Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6915 by pjh2

Question: Q: What title did Sophie Rhys-Jones adopt when she married Prince Edward?
Answer: A: Countess of Wessex
Notes: *: Married 1999
Categories: Royalty (4) 1990s (4)

Pub quiz question 6914 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who played 'God Save the Queen' from the roof of Buckingham Palace during the Golden Jubilee celebrations?
Answer: A: Brian May
Notes: *: 2002
Categories: Entertainment (3) Music (3) 2000s (3) Royalty (2)

Pub quiz question 6913 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which leader of a political party joined the queue to be one of the first tourists to enter Buckhingham Palace when it opened to the public in 1993?
Answer: A: Screaming Lord Sutch
Notes: *: founder of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, served 1983 until his death in 1999
Categories: Politics (6) Royalty (6) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 6912 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which building's garden, originally landscaped by (Lancelot) "Capability" Brown, is the largest private garden in London?
Answer: A: Buckingham Palace's
Categories: Royalty (2) Buildings (4)

Pub quiz question 6911 by pjh2

Question: Q: What city was Terry Waite kidnapped in?
Answer: A: Beirut
Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
Categories: 1980s (4) 1990s (4) Geography (4) Politics (4) Religion (5) Military (4)

Pub quiz question 6910 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which high-ranking church official was Terry Waite working for when he was kidnapped?
Answer: A: Archbishop of Canterbury (Robert Runcie)
Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
Categories: Politics (3) Military (3) 1980s (3) 1990s (3) Religion (3)

Pub quiz question 6909 by pjh2

Question: Q: What kidnap victim was the subject of a song by The Fall?
Answer: A: Terry Waite
Notes: *: Entitled "Terry Waite Sez"
Categories: 1980s (6) 1990s (6) Music (6) Military (6) Politics (6)

Pub quiz question 6908 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which member of the royal family said of Buckingham Palace débutante presentations: "We had to stop it, every tart in London was getting in?"
Answer: A: Princess Margaret
Categories: Royalty (8)

Pub quiz question 6907 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who said while in captivity he'd been sent a picture of a stained-glass window depicting John Bunyan?
Answer: A: Terry Waite
Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
Categories: 1980s (7) 1990s (7) Literature (7) Military (7) Politics (7)

Pub quiz question 6906 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first monarch to adopt Buckingham Palace as an official residence?
Answer: A: Queen Victoria
Categories: Royalty (5) Buildings (5)

Pub quiz question 6905 by pjh2

Question: Q: What organisation kidnapped Terry Waite?
Answer: A: Islamic Jihad Organization (Jihad for short)
Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
Categories: 1990s (6) 1980s (6) Politics (6) Military (6)

Pub quiz question 6904 by pjh2

Question: Q: What London landmark was the former state entrance to Buckingham Palace?
Answer: A: Marble Arch
Categories: Buildings (4) Royalty (4)

Pub quiz question 6903 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did Terry Waite complain about the size of after leaving the plane that returned him from captivity?
Answer: A: His shoes
Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
Categories: 1980s (7) 1990s (7) Military (7) Politics (7)

Pub quiz question 6902 by pjh2

Question: Q: What month in 1912 did the Titanic sink?
Answer: A: April
Notes: *: Sunk 15 April 1912
Categories: History (2) 1910s (2)

Pub quiz question 6901 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many funnels had the Titanic?
Answer: A: Three (and a false one)
Notes: *: Sunk 15 April 1912
Categories: 1910s (6)

Pub quiz question 6900 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which ship was the subject of an inquiry which heard US Senator WA Smith ask: "What is an iceberg composed of?"
Answer: A: RMS Titanic
Notes: *: Sunk 15 April 1912
Categories: History (3) Politics (3)

Pub quiz question 6899 by pjh2

Question: Q: What city was RMS Titanic built in?
Answer: A: Belfast
Notes: *: Sunk 15 April 1912
Categories: 1910s (5) Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 6898 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic?
Answer: A: Two
Notes: *: Sunk 15 April 1912
Categories: 1910s (7)

Pub quiz question 6897 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many members of the Titanic's orchestra survived to tell the tale?
Answer: A: None
Notes: *: Sunk 15 April 1912
Categories: 1910s (7)

Pub quiz question 6896 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the nickname of Sarah Margaret Mountbatten-Windsor?
Answer: A: Fergie
Categories: Royalty (2) Names (2)

Pub quiz question 6895 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who did Lynn Redgrave refer to as a Rent-a-Royal when she replaced the actress as spokesperson for Weight Watchers?
Answer: A: Sarah, Duchess of York
Notes: *: Fergie did Weight Watchers from 1997-2008
Categories: Advertising (3) Royalty (3) 1990s (3) 2000s (3)

Pub quiz question 6894 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which TV game-show presenter featured in tabloid photos with a topless Sophie Rhys-Jones?
Answer: A: Chris Tarrant
Notes: *: Picture taken in 1988, published 1999
Categories: Entertainment (7) Television (7) Royalty (7) 1980s (7) 1990s (7)

Pub quiz question 6893 by pjh2

Question: Q: What caused a 24-hour delay in the marriage of Prince Charles to Camilla Parker Bowles?
Answer: A: Pope John Paul II's funeral
Notes: *: Finally happened on 9 April 2005
Categories: Royalty (6) Religion (6) 2000s (6)

Pub quiz question 6892 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who make news by marrying his ninth-cousin on 9 April 2005?
Answer: A: Prince Charles
Notes: *: To Camilla
Categories: Royalty (7) 2000s (7)

Pub quiz question 6891 by pjh2

Question: Q: What annual horse race saw the death of suffragette Emily Davison?
Answer: A: The (Epsom) Derby
Notes: *: Died 4 June 1913
Categories: Sports (4) Politics (4) Horse Racing (3) 1910s (3)