Questions by pjh2

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