Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 4581 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many spikes has the Statue of Liberty's crown?
Answer: A: Seven
Categories: Statues (5) Art (5)

Pub quiz question 4580 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who devised the towering framework which supports the Statue of Liberty?
Answer: A: Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel
Categories: Statues (7) Art (7)

Pub quiz question 4579 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who created Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple?
Answer: A: Agatha Christie
Categories: Literature (2)

Pub quiz question 4578 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Devon seaside resort was the birthplace of Agatha Christie?
Answer: A: Torquay
Categories: Literature (5)

Pub quiz question 4577 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who does the 'Guinness Book of World Records' list as the best selling fiction writer of all time?
Answer: A: Agatha Christie
Categories: Literature (4)

Pub quiz question 4576 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is a better known name of crime fiction writer Lady Mallowan DBE?
Answer: A: Agatha Christie
Categories: Literature (7)

Pub quiz question 4575 by pjh2

Question: Q: What northern spa town was Agatha Christie found in when she disappeared in 1926?
Answer: A: Harrogate
Categories: Geography (7) Literature (7) 1920s (7)

Pub quiz question 4574 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the first name of Agatha Christie's tweedy sleuth Miss Marple?
Answer: A: Jane
Categories: Literature (3) Names (3)

Pub quiz question 4573 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which artist's 'Impression Sunrise' gave its name to the whole impressionist movement?
Answer: A: Claude Monet's
Categories: Art (2)

Pub quiz question 4572 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which flowers was Monet most famous for painting?
Answer: A: Water lillies
Categories: Nature (4) Art (4)

Pub quiz question 4571 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which artist's garden attracts tourists to Giverny in France?
Answer: A: Claude Monet's
Categories: Geography (5) Art (5)

Pub quiz question 4570 by pjh2

Question: Q: What eye complaint is blamed for the reddish tone of Monet's paintings?
Answer: A: Cataracts
Categories: Biology (5) Art (5) People (6)

Pub quiz question 4569 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which impressionist featured his wife, Camille, in 'The Woman in the Green Dress?'
Answer: A: Claude Monet
Categories: Art (6)

Pub quiz question 4568 by pjh2

Question: Q: Whose painting 'London, the Parliament Effects of Sun in the Fog' sold for over #20 million in 2004?
Answer: A: Claude Monet's
Categories: Art (7) 2000s (7) Politics (7)

Pub quiz question 4567 by pjh2

Question: Q: What kind of creatures were Flopsy and Mopsy in the first book by Beatrix Potter?
Answer: A: Rabbits
Categories: Literature (2)

Pub quiz question 4566 by pjh2

Question: Q: What kind of creature is Mrs Tiggy Winkle in a book by Beatrix Potter?
Answer: A: Hedgehog
Categories: Literature (2)

Pub quiz question 4565 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which English National Park surrounded author Beatrix Potter's sheep farm?
Answer: A: Lake District
Categories: Literature (4) Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 4564 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which literary animal lost his jacket and shoes while raiding Mr McGregor's garden?
Answer: A: Peter Rabbit
Categories: Literature (5)

Pub quiz question 4563 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Beatrix Potter character has roasted grasshopper for supper after failing to catch minnows?
Answer: A: Mr Jeremy Fisher
Categories: Literature (6)

Pub quiz question 4562 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city is the home of the eponymous Tailor in a Beatrix Potter novel?
Answer: A: Gloucester
Categories: Geography (7) Literature (7)

Pub quiz question 4561 by pjh2

Question: Q: What movie was based on Frederick Forsyth's first novel?
Answer: A: The Day of the Jackal
Notes: *: Book 1971, Film 1973
Categories: Literature (3) Film/Movies (3) Entertainment (3)

Pub quiz question 4560 by pjh2

Question: Q: What famous Frenchman is the subject of an assassination attempt in Frederick Forsyth's 'The Day of the Jackal'?
Answer: A: Charles De Gaulle
Categories: Politics (3) Film/Movies (3) Literature (3) Entertainment (3)

Pub quiz question 4559 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which of the armed forces did Frederick Forsyth serve in?
Answer: A: RAF
Categories: Military (5) Literature (5)

Pub quiz question 4558 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who won the Edgar Allan Poe awards for 'There are no Snakes in Ireland' and 'The Day of the Jackal?'
Answer: A: Frederick Forsyth
Notes: *: Jackal (book) 1971, Snakes 1982
Categories: Literature (2) 1970s (2) 1980s (2)

Pub quiz question 4557 by pjh2

Question: Q: What 'Protocol' was a Frederick Forsyth best seller?
Answer: A: The Fourth Protocol
Notes: *: Book 1984, Film 1987
Categories: Literature (4) 1980s (4)