Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5731 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to the knocking down of all ten pins with the first ball in tenpin bowling?
Answer: A: Strike
Categories: Sports (4) Leisure (4)

Pub quiz question 5730 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Irish-American dancer and flautist starred in Riverdance and Lord of the Dance?
Answer: A: Michael Flatley
Notes: *: 1994, 1996
Categories: Entertainment (3) Music (3) 1990s (3)

Pub quiz question 5729 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which country did the Sharpeville massacre take place?
Answer: A: South Africa
Notes: *: 21 March 1960
Categories: Geography (8) Politics (7) 1970s (8)

Pub quiz question 5728 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British composer wrote A Child of Our Time and The Ice Break?
Answer: A: Sir Michael Tipett
Notes: *: Child of Our time written between 1939 and 1941, Ice Break first produced 1977
Categories: Entertainment (8) Music (8) 1930s (7) 1950s (7) 1970s (8)

Pub quiz question 5727 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which art gallery has opened in the former Bankside power station?
Answer: A: Tate Modern
Notes: *: Announced 1994, started 1995, completed 2000
Categories: Art (4) 1990s (7) 2000s (7)

Pub quiz question 5726 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which novel by Wilkie Collins features the detective Sergeant Cuff?
Answer: A: The Moonstone
Notes: *: 1868
Categories: Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 5725 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which metallic element has the symbol Cd?
Answer: A: Cadmium
Categories: Science (2) Chemistry (1)

Pub quiz question 5724 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the only wild monkey now living in Europe?
Answer: A: Barbary ape
Categories: Biology (7) Nature (7) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5723 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the highest mountain climbed until Everest was conquered in 1953?
Answer: A: Annapurna
Categories: 1950s (8) Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 5722 by pjh2

Question: Q: In Greek mythology, who was the Muse of history?
Answer: A: Clio
Categories: Mythology (8)

Pub quiz question 5721 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which veteran actress won a Best Actress BAFTA for her performance in Lost for Words?
Answer: A: Dame Thora Hird
Notes: *: 2000
Categories: Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6) 2000s (6)

Pub quiz question 5720 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the state capital of Colorado?
Answer: A: Denver
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 5719 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth?
Answer: A: Noah
Categories: Religion (3)

Pub quiz question 5718 by pjh2

Question: Q: Of which country is Table Mountain a famous landmark?
Answer: A: South Africa
Categories: Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 5717 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the capital of the Mediterranean island Sicily?
Answer: A: Palermo
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 5716 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a Londoner born within the sound of Bow Bells?
Answer: A: Cockney
Categories: Language (2) General Knowledge (2)

Pub quiz question 5715 by pjh2

Question: Q: Of which Mediterranean island is Palermo the capital?
Answer: A: Sicily
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 5714 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to an optical illusion such as of an oasis in a desert?
Answer: A: Mirage
Categories: Language (2) Science (2)

Pub quiz question 5713 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which academic discipline is the study of the individuals, groups and institutions that make up society?
Answer: A: Sociology
Categories: Science (7)

Pub quiz question 5712 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first black tennis player to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon?
Answer: A: Arther Ashe
Notes: *: 1975
Categories: Sports (8) Tennis (6) 1970s (7)

Pub quiz question 5711 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which children's author wrote about Tom Kitten and Squirrel Nutkin?
Answer: A: Beatrix Potter
Notes: *: 1902/1903
Categories: Literature (3)

Pub quiz question 5710 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who directed The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Lawrence of Arabia?
Answer: A: Sir David Lean
Notes: *: 1957 and 1962 respectively
Categories: Entertainment (8) Film/Movies (8) 1950s (8) 1960s (8)

Pub quiz question 5709 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British author edited the periodicals Household Words and All the Year Round?
Answer: A: Charles Dickens
Categories: Literature (6) Media (6)

Pub quiz question 5708 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which playwright received the Order of Merit in May 2000?
Answer: A: Sir Tom Sheppard
Categories: 2000s (7) Literature (7)

Pub quiz question 5707 by pjh2

Question: Q: What sort of creature is and addax?
Answer: A: Antelope
Categories: Biology (7) Nature (7)