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People 241 questions.
Those, typically famous, individuals that have made their mark
Pub quiz question 7408 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Whose first book was 1989's The Story Of The Malakand Field Force?
  2. Answer: A: Winston Churchill
  3. Categories: Literature (7) Politics (7) People (7)
Pub quiz question 1204 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which legendary British footballer was often nicknamed "The Fifth Beatle?"
  2. Answer: A: George Best
  3. Categories: Football (4) People (5) Sports (5)
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Pub quiz question 7582 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Sviatoslav, pianist; Charles, seismologist; Gerhard, painter; Hans, conductor?
  2. Answer: A: Surname of Richter
  3. Categories: Connections (7) People (7) Music (8) Science (8) Art (8)
Pub quiz question 7658 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Favourite of Edward II; Langland allegory; editor turned talent judge?
  2. Answer: A: Piers
  3. Notes: *: Gaveston; Plowman; Morgan.
  4. Categories: Connections (6) People (6) Entertainment (7) Royalty (7) Religion (8)
Pub quiz question 7167 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which US President's assassination put an end to his negotiations for a joint USA/USSR space programme with Nikita Khrushchev?
  2. Answer: A: John F Kennedy's
  3. Notes: *: Assassinated 1963
  4. Categories: People (1) 1960s (1) Politics (1) Space (1) Science (1)
Pub quiz question 1296 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the writer and campaigner
  2. Image: i:
  3. Answer: A: Jemima Khan
  4. Notes: *: Denied vociferously there was an injunction involving her and Clarkson
  5. Categories: People (7) Superinjunctions (7)
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Pub quiz question 8182 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which two country singers famously sang together on 1983 song Islands in the Stream?
  2. Answer: A: Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
  3. Categories: Music (2) People (2) Entertainment (2)
Pub quiz question 9289 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In what country was Elon Musk born?
  2. Answer: A: South Africa
  3. Categories: General Knowledge (4) People (4) Geography (4)
Pub quiz question 7148 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was the first American in space?
  2. Answer: A: Alan Shepard
  3. Notes: *: May 5 1961
  4. Categories: People (3) Science (3) 1960s (3) Space (3)
Pub quiz question 7941 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Donetsk (Ukraine); Brasov (Romania); Varna (Bulgaria); Volgograd (Russia)?
  2. Answer: A: Cities formerly named after Stalin.
  3. Categories: Connections (8) Geography (7) People (7)