridge boat race resulting the race having to be restarted?
Answer: A: A man swimming in the Thames.
Categories: Current Affairs (4) Sports (5) 2010s (5)

Pub quiz question 5223 by pjh2

Question: Q: How much is the standard personal allowance for under 65's in the 2012/13 tax year?
Answer: A: £8,105
Categories: Current Affairs (7)

Pub quiz question 5222 by pjh2

Question: Q: 'The Ghost of Tom Joad' was a 1995 album release by which rock star?
Answer: A: Bruce Springsteen
Categories: 1990s (6) Entertainment (6) Music (6)

Pub quiz question 5221 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Brookside character was played by Philip Dowd?
Answer: A: Christian (Wright)
Notes: *: 1995-1998
Categories: 1990s (5) Soaps (4) Entertainment (5) Television (5)

Pub quiz question 5220 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which country is the soap opera 'Shortland Street' set?
Answer: A: New Zealand
Categories: Soaps (6) Geography (6) Entertainment (6) Television (6)

Pub quiz question 5219 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many UK number one singles did the Rolling Stones have in the sixties?
Answer: A: Eight
Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6) 1960s (6)

Pub quiz question 5218 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who played Billie Holiday in the 1972 film 'Lady Sings the Blues?'
Answer: A: Diana Ross
Categories: Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5) 1970s (5)

Pub quiz question 5217 by pjh2

Question: Q: To which BBC programme did Princess Diana famously give an exclusive interview in November 1995?
Answer: A: Panorama
Categories: Royalty (5) Entertainment (5) Television (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 5216 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who directed the 1995 Bond film GoldenEye?
Answer: A: Martin Campbell
Categories: Film/Movies (5) Entertainment (5) 1990s (5)