Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 3063 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which university was attended by Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, Harold Philby, Anthony Blunt, and the unknown fifth person in the 1930s?
  2. Answer: A: Cambridge (Trinity)
  3. Notes: *: The 'Cambridge Five'
  4. Categories: 1930s (4) History (5) Military (5)
Pub quiz question 3062 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the nickname of spy Harold Philby?
  2. Answer: A: Kim
  3. Notes: *: Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby (1 January 1912 – 11 May 1988)
  4. Categories: Names (7) Military (7) History (7)
Pub quiz question 3061 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who spied for England in Edinburgh in 1706 but is better known as the author of Robinson Crusoe?
  2. Answer: A: Daniel Defoe
  3. Notes: *: Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, ordered him there in 1706
  4. Categories: Military (3) Literature (3) History (3)
Pub quiz question 3060 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What surname did T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia) use for anonymity when he joined the Royal Tank Corps?
  2. Answer: A: Shaw
  3. Notes: *: T.E. stands for Thomas Edward
  4. Categories: History (9) Names (9)
Pub quiz question 3059 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which ancient city's capture resulted in TE Lawrence's (of Arabia) promotion to lieutenant-colonel in 1918
  2. Answer: A: Damascus
  3. Notes: *: TE stands for Thomas Edward
  4. Categories: History (8) Military (8)
Pub quiz question 3058 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which English country boasts the final resting place of T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia?)
  2. Answer: A: Dorset
  3. Notes: *: TE stands for Thomas Edward
  4. Categories: History (5)
Pub quiz question 3057 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who played the rôle of Lawrence in the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia?
  2. Answer: A: Peter O'Toole
  3. Categories: Entertainment (3) Film/Movies (3) History (3) Military (3)
Pub quiz question 3056 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was writer and war hero T.E. Lawrence popularly known as?
  2. Answer: A: Lawrence of Arabia
  3. Notes: *: The T.E. stands for Thomas Edward
  4. Categories: History (2) Military (2) Literature (2)
Pub quiz question 3055 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which island boasts of being Napoleon's birthplace?
  2. Answer: A: Corsica
  3. Categories: Geography (8) Military (8) History (8)
Pub quiz question 3054 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the person who gave Napoleon the last rites said to have removed, that has since sold for $3,800 at auction?
  2. Answer: A: Napoleon's penis
  3. Categories: History (7) Military (7)
Pub quiz question 3053 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which island was Napoleon on at the time of his death?
  2. Answer: A: Saint Helena
  3. Categories: History (7) Geography (7) Military (7)
Pub quiz question 3052 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who became king of Italy in 1804?
  2. Answer: A: Napoleon I
  3. Categories: Royalty (4) History (4)
Pub quiz question 3051 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which battle saw the final defeat of Napoleon?
  2. Answer: A: Waterloo
  3. Categories: History (2) Military (2)
Pub quiz question 3050 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: On which hill did the Battle of Hastings centre on?
  2. Answer: A: Senlac Hill
  3. Categories: History (9) Politics (9)
Pub quiz question 3049 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which battle had already exhausted most of England's solders by the time they arrived for the Battle of Hastings?
  2. Answer: A: Stamford Bridge
  3. Categories: History (8) Military (8)
Pub quiz question 3048 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which year did the battles of Fulford and Stamford Bridge happen?
  2. Answer: A: 1066
  3. Categories: Military (6) History (6)
Pub quiz question 3047 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which month did the Battle of Hastings take place?
  2. Answer: A: October
  3. Notes: *: 1066
  4. Categories: History (5) Military (5)
Pub quiz question 3046 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which famous embroidery includes the Battle of Hastings?
  2. Answer: A: The Bayeux Tapestry
  3. Categories: History (3) Military (3)
Pub quiz question 3045 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which battle is commemorated by the town of Battle in East Sussex?
  2. Answer: A: The Battle of Hastings
  3. Categories: History (4) Military (4)
Pub quiz question 3044 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which language was Elizabeth I's coronation conducted?
  2. Answer: A: Latin
  3. Categories: Language (6) History (6) Royalty (6)
Pub quiz question 3043 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who's death resulted in Elizabeth I becoming Queen?
  2. Answer: A: Mary I's
  3. Categories: History (7) Royalty (5)
Pub quiz question 3042 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which of America's original 13 states took its name from Elizabeth I?
  2. Answer: A: Virginia
  3. Categories: History (5) Geography (5)
Pub quiz question 3041 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe?
  2. Answer: A: Sir Francis Drake
  3. Categories: History (3) Geography (3)
Pub quiz question 3040 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was Elizabeth I's father?
  2. Answer: A: Henry VIII
  3. Categories: History (2) Royalty (2)
Pub quiz question 3039 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was known as the Virgin Queen?
  2. Answer: A: Elizabeth I
  3. Categories: History (1) Royalty (1)
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