Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6856 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city is the administrative centre of Lancashire?
Answer: A: Preston
Categories: Geography (7) Politics (7)

Pub quiz question 6855 by pjh2

Question: Q: What spirit is Plymouth most famous for?
Answer: A: Gin
Categories: Geography (3) Drink (3)

Pub quiz question 6854 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is Lapsang Souchong a smoky flavoured Chinese version of?
Answer: A: Tea
Categories: Geography (5) Drink (4)

Pub quiz question 6853 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city's Pilgrim Steps are said to have been where the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America?
Answer: A: Plymouth's
Categories: Geography (2) Religion (2)

Pub quiz question 6852 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name of the spectacular natural harbour at Plymouth?
Answer: A: Plymouth Sound
Categories: Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 6851 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is Smeaton's Tower in Plymouth?
Answer: A: A lighthouse
Categories: Geography (5) Buildings (5)

Pub quiz question 6850 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is Plymouth's main rock concert venue?
Answer: A: Plymouth Pavillions
Categories: Geography (6) Music (6)

Pub quiz question 6849 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British city is home to the National Marine Aquarium?
Answer: A: Plymouth
Categories: Geography (7) Leisure (7) Buildings (7)

Pub quiz question 6848 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which company's 'finger lickin' good' slogan became 'eat your fingers off' when launched in China?
Answer: A: KFC's (Kentucky Fried Chicken's)
Categories: Advertising (2) Geography (2) Language (2)

Pub quiz question 6847 by pjh2

Question: Q: What country was historically known as Cathay?
Answer: A: China
Categories: Geography (4) Names (4)

Pub quiz question 6846 by pjh2

Question: Q: What might appear on a Chinese menu as 'fragrant meat?'
Answer: A: Dog
Categories: Geography (5) Food (5)

Pub quiz question 6845 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many years must you wait for each animal to come around again in the Chinese calendar?
Answer: A: Twelve
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 6844 by pjh2

Question: Q: What directional device do the Chinese celebrate along with gunpowder, paper and printing as one of their Four Great Inventions?
Answer: A: The compass
Categories: Geography (3) Science (3)

Pub quiz question 6843 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is South America's second-largest country after Brazil?
Answer: A: Argentina
Categories: Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 6842 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name was Argentina's Eva Peron known by?
Answer: A: Evita
Categories: Geography (4) Names (3) Politics (3)

Pub quiz question 6841 by pjh2

Question: Q: What country boasts the highest and lowest points in South America?
Answer: A: Argentina
Categories: Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 6840 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name for Argentinian cowboys?
Answer: A: Gauchos
Categories: Geography (5) Language (5)

Pub quiz question 6839 by pjh2

Question: Q: What island's Argentinian section is the worlds' most southerly National Park?
Answer: A: Tierra del Fuego
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 6838 by pjh2

Question: Q: What strait separates Tierra del Fuego from mainland Argentina?
Answer: A: Strait of Magellan
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 6837 by pjh2

Question: Q: What collective name is given to the islands at the tip of the Florida peninsula?
Answer: A: The Florida Keys
Categories: Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 6836 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Florida cape were the first men on the moon launched from?
Answer: A: Cape Canaveral
Categories: Geography (2) Science (2) Space (2)

Pub quiz question 6835 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which large area of freshwater swamps attract tourists to Florida?
Answer: A: The Everglades
Categories: Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 6834 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which holiday destination is the US state with the lowest highest point?
Answer: A: Florida
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 6833 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Florida beach was the location for the Sir Malcolm Campbell's 1935 world land speed record?
Answer: A: Daytona Beach
Categories: Geography (6) 1930s (6)

Pub quiz question 6832 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which hurricane caused Florida an estimated $30bn of damage in 1992?
Answer: A: Hurricane Andrew
Categories: Geography (7) 1990s (7)