Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 505 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does the M stand for in Richard M Nixon
Answer: A: Milhous
Categories: General Knowledge (6) Politics (6)

Pub quiz question 504 by pjh2

Question: Q: In what year did Wham! split up?
Answer: A: 1986
Categories: Music (4) 1980s (4)

Pub quiz question 503 by pjh2

Question: Q: What's the correct name give to a scientist who studies volcanoes?
Answer: A: Volcanologist/Vulcanologist
Categories: Language (3) General Knowledge (5) Science (4)

Pub quiz question 502 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many fences are jumped twice in the Grand National?
Answer: A: 14
Categories: Sports (5) Leisure (5)

Pub quiz question 501 by pjh2

Question: Q: What connects the songs "Juliet," "Sherry," and "Reach out, I'll be there?"
Answer: A: Four
Notes: *: Four Pennies, Four Seasons and Four Tops
Categories: Music (4) Entertainment (4)

Pub quiz question 500 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which hero killed the Medusa?
Answer: A: Perseus
Categories: Mythology (3)

Pub quiz question 499 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which European country was tennis star Monica Seles born?
Answer: A: Yugoslavia (currently Serbia and Montenegro)
Categories: Tennis (4) Sports (4)

Pub quiz question 498 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which comedian was removed from "Hell's Kitchen" on day 10 in the 2007 series and why?
Answer: A: Jim Davidson for "making highly offensive remarks"
Categories: Television (4) 2000s (4) Entertainment (4) Comedy (4)

Pub quiz question 497 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which part of a ginger plant does the spice come from?
Answer: A: The root (or rhyzome)
Categories: Food (1) Biology (1) Nature (1) Science (1) General Knowledge (1)

Pub quiz question 496 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name of the arena in Sheffield where the World Professional Snooker Championships are held annually?
Answer: A: The Cruicible
Categories: Snooker (1) Sports (2)

Pub quiz question 495 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which wartime leader said "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owd by so many to so few?"
Answer: A: Winston Churchill
Categories: Politics (1) History (1) Quotations (1) General Knowledge (1)

Pub quiz question 494 by pjh2

Question: Q: In "Mission Impossible," self-destructing tapes took how long to blow up?
Answer: A: 5 seconds
Categories: Television (3) Entertainment (3)

Pub quiz question 493 by pjh2

Question: Q: What were postmen more commonly known as in Victorian England?
Answer: A: Robins
Notes: *: Because of their red uniforms
Categories: History (6) General Knowledge (6) Language (6)

Pub quiz question 492 by pjh2

Question: Q: "Slider," "sacrifice fly" and "R.B.I" are all terms used in which sport?
Answer: A: Baseball
Notes: *: R.B.I = Runs Batted In
Categories: Sports (4)

Pub quiz question 491 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which child was the start of "A.I.," "Pay it Forward," and "Sixth Sense?"
Answer: A: Haley Joel Osment
Categories: Film/Movies (3) Entertainment (3)

Pub quiz question 490 by pjh2

Question: Q: From which flower does the expensive spice saffron come from?
Answer: A: Crocus
Categories: Biology (6) Food (4) General Knowledge (5)

Pub quiz question 489 by pjh2

Question: Q: May 1998Which ex-footballer's autobiography is entitled "Addicted?"
Answer: A: Tony Adams
Categories: Football (6) Literature (6) Sports (6) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 488 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who wrote the musical "Oliver" as well as Cliff Richard's hit "Living Doll?"
Answer: A: Lionel Bar
Categories: Music (7) Entertainment (7)

Pub quiz question 487 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who declared war on Britain and France in 1940
Answer: A: Italy
Categories: Politics (3) Military (3) General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 486 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first player to be transferred for over ₤10m between English clubs?
Answer: A: Alan Shearer
Notes: *: From Blackburn to Newcastle United
Categories: Football (4) Sports (4)

Pub quiz question 485 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the female star in the films "Top Gun" and "Witness?"
Answer: A: Kelly McGillis
Categories: 1980s (5) Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5)

Pub quiz question 484 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Iraqi leader ordered the invasion of Kuwait in 1990?
Answer: A: Saddam Hussein
Categories: Military (4) Politics (4) 1990s (4) History (4) General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 483 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which orchestra leader, born in Italy but based in the UK, became the first artist to sell a million stereo albums?
Answer: A: Mantovani
Categories: Music (7)

Pub quiz question 482 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who defined democracy as "government of the people, by the people?"
Answer: A: Abraham Lincoln
Categories: Quotations (4) History (4) Politics (4) General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 481 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Spice Girl recorded the duet "When You're Gone" with Bryan Adams?
Answer: A: Mel C/Sporty Spice/Melanie Chisholm
Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4)