Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5165 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first person of Jewish ancestry to become Prime Minister of Britain?
Answer: A: Benjamin Disraeli
Notes: *: Lived 1804-1881, PM 1874-1880
Categories: Politics (7) Religion (7) History (7)

Pub quiz question 5164 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Germanic people invaded England, especially Kent, along with the Angles and Saxons in the 5th century AD?
Answer: A: Jutes
Categories: History (7) Military (7)

Pub quiz question 5163 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which European city became a battleground before the 2000 UEFA Cup final between Arsenal and Galatasaray?
Answer: A: Copenhagen
Categories: Sports (5) Football (5) 2000s (5)

Pub quiz question 5162 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British novelist wrote 'My Cousin Rachel' and 'Rebecca?'
Answer: A: Daphne Du Maurier
Notes: *: Published 1951, and 1938 respectively
Categories: Literature (4) 1950s (4) 1930s (4)

Pub quiz question 5161 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to the compulsory enlistment of recruits for military service?
Answer: A: Conscription
Categories: Language (2) Military (2)

Pub quiz question 5160 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British landscape painter painted 'The White Horse' and 'The Haywain?'
Answer: A: John Constable
Categories: Art (4)

Pub quiz question 5159 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which country did Queen Beatrix succeed her mother Queen Juliana in 1980?
Answer: A: The Netherlands
Categories: Geography (4) Royalty (4) 1980s (4)

Pub quiz question 5158 by pjh2

Question: Q: A statue of which English footballer has been placed in a Buddhist temple in Bangkok?
Answer: A: David Beckham
Notes: *: 1998
Categories: Football (3) Religion (4) 1990s (5) Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 5157 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which two Middle Eastern countries fought each other in a war that began in 1980?
Answer: A: Iran and Iraq
Categories: 1980s (4) Military (4) Politics (4) Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 5156 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which rugby team clinched the 2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership by beating Bristol?
Answer: A: Leicester
Categories: Rugby (4) Sports (4) 2000s (6)

Pub quiz question 5155 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which European city can the Champs Élysées be found?
Answer: A: Paris
Categories: Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 5154 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Brazilian footballer was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento?
Answer: A: Pelé
Categories: Names (6) Football (4) Sports (5)

Pub quiz question 5153 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which all-girl group visited the 2000 Cannes Film Festival to promote their film 'Honest?'
Answer: A: All Saints
Categories: 2000s (5) Entertainment (5) Music (5) Film/Movies (5)

Pub quiz question 5152 by pjh2

Question: Q: In Greek mythology, who was the legendary lover of Hero who swam across the Hellespont each night?
Answer: A: Leander
Categories: Mythology (5)

Pub quiz question 5151 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which American city was there a famous 'Tea Party' in 1773?
Answer: A: Boston
Categories: History (3) Geography (4) Politics (4)

Pub quiz question 5150 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which English explorer, who made three attempts to discover the Northwest Passage, gave his name to a bay on Baffin Island?
Answer: A: Sir Martin Frobisher
Categories: History (6)

Pub quiz question 5149 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to trees of the genus Larix?
Answer: A: Larch
Categories: Biology (6) Nature (6)

Pub quiz question 5148 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who wrote 'The Last Days of Pompeii?'
Answer: A: Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Categories: Literature (6) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5147 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which diamond-mining city in South Africa is the capital of Northern Cape Province?
Answer: A: Kimberley
Categories: Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 5146 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British tour operator was taken over by the German company Preussag?
Answer: A: Thompson
Categories: Business (5)

Pub quiz question 5145 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which is the largest island of Japan?
Answer: A: Honshu
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5144 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who directed the films 'Doctor Mabus the Gambler,' and 'Metropolis?'
Answer: A: Fritz Lang
Notes: *: Released 1922 and 1927 respectively
Categories: 1920s (5) Film/Movies (5) Entertainment (5)

Pub quiz question 5143 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British poet wrote 'The Song of the Shirt?'
Answer: A: Thomas Hood
Categories: Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 5142 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Geordie singer and actor released an album entitled Big River in 1995?
Answer: A: Jimmy Nail
Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4) 1990s (4)

Pub quiz question 5141 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which 1995 comedy film featured Bo Derek and Dan Aykroyd in cameo rôles?
Answer: A: Tommy Boy
Notes: *: 1995
Categories: Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6) 1990s (6)