Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 4756 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which congenitally bald Brit won Olympic gold and bronze at the 1980 Olympics?
Answer: A: Duncan Goodhew
Categories: Sports (2) Swimming (2) Olympics (2) 1980s (2)

Pub quiz question 4755 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the sport of Mark Spitz who won a record seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics?
Answer: A: Swimming
Categories: Sports (3) Olympics (3) 1970s (3)

Pub quiz question 4754 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was Britain's David Wilkie the first elite male swimmer to wear in a major competition when he donned his for the 1970 Commonwealth Games?
Answer: A: Swimming cap
Categories: Swimming (4) Sports (4)

Pub quiz question 4753 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which surgically enhanced Olympic gold medal swimmer appeared on Gladiators as Amazon?
Answer: A: Sharon Davies
Categories: Swimming (5) Sports (5) Television (5) Names (5) Olympics (5)

Pub quiz question 4752 by pjh2

Question: Q: What colour is the triangle on a Bass label, Britain's oldest trademark?
Answer: A: Red
Notes: *: It was the first trademark to be registered under the UK's Trade Mark Registration Act 1875, as trade mark number 1
Categories: Leisure (2) Logos (2) History (2) Drink (3)

Pub quiz question 4751 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which northern city first brewed Boddingtons?
Answer: A: Manchester
Categories: Geography (3) Leisure (3) Drink (3)

Pub quiz question 4750 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which brewery's 'Old Peculier' takes its name from the Peculier of Masham in Yorkshire?
Answer: A: Theakston's
Categories: Leisure (6) Drink (5)

Pub quiz question 4749 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which East Anglia brewery's beers include 'Broadside?'
Answer: A: Adnams
Categories: Leisure (5) Drink (5)

Pub quiz question 4748 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which brewery became sponsors of the Football League Cup in 2003?
Answer: A: Carling
Categories: Business (6) Sports (6) Football (6) Leisure (6) Drink (6)

Pub quiz question 4747 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the first name of Mr Tetley who gave his name to the brewery?
Answer: A: Joshua
Categories: Names (8) Drink (8) Leisure (8)

Pub quiz question 4746 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Swiss player first became the world's top-ranked men's singles tennis player in February 2004?
Answer: A: Roger Federer
Categories: Sports (4) Tennis (4)

Pub quiz question 4745 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which London venue stages the third tennis Grand Slam event played each year?
Answer: A: Wimbledon
Categories: London, UK (2) Tennis (2) Sports (2)

Pub quiz question 4744 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Wimbledon championship offers the largest financial prize?
Answer: A: Men's Singles
Categories: Tennis (4) Sports (4)

Pub quiz question 4743 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name was attached to Aorangi Park, to the north of Wimbledon's Centre Court, in honour of a British loser?
Answer: A: Henman Hill
Categories: Tennis (4) Sports (4)

Pub quiz question 4742 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which tennis legend boycotted Wimbledon in the early 1990s mainly because of the strict 'mostly white' dress code?
Answer: A: Andre Agassi
Categories: Tennis (6) Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 4741 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Australian was Wimbledon Men's Singles Champion immediately prior to Roger Federer beginning his winning streak in 2003?
Answer: A: Lleyton Hewitt
Categories: Tennis (8) Sports (8)

Pub quiz question 4740 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which other country is classed as part of England when it comes to the national cricket Team?
Answer: A: Wales
Categories: Geography (3) Sports (3) Cricket (3)

Pub quiz question 4739 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many lions are there on an England Cricket Badge?
Answer: A: Three
Categories: Cricket (2) Sports (2)

Pub quiz question 4738 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who played against England in the first ever cricket Test Match and the first ever One-Day International?
Answer: A: Australia
Categories: Cricket (5) Sports (5) Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 4737 by pjh2

Question: Q: Whose 1999 series loss to new Zealand found them at the bottom of the International Cricket Council rankings?
Answer: A: England's
Categories: Cricket (5) Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 4736 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which was the first team to challenge England and Australia's Test cricket supremacy?
Answer: A: West Indies
Categories: Cricket (7) Sports (7)

Pub quiz question 4735 by pjh2

Question: Q: Why was England's 1929 Test Match against South Africa, the longest ever, called off after nine days?
Answer: A: England's ship had to leave
Categories: Sports (8) Cricket (8)

Pub quiz question 4734 by pjh2

Question: Q: What very final sounding name is given to a chess game which white must win to take the match, but which black only has to draw?
Answer: A: Armageddon
Categories: Leisure (8)

Pub quiz question 4733 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which game have computer programs 'Deep Fritz,' 'Deep Junior,' and 'Deep Blue' played against champions?
Answer: A: Chess
Categories: Leisure (6)

Pub quiz question 4732 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many pawns are on the board at the start of a game of chess?
Answer: A: Sixteen
Categories: Leisure (5)