Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5781 by pjh2

Question: Q: Emerald is the birthstone for which month?
Answer: A: May
Notes: *: From the standardised list from 1912
Categories: Religion (3) Superstitions (3)

Pub quiz question 5780 by pjh2

Question: Q: Aquamarine is the birthstone for which month?
Answer: A: March
Notes: *: From the standardised list from 1912
Categories: Religion (3) Superstitions (3)

Pub quiz question 5779 by pjh2

Question: Q: Garnet is the birthstone for which month?
Answer: A: January
Notes: *: From the standardised list from 1912
Categories: Religion (3) Superstitions (3)

Pub quiz question 5778 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the birthstone for October?
Answer: A: Opal or pink tourmaline
Notes: *: From the standardised list from 1912
Categories: Religion (4) Superstitions (4)

Pub quiz question 5777 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the birthstone for November?
Answer: A: Topaz or citrine
Notes: *: From the standardised list from 1912
Categories: Religion (4) Superstitions (4)

Pub quiz question 5776 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the birthstone for August?
Answer: A: Peridot
Notes: *: From the standardised list from 1912
Categories: Religion (6) Superstitions (6)

Pub quiz question 5775 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the birthstone for September?
Answer: A: Sapphire
Notes: *: From the standardised list from 1912
Categories: Religion (4) Superstitions (4)

Pub quiz question 5774 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the birthstone for July?
Answer: A: Ruby
Notes: *: From the standardised list from 1912
Categories: Religion (4) Superstitions (4)

Pub quiz question 5773 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the birthstone for June?
Answer: A: Moonstone, pearl (or alexandrite)
Notes: *: From the standardised list from 1912
Categories: Religion (4) Superstitions (4)

Pub quiz question 5772 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the birthstone for May?
Answer: A: Emerald
Notes: *: From the standardised list from 1912
Categories: Religion (4) Superstitions (4)

Pub quiz question 5771 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the birthstone for April?
Answer: A: Diamond
Notes: *: From the standardised list from 1912
Categories: Religion (4) Superstitions (4)

Pub quiz question 5770 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the birthstone for March?
Answer: A: Aquamarine (or bloodstone)
Notes: *: From the standardised list from 1912
Categories: Religion (4) Superstitions (4)

Pub quiz question 5769 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the birthstone for February?
Answer: A: Amethyst
Notes: *: From the standardised list from 1912
Categories: Religion (4) Superstitions (4)

Pub quiz question 5768 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the birthstone for January?
Answer: A: Garnet
Notes: *: From the standardised list from 1912
Categories: Religion (4) Superstitions (4)

Pub quiz question 5767 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which comedy series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft was set in Walmington-on-Sea?
Answer: A: Dad's Army
Notes: *: 31 July 1968 – 13 November 1977
Categories: Entertainment (4) Television (4) Comedy (4)

Pub quiz question 5766 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which low-budget film about three Catholic brothers won the top prize at America's Sundance film Festival in 1995?
Answer: A: The Brothers McMullen
Categories: Entertainment (9) Film/Movies (9) 1990s (9)

Pub quiz question 5765 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which public school was founded by John Lyon in 1572?
Answer: A: Harrow
Categories: General Knowledge (8)

Pub quiz question 5764 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which 'difficult' multi-instrumentalist released a single entitled Pumpkin in 1995?
Answer: A: Tricky
Categories: Entertainment (9) Music (9) 1990s (9)

Pub quiz question 5763 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who played Jerzy Balowski, the landlord, in the eighties sitcom The Young Ones?
Answer: A: Alexi Sayle
Notes: *: 9 November 1982 – 19 June 1984
Categories: Entertainment (6) Television (6) Comedy (6) 1970s (6)

Pub quiz question 5762 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which controversial former American football star played Nordberg in The Naked Gun movies?
Answer: A: OJ Simpson
Notes: *: 1988
Categories: Entertainment (4) Sports (4) Film/Movies (4) Comedy (4) 1980s (4)

Pub quiz question 5761 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Four Weddings and a Funeral actress starred in the 1995 film Unstrung Heroes?
Answer: A: Andie MacDowell
Notes: *: Four Weddings: 1994
Categories: Entertainment (7) Film/Movies (7) 1990s (7)

Pub quiz question 5760 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who had a UK number one hit in 1972 with You wear It Well?
Answer: A: Rod Steward
Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4) 1970s (4)

Pub quiz question 5759 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who played Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days?
Answer: A: Ron Howard
Notes: *: 1974–1984
Categories: Entertainment (6) Television (6) SitComs (6) Comedy (6) 1970s (6) 1980s (6)

Pub quiz question 5758 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the name of Audry Hepburn's character in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's?
Answer: A: Holly Golightly
Categories: Entertainment (7) Film/Movies (7) 1960s (7)

Pub quiz question 5757 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which arch-villian was played by John Shea in the TV series The New Adventures of Superman?
Answer: A: Lex Luther
Notes: *: 1993-1997
Categories: Entertainment (7) Television (7) 1990s (7)