Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 4165 by pjh2

Question: Q: When was Anton Bruckner born and when did he die?
Answer: A: 1824-1896
Notes: *: 1x01
Categories: QI (9) Music (9)

Pub quiz question 4164 by pjh2

Question: Q: When was Michelangelo Buonarroti born, and when did he die?
Answer: A: 1475-1564
Notes: *: 1x01
Categories: QI (9) Art (9)

Pub quiz question 4163 by pjh2

Question: Q: What have Adam's bellybutton in the "Hand of God" in the Sistine chapel, and Dr Rowan William the Arch Bishop of Caterbury's left ear have in common?
Answer: A: They're both purely decorative
Notes: *: 1x01: Adam shouldn't have a belly button since he was created, not born, and William's has been deaf in the left ear since the age of two.
Categories: QI (5) Religion (6) Art (6)

Pub quiz question 4162 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who fills the role of Craig the puppeteer's wife in Being John Malkovich?
Answer: A: Cameron Diaz
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: Entertainment (7) Film/Movies (7) 1990s (7)

Pub quiz question 4161 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which fishy movie held the all-time box office record until Star Wars came along?
Answer: A: Jaws
Notes: *: Jaws: 1975, Star Wars:1977
Categories: Film/Movies (3) Entertainment (3) 1970s (3)

Pub quiz question 4160 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which 1977 sci-fi movie was hyped "A long time ago in a galaxy far far away...?'
Answer: A: Star Wars
Categories: Film/Movies (2) 1970s (2) Entertainment (2)

Pub quiz question 4159 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Star Wars rôle was filled by 7'3'' Peter Mayhew who was working as a hospital orderly when talent spotted?
Answer: A: Chewbacca
Notes: *: 1977
Categories: Film/Movies (7) Entertainment (7) 1970s (7)

Pub quiz question 4158 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who claimed it was his idea to have his character killed off in the first Star Wars movie so he 'wouldn't have to go on saying those rubbish lines?'
Answer: A: Sir Alec Guinness
Notes: *: 1977
Categories: Entertainment (7) Film/Movies (7) 1970s (7) Quotations (7)

Pub quiz question 4157 by pjh2

Question: Q: What hairy character's growl is the last line heard in Star Wars?
Answer: A: Chewbacca's
Notes: *: 1977
Categories: Film/Movies (4) Entertainment (4) 1970s (4)

Pub quiz question 4156 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which 1997 movie finally sank Star Wars from its position as all-time box office champ?
Answer: A: Titanic
Notes: *: Star Wars: 1977
Categories: Film/Movies (4) Entertainment (4) 1970s (4) 1990s (4)

Pub quiz question 4155 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Elton John title is followed by (I Think It's Going to Be a Long Long Time?)
Answer: A: Rocket Man
Categories: Entertainment (5) Music (4)

Pub quiz question 4154 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which flamboyant British rock star performed 'Wake up Wendy' for South Park's Chef Aid?
Answer: A: Elton John
Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6) Television (6) Cartoons (6)

Pub quiz question 4153 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Elton John album introduced classics including 'Candle in the Wind,' and 'Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting?'
Answer: A: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6)

Pub quiz question 4152 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which movie hears John Cusack, as Craig Schwartz, saying "Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate?"
Answer: A: Being John Malkovich
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5) Quotations (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 4151 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which town hosted the civil partnership ceremony that The Sun headlined "Elton takes David up the Aisle?"
Answer: A: Windsor
Categories: Media (7) Geography (7) Entertainment (7) Music (7)

Pub quiz question 4150 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the stage name of Pinner-born Reginald Kenneth Dwight?
Answer: A: Elton John
Categories: Entertainment (2) Names (2) Music (2)

Pub quiz question 4149 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which rock star has been chairman of Watford Football Club?
Answer: A: Elton John
Notes: *: 1976-1987, 1997-2000
Categories: Football (3) Sports (3) Entertainment (3) Music (4) 1970s (3) 1980s (3) 1990s (3) 2000s (3)

Pub quiz question 4148 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which 1999 movie was hyped: "Ever want to be someone else? Now you can!"?
Answer: A: Being John Malkovich
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: Film/Movies (7) Entertainment (7) 1990s (7) Quotations (7)

Pub quiz question 4147 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which movie required John Cusack to take lessons as a puppeteer?
Answer: A: Being John Malkovich
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 4146 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Icelandic rock diva performed "Amphibian" in "Being John Malkovich?"
Answer: A: Björk
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: Music (4) 1990s (4) Entertainment (4) Film/Movies (4)

Pub quiz question 4145 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which movie sees puppeteer Craig Schwartz discovering the portal into a film star's mind?
Answer: A: Being John Malkovich
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: Entertainment (3) Film/Movies (3) 1990s (3)

Pub quiz question 4144 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which US city takes its tourists to the Adler Planetarium and Grant Park?
Answer: A: Chicago
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 4143 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country contains Lake Assal, the lowest point on mainland Africa?
Answer: A: Djibouti
Categories: Geography (9)

Pub quiz question 4142 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the original French name for what is now Djibouti?
Answer: A: French Somaliland
Categories: Geography (9)

Pub quiz question 4141 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which colourful sea washes the northernmost beaches of Djibouti?
Answer: A: Red Sea
Categories: Geography (8)