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Pub quiz question 4290 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the surname of hot air balloon pioneers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne?
Answer: A: Montgolfier
Categories: Names (7) Technology (7) Science (7)

Pub quiz question 7209 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which newspaper proprietor was nicknamed the Bouncing Czech?
Answer: A: Robert Maxwell
Categories: Names (1) Sleaze (1) Media (1)

Pub quiz question 7083 by pjh2

Question: Q: What became Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales' title after her divorce?
Answer: A: Diana, Princess of Wales
Notes: *: 1996
Categories: Royalty (6) Names (6) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 8911 by pjh

Question: Q: What is the name of the all-female Quidditch team?
Answer: A: Holyhead Harpies
Categories: Harry Potter (6) Literature (7) Names (7)

Pub quiz question 7085 by pjh2

Question: Q: What title is given to the UK government minister who puts together the annual budget?
Answer: A: Chancellor of the Exchequer
Categories: Politics (1) Names (1)

Pub quiz question 5498 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is Snoop Dogg's real name?
Answer: A: Calvin Broadus
Categories: Names (8) Entertainment (8) Music (8)

Pub quiz question 7058 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the official name for what was called the Poll Tax?
Answer: A: Community Charge
Notes: *: 1990
Categories: Politics (5) 1990s (5) Names (5)

Pub quiz question 8117 by pjh

Question: Q: The website colornames.org allows users to suggest names for over 16 million colours. What does the colour “Cheap Matress” look like?
Answer: A: Pale cyan/blue.
Notes: *: Because the hexadecimal code for the colour is “#badbed”
Categories: Computing (6) Names (9)

Pub quiz question 6000 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Pennsylvania town styles itself the 'sweetest place on Earth?'
Answer: A: Hershey
Categories: Names (7) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 9525 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is Tiger Woods' real first name?
Answer: A: Eldrick
Categories: Golf (3) Sports (3) Names (5)