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Pub quiz question 3114 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What religion was introduced to Japan in the mid-6th century?
  2. Answer: A: Buddhism
  3. Categories: Religion (5) History (5)
  4. Times used:
Pub quiz question 3057 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who played the rôle of Lawrence in the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia?
  2. Answer: A: Peter O'Toole
  3. Categories: Entertainment (3) Film/Movies (3) History (3) Military (3)
Pub quiz question 3127 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which city serves afternoon tea in its ancient Pump Room overlooking the Roman Bath?
  2. Answer: A: Bath
  3. Categories: Geography (2) History (3)
  4. Times used:
Pub quiz question 7121 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What powered almost all if England's textile mills in the Industrial Revolution?
  2. Answer: A: Steam
  3. Categories: Science (1) History (1)
Pub quiz question 4531 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which holiday islands off the coast of Africa introduced bananas to Jamaica in the 16th century?
  2. Answer: A: Canary Islands
  3. Categories: Food (5) Geography (5) History (5)
Pub quiz question 1160 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who ruled England between July 1307 – January 1327
  2. Answer: A: Edward II
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 1190 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was Queen of Britain from 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901?
  2. Answer: A: Victoria
  3. Categories: History (5) Royalty (5)
Pub quiz question 3086 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Indian Prime Minister was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards?
  2. Answer: A: Indira Ghandi
  3. Notes: *: 31 October 1984
  4. Categories: History (2) Politics (2) 1980s (2)
Pub quiz question 1174 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Although the tile is disputed who ruled England between 10 July 1553 – 19 July 1553
  2. Answer: A: Lady Jane Grey/The Nine Days Queen
  3. Categories: History (6) Royalty (5)
Pub quiz question 3123 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name is given to the teacakes baked in Bath and were first recorded in 1772?
  2. Answer: A: Sally Lunn's
  3. Categories: History (7) Food (7)