Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5215 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which soul diva had a UK top ten hit in 1968 with 'I Say a Little Prayer?'
Answer: A: Aretha Franklin
Categories: 1960s (3) Entertainment (3) Music (3)

Pub quiz question 5214 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which year was the first televised Children in Need extravaganza?
Answer: A: 1980
Categories: Entertainment (6) Television (6) 1980s (6)

Pub quiz question 5213 by pjh2

Question: Q: 'Fresh Horses' was a 1995 album release by which US country music star?
Answer: A: Garth Brooks
Categories: Entertainment (5) Music (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 5212 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who directed the 1978 classic punk movie Jubilee?
Answer: A: Derek Jarman
Categories: 1970s (6) Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6)

Pub quiz question 5211 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who played Neil in the eighties comedy series The Young Ones?
Answer: A: Nigel Planer
Categories: Entertainment (4) Television (4) Comedy (4)

Pub quiz question 5210 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which legendary singer/songwriter was killed in December 8th 1980?
Answer: A: John Lennon
Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4) Crime (4) 1980s (4)

Pub quiz question 5209 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who directed the 1962 film Lolita?
Answer: A: Stanley Kubrick
Categories: Entertainment (4) Film/Movies (4) 1960s (4)

Pub quiz question 5208 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Irish singer reinterpreted his own material backed by an orchestra on the album Beautiful Dreams?
Answer: A: Chris De Burgh
Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6)

Pub quiz question 5207 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which sitcom was set in the Bayview Retirement Home?
Answer: A: Waiting for God
Categories: Entertainment (4) Television (4) Comedy (4)

Pub quiz question 5206 by pjh2

Question: Q: Peter Hook (Hooky) was the bassist of which popular Manchester band?
Answer: A: New Order
Categories: Entertainment (5) Music (5)

Pub quiz question 5205 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who played Dr Paul Dangerfield in the drama series Dangerfield?
Answer: A: Nigel Le Vaillant
Notes: *: 1995-1999
Categories: Entertainment (5) Television (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 5204 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which 1995 Jean Becker film starred Gerard Depardieu and Vanessa Paradis?
Answer: A: Elisa
Categories: 1990s (8) Film/Movies (8) Entertainment (8)

Pub quiz question 5203 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which barefoot sixties singer was born Sandra Goodrich?
Answer: A: Sandy Shaw
Categories: 1960s (6) Entertainment (6) Music (6) Names (6)

Pub quiz question 5202 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which hypothetical substance did alchemists seek for its ability to turn base metals into gold?
Answer: A: Philosopher's stone
Notes: *: "Sorcerer's Stone" (from the US version of the Harry Potter books) should not be accepted.
Categories: Science (2) Chemistry (2)

Pub quiz question 5201 by pjh2

Question: Q: The female stars of which 1960s TV series received a special award at the 2000 BAFTAs?
Answer: A: The Avengers
Notes: *: Honor Blackman, Joanna Lumley, Diana Rigg, Linda Thorson
Categories: Entertainment (5) Television (5)

Pub quiz question 5200 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which synthetic fibre was introduced commercially in 1938?
Answer: A: Nylon
Categories: Science (3) 1930s (3)

Pub quiz question 5199 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to the hunters and gatherers who inhabited Australia before European settlement?
Answer: A: Aborigines
Categories: Geography (3) History (3)

Pub quiz question 5198 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which female stars of the 1960s version of the Avengers won a special award in the 2000 BAFTAs?
Answer: A: Honor Blackman, Joanna Lumley, Diana Rigg, Linda Thorson
Categories: 1960s (7) 2000s (7) Entertainment (7) Television (7) MultiAnswer4 (5)

Pub quiz question 5197 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which English preacher wrote 'The Pilgrim's Progress?'
Answer: A: John Bunyan
Notes: *: 1678
Categories: Literature (5) Religion (5)

Pub quiz question 5196 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does the abbreviation JP stand for in relation to the courts?
Answer: A: Justice of the Peace
Categories: Crime (3) Acronyms/Abbreviations (3)

Pub quiz question 5195 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does CD-ROM stand for?
Answer: A: Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (5) Computing (5)

Pub quiz question 5194 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British novelist wrote 'Jacob's Room' and 'Mrs Dalloway?'
Answer: A: Virginia Woolf
Notes: *: Published 1922 and 1925 respectively
Categories: 1920s (5) Literature (5)

Pub quiz question 5193 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many balls are used in a normal game of pool?
Answer: A: Sixteen
Notes: *: Including the cue ball
Categories: Leisure (2) Sports (2)

Pub quiz question 5192 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name of the young hero of Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island?'
Answer: A: Jim Hawkins
Notes: *: 1883
Categories: Literature (4)

Pub quiz question 5191 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Italian city is known as Firenze (pron:fi-ren-ze) in Italian?
Answer: A: Florence
Categories: Geography (4) Language (4)