Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 4965 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which vegetable takes its name from the capital of Belgium?
Answer: A: Brussels sprouts
Categories: Geography (1) Food (1)

Pub quiz question 4964 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Belgian city is one of the world's main centres for diamond dealing?
Answer: A: Antwerp
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 4963 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the Grand Place market in Brussels carpeted with one every other year as part of a festival?
Answer: A: Flowers
Categories: Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 4962 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Belgian city claims to be the home of Europe's first stock exchange?
Answer: A: Bruges
Categories: Geography (8) Business (8)

Pub quiz question 4961 by pjh2

Question: Q: Name the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Answer: A: Great Pyramid of Giza (aka Pyramid of Khufu or Pyramid of Cheops), Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis (or Temple of Diana), Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (or Tomb of Mausolus), Colossus of Rhodes, Lighthouse(or Pharos) of Alexandria
Categories: History (7) MultiAnswer7 (7)

Pub quiz question 4960 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which series of spoof TV documentaries was launched in 1997 by Chris Morris?
Answer: A: Brass Eye
Notes: *: 1997
Categories: Television (2) Entertainment (2) 1990s (2)

Pub quiz question 4959 by pjh2

Question: Q: What colour is Shrek?
Answer: A: Green
Notes: *: 2001,2004, 2007, 2010
Categories: Entertainment (1) Film/Movies (1) 2000s (1) 2010s (1)

Pub quiz question 4958 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which tabloid slammed Brass Eye's paedophilia spoof opposite pictures of bikini clad Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice who were then 11 and 13?
Answer: A: The Daily Mail
Notes: *: 2001
Categories: Entertainment (8) Television (8) Media (8) 2000s (8)

Pub quiz question 4957 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which tabloid slammed Brass Eye's paedophilia spoof opposite an article about the then 15-year-old singer Charlotte Church's breasts under the headline "She's a big girl now" and using the words "looking chest swell".
Answer: A: The Daily Star
Notes: *: 2001
Categories: Entertainment (8) Television (8) Media (8) 2000s (8)

Pub quiz question 4956 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which oldie comedian told Brass Eye that: One kiddy on the fictional drug cake cried all the water out of his body?
Answer: A: Bernard Manning
Notes: *: 1997
Categories: Entertainment (6) Television (6) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 4955 by pjh2

Question: Q: What TV spoof documentary series claimed that UK now stands for Unbelievable Krimewave?
Answer: A: Brass Eye
Notes: *: 1997
Categories: Television (5) Entertainment (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 4954 by pjh2

Question: Q: What are Clarky Cat, Triple-Sod and Yellow Bentines, according to the TV series Brass Eye?
Answer: A: Drugs
Notes: *: 1997
Categories: Entertainment (5) Television (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 4953 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which TV series fooled Tory MP David Amess into filming a video and asking a question in Parliament about the dangers of a fictitious drug called 'cake?'
Answer: A: Brass Eye
Notes: *: 1997
Categories: Television (3) Entertainment (3) Politics (3) 1990s (3)

Pub quiz question 4952 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which animated movie takes its name from a Yiddish word meaning 'monster?'
Answer: A: Shrek
Notes: *: 2001
Categories: Film/Movies (7) Entertainment (7) Language (7) 2000s (7)

Pub quiz question 4951 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which movie character is told by Donkey 'You're not that ugly... well, you are. I ain't gonna lie, you ARE ugly. But you only look like this at night, Shrek's ugly 24/7!?'
Answer: A: Princess Fiona
Notes: *: 2001
Categories: Film/Movies (5) Entertainment (5) 2000s (5)

Pub quiz question 4950 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which 'Saturday Night Live' star is the voice of Shrek?
Answer: A: Mike Myers
Notes: *: 2001,2004, 2007, 2010
Categories: Film/Movies (5) Entertainment (5) 2000s (5) 2010s (5)

Pub quiz question 4949 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who received an estimated $10 million as the voice of Donkey in the movie Shrek?
Answer: A: Eddie Murphy
Notes: *: 2001,2004, 2007, 2010
Categories: Film/Movies (3) Entertainment (3) 2000s (3) 2010s (3)

Pub quiz question 4948 by pjh2

Question: Q: What animal is Shrek's best buddy?
Answer: A: Donkey
Notes: *: 2001,2004, 2007, 2010
Categories: Film/Movies (2) Entertainment (2) 2000s (2) 2010s (2)

Pub quiz question 4947 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is baby Superman called on planet Krypton?
Answer: A: Kal-El
Categories: Film/Movies (8) Entertainment (8)

Pub quiz question 4946 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was paid $3.7 million plus a percentage of the profits for approximately 10 minutes on screen in Superman?
Answer: A: Marlon Brando
Notes: *: As Superman's dad. 1978
Categories: Film/Movies (5) Entertainment (5) 1970s (5)

Pub quiz question 4945 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which fictional Kansastown is the earthly home of the young Superman?
Answer: A: Smallville
Categories: Film/Movies (5) Entertainment (5)

Pub quiz question 4944 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which newspaper does Clark Kent work for?
Answer: A: The Daily Planet
Categories: Entertainment (3) Film/Movies (3) Media (3)

Pub quiz question 4943 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who does Superman take for a flight after falling in love with her?
Answer: A: Lois Lane
Categories: Film/Movies (2) Entertainment (2)

Pub quiz question 4942 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which 1978 movie was hyped 'You'll believe a man can fly?'
Answer: A: Superman
Categories: Film/Movies (2) Entertainment (2) 1970s (2)

Pub quiz question 4941 by pjh2

Question: Q: What rock star was Johnny Depp's inspiration for Jack Sparrow?
Answer: A: Keith Richards
Categories: Film/Movies (6) Entertainment (6) Music (6)