Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 4456 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the better known name of the rapper also known as Slim Shady?
Answer: A: Eminem
Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4) Names (4)

Pub quiz question 4455 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Eminem chart-topper sampled Dido's 'Thank You?'
Answer: A: Stan
Categories: Music (5) Entertainment (5)

Pub quiz question 4454 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who played their first headline stadium gig at Manchester City's Maine Road ground in 1996?
Answer: A: Oasis
Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4)

Pub quiz question 4453 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which fellow rapper called Eminem the 'great white American hope?'
Answer: A: Snoop Dog
Categories: Entertainment (7) Music (7)

Pub quiz question 4452 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city spawned Oasis?
Answer: A: Manchester
Categories: Geography (3) Entertainment (3) Music (3)

Pub quiz question 4451 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which 1995 Oasis offering spent three years on the album chart?
Answer: A: (What's the Story) Morning Glory
Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4)

Pub quiz question 4450 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which All Saints member is the mother of Liam Gallagher's sone Gene?
Answer: A: Nicole Appleton
Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6)

Pub quiz question 4449 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which band took their name from a Swindon leisure centre where one member roadied for an Inspiral CarInspiral Carpets gig?
Answer: A: Oasis
Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6)

Pub quiz question 4448 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which early oasis track riff did noel Gallagher admit taking directly from T-Rex's 'Get It On?'
Answer: A: Cigarettes and Alcohol
Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6)

Pub quiz question 4447 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the five-letter stage name of Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner?
Answer: A: Sting
Categories: Names (4) Entertainment (4) Music (4)

Pub quiz question 4446 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which instrument did Sting play with 'The Police'?
Answer: A: Bass guitar
Categories: Entertainment (5) Music (5)

Pub quiz question 4445 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which rock star gained his nickname from a black and yellow-hooped jersey he wore while playing with the 'Phoenix Jazzmen?'
Answer: A: Sting
Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4) Names (4)

Pub quiz question 4444 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which rock star married Trudie Styler in 1992?
Answer: A: Sting
Categories: Music (5) Entertainment (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 4443 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was 'The Police's' biggest selling single?
Answer: A: Every Breath You Take
Notes: *: 1983
Categories: Entertainment (5) Music (5) 1980s (5)

Pub quiz question 4442 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who is the subject of Sting's 'An Englishman in New York?'
Answer: A: Quentin Crisp
Notes: *: 1987
Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6) 1980s (6)

Pub quiz question 4441 by pjh2

Question: Q: What's the name of the oddly dressed Finnish band who's 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest?
Answer: A: Lordi
Categories: Eurovision (7) Entertainment (7) Music (7)

Pub quiz question 4440 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British city hosted the Eurovision Song Contest won by Abba?
Answer: A: Brighton
Notes: *: 1974
Categories: Entertainment (5) Eurovision (5) Music (5) 1970s (5)

Pub quiz question 4439 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Irishman said of Eurovision: 'The former Warsaw Pact countries don't see it as a song contest, but as a way to show their neighbours how much they love them?'
Answer: A: Terry Wogan
Categories: Music (3) Entertainment (3) Eurovision (3)

Pub quiz question 4438 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who performed 'Love, Shine a Light,' the UK's 1997 Eurovision winner?
Answer: A: Katrina and the Waves
Categories: Eurovision (4) Entertainment (4) Music (4) 1990s (4)

Pub quiz question 4437 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country won the Eurovision Song contest in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996?
Answer: A: Ireland
Categories: Eurovision (4) Entertainment (4) Music (4) 1990s (4)

Pub quiz question 4436 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who performed 'Making your mind up,' the UK's 1981 Eurovision Winner?
Answer: A: Bucks Fizz
Categories: Eurovision (3) Entertainment (3) Music (3) 1980s (3)

Pub quiz question 4435 by pjh2

Question: Q: The Institute for Fiscal Studies revealed this week that children born in which month were more likely to do significantly worse in exams and be less likely to attend university compared to those born the following month?
Answer: A: August
Categories: Current Affairs (5)

Pub quiz question 4434 by pjh2

Question: Q: President Obama said this week of which EU president "I was confident [their daughter] inherited her mother's looks, rather than her father's, which I think is an excellent thing"
Answer: A: Nicolas Sarkozy
Categories: Current Affairs (6)

Pub quiz question 4433 by pjh2

Question: Q: What's the name of the Greek Prime Minister that is probably going to have to resign shortly?
Answer: A: George Papandreou
Categories: Current Affairs (6)

Pub quiz question 4432 by pjh2

Question: Q: Six crew members finally completed their 18 month voyage simulating a trip to mars in a car park in which country this week?
Answer: A: Russia
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