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Pub quiz question 8138 by pjh

Question: Q: In which European country would you find the Rijksmuseum?
Answer: A: Netherlands
Categories: Entertainment (7) Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 8137 by pjh

Question: Q: Which Tennis Grand Slam is played on a clay surface?
Answer: A: The French Open (Roland Garros)
Categories: Sports (4) Tennis (3)

Pub quiz question 8136 by pjh

Question: Q: What is the currency of Denmark?
Answer: A: Krone
Categories: Geography (5) Politics (5)

Pub quiz question 8135 by pjh

Question: Q: Which rock band was founded by Trent Reznor in 1988?
Answer: A: Nine Inch Nails
Categories: 1980s (6) Music (5) Entertainment (6)

Pub quiz question 8134 by pjh

Question: Q: In what US State is the city Nashville?
Answer: A: Tennessee
Categories: America (3) Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 8133 by pjh

Question: Q: Which popular video game franchise has released games with the subtitles World At War and Black Ops?
Answer: A: Call of Duty
Categories: Computing (6) Games (6)

Pub quiz question 8132 by pjh

Question: Q: Which comedian was the second permanent host of Never Mind the Buzzcocks after Mark Lamarr?
Answer: A: Simon Amstell
Categories: Entertainment (5) Television (5)

Pub quiz question 8131 by pjh

Question: Q: What is the name of the 1976 film about the Watergate scandal, starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman?
Answer: A: All the President's Men
Categories: 1970s (5) Politics (5) America (5)

Pub quiz question 8130 by pjh

Question: Q: What was the most popular girls name in the UK in 2021?
Answer: A: Olivia
Categories: 2020s (8) Names (8)

Pub quiz question 8129 by pjh

Question: Q: How many of Henry VIII's wives were called Catherine?
Answer: A: 3
Categories: History (3) Royalty (3)

Pub quiz question 8128 by pjh

Question: Q: What element is denoted by the chemical symbol Sn in the periodic table?
Answer: A: Tin
Categories: Chemistry (2) Science (2)

Pub quiz question 8127 by pjh

Question: Q: What is the name of the main antagonist in the Shakespeare play Othello?
Answer: A: Iago
Categories: Literature (4)

Pub quiz question 8126 by pjh

Question: Q: In which part of your body would you find the cruciate ligament?
Answer: A: Knee
Categories: Biology (2)

Pub quiz question 8125 by pjh

Question: Q: From 1968, until 1971, Pan Am took bookings to which destination, before stopping after the administration and financial strains became too much?
Answer: A: The Moon/
Notes: *: They maintained until the 1980's that it was genuine and they would honour bookings and viable travel was imminent. They went bankrupt in 1991. https://www.neh.gov/article/long-spacex-pan-am-was-booking-flights-moon
Categories: Travel (7) Transport (7) 1970s (7) 1960s (7)

Pub quiz question 8124 by pjh

Question: Q: In 1968, NASCAR driver and race team owner Smokey Yunick found a way of allowing his cars to refuel signigicatnly less often. He did so without making any efficiency improvements, nor breaking the regulations on the maximum fuel tank size. How?
Answer: A: He used a wider and longer tubing for the fuel line.
Notes: *: It was 11ft of 2in tubing, increasing the capacity by about 5 gallons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_Yunick#Automobile_racing
Categories: Sports (9) Transport (9)

Pub quiz question 8123 by pjh

Question: Q: After basketball star Donnell “D.J.” Cooper took a routine test in 2019, he received some surprising news that earned him a two-year suspension from the game. What was it?
Answer: A: That he was pregnant.
Notes: *: He’d used his girlfriend’s urine in an attempt to cheat a drugs test. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/fiba-dj-cooper-drug-test-europe-failed-suspension-pregnancy-ohio-035012581.html
Categories: Sports (8) 2010s (9)

Pub quiz question 8122 by pjh

Question: Q: In which Olymic team event can one person potentially set two new records, but their three teammates can only set once?
Answer: A: 4x100m Medley Relay
Notes: *: The first person is the only one who does a standard (non-medley) distance/start position. The rest are via handoffs.
Categories: Olympics (8) Sports (9)

Pub quiz question 8121 by pjh

Question: Q: On 16th September 2020, Sudan turned off internet access, via mobile data only, in a planned 3 hour outage. Why?
Answer: A: To stop exam cheating.
Notes: *: Due to stay-at-home for COVID, exams were being taken at home, and this was Sudan’s method of handling cheaters. https://wonderfulengineering.com/sudan-turns-off-mobile-internet-to-stop-students-from-cheating-in-university-exams/
Categories: Technology (8) Computing (8)

Pub quiz question 8120 by pjh

Question: Q: The ceiling of Grand Central Terminal, New Your, was to receive a ‘star atlas’ design for its 1913 opening. When the painters got the plans in their hands, they knew it would be an impressive sight. However, a commuter soon spotted a glaring error. What was it, and what was the cause?
Answer: A: It was back-to-front (east<→west swapped.)
Notes: *: The method of projection used to transfer the plans onto the ceiling was wrong. https://untappedcities.com/2016/06/03/the-hidden-history-of-grand-central-terminals-celestial-ceiling/
Categories: Science (9) Transport (9) Astronomy (7)

Pub quiz question 8119 by pjh

Question: Q: The German band "Die Ärzte" released a mini-CD that ran for over 41 minutes. However the maximum length of a Mini-CD is 21 minutes. How did they do it?
Answer: A: They put two separate mono tracks on the CD, one left, one right.
Categories: Technology (9) Music (9)

Pub quiz question 8118 by pjh

Question: Q: From 1993 to 2009, European police forces sought "the Phantom of Heilbronn," (also known as the “Woman Without a Face”) This woman was linked with 40 crimes scenes in Germany, Austria and France, which included murders, burglaries and drug cases. What were the repercussions when she was eventually found?
Answer: A: Standards for producing products free of human DNA were tightened.
Notes: *: Contaminated swabs at the factory producing them were responsible. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_of_Heilbronn
Categories: Science (8) Crime (7) 1990s (9) 2000s (9)

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 8116 by pjh

Question: Q: In the 1990s, the US Postal Service ordered a large number of Subaru Legacy station wagons for their rural routes. Why did they import rather than buy something similar locally?
Answer: A: They were right-hand drive, so drivers could easily collect/deliver mail.
Categories: Transport (9)

Pub quiz question 8115 by pjh

Question: Q: Garo Anserlian, an American inventor, sells clocks that lose 39 minutes every day. Who is his most famous customer?
Answer: A: NASA
Notes: *: They’re for people who work with the Martian Rovers. https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/spotlight/spirit/a3_20040108.html
Categories: Science (9) Space (6) Astronomy (4)

Pub quiz question 8114 by pjh

Question: Q: What is Donald Trump's middle name?
Answer: A: John
Categories: Politics (6) Names (6) People (6)