Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 9398 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the name of Ronnie Barker's character in Open All Hours?
Answer: A: Albert Arkwright, usually known just as Arkwright
Notes: *: 1976-85
Categories: Entertainment (4) Television (4) Names (4) 1970s (4) 1980s (4)

Pub quiz question 9397 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who played the Prime Minister, Jim Hacker, in Yes, Prime Minister?
Answer: A: Paul Eddington
Notes: *: 1980-88
Categories: Entertainment (5) Politics (5) Television (5) 1980s (4)

Pub quiz question 9396 by pjh2

Question: Q: Name the five ingredients demanded by one of Basil Fawlty's guests to make the infamous Waldorf Salad.
Answer: A: Celery, apple, walnuts, grapes, mayonnaise
Categories: Food (7) Entertainment (6) Television (4) Comedy (4)

Pub quiz question 9395 by pjh2

Question: Q: Complete the name of the classic British sitcom: Steptoe and [blank]
Answer: A: Son
Categories: Entertainment (3) Television (3)

Pub quiz question 9394 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was Sheldon Cooper's one-word catchphrase in The Big Bang Theory?
Answer: A: Bazinga
Categories: Language (7) Entertainment (4) Television (4)

Pub quiz question 9393 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was legendary comedy actor Oliver Hardy's real first name at birth?
Answer: A: Norvell
Categories: Names (7)

Pub quiz question 9392 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which year did the original UK version of The Office air?
Answer: A: 2001
Categories: Entertainment (4) Television (4) 2000s (2)

Pub quiz question 9391 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who played Gunther in Friends?
Answer: A: James Michael Tyler
Categories: Entertainment (2)

Pub quiz question 9390 by pjh2

Question: Q: What number is a baker's dozen?
Answer: A: 13
Categories: Mathematics (1) Science (1)

Pub quiz question 9389 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who is next in line to the British throne after King Charles III?
Answer: A: Prince William
Categories: Royalty (1)

Pub quiz question 9388 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the busiest airport in Britain called?
Answer: A: London Heathrow
Categories: Travel (1) Geography (1)

Pub quiz question 9387 by pjh2

Question: Q: What language is spoken in Norway?
Answer: A: Norwegian
Categories: Language (2) Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 9386 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many centimetres are there in a metre?
Answer: A: 100
Categories: Science (1) General Knowledge (1)

Pub quiz question 9385 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Answer: A: Mount Everest
Categories: General Knowledge (2) Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 9384 by pjh2

Question: Q: What in the animal kingdom is a doe?
Answer: A: A female deer
Categories: Language (2) Biology (2)

Pub quiz question 9383 by pjh2

Question: Q: What company is also the name of one of the longest rivers in the world?
Answer: A: Amazon
Categories: General Knowledge (2) Geography (2) Business (2)

Pub quiz question 9382 by pjh2

Question: Q: What temperature centigrade does water boil at?
Answer: A: 100 degrees centigrade
Categories: General Knowledge (1)

Pub quiz question 9381 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many days are there in July?
Answer: A: 31
Categories: General Knowledge (1)

Pub quiz question 9380 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many permanent members are there on the UN security council?
Answer: A: Five: China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States
Categories: Politics (5)

Pub quiz question 9379 by pjh2

Question: Q: What do the French call the English Channel?
Answer: A: la Manche
Categories: Language (3) Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 9378 by pjh2

Question: Q: If you completed the Three Peaks challenge, which three UK mountains would you have climbed?
Answer: A: Ben Nevis, Snowdon, Scafell Pike
Categories: Geography (5) Leisure (5)

Pub quiz question 9377 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many countries are there in the region of Europe? (Recognised by the United Nations)
Answer: A: 44
Categories: Geography (4) Politics (4)

Pub quiz question 9376 by pjh2

Question: Q: What language is spoken in Brazil?
Answer: A: Portuguese
Categories: Language (2) Geography (3)

Pub quiz question 9375 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the currency of Vietnam?
Answer: A: Vietnamese dong
Categories: Finance (3) Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 9374 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which UK city is situated further west – Bristol or Edinburgh?
Answer: A: Edinburgh
Categories: Geography (1)