Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6281 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the second man to set foot on the Moon?
Answer: A: Edward (Buzz) Aldin
Notes: *: 1969
Categories: Space (3) 1960s (3)

Pub quiz question 6280 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the name of the first manned mission to land on the moon?
Answer: A: Apollo 11
Notes: *: 1969
Categories: Space (2) 1960s (2)

Pub quiz question 6279 by pjh2

Question: Q: What bird gave its name to the lunar module which took Neil Armstrong to the surface of the moon?
Answer: A: Eagle
Notes: *: 1969
Categories: Space (1) Biology (2) Nature (2) 1960s (1)

Pub quiz question 6278 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is at an average distance of 384,403km from the Earth?
Answer: A: The Moon
Categories: Space (1) Science (3)

Pub quiz question 6277 by pjh2

Question: Q: What four-letter word is used to describe Britain's main form of precipitation?
Answer: A: Rain
Categories: Language (1) Science (1)

Pub quiz question 6276 by pjh2

Question: Q: What are scientists hoping to cause when they 'seed a cloud?'
Answer: A: Rain
Categories: Science (2)

Pub quiz question 6275 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does pluvial insurance cover an outdoor event organiser against?
Answer: A: Rain
Categories: Science (3) Business (5)

Pub quiz question 6274 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to rain with a particularly low pH?
Answer: A: Acid Rain
Categories: Science (3) Chemistry (2) Nature (2)

Pub quiz question 6273 by pjh2

Question: Q: What natural phenomenon can be spherical, doughnut shaped or like parachutes depending on their size?
Answer: A: Raindrops
Categories: Science (5) Physics (5) Nature (6)

Pub quiz question 6272 by pjh2

Question: Q: When is the attractive scent of the plain-oil petrichor most noticeable?
Answer: A: After rain
Categories: Science (7) Nature (7)

Pub quiz question 6271 by pjh2

Question: Q: What has four true varieties: black, white, green and oolong?
Answer: A: Tea
Categories: Drink (1)

Pub quiz question 6270 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is Lipton the world's biggest-selling brand of?
Answer: A: Tea
Categories: Business (1) Drink (1)

Pub quiz question 6269 by pjh2

Question: Q: What drink is made from the leaves of the camellia sinensis bush?
Answer: A: Tea
Categories: Drink (3) Nature (3)

Pub quiz question 6268 by pjh2

Question: Q: What type of tea is flavoured with oil from the bergamot orange?
Answer: A: Earl Grey
Categories: Drink (4) Nature (4) Food (4)

Pub quiz question 6267 by pjh2

Question: Q: What natural product's main producers are India, China, Sri Lanka and Kenya in that order?
Answer: A: Tea
Categories: Geography (5) Drink (3)

Pub quiz question 6266 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did Thomas Sullivan accidentally invent in 1908 by sending his customers samples in small silk packets?
Answer: A: Tea bags
Categories: Drink (6) Science (6)

Pub quiz question 6265 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which animal has been dubbed nature's skyscraper?
Answer: A: Giraffe
Categories: Nature (2) Language (2)

Pub quiz question 6264 by pjh2

Question: Q: What creature was described by the Romans as having the characteristics of a camel and a leopard?
Answer: A: Giraffe
Categories: Language (2) Nature (2)

Pub quiz question 6263 by pjh2

Question: Q: What area of a giraffe's (external) anatomy is not covered with the characteristic spots?
Answer: A: Underbelly
Categories: Biology (4) Nature (4)

Pub quiz question 6262 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many calves does the average giraffe mother give birth to each time?
Answer: A: One
Categories: Nature (5) Biology (5)

Pub quiz question 6261 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many neck vertebræ has a giraffe, compared to a human's seven?
Answer: A: Seven
Notes: *: they're just longer
Categories: Nature (5) Biology (5)

Pub quiz question 6260 by pjh2

Question: Q: What animal has the highest (normal) blood pressure?
Answer: A: Giraffes
Categories: Nature (7) Biology (7)

Pub quiz question 6259 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which company's Silver Ghost was hailed as the best car in the world in 1907?
Answer: A: Rolls-Royce's
Categories: Business (1) Travel (1)

Pub quiz question 6258 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which part of a Rolls-Royce takes one man a whole day to make and five hours to polish
Answer: A: Radiator Grille
Categories: Travel (3)

Pub quiz question 6257 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which company took over production of Rolls-Royce cars in 2003?
Answer: A: BMW
Categories: Travel (5) 2000s (5) Business (5)