Questions by pjh

Pub quiz question 7963 by pjh

Question: Q: What is the burial place of Arjumand Banu Begum?
Answer: A: Taj Mahal.
Notes: *: Born 1593, died 1631
Categories: Geography (7) People (7) 1600s (7)

Pub quiz question 7962 by pjh

Question: Q: “Nansen” passports were issued by which organisation?
Answer: A: The League of Nations, in 1942, to stateless refugees.
Categories: Politics (8) 1940s (8) War (8)

Pub quiz question 7961 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Black Narcissus; The Devils; Sister Act; The Sound Of Music?
Answer: A: Films featuring nuns.
Categories: Connections (8) Film/Movies (7) Entertainment (7)

Pub quiz question 7960 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Isca Dumnoniorum (Exeter) and Lindum Colonia (Lincoln)?
Answer: A: Fosse Way Roman road.
Categories: Connections (9)

Pub quiz question 7959 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Britten's fisherman; tuneless Dublin twins?
Answer: A: Grimes
Notes: *: Peter Grimes; John and Edward Grimes.
Categories: Connections (8)

Pub quiz question 7958 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Julius Caesar; Thomas Cromwell; Citizen Camembert; Khasi of Kalabar?
Answer: A: Played by Kenneth Williams in Carry On films.
Categories: Connections (6) Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6)

Pub quiz question 7957 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: O (65%); C (18%); H (10%); N (3%); Ca (1.5%); P (1.1%)?
Answer: A: Chemical composition of the average human (% by mass).
Categories: Connections (7) Chemistry (7) Biology (6)

Pub quiz question 7956 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Quakers; Tonga; Tribbiani, Bing, Geller et al?
Answer: A: Friends
Notes: *: Society of Friends; Friendly Islands; Friends in TV comedy.
Categories: Connections (7)

Pub quiz question 7955 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: 9 French peasants' revolt; French revolutionary group; '45 supporters?
Answer: A: Jac-
Notes: *: Jacquerie; Jacobins; Jacobites.
Categories: Language (8) Connections (8) France (7)

Pub quiz question 7954 by pjh

Question: Q: Who managed both the Beatles and the Stones?
Answer: A: Allen Klein.
Categories: People (8) Music (8) Entertainment (8)

Pub quiz question 7953 by pjh

Question: Q: The Three Gorges Dam spans which river?
Answer: A: Yangtze.
Categories: Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 7952 by pjh

Question: Q: Rachel Stevens and Russell Watson won which title in 2009?
Answer: A: Rear of the Year.
Categories: Entertainment (8) People (8)

Pub quiz question 7951 by pjh

Question: Q: What's the shortest verse in the Bible?
Answer: A: “Jesus wept”
Notes: *: John 11:35, KJV
Categories: Religion (3) Quotations (5)

Pub quiz question 7950 by pjh

Question: Q: Which breakaway state tried to secede from Nigeria in 1967?
Answer: A: Biafra.
Categories: Geography (8) Politics (8)

Pub quiz question 7949 by pjh

Question: Q: Who contest the Old Farm derby?
Answer: A: Ipswich and Norwich.
Categories: Sports (8) Football (5)

Pub quiz question 7948 by pjh

Question: Q: 'LO' (capitalised) in 1969 is regarded as the first what?
Answer: A: Internet message.
Notes: *: Was supposed to be “LOGIN” but the network crashed after the first two letters
Categories: Computing (5) General Knowledge (6)

Pub quiz question 7947 by pjh

Question: Q: Who was serving a 3,653-day sentence in the gulag?
Answer: A: Ivan Denisovich.
Notes: *: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn novel “One day in the life of …”
Categories: Literature (7)

Pub quiz question 7946 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Sun Tzu; Clausewitz; Jomini; Liddell Hart?
Answer: A: Military theorists.
Categories: Connections (8) People (8) War (4)

Pub quiz question 7945 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Inner core; outer core; mantle; crust?
Answer: A: Main layers of the earth.
Categories: Connections (7) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 7944 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Erica Jong; BA Baracus; Dennis Bergkamp?
Answer: A: Fear of flying
Notes: *: Novel; in A-Team; footballer.
Categories: Connections (7) People (8)

Pub quiz question 7943 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Angelo Maggio; Danny Ocean; Nathan Detroit; Tony Rome; Joseph Ryan?
Answer: A: Film roles of Frank Sinatra.
Categories: Connections (7) Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6)

Pub quiz question 7942 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Private Pike; Fawlty; wise; diet guru?
Answer: A: Herbs
Notes: *: (Ian) Lavender; Basil; sage; Rosemary (Conley).
Categories: Connections (4) Language (5)

Pub quiz question 7941 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Donetsk (Ukraine); Brasov (Romania); Varna (Bulgaria); Volgograd (Russia)?
Answer: A: Cities formerly named after Stalin.
Categories: Connections (8) Geography (7) People (7)

Pub quiz question 7940 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: La Coupe des Mousquetaires and Coupe Suzanne Lenglen?
Answer: A: Men's and women's singles trophies at French Open tennis.
Categories: Tennis (3) Sports (4) People (6) Connections (6)

Pub quiz question 7939 by pjh

Question: Q: Which singer started out as a babysitter for Carole King and Gerry Goffin?
Answer: A: Little Eva.
Categories: People (8) Music (6) Entertainment (7)