Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 1220 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which male and female artists recorded the soundtrack to Quantum of Solace in 2008?
  2. Answer: A: Jack White (White Stripes) and Alicia Keys
  3. Categories: Music (7) Entertainment (8) Film/Movies (8)
Pub quiz question 1219 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who's funeral in county Cork attracted former "hell raisers" Alex Higgins and Richard Harris?
  2. Answer: A: Oliver Reed
  3. Notes: *: 1999
  4. Categories: 1990s (6) Film/Movies (6)
Pub quiz question 1218 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: For which football team did Peter Beardsley make his Football League debut?
  2. Answer: A: Carlisle united
  3. Notes: *: 1978
  4. Categories: 1970s (6) Football (5) Sports (6)
Pub quiz question 1217 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What disaster befell Neighbours in 2005, leading to some of the popular characters dying.
  2. Answer: A: A bomb planted on board a plane trip to Tasmania
  3. Categories: Soaps (5) Entertainment (5) Television (5)
Pub quiz question 1216 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What kind of ethereal requests were forbidden in the USA during World War II?
  2. Answer: A: Music requests on the radio
  3. Notes: *: It was feared secret agents and saboteurs would be able to cimmunicate.
  4. Categories: Entertainment (7) 1930s (7) 1940s (7) General Knowledge (7)
Pub quiz question 1215 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the name given to 3 consecutive strikes in Ten-pin bowling?
  2. Answer: A: A turkey
  3. Categories: Sports (6) Leisure (6) General Knowledge (6)
Pub quiz question 1214 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: The practice of which popular art form was banned in New York for the majority of the 60s?
  2. Answer: A: Tattooing
  3. Notes: *: The City Health Department found what it said were a series of blood-borne hepatitis cases coming from tattoo parlours in 1961.
  4. Categories: 1960s (5) Leisure (5) General Knowledge (8)
Pub quiz question 1213 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which boxer of the past was nicknamed "The Cinderella Man?"
  2. Answer: A: James J. Braddock
  3. Categories: Boxing (5) People (8) Sports (6)
Pub quiz question 1212 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which troublesom singer's hits include "Back to Black" and "Rehab?"
  2. Answer: A: Amy Winehouse
  3. Categories: Music (4) Entertainment (4) People (4)
Pub quiz question 1211 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: According to statistics, which city has the most taxis worldwide?
  2. Answer: A: Mexico City
  3. Notes: *: With over 250,000 registered cabs
  4. Categories: General Knowledge (8)
Pub quiz question 1210 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which US city is the renowned boxing gymnasium "Kronk?"
  2. Answer: A: Detroit
  3. Categories: Boxing (6) Sports (6) Geography (8)
Pub quiz question 1209 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which film, directed by Noel Clarke, depicts youth culture in London, and features characters such as Sam, Trife and Mooney?
  2. Answer: A: Kidulthood
  3. Categories: Film/Movies (5) Entertainment (5)
Pub quiz question 1208 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the name given to the fruit which is a cross between a tangerine and a grapefruit?
  2. Answer: A: Tangelo or honeybell
  3. Categories: Food (5) Language (5)
Pub quiz question 1207 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the most northerly city to have staged a FIFA World Cup final?
  2. Answer: A: Stockholm
  3. Notes: *: 1958
  4. Categories: 1950s (6) Football (5) Sports (5)
Pub quiz question 1206 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which book, popular with both adults and children, was published in 1917 with a swastika on the cover?
  2. Answer: A: The Jungle Book
  3. Categories: Children (6) Literature (6)
Pub quiz question 1205 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which famous ship disappeared in the Denmark Strait on 24th May 1941 with the death of all but three of it's 1400 crew?
  2. Answer: A: H.M.S. Hood
  3. Categories: Military (5) 1940s (5) History (5)
Pub quiz question 1204 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which legendary British footballer was often nicknamed "The Fifth Beatle?"
  2. Answer: A: George Best
  3. Categories: Football (4) People (5) Sports (5)
Pub quiz question 1203 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the name of Data's cat in Star Trek: Next Generation?
  2. Answer: A: Spot
  3. Categories: SciFi (4) Star Trek (3) Entertainment (4)
Pub quiz question 1202 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: The source of the Danube river is found in which country?
  2. Answer: A: Germany
  3. Categories: Geography (4) Nature (4)
Pub quiz question 1201 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was Evander Holyfield fighting for the World Title when a parachutist descended into the ring?
  2. Answer: A: Riddick Bowe
  3. Categories: Boxing (5) Sports (6)
Pub quiz question 1200 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Marlon Brando, Rod Steiger, Ian Holm, Charles Boyer and Dennis Hooper have all played which historical character on flim?
  2. Answer: A: Napoleon
  3. Categories: Film/Movies (4) History (4) Entertainment (4)
Pub quiz question 1199 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which month does Beaujolais Nouveau arrive?
  2. Answer: A: November
  3. Notes: *: It's released on the 3rd Thursday of November
  4. Categories: Drink (7)
Pub quiz question 1198 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which comedian created a satirical show, mocking reality shows called "Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice?"
  2. Answer: A: Peter Kay
  3. Notes: *: 2008
  4. Categories: Entertainment (4) Television (4) Comedy (4) 2000s (4)
Pub quiz question 1197 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which reporter had the scoop of the 1990's when he interviewed Diana Princess of Wales?
  2. Answer: A: Martin Bashir
  3. Categories: Entertainment (3) Royalty (3) 1990s (3)
Pub quiz question 1196 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which fictional county was Camberwick Green?
  2. Answer: A: Trumptonshire
  3. Categories: Television (5) Children (5)
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