Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5190 by pjh2

Question: Q: By what name is Beethoven's Third Symphony known?
Answer: A: Eroica
Categories: Music (5)

Pub quiz question 5189 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which team beat Northampton to win the 2000 Tetley Bitter Cup?
Answer: A: Wasps
Categories: Sports (6) Rugby (5)

Pub quiz question 5188 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which English city did the Peterloo massacre take place?
Answer: A: Manchester
Notes: *: 1819
Categories: History (6) Geography (7) Military (6)

Pub quiz question 5187 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which English-born monk and missionary became known as the Apostle of Germany?
Answer: A: St Boniface
Notes: *: Lived circa 680-754
Categories: Religion (6) History (6) Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 5186 by pjh2

Question: Q: In economics, what does GDP stand for?
Answer: A: Gross Domestic Product
Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (5) Finance (5) Politics (5)

Pub quiz question 5185 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to drugs that increase the output of urine by the kidneys?
Answer: A: Diuretics
Categories: Biology (4) Science (4) Chemistry (4)

Pub quiz question 5184 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British conductor founded the London Promenade concerts at the Queen's Hall?
Answer: A: Sir Henry Wood
Categories: Entertainment (8) Music (8)

Pub quiz question 5183 by pjh2

Question: Q: To which African country were British troops sent in May 2000?
Answer: A: Sierra Leone
Categories: Military (6) Politics (6)

Pub quiz question 5182 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British writer created the flying ace 'Biggles?'
Answer: A: W.E. (William Earl) Johns
Notes: *: Published 1932-1968
Categories: Literature (7) 1930s (7)

Pub quiz question 5181 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which country is the city of Tijuana?
Answer: A: Mexico
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5180 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which slow-moving South American mammal hangs upside down from branches feeding on leaves and fruit?
Answer: A: Sloth
Categories: Nature (2) Biology (2)

Pub quiz question 5179 by pjh2

Question: Q: What were the first names of the poet T.S.Eliot?
Answer: A: Thomas Stearns
Categories: Literature (7) Names (7)

Pub quiz question 5178 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which part of Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' contains descriptions of the pilgrims?
Answer: A: The Prologue
Categories: Literature (4)

Pub quiz question 5177 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which evergreen tree's berries are used to flavour gin?
Answer: A: Juniper
Notes: *: Not sloe
Categories: Nature (5) Drink (4)

Pub quiz question 5176 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which English-born actor starred in 'The Private Life of Henry VIII' and 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame?'
Answer: A: Charles Laughton
Notes: *: Released 1933 and 1939 respectively
Categories: 1930s (7) Film/Movies (7) Entertainment (7)

Pub quiz question 5175 by pjh2

Question: Q: Of which country is Trowbridge the administrative centre?
Answer: A: Wiltshire
Categories: Geography (6) Politics (6)

Pub quiz question 5174 by pjh2

Question: Q: To what genus of fruit trees do orange, lemon and lime belong?
Answer: A: Citrus
Categories: Nature (4) Biology (4) Food (4)

Pub quiz question 5173 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which U.S. national holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November?
Answer: A: Thanksgiving Day
Categories: General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 5172 by pjh2

Question: Q: What sort of creature is a sidewinder?
Answer: A: Snake
Categories: Nature (4) Biology (4)

Pub quiz question 5171 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which ingredient of chewing gum is obtained from the latex of sapodilla trees?
Answer: A: Chicle
Notes: *: A natural latex product (latex is a general term and shouldn't, really, be accepted as an answer.) Rubber is an alternative used by some manufacturers which, again, shouldn't be accepted as an answer.
Categories: Food (7)

Pub quiz question 5170 by pjh2

Question: Q: In Irish Politics, which party is the conservative rival of Fianna Fáil (pron:fi-yonna foi-ail)
Answer: A: Fine Gael (pron:feen-a gail, or fin-a gail)
Categories: Politics (5)

Pub quiz question 5169 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which football team smashed their transfer record by signing Serhiy (pron:sergei) Rebrov from Dynamo Kiev?
Answer: A: Tottenham Hotspur
Notes: *: At spurs from 2000–2004
Categories: Sports (7) Football (6) 2000s (7)

Pub quiz question 5168 by pjh2

Question: Q: In concert pitch, to what note are orchestral instruments tuned?
Answer: A: A
Categories: Music (6) Art (6)

Pub quiz question 5167 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which American author wrote 'The Red Badge of Courage?'
Answer: A: Stephen Crane
Notes: *: Serialised 1894, published 1895
Categories: Literature (7)

Pub quiz question 5166 by pjh2

Question: Q: What sort of creature is a fritillary?
Answer: A: Butterfly
Categories: Biology (6) Nature (6)