Questions by pjh

Pub quiz question 8638 by pjh

Question: Q: What is the age difference between Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg?
Answer: A: Boris is older by 4 years, 11 months, and 5 days.
Notes: *: BJ: 19 June 1964, JRM: 24 May 1969
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Politics (7) People (7)

Pub quiz question 8637 by pjh

Question: Q: How many test runs did cricketer Alistair Cook score in his test match career?
Answer: A: 12472
Notes: *: https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/alastair-cook-11728
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Cricket (6) Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 8636 by pjh

Question: Q: As the crow flies, how many miles separate between London and Liverpool?
Answer: A: 287km/178miles
Notes: *: https://www.distancefromto.net/distance-from-london-gb-to-liverpool-gb
Categories: Tie Breakers (5)

Pub quiz question 8635 by pjh

Question: Q: How old was Arsene Wenger when he finished managing Arsenal FC?
Answer: A: 68 years old
Notes: *: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/11338713/arsene-wenger-to-step-down-as-arsenal-manager-at-the-end-of-the-season
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Football (6) Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 8634 by pjh

Question: Q: How many people voted 'Remain' in the 2016 UK EU membership referendum?
Answer: A: 16,141,241
Notes: *: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/eu-referendum/report-23-june-2016-referendum-uks-membership-european-union
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) 2010s (6) Politics (6)

Pub quiz question 8633 by pjh

Question: Q: Air Force One, the US Presidential aircraft, has made more take-offs than landings. How is that possible?
Answer: A: "Air Force One" is the call sign of a plane while it has the POTUS on board. At least once, an in-flight president ceased to be president.
Notes: *: June 1974, Nixon (as president) boarded SAM 27000, and Ford was sworn in while the plain was in flight.
Categories: Riddles (6) Politics (6) America (6)

Pub quiz question 8632 by pjh

Question: Q: Where does Buddhism fall in a ranking of the world’s largest religion?
Answer: A: Fifth
Categories: Religion (5)

Pub quiz question 8631 by pjh

Question: Q: In which country was Buddha born?
Answer: A: Nepal
Categories: Religion (5)

Pub quiz question 8630 by pjh

Question: Q: What is the Hebrew term for a good deed done out of a sense of religious duty?
Answer: A: Mitzvah
Categories: Religion (4)

Pub quiz question 8629 by pjh

Question: Q: “Cohen” is Hebrew for what?
Answer: A: Priest
Categories: Religion (3)

Pub quiz question 8628 by pjh

Question: Q: Who was the last prophet in Islam?
Answer: A: Muhammad
Categories: Religion (3)

Pub quiz question 8627 by pjh

Question: Q: The Islamic calendar is based on which cycle?
Answer: A: Lunar
Categories: Religion (2)

Pub quiz question 8626 by pjh

Question: Q: The mother of the youngest Pandavas is?
Answer: A: Madri
Categories: Religion (6)

Pub quiz question 8625 by pjh

Question: Q: Which god is considered the “destroyer” and is part of the Hindu Trinity?
Answer: A: Shiva
Categories: Religion (4)

Pub quiz question 8624 by pjh

Question: Q: How many fish were used to feed the 5,000 along with the loaves?
Answer: A: Two
Categories: Religion (3)

Pub quiz question 8623 by pjh

Question: Q: How many books are in the Catholic Bible?
Answer: A: Seventy-three
Categories: Religion (5)

Pub quiz question 8622 by pjh

Question: Q: Independence Day in Cambodia is when?
Answer: A: 9th November
Categories: General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 8621 by pjh

Question: Q: The Chinese New Year is celebrated on what day and month?
Answer: A: 25th January
Categories: General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 8620 by pjh

Question: Q: Mahatma Gandi’s birthday is a national holiday in which country?
Answer: A: India
Categories: General Knowledge (1)

Pub quiz question 8619 by pjh

Question: Q: Which country celebrates the Storming of the Bastille?
Answer: A: France
Categories: General Knowledge (2)

Pub quiz question 8618 by pjh

Question: Q: What is celebrated on the 2nd Saturday in June in the United Kingdom?
Answer: A: The Monarch’s Official Birthday
Categories: General Knowledge (3)

Pub quiz question 8617 by pjh

Question: Q: Oktoberfest in Germany is celebrated with what drink?
Answer: A: Beer
Categories: General Knowledge (2)

Pub quiz question 8616 by pjh

Question: Q: Mexico’s Dia de los Muertos, means what in English?
Answer: A: Day of the Dead
Categories: General Knowledge (3)

Pub quiz question 8615 by pjh

Question: Q: When is Canada Day?
Answer: A: July 1st
Categories: General Knowledge (3)

Pub quiz question 8614 by pjh

Question: Q: In the US, what month is Labor Day in?
Answer: A: September
Categories: General Knowledge (3)