Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6065 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name is given to the region around the South Pole?
  2. Answer: A: Antarctic
  3. Categories: Geography (3)
Pub quiz question 6064 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name is given to the region around the North Pole?
  2. Answer: A: Arctic
  3. Categories: Geography (3)
Pub quiz question 6063 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Russian port is the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian railway?
  2. Answer: A: Vladivostok
  3. Categories: Travel (7) Transport (7) Geography (7)
Pub quiz question 6062 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the capital of Turkey?
  2. Answer: A: Ankara
  3. Categories: Geography (7)
Pub quiz question 6061 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who scored England's first goal in Euro 2000?
  2. Answer: A: Paul Scholes
  3. Categories: Sports (7) Football (6) 2000s (8)
Pub quiz question 6060 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which popular toy is, allegedly, based on a weapon from the Philippines who's name means 'come come?'
  2. Answer: A: Yo-yo
  3. Categories: Children (6) Language (6) Military (6)
Pub quiz question 6059 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the name of the largest asteroid and the first to be discovered?
  2. Answer: A: Ceres
  3. Categories: Space (7)
Pub quiz question 6058 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which well known portrait is Sir Thomas Gainsborough's most famous work?
  2. Answer: A: The Blue Boy
  3. Categories: Art (4)
Pub quiz question 6057 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What sort of creature is a mallard?
  2. Answer: A: A duck
  3. Categories: Biology (2) Nature (2)
Pub quiz question 6056 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What does the abbreviation AD stand for?
  2. Answer: A: Anno Domini (In the Year of Our Lord)
  3. Categories: Language (3) Acronyms/Abbreviations (3) Religion (3)
Pub quiz question 6055 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Spanish priest founded the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits?
  2. Answer: A: St Ignatius Loyola
  3. Categories: Religion (7)
Pub quiz question 6054 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Hollywood great won Best Actress Oscars for Dangerous and Jezebel?
  2. Answer: A: Bette Davis
  3. Notes: *: 1936 and 1938 respectively
  4. Categories: 1930s (6) Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6)
Pub quiz question 6053 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which member of the cat family is also called an ounce?
  2. Answer: A: Snow leopard
  3. Categories: Biology (8) Language (8) Nature (8)
Pub quiz question 6052 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Irish author wrote The Old Boys and The Ballroom of Romance?
  2. Answer: A: William Trevor
  3. Notes: *: Published 1964, 1972 respectively
  4. Categories: 1960s (7) 1970s (7) Literature (7)
Pub quiz question 6051 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with twelve sides?
  2. Answer: A: Dodecagon
  3. Categories: Mathematics (5)
Pub quiz question 6050 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Soviet cosmonaut was the first man in space?
  2. Answer: A: Yuri Gagarin
  3. Notes: *: 12 April 1961
  4. Categories: Space (2) 1960s (2)
Pub quiz question 6049 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with seven sides?
  2. Answer: A: Heptagon
  3. Categories: Mathematics (3)
Pub quiz question 6048 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with nine sides?
  2. Answer: A: Nonagon
  3. Categories: Mathematics (6)
Pub quiz question 6047 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with three sides?
  2. Answer: A: Triangle
  3. Categories: Mathematics (1)
Pub quiz question 6046 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which corrosive acid has the chemical formula HCl?
  2. Answer: A: Hydrochloric Acid
  3. Categories: Science (1) Chemistry (1)
Pub quiz question 6045 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with five sides?
  2. Answer: A: Pentagon
  3. Categories: Mathematics (1)
Pub quiz question 6044 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Brazilian tennis player won the men's singles at the 2000 French Open?
  2. Answer: A: Gustavo Kuerten
  3. Notes: *: Also 1997, 2001
  4. Categories: Sports (8) Tennis (6) 2000s (9)
Pub quiz question 6043 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with six sides?
  2. Answer: A: Hexagon
  3. Categories: Mathematics (1)
Pub quiz question 6042 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which African country is the town of Timbuktu (Tombouctou?)
  2. Answer: A: Mali
  3. Categories: Geography (7)
Pub quiz question 6041 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Italian city is famous for it's leaning bell tower?
  2. Answer: A: Pisa
  3. Categories: Geography (2) Landmarks (2)
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