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Questions by pjh2
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480
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pjh2
Question:
Q:
Iceland and England broke off diplomatic relations in 1976 - why?
Answer:
A:
Because of cod fishing rights - the "Cod Wars"
Categories:
1970s (3)
History (3)
Politics (3)
General Knowledge (3)
Pub quiz question
479
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
On which novel was the concept of "Big Brother" based, and who wrote it?
Answer:
A:
1984 by George Orwell
Categories:
Literature (2)
Television (3)
Entertainment (3)
General Knowledge (3)
Pub quiz question
478
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Harry S. Truman was the US president who ordered the dropping of the first atomic bomb. What does the S stand for?
Answer:
A:
Nothing. It's just "S"
Notes:
*:
It was an attempt by his parents to appease /their/ parents: Anderson *S*hipp Truman and *S*olomon Young
Categories:
Politics (5)
History (5)
General Knowledge (5)
Pub quiz question
477
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which American President ordered the dropping of the first atomic bomb?
Answer:
A:
Harry S.Truman
Categories:
History (4)
Military (4)
General Knowledge (4)
Pub quiz question
476
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
With which sport do you associate "Flushing Meadows?"
Answer:
A:
Tennis
Categories:
Sports (5)
Pub quiz question
475
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
In which year did quiz show Countdown first reach our screens?
Answer:
A:
1982
Categories:
Television (4)
Entertainment (4)
1980s (4)
Pub quiz question
474
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who designed the first ever Christmas Card?
Answer:
A:
John Callcott Horsley
Categories:
History (8)
Christmas (8)
Pub quiz question
473
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which golfer acquired the nickname "Great White Shark?"
Answer:
A:
Greg Norman
Categories:
Golf (4)
Sports (4)
Pub quiz question
472
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
How many weeks did "Bohemian Rhapsody" spend at the top of the UK chards in 1975?
Answer:
A:
Nine
Categories:
1970s (6)
Music (6)
Pub quiz question
471
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which of the primates has a tail?
Answer:
A:
Babboon
Categories:
Nature (4)
Biology (4)
Science (4)
Pub quiz question
470
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
In what year did Roger Bannister first break the "4-minute mile?"
Answer:
A:
1954
Categories:
1950s (4)
History (5)
Sports (4)
Pub quiz question
469
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which UK number 1 song featured as the sountrack in the 1986 film Top Gun?
Answer:
A:
"Take my Breath Away"
Notes:
*:
By Berlin
Categories:
1980s (3)
Music (3)
Entertainment (3)
Film/Movies (3)
Pub quiz question
468
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who was the tyrant leader of the Khmer Rouge, whose reign of terror resulted inthedeaths of nearly 3 million Cambodians in the 1970s
Answer:
A:
Pol Pot
Categories:
Military (4)
1970s (4)
General Knowledge (4)
Pub quiz question
467
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
In which country was the 1999 Rugby World Cup held?
Answer:
A:
Wales
Categories:
Rugby (4)
Sports (5)
Pub quiz question
466
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who recorded the song "Freebird" in 1970?
Answer:
A:
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Categories:
1970s (6)
Music (6)
Entertainment (6)
Pub quiz question
465
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What name is given to a person authorized to vote on behalf of another?
Answer:
A:
A proxy
Categories:
Politics (2)
General Knowledge (2)
Language (2)
Pub quiz question
464
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Cyril the Swan is the official club mascot for which football team?
Answer:
A:
Swansea City
Categories:
Football (3)
Sports (4)
Pub quiz question
463
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which singer, formerly of a girl band, release solo hits "The boy does nothing" and "Breath slow" in 2008?
Answer:
A:
Alesha Dixon
Categories:
2000s (5)
Music (5)
Entertainment (5)
Pub quiz question
462
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who said the famous phrase "An army marches on its stomach?"
Answer:
A:
Napoleon
Categories:
Military (4)
Quotations (4)
General Knowledge (4)
Pub quiz question
461
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What is the nickname of Grimbsby Town FC?
Answer:
A:
The Mariners
Categories:
Football (4)
Sports (4)
General Knowledge (5)
Pub quiz question
460
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which 1954 film won Marlon Brando his first "Best Actor" award?
Answer:
A:
On the waterfront
Categories:
1950s (8)
Film/Movies (8)
Entertainment (8)
Pub quiz question
459
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
The Muses were goddesses of Poetry and Song. Name them.
Answer:
A:
Clio, Thalia, Erato, Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Calliope, Terpsichore, Urania, Melpomene
Categories:
Mythology (10)
MultiAnswer9 (10)
Pub quiz question
458
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
The Muses were Goddesses of Poetry. How many muses were there?
Answer:
A:
Nine
Categories:
Mythology (5)
General Knowledge (5)
Pub quiz question
457
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
In which sport would you compete for the Harry Vardon trophy?
Answer:
A:
Golf
Categories:
Sports (5)
Leisure (5)
Pub quiz question
456
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What was Roxy Music's first hit single?
Answer:
A:
Virginia Plain
Categories:
Music (5)
1970s (5)
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