Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 607 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where would the 1944 summer Olympic games have been held?
Answer: A: London, UK
Notes: *: Cancelled because of the war
Categories: Sports (8) Olympics (8) 1940s (8)

Pub quiz question 606 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where would the 1940 summer Olympic games have been held?
Answer: A: Tokyo, Japan, then when it was stripped from them, Helsinki, Finland. Then it was cancelled totally
Categories: Olympics (8) Sports (8) 1940s (8)

Pub quiz question 605 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where were the 1936 summer Olympic games held?
Answer: A: Berlin, Germany
Categories: Sports (5) Olympics (5) 1930s (5)

Pub quiz question 604 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where were the 1932 summer Olympic games held?
Answer: A: Los Angeles, US
Categories: Sports (8) Olympics (7) 1930s (8)

Pub quiz question 603 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where were the 1928 summer Olympic games held?
Answer: A: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Categories: Olympics (7) Sports (7) 1920s (7)

Pub quiz question 602 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where were the 1924 summer Olympic games held?
Answer: A: Paris, France
Categories: Olympics (7) Sports (7) 1920s (7)

Pub quiz question 601 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where were the 1920 summer Olympic games held?
Answer: A: Antwerp, Belgium
Categories: Olympics (8) Sports (8) 1920s (8)

Pub quiz question 600 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where would the 1916 summer Olympic games have been held?
Answer: A: Berlin, Germany
Notes: *: Cancelled because of WWI
Categories: Olympics (7) Sports (7)

Pub quiz question 599 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where were the 1912 summer Olympic games held?
Answer: A: Stockholm, Sweden
Categories: Olympics (8) Sports (8)

Pub quiz question 598 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where were the 1908 summer Olympic games held?
Answer: A: London, UK
Categories: Olympics (8) Sports (8)

Pub quiz question 597 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where were the 1906 summer Intercalated Olympic games held?
Answer: A: Athens, Greece
Notes: *: Medals awarded at these games are no longer recognised by the IOC
Categories: Olympics (8) Sports (8)

Pub quiz question 596 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where were the 1904 summer Olympic games held?
Answer: A: St. Louis, United States
Categories: Olympics (8) Sports (8)

Pub quiz question 595 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where were the 1900 summer Olympic Games held?
Answer: A: Paris, France
Categories: Olympics (8) Sports (8)

Pub quiz question 594 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where were the 1896 Summer Olympic games held?
Answer: A: Athens, Greece
Categories: Olympics (8) Sports (8)

Pub quiz question 593 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who teamed up with Elton John to top the UK charts for six weeks in a row?
Answer: A: Kiki Dee - with "Don't go Breaking my Heart" in 1976
Categories: 1970s (4) Music (5) Entertainment (5)

Pub quiz question 592 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the island nation at the southern tip of Malaya?
Answer: A: Singapore
Categories: Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 591 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many canine teeth does a human have?
Answer: A: Four
Categories: Nature (3) General Knowledge (3)

Pub quiz question 590 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which team beat Brazil 3-2 in the 1982 FIFA World Cup Final?
Answer: A: Italy
Categories: Football (5) 1980s (7) Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 589 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which 1995 rap single was the first of its genre to sell over a million copies in the UK?
Answer: A: Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio
Categories: Music (7) Entertainment (7) 1990s (7)

Pub quiz question 588 by pjh2

Question: Q: The US president John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas in 1963; what does the F stand for?
Answer: A: Fitzgerald
Categories: Names (6) Politics (6) 1960s (6)

Pub quiz question 587 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was assassinated in Dallas on 22nd Nov 1963?
Answer: A: John F. Kennedy
Categories: 1960s (5) Politics (5) History (5)

Pub quiz question 586 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the maximum length of bandages a boxer is allowed to wear around his wrists?
Answer: A: 36 feet (Just under 11m)
Categories: Sports (9)

Pub quiz question 585 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who gave up the title of Viscount Stansgate to remain an MP?
Answer: A: Tony Benn
Notes: *: He disclaimed the peerage in 1963 on the day the Peerage Act 1963 passed into law and made it possible for him to do so.
Categories: Politics (6) History (8) 1960s (7)

Pub quiz question 584 by pjh2

Question: Q: Thurle Sandstorm was the first World Champion at which sport in 1923?
Answer: A: Ten-Pin Bowling
Categories: Sports (8) Leisure (8) 1920s (8)

Pub quiz question 583 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which film was criticised as being "a film too long?"
Answer: A: A Bridge Too Far
Categories: Film/Movies (4) Entertainment (5)