Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 3113 by pjh2

Question: Q: What Japanese term meaning 'divine wind' was adopted into the English language to describe World War II suicide pilots?
Answer: A: Kamikaze
Categories: Language (4) 1940s (4) History (4)

Pub quiz question 3112 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who were the first Japanese warriors to be officially permitted to carry two swords, one long and one short?
Answer: A: Samurai
Categories: History (6)

Pub quiz question 3111 by pjh2

Question: Q: What colour suits are associated with Japanese Ninja?
Answer: A: Black
Categories: History (6)

Pub quiz question 3110 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which was the first city to be devastated by the dropping of an atomic bomb?
Answer: A: Hiroshima
Categories: Geography (2) Military (2) History (2) 1940s (2)

Pub quiz question 3109 by pjh2

Question: Q: What method of transport was used to get most of the London Eye Structure to its site on the Thames?
Answer: A: Barge
Categories: London, UK (6) Landmarks (6) History (6) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 3108 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was voted the World's best Tourist Attraction in a 2005 Pringles poll?
Answer: A: The London Eye
Categories: History (7) 2000s (7) Landmarks (7)

Pub quiz question 3107 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who officially opened the London Eye on 31st December 1999 even though the public couldn't ride it for three months due to technical problems?
Answer: A: Tony Blair
Categories: London, UK (7) Landmarks (7) Politics (7) 1990s (7) History (7)

Pub quiz question 3106 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which London Tourist Attraction was originally constructed with planning permission for only five years?
Answer: A: The London Eye
Notes: *: opened 1999
Categories: 1990s (5) London, UK (5) History (5) Landmarks (5)

Pub quiz question 3105 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which airline was the first sponsor of the London Eye?
Answer: A: British Airways
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: London, UK (3) 1990s (3) History (3) Landmarks (3)

Pub quiz question 3104 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city officially opened the world's largest observation wheel in 1999?
Answer: A: London
Categories: London, UK (1) 1990s (1) History (1) Geography (1) Landmarks (1)

Pub quiz question 3103 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was nine-years old when he became King of England in 1216?
Answer: A: Henry III
Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)

Pub quiz question 3102 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which English King's nicknames included "Fitz Empressess" and "Curt Mantle?"
Answer: A: Henry II
Categories: Royalty (7) History (7) Names (9)

Pub quiz question 3101 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Henry snatched the throne while his older brother, Robert, was away on the Crusades?
Answer: A: Henry I
Categories: History (4) Royalty (4)

Pub quiz question 3100 by pjh2

Question: Q: What language was Henry VI the first monarch to make his coronation addres in since the Norman Conquest?
Answer: A: English
Categories: Language (2) History (2) Royalty (2)

Pub quiz question 3099 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who became king of England at the age of nine months when Henry V died?
Answer: A: Henry VI
Categories: History (2) Royalty (2)

Pub quiz question 3098 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Henry commanded the winning side at Agincourt?
Answer: A: Henry V
Categories: History (1) Royalty (1)

Pub quiz question 3097 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the leader of the successful 1953 ascent of Mount Everest?
Answer: A: John Hunt
Categories: Geography (7) History (7) 1950s (7)

Pub quiz question 3096 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who replied "Because it's there," when asked why he intended climbing Mount Everest?
Answer: A: George Mallory
Categories: History (6) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 3095 by pjh2

Question: Q: What had 1,919 people reached the top of by the end of 2003?
Answer: A: Mount Everest
Categories: History (5) General Knowledge (5) Geography (3)

Pub quiz question 3094 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which mountain was given its English name in 1865 by the British Surveyor-General in India, Andrew Waugh
Answer: A: Mount Everest
Categories: History (5) Language (5) Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 3093 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which mountain witnessed the deaths of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine?
Answer: A: Mount Everest
Categories: History (3) Geography (3)

Pub quiz question 3092 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 with Tenzing Norgay?
Answer: A: Edmund Hillary
Categories: History (2) 1950s (2) Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 3091 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was India's first Prime Minister and the father of Indira Gandhi?
Answer: A: Jawaharlal Nehru
Categories: History (8) Politics (8)

Pub quiz question 3090 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British actor was Indira Gandhi on her way to meet at the time of her assassination?
Answer: A: Peter Ustinov
Notes: *: 31 October 1984
Categories: History (6) Entertainment (6) 1980s (6)

Pub quiz question 3089 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was Rajiv Gandhi's high-flying job before he turned to politics?
Answer: A: Airline pilot
Categories: History (5) 1980s (5) Politics (5)