Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6956 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did Austrians spend before they had the euro?
Answer: A: Schillings
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: Politics (5) Geography (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 6955 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did the Finns spend before they had the euro?
Answer: A: Markka (marks)
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: 1990s (7) Politics (7) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 6954 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did the Germans spend before they had the euro?
Answer: A: Marks
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: 1990s (3) Politics (3) Geography (3)

Pub quiz question 6953 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did the Irish spend before they had the euro?
Answer: A: Pounds
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: 1990s (4) Politics (4) Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 6952 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did the Italians spend before they had the euro?
Answer: A: Liras
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: 1990s (3) Politics (3) Geography (3)

Pub quiz question 6951 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did they spend in Luxembourg before they had the euro?
Answer: A: Francs
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: 1990s (6) Politics (6) Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 6950 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did they spend in the Netherlands before they had the euro?
Answer: A: Guilder
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: 1990s (7) Politics (7) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 6949 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did the Spanish spend before they had the euro?
Answer: A: Pesetas
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: 1990s (3) Politics (3) Geography (3)

Pub quiz question 6948 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the traditional colour of the seats in the House of Lords?
Answer: A: Red
Categories: Politics (1)

Pub quiz question 6947 by pjh2

Question: Q: What city was the 1992 treaty that established the provision for the euro signed in?
Answer: A: Maastricht
Categories: 1990s (5) Politics (5) Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 6946 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many months were participating countries given to change over from their own currency to the euro in 2002?
Answer: A: Two months
Categories: Geography (8) Politics (8) 2000s (8)

Pub quiz question 6945 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the Lord Chancellor's seat traditionally stuffed with?
Answer: A: Wool
Categories: Politics (2)

Pub quiz question 6944 by pjh2

Question: Q: What position in the House of Lords has continued to exist even though Tony Blair announced its abolition in 2003?
Answer: A: Lord Chancellor
Categories: Politics (3) 2000s (6)

Pub quiz question 6943 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did Her Majesty announce the abolition of in her 1998 Queen's Speech?
Answer: A: Hereditary lords' votes in Parliament
Categories: Politics (5) 1990s (7)

Pub quiz question 6942 by pjh2

Question: Q: What title is traditionally given to archbishops and bishops in the House of Lords?
Answer: A: Lords Spiritual
Categories: Politics (7)

Pub quiz question 6941 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was abolished in the UK in 1649 only to make a comeback from 1660 to the present day?
Answer: A: The House of Lords
Categories: Politics (7) History (7)

Pub quiz question 6940 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the traditional colour of the seats in the House of Commons?
Answer: A: green
Categories: Politics (1)

Pub quiz question 6939 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was launched in 1910 as the sister organisation to the Boy Scouts?
Answer: A: Girl Guides
Categories: 1910s (2) Leisure (2)

Pub quiz question 6938 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which political leader held the British 100m record from 1967 to 1974?
Answer: A: Menzies (Ming) Campbell
Categories: Politics (7) Sports (7) Athletics (7) 1960s (7) 1970s (7)

Pub quiz question 6937 by pjh2

Question: Q: What beer carries the red triangle, Britain's oldest trademark?
Answer: A: Bass
Categories: Drink (2)

Pub quiz question 6936 by pjh2

Question: Q: What's the five-letter abbreviation for the organisation set up in 1971 to promote real ale?
Answer: A: CAMRA
Categories: Drink (2) Acronyms/Abbreviations (2) 1970s (2)

Pub quiz question 6935 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the abbreviation IPA coined to represent on a beer label?
Answer: A: Indian Pale Ale
Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (4) Drink (4)

Pub quiz question 6934 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was added to ale in the Middle Ages to turn it into the more bitter-flavoured beer?
Answer: A: Hops
Categories: Drink (4)

Pub quiz question 6933 by pjh2

Question: Q: What were sociable drinkers banned from buying in pubs in September 1916 at the risk of a £100 fine?
Answer: A: A round
Notes: *: Equiv to £7,300 in 2012
Categories: Drink (6) Politics (6) 1910s (6)

Pub quiz question 6932 by pjh2

Question: Q: What were ancient Egyptian pyramid builders given three times a day as part of their wages?
Answer: A: Beer
Categories: Drink (3) History (6)