Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5015 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the largest island in the Atlantic?
Answer: A: Greenland
Categories: Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 5014 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which new Atlantic island formed of the coast of Iceland in 1963?
Answer: A: Surtsey
Categories: 1960s (8) Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 5013 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which South African city is overlooked by Table Mountain?
Answer: A: Cape Town
Categories: Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 5012 by pjh2

Question: Q: What valuable commodity was found at Kimberley, South Africa in 1871?
Answer: A: Diamonds
Categories: Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 5011 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is South Africa's national animal?
Answer: A: Springbock
Categories: Geography (5) Nature (7) Biology (7)

Pub quiz question 5010 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the closest city t0 South Africa's South West Townships Soweto?
Answer: A: Johannesburg
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 5009 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which chuchman first called South Africa the Rainbow Nation?
Answer: A: Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Categories: Geography (7) Religion (7)

Pub quiz question 5008 by pjh2

Question: Q: What country is completely enclosed by South Africa?
Answer: A: Lesotho
Categories: Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 5007 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which sung-about route connected Chicago to Los Angeles?
Answer: A: Route 66
Categories: Geography (2) Music (2) Entertainment (2)

Pub quiz question 5006 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city on the old Route 66 was Gene Pitney 24 hours from?
Answer: A: Tulsa
Categories: Geography (2) Entertainment (2) Music (2)

Pub quiz question 5005 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city is 'oh so pretty' in the song Route 66?
Answer: A: Oklahoma City
Categories: Geography (4) Entertainment (4) Music (4)

Pub quiz question 5004 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city on Route 66 has a name you might expect to see the Stars and Stripes flying from?
Answer: A: Flagstaff
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5003 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is alternatively known as the Will Rogers Highway?
Answer: A: Route 66
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5002 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does John Steinbeck refer to as the 'Mother Road' in 'The Grapes of Wrath?'
Answer: A: Route 66
Categories: Geography (7) Literature (7)

Pub quiz question 5001 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Scandinavian country awards the Nobel Peace Prize?
Answer: A: Norway
Categories: Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 5000 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does Norway provide for Trafalgar Square every Christmas
Answer: A: A Christmas Tree
Categories: Geography (2) London, UK (2) Christmas (2)

Pub quiz question 4999 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Scandinavian country's longest and deepest fjord is the Sognafjorden?
Answer: A: Norway's
Categories: Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 4998 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which European country produces more hydroelectricity per head of population than any other in the world?
Answer: A: Norway
Categories: Geography (7) Physics (7) Science (7) Technology (7)

Pub quiz question 4997 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is Norway's Jostedalsbreen Northern Europe's largest example of?
Answer: A: Glacier
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 4996 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Scandinavian country is 'mind expanding' in its holiday adverts?
Answer: A: Norway
Categories: Geography (6) Advertising (6)

Pub quiz question 4995 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which county contains the whole of the Lake District?
Answer: A: Cumbria
Categories: Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 4994 by pjh2

Question: Q: What four-letter name is given to small lakes in the Lake District?
Answer: A: Tarn
Categories: Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 4993 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which national Park's north western section sits between Borrowdale and Buttermere?
Answer: A: The Lake District's
Categories: Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 4992 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the highest fell in the Lake District?
Answer: A: Seafell Pike
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 4991 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the only lake in the Lake District with 'Lake' in its name?
Answer: A: Bassenthwaite Lake
Notes: *: 'Lake' Windemere etc don't count
Categories: Geography (7)