Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 1120 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4 when it started on 2nd November 1982?
Answer: A: Countdown
Categories: General Knowledge (2) Entertainment (2) Television (2)

Pub quiz question 1119 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the first ever music video played on MTV in 1981?
Answer: A: Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggies
Categories: Television (3) Entertainment (3) General Knowledge (3) 1980s (3)

Pub quiz question 1118 by pjh2

Question: Q: Of which country was Idi Amin the president from 1971 to 1979?
Answer: A: Uganda
Categories: History (7) Politics (7) 1970s (7)

Pub quiz question 1117 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first golfer to achieve a hole in one on British TV?
Answer: A: Tony Jacklin
Categories: Golf (6) Sports (8) Television (8)

Pub quiz question 1116 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who played the malicious character of Kim Tate in Emmerdale?
Answer: A: Claire King
Categories: Soaps (4) Entertainment (5)

Pub quiz question 1115 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a small robust clock enclosed in a glass-sided metal frame, usually with a handle at the top?
Answer: A: Carriage clock
Categories: General Knowledge (3)

Pub quiz question 1114 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the original name of Wembly Stadium?
Answer: A: The Empire Stadium
Categories: Football (4)

Pub quiz question 1113 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which year did Live8 concerts take place around the world?
Answer: A: 2005
Categories: 2000s (4) Music (5) Entertainment (5)

Pub quiz question 1112 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which acid is combined with sugar to make an acid drop?
Answer: A: Tartaric acid
Categories: Food (4) Chemistry (5)

Pub quiz question 1111 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which country was the sport of Korfball founded?
Answer: A: Netherlands
Notes: *: 1902
Categories: Sports (7)

Pub quiz question 1110 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Coronation Street actor also starred in the BBC Comedy Red Dwarf?
Answer: A: Craig Charles
Categories: Soaps (5) Comedy (5) Entertainment (5)

Pub quiz question 1109 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is a scrimshaw?
Answer: A: An object made by sailors, typically from whale teeth/bone/
Categories: Language (6)

Pub quiz question 1108 by pjh2

Question: Q: With which sport are Andrew and Steven Train associated?
Answer: A: Canoeing
Categories: Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 1107 by pjh2

Question: Q: What connects actors Paul Muni, Robert de Niro, Rod Steiger and Edward G Robinson?
Answer: A: They've all played Al Capone
Categories: Film/Movies (5) Entertainment (5)

Pub quiz question 1106 by pjh2

Question: Q: The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia run from West Virginia to which other state
Answer: A: Georgia
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 1105 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was named European footballer of the year in 2009?
Answer: A: Lionel Messi
Categories: Football (7) Sports (8)

Pub quiz question 1104 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was named European footballer of the year in 2008?
Answer: A: Cristiano Ronaldo
Categories: Sports (8) Football (7)

Pub quiz question 1103 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was named European footballer of the year in 2007?
Answer: A: Kaká
Categories: Sports (8) Football (7)

Pub quiz question 1102 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was named European footballer of the year in 2006?
Answer: A: Fabio Cannavaro
Categories: Sports (8) Football (7)

Pub quiz question 1101 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was named European footballer of the year in 2005?
Answer: A: Ronaldinho
Categories: Sports (8) Football (7)

Pub quiz question 1100 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was named European footballer of the year in 2004?
Answer: A: Andriy Shevchenko
Categories: Sports (8) Football (7)

Pub quiz question 1099 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was named European footballer of the year in 2003?
Answer: A: Pavel Nedvěd
Categories: Sports (8) Football (7)

Pub quiz question 1098 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was named European footballer of the year in 2002?
Answer: A: Ronaldo
Categories: Sports (8) Football (7)

Pub quiz question 1097 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was named European footballer of the year in 2001?
Answer: A: Michael Owen
Categories: Football (7) Sports (8)

Pub quiz question 1096 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was named European footballer of the year in 2000?
Answer: A: Luís Figo
Categories: Sports (8) Football (7)