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30 questions.
Famous, and not quite so famous, sayings
Pub quiz question
6997
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which explorer's final words were: "I am just going outside and may be some time?"
Answer:
A:
Captain Lawrence Oates'
Notes:
*:
17 March 1912
Categories:
History (5)
Quotations (5)
1910s (5)
Pub quiz question
7032
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What did former UK Chancellor Nigel Lawson call 'a national obsession?'
Answer:
A:
The National Health Service
Categories:
Politics (3)
Quotations (3)
Pub quiz question
495
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which wartime leader said "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owd by so many to so few?"
Answer:
A:
Winston Churchill
Categories:
Politics (1)
History (1)
Quotations (1)
General Knowledge (1)
Times used:
2
Pub quiz question
4172
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
John Gielgud, on first hearing who's name said, "It's an interesting name: it sounds like a fart in the bath."
Answer:
A:
Edward Woodward
Notes:
*:
1x01
Categories:
QI (3)
Entertainment (7)
Names (7)
Quotations (7)
Times used:
1
Pub quiz question
462
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who said the famous phrase "An army marches on its stomach?"
Answer:
A:
Napoleon
Categories:
Military (4)
Quotations (4)
General Knowledge (4)
Times used:
1
Pub quiz question
127
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who said "If you can count your money, you're not really a rich man?"
Answer:
A:
Paul Getty
Categories:
Quotations (5)
General Knowledge (5)
Times used:
1
Pub quiz question
7173
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which member of the royal family went to America to complain that the British media 'hate anyone who succeeds'?
Answer:
A:
Prince Edward
Categories:
Quotations (8)
Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question
4193
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which town did Charles Dickens describe as "the dullest and most stupid spot on the face of the earth?"
Answer:
A:
Chelmsford
Notes:
*:
1x04
Categories:
Literature (7)
Geography (7)
GI (4)
QI (4)
Quotations (7)
Pub quiz question
7152
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What US Secretary of State said 'There can't be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full'?
Answer:
A:
Henry Kissinger
Categories:
Politics (5)
Quotations (5)
People (5)
Pub quiz question
7172
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What had an Australian called the Earl of Wessex when he snapped 'I won't recognise that name'?
Answer:
A:
Eddie
Categories:
Names (6)
Quotations (6)
Royalty (6)
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