Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6906 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first monarch to adopt Buckingham Palace as an official residence?
Answer: A: Queen Victoria
Categories: Royalty (5) Buildings (5)

Pub quiz question 6905 by pjh2

Question: Q: What organisation kidnapped Terry Waite?
Answer: A: Islamic Jihad Organization (Jihad for short)
Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
Categories: 1990s (6) 1980s (6) Politics (6) Military (6)

Pub quiz question 6904 by pjh2

Question: Q: What London landmark was the former state entrance to Buckingham Palace?
Answer: A: Marble Arch
Categories: Buildings (4) Royalty (4)

Pub quiz question 6903 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did Terry Waite complain about the size of after leaving the plane that returned him from captivity?
Answer: A: His shoes
Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
Categories: 1980s (7) 1990s (7) Military (7) Politics (7)

Pub quiz question 6902 by pjh2

Question: Q: What month in 1912 did the Titanic sink?
Answer: A: April
Notes: *: Sunk 15 April 1912
Categories: History (2) 1910s (2)

Pub quiz question 6901 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many funnels had the Titanic?
Answer: A: Three (and a false one)
Notes: *: Sunk 15 April 1912
Categories: 1910s (6)

Pub quiz question 6900 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which ship was the subject of an inquiry which heard US Senator WA Smith ask: "What is an iceberg composed of?"
Answer: A: RMS Titanic
Notes: *: Sunk 15 April 1912
Categories: History (3) Politics (3)

Pub quiz question 6899 by pjh2

Question: Q: What city was RMS Titanic built in?
Answer: A: Belfast
Notes: *: Sunk 15 April 1912
Categories: 1910s (5) Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 6898 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic?
Answer: A: Two
Notes: *: Sunk 15 April 1912
Categories: 1910s (7)

Pub quiz question 6897 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many members of the Titanic's orchestra survived to tell the tale?
Answer: A: None
Notes: *: Sunk 15 April 1912
Categories: 1910s (7)

Pub quiz question 6896 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the nickname of Sarah Margaret Mountbatten-Windsor?
Answer: A: Fergie
Categories: Royalty (2) Names (2)

Pub quiz question 6895 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who did Lynn Redgrave refer to as a Rent-a-Royal when she replaced the actress as spokesperson for Weight Watchers?
Answer: A: Sarah, Duchess of York
Notes: *: Fergie did Weight Watchers from 1997-2008
Categories: Advertising (3) Royalty (3) 1990s (3) 2000s (3)

Pub quiz question 6894 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which TV game-show presenter featured in tabloid photos with a topless Sophie Rhys-Jones?
Answer: A: Chris Tarrant
Notes: *: Picture taken in 1988, published 1999
Categories: Entertainment (7) Television (7) Royalty (7) 1980s (7) 1990s (7)

Pub quiz question 6893 by pjh2

Question: Q: What caused a 24-hour delay in the marriage of Prince Charles to Camilla Parker Bowles?
Answer: A: Pope John Paul II's funeral
Notes: *: Finally happened on 9 April 2005
Categories: Royalty (6) Religion (6) 2000s (6)

Pub quiz question 6892 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who make news by marrying his ninth-cousin on 9 April 2005?
Answer: A: Prince Charles
Notes: *: To Camilla
Categories: Royalty (7) 2000s (7)

Pub quiz question 6891 by pjh2

Question: Q: What annual horse race saw the death of suffragette Emily Davison?
Answer: A: The (Epsom) Derby
Notes: *: Died 4 June 1913
Categories: Sports (4) Politics (4) Horse Racing (3) 1910s (3)

Pub quiz question 6890 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did suffragettes want for women?
Answer: A: Votes/suffrage
Categories: Politics (2) History (2)

Pub quiz question 6889 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which law-breaking women's organisation took its name from the word suffrage?
Answer: A: Suffragettes
Categories: Politics (3) Language (2)

Pub quiz question 6888 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the surname of famous suffragettes Emmeline, Christabel and Sylvia?
Answer: A: Pankhurst
Categories: Politics (4)

Pub quiz question 6887 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the name of the King's horse which trampled suffragette Emily Davison?
Answer: A: Anmer
Notes: *: 4 June 1913
Categories: Horse Racing (6) Sports (6) Politics (7) Royalty (7) 1910s (7)

Pub quiz question 6886 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did Emily Davison have in her pocket to suggest she didn't intend killing herself under the hooves of the King's horse?
Answer: A: A return train ticket
Notes: *: 4 June 1913
Categories: 1910s (8) Politics (8) Royalty (8)

Pub quiz question 6885 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the English equivalent of Ireland's Taoiseach?
Answer: A: Prime Minister
Categories: Politics (3)

Pub quiz question 6884 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does IRA stand for when referring to the organisation Gerry Adams claims he never belonged to?
Answer: A: Irish Republican Army
Categories: Politics (3) Names (3)

Pub quiz question 6883 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which former bartender was President of Sinn Féin at the start of the 21st Century?
Answer: A: Gerry Adams
Categories: Politics (4)

Pub quiz question 6882 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which churchman launched the Save Ulster from Sodomy anti-homosexual campaign?
Answer: A: Ian Paisley
Notes: *: Launched 1977
Categories: Politics (5) Religion (5) 1970s (6)