Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 7057 by pjh2

Question: Q: What household tax was retained in Northern Ireland but replaced in the rest of Britain by the so-called Poll Tax?
Answer: A: Rates
Notes: *: 1990
Categories: Politics (2) 1990s (2)

Pub quiz question 7056 by pjh2

Question: Q: What London tourist attraction saw the biggest Poll Tax riot?
Answer: A: Trafalgar Square
Notes: *: 1990
Categories: London, UK (7) Politics (7) 1990s (7)

Pub quiz question 7055 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first person to challenge Margaret Thatcher's leadership in the midst of the Poll Tax debacle?
Answer: A: Michael Heseltine
Notes: *: 1990
Categories: Politics (8) 1990s (8)

Pub quiz question 7054 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first US president to hold a televised news conference?
Answer: A: John F Kennedy
Categories: Entertainment (6) Television (6) Politics (6) 1960s (6)

Pub quiz question 7053 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which UK Prime Minister denied an affair with his caterer Claire Latimer?
Answer: A: John Major
Notes: *: 1993 - he was actually having an affair with Edwina Currie
Categories: 1990s (5) Politics (5) Sleaze (5)

Pub quiz question 7052 by pjh2

Question: Q: What animal is said to have nurtured the founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus?
Answer: A: Wolf
Categories: Geography (4) Mythology (4)

Pub quiz question 7051 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the Flavian Amphitheatre now called by tourists in Rome?
Answer: A: The Colosseum
Categories: Buildings (3) Geography (3) History (3) Names (3)

Pub quiz question 7050 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did the Romans consider to be their most important road?
Answer: A: Appian Way (Via Appia)
Categories: Travel (5) Geography (5) History (5)

Pub quiz question 7049 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to the ancient Christian and Jewish underground burial chambers in and around Rome?
Answer: A: Catacombs
Categories: Buildings (5) Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 7048 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which construction in Rome is the best preserved Roman building and the oldest important building in the world with its roof intact?
Answer: A: The Pantheon
Categories: Buildings (5) History (5) Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 7047 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which ancient Roman building's night time lighting is changed from white to gold when someone anywhere in the world has the death penalty commuted?
Answer: A: The Colosseum's
Categories: Buildings (7) Geography (7) Politics (7) Crime (7)

Pub quiz question 7046 by pjh2

Question: Q: What colour suit did Martin Bell invariably wear when he ousted Neil Hamilton in the 1987 election?
Answer: A: White
Categories: Politics (1) 1980s (1)

Pub quiz question 7045 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which MP's wife, Lolicia, didn't pay for his stay at the Paris Ritz?
Answer: A: Johnathan Aitken's
Notes: *: 1990s
Categories: 1990s (7) Sleaze (7) Politics (7)

Pub quiz question 7044 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is money handed to Neil Hamilton in the Cash for Questions scandal said to have been contained in?
Answer: A: Brown envelopes
Notes: *: 1994-1996
Categories: Politics (2) Sleaze (2) 1990s (2)

Pub quiz question 7043 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who resigned as Heritage Secretary following an affair with Antonia de Sancha?
Answer: A: David Mellor
Notes: *: 1992
Categories: Politics (5) Sleaze (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 7042 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who did a judge ask about with the words "Is he in need of cold, unloving, rubber-insulated sex in a seedy hotel room?"
Answer: A: Jeffrey Archer
Notes: *: Mr Justice Caulfield, 1987
Categories: Sleaze (7) 1980s (7) Politics (7)

Pub quiz question 7041 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was John F Kennedy called by his friends?
Answer: A: Jack
Notes: *: President 1961-1963
Categories: Politics (2) Names (2) 1960s (2)

Pub quiz question 7040 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British Queen presented a desk to America that remained unused until John F Kennedy's Presidency?
Answer: A: Queen Victoria
Categories: Politics (6) Royalty (6)

Pub quiz question 7039 by pjh2

Question: Q: What organisation provides the majority of the healthcare in the United Kingdom?
Answer: A: National Health Service
Categories: Politics (1)

Pub quiz question 7038 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the USA's first Roman Catholic President?
Answer: A: John F Kennedy
Notes: *: President 1961-1963
Categories: 1960s (4) Politics (4) Religion (6)

Pub quiz question 7037 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first US President born in the 20th century?
Answer: A: John F Kennedy
Notes: *: President 1961-1963
Categories: Politics (6)

Pub quiz question 7036 by pjh2

Question: Q: What colour is the background for the white letters on the NHS logo?
Answer: A: Blue
Categories: Politics (1) Logos (1)

Pub quiz question 7035 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the only US President to appoint his own brother to a senior cabinet post?
Answer: A: John F Kennedy
Categories: Politics (7)

Pub quiz question 7034 by pjh2

Question: Q: What cost £6.65 in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland in April 2006 that people in Wales paid £3 for?
Answer: A: An NHS prescription
Categories: Politics (3) 2000s (3)

Pub quiz question 7033 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the first nation in the world to offer completely free healthcare on the basis of citizenship?
Answer: A: United Kingdom
Categories: Politics (4)