Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6165 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the common name for the condition an Olympic sprinter would have if his doctor said he was suffering from tinea pedis?
  2. Answer: A: Athlete's foot
  3. Categories: Biology (4) Nature (4) Science (4)
Pub quiz question 6164 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What sign of the zodiac is the first air sign of the calendar year?
  2. Answer: A: Aquarius
  3. Categories: Superstitions (8)
Pub quiz question 6163 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How many degrees of the sky does each sign of the zodiac represent?
  2. Answer: A: 30°
  3. Categories: Superstitions (5)
Pub quiz question 6162 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What do astrologers call their chart of predictions based on the position of planets and the signs of the zodiac?
  2. Answer: A: Horoscope
  3. Categories: Superstitions (5)
Pub quiz question 6161 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What astrological chart takes its name from a Greek word meaning 'circle of animals?'
  2. Answer: A: Zodiac
  3. Categories: Superstitions (5)
Pub quiz question 6160 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What sign of the zodiac is represented by an archer?
  2. Answer: A: Sagittarius
  3. Categories: Superstitions (3)
Pub quiz question 6159 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What sign of the zodiac is represented by a bull?
  2. Answer: A: Taurus
  3. Categories: Superstitions (2)
Pub quiz question 6158 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How many of the engines can a 747 pilot see from his cockpit window?
  2. Answer: A: None of them
  3. Categories: Travel (7) Technology (7)
Pub quiz question 6157 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which American airline was the first to order Boeing 747s?
  2. Answer: A: Pan Am
  3. Categories: Business (8) Travel (8)
Pub quiz question 6156 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the first passenger jet larger than a 747?
  2. Answer: A: Airbus A380
  3. Categories: Travel (7)
Pub quiz question 6155 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How many engines does a Boeing 747 passenger jet have?
  2. Answer: A: Four
  3. Categories: Technology (6) Travel (6)
Pub quiz question 6154 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What airport did the first commercial Boeing 747 flight from JFK land at?
  2. Answer: A: London Heathrow
  3. Notes: *: 1970s
  4. Categories: Technology (5) Travel (5) 1970s (5)
Pub quiz question 6153 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the common name for the Boeing 747?
  2. Answer: A: Jumbo Jet
  3. Categories: Technology (4) Travel (4) Names (4)
Pub quiz question 6152 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the hottest part of Concorde in flight after the engines?
  2. Answer: A: Nose
  3. Categories: Travel (5) Science (5) Technology (5)
Pub quiz question 6151 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How many seats were there across a Concorde cabin?
  2. Answer: A: Four
  3. Categories: Travel (2) Technology (2)
Pub quiz question 6150 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which was the only airline other than British Airways to buy Concorde?
  2. Answer: A: Air France
  3. Categories: Travel (3) Technology (3)
Pub quiz question 6149 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Westcountry city did Concorde make its final flight from Heathrow to?
  2. Answer: A: Bristol
  3. Notes: *: 2003
  4. Categories: Geography (5) Technology (5) Travel (5)
Pub quiz question 6148 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What does SST stand for when referring to Concorde?
  2. Answer: A: Supersonic transport
  3. Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (6) Technology (6) Travel (6)
Pub quiz question 6147 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the only supersonic airline, other than Concorde, to have seen commercial service?
  2. Answer: A: Tupolev Tu-144 (NATO name: Charger)
  3. Notes: *: Passenger service 1977/8 - grounded after 55 scheduled flights
  4. Categories: Travel (8) 1970s (8) Technology (8)
Pub quiz question 6146 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
  2. Answer: A: Jupiter
  3. Categories: Space (3)
Pub quiz question 6145 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What orbit the sun and have a name based on an ancient Greek word meaning wanderer?
  2. Answer: A: Planets
  3. Categories: Space (4) Language (4)
Pub quiz question 6144 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which was the only one of the accepted nine plants at the start of the 21st century not to be named after a Roman or Greek god?
  2. Answer: A: Earth
  3. Categories: Space (1) Religion (1)
Pub quiz question 6143 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What became the furthest major planet from the sun when Pluto was downgraded to minor planet status in 2006?
  2. Answer: A: Neptune
  3. Categories: Space (5)
Pub quiz question 6142 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which of the accepted nine planets at the start of the 21st century was named after a Greek god?
  2. Answer: A: Uranus
  3. Categories: Space (6) Language (6) Religion (6)
Pub quiz question 6141 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was Ceres always classed as until it was touted as a minor planet in 2006?
  2. Answer: A: Asteroid
  3. Categories: Space (6)
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