Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6331 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which golf course hosted the Open Championship in 2000?
Answer: A: St Andrews
Categories: Sports (6) Golf (5) 2000s (7)

Pub quiz question 6330 by pjh2

Question: Q: What nationality is 1991 Wimbledon champion Michael Stich?
Answer: A: German
Categories: Geography (8) Sports (7) Tennis (6) 1990s (7)

Pub quiz question 6329 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which England player scored five goals against Cyprus in 1975?
Answer: A: Malcolm Macdonald
Categories: Sports (6) Football (5) 1970s (7)

Pub quiz question 6328 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country won the cricket World Cup in 1992?
Answer: A: Pakistan
Categories: Sports (7) Cricket (5) 1990s (8) Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 6327 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Portuguese footballer became the most expensive player when he joined Real Madrid from Barcelona?
Answer: A: Luis Figo
Notes: *: 2000
Categories: Sports (8) Football (7) 2000s (8)

Pub quiz question 6326 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first boxer to beat Thomas Hearns in a professional bout?
Answer: A: Sugar Ray Leonard
Notes: *: 1981
Categories: Sports (7) Boxing (6) 1980s (8)

Pub quiz question 6325 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the Berlin Olympics in 1936?
Answer: A: Four
Categories: Sports (8) Olympics (8) Athletics (7) 1930s (7)

Pub quiz question 6324 by pjh2

Question: Q: When was Mike Tyson born?
Answer: A: 1966
Categories: Sports (7) Boxing (6) 1970s (5)

Pub quiz question 6323 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which female tennis player won the Toyota Princess Cup in Tokyo in September 1999?
Answer: A: Lindsay Davenport
Categories: Sports (7) Tennis (5) 1990s (8)

Pub quiz question 6322 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which government building can be found on Regent Street in Gateshead?
Answer: A: Civic Center
Categories: Geography (9) Politics (9) Gateshead, UK (3)

Pub quiz question 6321 by pjh2

Question: Q: What word starting with A is the name sometimes given to an agreement between countries or political parties, for example at Camp David between Egypt and Israel in 1978.
Answer: A: Accord
Categories: Language (6) Politics (6) Military (6)

Pub quiz question 6320 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name given to the type of money that derives its value from government regulation or law, as opposed to being supported by something of value like Gold?
Answer: A: Fiat
Categories: Politics (7) Business (7)

Pub quiz question 6319 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where are the headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Agency, otherwise known as MI6?
Answer: A: Vauxhall Cross, London
Categories: Military (6) London, UK (6) Politics (6)

Pub quiz question 6318 by pjh2

Question: Q: What red sauce was selling at the rate of 2.7kg per UK household per annum when it celebrated its 130th birthday in 2006?
Answer: A: Heinz Tomato Ketchup
Categories: Food (1) 2000s (1)

Pub quiz question 6317 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name did Frederick Gibson Garton give to the brown sauce he'd invented after hearing it was being served in the Palace of Westminster?
Answer: A: HP Sauce
Categories: Food (1) Politics (1) Names (1)

Pub quiz question 6316 by pjh2

Question: Q: What sauce was first sold by Lea & Perrins in 1838?
Answer: A: Worcestershire sauce
Categories: Food (2)

Pub quiz question 6315 by pjh2

Question: Q: What Japanese condiment has variations including Tamari, Shiro and Usukuchi?
Answer: A: Soy sauce
Categories: Food (3)

Pub quiz question 6314 by pjh2

Question: Q: What four letter word describes flour and butter mixed with milk to give a basic béchamel sauce?
Answer: A: Roux
Categories: Food (5)

Pub quiz question 6313 by pjh2

Question: Q: What French word for 'hunter' gives its name to a sauce popularly served with steak?
Answer: A: Chasseur
Categories: Food (5) Language (5)

Pub quiz question 6312 by pjh2

Question: Q: What animal family ranges from the tiny pygmy marmoset up to the mandril?
Answer: A: Monkey
Categories: Biology (1) Nature (1)

Pub quiz question 6311 by pjh2

Question: Q: What South African monkey takes its name due to its similarity in appearance to a nocturnal bird?
Answer: A: Owl monkey
Categories: Biology (2) Nature (2)

Pub quiz question 6310 by pjh2

Question: Q: What are apes and monkeys called when found on a menu?
Answer: A: Bushmeat
Categories: Food (5) Nature (5) Language (5)

Pub quiz question 6309 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the only non-human member of the ape family which isn't an agile climber?
Answer: A: Gorilla
Categories: Biology (5) Nature (5)

Pub quiz question 6308 by pjh2

Question: Q: What kind of tails to New World monkeys have that Old World monkeys don't?
Answer: A: Prehensile
Categories: Biology (6) Nature (6)

Pub quiz question 6307 by pjh2

Question: Q: What ape has a name derived from the Malay for 'man of the forest?'
Answer: A: Orangutang
Categories: Biology (7) Nature (7) Language (7)