Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 3406 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the name of the ape who Jumpman, or Mario, had to rescue the maiden from in an early arcade game?
Answer: A: Donkey-Kong
Categories: Computing (2) Leisure (4)

Pub quiz question 3405 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which groundbreaking 1978 arcade game involved shooting down advancing armies of aliens with laser cannon?
Answer: A: Space Invaders
Categories: Leisure (1) Computing (1)

Pub quiz question 3404 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the smelly-sounding, four-letter name of Atari's 1972 ball and paddle arcade game?
Answer: A: Pong
Categories: Computing (1) Leisure (3)

Pub quiz question 3403 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which is England's Royal County?
Answer: A: Berkshire
Categories: Geography (6) Royalty (6)

Pub quiz question 3402 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country is the world's second largest producer of opium after Myanmar despite it's ban by the Taliban in 2001?
Answer: A: Afghanistan
Categories: Geography (8) Politics (8)

Pub quiz question 3401 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country's name means Land of the Afghans?
Answer: A: Afghanistan's
Categories: Language (1) Geography (1)

Pub quiz question 3400 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Berkshire house is the site of the Royal Mausoleum where Victoria and Albert are buried?
Answer: A: Frogmore House
Categories: Geography (8) History (8) Royalty (8)

Pub quiz question 3399 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which town moved from Buckinghamshire to Berkshire in 1972?
Answer: A: Slough
Categories: Geography (8) 1970s (8) History (8)

Pub quiz question 3398 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which royal residence did comedy terrorist Aaron Barschak gatecrash to pay his respects to Prince William?
Answer: A: Windsor Castle
Notes: *: June 21, 2003
Categories: Royalty (7) 2000s (7) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 3397 by pjh2

Question: Q: What now stands on the site of the former Windsor Safari Park?
Answer: A: Legoland
Notes: *: Opened March 1996
Categories: 1990s (4) Royalty (4) Geography (4) Leisure (4)

Pub quiz question 3396 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which school with a famous boating song is just across the river from Windsor?
Answer: A: Eton College
Categories: Royalty (2) Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 3395 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which US city takes tourists to Martin Luther King Jr's tomb and the 'World of Coca-Cola?'
Answer: A: Atlanta
Categories: History (8) Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 3394 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which explorer's day is celebrated in the USA on the 2nd Monday in October?
Answer: A: Christopher Columbus'
Categories: History (7) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 3393 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which is the only US state with a single syllable name?
Answer: A: Maine
Categories: Geography (5) Language (5)

Pub quiz question 3392 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which is the USA's longest river?
Answer: A: Mississippi,. Missouri
Categories: Geography (4) Nature (4)

Pub quiz question 3391 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many US states are there?
Answer: A: Fifty
Categories: Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 3390 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city in Tennessee is the USA's Country Music Capital?
Answer: A: Nashville
Categories: Geography (2) Music (1) Entertainment (1)

Pub quiz question 3389 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who lead the army which conquered Afghanistan in 330BC?
Answer: A: Alexander the Great
Categories: History (7) Geography (7) Military (7)

Pub quiz question 3388 by pjh2

Question: Q: What colour joins green, white and black on the flag of Afghanistan?
Answer: A: Red
Categories: Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 3387 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which nation did Afghanistan belong to until 1919?
Answer: A: The United Kingdon
Categories: Geography (4) Politics (4)

Pub quiz question 3386 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which pass connects Afghanistan to Pakistan?
Answer: A: The Khyber Pass
Categories: Geography (1)

Pub quiz question 3385 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is Cuba's commonest mammal?
Answer: A: Bat
Categories: Nature (7) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 3384 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Cuban naval base has been leased to the USA until 2033?
Answer: A: Guantanamo Bay
Categories: Politics (5) Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 3383 by pjh2

Question: Q: What agricultural crop is Cuba's main export?
Answer: A: Sugar
Categories: Geography (5) Food (5)

Pub quiz question 3382 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which is the largest of the Caribbean islands?
Answer: A: Cuba
Categories: Geography (3)