Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6840 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name for Argentinian cowboys?
Answer: A: Gauchos
Categories: Geography (5) Language (5)

Pub quiz question 6839 by pjh2

Question: Q: What island's Argentinian section is the worlds' most southerly National Park?
Answer: A: Tierra del Fuego
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 6838 by pjh2

Question: Q: What strait separates Tierra del Fuego from mainland Argentina?
Answer: A: Strait of Magellan
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 6837 by pjh2

Question: Q: What collective name is given to the islands at the tip of the Florida peninsula?
Answer: A: The Florida Keys
Categories: Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 6836 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Florida cape were the first men on the moon launched from?
Answer: A: Cape Canaveral
Categories: Geography (2) Science (2) Space (2)

Pub quiz question 6835 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which large area of freshwater swamps attract tourists to Florida?
Answer: A: The Everglades
Categories: Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 6834 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which holiday destination is the US state with the lowest highest point?
Answer: A: Florida
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 6833 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Florida beach was the location for the Sir Malcolm Campbell's 1935 world land speed record?
Answer: A: Daytona Beach
Categories: Geography (6) 1930s (6)

Pub quiz question 6832 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which hurricane caused Florida an estimated $30bn of damage in 1992?
Answer: A: Hurricane Andrew
Categories: Geography (7) 1990s (7)

Pub quiz question 6831 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which is America's largest state by land area?
Answer: A: Alaska
Categories: Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 6830 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which US state's official motto is 'North to the future?'
Answer: A: Alaska's
Categories: Geography (3)

Pub quiz question 6829 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which is the only mainland US state with a capital only accessible via air or ship?
Answer: A: Alaska
Categories: Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 6828 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is Alaska's most populous city but not its capital
Answer: A: Anchorage
Categories: Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 6827 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was known as Seward's Folly when the USA purchased it in 1967?
Answer: A: Alaska
Categories: Geography (8) History (8) 1960s (8)

Pub quiz question 6826 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the official state sport of Alaska?
Answer: A: Dog mushing
Categories: Geography (7) Sports (7)

Pub quiz question 6825 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the closest tropic to the Hawaiian Islands?
Answer: A: Tropic of Cancer
Categories: Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 6824 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which is by far the best-known harbour in the Hawaiian Islands?
Answer: A: Pearl Harbour
Categories: Geography (3) History (3) 1940s (1)

Pub quiz question 6823 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city is the home of more than 10% of the entire population of the Hawaiian Islands?
Answer: A: Honolulu
Categories: Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 6822 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which island group was formerly known as the Sandwich Islands?
Answer: A: Hawaii
Notes: *: Started being called Hawaii in the 1840s
Categories: Geography (7) Names (7) History (7)

Pub quiz question 6821 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the worlds largest volcano?
Answer: A: Mauna Loa
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 6820 by pjh2

Question: Q: What weren't worn in the Hawaiian Islands until the 1870s?
Answer: A: Grass skirts
Categories: Geography (7) History (7)

Pub quiz question 6819 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to York's vast Anglican cathedral?
Answer: A: York Minster
Categories: Geography (2) Buildings (2) Religion (2)

Pub quiz question 6818 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name of York's Viking museum?
Answer: A: Jorvik Viking Centre
Categories: Geography (4) History (4) Buildings (5)

Pub quiz question 6817 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which English city was the home of the Terry's Chocolate Orange?
Answer: A: York
Categories: Geography (4) Food (4)

Pub quiz question 6816 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city's streets include the Shambles and Snickelways?
Answer: A: York's
Categories: Geography (6)